Comment from oldphoneman
Time December 11, 2007 at 11:16 AM

The Wiz have to beat up on the T-Wolves. This is a game they have to win…..The Wolves are down now, and the Wizards are at home in front of their fans. Just tell Eddie that this fan likes the way he handels the team, and the way he’s fitting what he has into the rotation..

Go Wizards

Comment from Wiz034
Time December 11, 2007 at 12:13 PM

Though I think it’s going to be a battle, I believe the Wiz have what it takes to pull it out.

Let Take This One Guys!!

11-10..

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 2:20 PM

hey guys looking forward to the game tonite. i will be at the game and checking in from the game via my t-mobile bb curve =) i hope young gets a little more playing time this game. hey dave and glen anychance we can meet up b4 the game or after? i got better seats this game haha. also glen i love your post game show. if i call in do i have go as Juan or can i call in as Jgarcia104? (ps a little self promotion never hurt anyone so… if anyone needs a phone let me know *im a t-mobile employee* haha) i’ll check back in later

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time December 11, 2007 at 3:04 PM

Why do we always seem to get Popeye right after he eats the spinach? They have won only 3 games all season, but, beat the Suns in their last game. Jefferson played like a total beast. It’s going to take a real effort by Haywood and Blatche to slow him down a little.

We Need This One! Go Wizards!

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 3:16 PM

yea and the suns just lost to miami last night too.. they are starting to get on a roll.. and we all know how hard it is to beat miami… especially in miami

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 4:16 PM

Hey everyone, hoping for a great game once again.

After the game against NJ we are now 1/4th through the season and I decided that it would be appropriate to update the franchise all time records to see how our active players are moving up the ranks.

The rankings are accurate as of post-New Jersey game and the number in the (brackets) indicates our active players place in the rankings before the start of the season.

Hope some of you enjoy them…if not…just scroll down a bit:p

GAMES

1. Wes Unseld 984
2. Elvin Hayes 731
3. Greg Ballard 643

10. Harvey Grant 508

13.(14.) Brendan Haywood 463
21.(21.) Etan Thomas 347
28.(31.) Gilbert Areas 297
45.(50.) Antawn Jamison 240
70.(80.) Antonio Daniels 179
82.(93.) Caron Butler 158

100. Calvin Booth 128

119.(126.) Andray Blatche 105
121.(129.) DeShawn Stevenson 102
133.(164.) Roger Mason Jr. 80
177.(210.) Darius Songaila 57
242.(N/A.) Nick Young 18
249.(N/A.) Dominic Mcguire 15

MINUTES PLAYED

1. Wes Unseld 35832
2. Elvin Hayes 29218
3. Gus Johnson 19723

10.Walt Bellamy 13613

17.(17.) Gilbert Arenas 11982
21.(22.) Brendan Haywood 10655
25.(28.) Antawn Jamison 9339
42.(42.) Etan Thomas 6374
45.(56.) Caron Butler 5991
63.(73.) Antonio Daniels 4631
90.(101.) DeShawn Stevenson 2947

100. Michael Ruffin 2542

152.(172.) Andray Blatche 1246
160.(183.) Darius Songaila 1084
182.(205.) Roger Mason Jr. 719
228.(N/A.) Nick Young 246
269.(N/A.) Dominc Mcguire 81

POINTS

1. Elvin Hayes 15551
2. Jeff Malone 11083
3. Wes Unseld 10624

10. Jack Marin 8017

12.(12.) Gilbert Arenas 7746
19.(22.) Antawn Jamison 4833
38.(41.) Brendan Haywood 3268
43.(50.) Caron Butler 2979
55.(55.) Etan Thomas 2154
77.(83.) Antonio Daniels 1495
95.(99.) DeShawn Stevenson 1057

100. LaBradford Smith 917

148.(172.) Andray Blatche 417
152.(169.) Darius Songaila 400
179.(205.) Roger Mason Jr. 247
211.(N/A.) Nick Young 136
291.(N/A.) Dominic Mcguire 6

