Josh Howard
Josh Howard
Joshua Jay Howardis an American professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 inand 210 lb, he plays as a small forward...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 April 1980
CityWinston-Salem, NC
chance defense everybody great guard hell job team
We did a great job with our team defense on him. Everybody who had a chance to guard him did a hell of a job.
advantage ball defense great hands last played playing team tired winning
We wanted to keep the ball out of his hands as much as possible. Through this whole winning streak, we've been playing great team defense. The last two times we played the Lakers, we didn't play great defense and let them take advantage of it. We got tired of it.
advantage defense great last played playing team tired winning
Through this whole winning streak, we've been playing great team defense. The last two times we played the Lakers, we didn't play great defense and let them take advantage of it. We got tired of it.
ball conscious defensive good happen personal score team
It's a big motivator. We've been a good defensive team and don't want to let that happen again. We're conscious of who can score the ball on the other team. We take that as a personal challenge.
against best conference miss teams
It's a conference game, it's two of the best teams going against each other. Who would want to miss that?
certain challenge defensive game goals hard hold night reach study teams trying
We're just trying to hold teams under a certain percentage. It's a challenge for us and we take it out there every game. We study film, we have goals we set before every game and we try to reach those goals. We do reach those goals. As a team, we go out there and play hard every night on the defensive end.
finished great hard needed players playing team twice
They have great players on their team and they don't quit. We had them up by 10 twice and just couldn't put them away. It's hard like that when you have a great team like that your playing against. We finished it out when we needed to at the end.
good guys team
As long as we've got a team of guys that like being around each other, on and off the court, it's a good thing for us. I mean, we can take this thing to another level.
coach communication defensive great scheme team wants
That comes with that communication and the defensive scheme we've been working on all year. It's just been great team defense. If we communicate and do the things coach wants us to do, we win.
team mistake nba
A lot of teams made a mistake in the NBA draft.
doubted great playing
We're going to be doubted when we come back like we've been doubted the whole year. We just have to know when we come back, we have to keep playing great basketball.
bad feeling good gym taste tomorrow
It wouldn't have been a good feeling because we wouldn't be able to get into the gym tomorrow and get that bad taste out of our mouths.
community country home needs
My community needs me a lot more than the country right now. I'm going home to do that for the kids.
We need to improve. We need to get better.