Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 22, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Gordon Watt was dismissed from Purdue for suspicion of driving drunk, which is how he wound up at Houston Baptist. Weirdly, he is also listed on Boston College’s website.

He is listed at 6’6″ — but he is a forward not a guard of any kind it seems.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 22, 2009 at 12:42 PM

Weyinmi Efejuku — I don’t know about basketball, but I’m pretty sure I have had one of his names while playing scrabble?

Draftexpress says: “He appears to have all the makings of a productive European league shooting guard.”

Comment from SportzWiz
Time May 22, 2009 at 12:56 PM

we’ll have workout vids as well as sam cassell and randy wittman interview vids coming shortly.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 22, 2009 at 6:23 PM

Real exciting! Sam and Randy are a great addition to the franchise. It’ll be exciting to see this new managment team take hold.

In the workout, Downs looks like he can get up well and is wiry strong. Only one guy — can’t really tell who — had good form on his stroke from the top of the key, though everyone made all their shots on the video.

Sportswiz — do you know/remember the order of the shooters?

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 22, 2009 at 6:26 PM

Btw — in mentioning that Watt had been dismissed from Purdue, I didn’t mean to be a hater. I guess there were a lot of us who did dumb things at that age. I meant to be pointing out that he was in a major basketball program out of high school.

Comment from wizbulletman0
Time May 22, 2009 at 11:48 PM

Does anyone know when we will be working out the players projected at our spot?

Derozan, Harden, Holiday etc.

I am not a fan of Jordan Hill or Thabeet really

And it would be awesome if we were able to trade up to get Rubio (except the rumors i dont like —-5th pick + McGee for Rubio—-hell no)

I would be fine if were able to put a package of Blatche + 5th pick for Rubio. Something centered around that without us giving away too much young talent.

Comment from FLOYDBT
Time May 23, 2009 at 10:53 AM

I agree 100% we cant give up javale i truly believe we should stay put and draft either Brandon Jennings or Harden..but im not sure about drafting a point guard because that would move gilbert to SG and i think he is to small to play SG, that would make our starting five even smaller than it already is and i strongly believe size is a major advantage now a days.

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 23, 2009 at 11:28 AM

FloyDBT: I wouldn’t be so reluctant to give up Javale right away…..it’s very difficult to find a center in this league with his size and athleticism…..give him 2 more years…..he will do some real damage….remember he is only a rookie, but look at his stats….for the few minutes he plays he did pretty well

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 23, 2009 at 11:30 AM

One Wizards player I really want to get rid of is Pecherov…..now I am sorry for the people here that like him or have high hopes for him, but personally I think he was a waste of a 1st round draft pick for us…..sad thing is I don’t think any other team wants him either

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 23, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Wizbulletman: why would you want to trade away Blatche and our 5th pick for Rubio, but not Javale and the 5th for Rubio? Blatche is way more developed than Javale is at the moment (considering Blatche has been in the league a couple years longer). Also, you have to look at the fact that we already have a young point guard, crittendon (who i might add we traded to get), so adding another young point guard just wouldnt make sense…..we need to get a shooting guard, small forward, or center because right now I don’t think Butler has anyone to back him up effectively, and our shooting guards are too inconsistent to depend on for the entire season

Comment from SportzWiz
Time May 23, 2009 at 11:38 AM

Anderson was in white and Watt had the red shoes on.

Comment from FLOYDBT
Time May 23, 2009 at 12:34 PM

yea Wizfan4life I agree thats why i said i dont like the trade idea.. I think if harden is still available he is the obvious pick because he is the most nba ready player in this draft and a good scorer and defender at a position of need..

Comment from wizbulletman0
Time May 23, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Well i think Blatche is too inconsistent and plus I think McGee’s upside is better and believe he will have a good shot at reaching it if he continues to develop. I am tired of hearing before the season “Is this the year Blatche breaks out”

To your PG comment Wizfan4life, if we drafted Rubio it would move Arenas to the off guard. I believe that they can be together on the court. Rubio is really young but he has been playing pro ball since he was 14. He is mature well beyond his years and could come in and start.

Our Lineup should look something like this.

