Game Day Grizzlies
6:22 AM EST…Dave Johnson checking in….Put five guys on the floor and play hard. That’s what the Wizards have been doing and will have to continue to do in the wake of the loss of Josh Howard to a torn ACL in his left knee. Yes it is discouraging. Howard approached the trade to the Wizards as a new start and it showed in how he played. There were no signs of the ankle problems that slowed Howard in Dallas. Still as so many callers said in a our one hour radio post-game show on Monday—they love watching a team that fights and competes the way the Wizards have been doing of late. So while we are disappointed in Howard’s loss, there is still reason to be excited to see how this team develops. From Andray Blatche’s new role to new comers like Al Thornton there are plenty of story lines that we will watch unfold. On to play a good young Memphis Grizzlies team tonight. The Grizzlies lost 99-98 to the Lakers last night as Kobe Bryant returned from an ankle injury and ended up hitting the game-winning three-point shot…Grizzlies are athletic and have a lot of talent but are in a difficult patch with nine losses on their last twelve games.BLOGCAST—radio and blogging together—starts at 7:00 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 is a LISTEN LIVE link on the right side of the BLOG
6:10 PM….Dave and Glenn checking in…….Look for Al Thornton to take Josh Howard’s spot in the lineup….Flip Saunders says the team’s calling card is to be aggressive.
6:29 PM…..starters are in…..Randy Goye, Mike Miller, Al Thornton, Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee….Mike Conley, OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol
UPDATE: Wizards Sign Forward Mike Harris
DAVE JOHNSON POSTGAME REPORT
Posted: February 24th, 2010 under Wizards.
Comments
Comment from gray16
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:54 AM
lakers, or should i say kobe downed the grizz last night with a heartbreaking game winning shot.
hope the wiz take advantage of this and get off to a good start tonight. it’s going to be a tough game especially without josh howard, but this team beat denver on a back to back, so i have confidence in them to win tonight.
just keep the hard work up and success will follow.
Comment from aznzero
Time February 24, 2010 at 10:09 AM
hopefully this back to back game for the griz will help the wiz. haha that ryhmes. but looking forward to a fun game to watch. this is the time for nick to really step up.
Go Wizards!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment from dlts20
Time February 24, 2010 at 10:59 AM
This is a weird game for a number or reasons. The Grizz have been up & down lately, its the 2nd night of a back to back, and the lost at the end which could deflate them. On the flip side I think losing Howard’s speed, ball handling, and slashing ability really hurts us, the Grizz fans seem to think Mayo will start playing alot more aggressive now after missing those 2fts, and they have some of the hardest matchups in the leauge for us.
The whole starting lineup may be hard for us to matchup with. Despite what I said about OJ, I think they will go inside early & often. I think they look Gasol’s size on McGee and they probably feel that Z-Bo could get Blatche in quick foul trouble or make him lose some steam on O with his style and by being a lefty which is always much harder to guard.
If I know Flip like I think I do then he is going to go to Blatche early & often. The #1 thing I love about Flip is that he’s doing what Ive been asking for our coaches & players to do for years. He goes after the mismatch every single game. If you watch, he thinks of one matchup he likes before every game and starts with it. Thats why against Toronto he went to Howard on every play with Turk guarding him and got 2 quick fouls on him. I think he will go to Blatche every play to wear Zack down some on the other end and hopefully he can make him get 2 fouls which will totally change there team.
I use to always get so mad that our coaches didnt recognize a mismatch or a good matchup. NY would come in and sometimes be guarded by a 6ft guy but we never isolate him or post him up. If Flip see’s that now he immediatly calls for it. The only problem is that it didnt work when we had the other guys here because AJ was a hog and would never pass out and Caron got phased out in every game because he never had the good matchup which also made him a hog when he finally did get it. I also dont like it when Flip does it every play because how do you know if this isnt the game that one of your other guys may be capable of going for 40 but you never gave them a shot because you singled one guy out for such a long period and now this other guy has cooled.
