Gameday Charlotte
10:06 am….Dave Johnson will be joining us later, but we just received official word that Gilbert Arenas did not make the trip with the team and will be out for tonight’s game. Also, Brendan Haywood is a game-time decision following his ankle sprain last night.
10:20 AM—Good morning from Charlotte..we got here about 1 am last night….Bobcats had last night off..so this is not one that works in favor of us onthe schedule..but it cuts both ways in the NBA and we get the schedule breaks too…certainly a bummer about Gilbert’s knee…he did have that MRI that didn’t show any damage…but it’s ceretianly been frustrating for him and the team..talked to Phil Hubbard in the post game and there was every indication Gil was going to play last night until right before game time….But ttake heart in the way we are playing..just good team basketball…Gilbert is missed…but the team has been managing games well.. and it did start with the Hawks win and Gil’s success in quarterbacking the team in that game…check back later
6:54 PM…Dave Johnson and Glenn Consor here courtside…you have probabaly heard the news ..Gilbert Arenas is expected to miss three months..had surgery a partial tear of his left medial meniscus…Eddie Jordan talks about it at 7PM with the start of the radio broadcast and you can listen online…no Brendan Haywood tonight sprained ankle–though he did dress for warmups…starters…daniels stevenson blatche, butler, jamison…. felton richardson brezec, okafor and wallace
Posted: November 21st, 2007 under Blogcast, Wizards.
Comments
Comment from Brickjp
Time November 21, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Feels nice to get such a great win and have a game the next night. So exciting. Bummer about Gil again, but I’m liking what I’m seeing from this team. Keep the assists up and the turnovers low, and well be fine. It will be tough to match the shooting last night, but last night we were straight up on FIRE.
Looking forward to see Blatche get some huge blocks tonight. He is coming into his own. I love his touch on the ball. Man this is great! Lets go WIZ!
Comment from aznzero
Time November 21, 2007 at 12:18 PM
man what a game last night. it feels great being able to yell each of the players name like the arena announcer every time we make a shot. i love it! but yea bummed out gil couldnt play tonight. i was sure that he was gonna come back tonight and would be nice to see him contribute to this jelling team.
Comment from LilGil
Time November 21, 2007 at 12:46 PM
As everyone I wasn’t expecting Gil to sit out tonight… Anyway we’re playin a really good team basketball right now and I hope that Brendan will be able to check in tonight.
Comment from stevevu
Time November 21, 2007 at 1:15 PM
good thing caron and jamison did not play that many minutes cause they are going to play alot tonight since this is a good team and wallace always kills us.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 2:12 PM
well this game is not on CSN so i guess ill be on the blog with dave tonight and i think we will play Gil tonight but i dont know if we will do it alot he got some good rest and so did alot of the players for a back to back anyway we should be able to win this push this to 6 in a row
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 2:19 PM
wallace does tend to have good games against us. but i think having more versatility on defense and using a combination of butler, blatche, and dmac on wallace can slow him down.
this certainly wasn’t an issue last night, but in the past this wizards team has struggled running the offense without gilbert in the game. even though he is a score first player, he makes things happen and a team can run their offense through him.
with jamison and butler, that is not so much the case. especially with jamison. they are much more effective when they are not the primary option and forced to setup other people. they can really nail the open jumpers though. and shine when the defenses are not focused on stopping them.
personally, and yes i do have an unusually high opinion of him, i do think that blatche is the type of player that you can run your offense through. he has very good ball handling and passing skills. he is usually a mismatch for the guy trying to guard him. and he can score, so you’ve got to stay honest. without gilbert in there, blatche really helps to keep the offense running and gunning.
Comment from millie mill
Time November 21, 2007 at 2:49 PM
This will be a good game tonight I just hope the Wizards don’t get too happy by winning five in a row. The bench did very well last night. The differance I see in this bench compared to last year’s is more control. Last years bench would have turned the ball over at least 15 times in the fourth quarter. I still think we need to sign another back up point guard, and hope OP comes back soon.
AUNDRA are you in the Marines? I haven’t heard anyone say Semper Fidelis in a long time.
