Game Day Miami
5:24 AM…Dave Johnson checking in from Miami….to cut to the chase the Wizards need to have less one-on-one play and more ball movement if they are to have a chance at success down here…Miami is always a tough place to play and at 5-1 the Heat are playing as a team….In he last three games the Wizards have turned the ball over 61 times and only had 58 assists. That is not how that ratio is supposed to work and in large part that explains why things are not working right now for the Wizards. The encouraging sign is that even with the injuries to Antawn Jamison and Mike Miller– there is the talent to still have success and in hearing the players talk they understand what needs to be done….so I guess it is just do it—-that could end up as a marketing slogan–nah it’s too simple…But it will be important because the Heat are tough on defense and they will press the Wizards……Randy Foye says one way to play Dwyane Wade is to also attack him and make him work on the defensive end….in other words do to him what he likes to do to others..and Flip Saunders notes it is important to try and limit Wade’s touches if that is possible and then also put him a position where you can help on defense.BLOGCAST—radio and blogging together—starts at 7:30 PM with Flip Saunders comments—on the dial we have great radio stations from Cumberland to Lynchburg….closer to home our flagship is 106.7 FM THE FAN in Washington and in Baltimore 1370 AM…..and there will be a LISTEN LIVE link to listen on the computer…..
UPDATE: SportzWiz checking in…The 2009-10 All-Star ballot came out today and three Wizards were named on the Ballot, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler…For more Click here.
6:17 PM…Dave and Glenn checking in GILBERT ARENAS IS A QUESTION MARK.. with a sore calf …it is not serious…could play update you as we have it….Andray Blatche will start tonight instead of Fabricio Oberto who will come off the bench.
6:48 PM Starting lineup update..Arenas is out with a strained left calfit will be Randy Foye and DeShawn Stevenson in the back court..Brendan Haywood in the middle and Caron Butler and Andray Blatche at the forwards
7:32 PM CHHH CHANGES…ARENAS IS OIUT THERE AND WILL PLAY……Heat will go with Wade Chalmers Jermaine O Neal Quentin Richardson and Michael Beasley
Posted: November 10th, 2009 under Wizards.
Comments
Comment from Rick
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:31 AM
i agree, it is time to start Dray.
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:57 AM
i say start dray, and have butler coming off the bench. i know it sounds crazy but butler hasn’t been playing well lately, so the wiz need to shake things up. then the wiz can start dominic and nick young, with gil, blatche, and haywood, with butler, foye, deshawn, and oberto coming off the bench.
with nick on the floor, the wizards offense is going to be moving either way, and have nick guarding q rich, and have dom guarding wade to start the game. if the wizards’ defense isn’t working properly, just substitute in deshawn and/or butler.
i don’t know, just an idea that popped into my head, but i’m pretty sure butler wouldn’t go for it, but he needs to do something to get his game going.
i hope dominic sees some playing time tonight, after that good performance against the suns, he’s a hustle player and can get those rebounds, and some of the passes the team is missing without mike miller.
Comment from reddog271
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Butler off the bench? no that’s a very bad idea. he’s the second best player on the team. one of the best shooters, one of the best defenders. Bad Ida.
as far as nick young. He looks lost every minute he’s on the floor.
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 12:10 PM
seems like a case of deja vu from last year, guys getting hurt and unproven young guys coming in not knowing what to do… let’s try and get healthy soon so we can start competing with the eastern elite
Comment from Rick
Time November 10, 2009 at 12:22 PM
butler will not be coming off the bench. that’s silly. however, he does need to up his 0.7 assists per game. that is horrible and way out of character for Caron.
i think having Gil back has really thrown Caron off his game. Caron watches Gil hog the ball and chuck up contested shots and thinks, well I guess that I better do the same. it doesn’t help when Foye comes in to spell arenas and chucks up just as many early-in-the-shot-clock contested jumpers.
i like Haywood’s aggressiveness on the boards, but with him too, you know that anytime he catches the ball in the post, he is gonna shoot.
So what is the solution? It all starts with Gil. He needs to focus more on setting up his teammates without losing his aggressiveness and scorer’s mentality. Basically he needs to take fewer bad shots but not necessarily fewer shots.
And Flip has to play Haywood and Oberto together less. With both of them on the floor at once, it clogs up the driving lanes for Gil and Caron and gives us 2 guys who can’t hit a shot beyond 10ft.
Unfortunately it is hard for us to resolve that issue. If Dray is already playing 30+ minutes at the 4, then who else? McGuire – he also can’t shoot? Caron – he is definitely undersized for a 4, but may be the best option.
Comment from Rick
Time November 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM
interesting that Mike James just came down with a hand injury. i think Paul Davis might be able to give some valuable minutes at the 4.
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 12:59 PM
arenas has to learn how to set up players, which ones to set up, where different players like the ball, and when to shoot, basically how to be a control pg. he’s a scoring point by nature, so it’s going to take time for him to learn this way, but hopefully it doesn’t take too long.
but even at that, there have been many times he has set up butler, and butler hasn’t come through. butler’s poor bball iq, mixed together with a slump = disaster. luckily his great rebounding has allowed him to get more points, as well as his great stealing ability. but butler is going to need to learn to let his game come to him, and find a go to move so that he can be more effective in the game.
i still think nick should get some minutes tonight though, because on any given night he can get 15+ points. if he’s not playing well sub him out.
dominic should get some minutes as well for defensive purposes. foye on wade spells disaster, and deshawn won’t be able to play all 36+ minutes of the time wade will be on the court.
Comment from llballa19
Time November 10, 2009 at 1:00 PM
I like the idea of starting Dray, either way I hope he continues his strong play.
I don’t ever see Caron coming off the bench. He can get hot at times in the game and seem unstoppable. He just has to get his jumper falling again and his confidence will be back.
He also has to take care of the ball and not try to force the ball in tight spots and if he turns the ball over hustle back on defense. That is basketball 101, when you turn the ball over you need to be the first person hustling back on D.
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 1:01 PM
i agree with gray.. foye is not known for his defense, and we know how good deshawn and dominic are on defense.. i say start deshawn and let foye come off the bench.
any word on how much longer miller and jamison will be out?
