J-Ho earns a "C"

Avery Johnson has instituted a new routine throughout preseason – rotating captains for each game. The qualifications: Bust your tail in practice and games.

Josh Howard earned his “C” for Friday night at Chicago. Johnson after practice Thursday: “We’ve been voting on our captains after every practice and Josh, he doesn’t know it yet, is going to be one of the captains in Chicago because of the way he’s been busting.”

Two will be elected for each game. The team and the coaching staff will vote at the end of the preseason on captains for the regular season. Sounds like an opportunity to set up a “Dancing with the Stars” voting system.

“Maybe some of those guys who really want it, we’ll have a number that you can dial in,” Johnson quipped.