Josh Howard is a POS (w/ vid)

westcoastO · #1 09-17-2008, 11:38 AM

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...e.112d818.html

Josh Howard's decision-making has again come into question after he was filmed disrespecting the national anthem.

And the Mavericks are taking steps to help Howard and their other players avoid controversy in the future.

In a video posted on YouTube, the swingman is shown at Allen Iverson's charity flag football game in July. When the national anthem is being sung, various participants are shown mugging for the camera. When the camera gets to Howard, he says: " 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is going on. I don't celebrate this [expletive]. I'm black."

Howard goes on to make a difficult-to-discern comment that includes a reference to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The video comes on the heels of his July arrest for a late-night street race in North Carolina and last season's admission that he is an occasional marijuana user. He also had a birthday bash for himself after the Mavericks lost Game 4 of their playoff series against New Orleans, even though coach Avery Johnson had asked the players to keep extracurricular activities to a minimum during the playoffs.

Owner Mark Cuban said the Mavericks dealt with Howard's flag football episode after it happened in July.

"That said, we will be going through some advanced communication-skill sessions together this training camp," Cuban said Tuesday. "I have explained to him that cellphone cameras are not your friend and that what you think you said on camera is never what people will hear when it shows up on YouTube or TV.

"There is only one universal response that works: 'Both teams played hard.' "

This is not the first time Howard has been cast in an un-American light. He rejected an offer to join the U.S. Olympic team when he said the initial training camp in 2006 conflicted with his summer camps.

Howard's agent, Mark Schwartz, did not return phone messages.

The Mavericks received numerous off-season trade offers for Howard, but almost all were from teams who presumed a low-ball offer might prompt a deal. Team officials have said repeatedly they're not interested in trading Howard.

"Josh really is a good guy with a great heart," Cuban said. "He just doesn't do a good job of showing that side of himself publicly. We will work on that."

Here's the video:

Hey Josh, it's not that hard for a man of your means to GTFO of the country if you don't like it. This is the country that allows him to be about as intelligent as a f***ing piece of toast and still make piles and piles of money. No respect for the country, plenty of respect for it's dollar & freedoms though. Get lost.

Romanowski · #2 09-17-2008, 11:41 AM

lmao at the end he says f*ck Obama and all that shit...

RanPicks · #3 09-17-2008, 11:48 AM

you should here the one where he says (weed smokin voice - just like the one above) "he can't control what the ball do... bouncin' on the rim and sh*t.... you crazy man..."

somebody jack this POS

signed... PO'd Mavs fan

westcoastO · #4 09-17-2008, 11:51 AM

such an amazing athlete too. like a sick freak of nature type athlete. guys like this should duct tape their mouths shut sometimes.

Romanowski · #5 09-17-2008, 11:52 AM

cmon yall

Im about as Republican as you can get without being a complete isolationist

but this guy is obviously from a world not everybody gets

hes ghetto...let him be...

I dont find it offensive and it isnt because he thought he was making a candid comment

im sure a lot of black ghetto folks feel disenfranchised from the US govt

westcoastO · #6 09-17-2008, 11:54 AM

just don't understand why he'd even bother saying anything at all?

if he doesn't "celebrate" the national anthem, then just stand there. no need to disrespect it. i don't care where you're from.

Romanowski · #7 09-17-2008, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by westcoastO

just don't understand why he'd even bother saying anything at all?

if he doesn't "celebrate" the national anthem, then just stand there. no need to disrespect it. i don't care where you're from.

youre acting as if his opinion matters

it would be one thing if he is making a true political statement

its more like a candid comment amongst brothas that was never meant to be public

westcoastO · #8 09-17-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Romanowski

youre acting as if his opinion matters

it would be one thing if he is making a true political statement

its more like a candid comment amongst brothas that was never meant to be public

understood the candid aspect of it. but when he was asked to comment on it, he said it again. "I'm black, i don't believe in that s***".

there is where it goes from candid to public. plenty of people look up to him i would imagine. aspiring basketball players and such, so his opinion does matter to some.

RanPicks · #9 09-17-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Romanowski

youre acting as if his opinion matters

it would be one thing if he is making a true political statement

its more like a candid comment amongst brothas that was never meant to be public

he plays for my NBA team and represents Dallas and the NBA... that should be enough... and not only is it this video, it's other crap... having a party the nigth before a playoff game - when coach issue a NO PARTYING statement before hand..

Dude used to be good two years ago - he's garbage now.