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 1:21 PM
I think the point being made about Caron’s excessive playing time is that he’s not playing team ball, not that he isn’t any good….us talking about what he needs to do is the reason why he needs to ride the pine a lil, AND figure out how to display his skills, in conjunction with team play….IMO
Figure it out and win one, PLEASE 
We don’t have any other teams that have a chance this year!!!!!
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Hmmmmm, I will say this with a heavy heart, but Miller and Jamison being out is a major problem, but it’s not the problem, in itself. It reminds me when EJ was coach and said “our offense is centered around Gil, and since he’s injured….”. Stop focusing on who’s in/out/upside down/etc. Get plays that work with the players we have on the bench, play the correct players that will work for the system and let’s go!!! All these dang excuses….good conversation, but the season is here now….dlts20, you’re on the bench calling the O, and subbing the players 
Comment from Jaba
Time November 10, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Let’s go Wizards! We NEED this win badly!!!!!!!!
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 2:46 PM
since when do players have guaranteed starting spots or minute minimums? if a player is not giving you the best chance at winning then go with the player who does. no matter if its between oberto and Dray or caron and dom. there is no question about who is better between butler and dom. Butler hands down. but does that necessarily mean he gives you the best chance at winning with the other players on the floor? if dom can slow wade down better than anyone else on our team (which he can) then why not play him more when we play teams he can excel against? with gil, foye or slick, and blatche in the game we have scoring. we need defense. we cant exchange baskets the whole game. we have to slow wade down.
if you look at when we struggle the most, its when we have 3 wing players who are great scorers and two inside guys who are terrible scorers. it makes the wing guys all try to overcompensate. to wing scores and a D guy and one inside scorer and a D guy is when we are successful.
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 3:11 PM
one thing i said in the preseason, after jamison went out, is this team is lacking an offensive post presence. i said if this team didn’t get someone to fill that void, then this team would become a jump shooting team, and lately, that is exactly what this team has been.
like maggicman said, when you have two big guys who can’t score inside playing with 3 wing players, the 3 wing players are going to try to compensate, and that usually = jump shooting; unless you have a wing player like melo, kobe, etc who can post up.
i think that’s what the wizards need right now, a 1,2, or 3 who can post up and score in the post. and i think the guy who should do it is caron butler. every year for the past 3 years caron has migrated further and further away from the basket with his shots. last season, he at times would just jack threes. this season he’s just taking contested long range twos (the worst shot in the game).
so i think caron should take time to redevelop his post game. there is absolutely no reason why caron shouldn’t be able to abuse q rich in the post. plus with caron’s great rebounding, being closer to the rim, he can get second chance shots as well. i think doing this would not only allow him to get a rhythm, but also the entire offense.
Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time November 10, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Big thumbs up for ‘Dray in Miami.
Go Wiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment from Aj
Time November 10, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Lets go Wizards!! We could use this game as a confidence booster if we win. I hate losing to teams in our own division. I’m also tired of people killing me for saying the wizards were going to be very good this year. If Gilbert wants to know the right way to play pg he should watch steve nash. Last night he had 20 and 20 against the sixers and it was amazing. Nash finds the right balance in his attack scoring and assisting. It would help if Gil had antawn and mike in the lineup to pass to though.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Ok here is my opinion on the team this far:
1. Caron is not the problem-CB3 is an all star player in the elite NBA, and he just like Gil are pressing a tad bit on offense and defense. I agree his assists stats are HORRIBLE, however as the season goes on his assists, rebounding and scoring will go up, just playing within the offense. The team is still trying to establish chemistry and in 7 games folks, they just don’t have it as of yet.
2. Assists-The two games we have won this year, the Wizards are averaging over 25 assists a game, in the five we did not about 16-18 a game. This one STAT is a very telling stat, and one to keep an eye on as the season moves forward.
3. Dray as a starter-This one is a no brainer, is it really important if Dray starts the game or is it more important if Dray is in at winning time? Dray has been great this year, and he gets his minutes and his confidence is there.
4. FG%-This comes from (or the lack of a better %) from ball movement, one on one play, and launching quick jumpers. All are a by product of trusting your teamates and chemistry. We take contested shots, and bail teams out by not going inside\out. That one concept would free up our shooters.
5. Chemistry-We have some new parts to this team, and a new coaching staff, and guys coming back from injury (this is all relative) It takes time to mesh, however at this point in the season, our record is what what are team is (to this point) however I feel at the end of the season, we will be a lot better, this is a good team, that is playing bad basketball.
Hopefully we will see a high pick n roll, with Dray and Arenas, or Foye and McGee? Or a 1-3 set with Arenas at the top of the key, or a few more double screens for our shooters.
The bench also needs to be a spark, we have not get it consistently yet, they need to come in the game establish or change tempo and bring ENERGY every night. With Dray\McGee combo, I would love to see Flip get more agressive with a trap, since you have two shot blockers in the game, speed the game up, and get some easy transition buckets.
My two cents…….And yes Wizards get the win tonight, a much needed one.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 4:32 PM
And one more thought, Gilbert go back to being Agent Zero aka Habichi that is your game and personality. The team needs it’s “swag” back and that entertainer that everyone in the NBA took notice too, picked the team, the city, fans, and most important your teamates up. At the end of the day Gil, you are what they thought you are”!
Agent Zero
We go as far as you will take this team PERIOD……..
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 4:37 PM
And I like to add, all positions can post up, whether it’s Gil, Caron, Dray, whomever it doesn’t matter. You need to feed the post, and exploit match ups (much like the Suns did to us with Richardson and Hill) and milk it until the other team does something to make you change. We have to have the guards continue to feed the post, and have faith that the post will kick it back, or the post will go to the basket. Gil has an advantage tonight when Arroyo is in the game, to go to the block. You will see DWade go to the post up early in the game tonight, all an Elite player needs to get going is a few shots to go down then the rest of the game comes easy. So again lets get Gil, Dray, CB3, McGee whomever going and you will see the rest of there games pick up!
Comment from Aj
Time November 10, 2009 at 4:59 PM
I read somewhere on nba.com that Andray Blatche has been getting really tired at the end of games and that is why Flip can’t play him major minutes. This is also why he didn’t play the last 5 minutes against the suns if everybody didn’t already know.
Comment from Gary
Time November 10, 2009 at 5:35 PM
I think Paul Davis needs to get into the rotation. He’s a smart big that can play defense, rebound and put the ball in the basket. I understand Coach S. likes to play only 7-8 guys in the rotation, but heck, if one or two are having an off night, you got to shake things up.