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 3:08 PM
another thing. we did a great job of attacking the basket last night! i’m not sure if it was a result of our aggressive play, or philly’s horrific defense, or both. but i do want to see us show that same aggression and attack the rim again tonight. do not just settle for the outside jumpers because there wont be too many nights were the team shoots better than 60%
Comment from AUNDRA
Time November 21, 2007 at 4:29 PM
Words of Warning to Blatche and Nick Young and the Wizards. It seems we are getting more and more coverage from national syndicated networks such as SI Sports Illustrated and AP Associated Press not to mention Washington Post and Times.We must not forget Coach Jordans roller coaster illustration. What goes up comes down faster so be extremely humble and have some class as if we are San Antonio Spurs. We must be tight lipped and really watch what we say because it could bite you in the buttocks quickly!It’s Ok to give interviews just try and stay under the radar and act like its not your first time being interviewed!Finally give all the credit to the coach and his coaching staff because they like to hear that form time to time!
Comment from AUNDRA
Time November 21, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Millie Mill its all Top Secret If I told you then you know what I have to do!
I was just joking but yes I am a marine veteran of 6 years 1982 through 1988!
I have been a Washington Wizards Fan For Life!
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time November 21, 2007 at 5:39 PM
i hope the Wizards will be able to defend the ‘Cats 2night cause they r good this year and have proven themselves early in the year……Good Luck WIZ!!!! Ill be bloggin it up 2night since it wont be on CSN
Comment from Wizfan4life
Time November 21, 2007 at 5:49 PM
hey dave will u be able 2 give us a status on pech? ive been wonderin that for a whille……
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 5:52 PM
Arenas is out for 3 months after undergoing a surgery on his knee earlier today.
Comment from tules
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:15 PM
oh my…
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:20 PM
Uh oh, Gilbert re-injured his knee and had surgery for a torn meniscus, just as wermol says. He can return to practice in 3 months — i.e. about March 1. “Return to practice” is not the same as return to the game floor, so it is probably best to assume that he is out for more or less the whole regular season.
A terrible thing to happen to him, to the team, and to us fans. I don’t know what this will do to his value on the open market — remember, he was planning to opt out. Maybe this will change his decision.
Big pressure on Antonio, and big pressure too on the rookie Nick Young. As to Roger, he hasn’t done much right this season; here’s his chance, but I’m not counting on much.
We are down to 11 players — 10, actually, until Pech returns — *surely* we are going to have to pick someone up somehow.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:26 PM
man thats not good news we are in some trouble i hate to say that but its true he is the main player on the team i thought he had that thing looked at agian an they said nothing was wrong….
Comment from LilGil
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:27 PM
OMG. I just can’t believe Gil’s out for three month… I mean we all understood something was going on as soon as Gil didn’t make the trip with the team yesterday, but still who did expect that!! That’s a horrible news guys… I don’t realize this far…
Comment from Reuben
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:32 PM
I am very upset about Gil the re injury probably means no allstar game
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:36 PM
well guys we could look at it this way the young guys get there shots we get stronger and make the playoffs Gil comes back we blow people out and win a ship
Comment from LilGil
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:40 PM
Honestly Wiz4life, that’s the least we deserve after getting all these “things” happening to us, what else now?? I was just watching Caron vlog before, hearing him talking about how we got King Kong off our back right now, and I was like, damn he’s right we might get out of trouble! and finnaly what, Gil out for three month (and about his personal life if you check his blog he might really not be well at all right now). At least as you mentionned we’re gonna see more of our bench, and then more of the rookies and therefore they’ll improve, and when Nacho Libre get’s back we beat everyone and we win the trophy.
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:41 PM
From the Post
“-Center Brendan Haywood will not play tonight against Charlotte (left ankle sprain). He said he may go Friday night against Golden State but just couldn’t push off it well enough to go today.”