FIELD GOALS MADE

1. Elvin Hayes 6251
2. Jeff Malone 4543
3. Wes Unseld 4369

10. Jack Marin 3199

14.(14.) Gilbert Arenas 2462
20.(23.) Antawn Jamison 1845
39.(39.) Brendan Haywood 1212
42.(53.) Caron Butler 1119
56.(56.) Etan Thomas 817
89.(96.) Antonio Daniels 457
98.(102.) DeShawn Stevenson 398

100. Andy Johnson 365

145.(169.) Andray Blatche 176
149.(166.) Darius Songaila 166
183.(206.) Roger Mason Jr. 90
217.(N/A.) Nick Young 47
286.(N/A.) Dominic Mcguire 3

THREE POINT FIELD GOALS MADE

1.(1.) Gilbert Arenas 745
2. Chris Whitney 489
3. Tracy Murray 410

4.(4.) Antawn Jamison 391

10. Calbert Cheaney 176

21.(25.) DeShawn Stevenson 90
23.(28.) Caron Butler 82
34.(41.) Roger Mason Jr. 49
36.(37.) Antonio Daniels 48
60.(N/A.) Nick Young 9
63.(63.) Andray Blatche 8

100. Andre McCarter 2

FREE THROWS MADE

1. Elvin Hayes 3046
2. Walt Bellamy 2194
3. Kevin Loughery 2185

4.(4.) Gilbert Arenas 2077

10. Jack Marin 1619

24.(26.) Brendan Haywood 844
30.(36.) Antawn Jamison 752
37.(41.) Caron Butler 659
43.(52.) Antonio Daniels 533
47.(46.) Etan Thomas 520

100. Jimmy Jones 177

102.(108.) DeShawn Stevenson 171
161.(183.) Darius Songaila 68
169.(188.) Andray Blatche 57
199.(N/A.) Nick Young 33
222.(225.) Roger Mason Jr. 18

REBOUNDS

1. Wes Unseld 13769
2. Elvin Hayes 9305
3. Gus Johnson 7243

10. Charles Jones 2894

12.(13.) Brendan Haywood 2661
16.(21.) Antawn Jamison 2053
23.(23.) Etan Thomas 1774
37.(37.) Gilbert Arenas 1285
47.(50.) Caron Butler 1066

100. Dave Corzine 417

102.(117.) Antonio Daniels 397
118.(135.) Andray Blatche 331
128.(141.) DeShawn Stevenson 277
147.(174.) Darius Songaila 201
215.(226.) Roger Mason Jr. 60
245.(N/A.) Nick Young 25
275.(N/A.) Dominc Mcguire 8

ASSISTS

1. Wes Unseld 3822
2. Rod Strickland 2712
3. Kevin Porter 2593

9.(9.) Gilbert Arenas 1660

10. Juwan Howard 1552

36.(44.) Antonio Daniels 678
53.(59.) Caron Butler 492
56.(56.) Antawn Jamison 475
85.(97.) DeShawn Stevenson 266
85.(88.) Brendan Haywood 266

100. Wali Jones 200

122.(122.) Etan Thomas 140
155.(182.) Andray Blatche 75
172.(192.) Darius Songaila 63
184.(200.) Roger Mason Jr. 49
229.(N/A.) Nick Young 14
261.(N/A.) Dominc Mcguire 6

STEALS

1. Greg Ballard 762
2. Elvin Hayes 736
3. Phil Chenier 667

5.(5.) Gilbert Arenas 559

10. Frank Johnson 427

22.(24.) Caron Butler 302
25.(30.) Antawn Jamison 245
37.(38.) Brendan Haywood 206
60.(60.) Etan Thomas 120
66.(76.) Antonio Daniels 111
81.(87.) DeShawn Stevenson 73

100. Bob Weiss 53

118.(132.) Andray Blatche 35
121.(142.) Darius Songaila 31
134.(157.) Roger Mason Jr. 21
181.(N/A.) Nick Young 5

BLOCKS

1. Elvin Hayes 1558
2. Charles Jones 1051
3. Manute Bol 908

4.(4.) Brendan Haywood 652
8.(8.) Etan Thomas 389

10. Chris Webber 355

39.(63.) Andray Blatche 75
40.(40.) Gilbert Arenas 74
42.(46.) Antawn Jamison 72
62.(70.) Caron Butler 42
89.(98.) DeShawn Stevenson 26

