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Extending Howard?

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I consider Marquette to be one of the premiere colleges in the country as far as maximizing player abilities, getting them to compete night in and night out, getting them to be multi-dimensional, play within the confines of a team, and in short, teach them. Excellent program.
 
I was against the signing, more because of his off court issues than for what he would do to the rookies. And it's not all roses, he's a bit of a black hole.

Having said that, he at over 30 is one of the most athletic players on the team, which surprises me for a previously badly injured vet, and he can absolutely create his own shot, which is something even less can do. He still has enough left to give him a reasonable 2 to 3 year extension if he is willing to keep the per year down. Even better would be a flat or descending contract. That way the last year where his speed declines wouldn't hurt as much

I am a believer in minutes played more than I am years old in judging players. I don't know how high his minutes played is, but the time he lost due to injury won't push that back, so he's really a year or two younger basketball wise than his age would let on.
 
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