G- Rubio – Critt – James
G- Arenas – Young
F- Butler – Dmac
F- Jamison – Collison – Songaila
C- Haywood – McGee – Thomas

Also I think Stevenson could be added to the deal and we take back Collison and his unfriendly 6 million dollar contract. That is if Rubio slips to number 3. Memphis is said to be really high on Thabeet.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 23, 2009 at 1:59 PM

Trading Blatche instead of JaVale McGee is a no-brainer. Blatche has shown us his upside — not much. McGee is already a productive Center in the league.

As to taking back Collison, he is definitely an underrated player; I’d love to have him (and to get rid of Stevenson).

But… Arenas ain’t moving to the 2. He needs the ball in his hands. Anyway, Rubio is 18. He is not ready to be a starting Point Guard in the NBA.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 23, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Any buzz about *any* of the players who’ve worked out so far, Sportswiz? Did *you* have any positive responses in particular?

Comment from edry09
Time May 23, 2009 at 3:43 PM

First of all: is Rubio willing to play in DC?
Do you think he is the solution to our guard problems?
anyway I’m pretty sure he will quickly learn the NBA game with Cassel along with Gil.

By the way, doesn anyone miss Antonio Daniels??? How does he feel in NO? I saw he had some playing time but he didn’t perform!!

Comment from wizbulletman0
Time May 23, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Sportswiz I asked this earlier:

When are the players that are slated at our spot supposed to start working out? Evans, Harden, Derozan, etc.

Comment from datonypony
Time May 23, 2009 at 7:32 PM

What do you guys think about Darko Mili?i?? He is often said to be one of the biggest busts blah blah only because he was in the 2003 draft, and only because he is given pathetic minutes. From what I see, if he is given heavier minutes he could be double double threat every night, he looks like a hard fighter, and if given minutes he would most likely repay it with strong playing. Would a trade be a possibility?

Comment from datonypony
Time May 23, 2009 at 7:52 PM

Also, I still believe that if Nick is used as a 6th man and can get 30-35 min a game. He can be scoring 18 points + a game as firepower off the bench.

Comment from SportzWiz
Time May 24, 2009 at 9:10 AM

Tom, its really hard to tell that much from 15 minutes of workouts, I thought vasquez looked good from what i saw, but again we are very limited in what we see.

wizbulletman – there hasnt been much info on that, teams dont really put out lists of dates because they change so often. The wizards don’t have workouts this week as the guys will be in chicago for the pre-draft camp.

Comment from doclinkin
Time May 24, 2009 at 9:56 AM

In other Wizards news, take a look at JaVale going Mr Fantastic in the Drew League (LA) summer contests.

Special bonus: Nick Young gets a couple nice ones, even throws in an assist.

James Harden has a nice blow-by.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgWAWiyziFg

Comment from doclinkin
Time May 24, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Gilbert and BDiddy are Drew League alumni.

Hey at least Nick and JVMcG are working with each other.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 24, 2009 at 10:56 AM

In the 80s, when I lived in SF, I used to love going to the summer leagues in the fieldhouses around town and watching my favorite nba players having fun in a situation where *there was no defense* and nothing was on the line. Tremendously entertaining. I’d watch Timmy Hardaway abuse Terrell Brandon and Gary Payton, then a college player, basically make every other guard (NBA’er Brian Shaw, etc.) look ridiculous.

In that same way, it’s equally entertaining to watch what JaVale can do with his incredible size and athleticism. Ditto watching Nick’s quickness and craftiness.

James Harden looks like he’s dropped 10 pounds, btw. And looks good. The new mock draft at http://www.draftexpress.com has Harden going 3d, followed by Thabeet, and Jordan Hill dropping to #5 where we take him (God forbid).

If Nick spends the summer playing Drew ball, he will not be a better NBA baller next year.

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:25 AM

McGee has one negative aspect to him that Blatche does not on a regular basis: McGee’s athleticism appears to cause him to get a lot of fouls early in games…..if you look at most of the box scores for the Wizards this season, you will see McGee’s personal fouls be up in the 4 and 5 range almost everytime he played more than 10 minutes

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM

doclinkin: though the moves James Harden makes in that youtube video look impressive: notice how no one is playing defense……i mean if every nba player played defense like those guys played in that video, Javale and Nick Young would be all-stars because they would average 30 points a game

Comment from doclinkin
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM

If Nick spends the summer playing Drew ball, he will not be a better NBA baller next year.