Davis will put up some good numbers if he’s given the chance.
Comment from Bridge
Time November 10, 2009 at 5:36 PM
You need to feed the post, and exploit match ups (much like the Suns did to us with Richardson and Hill) – - JMalone1990
Oh, they did that to the Sixers too yesterday. That was an amazing game; Nash is Nash, Richardson was HOT and you wouldn’t even be able to tell that Hill is his age with how he’s playing – that’s amazing! I recall hearing Glenn say on the radio how amazed he is every time he sees Nash play 
. That’s exactly how I feel when I see Andre Iggy play! My problems (which are very few)…but STILL – my problems are just all of a sudden behind me when seeing him play lol. It’s like…a miracle! Gotta see that team live!
What up with my man Dray? Maybe either due to two things: that gun-shot incident or just need better conditioning…or both. Dray – you gotta get better my man! And also, why have people been picking on Caron; leave Caron alone! Considering the fact that he’s had to carry this team with Tawn, of course he’ll be (as people have called him) a “ball-hog”. But I guess that every season, the fans of a team need a new person to “pick on”. A lot of things need to be considered like: is he being fed good looks, etc.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 6:32 PM
A ball hog is a ball hog no matter how skilled the player is.
Comment from Jaba
Time November 10, 2009 at 6:46 PM
There’s a lesson to be learned from watching Phoenix play. It’s not just about Nash…seems like the whole team is committed to making the extra pass!
I wonder if we have to many big egos on our team….
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 6:49 PM
JeffM,
I never (okay 98% i don’t) disagree with you. If you get time, check out dlts20’s movie script/post from the other day. I REALLY think he has it all figured out, but what do i know, i’m just a blogger…..
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:08 PM
@dcbutler-I will check it out, and thanks for that……..And what do I know (I’m just a blogger as well, lol)
Comment from Bridge
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Well then let’s just get rid of Caron – no more Caron as a Wizard! I always felt like he’d be PERFECT over there in Utah anyway; Utah would finally win that Championship baby! Trade him & someone else in return for Carlos Hoozer…Ooops, I mean Carlos BOOzer. Bet Wizards fans would be all boo-whoo then. #TEAMCARON!
~Sad that the appreciation for another doesn’t take place till that person is gone.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:21 PM
6:17 PM…Dave and Glenn checking in GILBERT ARENAS IS A QUESTION MARK.. with a sore calf …it is not serious…could play update you as we have it….Andray Blatche will start tonight instead of Fabricio Oberto who will come off the bench.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:26 PM
Great Blatche with the start, man I hope Arenas can go ……….Dave and Glenn, have a great call, and thanks again for the live blog cast!
@dcbutler-that was a well thought out post by dlts20, and very long, lol…..but also very good!
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:41 PM
just announced on CSN, that Gilbert is out of tonight’s game…..Dave and Glenn can you confirm this?
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:43 PM
JeffM,
It was good. It wasn’t throwing anyone under the bus (i think), it was just saying who should work well together. Then again, I do pretty much overlook a lot of things and just pull out the good, for the most part, or I would be on here yelling at everyone…lol…JUST PLAYING
Well, let me chill before the game, gotta roll after the game……
LETS GO WIZ
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:45 PM
hope we aren’t in for a tough night… we’re down 5 players tonight.. arenas, jamison, miller, crittenton, and james. young guys gotta step up
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Arenas is out with a strained left calf
it will be Randy Foye and DeShawn Stevenson in the back court..Brendan Haywood in the middle and Caron Butler and Andray Blatche at the forwards
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:49 PM
that might be our best lineup combo given what we have… nick, dom, and javale need to step up.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Wow, anopther injury………What is going on with this team? geezzzzzzzzzzz……..
Looks like Nick will get some time, and we will need his scoring tonight. Maybe DeShawn can also find the stroke as well……
Comment from Aj
Time November 10, 2009 at 7:57 PM
This team will NEVER win a title again because they are CURSED!! Go wizards even though we are going to lose. I am sorry to say it. So much optimism coming into the season but I forgot we were CURSED!!
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:01 PM
@AJ-I know it looks bad, but again it is early in the season, so don’t abandon ship just yet ok?
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:08 PM
wow easy on the curse stuff.. i am bummed too….but it is not serious he looked great in warm ups….and should be back saturday…
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:10 PM
man, will the wizards luck ever turn around?
the wizards could get lebron james on the team, and he would be injured for half the year.
young guys will hopefully step it up, but against the heat, who are on a roll, this doesn’t look good.
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:14 PM
GREAT that blatche is starting!! but where the heck is tom? 20 min till tip off and still no comments? im worried! lol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:14 PM
this will be our fifth different lineup in eight games…and fourth in as many games
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:18 PM
maybe tom’s trying to take one from the team
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:18 PM
the wizards need to develop chemistry, but it’s hard when players keep getting injured like this.
the wizards are going to need a big night from butler. their defense sure won’t miss gil, but their offense will.
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:22 PM
im predicting that with gil out, dray goes for 30+
you heard it from me first! lol
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:24 PM
hopefully having deshawn starting will help us establish the defense from the start
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:27 PM
the starting lineup is a decent defensive one
foye, stevenson, butler, dray, haywood, they are all capable of playing decent defense
again, i think offense will be the main problem. the wiz have proved they can hold teams below 100 points, now it’s a matter of scoring 100 points.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Oh man another injury?
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:29 PM
april fool’s in november.. agent zero playing
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:30 PM
gil will play!…………..
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Hey is Gilbert’s calf fine now? Does anyone have an update to the status of his calf? I read that he was hurt again. Not an injury… so nothing too serious.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Now Gilbert is playing wow, what drama before the tip, lol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:33 PM
chhh changes
Arenas is out there and will play
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:34 PM
is it just me or does gil have the freshest haircut ive ever seen on him?