Either way, we are taking advantage of it way more with this group, even though last game I thought Flip sucked at it since Blatche had by far the best matchup and we never really went to him yet he still scored 25. There is no doubt that he wouldve scored 35 or had a bunch of assist if we wouldve went to him more befcause all there 4′s were too small. I wouldnt be shocked if both teams pick the 4 and its Blatche vs Z-Bo right from the jump with both teams havign the same exact goal about wearing out the best player and maybe getting him in foul trouble. If Blatche holds his own in this one then he has officaly arrived. Z-Bo isnt a great defender but his O could give Blatche hell and keep him in foul trouble
Comment from AUNDRA
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:10 PM
The tell of the tape will come down to stopping the inside game of Memphis and the very fast guards penetrating the painted areas for layups and dishoff to Gasol and three point shooters. If we can get another physical effort from Blatche,Mcgee,Foye, Miller, Thorton,Singleton and Ross then I feel we should be in it in the final minutes for the Big W. The energy level will be there because the fan base is coming back for sure so lets play smart and lower theturnovers and up the ante on the assists then we should do fine! The guy that could fill the variable uunknown is Nick Young. If this guy gets hot with his speed to the basket and crossover pull up jumper and threepoint capabilities then he could be the X_FACTOR.
Comment from Phemy
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Larry Hughes just got waived by the kings… lets get him? For the Rest of the season…?!
Cheers
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Lets win tonight!! Just have to play harder than our opponents. Need someone to shut down Zack R. Could this be the first time in a while that we get something out of Oberto? Would be good.
Comment from AUNDRA
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM
The weak match up for the Wizards is Mike Miller versus Rudy Gay. Rudy is just too quick for Miller and I feel Singletary will be in there very soon because Miller will have 2 fouls almost instantly. The other option would be would be Ross or Nick Young on him to slow him down! The Rudy Gay is all-star potential and its just a matter of time for this guy could take over a game!
Comment from aznzero
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Former houston rockets player went to the NBDL to play for the Rice Owls. Second Leading scorer in the NBDL with about 26.3 ppg and 9.8 rebs.
Comment from maggicman11
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:41 PM
are we gona pick up another player? what do we have now, 10 active players the rest of the season? i think EG needs to hurry up and pick up someone. prefeably a big man with some meat on his bones.
on another note, other than blatche, i think singleton is my new favorite player on the team. (including those injured for the season) hes not a big scorer, but he is the hardest working guy on the floor everynight. reminds my of a more developed, more confident dmac.
Comment from HardCoreFan
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Phemy: Larry Hughes is injured. I think he will be out for about 4 weeks.
Comment from aznzero
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:42 PM
correction he was playing for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Comment from aznzero
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:43 PM
i agree magicman. Singleton is starting to be one of my favorite players
Comment from aznzero
Time February 24, 2010 at 12:46 PM
here’s more info on the new player Mike Harris
http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/index.jsp?player=mike_harris
Comment from SportzWiz
Time February 24, 2010 at 1:06 PM
Here is the press release on Harris. http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/harris_100224.html
Comment from AUNDRA
Time February 24, 2010 at 1:10 PM
SPORTIZ WIZ
I NEED MORE INFO ON MIKE HARRIS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY VIDEO OF HIS LAST CALL UP!
Comment from wizards_fusion
Time February 24, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Mike only played like 10 minutes during his stint for the Rockets against the Cavs shortly after Xmas. Even if a video exists, what’s the worth?
Here’s more biographical info on this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Harris_(basketball)
Sounds like he’s a scorer and that’s about it.
Comment from Jaba
Time February 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM
A win tonight could really give us some mometum for that last playoff run because starting with the Knicks, the next four games are winnable. I still have the Josh Howard Blues, but I’m hoping that’ll pass. Don’t know much about Rick Harris. Tom thought he would be a great pick up. I’m expecting the guy to be a little like Awvee Storey. (Remember him?) He was a likeable fella who played with a lot of energy and had one or two good games for the Wiz. But that was it. I thought we needed something else to replace Howard. Anyway, welcome to the Wiz, Rick Harris. This is your chance to prove you belong. Let’s get that win against the Grizzlies tonight! GO WIZARDS!!!!
