Game Day Mavericks
6:59 AM….Dave Johnson checking in….BLOGCAST starts at 1PM….Wizards and Mavericks..yours truly and Glenn Consor will be blogging while yacking away on the radio…with Antonio Daniels back and in the starting lineup there was more from the Wizards bench inlcuding Nick Young with 12— I thought he was also very active on defense….Wizards beat the Mavericks 110-96 earlier this year—-On that night the Wizards were led by Jamison and Butler who combined to score 62 points. The win was a rare loss for the Mavericks at home, as they are currently 18-3 this season in Dallas. Today will we see the league’s two highest scoring forward tandems–Butler/Jamison and Howard and Nowitzki……hope you can join us at one.
12:45PM…Dave and Glenn checking in courtside…starters are in harris, jones, howard nowitzki, and dampier….daniels,stevenson, butler, jamison, and haywood…
12:55PM…..So good to see Gilbert Arenas and Etan Thomas here at Verizon Center…Thomas says he feels fine and is waiting for doctors to clear him to practice and he is confident he will play this year…Arenas also talking positive and saying he would be willing to start by coming off the bench if that is what Eddie Jordan wanted
Posted: January 21st, 2008 under Blogcast, Wizards.
Comments
Comment from aznzero
Time January 21, 2008 at 9:17 AM
i’ll be at the game dave!!! hope to see u there. i doubt it cuz im all the way up at section 403. but its gonna be a good game!!!
-Ed
Comment from Reuben
Time January 21, 2008 at 9:28 AM
I will be there today I think we can pull this one out today but no one can have an offday
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 12:56 PM
anzero we will give you a shout on the radio…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 12:58 PM
starters are in…..daniells, stevenson haywood, butler and jamison,..harrisjones, dampier, howard, nowitzki
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM
i think we can pull out this win…expect big games from jamison…and butler…we need to rebound…limit dirk and we will win this game
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:03 PM
wiz skins that’s a good point… and transition defense so important..mavericks wnat to push it
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:08 PM
12:55PM…..So good to see Gilbert Arenas and Etan Thomas here at Verizon Center…Thomas says he feels fine and is waiting for doctors to clear him to practice and he is confident he will play this year…Arenas also talking positive and saying he would be willing to start by coming off the bench if that is what Eddie Jordan wanted
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:21 PM
i had to call in sick to watch this game so i hope we get the win sick days dont come easy lol
Comment from wermol
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Hey all, hoping for a nice game…what a wonderful change of things a game actually starting when it is actually normal to be awake for me 
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:25 PM
2x the same play a guy with a wide open lay up
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Hi y’all, I hope we can contain the JET and Harris tonight. Butler and Jamison have to be heated up from the start, but we’re gonna need our bench guys to step up, last time we won thanks to Caron and Antawn but they can’t be red hot every night!!
Comment from natsdude562
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:27 PM
we need better defense and better shooting………….
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:27 PM
Good to see Caron hot from three, you remember how hot from downtown he was last time (check bulletsforever.com if you don’t).
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:27 PM
love Haywood today starting to get back to rebounding the ball alot better
Comment from natsdude562
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:27 PM
R U KIDDIN ME OFFENSIVE FOUL NO WAY!!!!!
Comment from natsdude562
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:28 PM
nice steal
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:28 PM
What a pass i did not see it till DS layed it up
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:29 PM
wow….however drew that charge on butler was way in the circle
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:29 PM
great play by the locksmith!!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:31 PM
indeed…not allowing dallas second chanc epoint and we are ggeting ours
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:37 PM
god he almost got that steal…. but he got one just after it!!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:37 PM
onlu complaint so far …some quickj shots last couple of times down the floor
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Dave and Glenn…another complaint is that Dallas getting to many off. rebounds
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:42 PM
yes..indeed..
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:44 PM
glenn and i were just talking about it on radioi..we willt ake that first quarter against a mavs team that likes to start fast…and ha sbeen having 30 point quarters…we actually blew a couple of possessions and could have had a bigger lead..but we will take it
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:47 PM
good d by the wizards
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:48 PM
great d;)
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:51 PM
now we just need to be bettr on offense…
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:54 PM
The city wants that ball, TO DUNK ITTTT!!!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:56 PM
woo what a three by nick young and one
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 1:56 PM
What a PLAYYYYYY
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:08 PM
and that is a shot..brendan does not make last year……t
Comment from wermol
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:09 PM
wow that was a very weird foul just now on butler
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:12 PM
how good is that man from downtown?!!!!!!!!!