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Argh I got no video today.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:41 PM
stevenson starts to guard wade
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:41 PM
ok gil good to go then not playing back to good to go in like 10 mins lol sounds like the old Gil to me lets get back to Team Ball
Comment from wermol
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Oh wow
7:32 PM CHHH CHANGES…ARENAS IS OIUT THERE AND WILL PLAY
Thats not the order of words you should be using if you care about the listeners health. Before I got to the “there and will play” bit my heart skipped a beat 
glad he is playing though
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:43 PM
i think starting d-steve over foye is the smarter idea for defensive purposes imo
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:44 PM
agree tag flip last time we played the heat D-Wade posed up on Foye and he shot was never off
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:45 PM
let’s hope caron has a good game since this is the team that drafted him
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:46 PM
can’t have careless turnovers like that.. cmon cb3
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:47 PM
so fast i cant type with the game but we are looking good so far
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:48 PM
stevenson is very tough in wade
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:48 PM
lets keep going inside and make the extra pass, first shots have been jumpers
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:48 PM
haywood just hit AB with a bow to the face over a rebound lol
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:49 PM
I’m away from… everything (despite this quick note) and can’t watch the game. 
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:49 PM
im telling you its the team we were in aww of to start the season on the floor tonight
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:50 PM
starters playing much better, and better ball movement
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:51 PM
I’m glad to hear that the Wizards are playing well. Hopefully the problems that have been plaguing them the last few games won’t be a problem today.
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:52 PM
bad play by blatche in getting stuck under the basket… good thing we’re getting this timeout right here
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:52 PM
six assist on 7 made field goals
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:52 PM
that was a good play just AB got stuck with no one to pass too
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:53 PM
whats the heats record they only lost one this year right?
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:54 PM
yeah true.. good play, just bad outcome, and poor transition defense. but it’s still early and it’s a tie game. gotta come out of this timeout aggressive
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:54 PM
yhree turnovers a coancer for the wizards
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Haha verizon center.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:56 PM
haywood has been something great block
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:56 PM
12-2 edge miami for pts in the paint.. gotta get in the paint more. good defensive stand here
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:56 PM
now thats 2 good D# plays got to love that
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Dave and Glenn, the assists numbers are key, again if we can get to 25 or more we should win
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:57 PM
That’s great D by Haywood. I’m glad he’s there.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:58 PM
3 blocks wow! GOod job Haywood.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:59 PM
i love what i have seen so far awsome D# just got to cut the turnovers and play some smart cutting O#
Comment from wermol
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Blatche with 2 early fouls, but offensively despite settling for jumpers the jumpers are at least open.
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Much better team with Dray in there with haywood
Comment from Aj
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:00 PM
So for the negativity earlier I am so happy arenas is playing.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:01 PM
haywoood three blocks
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Glen and DJ, you know student IDs never expire…lol
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Stevenson did not foul him….
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:03 PM
AJ its all good we all get in that mood from time to time
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:04 PM
What was Arenas thinking?Taking the jump shot…
Comment from wermol
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:04 PM
3 on 1 and going for a jumper………………………….
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:05 PM
yes that was a bad break and spacing
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Horrible decision by Arenas, Just horrible.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Caron cannot dribble into the trap, should have passed to the top of the key, not drive baseline……..
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:05 PM
people on this team need to come to the ball you got a guy traped some one is open
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Really? 3 on 1 and they went for a jumpshot? Not smart…
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:06 PM
OMG how did that even go down now that power
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:07 PM
hibachi
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Arenas classic…….DAGGER……..
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:08 PM
can gil MISS 3 pointers with less than 3 seconds on the clock?
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Oh my Arenas. He STILL GOT THE SWAGGER!
Comment from wermol
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:08 PM
ahhh Hibachi
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:08 PM
imagine if quarters were only 20 seconds long, the wizards would win every game lol
Comment from scj190
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:08 PM
boom! calf or no calf… thats what im talking about
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Rofl, I think the person guarding Arenas on that shot is always like, oh for goodness sake!
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Nice quarter. a few mistakes here and there, but no one/team is perfect, i’ll take it.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:09 PM
i just wanted to point something out alot of people got mad at Twan for yelling at the team for how they were playing then the same people got mad at the team for the way they were playing !!!
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:09 PM
It’s nice to see Hibachi’s back to his old self.
Comment from Aj
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Who said he wasn’t agent 0 any more.
Comment from scj190
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:10 PM
up 6 points with wade on the floor.. good start
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:10 PM
arenas playing a smart game
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Some problems but if we keep playing like this we will get this one no problem.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Nice he looked at the clock then bang right up with it
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Great shot by DMAC 12-2 run
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:12 PM
I really hope that Gilbert Arenas doesn’t over play himself today. I don’t want him to injure himself again and then be out for like the rest of the year because he played hard to help the Wizards try to win tonight.
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:13 PM
let’s hope not.
dray dray coming back in, this time for brendan
Comment from Jordan T.
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:13 PM
wow arenas tries to go up likes hes caron lol
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Oberto was playing bad defense. Haywood forced to foul…
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:14 PM
yeah, you can tell he’s limited also (on that layup)
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:14 PM
can’t settle for outside shots. i mean if your feeling it then yeah launch the rock but don’t settle for outside shots with more than 10 seconds on the shot clock.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:14 PM
ok Gil that was your only heat check keep that ball going to the glass
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Haywood has to help everyone….nothing new
Comment from dlts20
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Gil looked like he was limping on the way off but thats all good
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Take it to the hoooppp.
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:16 PM
That’s what I’m saying. I don’t want him to kill his leg over this.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:16 PM
thats why we need Haywood you got to keep you body on the big guys
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:16 PM
hmmmm, may need mcgee moreso than oberto for the boards
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:17 PM
we need to regroup
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:17 PM
we’re throwing up bricks… need to settle down and run the offense.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Don’t rush it guys, play smart inside offense.
Comment from wermol
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:18 PM
timeout at a good time
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:18 PM
yes you got to work the ball a little more b4 taking hard shots like that
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Foye just throwing it. Set a play.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:19 PM
I like stevenson’s mentality tonight, he knows what he’s in there for and doing it. I didn’t even notice him taking more than a shot or two (and they were open takes)
Hint hint dmac
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:20 PM
TAKE IT TO THE HOOP!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:21 PM
butler looking to attack
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:21 PM
now CB3 just taking it right at the rim not letting them sit on that jump shot
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:22 PM
4 blocks for haywood… nice game going so far
Comment from mcgeemaniac
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Hey guys, good to see Arenas out there, games are just much more fun with him in. I hope his calf is OK.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Wade coming back in, be careful guys!
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM
wow, another injury
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Oh my goodness another injury….
