A Little Hustle Wouldn’T Hurt

Juwan Howard has a seven-year, $105 million contract with the Washington Wizards. The fans have been booing him.

Steve Campbell of the Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union, comments, “Howard plays with all the outward passion of a wax-museum figure.”

Howard has an odd explanation:

“A lot of fans will not have sympathy for a guy who is making the kind of money I’m making,” he said. “But too many people focus on the money, and I hate that.”

OK. Let’s focus on the stats. How does 15.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg justify $105 million?

Apparently, he’s not a Spokane Chiefs fan

From T.J. Simers in the Los Angeles Times:

“I thought about writing about Isaiah Rider, but he might know where I live.

“I considered interviewing Kevin Malone to find out what’s wrong with the UCLA basketball program. But I’ve been advised he’s under strict orders from the Dodgers that if he’s going to say something stupid, not to say anything at all. So I’d have nothing to write down.

“As soon as I typed the word hockey I lost interest.”

So that’s his problem

Christian Laettner doesn’t care for Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson’s substitution rotation, specifically his quick hook and use of Laettner at center.

“It’s really hard, and it’s really hard on top of that if you think you’re being over-criticized and over-analyzed all the time.”

Over-criticized? Over-analyzed? How about over-rated?