Comments on: Stevenson Moving to the Bench

By: gee wiz

gee wiz — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:26:24 +0000

i am so proud of stevenson for doing what he did. this man his had many injuries people and unlike our superstars he has played through every single one of them. the man was second in the NBA longest starting streak currently. so he gave that up also. it takes a man to admit his faults. but wiz fans dont run this man out of town cause he can go somewhere else where he will be appreciated and do more! we…… gave away rasheed, rip went to be an all star, stackhouse went to the finals, ben wallace won a championship, roger mason has it good right now! appreciate those players who put in a effort for the game and not the paycheck! Good luck stevo! and im not to thrilled with caron wanting to make it a permanent thing! he is jacking up shots like crazy and some nights he is a all star other nights he cant be found

By: zbp18

zbp18 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:25:08 +0000

Big props to DeShawn for being unselfish & recognizing that his struggles were to much for this team to over come with him in the starting line-up. I think this will help D-Steve and the team. For him it will take off some of the pressure of trying to score while he’s in his shooting slump. My advice to D-Steve is ,grow the beard back, do the “you can’t see me” hand wave & buy Soulja Boy season tickets. All jokes aside I’m pullin’ for ya’.

For the team, it should give other guys the opportunity too see if they can be more productive in a starting role.
IMO we need to go big with McGee, Songaila or D-Mac. Nick is also a possibility depending on weather we want to play a more up-tempo style. Since everyone gives their suggestions on line-ups, I’ll give mine.

If McGee:
PG James/ Dixon/ Critt
SG Butler/ Nick/ Stevenson
SF Jamison/ D-Mac
PF Blatche/ Songaila
C McGee/ Pech/ Etan

If Songaila:
PG James/ Juan/Critt
SG Butler/ Nick/ Stevenson
SF Jamison/ D-Mac
PF Songaila/ Pech
C Blatche/ McGee/ Etan

If D-Mac:
PG James/ Juan/ Critt
SG Butler/ Nick/ Stevenson
SF D-Mac/ alternate between Butler & Jamison
PF Jamison/ Songaila/ Pech
C Blatche/ McGee/ Etan

If Nick:
PG James/ Juan/ Critt
SG Nick/ Stevenson
SF Butler/ D-Mac
PF Jamison/ Songaila/ Pech
C Blatche/ McGee/ Etan

The inactive player would be between Critt, Pech or Etan

Juan didn’t get any playing time against the Mavs which seems like a big mistake to me. I think James & Juan would be a nice 1-2 punch at the PG spot. It’s funny Juan who’s played decent ball has 4 or 5 DNP’s under coach Tap but D-Steve who’s been strugglin’ all year, has to ask too be sat down. My advice to Tap is just play the guys who are playing well & you should get some wins.

By: Agent0

Agent0 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:23:32 +0000

It doesn’t matter what he has, he deserves to be benched. He has done nothing for this team all season long. It’s about time we get someone else up there.

By: genekirby3324

genekirby3324 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:48:48 +0000

I did a little research and found out that stevenson in having problems with a hamstring and a pinched nerve witch is causing numbness.He has tried to play through it but thinks its best for the team for him to come off of the bench until he gets healthy and gets his swag back…..

By: GrifonRacing

GrifonRacing — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:23:09 +0000

Thank You Genekirby. I hadn’t heard that.

By: genekirby3324

genekirby3324 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:14:14 +0000

Hey guys farmar is injured and team doctors have suggested knee surgery.I dont think we should trade crittenton for him as of right now….

By: GrifonRacing

GrifonRacing — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:45:02 +0000

I have no idea what’s up with him this season. He usually starts out slow, but, this is getting ridiculous. I’ve noticed that too. He just isn’t moving well this year. He used to get down into that linebacker stance and not let the guy he was defending get by him. Everyone is running around him this year? His shot is one thing, but, where is the “defensive” Deshawn? This year they are talking about Dominic as our defensive stopper. It was always Deshawn before. He has to be hurting in one way shape or form.

By: Tom Mandel

Tom Mandel — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:13:50 +0000

grifonracing — in principle, I agree about DeShawn, but I have the feeling that his body is out of whack. He seems to move in a more herky jerky way than he did.

On the other hand, even at his best DeShawn is not all that good a player.

By: Tom Mandel

Tom Mandel — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:09:34 +0000

Packaging Etan and DeShawn — it’s rare that you can put together a bag of spare parts and trade it for an engine. Anyone who took those 2 guys would do it because there was someone they wanted to shed. I can’t see it happening.

By: Tom Mandel

Tom Mandel — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:06:40 +0000

justgetan… — statistics are a *guide* to what happened in the game, and over time they are a guide to what teams and players have shown themselves capable of. I will remind you that *final score* is a statistic. They don’t give the win to the team that played with more “heart” or “hustle”.

As to trading Crittenton for Farmar — the salaries are both low; Farmar’s is (weirdly) a little lower than Critt’s this year. I don’t know whether they are close enough for the trade to be legal, but I don’t think it’s going to happen anyway. Ernie likes Crittenton.