Comment from vitality08
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:28 AM

Let’s Go Wizards

Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:12 AM

Bucks in the booth tonight at 7:00.

BIG thumbs up for ‘Dray.

Go Wiz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:15 AM

We need some better ball handling from the point guard spot. Earl just couldn’t handle the pressure that Jennings put on the ball. Livingston is bigger and will be able to make the pass over Jennings. Jennings at the point and Randy at the 2 spot could produce nice results.

Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:15 AM

DJ, has the game time been pushed to 8:00?

Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Make that Livingston and the point and Randy at the 2 spot

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:19 AM

“Jennings at the point” — you mean for us? I don’t see Milwaukee trading him any time soon, although Jennings did tweet yesterday that he is “never going to shoot again. I suck.”

We agree about most things, and about the most important things — I don’t like Boykins much either, and like you I want to play all the young players until their tongues drag on the ground. Lets see what we have!!

We’re starting over — that’s always both a drag and an exciting opportunity. Lets put the weight on the latter.

Lets get a win tonight! Bring it home, Wiz!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:39 AM

good catch gotabigboyoffense….IT IS SEVEN…i must be still an hour behind

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:18 AM

James Singleton is averaging 2.1 blocks per game. Actually, he’s doing better than that, since these stats are a bit distorted by the two minute game against New Jersey, when he went down with an ankle injury. 2.1 – that’s pretty impressive. (Haywood is averaging the exact same number in Dallas). I don’t think many people realized how good this guy was when we got him – I certainly didn’t. But if he continues to play the way he has, he definetely should fit into the Wiz rebuilding plans next season.I really hope he’ll be around for a while.

Let’s get the Bucks! GO WIZARDS!!!!

Comment from neal
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Gabbo, please let’s not make knowledge a condition of posting on this site. It would eliminate one of my really fun avocations. We’ve all just got an opinion. Shooting arrows at the stupid ones is part of the fun.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:38 AM

I kind of like the fact that we are playing Milwaukee again. Let’s see how we respond to the challenge

Comment from lightningmikester
Time March 5, 2010 at 12:36 PM

We better play much, much better than the other night. I was flipping back and forth between the Caps and Wiz games Tuesday night. We were in it the first quarter and a little bit in the second, but after that we just fell apart and quit on ourselves. Come on, guys!

Still excited about the game. GO WIZ!!!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 1:46 PM

For the record, Milwaukee is much deeper than the wiz. Once McGee and/or Blatche leaves the game, we are at a disadvantage, which makes it even more important that we have someone handling the rock, and “run” this team. That first game vs the bucks, can be used as a barometer of how we do if Livingston stays here the rest of the year AND is put at the helm of the ship…..Regardless, these young me are giving it their all. As the bloggers were saying, Skiles is a master-mind. He saw our weakness(es) and went for the jugular. This is another phase of growing up…what do the wiz do, when their primary option (s) are taken away….the answer at seven….lol

Comment from Rick
Time March 5, 2010 at 2:56 PM

Turnovers killed us in the last game. They were the worst kind of turnovers too, leading to a lot of easy baskets. It was by far the worst I have seen Boykins play. He does not match up well with Jennings at all because Jennings is nearly as quick as he is.

I say let Mike Miller initiate the offense when Foye is resting.

Comment from tyrone2000
Time March 5, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Another big fan here…if only the Wiz can lift that darn curse…can i get an amen….

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Curse??? Sorry, can’t go there, I believe in a higher spirit….

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 5, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Higher spirit? Ok, that’s good. Also lets get a *higher score.* !! ;>

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 4:57 PM

That’s Flip and then the player’s job…..

Comment from neal
Time March 5, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Hoopshype says about Livingston: “A terrible injury put his career in jeopardy. Not much explosiveness left now.”

Can someone elaborate?

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Livingston and Gil are both trying to regain their old form back. Who has the best odds?

Comment from dlts20
Time March 5, 2010 at 5:33 PM

My Bold Prediction:

It sounds crazy because Blatche has played so well but I actually think he’s going to have his best game of his career tonight. IDK if the numbers will fully prove it but I just think he’s going to play inspired with alot of pep, and show his full arsenal. Tonight people will look at him as truly the real deal and as one of the best bigs in the leauge after what he does. I think he will do alot more on the inside this game and will look very physical at times but he will show the full package tonight while having a monster game in the win

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 5:44 PM

Well, sounds good to me. Hope you’re right, dlts20.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Then again – one of the best bigs in the league after tonight….? Give D-Ray a break and a little more time, please.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 5:47 PM

That’s a very positive thought DLTS20, what that game showed is that AB has to not only learn how to pass out of the double team but also recognize it coming AND have team-mates that can make the opposition pay for doubling, that we will need more options (even though that will be corrected over the off-season), and that one of our leaders may have to be a point guard to settle the team down during all out assaults (like we experienced Wed.) The more others become involved and can produce, that will make him even more dangerous.

