Matt Howard

Hanging out in San Antonio airport. Had a good first workout and got to meet alot of quality people in the Spurs organization.

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Meh. Keith Benson also tweeted that he worked out for the Spurs. Good to see that the FO is already very busy.

Time to build a new dynasty from the ashes of the old one.

by Tim C. on May 13, 2011 6:42 PM CDT reply actions

Benson!

yeah he would be a great pick for us. He needs to add a little bit of muscle but he blocks shots and rebounds. Exactly what we need

One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.

by gunnin' gervin on May 17, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions

He definitely would be a nice addition. He fits the Spurs personality.

They say every time Pop smiles, an angel is told to stop being so fu--ing lazy and play some defense. -Hipuks 2/3/11

by grego21 on May 13, 2011 9:52 PM CDT reply actions

I love Matt Howard, don’t know how he would fit the Spurs in anything other than personality wise though, so please let me know what else he can bring.

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime

by the little o on May 14, 2011 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions

He has hustle. He has a pretty stable jump shot. He’s a pretty good defender. Hes not a great player, but he’s good at a lot of things. Taking into account where Spurs would draft, he’s a pretty good pick up for that area.

Spurs need to focus on the 3-5 positions and you take the best available (that isn’t a 2 guard) when you are picking near the bottom.

They say every time Pop smiles, an angel is told to stop being so fu--ing lazy and play some defense. -Hipuks 2/3/11

by grego21 on May 14, 2011 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Would he even be drafted or just a training camp invitation (assuming there’s a training camp)? DraftExpress has him rated as #92 in their top 100, and there’s only 60 draft choices. It doesn’t seem he would be expected to play at SF, and is undersized for a PF at no more than 6’8".

by Alamo on May 14, 2011 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions

6’8 is actually pretty close to average for PF’s- it would depend on his weight.

Free Steve Novak

by SpursfanSteve on May 14, 2011 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions

He’s listed at 235. Seems like if 6’8" were the average, Blair wouldn’t have as many matchup problems. I’d think 6’8" isn’t much help vs. Pau Gasol, Kevin Garnett, Lamarcus Aldridge, Dirk Nowitizki, etc., etc.

by Alamo on May 14, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions

That’s 4 of 30 teams. There isn’t much of an “etc etc” after those guys.

The average is about 6’9, depending on how tall certain players are listed.

Utah (Millsap=6’8), Houston (Scola=6’9), Milwaukee (Mbah a Moute=6’8), Memphis (Randolph= 6’9), New Orleans (David West= 6’9), Gerald Wallace started for Charlotte (and played major minutes there for Portland) at PF and he’s 6’7. I wouldn’t say playing PF at 6’8 is a hindrance, as long as they’ve been playing that position most of their careers. The problem is when you’ve got a 6’8 guy that’s played SF his whole life trying to become a big man after leaving college. Of course it works the other way too. Jeff Green is 6’9 and he started at PF for OKC, and Glen Davis is 6’9.

Basically, the difference between 6’8 and 6’9 is negligible, IMO- especially when you’re talking about contesting 7’ shooting long jump shots. It’s not possible no matter how big you are. Zach Randolph has destroyed everyone from McDyess to Duncan to Perkins and Ibaka- all of whom are excellent defenders and have a size advantage over Randolph.

Free Steve Novak

by SpursfanSteve on May 14, 2011 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Villanueva, McRoberts, Ilyasova, Drew Gooden, Horford, Tyrus Thomas, Chris Bosh, Amare, Blatche, Rashard Lewis, Derrick Favors, Beasley: all seem to be 6’10" or taller PF’s (at times Centers, at times SF’s). Matt Howard is said to be “standing somewhere between 6-7 and 6-8, with a narrow frame”. Davis, Randolph and Blair have “big bones”. Personally I haven’t seem Howard play. If he is not able to cover SF, which doesn’t seem the case per the scouting report, he would seem to be overmatched at PF if he is more like 6’7". I imagine it is fine to give him a camp invite, and perhaps even a bottom of the 2nd round pick. It just doesn’t seem he is any taller than Blair, and so would seem to have matchup problems as a big.

by Alamo on May 14, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Nah

Matt Howard can’t guard anybody in the NBA. Offensively I liked what he did at Butler besides his championship stinker. He is to small to play power forward I fear in the NBA

One thing i can do...................is FINGER ROLL.

by gunnin' gervin on May 17, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I want the other Howard.

"My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met."
-Rodney Dangerfield

by Ayatollah on May 14, 2011 3:17 AM CDT reply actions

Juwan?

by 4Him on May 14, 2011 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions

exactly

"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili

by spursfan87 on May 14, 2011 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions

I don’t know if it’s just coincidence, but since going to this link on twitter I can’t get to anything on nba.com or spurs.com. It reverts to http://www.nba.com/#!/spurs/ even when I remove the #! and winds up at Twitter. Is NBA down, or is this just a problem with my computer?

by Alamo on May 14, 2011 1:03 PM CDT reply actions