100. Otis Thorpe 19

101.(105.) Antonio Daniels 18
114.(125.) Darius Songaila 14
133.(144.) Roger Mason Jr. 7
159.(N/A.) Dominic Mcguire 3
171.(N/A.) Nick Young 2

Comment from AUNDRA
Time December 11, 2007 at 4:17 PM

The heat is on to break out of this one win one lose routine we are in.
There has to be a point when teammates make a push to break out toward Orlando.
This mediocrity has been the norm for to long. The starter/veterans have to be consistent from the start and not play in spuirts. The Stevenson issue is steal up for grabs because there has been a real inconsistency there. The bench has to produce over 35points ,20 rebounds,12 assists,7steals and 7 blocked shoots to be effective. The three point issue is still up for grabs because there has been a real inconsistency there.The rookies have made some progress with Nick Young having some success but he got the fish pole retrieval early last game and Dmac has yet to go for a Dunk because my guess he is scared! Lets keep making our freethrows,steals,b;ocks and play tough defense because we cannot afford any errors!

Comment from AUNDRA
Time December 11, 2007 at 4:21 PM

Wermol I love all the historical stats keep up the excellent work!

Comment from LilGil
Time December 11, 2007 at 4:23 PM

It’s good you posted all these stats wermol. We’ll have a look at ‘em just after winning the championship and we’ll all laugh lol. Anyway tonight’s game is almost a must win. I don’t want to see the Wiz getting killed from downtown by a guy who looks like… anyway as I was saying by Antoine Walker!! I hope we can grab a confortable win tonight!

Comment from neal
Time December 11, 2007 at 4:26 PM

As I said on the other site, we should be able to beat these guys at home with McGuire and four hot dog vendors.

I trust we’re through with this silly not broadcasting the games stuff.

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 4:38 PM

Having Songaila back for tonights game will be very important. And not because I actually want to see him tonight all that much, but because he at least can afford 5 minutes of rest for other Centers should we need it.

A great poster from the Realgm boards said “We are designed to beat the Wolves” and I completely agree with him.

Minnesota is dangerous from inside. And this is exactly where our best defenders are (Haywood, Blatche). So having Songaila back just gives those two guys a little more security to play hard and not worry that much about picking up quick fouls. I can live with Songaila at C for 5 minutes, but I really don’t want us going small tonight.

Comment from arden1006
Time December 11, 2007 at 4:58 PM

hey lilgil you are from Switzerland, right? I’ll be there in June for EURO2008, in Zurich to see my team Romania play couple of games… it will is tough to get tickets though. You have any suggestions?
On the wiz tonight, it will be a win. No questions about it… hopefully a blowout so we can rest some starters for Miami… then it’s on! If we win there, then I can make the statement that we’ll be in the playoff contention even without Gil!

Comment from Wizards4Life
Time December 11, 2007 at 5:52 PM

just a little 411 for all the people here that Gil has a online store were u can get autographed stuff like Balls and jerseys for a good price ill try to get a link if you need one

Comment from SportzWiz
Time December 11, 2007 at 6:22 PM

Hey Everyone just got back from Coach Jordan’s pregame talk with the media. Darius is dressing for the game, however he is unsure if he will play. He will warm up and based on how he feels he will either play or sit.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 6:23 PM

dave johnson checking in court side…hanks for all the posts I LOVE reading them..Songaila is a game time decision—though I have a feeling (just me) he might sit this one out…—likely mean more of Dom McGuire—–TWolves will try to pound it inside…..look for double teams and Brendan to try and use his length against Al Jefferson

Comment from LilGil
Time December 11, 2007 at 6:32 PM

Yeah I also got the mail for Gilbert’s very own shop but for everyone who had the Agent Zero’s package it ain’t worth it!
arden1006- Great to hear from a soccer fan. For the tickets well you have to fullfil only two conditions man, being rich AND one of the most luckiest man in the world lol. No but honestly getting tickets for the euro is a huge challenge for soccer’s fan. The tickets are very very expensive and you have to take part into some kind of lottery to get tickets… You should directly see with the Romanian soccer’s association cuz they should get some tickets and then I guess it’ll be a lil easier for you to get ‘em. I hope you’ll get some!!