Disagree in this respect:

Nick could stand a confidence boost to remind himself why he loves the game, give energy to the rest of offseason workouts etc. Drew ball alone ain’t good enough, but it can help put the ball back in his hands and get the blood pumping. Positive attitude.

But more so: you can still find past years’ vids of Nick running in various summer contests showboating and the like. But I guarantee you, I never seen him pass a ball in any of those runs.

I think working alongside JaVale can be good for him, to play next to an actual NBA talent and collect cheers and backpats for feeding and featuring teammates instead of flying solo. It’s all part of the learning curve. He wouldn’t have made the NBA without learning that one-on-one fighter-pilot dogfight offensive game, but now he gets to forge identity as a teammate, taking his young pal around to various venues and taking pride in the accompts of a teammate. Tough to overstate how important that is– in a guard especially.

So yeah, no defense, but it’s not like you can learn defense in a gym by yourself shooting buckets either, nor pushing weights alone. He needs to hit weights, true, but getting the youngfella some run still can do some good.

Comment from doclinkin
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM

doclinkin: though the moves James Harden makes in that youtube video look impressive: notice how no one is playing defense……

No doubt. I was more impressed with the fact that Harden drove to his _right hand_ for once. Even if he finished lefty. Dude never showed a right hand in college. A hopeful sign for a future adjustment since scouts would sniff that out quick.

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 24, 2009 at 1:59 PM

The only negative I have about Harden from that video is he is too quick to shoot…..he does not look at his other options (like players wide open) before draining 3s

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 24, 2009 at 2:05 PM

K so I just saw a rumor that the Wizards have been in discussion of trading McGee and our 5th pick to the Thunder for their 3rd pick…..the source also said that we most likely wouldnt get Rubio because he’s going at number 2, so we would take Thabeet…..don’t y’all think that would be a worthless trade for us? I mean sure Thabeet is taller than McGee, but McGee is way more athletic….plus the Thunder would get McGee and potentially Harden with that 5th pick

Comment from GlingGling
Time May 24, 2009 at 2:34 PM

WF4L, regarding Harden, a lot of college players are like that. The three point line is very attractive in the college game, plus there is less discipline overall. A good coach in the NBA would take care of the deficit pretty quick, the bench can be a great motivator.

Regarding Thabeet vs McGee. I don’t see McGee with any greater potential to bust out than Thabeet. Although we don’t really know what either is capable of in the NBA game. We’ve seen flashes from McGee, but they have only been mere flashes. They could both work out. I’d take either, and if it fixes the roster problem, Thabeet probably has the edge.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 24, 2009 at 2:34 PM

doc — there are *a lot* of moving parts in that parable you tell about Nick, confidence, learning to like passing, etc. We’ll just have to see.

Obviously, we *all* hope he turns into an NBA player. Right now, that’s not what he is.

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 24, 2009 at 3:57 PM

Does anybody know how many teams this season were below the luxury tax limit? Because maybe we could dump a player like songaila (im just suggesting him because he has a player option, and the Wizards should do their best to get rid of this cause Songaila will most likely accept it in 3 years) and maybe our 2nd round pick for that teams 2nd round pick or something…..kind of like the clippers did with denver?

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 24, 2009 at 5:35 PM

How would we “dump” him? I.e., you have to take back salaries when you trade them — tho I guess you can take back a trade exception, but I think you have to make good on it (i.e. take in the salary it represents) within a year.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 24, 2009 at 5:37 PM

No truth to the rumors about trading JaVale to move up in the draft, according to Wizards Insider.

Comment from Wizfan4life
Time May 24, 2009 at 6:04 PM

Tom: then my question is, what made the Marcus Camby trade between the Clippers and the Nuggets work out? I mean, didn’t the Nuggets only receive 2 future 2nd round picks?

Comment from Phemy
Time May 24, 2009 at 8:18 PM

… well, I don’t really know much about all this draft stuff, but if I had top pick 2 guys, I’d go with “Christmas” and “Holiday” ;>

And yeah, don’t trade javale! We need that kid!

…and GO ORLANDO!