Comment from wermol
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:12 PM
WOW…talk about HIBACHI
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Boy the second half is gonna be hard, Dallas’s gonna come out very strong (at least I believe) out there, let’s hope we can keep our scoring up and of course defend as well as possible, a lil more rebounds would not be too much!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:24 PM
lil gil you said it…we are going to take a punch..and the key is to emotionally play through
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Etan on csn.
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Good block by Haywood but since then… struggeling at both ends of the court…
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:30 PM
How do you do not to whistle that foul on Caron…
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:30 PM
that was a nice block to start the qt by haywood
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:31 PM
we need to get the floor moving on the O side of the ball
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Hey Dave and Glenn, or should I say G-man. Overheard on the radio about “Harris on Moss” about Hassell’s defense on Jamison. You meant Cromartie or Jammer on Moss or Harris on Burress right? I’m pretty sure the Pats’ didn’t play the Packers.
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I expect good energy from our bench!! We’re not defending too bad right now… that’s good.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:37 PM
were trying to play one on one on the offencive side of the ball that’s not going to work for long
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:37 PM
jason c glad you caught that..we corrected during break
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:37 PM
now we need to give you credit on the air
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:39 PM
cool..just call me stat boy from Pardon the Interruption…haha just kidding.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:43 PM
butler again showing intensity
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Hey question, I know Coach Hopla has been working with Haywood, has he also been working with Butler on his free throws??
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:47 PM
jason c…i think butler already had that in him he had a 30+ streal last season i believe
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:48 PM
now we are playing some ball it seems that the forth is our time and its been along time since we were able to come out from half and take a lead an streatch it
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:49 PM
True, I just meant that his consistency has improved this year over last year it seems.
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:50 PM
We need to watch out for our usual offensive lull that comes with our leads every game now.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:54 PM
awww.the city almost got it from half court
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Dallas is a very good team and while they can score in bunches quickly, they can be pushed around…and our team is much improved in that aspect. We gotta put em away now.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:54 PM
and bass miss was big becasue the mavs get the ball to start the fourth
Comment from wermol
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:55 PM
very nice 3rd quarter. damn had that pecherov three and that nick young desperation shot at the end gone in it would have been an absolutely perfect run. Jamison and Butler huge in the quarter
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:55 PM
i was going to say that CB3 has raised every part of his game and i do see that he is shooting better from the free throw line this year but i am not sure if thats from his work in the off season or the shooting coach or a cobo of both
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:57 PM
thats been a wierd part of todays game…if we get a stea…they get one…and then we get it back…or vice versa…
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 2:58 PM
must be the afternoon start…everyone is sleepy still…lol
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:00 PM
pech!
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Pech just got a fade away
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:01 PM
if any of you guys read the post about a week or two ago you may recall…butler saying that Oleskiy Pecherov…looks like stewie from family guy…i think its true
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:01 PM
that was sweet by pech…over nowitzki
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Victory is Mine!…haha sorry i couldn’t help it.
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Actually the stewie thing was brought up in Chicago in the preseason, I remember one of the guys calling the play-by-play for Comcast sports net Chicago, putting a a stewie picture next to Pech while he was shooting free throws.
Mavs quiet lucky out there on the last plays…
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:04 PM
yeah i seen it in the off season but that was funny Jason C.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:04 PM
ohhh.well i dont remeber that on lilgil…but its kinda funny don tyou think…the guy can look like anyone as long as he can ball
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Glenn is a rim elitist I see.
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Not a good defensive sequence right there!
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:06 PM
Yeah wiz-skins07 definitely funny.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:07 PM
AD…he hasnt hit many hree’s but all the one he has scored have been big one’s like the one in boston
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:07 PM
AD gets better in the 4th he is just one focused guy when it comes down to the end
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:08 PM
damn andray blatch has got to get the rebound he is like 5 inches taller than him
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:08 PM
I think teams lay off of AD in the 4th b/c he is a good distributer and doesn’t look to shoot early in the game.