As for the Wiz I think everyone has pretty much the same point of view, this team is coming on the floor tonight 8-12 which is not that bad but as you guys stated they’re strong inside but we’re even stronger to defend inside. Last time we played they had 7 three pointers, and 3 of ‘em were from Walker, who shot 5 and got 3. This might not seem any impresive but we gotta stay focus…

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 6:36 PM

Thanks for the update on Darius guys.

Dave, what ever happened to the Wizards Magazine video interviews? I don’t remember seeing much of them lately. I used to really like them.

One more thing…I was browsing through some older Wizards videos on youtube and found the Dunking with Donell Taylor video. Any chance we could get a Dunking with Nick Young video from practice sessions ? I hear he is doing some mad dunks during practice, getting something like this up on youtube could really spark his run to the dunk contest.

Comment from SportzWiz
Time December 11, 2007 at 6:38 PM

Wermol you might be onto something , in fact you might expect something exactly like that coming up next week . So make sure to stay tuned. As for the video interviews, the vlogs have taken control of this team! And I expect to see a couple more additions in the coming months.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 6:43 PM

wermol…i will pass it on that you were asking about the interviews..i enjoyed doing them…maybe w ewill do some more..and let me look into the dunking..he should be in the All Star game

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 6:57 PM

starters are in…daniels, stevenson, haywood, butler, jamison……telfair, jaric, jefferson, smith, brewer…smith has been hot of late for the TWolves –shooting 60 % last 7 games..online radio broadcast starts at 7

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:06 PM

glenn consor checking in: Key: Defensive rebounding< Wiz must keep Jefferson, Brewer, Craig Smith, Walker off the offensive boards. These guys are #1 off reb team in the league. Wiz must run to keep this young team off balance!

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:13 PM

Hey guys checking in from the v centrr once again dave we r in sect 117 row l if we could meet up that would be great! Looking forward to tonites game the buzz and energy for this game here in the arena is amazing!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:15 PM

hey jgarcia i will walk over at the half

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:16 PM

is that row I or L

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:17 PM

Row L seat 11

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:18 PM

got it

Comment from LilGil
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:20 PM

BTW just a lil mistake in one of my earlier posts, this team is actually 3-15 and not 8-12 as I read Milwaukee’s record instead of Minnesota’s one, yes I know they’re not even in the same conference… I’m tired….

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:22 PM

what ever the record w ehave to be concerned about rebounding and preventing 2nd chance opportunities

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:23 PM

darius is dressed and on the bench

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:29 PM

wow…this is just what we didn’t need…2 quick fouls for haywood :/

Comment from LilGil
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:30 PM

Yeah what about that rebound they just had!

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:31 PM

nice hustle by AJ to keep the possession alive

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:33 PM

indeed jamison good hustle and a nice drive

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:34 PM

10-4 reb for wizards

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:35 PM

good rebounding and good tempo for the wizards

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:36 PM

Dave, could you guys try to guess ahead of the action when calling the game…for some reason I can’t get the picture and sound to sync today…the radio stream lags some 3 seconds behind :p

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:39 PM

not being able to feel the face rocks

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:41 PM

i will get my crystal ball..hope you can still listen..it’s funny it is noit synched up tonight

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:44 PM

uh…smith set up for a career night so far :/

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:48 PM

smith’s career high 26….

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:51 PM

mcguire

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:53 PM

it seems that eddie is trying hard to work dom into the rotation

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:55 PM

very similar substitution pattern to last game

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:55 PM

NICE move

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:55 PM

you bare right about dom…he even got into the game early on sunday

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:56 PM

uh…but a stupid turnover to follow it up

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 7:57 PM

One comment about Blatche… I really love his potential and everything, but I don’t like him shooting the long twos…I took a look at his shot chart for the season today, and much like I thought…he is cold from the long-2 range…yet he keeps taking the shots every game… shooting something like 20% from there

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:02 PM

interesting fact about Mason…he had not got to the free throw line yet this season before 3 games ago.. and he has been to the line every single game since then