Comment from neal
Time May 24, 2009 at 10:05 PM

I think there’s a 50/50 chance the Wiz will trade their pick and a player for someone else’s pick (this year or next) and a player.

I don’t look for Thomas to be going anywhere, because of his penalty clause in the event of a trade. I don’t think Pecherov is going anywhere because he’s cheap, he’s big, and he’s young. I imagine Saunders will want to see him for a while before giving up on him. And there’s nothing on film that would make another GM want Pecherov. Arenas isn’t going anywhere because of his questionnable knee. A GM that traded for Arenas and then had his knee become cronic would be lynched. Too risky.

On the other hand, Jamison and Young are both 1 on 1 players who will have a lot of adapting to do in a more structured offense. They should be worth more to some other team. Moreover, as I’ve said before, Jamison makes more sense for a team that’s competing for a championship now, because of his age. He’ll be over the hill by the time our team peaks.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:00 PM

lol….the cavs are down 2-1….s/b 3-0….lol….

Glad to Have Sam”I am” Cassell aboard…..great mentor for JC

Comment from Wizards4Life
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:13 PM

RIGHT with you DcButler357 that what i was going to say why do we need to trade anything we beat the cavs butt 3x this year (yea i said 3 you know im right) and they walked threw the east like a sunny day in the park till they hit the magic but i think we would match them much better than the Cavs ever could.. so in short this is a deep playoff team when healthy point blank call it what you want i call it like i see it

Comment from dcbutler357
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:13 PM

Mike Brown gave props to the Wiz on his post-game??

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Yeah DCB….. don’t ya love it! Howard gets a beautiful block from behind on LeSnooze….. they call his 6th foul on him and give LeSnooze 3 free throws. It’s hard to beat the Cavs and the refs, but, they did

I think you are right Neal. Getting the 5th pick will no doubt make for a very exciting summer. Lots of talk. Some valid…. most not… but all fun

Thomas is going somewhere, but, not till after next season lol. Who is Pecherov? The name sounds familiar? Is he that guy on the Jamacan ice hockey team? Arenas? I understand Ernie is wearing “beefed up” turtlenecks these days? Jamison will probably play better past his prime than most do before it so it’s a wash.

Peaceful Memorial Day All. Shout out to all our troops

Comment from dcbutler357
Time May 24, 2009 at 11:35 PM

YES, DON’T FORGET THE TROOPS

It may be a holiday, but we enjoy it because of GREAT SACRIFICE

Comment from edry09
Time May 25, 2009 at 1:44 AM

Can somenoe tell me where I can find some accurate NBA salaries. So far I used Hoopshype ones but it seems they arent updated.
Thank you guys.

Comment from doclinkin
Time May 25, 2009 at 2:03 AM

Salaries:

http://www.shamsports.com is the best I’ve found.

Comment from doclinkin
Time May 25, 2009 at 2:04 AM

Salaries page here:

http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/index.jsp

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 25, 2009 at 6:51 AM

W4L — I don’t know how the Camby trade worked out, but they have to have taken back either salary or a commitment to pay salary (a trade exception).

Comment from GlingGling
Time May 25, 2009 at 2:37 PM

The Camby trade worked through a $10mil exception good for one year. That means they have one year from the day of the trade to spend $10mil signing another player.

The wiki page for the NBA Salary Cap talks about it, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Salary_Cap .

Comment from gbkdc
Time May 25, 2009 at 6:33 PM

Grifon Racing: Mike Brown gave the Wiz props? What did he say?

Comment from edry09
Time May 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM

doclinkin: THANK YOU

Comment from getabigboyoffense
Time May 25, 2009 at 9:24 PM

Okay, I know I’m viewed as the biggest Wizards mark on the blog, but after watching every playoff game so far, I’m positive that we are a better team (when healthy) than any of them.

Not the Cavs, Nuggets, Lakers, or Magic has a better starting five than Gil, AJ, CB, BW and either AB or DM. Given our current squad and the experience that our young guys got this year, my preference is:
1 Gil Critt James Dixon
2 Caron Young DeShawn
3 Antwan McGuire
4 Blatche Darius Petch
5 Brendan McGee Thomas

Great scoring, great rebounding. Need some coaching on the defensive end.