Comment from shapiro1991
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:50 PM
This injury could honestly result in an entire change in the team and the players that we have for next year and the near future. The organization could turn from being in the hunt for the top spots in the East, to rebuilding with only CB3 on the team next year. Just this injury could cost the Wizards so much if they do not stay above .500 while Gil is out. I hope this is not going to happen, but if the team starts to falter in Arenas’ absence, Gilbert would most likely buy out if he doesn’t believe the team is moving towards a championship and Jamison previously said he thought that this would be his last year with the Wizards.
Comment from elysia
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:51 PM
im shocked about this injury to gilbert. im tryin to understand how it happened. i mean score 30 then get hurt? im just depressed but i kno the wizards can continue to win so im not as worried. best wishes to gilbert. 
Comment from caribbeanskillz
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:52 PM
Wow…. It just isn’t going our way today…
Comment from neal
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:55 PM
RATS
OK, Abe I couldn’t believe you could go with 12 active players, just because of the few luxury tax dollars it would have cost you. Now you’ve got 10, and only 9 for tonight. You can’t take it with you. Let EG go get the best guard(s) available.
Comment from shapiro1991
Time November 21, 2007 at 6:58 PM
Only 9 active players tonight as Haywood will miss the game as well… At least we will able to see the rooks develop more so that we are “ready to rule” when Gil comes back. This is just so unfortunate but I think that just as Gil said in his blog, when he rehabbed I think he went over the top with the running up the stands and running with those parachutes and that is what cost him once the season started. Since he had never had any serious injuries he wanted to get back in it and rehab so fast, it ended up costing him and possibly our team for the future.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:08 PM
starters posted above..dave and glenn here courtside….
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:10 PM
On a bright note…we can be confident that we will have one starter in the game at all times…we just can’t field 5 subs.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:10 PM
blogcast underway…..you can listen online….starting now..eddie jordan talks about gil’s injury
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:13 PM
Dave whats the mood around there are the guys looking down any
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:14 PM
glenn consor checking in,…..really tough news with Gil, Wiz tonight only going with 9 players, keys tonight, share the ball, read the D, Bobcats are very disruptive with their D, must take care of the ball, Deshawn must bang in jumpers.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:16 PM
wizards4life….i think the mood is okay… i think there was starting to be a sense that something was going to happen….but the surgery was surprise.. mri today..then surgery…..just monday eddie was talking about he would mange gil’s minutes with the bacxk to backs this week…..
Comment from AUNDRA
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:21 PM
I JUST HEARD THE NEWS ON AGENT ZERO SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW?
I FEEL ERNIE NEEDS TO GET ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF CHRIS WEBBER WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY THIS SEASON. SECOND I WOULD BRING BACK DONNELL TAYLOR AND BRIAN CHASE FOR 10 DAY CONTRACTS WHICH CAN BE EXTENTED FOR TERRIFIC PLAY! HOW DO YOU FANS FEEL ABOUT THESE CHOICES!
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:21 PM
what concerns me is that we are absolutely forced to go small for stretches tonight…against a team with Okafor and Wallace
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:22 PM
i thought webber was a was a 4 i dont think we need a 4
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:28 PM
wermol good point thin at big men with no haywood
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:29 PM
just checked in! can’t believe what I’m reading about gilbert!
i hope he recovers well and quickly. he deserves it after his hard work during the summer!
for now, we have to trust the rest of the team to contribute some extra!
GO WIZ!
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM
BTW any news on haywood?
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM
well they are playing good so far looks like this news is not as bad as it could have been
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:31 PM
blatche 2 blocks
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:32 PM
there we go put there fans back in there seats
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:32 PM
Nice dish by stevenson
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:36 PM
does anyone know when or how gilbert reinjured it?
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:37 PM
csn+ is supposed to be news channel 8 in alexandria but the game is not on
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:41 PM
five assist sop far on eight made field goals
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:41 PM
uh…couple of weird calls so far…
glad that wallace missed that dunk though…could have been a confidence booster
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:44 PM
blatche nice inside passing
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:44 PM
AJ plays a better game when gil is out for some reason he plays down low alot more
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:45 PM
I really hope Songaila still knows how to pass the ball well, because right now it seems Blatche has stolen it from him…and seemingly overnight.