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:02 PM

MASON AND ONE WOW

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:02 PM

great move ny mason and ft

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:05 PM

10 assists on first 15 baskets

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:08 PM

very nice move by jamison

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:10 PM

Wow both blatche and haywood with foul troible now…

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:10 PM

our two bigs have 5 fouls combined in the first half…this is exactly why I am happy that Songaila is at least dressed for the game…if he wasn’t we would be in a world of trouble foul-wise

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:11 PM

that is a concenr with twolves size and reliance on inside game

Comment from Wizards4Life
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:12 PM

Mason doing his thing in this game but i have seen AJ go flyin about 3 times and its the same guy pushing him and they have yet to call it

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:14 PM

wizards 4life good call..jamison frustarted from start

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:16 PM

Very very very good hustle tonight by almost everyone… like day and night energy-wise when comparing to the last game against NJN

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:18 PM

defense on jefferson key..only 6 points

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:18 PM

I hope Blatche is ok…it didn’t seem all THAT bad as he played through it for a couple of minutes… but it is still a definite concern

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:24 PM

hey guys, just got in, nice to see a 10 point lead.

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:27 PM

Must have missed u dave.. Its all good tho

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:28 PM

hey jgarcia i wnet looking for you in scetion 117.did not see you…i was in an olive suite

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:29 PM

were you in your seat

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:29 PM

i walked up the aisle between 117 and 116..anyway maybe next time

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:30 PM

blatches sprained right ankle

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:30 PM

blatche should return

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:33 PM

craig smith thumb

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:35 PM

HOW IS THAT NOT FLAGRANT?

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:35 PM

afterwatching the first few possesions i wonder how we scored 56.

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:36 PM

ah…exactly…that was very flagrant

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:37 PM

good ball movement.

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:37 PM

:D:D that was lovely…finally one of those rattled in

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:39 PM

AJ with the hustle…nice

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:39 PM

nevermind i see how we scored 56 now.

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:40 PM

As a matter of fact…I don’t think I’ve seen AJ hustle nearly as much in any game yet this season. I know he often gets key rebounds and put backs…but tonight…he has been hustling from the tip-off.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:40 PM

jason c funy game isn’t it..i was thinking the same thing

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:43 PM

love how we’re doubling jefferson every chance we get.

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:44 PM

Oh I was between 117 and 118 ots al good tho deshawn and ad asserting themselves this quarter

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:45 PM

dang here comes that inevitable lull / letdown after getting a 20 point lead

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:45 PM

wrere you sitting on the aisle..with a moustache

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:46 PM

good time-out…just talk things through and continue playing good smart basketball

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:46 PM

yeah jason c game of runs..we have ,missed easy looks

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:47 PM

jgarcis there was girl i saw on the ailse..and then a guy in a green shirt

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:49 PM

WOW…ROGER FREAKING MASON

Comment from Jgarcia104
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:50 PM

Yea I had the grEen shirt lol

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:52 PM

very very very good point about the headband Glenn

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:53 PM

d mac getting some action

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:53 PM

FINALLY

DOMINIC MCGUIRE

NICE MOVE

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:54 PM

that was fun

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:56 PM

You, sir, are not a guard

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:56 PM

i thought we ended the blatche point guard experiment in the philly game.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 8:59 PM

he needed to pick the ball up

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:00 PM

no nick young so far..mason doing well

Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:00 PM

hi

Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:01 PM

we are playing some good basketball

Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:01 PM

stevenson playing good
career high 4 three’s

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:01 PM

mcguire good job in spot duty

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:02 PM

I have a feeling Young has done something to “get rid” of his minutes. If you remember, he got 16 seconds in the NJN game in the 4th quarter. He left a guy wide open for a three and got instantly taken out. Seems to me the coach is sending a message to the rookie – “No defense – no play time.”

Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:02 PM

where’s NICK YOUNG

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:02 PM

he didn’t have 4 3′s in the home philly game blowout?

Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:02 PM

Finally Nick Young

Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:03 PM

idk
Jason C

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:04 PM

hmm guess we’re in another lull

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:05 PM

young now in as we hvae hit a drought..stevesnon and mason were hitting…so no room for young tonight….