I believe that we should not resign Dixon and try (somehow) to get rid of Thomas and Petch (good luck).
We should trade the first round pick for a future plus cash and they take Thomas. I’d be willing to keep James because I believe he can contribute. Petch (although I think he is a good team guy, needs to get playing time in Europe).The poet is cooked.

Comment from getabigboyoffense
Time May 25, 2009 at 9:25 PM

make that BW BH…sorry Brendan

Comment from getabigboyoffense
Time May 25, 2009 at 9:46 PM

SportsWiz, How about a blog topic focused on whether or not NBA players should be limited, by contract, from participating in non-NBA games?

I believe that Stern’s Napoliantic complex of world basketball dominance oby the NBA by encouraging (forcing might be strong wording) star players to participate has led to injury and reduction of quality playing time of NBA stars, particularly in the playoffs.

I think that teams should be allowed to restrict players, in whom thay have made significant investment, from playing in ANY non-NBA scheduled games.

I also think that it is time that the NBA teams get rid of the “Money first” commissioner and hire a NBA-basketball-first leader.

Comment from neal
Time May 25, 2009 at 9:51 PM

Because of the extra cash a team would have to pay if they traded for Thomas (due to the clause in his contract), he ain’t going anywhere.

Any news on the assistant coaches from the Jordan era. Are they officially still with us?

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time May 25, 2009 at 9:53 PM

Gbkdc… DCButler said that. I turned the game off before Mike Brown’s comments.

Gabbo… Thomas probably makes too much money and with his trade “kicker” it would make that kind of trade pretty hard to make. Thomas or Mike James probably will be packaged with “a” pick (which one or both.. who knows.. why this time of year is so much fun). They both make around the money required along with the pick and probably another player to make a “big” trade.

Pecherov has plenty of playing time in Europe. That is why he is our most experienced young guy. He just can’t get any playing time here lol.

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time May 25, 2009 at 9:59 PM

Neal from what I’ve read the only coach coming back is ….. Big Surprise… Wes Unseld Jr. Hubbard, Ayers, and Hopla are not returning.

Comment from neal
Time May 26, 2009 at 7:01 AM

I guess Pollin has transferred his loyalty to Wes Unseld to his son. I’m sorry to see Ayers and Hopla go.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 26, 2009 at 7:28 AM

Getabig — you name a starting five and say “great rebounding.” But, in fact, only AJ rebounds in that group. Andray and Brendan, for example, are both below-average rebounders at their positions. Let alone that Caron really doesn’t have the handle to play the 2, and Antawn has *never* been put at the 3 by any coach.

You are right, you are an over the top Wizards enthusiast! It’s great, of course, but I’m not sure it makes you a very objective blog “GM.”

Assuming no roster changes, our starting 5 is likely to be what it was b4 all the injuries, with Dom instead of DeShawn. That is a very solid set of starters. The problems begin when we go to the bench: Nick, Mike, Andray, Darius, Etan and DeShawn (recently) are all unproductive NBA players. Critt is developing, and so is JaVale: we’ll see where they go. No coach would be *depending* on them at this point. And Pecherov is basically an unknown.

We’re a middle of the pack team. This roster will likely make the playoffs but won’t likely make any noise.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 26, 2009 at 7:35 AM

We’re a better team than the Lakers? They start Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum… but we’re better than they are?

We’re a better team than the Celtics — they have Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Peirce and Rajon Rondo, but they are not as good as the Wizards?

The Nuggets aren’t our equals, even though their starting five includes Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and Kenyon Martin?

Comment from SportzWiz
Time May 26, 2009 at 8:23 AM

Gabbo, I like it. Can we hold off on going with that type of topic until international ball gets going?

Personally you won’t hear me say many bad things about Mr. Stern. The guy has made the NBA the best professional sports league in the world.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 26, 2009 at 10:25 AM

I couldn’t agree more — David Stern is probably the best commissioner in all of sports.

Comment from SportzWiz
Time May 26, 2009 at 11:07 AM

Yes he is.

Just think that when he took over the NBA Finals were on tape delay

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM

Right. Stern and Paul Tagliabue are the two great commissioners of our time.

It would be great if baseball had a guy like that.