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM
looked like foye turned an ankle
Comment from mcgeemaniac
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:24 PM
OH no I hope FOYES injury is not serious
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:24 PM
video replay looked like a knee.. let’s hope’s it not serious
Comment from wermol
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:24 PM
That just can’t be – yet another injury.
Hope its not too bad
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Oh my goodness. Is Foye injured now?
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:26 PM
man.. what is up with our 2nd quarter performances this season?
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:26 PM
man.. what is up with our 2nd quarter performances this season?
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:26 PM
time to put Dre back in let him take care of some of the D# down low
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:26 PM
and the wizards bad luck strikes again
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:27 PM
dlts20, i think you were on to something……
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:27 PM
yeah would have liked to see us get it back up to a 10 point lead had possessions to do that
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:27 PM
We always do some things good, and then it just looks purely horrible.
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:28 PM
well let’s hope foye’s injury won’t keep him out too long.. if it does then nick needs to step up
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:29 PM
They need to regroup. They sound like they’re losing focus.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:30 PM
arenas able to turn dwayen wade
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:30 PM
good game, have to get better………
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:31 PM
good d
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM
the player ghuarding Blatche has very good defense.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM
you can look at this team and tell there playing with alot of confidence
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM
good work by blacthe
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
these guys are playing well, Arenas and Blatche…
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Wizards4life it sounds like it. I just really hope that all these injuries don’t hurt their confidence. These injuries have killed us in the past…
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Gil is playing hurt, only going to get so much out of him, but he’s playing smart
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
gilbert’s play has been fantastic from what i’ve seen (missed some of the second quarter)
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Great, O’neal has 3 Fouls now. But the heat have plenty of good defensive forwards to step up.
Comment from mcgeemaniac
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Yep good job holding this lead after Foye went down
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:34 PM
foye sprained right ankle questionable to return
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Hmm… We still have nick but, nick will have to up his game.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:35 PM
I wonder if McGee should be coming in instead of Oberto for blatche? We need that offensive threat, where do we get it when AB has to sit? He’s taking the pressure off of the other guys when he’s in
Comment from mcgeemaniac
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Thanks for the update DJ. I will take “questionable to return” favorably. At least it is not “out for the game” for sure because this suggests he could be back by next game?
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Hey guys just asking, how much is a regular season basic verizon center tciket?
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:36 PM
great passing! arenas to dray to brendan. 12 assists to 7 turnovers
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:36 PM
haywood and Dre just playing right off each other
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Now we are seeing what I have been waiting for assists, and inside\out basketball , and feeding the post!
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Blatche has greta hands/
Comment from mcgeemaniac
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Great passing down low, that is what I like to see
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Caron cannot force the action……….need ball movement, not driving hard one on one basketball
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:39 PM
That heat player had great footing.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Better yet, shouldn’t he post up Q
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Ok, good 1st half, get ready for dwade to take over….DMac we need you for the second half, only take jumpers as a last resort.
Comment from wermol
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM
the way this was going in the middle of Q2 I am glad we are up by 8
But whats surprising is that when we usually struggle with Wade in the game – tonight we’ve actually beat them with Wade in and struggled when he was out
Comment from mcgeemaniac
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Blatche also has 5 assists, very nice
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Would have been greta to have a 10 point lead by half but, I am satisfied.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM
other than the turnovers a very good half and gilbert manging things well
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:42 PM
i agree he needs to pass more but he is playing well its not easy to be a allstar with in a system that was made to give you open shots because there not crazy enuf to leave him open
Comment from dlts20
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:43 PM
The last 3 or 4 games, Gil looks weird. IDK if its the calf or what but he’s playing at a much slower overall speed than he was in the first 3 games of the year. Anyone else notice that? I can even hear Flip yell at him at times about picking up the pace. I hope he gets his speed back in this game or the next
Comment from Dakota Wizard
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:45 PM
DJ-Wizard
great call thus far in watching the TV broadcast with the sound down and the radio up..in the pre-game it listed who was inactive from the Wizards and it didn’t list Miller and I don’t see him near the bench did he make the trip to Miami?
Comment from llballa19
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Great first half from the Wiz!! Defense is excellent, gotta finish!!
Comment from dlts20
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:46 PM
It also will be interesting to see what happeneds if Foye cant go. Im guessing that Flip will take out Deshawn with like 3min left in the quarter and put in Young so Deshawn can then come back in when Gil sits and play the point
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:50 PM
i think its time we start to wright in Haywood for the allstar game i know its a strech because of shaq an Howard being in the east but he is playing some awsome ball this year
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Whew, I didn’t think about if Foye can’t go….Cmon NY, get your game ready
Comment from scj190
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:53 PM
who can tell me how this one is going to be won?
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:54 PM
When is the 3rd quart starting?
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM
smart game managemnet needs to contune,,,only 2 to for arenas
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:56 PM
@scj190-continue playing inside\out basketball, continue to swing the ball (assists), cut down the turnovers, and continue with the defensive rotations, and DMAC going the job on Wade (Haywood continuing to guard the basket).
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:57 PM
great set up from Arenas to DeShawn
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Must take it to the hoop again.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:58 PM
x rays negative on foye
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Foye will not return, can you confirm this Dave or Glenn?
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Is Foye alright though? How serious is his problem?
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:00 PM
got to keep the flow going to the middle we are locking them down on D# tho
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:00 PM
No turnovers and have tot ake it to the hoop;.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:00 PM
OMG………We are playing so well, so why have the last 3 shots been 3 pointers??????????
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:01 PM
nice tip by haywood
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Both teams too many turnovers.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM
we keep letting them off the hook
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Man, we have the gameplan in the 1st half, now we have come out in the 2nd looking like the last few games………….MAN
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:03 PM
If we had good hsots on those last few attempts… They were so bad shots.
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Too many turnovers.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:04 PM
You know DWade is coming, we have to play smart the rest of the game….like each possession is our last.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:04 PM
yeah nice lead but we have missed opportunties to pull away becasue the heat were missing shots
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:04 PM
yeah need to tell the guys in the time out get back to what was working so well we are getting some good shots but its time to mix em up inside outside just to keep them on there toe’s
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Thanks for the shout-out guys
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:06 PM
What is wrong with our passing oh my goodness
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM
14 turnovers 14 asists
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM
NEED TO SORT OUT PASSING!