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:47 PM
Mcguire to the game in the 1st quarter…wow
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:48 PM
wizards holding bobcats to 36%…and have forced them deep inside the shot clock
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:49 PM
what I meant by that is that I liked the defensive situational substitution by eddie.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:50 PM
this is a decent team and we are still up by 6 after the first
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:50 PM
mcguire coming in early..wizards have to manage bench with only 9 players..playing on the second of back to back
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:50 PM
good solid start. almost shooting 53%
have good faith in D sofar based on what I’m hearing….
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:51 PM
and there in our Division so we need this
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:52 PM
well now we can say its a tight 8-9 man rotation
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:52 PM
mcguie songaila young mason butler in
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:52 PM
that’s also a important fact…
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:54 PM
come on dmac show us some blocks
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:57 PM
no 2nd chance points for bobcats
Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time November 21, 2007 at 7:59 PM
I hate that gilbert got injured it’s not fair
Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:00 PM
I mean why
no all-star it’s not the big 3
it’s the big 2
next thing you know antawan and caron get injured
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:04 PM
wizards have gone almost six minutes without a field goal
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:05 PM
5 minutes without fg? that’s no good. we need to continue on our strong first q!
like the fact that we got FT opportunities…
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:05 PM
our defense so far has looked pretty good…they’ve made some tough shots to be in this position.
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:10 PM
I usually don’t do that…in fact I have a tough time recalling when I ever did it…but come on…some of these calls are ridiculous
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:19 PM
i’d like to see the offense start with Blatche at the high post. let him turn and face. he will either beat his man and score or hit butler or jamison for the open shot.
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:19 PM
jesus christ…give us the points…that was ridiculous
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:20 PM
glad Wallace is ok, though…I know he is a tough matchup for us, but I rather not have people injured
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:25 PM
wermol, can’t watch the game but what’s up with the foul calling?
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:28 PM
Blatche and Daniels seem to be filling in better even than expected. the concern now becomes what production can we get off the bench? The six points that we got in the first half just aren’t going to be enough. we need songalia to step up like the veteran he is, and we need young and mcguire to grow up real fast and provide solid minutes. don’t try to do anything special, just solid minutes.
Can we get an update on Pecherov?
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:36 PM
dutch fan, it is probably a case of me overreacting, but a couple of questionable at best calls seemed to go bobcats way and it seemed to me like it was always at times that could have been a change of momentum in our favor…
And the last one was a goaltending that didn’t get called…that one was pretty obvious it hit the glass…
but yeh refs are people…errare humanum est :p but I just wish if they have to make mistakes they could be more in our favor :p
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:37 PM
dutch fan hope you can listen onlione…looks like pecherov sometime in december
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:38 PM
good by the wizards in the firts half.. but shooting only 36 percent shooting too many quicjk shots..in 2nd quarter
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:39 PM
Down 2 at the half. This is going to be a *tough* game to pull out. We’ll need Caron and Antawn to tighten up in the 2d half, and we’ll need Nick to contribute more than he has so far.
This is Nick’s first performance under pressure; lets see how he responds. So far, he’s 0-3 and has 2 fouls.
Can we get something from Dominic? At the half, he’s got one turnover and one rebound; we’ll see…
Comment from neal
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:39 PM
Yes, I think Jamison plays better when Arenas doesn’t play. And if you listen to what Jamison says in interviews, he would like for Arenas to focus more on assists and less on shooting.
Not televising the game sucks. Seems like we’ve already missed as many games as all last season. Does someone think something else will get more viewers? CSN+? Is that a mythical channel?
Daniels has always filled in great. And it’s hard to believe how quickly Blatche is developing.
EG, get us a PG. Tomorrow, if not sooner.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:43 PM
url is posted at the top of blog
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:47 PM
Got it… and I’m listening as we start to push these guys down.