Comment from SportzWiz
Time February 24, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Aundra check out Youtube and just search Mike Harris, lots of videos.
Comment from Jaba
Time February 24, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Here’s another link: http://www.nba.com/dleague/riograndevalley/harris022410.html
Comment from Jaba
Time February 24, 2010 at 2:57 PM
Sorry about getting the name wrong. I’ll try it again: welcome to the Wiz MIKE Harris.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 24, 2010 at 3:00 PM
What I wrote in the previous comment about Mike Harris:
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 23, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Mike Harris was a very productive NCAA player, and when he had minutes w/ the Rockets in ‘07-08 he produced as well. I think he is a terrific player for us to bring in right now.
Here is the Draftexpress profile:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mike-Harris-95/
and comprehensive stats (all this year’s D league stats on draftexpress are messed up for all players, btw):
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mike-Harris-95/stats/
Excellent choice. Look forward to him contributing pretty well on the court.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 24, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Not just “a scorer” as Wiz_Fusion comments — he is a very strong rebounder. He had 17 games w/ the Rockets in ’07-8, playing 9.5 minutes a game. Rebounded at better 16 per 48 minute rate, which is fantastic. He also shot 50% and didn’t make a lot of mistakes.
Mike Harris can be an excellent contributor, and I’m sure he will be very motivated. Good work the rest of the season can get him on an NBA roster next year!
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time February 24, 2010 at 3:42 PM
sorry to hear about Howard hope we can find a way to keep him i realy like his game but he makes alot of $$ so its hard to tell what the Wiz are willing to pay him..
and welcome Mike Harris.. i see Tom seems to like the guy alot so he can’t be too good *Joke* but im sure he is good and if he can fit in like the rest we just got that much better
Comment from gray16
Time February 24, 2010 at 3:53 PM
i like tom mandel am happy with the selection of mike harris. like tom said, he is a great rebounder and showed that with the rockets. not only is he a good defensive rebounder, but also a good offensive rebounder.
i’d like to see a lineup of boykins, miller, thornton, harris, and singleton in a game this season, that would truly be fun to watch. 4 forwards who hustle, great at rebounding, and understand a team game.
speaking of hustle, that’s one of mike harris’ best qualities, so if you like dom mcguire, singleton, etc. you will probably like him.
Comment from rgz
Time February 24, 2010 at 4:23 PM
The Wizards need another 7 ft center, not another small forward. They already have enough SG/SFs who are interchangeable.
Comment from dlts20
Time February 24, 2010 at 5:06 PM
Aundra, Thorton will probably guard Gay from the starting group while Miller will guard Mayo
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM
rgz — *every* team needs “another 7 ft center”, duh! 
Unfortunately, guys like that with any talent aren’t actually available on demand.
Moreover, we aren’t going to spend money that takes us over the Luxury Tax limit to bring in somebody for the rest of this season. That would wind up costing us $4m in payments coming to us for being under the limit, not to mention whatever the tax itself amounted to.
Mike Harris works fine for now.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 24, 2010 at 5:39 PM
W4L — you are right that Josh Howard makes a lot of money… this year. Unfortunately, he got in the dog house, injured, traded, then injured again — all in his contract year. And he turns 30 in April.
Josh is going to cost someone — us or whoever — a lot less next year than this year. $6m would be a good number, one his agent would be happy with I think.
Comment from dcbutler357
Time February 24, 2010 at 5:51 PM
Is “Z” off the team yet (buyout)? Here’s to another solid game from the wiz 
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time February 24, 2010 at 6:07 PM
Here’s to a great game, and a Wizards win
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 24, 2010 at 6:21 PM
Z’s not gone yet, but looks like he will be.
W/ Mike Harris we are back up to 12 active players.
Anyone think Crittenton is in our plans for next year, btw?