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Uhh I’m having problems with the radio link. It’s being weird again.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM
I just do not get our team, you play so well in the 1st half, then in the 2nd you stop doing what got you the lead, what gives?
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Come on guys…
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:08 PM
starting to brake down need to weather the strom its going to be hard to hang on
and thanks for the shout out sorry i heard it just got lost in the game
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:09 PM
yoy are right datonypony
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Is anyone else having problem with the radio? I’m not hearing the game.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:09 PM
i hate how the wizards are so inconssistent.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:09 PM
remember we had most of those team assists in the 1st half!
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM
I hate they we have become a jump shooting team!
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM
too much penetration on our defense
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Oh is that the problem with the radio (the storm)? Hopefully it’ll get fixed soon. I want to know what’s going on.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM
15 TO’s by the Wizards
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Oh for goodness sake.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM
17-9 this quarter. WHat’s wrong guys.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM
we need to put the bench in, the ball movement and extra pass has stopped! The Wiz, are either launching j’s or putting their head down and plowing into the Heat hoping for a call
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM
16 TO’s ,,,,,,,,,,,WOW
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Oh my goodness. What the
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM
alright that was a good play by arenas
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM
All the lead we built in the first quarter just evaporated. because of frankly stupid playing.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:14 PM
7 turnovers in this quarter have hurt the wizards
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Once again more turnovers than assists. It’s not suppose to work like that!
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:14 PM
How much credit do we give the heat? Where do we go with the substitution this half?
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:15 PM
they are playing some tight D# on us now its how do you get to the basket when they are playing that hard.. we got to hit some shots to brake up that packed lane
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:16 PM
We need some smart playing and we really need to rebuild this lead.
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Wait Gilbert has 9 turnovers? Okay. Gilbert needs to start taking care of the ball more.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:17 PM
well, we better play smart, cuz we aren’t getting any calls, and they will get a lot of them…here’s NY
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Dwayne wade starting to kill uss.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:19 PM
brendan, u gotta kick the ball back out when two people drop down on you, good thing we got a foul call
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:19 PM
O’Neal trying to look the ref into flames
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:20 PM
3rd quarter collapse…
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:21 PM
OMG,,,,get this qrtr over with
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:22 PM
So frustrating. Why is that this seems to always happen.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Caron is the only guy on the floor who can shoot the ball how the heck do you win with that
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Grrr….. So annoying, horrible playing 3rd quarter. We better come back out better in the 4th.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:24 PM
LOL…..I will let someone else dissect the last few offensive series….but they weren’t using the picks correctly. Isn’t the guard supposed to brush their men off the pick?
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Can somebody look at the tape of the first half, and communicate that to the players!
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM
gotta play strong in the 4th. sucks that we’ve been playing strong through only one half of basketball…
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Wizards 5\17 with 7 TO’ in the 3rd……ugly
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Hopefully they’ll do better this quarter… they need to shut down D-wade.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:28 PM
That wasn’t three seconds but oh well I will take it :p
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:28 PM
caron got hammered but blacthe scored
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Need to grab the defensive board!
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:32 PM
hmm… we need to make stops.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:32 PM
got to get Haywood back in giving them too many chances.. also need Deshawn to play Arroyo but both tho’s guys need there rest
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:35 PM
mcguire was on wade some and did well
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:37 PM
wizards defense!!!
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM
LETS GO we are right back in this thing you can feel the swing
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:39 PM
GREAT D WIZ!!! We have to come up with points when we get O rebounds on freethrows tho
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:40 PM
No more mistakes, we can close this one out!
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Excellent D. We need more of this… we really need to close out this game. To do that we need more stops like that…
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:41 PM
those shots urt
Comment from TAG FLIP
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:43 PM
wow.. no foul on gilbert? oh wait, his name isn’t lebron or d-wade
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM
breaking down at the end of the game, cannot close out these games……….
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Oh for goodness sake. We CANNOT execute in clutch minutes. It’s true!
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:45 PM
aoh those turnovers
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:45 PM
uhhhh we need to play some basketball we know what works for us all they got to do is play like they did in the first half
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:46 PM
So frustrating, 4 points behind now….
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:46 PM
I guess the “swag” is temporarily lost
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Arenas 11 TO’s tonight a new Wizards\Bullets team record
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:49 PM
sorry make that 12 TO’s
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
I think this just might be it. Horrible execution.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
We need a PG, and move Gil to the 2………I am starting the movement……….
Comment from dlts20
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Gil looks like he cant move at all. He looks even slower than he was last year with the injury. He looks so limited. Its crazy. I hope its just the calf and not the knee and I hope he gets his speed & burst back soon. He was alright in the first 3 games but since then his pace has been horrible and his speed is so slow that it makes it seem like he’s overweight. Thats why he’s having all the turnovers. You cant play this game at half speed
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
The Wizards need to stop taking so many 3s. We won’t be able to get back in this game if we keep taking all those 3s.
Comment from NODNARB1
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:51 PM
yea we do…Gil= to many TO
Comment from NODNARB1
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:52 PM
i hate how stevenson trys to hard to be a scorer
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:52 PM
HOW CAN YOU MISS FREETHROWS AT THIS TIME! STevenson you *&(&@#U($
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Did we not have 49 pts at the half, and we are stuck on 74?
Comment from NODNARB1
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:54 PM
terrible defense…this team can not finish
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM
game over we had this thing and we just gave it away
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM
this is it. Terrible 2nd quarter. This team is..
Comment from NODNARB1
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM
im sick of these DC teams….go Caps
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:55 PM
and another loss for the wizards, slipping further and further back in the east
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:56 PM
siot slection at crritial moments and turnovers
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Enough of this, see you guys next game.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:57 PM
2-6. Wow, not what we expected huh.
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:59 PM
make that 2-7 datanypony
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Why does it seem like the Wizards always collapse in the 2nd half? I don’t think this bodes well for the Wizards.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:00 PM
1800 636 1067 to tak to glenn
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:01 PM
oh nvm, the next opponent is the pistons (thought it was cleveland), the wiz could come out with a win against them
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Wizards will be okay
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:01 PM
I am so dissapointed right now. Just. Sigh.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Wizards score 17pts in the 2nd half!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and 16 team assists, 22 TO’s………….
