In such a context, it’d almost be a relief if the whole debacle could be pinned on Howard’s absence. Like other high-energy players – Derrick Rose of the Knicks or Dennis Schroder of the Hawks – Westbr. FootballUS pro soccer's 50th anniversary: 'They called us communists and midgets'Fifty years ago, pr. “I was happy at the Premier League and had just been promoted, but the scope of this role was just too big to turn down,” he says.