Washington Wizards Blog

Hello everybody, I am Andrew Rosen, and this will be the first of many blogs that I will be posting over the weekend. First off, it is great to start off All-Star Weekend on a positive note after last night’s great win. There is no question that the Wiz needed a win last night, and you could see how much the win meant to the team by watching their reaction after Antawn’s game-winner.

Moving onto All-Star, I am currently writing this blog from 35,000 feet in the air on an airplane down to the Big Easy. And while, I am a little crammed in my seat, attempting to type on my laptop, I really can’t complain considering Gheorghe Muresan is on the plane as well. This small 70 seater has no First Class seating, but luckily for Gheorghe, he ran into our CCTV reporter Jumoke Davis, who gave up his first row seat and extra leg room, to the tallest player in NBA history.

Before boarding the plane, I was able to talk to Gheorghe for a minute and I asked him what he looks most forward to over the weekend. The answer definitely caught me by surprise, as the 7’7 center told me that he enjoys watching the “little guys” in the skill challenge the most.

While “Big Gheorghe” is the easiest celebrity to spot on the flight, at least 10 people asked me who he was; I also had the chance to talk to NBA Historian, Todd Caso. Caso, who started covering basketball in the 50’s and still works for NBA Entertainment on their historical side, had glowing things to say about the Wizards’ Caron Butler, and even mentioned another Bullet who had a very similar style game.

“The player that most resembles Caron Butler to me is Bobby Dandridge. Like Butler, Dandridge was very strong along the baseline, good rebounder, good passer, and had a good all-around game. He was a guy that got everything done, and done well.”

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