Comment from passtheball
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:02 PM
It’s hard to win when you play such stupid basketball. Whenever it’s tight, Gilbert and Caron take over and the passing game dies. Gilbert is not a ball handler. We need Jamison to have some intelligence on the floor. Brendan and Andray are playing well, but the ball handling and passing and “thinking” all stink right now. Flip may have never coached a less intelligent team. It will be another looooong season unless they learn to play as a team. Getting rid of Stevenson wouldn’t hurt either.
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Gil has always had problems with quick guards but not turnover type problems
Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:05 PM
unbelievable!!! Gil is crippling this team with his TO’s. and i havent seen a possession where oberto looks like he belongs in the game over what can be gained by either blatche or Mcgee. but gil made mental mistakes that were crucial in this game. taking the jumper on 3-on-1, throwing the ball well over dray’s head, and all his other TOs. what is going on with him? sure he’ll give u an occasional buzzer beater but he has been the cause of the losses thus far.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM
on hold for the post game………
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM
We have no excuses for this game. Sure. Other people were injured. Randy Foye got hurt. Gilbert shouldn’t have played. Gilbert turned the ball over too much. We gave up during the 2nd half.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Why did McGee not play in this game?
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:07 PM
And with Foye out, DMAC and Young could not even get 10 min total for the game!
Comment from datonypony
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:09 PM
See you guys tomorrow. I still have big hopes for the wiz this season but, right now, it’s fading rapidly.
Comment from Rick
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Brutal.
Those turnovers in the 3rd qtr really killed us. Give credit to Dwade and the Heat for capitalizing, but that was our game to lose, and we lost it.
Comment from Gilfanatic
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:11 PM
I really hope things get better when AJ comes back. Is he supposed to come next week? What about Mike Miller?
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:11 PM
you know i’ve run out of excuses for this team.
i know it’s early still, but mabye this team just isn’t a good team. mabye the team we all thought this team was, was just a collection of memories that we fathomed into what we believed this team would be now. mabye this team is a 7th or 8th seed at best.
i don’t want to believe these things, but the more i watch the wizards, the more i believe it. and i think i’m going to believe it until this team proves me wrong. until then, let’s just hope for a win to come soon. (bad memories of last season being brought back up)
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:12 PM
DMAC, Haywood, Stevenson, and I think it was Butler and Oberto played extremely well on D for that short period they were in
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Even with the injuries the Wizards will is not there
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Glenn that is why I have no problem with Stevenson cause he does not throw the ball away
Comment from Gary
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:17 PM
I give..pathetic! Put guys in that want to play D! I’m sorry, as much as I like Gil, he ain’t no DWade. Point guards don’t turn the ball over 12 times!!
Guys are going to have to suck it up on D and get it done!! Otherwise Flip, get somebody in that will.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:17 PM
thanks for taking my call Glenn, tough loss…man back to the drawing board……
Comment from NOVAFAN
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:21 PM
5 loses in a row is not good . If Gil claims to be one of the top guards in the league, he needs to do a better job in handling the ball. No excuse of “missing the pieces” i.e. Jamison being out. Celtics won games without Garnett and Lakers won games without Gasol. Gil can not takeover the game in the closing minutes. He expects the refs to bail him out.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Arenas, Butler, Haywood,Stevenson and Blatche all played over 38 minutes in this game, Flip this is not “acceptable”……….Young 2 min, DMAC, 8 min, McGee DNP, we needed to use all available bodies, this really must mean the coach has zero confidence in McGee, DMAC and Young!
Comment from gray16
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:24 PM
guys, don’t fool yourselves, defense is definitely not the problem. 90 points scored by the heat, who average 98 per game is good defense, especially when the heat are getting so many points off of turnovers.
the problems were on the offensive end again, and fact is this team just isn’t a good offensive team. caron butler is not a good scorer, poor bball iq, gilbert turns the ball over too much, blatche is still inconsistent offensively, and no one else right now can score.
it’s crazy how fast this team went from great offensively and horribly defensively to the complete opposite.
Comment from ChenierFan
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:51 PM
If I’m Flip I change things and start Javalle with Brendon the next game.
I was hoping that Dom would get more time guarding Wade. This is one game where Dom returns to the 2-guard position. Because DeShawn’s skill level has slipped so badly, the Wiz do not lose a lot with Dom in there offensively.
Why does it seem that the other teams are allowed to be much more physical against the Wiz then vice versa?
I thought the turning point of the game was when O’Neil blundered into Brendan yet got the call – terrible. If you can’t get that call, it’s tought to win.
Too much standing around on the offensive side.
It’s good the team has a few days off.
Play Javale more! Teams fear his athleticism.
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Wizard have a nice team but even with the injuries, but the Wizards will to win is not there for some reason
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 10, 2009 at 11:53 PM
Wizard have a nice team even with the injuries, but the Wizards will to win is not there for some reason
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Can we hire the entire Phoenix Sun medical staff?????
Comment from getabigboyoffense
Time November 11, 2009 at 12:17 AM
The way we play offense, I have gone back to Getabigboyoffense until such time as (1) Coach Saunders realizes that Gil is much too selfish to be a distributing point guard, or (2) Gil becomes a distributing point guard. My guess is that we won’t see enough of either to make this a really good season. ..12 turnovers in a single game just doesn’t do it.
The rust will wear off and Gil and AJ will score enough points to get us into the playoffs. Of course, it would be very helpful if Caron would learn how to pass the ball.
Tonight: Butler 4 turnovers; 0 assists. That’s a total of (I believe) 3 assists in 7 games for Caron,”The ball stops here”, Butler.
So Haywood and Blatche each get a double/double and the ball hogging, jump-shooting, turnover-prone, defensively-incompetent perimeter players (that would be #s 0 and 3) are 15 for 38 from the field and 7 for 12 from the line with a combined 16 turnovers for the game.
It looked as though Caron was trying to turn it around for himself. He was aggressive and played hard, but it’s difficult to succeed when you are relying on a point guard who is more interested in scoring or making a memorable pass than just getting the ball to someone in a position where they can score.
I could not be more disappointed in the play of Gil.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 11, 2009 at 12:19 AM
I stuck through the wizards all last year but this year it’s hard. I thought this would be a team that comes out with a bang but. Man, we need to get some stuff sorted out! Let’s all hope for a good game against the pistons!