Comment from gee wiz
Time May 26, 2009 at 1:44 PM

honestly i think we should pick a power foward or a point gaurd. at the two guard we have a defender which is something u need in this league at the two, kobe, allen, roy, joe johnson, redd, richardson, jackson, jr smith, ginobli, tmac, carter and hamilton are all premier two gaurds so deshawn is need to defend them. and like bowen he can hit the open 3. look at orlandos courtney lee, he is not the best shooter but he is a tough defender and like pietrus thier tough and can hit shots. nick young is a scorer hands down and thats all. but u need a scorer at the two also. well we have them in two players now if u can bring a 2 in the has both qualities then ignore what i just said. at point more than anyone i like flynn and at the 4 i like hill. if u bring a 4 u will have gil at point caron at 2 jamison at the 3 ur rookie at the 4 and haywood. of the bench critten, stevenson, mcguire, blatche. young and fast. all hustle players. thats a bench mob to me.

Comment from M2
Time May 27, 2009 at 2:48 PM

Few things:
GABBO I’m with you on Stern (he’s living on his “NBA Finals were on tape delay” legacy), he’s sanitized the league to such a degree that’s it’s sickening. He’s chosen to market players over teams (makes individuals rich but has led to bad team loyalty – I’ve got so many friends whose favorite teams have changed so many times due to where the movement of their favorite players it’s ridiculous) & I think that’s catching up to him. Kobe & LeBron don’t meet in the finals & it’s a bust (that’s a problem)… & they won’t. He’s also gone way overboard on how officiating is handled. EVERYONE longs for the days of yesteryear when guys could actually bang in the play-offs. & the fact that Howard & Kobe have 6 techs each & are teetering on one game suspension penalties is absolutely ridiculous. The way the game is called in 2009 is pathetic! I could go one & on in twenty different directions with how upsetting Sterns leadership is to me but none of you (ex GABBO) see it, so what’s the point? You’re the sheep he’s craftfully created…
Also, yes Tom we are as good (when healthy) as the top teams in the league! Butler, Jamison & Arenas are all ALL STARS are their names (when healthy) have all the shine that the names of guys you mentioned in an attempt to discount GABBO’s opinion have. Get with it my friend…

& Mike Brown basically said when asked about the match up problems with the magic the last couple seasons, “yeah there are teams we struggle in the regular season like the Wizards & the Magic but play-offs are a different thing & all that stuff should be out the door” or words to that effect. So yes, in a way that’s giving us props…

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time May 27, 2009 at 3:23 PM

Uh huh. Except for our record — last year, the year before, the year before that and the year before that — we’re one of the top teams in the league. Other than losing all those games, we are up there in the elite.

Comment from M2
Time May 28, 2009 at 12:10 PM

It’s a build…
3 seasons ago we acquired CB & it took him a few months to get adjusted (the following season he was an all star)
2 seasons ago things were looking pretty good for a very short while (EJ coaching the all stars etc) when Jamison & Butler battled injury bugs for a few weeks & then Gil went down…
We all know the last two seasons (this one past especially with practically everyone down at one point – starting the damn year with Dee i’ll never get another look in the league Brown)…
It’s why GABBO & I keep saying “on paper when healthy”. We’re more concerned with health & proper coaching. We have a great roster when those two things are also in place.
It’s well documented that we’ve given Detroit, Boston & Cleveland fits in the regular season (even when we’re going on fumes for rivalries sake at this point) because we have a solid core.
WHEN HEALTHY!
So speculating on this blog about Curry or Rubio or any of these 18 yr old kids that are NOT going to immediately contribute is most likely what drives GABBO & myself NUTS.
Next season will be BANANAS, watch!
Pretend our core is three all stars (Gil, CB3 & Tawn) & a healthy veteran big man (Wood) with a couple of serviceable veterans surrounding them in DSS, James, Blatche & D Song… Pretend Dixon, Thomas & Pech are semi dead weight (one of which we will let go) but also pretend we just got a bunch of kids under 23 yrs old in D Mac, Nick, Crit, & McGee in a draft day bonanza…
Just pretend for me.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time May 29, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Gbkdc and Grif,

Brown was stating that there are a few teams that has Cleveland’s “number” and gives them fits and mentioned Detroit and Washington as one of the teams.