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:47 PM
I know he hits those constantly…but even after years and years of being a wizards fan…it is unbelievable how accurate he is on those “throw the ball randomly high into the air” shots
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:48 PM
yes url for listening on top of this blog page..great to have everyone with us
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:50 PM
uh…blatche with 4 already midway through 3…
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:51 PM
Thanks for mentioning my name — I’m listening via NBA Alive.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:52 PM
Wow, the radio experience is extremely intense!
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:54 PM
the referees are consistent at least…horrible both ways
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:55 PM
haha good one wermol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:56 PM
hope intense experience is a good thing?
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:56 PM
Eddie Jordan needs to show some faith in the youngsters and give Young and McGuire some time on the court. Guys are tired and it shows on the defensive end.
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 8:58 PM
Yeah but we also need AD and DS to step up their game on the offense
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:00 PM
mcguire in for jamisson
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:01 PM
nice drive by ds becasue his outsside shot not there
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:04 PM
mcguire already has grabbed 2 loose balls
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:07 PM
jamison and blatche got some good rest the 2nd half of that 3rd quarter. hopefully we can go on a run to open the fourth qtr and cruise from there.
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:08 PM
plus making some D stops! we can pull this off…
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:09 PM
we must watch out for their 3pt shots cause they are falling too easily if you ask me
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:10 PM
young loves to drive that baseline
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:13 PM
mcguire great block
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:14 PM
ad was agenet zero like on that play
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:14 PM
against these bobcats, i want to see this lineup: daniels, butler, mcguire, jamison, blatche
Comment from wiz123
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:15 PM
“I need to start thinking about longevity in my career instead of just this injury right now” well said gilbert. dont worry bout kicking teams @$$ so much at the moment. leave the ass kicking to the rest of the team…meanwhile….you dont have to “I’m just going to sit in my sorrows again”. you could join us here….lol
good luck with the knees. hope to see you back come playoffs…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:15 PM
blatche is about to come in after this timeout
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:18 PM
AJ going to the basket is a good thing he is Grate close to the basket when his 3 is not falling
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:20 PM
maybe strange question but if dmac tipps in our own net which player get the points???
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:20 PM
Why can’t we guard the 3 point shots?
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:20 PM
did charlotte just play on after the basket as it if the shot didn’t hit…wallace just took the ball and passed it on. he was clearly on the field
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:21 PM
andray!!!!!
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:21 PM
wow…the refs just continue their consistent sucking…that just cost blatche his 5th ://
Comment from wiz123
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:22 PM
i have no access to the game…who’s gaurding j.rich tonight? looks like he is doing a good job…
maybe we could swap …him to g.wallace to throw his game off…
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:23 PM
93-88…make it 95-88
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:23 PM
Wallace is making me mad. Listen to that music… it is so different from DC! No hip hop, no R&B, all rock n roll
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:23 PM
thats good i cant keep up with Dave my ears are slow
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:24 PM
I think stevenson has been on jrich for most of the game…and I doubt putting him on Wallace would really help.
By the way wiz123 if you have no access to the game why don’t you listen to the online commentary by Dave and Glenn?
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:24 PM
stevenson and butler have been on richardson..and yes a a good job..as for there point shooting..in general the wizards have done a better job finding a shotter..but 3p keeping bobcats in it
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:28 PM
sweet shot by daniels
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:28 PM
AD just doing what a vett dose and thats taking over in the 4th
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:29 PM
to listen online..click at the top of this blog page
Comment from wiz123
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:29 PM
wermol….thanks…..i tried….don’t know why…i cant get it to work…
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:31 PM
The referees show consistent inability to call offensive fouls when wizards are on defense, yet they seem to have no problem with it when we attack…and yet again at a VERY crucial moment.
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:34 PM
assist of the game
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:34 PM
Caron 32 points an none bigger than thos 2
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:34 PM
sweet left handed touch pass from AD
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:35 PM
wow i did not even see that but sounds like a crap call
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:36 PM
3 points strikes again god bless it
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:36 PM
that offensive foul just changed the game….
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:38 PM
wow…that was a huge rebound we did not get
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:39 PM
this is a stress moment….
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:40 PM
I thought we were supposed to get a time out after the free throws? EJ called it ahead of time?