Comment from onebigfan
Time February 24, 2010 at 6:26 PM
How can I discribe Wizards fans at the games? They r the kind of fans that if they were a girlfriend u wouldn’t want to take home to meet your mother. They won’t cheer or chant defense until 2:00 min left in the game and that always depend on how close the game is.
To me they r saying, we will watch and see how they do and if they look like they might win we will roar, for the moment lets just relax and call our friends and tell them we r at the game and we might be on tv.
Comment from rgz
Time February 24, 2010 at 7:01 PM
Tom, how many SG/SF combos does one team need? Singleton is only 6′ 8″, and people were complaining that Jamison at 6’9″ was a small PF.
These are the SG/SF on the team:
Singleton, Howard (out), Thornton, Ross, Miller, Young.
Now they add Harris. That makes 6 active players who play either shooting guard or small forward. If you count Singleton who is undersized, that’s 7 SG/SFs.
One power forward Blatche and two Centers McGee and Oberto. That is why I said we need another 7 ft center. Someone who can really clog up the lane with a large body. Not just rebound like some jumping bean SFs.
Comment from SportzWiz
Time February 24, 2010 at 7:04 PM
Mike Harris video warming up and Saunders discussing the signing is posted above.
Comment from rgz
Time February 24, 2010 at 7:06 PM
oh yeah I forgot the ghost called Ilgauskas is supposed to be the Wiz third center. Ha! He should pay the Wizards $300,000 to be let out of his contract. Negotiate. Or be sued for non-fulfillment of his contract.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 7:14 PM
6:10 PM….Dave and Glenn checking in…….Look for Al Thornton to take Josh Howard’s spot in the lineup….Flip Saunders says the team’s calling card is to be aggressive.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 7:30 PM
6:29 PM…..starters are in…..Randy Goye, Mike Miller, Al Thornton, Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee….Mike Conley, OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph, Marc Gasol
Comment from gray16
Time February 24, 2010 at 7:44 PM
rgz, singleton, thornton, and harris are combo forwards, as in they play the 3 and 4. thornton is the only guy i would see playing the 2 for a lot of minutes, but i don’t think that would even be a good idea.
nick young isn’t a sf by any means imo, he’s a shooting guard any way you look at it. only in desperate situations (foul troubles, injuries) will he be put at the 3.
i’d say miller, ross, and howard were the only guys who would play sg/sf.
hope mike miller doesn’t get burned by oj mayo that bad.
Comment from ChenierFan
Time February 24, 2010 at 7:57 PM
I really feel sorry for the Grizz. They have no idea what a vicious beating they are in for tonight.
I have a bold prediction. The beating that the Wiz will inflict on the Grizz will be so bad that I think by around 10:30 mark of the fourth quarter, the members of the Grizz will actually lose the will to live.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:02 PM
welcome gray 16 as always good analysis….boiradcast underway.,..with flip’s comments
Comment from gray16
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:05 PM
thanks dj, hope the wiz make it 4-0 at home
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:12 PM
grizzlies in metallic light blue
Comment from gray16
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:13 PM
that’s the way to start a game
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:17 PM
mcgee struggling against gasol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:19 PM
grizzlies missed firts five but then went to gasol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:22 PM
good shot slection but 3 turnovers
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:22 PM
oberto in to guard gasol
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:27 PM
all 18 grizzlies points in paint
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:33 PM
quick shot hurting wizards
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:40 PM
singleton block
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:45 PM
first grizzlies turnover
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:48 PM
wow nick young
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:52 PM
wizards now much more aggressive
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 8:59 PM
ross great defense
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:25 PM
singleton already 4 blocked shots
Comment from tyrone2000
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:26 PM
2 BIG thumbs up for ‘Dray.
Go Wiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment from wizards_fusion
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:42 PM
my god, marc gasol is a perfect 10 for 10 from the field.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:42 PM
just no answer for gasol
Comment from wizards_fusion
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:43 PM
why isn’t nick playing more? he seems to be in-sync tonight.