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Amazing pass!!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:09 PM
yeah ad has just been the unsung hero.,.again they are 15-7 with him as a starter..and he only has one turnover
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Woooow what a finish, you got to be focused to get that one up!!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:12 PM
blatche hasnt impressed me at all this game
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:13 PM
That’s exactly what I was thinking….
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:13 PM
I’d be ok with the miss if he didn’t foul Dirk
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:14 PM
deshawwwwwwwwwn Stevensooooooon…wow…talk about HIBACHI-LIKE
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:14 PM
jeee get rid of that line just give him the ball at mid court
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:15 PM
butler for threee………..three pint shoot out…our starters are playin well
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:15 PM
3-4 from downtown…. god the Locksmight got it going tonight!
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:15 PM
wow, you could tell butler wanted that one.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:17 PM
we get this win we have beat the best team in the NBA 2x and the best team in the west 2x with out Gil and thats saying something
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM
woow…deshaewn stevenson…connects on another three
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM
and with DS playing like that looks like we are going to do it
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:19 PM
I’m speechless….
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:19 PM
no easy baskets
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:22 PM
25-4 in poiints off tunovers for wizards./..10 steals
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:24 PM
i can’t believe we held them under 90…
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:24 PM
wow…what a DAGGER/EXCLAMATION POINT..by CAROON BUTLER
Comment from Jason C
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:25 PM
Great win guys…good broadcast as always.
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:25 PM
I believe I’ll just remain speechless for the afternoon….
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:25 PM
and we are 10th in the nba power rankings what up with that we were 9th last week we should be 6th at least
Comment from wermol
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:26 PM
very impressive win tonight, I am very proud to be a fan 
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:27 PM
We should be first!! lol okay I’ll give up, but I can’t believe we’re 9th. Great win, really good basketball out there. See ya guys wednesday in Cleveland for an other W
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:27 PM
true wizards4life…we beat th celtics twice and the mavs…and last week we had only beat the celtic once and we were ranked 9th…whats up with that
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:27 PM
we won again with defense
Comment from LilGil
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:27 PM
I almost forgot thanks for the blogcast Dave and Glenn, great as usually 
.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:31 PM
yea thank Dave and Glenn…i’ll be back on here Wednesday night when we play agasint the Cavaliers
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time January 21, 2008 at 3:35 PM
in the NBA power rankinsgs we are 3rd in the east with only boston and detroit ahead of us
Comment from wizardsallday
Time January 21, 2008 at 4:36 PM
this was a great win and great show in defense.
Comment from Reuben
Time January 21, 2008 at 5:35 PM
That was a sweep win
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time January 21, 2008 at 6:16 PM
Nice game — but… I missed it, cuz it was on during the day, and I didn’t know that!! Was it televised?
*Big* game from Caron and one from DeShawn too. DS is playing great ball lately. In fact, we are getting great guard play from the starters and often very reliable backup minutes from Roger too.
Both Roger and DeShawn are playing at a much higher level than earlier in the season, and of course Antonio is solid as a rock. We are a pretty good team right now, and if we can get some better minutes from the bench, we could make some noise in the second half of the season.
Comment from neal
Time January 21, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Yes, Tom, I didn’t realize it either at first. Got to see only the last 8 min.
Is this team good, or what? I love it.
Jamison is definitely playing better D. He still gets beat sometimes, but not by much. And he’s not allowing so many wide open shots. And his shot making and rebounding is terrific. He gets my all-star vote. (Which he didn’t before.)
I have a good feeling about Pecherov. I think he can be really good. Songaila’s minutes are threatened.
From the way Arenas has been talking he’s committed to fitting in to the new personality of the team. Hot damn. He can only make us better. Get us back into more of an up-tempo offense without overdependence on three guys to outscore the enemy.
Kudos:
Grunfeld for picking Ayers and Hopla. And for (probably) instigating the healing process between Thomas, Haywood and Jordan. And for picking Pecherov and for leaving him in Europe for a year.
Jordan for continuing to preach defense. But most of all for integrity. For going out of his way to heal things with Haywood. And for agreeing to Ayers and Hopla coming in to replace the assistants Jordan had (presumably) picked. What other NBA coach could/would get his own ego out of the way enough to allow that? My admiration for the man is huge.
