Washington Wizards Blog

Comment from kmcquade
Time July 4, 2007 at 12:10 AM

What are the chances of AB, Pecherov or Kyle Visser getting significant minutes or starting at center?

Comment from neal
Time July 4, 2007 at 12:47 AM

This guy Thibodeau may be what we need. In 18 years his teams have been in the top 10 in defense 14 times. I’ll bet they had to pay him a lot to get him from Houston. If he makes a difference it’s worth it. This could be the best free agent we sign this year.

Comment from dd86wiz0
Time July 4, 2007 at 3:07 AM

Houston fired him lucky for us, he’s got his work cut out for him here. I think he’s just what we need. Side note: Juan Carlo Navarro could very well be here also.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 4, 2007 at 7:20 AM

Signing Visser to the Summer League team gets my notice — first *possible* indication that there may be a trade in view to move either Haywood or Thomas?

People like Aaron Miles too — but probably no roster spot for him, esp. if Navarro actually comes over (what an exciting prospect that is!)

Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 4, 2007 at 8:59 AM

i truely believe this has been the missing piece for us to actually play some defense around here

Comment from BruceO
Time July 4, 2007 at 1:23 PM

anyone know anything about leon rodgers, I saw his stats from euro league and he has solid numbers, I think he might be added especially if they are trying to improve athleticism. I think roger mason stays since IMO hes a better combo gaurd than donnell, plus he seems to think he’s staying he said they wanted him back, hayes can be replaced by young and rodgers, mike hall by mcguire, ruffin by visser, the 6′9 248 pound banger and pecherov, AD by navarro if we have a trade, if not navarro replaces donnell + mason. PLus navarro might lure gasol here if chicago doesnt trade for him. I like gaso he’s unhappy, he wants to move, he works well with navarro, he’s solid and hes so much cheaper than the other premier big men. I also like camby or tyson chandler

Comment from Gilbert0
Time July 5, 2007 at 1:19 PM

Guys, the Wizards need to try to get Darius Rice, he was the D-League Finals MVP, Put up big numbers and is a solid young forward, which we need we need a solid power forward, keep gil at point, put deshawn on the bench so we can have off the bench scoring, put caron at 2 guard, move antwan to small forward, put darius at forward, and have haywood at center sounds pretty good to me.

Comment from Sexy Agent ZERO
Time July 5, 2007 at 4:22 PM

is these games aired on T.V?

Comment from Bun91
Time July 5, 2007 at 10:23 PM

I nearly looked at nearly every team’s summer league roster and I don’t see any of them with J.R. Reynolds. Anybody know if J.R. Reynolds is going to be in the summer league and what team he is on?

Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 6, 2007 at 5:57 AM

Gilbert0

caron wouldnt be able to keep up with most 2 gaurds defensiveley…and antwan already has a hard enough time keeping up with PF, and Darius isnt worth starting unless you have someone injured

Comment from KING
Time July 7, 2007 at 7:23 AM

@Bruce O

Leon Rogerd played at Eiffeltowers Den Bosch in the Netherlands and hey is one of the best players ever played here in the Netherlands.

Hey plays basketball at a high level as he is playing on the playgrounds.
I really like see him playing, he’s a good offensive player and defensive he can take steals when he is motivated to play.
In the ULEB-Cup hey was two times MVP of the week.

I am really curious how he will do on this level, he can play ball thats for sure but if he is as good as i think he is than the Wizzards have a good player next year.

Comment from BruceO
Time July 8, 2007 at 1:47 AM

Thanks king I looked it up and saw some of him on youtube, yeah I think rodgers is good enough to be picked up, I was curious how he was doing in practice and whos doing the most damage among the SF (rodgers/ mike hall and mcguire). I think rodgers might be able to play some shooting guard as well, playing time at the SF and Sg might suddenly become hard to come by with roger mason thinking they are keeping him, hall coming to play summer league, mcguire being signed and being a steal and rodgers also being a good player. Also nick young, navarro and deshawn (if he resigns) and hayes who if you look at his college career was good but he has never improved his ability to penetrate and I think has no mid range game.

Gilbert0 you mentioned darius rice who I think is playing for clevelands summer league squad, he is a good three point shooter he scored 52 points (11-18) I think in the D-league final he’s 6′ 10″ i think. I’ve toyed with the idea of caron playing the 2 can he is an undersized 3 .Caron can defend the 2 spot but people think he doesnt have the handle for the 2 spot plus hes not a catch and shooter or doesnt have a shooting guards offensive skill set which is useful. Look what rip is doing in detroit..

I saw bellinelli poured in 37. Him, rudy fernandez, almond and nick young were some of the top SG. We did tryout bellinelli and he was available at the 16th pick ( he went 18th) but Ernie thought nick a better choice (hopefully cause of talent and not because bellinelli might have some sort of buyout). I hope nick young is atleast just as good as bellinelli who has a lot of pro experience