Comment from wizards_fusion
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM
wiz is definitely moving the ball again (18 assists already, still in 3rd qtr) but the scoring is not happening from foye.
wiz really need a third scorer. maybe thornton.
Comment from wizards_fusion
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:46 PM
oops, i meant miller for third scorer. needs to be aggressive.
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:47 PM
another close one
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:58 PM
13-2 grizzlies run
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 10:11 PM
10 second chance pints in 4rth for wizards
Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time February 24, 2010 at 10:26 PM
1 800 636 10 67 for post game show
Comment from gray16
Time February 24, 2010 at 10:43 PM
didn’t get to see the game so i wasn’t able to blog, but looks like the wiz just weren’t able to match the grizzlies.
losses are really so much easier to take when they are not in consecutive bunches.
now the wiz have the knicks coming to town, this could definitely be a win for the wiz. the knicks are in a rough spot right now, so the wiz just need to outwork them. hope for a win on friday.
Comment from datonypony
Time February 24, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Ouch, Gasol 10-11 won it for them.
Comment from datonypony
Time February 24, 2010 at 11:13 PM
Alirght this just means that we absolutely have to win both games against milwaukee.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time February 25, 2010 at 12:26 AM
No offense to Mike Harris, IMO we should have signed Von Wafer! I think he would have been a steal, to bad the Mav’s just signed him to a 10 day contract.
Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time February 25, 2010 at 12:34 AM
When AJ, CB and B-Wood were Wizards, their lack of energy made Mike Miller look like an all-star by comparison and a lot of Mike’s bone-head plays were overlooked. Now we have a high-energy group and Mike’s poor passing and terrible judgement stand out like a sore thumb. Mike does one thing very well…he can hit the open three-pointer, but he’s not quick enough to make a shot for himself when he has the ball. Mike should not get more than 12 minutes per game. His short-comings limit him and the team.
Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time February 25, 2010 at 12:40 AM
The other teams in the league have seen the tapes and are now double-teaming ‘Dray when he gets the ball in the post. For the most part, the Wiz player who passes the ball to ‘Dray in the post cuts through the lane. As he cuts through, his man drops off to double-team ‘Dray. The defensive rotation is such that the cutter is picked up by another defensive player leaving ‘Dray to try to beat the double-team by himself or throw a cross-court pass. How about getting a shooter to ‘Dray’s side of the court so that he can kick the ball to them (Slick or Miller) would be logical choices.
Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time February 25, 2010 at 12:49 AM
Couple of things about the Grizzle’s game: the most obvious is doing something about McGee’s inability to defend the low post. IMHO Javale wants to block shots and plays behind the offensive post player so that he can let the man get the ball and then block the shot. I know that Gene Banks would not advocate that type of defense from a post player. If Javale would play in front of the post, who could throw a pass over his head that anyone else could catch? Of course, fronting the post requires effort. Come on, Javale, EFFORT!
Secondly, we could have won this game. The team effort was there. The defense was very tough. The Wiz got a lot of tough breaks and many bad calls.
Last point, I know that Coach Saunders is limited in his choice of point guards, but man, if we had a good one, we could be trouble for every other team.
Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time February 25, 2010 at 1:02 AM
Just checked the box score…how can Mike Miller play 33 minutes and only get 6 shots?
The Wiz starters shot over 54% from the field; the bench just under 39%; however, Earl and Singleton were just 6/20 (30%) and that was the game.
Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time February 25, 2010 at 1:20 AM
I must say, that is amazing that Miller only had 6 shot attempts? That makes ZERO sense…….
Comment from dcbutler357
Time February 25, 2010 at 3:09 AM
Penetration buried us tonight, just plainly outmatched. Was that AB that kept getting beat down-court by his man? AB should not be shooting 3pointers, enough of that, we don’t need another AJ. If we get some fresh, defensive/offensive guards, we would probably have 10 more wins right now….Loving the energy, keep it moving, rotations still a lil “blurry”
Comment from dlts20
Time February 25, 2010 at 6:19 AM
Missed the game so what happened? Was it what I feared about them having alot of bad matchups for us? Was it also my other fear that Howard maybe the straw that broke the camels back and we will come up short alot without his quickness, slashing, and scoring ability, or was it just reality starting to set in? Maybe a little of all?