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:41 PM
this is it. take the last shot to win. give it to butler on the wing!
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:41 PM
just don’t give them a chance should the shot miss…
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:42 PM
we can still get this one shot only tho is a must
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:44 PM
overtime will be very tough for us with Blatche in foul trouble…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:45 PM
here we go ot
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:45 PM
am i the only one who’s gettin sick and tired of the verizon commercial on the radio?
damn…
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:45 PM
yep wermol
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:49 PM
the refs now bailed blatche out
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:51 PM
omg caron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:51 PM
INSANELY CLUTCH 3
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:53 PM
Agreed, but Jamison and Daniels are controlling this game!
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:53 PM
what is up with daniels in overtime. he is playing like a rookie all of a sudden
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:53 PM
This game is going to give me a heart attack!!
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:53 PM
ABSOLUTELY CLUTCH STEAL
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:54 PM
man is this guy playing he just threw the wiz on his back and is running with them
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:54 PM
HUGE CLUTCH BLOCK
Comment from gbkdc
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:54 PM
no kidding im pulling my hair out
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:56 PM
how many seconds left?
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:57 PM
61
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:57 PM
we need a basket…we need a basket really bad now…
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:57 PM
62 seconds…not 61, sorry
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 9:58 PM
jesus christ…we just can’t close out
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:00 PM
full court press really bothered wizards..we have no timoeouts
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:00 PM
seriously…we have had sooo many chance to close it out…right now jamison misses a freethrow and it stays a one possession game
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:01 PM
we need to get a stop and get it into AD’s hands ASAP.
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:03 PM
it is insane how unlucky we have been
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:03 PM
omg this is killing me….
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:03 PM
we need to get the stop and make them take time to do so
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:05 PM
good perimter defense
Comment from Bridge
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:06 PM
We don’t need no Chris Webber, our guys got this on lock. Go Wiz! Take care of that knee Gil!
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:06 PM
OH MY GOD…how do these balls keep coming out of the rim…
and yet another chance to close out missed
Comment from wermol
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:07 PM
YES…YES…YES…YES YES YES YES
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:07 PM
Thanks for the call guys love that we got the win
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:07 PM
AMEN!!!!!
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:07 PM
Oh well… just another day at the office and another win, right? 
(Whew…..)
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:08 PM
antawn jamison 0 assists
Comment from Dutch Fan
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:08 PM
THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS DAVE & GLENN!!!
catch you guys on friday…
good night
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:08 PM
thansak for being with us
Comment from wiz123
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:08 PM
phew….
Comment from sagaliba
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:16 PM
I think we need to pick up another PG quick. Is Brian Chase still available?
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:21 PM
ummmmh…. Antawn Jamison 27 points and 12 rebounds, rickie.
Antawn, Antonio, Andray and Caron all had really good games — they were all about equivalent. Songaila was ok; he fouls too much. Dominic didn’t contribute.
The combined lines of Stevenson, Young and Mason equaled zero. Even with Caron playing minutes at the 2, we are in need of more guard contribution if we are going to compete with Gilbert gone.
Still… a great win tonight.
Comment from sagaliba
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:47 PM
Not just point-wise. Mason is not a PG, and AD cannot play 48 minutes, or heavy minutes every game. This is quite evident when Charlotte started to press near the end.
Comment from neal
Time November 21, 2007 at 10:58 PM
Wow. Go Wiz.
We absolutely need another dependable, experienced guard.
Comment from AUNDRA
Time November 21, 2007 at 11:05 PM
WINNING WITHOUT ARENAS AKA AGENT ZERO CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS
A B C.
A WOULD STAND FOR ASSISTING ONES TEAMMATE EARLY AND OFTEN
B WOULD STAND FOR BOXING OUT FOR REBOUNDS & BLOCKING SHOT ATTEMPTS
C WOULD STAND FOR SEEING THE BIG PICTURE WHICH IS HAVING
EXCELLENCE IN YOUR FREE THROW SHOOTING
EXCELLENCE IN YOUR FIELD GOAL SHOOTING
EXCELLENCE IN LIMITING TURNOVERS
CONFIDENCE IN YOUR GAME!