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:08 PM

HAYWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

Comment from oldphoneman
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:09 PM

Wizards are controling the boards but can’t put the ball in the basket…This looks bad right now.Could have won it in the third quarter.

C’mon Wiz!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:09 PM

two huge plays by haywood a put back and then a rebound then

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:09 PM

wow the haywood shoutout went off the page border

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:11 PM

Good good 4th quarter so far by Haywood…

btw: I love it that as I type things you guys say the same things on the radio

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:12 PM

hahaha ye Jason C, I broke the page with that Haywood shout :p

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:12 PM

great minds think a like….haywood flat out has made fourth quarter plays

Comment from gilbertarenas101
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:13 PM

I HOPE GILBERT MAKES A SPEEDY RECOVERY

GILFAN4LIFE

WIZFAN4LIFE

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:16 PM

haywood big big reboundsa

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:16 PM

why is haywood still hustling? he has his double double…haha just kidding

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:17 PM

caron has really up’d his isolation moves, its not just about the jumper anymore

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:18 PM

10 of 14 haywood rebounds in 2nd half

Comment from wermol
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:18 PM

the whole team seems to have a little antawn jamison in the on the offense tonight…a lot of up and unders

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:20 PM

wermol good observation..haywood and butler..have had thos eup and udners

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:24 PM

did good job dounble teaming the post

Comment from Jason C
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:27 PM

another win to harvest. i’ll take it

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:31 PM

gang thanks for being with us tonight

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:52 PM

Nice win — what a great job by Haywood in the 2d half. Wow.

Roger Mason is doing everything he needs to do — I might have been wrong about him, neal. I can be wrong you know (not often).

Mcguire contributed very well tonight in almost 11 minutes: a steal, an assist, 2 rebounds and made his only FG attempt. No turnovers and only 1 foul.

Comment from neal
Time December 11, 2007 at 9:52 PM

Good win. Glad we didn’t have to use Songaila.

Jordan used to put Haywood on the bench in crunch time. My how time changes things.

Mason apparently has gotten his confidence. He looks really good. The announcer said he has 5 years in the league. I think this is only his third. I think he had a year in Europe and a year in Israel.

Comment from AUNDRA
Time December 11, 2007 at 10:04 PM

Hello Wizards Fans we got a treat tonight because atleast 6 players scored in double figures and some got double double”Haywood&Jamison” The team is really feeding into Coach Jordan philosophy reguarding team ball and rebounding! I would now like to give out the special awards for tonights game. Brought to you be me Aundra 2007.

The Freethrow Supremacy Award: R Mason perfect from the charity stripe.
The Rebounds For All Five Award: Butler,Jamison,Haywood and Blatche.
The 5 Assist Award : Stevenson,Jamison
The Block Party Award”: Blatche for his Big 3 Blocks
The Steals Award for tonight go’s to Antonio Daniels
The Most Recognition Award go’s to the person who provided energy and scoring
explosion off the bench: Mr Rolls Royce Roger Mason!!
We played disciplined team ball with few mistakes because we could not afford to even
against a 3 and 15 team. The concept of team ball is working but there is definitely more room for improvement! The three pointers are coming along but its a slow but steady process. The bench looks fair except R.Mason and D Songalia so there is room for improvement there. I would definitely like to see more Zone Defense against strong physical teams like Miami and Detroit also the high pick screens could be effective to spring open the three point shooters. The captains need to hold a meeting to let them know what to expect from the noisy loud crowd in Miami.We have alot of work if we are going to make the playoffs. So lets have at it!

Comment from DC_Fan50
Time December 11, 2007 at 10:14 PM

Brendan Haywood

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time December 11, 2007 at 11:36 PM

Hi Guys… Great Game!

Mason is becoming a real “keeper”! Since he started attacking the lane, as well as shooting that sweet set shot of his, he is becoming very effective as a point guard. He is a better ball handler and defender than I thought too. It’s really nice to have a player or players at every position that have filled a void that we all worried about pre-season. We are becoming strong at point guard, and, have been good since the beginning of the season at Center (Thanks to Brendan’s break out year and Andre’s size and quickness). Stevenson is starting to fire on all cylinders. Songaila had his best overall game as a Wizard against the Nets. McGuire had a good stat line tonight! I hear Pesherov isn’t healing though That is the only bad news I can think of?