Comment from M2
Time November 11, 2009 at 12:45 AM
When Crit gets healthy give him the keys (Rondo style) cause he’s our only true PG…
Move Gil off the ball like Ray Allen, D Wade, etc…
Sorry Gil, I love you but when I think about it (& as you are currently displaying) you’ve never really run true PG the way Flip’s O demands it.
Not at Ariz…
Not in GS (run run run)…
& not in EJ Princeton…
It’s KILLING me to say, but maybe our hero zero is a 2 guard? Maybe he is human after all & we’re asking him to be a tradition PG & that’s just flat out not what he is?
Petition anyone? JM1990 you with me?
I know we need Crit to get healthy first because he really is the only PG on our squad but… At least we can start thinking about this reality.
I think with Gil, Miller, Butler, Foye, Jamison, Blatche, etc, Crit can become a Rondo type PG in this league. He’ll have the firepower to set up, & with that sort of fire power in Flips system we’ll only need about 10 pts n night from Crit. But I guaranty he averages 10 assists as well!
With a healthy Crit:
Crit
Gil
Butler
Tawn
Haywood
1st few off the bench:
Miller
Blatche
Foye
WIZARDS!
Comment from jsuh0
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:14 AM
what a sorry 2nd half. I was excited at our wizards blasting out the gate with excellent passes and crisp looking shots in the first half. We could not have been any more sloppier, especially gil.
I really think stevenson is absolutely worthless. Hes on our team to guard the DWADES, the KB24s, the brandon ROYs in the NBA, yet he lets dwade drop 81 points in 2 games against us
if hes on our team for his “defense”, we dont need him, especially with his horrid FT shooting, inconsistent jumper, horrible handles. hes just the worst starter in the NBA
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:23 AM
@M2-sign me up, I am with you! This is no knock on Gilbert, it is just putting him in spots too be effective. Critt is out best option at running this offense, he can just focus on assists and on the ball deffense. And the once in a blue moon jumper and a quick drive too the basket! Yes sir I am 100% with you!
Gilbert is a scoring guard, who at times can pass! So let him do what he does best, score the basketball, and let him move without the ball!
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:24 AM
Also Portland has one too many guards, I hope that they make Blake expendable in December….Come on home Steve!
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:26 AM
We went from GOBBO back to GABBO and I totally agree with this. We need a pass first point guard…….and we only have one on the roster…….JCRITT…..Foye is a 2, and so is Gil!
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:28 AM
And we need to play McGee with the second unit no matter what, he will only get better with playing in games, not just the practice floor!
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:30 AM
So we pick up the options on McGee and Young and yet they play spot minutes? What are we doing with these young guys? You have to let the make mistakes and stick with them, they have talent, now they need confidence in a staff that they will not get pulled for a bad 3 minutes in a game (same goes for DMAC).
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:33 AM
We will really see how good of a coach Flip is with all of these injuries? I am very happy with him leading the team, however the last few games he has made some very questionable decisions. Players much like coaches have to be “accountable”.
Comment from dclegaltruth
Time November 11, 2009 at 2:06 AM
Lets cut to the chase. Blatche and Haywood are playing much better than anticipated. The main problem (60% but not all) is Gilbert. He has been terrible. 12 TOs!!! He shoots first passes second and his defense is pathetic. He should be benched until he can get his head in the game. The way he is going he is another World B. Free or Reggie Theus. Steve Kerr was laughing when i screamed Gil should pass at the Suns game. They all know it -, he is playing like a loser – need to pass FIRST.
Comment from datonypony
Time November 11, 2009 at 4:18 AM
I want to see McGee play.Oberto has done a few good things in some games but otherwise he isn’t contributing.
Comment from M2
Time November 11, 2009 at 7:46 AM
jshuh0
Couldn’t agree with you more!
I’ve been questioning DSS’s ability since day one…
No handles (you can literally see the opposing guards salivating when he has possession), raggedy shot, not steady at the stripe, etc. I’ve never really seen him do an amazing job on D either? A few seasons ago with Jeffries you could see his defensive skills & the match-up problems he brought from time to time (Clev in the play-offs for example but otherwise rarely hahaha, but it was at times evident is all I’m saying), but I never see it with DSS. Quite the contrary actually.
& JM1990, I think Crit can get the job done!
No way Flip is watching Gil flounder & not think the same way we are. NO WAY.
Again, sorry Gil, but score that basketball & don’t worry about being Chris Paul. You never were nor should you ever have to be. You score points, IN BUNCHES, like all the best in the league right now. The Kobes, Roys, Wades, Allens, Redds, etc of the world. Get the hell away from the true PG spot already…
Can everyone imagine Gil joining , Caron, Jamison & the rest of our O off the ball? Sure, crunch time give Gil the ball at the top of the key like every other team does with their stud, other than that bring in a true PG for this offense!
Comment from M2
Time November 11, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Hell he’ll still get 5 assists per by simply dumping the ball off when he draws attention…
Comment from vitality08
Time November 11, 2009 at 10:47 AM
I’m really starting to think it’s me. I think it’s my fault. I think we lose because I watch the games. It’ll seem things are going great…I tune into the game and we are up by 10 or so and then when I start watching….it all goes downhill. Maybe I’ll try skipping the next game and see how we do then.
Comment from M2
Time November 11, 2009 at 1:50 PM
No it’s me… I came to Paris for work when we were 2-1… I left the country & we’ve gone cold… It’s my fault. I absolutely believe it!
Damn…
Comment from tyrone20000
Time November 11, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Nope, it’s me. I have too much love for my Wizards and maybe it is sinful.
Comment from ToughLove
Time November 12, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Put DMAC at the pt forward,it frees up Gil and Caron.The O will be better and the defense goes to top five.He can guard 1-3 and may be the best passer on this squad.It’s how the Bulls played it with michael and scottie.Gil would lead the league in scoring instead of turnovers.Critt is a good choice also,but Dom gives them more length and flexability on the “D”.Flip has to be salivating over the possibilities…….
Comment from M2
Time November 12, 2009 at 4:26 PM
You guys all have far too high an opinion of Dom McGuire…
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Comment from maggicman11
Time November 10, 2009 at 10:04 AM
well hopefully we can start Dray tonight so we dont have to play catch up early. our offense will be stagnant as long as teams dont have to gaurd our PF anywhere past 10 ft. And can we please see slick and mcgee in this game! we should be able to kill this team with our size when they play beasley at pf.