Ayers for preaching a better defense, for bringing the credentials to get the guys to listen, and even more for getting the guys to believe they can be an excellent defensive team.
Hopla for bringing the credibility and enthusiasm to get the guys to improve their shooting.
Comment from AUNDRA
Time January 21, 2008 at 10:02 PM
We played great inspired defense and excellence in our core areas:Rebounding,
Steals,Lockdown Defense ,Fastbreaking and Finally our Three-Point Shooting.
This is the team I envisioned would win a championship and how timely all
this has occured coming up to 30 years from our 1978 championship series!
We have all the characteristics to win the big game and everyone around the
country and world can sense something good is about to happen here! I
read the Agent Zero would like to come off the bench as a reserved to get
is rhythm and timing when he comes back, so I say that only makes since
because this team right now is in sync with each other then eventually he will
regain his all-star form at which time he can take his rightful leadership
position. Gil must conform to this defensive mindset first then let is God given
offensive talent lead us to our final distination which is the Big Dance!
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time January 21, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Welcome back Neal.
Wow Guys we beat Boston twice and now Dallas! I guess we are pretty good huh? Should be a good game Wednesday with us clicking on all cylinders against the Lebron’s.
I’m sorry you guys missed it (I taped it and watched it when I got home avoiding ALL news as I drove lol). That was a defensive thing of beauty. If we didn’t steal the ball we deflected it or blocked it. We still have a little trouble rotating out to the 3 point shooters and they hurt us a little there, but, for the most part, the Wizards can now be called a good defensive team? Who would have thougth that before this season? I’m with ya Neal… Coach Ayers really seems to have made a huge impact.
Caronimo ( gotta give Bridge a buck now) is a flat out LOCK for the All Star Team! Every night he fills up the stat sheet and makes Tom smile lol. Deshawn really had his shot working tonight. He hit a 30 foot 3 pointer in the 2nd quarter only to be outdone by Caron’s 35 footer to end the game. Oh and Nick almost hit a 3/4 court shot to end the first half. I may be wrong but I don’t think so. We got the lead early in the 2nd quarter, and they tied it a few times but I don’t think we ever relinquished the lead the rest of the game. Our bench didn’t play much, but, when they came in we got quality minutes from them. Pesh blocked a shot and played well. Nick had a sweet tomahawk Jam of a steal and fast break. It was just a Fun game to watch.
Aundra I sure hope Gil’s devotion to the team is what it seems. He certainly could take us to the next level if he buys into the “team” concept. I just hope the “I’ll come off the bench” statement isn’t the same one as “I’ll take less money for the betterment of the team”. If he is serious this time……. It just could be the “Big Dance” for us
Comment from gee wiz
Time January 22, 2008 at 8:42 AM
at this point there is nobody we can’t beat. this team just seems to pull out wins night in and night out no matter who it is. bring back gil we may be talking championship! we beat the celts twice, and swept the mavs. this next game is very important we must make a statement against the cavs! with a healthy team i felt like we would have played the spurs. i think the league has fear of the wiz now! this is for real and were legit!
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time January 22, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Wish I’d seen this game! I missed the first Boston win too.
Welcome back, neal — we missed you.
Comment from Bridge
Time January 22, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Got the buck lol!
That was a great game -
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Comment from AUNDRA
Time January 21, 2008 at 8:49 AM
The Dallas Mavericks will be fired up to play my Wizards because they donot want to be sweep by a east coast team. Its going to be just like last week who do we want to stop and who can we live with offensively.First off we definitely need to stop Josh Howard because he is the catalyst and then try to steal the ball away from Dirk to break his rhythm. However there two guard tandem of Harris and Jason Terry are extremely explosive. Then you got our two ex- Wizards that always come to play against us of
Juwan Howar and Jerry Stackhouse. It appears that Dallas Mavericks have a Full House
with Aces Full. However I fill my Wizards also have a Full House with Aces Full. I believe
our Crowd will give us the energy to pull this one out! We just have to stay disciplined in
five areas Lockdown Defense,Rebounding,Steals, Three-Point Shooting and Excellence
In Free Throw Shooting!