Wermol… Great Stats as usual! I really enjoy those stats of yours! Who woulda thought Wes had the most career Bullets/Wizards assists? Gilbert is moving up in all categories very fast isn’t he? With all the good players the Bullets/Wizards have had over the years, that only confirms how good he really is.

Here is a question for all of you (don’t know the answer myself)….. Has there ever been a team that suited up 9 players for “most” of the season if not all of it that has advanced to any stage of the playoffs? Has any 9 man team ever won it all???

Comment from BruceO
Time December 12, 2007 at 12:53 AM

I was concerned for a while when blatche went down at the half. WE were playing without a center on the court. Not even songaila. It’d be ridiculous if Brendans in foul trouble, Blatche has an ankle sprain, songaila one from the previous game, Pech with an Injury out for a while and Etan with a heart condition. I was on the verge of thinking how we needed to sign people to ten day contracts.. Bring back party john!! ( PJ ramos)

Comment from BruceO
Time December 12, 2007 at 1:05 AM

So whats you guys take on the game? I saw the emergence of roger mason.. Dmac had a good game. Haywood is now able to play as well as any top center in the league hes matched up well with all the PF/C studs like Tim duncan, Howard, Garnett, Jefferson,Z and O’neal. for what we are paying him he’s a beast.
I’m also glad that our offense is balanced. Its looking more and more like a team sport. I think thats better for our team. Also our defense has had its dependable stretches where we cause trouble to the opposing team. We look poised and I’m glad we are no longer that young team anymore and we have vets. Craig smith had a big night but I think a huge part of that was because the defensive game plan was geared towards stopping Al jefferson. Either way it raised a few concerns to me about Blatches strength. I think if he’s stronger he’ll be a bigger force and won’t be bullied in a few plays here and there. Also I don’t like him settling for jumpers that much. I know he can hit those but at a lower percentage than him scoring mostly in the paint. Nick young didn’t score much but I was happier seeing his hustle plays. He went after alot of rebounds and was there alot of times haywood or Jamison was. Atleast other aspects of his game are coming out and it goes a long way towards making sure he’s not one dimensional.
In the rotation I’ve noticed a big guard lineup when we our forwards and centers go small. I’d like to hear more about what you guys think

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 12, 2007 at 8:02 AM

I didn’t get to see the game, because Comcast Sportsnet decided that, even though it was scheduled, they’d show some kind of boxing performance instead.

I’m pretty sure that tonight’s game at Miami will be a tough one. Home/road back to backs must be hard, for starters, and Miami is beginning to pick it up. Here’s hoping Songaila and Blatche aren’t hampered by ankles, and here’s hoping Roger keeps up his level of play: he has been terrific the last week or so.

Comment from neal
Time December 12, 2007 at 8:09 AM

We don’t play till tomorrow night, Tom.

And it looks like another one not televised. What the hell are they thinking?

Comment from neal
Time December 12, 2007 at 8:16 AM

Guys, look at BruceO’s posting under “Darius Songaila Update”. Things to look for regarding McGuire. Thanks Bruce.

Comment from millie mill
Time December 12, 2007 at 9:00 AM

Very good win! Glad to see Stevenson finding his shot. Huge game by Mason. My man Nick wasn’t the spark of the bench today but at least someone was.

Next up Miami. I will be really watching this game closely to see the importance of having Stevenson starting at the two, because he will be guarding D-Wade. If he can hold Wade to under his season average of 23 points, I will shut-up.

Comment from Wiz034
Time December 12, 2007 at 12:45 PM

I agree the game in Miami will be a gut check. So far Miami doesn’t have a good home record. If we can hold D Wade down then we may be able to get away with the ‘W”

Lets go Wiz..

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 12, 2007 at 8:17 PM

Stevenson finding his shot? He went 5 for 15.