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 21, 2007 at 11:09 PM
yeah we need some more power that’s 4 sure it took 39 points from Caron to get this done and a over time not only that but AJ hit for 27 they cant do that every game but we were Haywood less as well witch made some of the big ball we have been playing lately non existent
Comment from aznzero
Time November 21, 2007 at 11:13 PM
great to have this back to back win! it was fun listening to you onthe way back hme. i had to pull ove to the side to listen to the game cuz i started o lose signal!!!!
Comment from gil0
Time November 21, 2007 at 11:22 PM
FYI the game was on comcast channel 79 (cspan2). comcast cable – reading the posts and noticing everyone complaining about it not being televised. Would never think of cspan2, channel 79. good game.
Comment from FLOYDBT
Time November 21, 2007 at 11:33 PM
earl boykins is still unsigned….
Comment from wizardsallday
Time November 22, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Great win today! This is probably one of the most important win so far.
Without gil we going to need the guards to step up bottom line.
Hope they can contine this so we be ready for the spurs,and Dallas
Comment from Brickjp
Time November 22, 2007 at 1:18 AM
Well. Went to a bar to watch the game and they didnt even have Comcast. I was very annoyed. I also previously heard about Gil. That hurts. Even so, I am liking this team right now. I’m loving this team right now. Sounds like we missed chances to put it away, but we got the W on the second of a back to back on the road missing two of our starters. Thats heart.
Looking forward to the games this weekend. I will probably miss Friday’s game but should catch the one on Sat.
CB is the MAN! I cant stop saying this. I wish I could have seen his performance tonight. He is definitely my favorite player and it looks like he had one of his best games of his career. And how bout AB with 5 blocks?! Love to see that stat. Love my Wiz.
Comment from BruceO
Time November 22, 2007 at 2:28 AM
I watched the game in a bar. This bar I get out to in gaithersburg televises the game. The whole time i was just thinking about how many people we’ve lost atleast for this game. Also how thin we are at the center spot until pech returns. Hopefully brendans sprain heals. I’d rather have arenas healed in 3 months and have him for the rest of his career than hobbling the rest of this season plus some undetermined time while not fully recovered. I guess this gives us time to give our young guys time on the floor. To see how much we can win without gil. If at the end of this we have a bad record atleast we can draft early and get a critical piece. If we have a good record we will then be a good team then have the addition of gil, ready for the playoffs. It was a tight win. Have you guys noticed that our two’s are playing the point as well. I’ve seen deshawn, nick and roger mason bring the ball up
Comment from BruceO
Time November 22, 2007 at 2:33 AM
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Comment from BruceO
Time November 22, 2007 at 2:39 AM
we are thin at the center as of now. Once Blatche picked up his 4th foul the cats started walzing through the middle. Also I’d much rather have had nick young on the court when caron was going for the buzzer beater. Just because we needed only one point to win. he could get a clear shot at the basket. I suppose maybe they were afraid of rookie mistakes but still. I think he would have given us a decent shot because he is creative offensively.
I think we’ll be ok with a true pg in AD. Only issue is who will back him up. Nick young has an Ok enough handle but thats not his true position. I suppose its a crash course in NBA for him. Once Haywood and Pech come back we’ll have depth in the big man area and atleast we’ve determined that Blatche can be solid for us and he isn’t some mirage for now. A part of me wants to Jockey to get michael Beasley somehow. IF its via tanking or some trade at the end of the season. He can be our SF/ PF for the future. He’s a franchise player IMO. Far more aggresive IMO than durant
Comment from AUNDRA
Time November 22, 2007 at 2:45 AM
BRUCE O Ican give you a 1000 reasons why we should be losing but I am not going to give you one of them. Right now it crunch time for this Washington Organization so everyone has to be a multitasker and be able to do a multiple of tasks in order to survive the top feeder fish like San Antonio,Dallas,Phoenix and Boston.We have done well with the bottom feeders such as Indianas, Philadelphia and we must not show fear because thats what everyone is looking for! This next week ahead starting Saturday against Memphis will tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the character and drive I see when I look in there eyes.So it doesn’t surprise me to see the Masons and Young multitasking while playing the point but what I see is only the drive they appear to have any no one seems to no why!