I guess we wont know for sure until the NY game. I think the Grizz has maybe the worst matchups in the league for us so maybe we will look better against NY but I do fear that the Howard injury doomed us for good. Again, I dont mind losing now but I dont want it to be any boring crap losses and thats what this game today seemed like from the game log
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 25, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Gotabig — Mike did make a couple of bonehead passes, but overall he has always looked like a pretty good passer to me, as is evidenced by the fact that he usually gets quite a high number of assists for his position. Ditto rebounds, to your point of “does only one thing well” — that’s not true.
What is true, however, is that he looks just a little bit slower than he used to look. He was never a premiere athlete, obviously, and he now is 30 and looks to be carrying about 10 more lbs than when he was at his best. I think he is having some trouble getting his own shot. I agree that we need to run plays for him.
But he is not the problem on this team, and I can’t believe you would criticize his level of effort (maybe you didn’t mean to). As you point out, we don’t have a real point guard. Earl isn’t doing the job, despite making some good plays on his own, and Randy is a combo guard. Yes, with an excellent point guard even this patched together squad would be dangerous every night.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 25, 2010 at 8:37 AM
I turned the game off w/ a 3 1/2 minutes left; we were down 15, so it looks like we staged a little comeback. Obviously, the game wasn’t as close as the score indicates.
Still, it’s good we fought — this gang of Wizards is fun to watch, and I sure hope we keep James Singleton! At the same time, surely we must temper our expectations.
As Gotabig points out, Blatche is being doubled; that ought to lead to open shots for Mike Miller and Nick as Gotabig points out. Hope they work on that in practice. Both those guys will *make* a high % of open shots.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time February 25, 2010 at 8:42 AM
One last thing on this — I was very surprised by how much game Hamed Haddadi has. The first Iranian NBA baller, and he is pretty skilled not to mention *enormous!* Gasol dominated JaVale, obviously — man vs. boy. They didn’t lose much when they went to HH either.
Comment from maggicman11
Time February 25, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Javale has to be the biggest disapointment on this team.. for as much promise he shows, he shows even more flaws. he main two problems are his toughness and his bball iq. you cant just make a soft player into a tough player, and as coach, flip must be fraustrated. i have never seen a 7 footer on the ground so often in my life. any push or shove and javale is out of the picture. but u have to leave him in sometimes just to change shots against teams who have gaurds that can get to the rim. i feel for u flip.
we are in need of a pg like nothing else!! randy is not a pg. he is seen as a combo guard why? because he can dribble and is under 6’6? he is not a combo guard, he is a shooting guard. he was great at the 2 with gil running the point. and now he looks lost and unefficient.
we really need to draft a pg this summer. regardless if we can get john wall or not. we need to take the best available pg with our first pick and the best avaiable center with the second.
Comment from rgz
Time February 25, 2010 at 10:53 AM
I agree maggicman, Javale was pushed around last night. But so was every other Wizard. Next to bigger guys, our players look short and puny.
and to make my last comment on the would be PFs.
No matter what anyone says, all these guys are shorter and leaner than Jamison who everyone was saying was an undersized PF.
They are all Small Forwards who can jump.
As to whether Nick Young can play SF or not, I am not a coach but he has certainly played in the SF spot for the Wizards, I believe last year. Just as Caron Butler played SG. Of course Caron is heavier than Nick, so was less liable to be manhandled by opposing players. But still was undersized SF compared to other teams. Instead of hiring a Harris, why not Paul Davis? He may not be as good as Marc Gasol for example (or even Hadadi) but at least has the size and can jump.
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Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time February 24, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Grizzlies in the booth tonight.
BIG thumbs up for ‘Dray.
Go Wiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!