Point Guard-Gilbert Arenas-Randy Foye-Javaris Crittenton

Shooting Guard-Mike Miller-Nick Young-Tony Allen
Small Forward-Caron Butler-Andres Nocioni -Dominic McGuire

Power Forward-Antawn Jamison-Andray Blatche-Dominic McGuire

Center-Brendan Haywood-JaVale McGee-Fabricio Oberto

“What do you think about this scenario?

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So all us Wizards fans know that Mike James and Deshawn are gonna be useless for us next year so what about this 3 way deal?

Celtics get: Beno Udrich
Kings get: Mike James, Deshawn Stevenson and Brian Scalibrine
Wizards get: Andres Nocioni and Tony Allen

It’s no secret the Celtics have been wanting to dump both of these guys and they desperately want a PG, possibly to replace Rajon sometime soon. Beno is a capable PG with enough experience to satisfy this need and with the drafting of Tyreke Evans I don’t think the Kings are interested in keeping Beno (6 mil) for the duration of his 3 year deal. Adding 3 vets could improve the Kings young guys and with all 3 bringing expiring contracts the Kings could go after a big free agent next year. Nocioni would give the Wizards a PF/SF to fill the depth that we need in both positions and Tony Allen would be in case Nick Young doesn’t step it up.

Thoughts?”

Breakout Player among the Young Posse-
As much as it should be Blatche or Young I am going to step out and predict that Javale McGee will be our Young Posse breakout player this year. He is going to in practice and games put Flip in a position where he has to play him. I know that as a Center that is a big prediction. I am steeping out with Javale because he is determined to be the best player he can be.

Gil will win the comeback player of the year has he lead us into the playoffs. I predict Gil will average 24 points, 7 assist and 2.5 steals per game. Will make the nall star team.
Newcomer of the year will be Mike Miller. he will fill in at both SG and SF. Wizards will have a lethal outfit when in certain instances Arenas, Jamison, Miller Butler and Haywood will be on the floor to spread it out.

Most improved Wizard will be Caron Butler who will also make the all star game. he will thrive from Gil’s new approach to the game.

And with head’s-up passers like Caron, MM6, Gil, Foye– even Dom & Dray (in spot minutes)– the ball should be popping around the court. Crisp movement off the ball, nice timing on the pass to the open player, the assist rate should rise significantly compared to the dribble-hand-off preference of the Eddie Jordan sets (reduces TO’s, but emphasizes the one-on-one mismatches more than passing).

Great to hear that he’s tuned up and fit. Dropping soda will help him keep the stamina and avoid fatigue-based injuries. More importantly an athletically lean and crisp Caron has a solid chance to play the point-man in Flip’s dynamic parabolic floating match-up zone whosis defense. Caron in the Spreewell/Tayshuan/Trenton Hassell role. Caron has the quick hands, smarts, anticipation and long arms to fit the system, he only needs a notch of quix in the feet and lateral skip moves to really make it work.

That and Jamison playing at SF a few more minutes per game will help. Flip likes to go Big. AJ is no intimidator in the paint sealing the weakside agaisnt backdoor and second chance points. With AJ outside there’re fewer angles of weakness if he’s a wing-player more than a low-post last-line defender. A bigger player next to Big Wood– Dray/Obie/Dom (even McGee eventually)– will make a ton of difference at stretches when defense is the primary need.

Though right, that adds to the backcourt log jam as well. Nice problem to have.

I expect the line-ups to be pretty fluid for the first half of the year while Flip experiments. I’m worried less about over all record than how well we play late-season. But from here, the depth looks pretty nice in all respects, save perhaps PF, unless Dray does take that step forward well expect out of him. Or McGee figures out positional defense. Or hey, Dom develops a low-post finishing move.