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 22, 2007 at 7:46 AM
I’m sure Ernie is looking for some way to add to the roster. We have 10 players; only 6 of them can be counted on to contribute night in night out. That’s too tough.
Now… if all our dreams come through immediately (Mason is adequately solid; Young scores in bunches; McGuire plays the game at a level equal to his athleticism; Songaila is an adequate solid veteran), and if Pecherov can command minutes when he returns — why then, all is well.
Daniels can play 30 terrific minutes — asking him to do what he did last night, night in and night out, is just too much. And we certainly can’t afford for him to be injured!
So… whether it’s Earl Boykins or whoever, we definitely gotta have another guard.
Comment from neal
Time November 22, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Like the guy who commented in the Post, I think Arenas was a two-edged sword. He didn’t trust his teamates enough. However, he’s the biggest talent we have and I think he’s gradually maturing and looking to assist a little more and not take shots just because they’re there. Although we can still be good w/o him, I think to reach the next level we need a mature Arenas running Jordan’s system, and so comfortable in himself that he doesn’t feel he needs to prove anything anymore.
We’re in a fix because Pollin wouldn’t spend a little luxury tax. If we had started the year with another player or two (and we certainly could have had them for the minimum), they would already know the system. Now, we’ll be bringing in someone who will have a considerable adjustment period. Shortsidedness. What were the odds we wouldn’t have a rash of injuries? Small, I’ll bet. Almost every team has them at some point and you have to go to the bench warmers.
Comment from BruceO
Time November 22, 2007 at 4:30 PM
I don’t think its that he didnt trust his team. i don’t think we should be waiting for arenas to go down to start saying we felt different about him. He stepped in when we needed scoring and was an adequate distributor. My only thing is they scoring threat IMO should come from all five positions like it is now. I’m actually comfortable giving our guys alot of run. I’m comfortable with nick young, Blatche, pech and Dmac getting alot of burn. That might mean more young bringing the ball, more Dmac at the two or three and Pech playing in different positions.
I think we should be fine kinda. We have in one way or another run aot of shooting gaurds at the point. Gil has a more SG mentality, larry hughes also was a sg who could play point, we’re trying the same with roger mason, nick young, Deshawn was being groomed to play point in Utah, caron can step in to play the two when one of our two’s plays the one. If anything I see a bigger lineup. If they don’t do that well I’m fine with it. Our really big moves come during summer IMO. At that point hopefully our young guys have gained experience they might not have had a chance to do so, we have Arenas back healthy, we have free cap space from resigning AJ at less and we have an eye on this draft that has some gems.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 23, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Gilbert is a great player and teammate. You’d have to be nuts to think we’re better off without him!
His absence, however, does make things intriguing for a while — will Ernie add someone? will the rookies step up? is Andray as good as he seems to be? how will AJ hold up? is Caron likely to be even better w/ the pressure on him? will Brendan keep up the pace he’s set for himself? what about Pech — is he a wild card?
So far this season has been a *wild ride* — and it’s hardly gotten started!
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Comment from AUNDRA
Time November 21, 2007 at 11:12 AM
We have to stay true to ourselves and thats massive amounts of assists and huge
camaraderie.Look what we have done with limited bonehead plays and cohesion amongst the ranks pertaining to balance scoring. Everyones happy and everyone believes in themselves so way change anything, just keep doing what you been doing the last five games.The young guys have to play off the bench cheers because thats all your going to get. I just want that bench to be jumping like its a championship game and every play counts for something!The freethrow shooting has been excellent so why change anything because your on foreign courts.We cannot afford a letdown because we have not even peaked yet! I really feel the Lakers and My Beloved Wizards are playing the Best Basketball Right Now so lets keep the strike rolling!
Good Luck and Semper Fidelis “Always Faithful”