Comment from brian
Time December 12, 2007 at 8:23 PM

well as far as the stevenson on wade situation goes. when the game is over u look at the box score and wade has 30 for instance. well that is not all on stevenson when deshawn plays around 20-30 min a game and d-wade scores on the subs. as long as wades in, deshawn should be in. and i gaurentee u, deshawn will make it a bad night for wade, he will have to work for every point he gets! ne way when will someone give credit where credit is due. “MEDIA & FANS” the wizards are winning, without gil, and if they make the playoffs it will not be because of the big three! and let me clear the air. if u people dont think deshawn is good enough to start or be on this team. then let him go! and see how much ur defense sucks when he leaves. when hughes left we struggled. the heat ran over us. jeffries was a laughing case! deshawn came in last year and all of a sudden the wizards were the premiere team for at least 3 months before gil and caron left. give deshawn some credit. the wizards have three good defenders. stevenson, haywood, and etan. etan is out. deshawn and haywood are carrying this team. with the help of carons fire power and jamisons veteran emphasis. u start nick young and bench deshawn and we will not make the playoffs! ONE final point. SUPERSTARS CANNOT BE STOPPED. THEY CAN ONLY BE CONTAINED! deshawn is not in the top 10 in steals or blocks. but it is his defensive pressure that has his opposing two gaurds struggling. jordan can never play a game and not score! neither kobe, lebron, or t-mac. but if u give them tough looks and make it hard for em they will struggle just asks bruce bowen! by the way they came from the high school to! GO STEVENSON!

Comment from brian
Time December 12, 2007 at 8:31 PM

im sorry i had to say something else! if the spurs can struggle with bruces lack of offensive skills why cant the wizards with stevenson. when bruce leaves the game the offense without a doubt gets better with ginobli or finley whomever subs for him! but the defense is not as strong. you all cant deny that when stevenson subs out there goes the defense! in comes excitement, points, and also turnovers and opponents going on runs! deshawn without a doubt is a better offensive player than bruce. bowen can only hit the side 3! deshawn can slash, penetrate, hit jumpers and three’s occasionally. AM I WRONG BRUCE?

Comment from BruceO
Time December 13, 2007 at 5:18 AM

it confuses me when other people mention bruce’s that are not me..:-)
I’m also interested in the Wade vs deshawn matchup. I kind of feel that shaq won’t be as huge an issue to haywood as old shaq ( but don’t want to jinx us),Blatche vs mourning I’m fine with that, Udonis vs Jamison I’m fine with that, same with Caron vs ricky davis.. but they have some new good rebounding forwards who’s names I dont know, Wade vs Deshawn we mentioned, I also want to see Cook their rookie vs Nick young, they hav similar stats and cook is very confident. I don’t know who they run out of the point nowadays all that smush+ penny + J.will is confusing.. I don’t know who they’ll run at AD. I kind of like our matchups I also like that we can seemingly sub confortably other than the shooting guard and Center position. I kind of see us running mason and deshawn or any two big gaurds, we can do some Jamison + songaila combinations etc.
Also someone once said that the wizards have trouble with teams with multiple deep shooting threats and guards that penetrate. I recall us being hurt by both those things and also thinking we were being killed by uptempo teams but maybe the deep scores and penetration were things those teams did anyway. Miami doesn’t exhibit this as much, I can’t recall that many deep threats they have..even wade can’t shoot that well from a distance.. but wade does penetrate..fortunately its not out of the point guard spot. With their point guard not being a big threat offensively I think we have the luxury to experiment with that spot.

Comment from BruceO
Time December 13, 2007 at 7:14 AM

thanks for the shoutout about my post under songaila’s update. i kinda want our evaluations to be group efforts, the broadcasters read our posts and they talk to the coaches..and it can be useful for the team. Just because they are the pros doesn’t mean we can’t get a little input here and there since we care about the team

Comment from millie mill
Time December 13, 2007 at 10:16 AM

Like I said in a pervious post you guys seem to know a lot about basketball especially BruceO and Tom you guys are my heroes. All and all I will be watching the game closely for those reason stated above. Tom, I know 5 for 15 is not a high percentage but its way better the playing 25 min and not scoring. BruceO I know that Stevenson probably won’t completely stop Wade that’s why I said if he can hold him to his season average, anything above that to me he is just going off on our best defensive player.