If there was one thing that I would like for him to do, it would be to slam on people more-so than reverse layups. But i’m pretty cool with his game…oh yeah get him off that three point line…lol…now that’s what he probably got from AJ

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM

neal — Sean Livingston was the 4th pick in the ’04 draft. He had a terrible knee injury a couple of years later and didn’t play for a few years. I can’t remember what the injury was.

He’s been trying to come back since the beginning of the ’08-9 season if I’m right. Hasn’t been able to earn playing time anywhere. I can’t imagine he showed anything working out for us that he didn’t show earlier this season at NO for example.

Comment from datonypony
Time March 5, 2010 at 6:24 PM

Tom it was a knee injury

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 6:26 PM

5:24 PM EST… Dave and Glenn checking in…..We will need all our options tonight….Bucks are so deep now and more size in the backcourt with John Salmons and Jerry Stackhouse….As a result Charlie Bell is out of rotation

Comment from datonypony
Time March 5, 2010 at 6:34 PM

Bucks coach was very good last game, mismatches all night long. Sigh, cmon WIZ!

Comment from datonypony
Time March 5, 2010 at 6:35 PM

Day was averaged probably 1 3 point attempt the last 8 games and he has made 1?

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:14 PM

Got a new grandkid in our family; hence out of town and won’t be able to watch tonight.

Win one for me, crew!

Comment from ChenierFan
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:16 PM

It would sure be an impressive win to beat this balanced Bucks team tonight. To do so, we need Al, Mike and Nick to play much better. If we get decent production out of thos guys, we’ll be in good shape. The Bucks are hardly an offensive juggernaut.

I thought that Javalle had his best all-around game as a center last game. He actually did a little banging under the hoop and showed better positioning and lateral movement. Perhaps he is ready to take his game to a new level like Andray has.

It will also be interesting to see if Shaun gets more time on the court. He used to be a heck of a player before that terrible knee injury. Players with true point guard instincts are a rare commodity, but he is one of them.

I’ll miss the first half of the game (eucharistic adoration) but will tape it so my comments will not be based on box score numbers.

Let’s go Wiz, and bring home the bacon!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:18 PM

That’s wonderful, Tom! Congratulations!

Comment from ChenierFan
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:28 PM

Congrats, Tom! That is great news!

Comment from datonypony
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:31 PM

Thats nice Tom

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:41 PM

6:32 PM EST…..starters are in…Wizards will go with Foye, Miller, McGee, Blatche, and Thornton…..Bucks will have Jennings, Salmons, Delfino, Mbah A Moute, and Bogut

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:44 PM

Let’s go Wizards!!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:50 PM

welcome aboard everyone….good to see you back jaba and datonypony…chenier fan tommandel and others…..would like tosee nick get going off the bench 7 of 21 from the field last five games

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Congrats Tom (pop pop)

LOL@Chenier Fan, you can mention the box, getabig doesn’t come out until after the game…it’s at the phone booth…lol….

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Thanks Dave! Looking forward to a good game and hopefully a Wizards win!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:14 PM

Good to see Mike looking for his shot!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:14 PM

Is anyone else here having a problem with CSN? It’s so laggy. I might have to rely on the radio for tonight.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Nice drive D-Ray!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:17 PM

Wait nevermind. It’s working now. Just for a few minutes it was being really laggy and I couldn’t see anything.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:18 PM

Cmon Randy! Gotta make those!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:19 PM

good to see thronton get aggressive drew a foul on bogut

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:20 PM

bucks forwards get up in transition

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:20 PM

Foye can’t hit a shot! Oh dear…

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:24 PM

The Bucks are killing us on rebounding. AB and McGee need to step it up.

That last play was terrible.

Come on Wizards!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:26 PM

Playing sloppy!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:28 PM

nicne straight bucks makes

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:28 PM

Andray shooting well! Let’s go!!!!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:31 PM

Alright! Good defensive play!!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:33 PM

wizards just went to a 2-3 zone

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:33 PM

This is where they took off the last game, stackhouse couldn’t be stopped and if three people are checking AB, someone is open….

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:34 PM

I like the hustle we’ve been playing with. I just would like to see more defense.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:34 PM

need some height at the point right now, Boykins isn’t the answer against this team

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:35 PM

I’d like to see Livingston in there now!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:36 PM

18-6 points in the paint for the bucks

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:37 PM

Bucks are doing a much better job of passing the ball! Our offense isn’t clicking!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:39 PM

bucks 16-7 edge on bioards

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:40 PM

2 assists the whole 1st qrtr?

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:41 PM

They are just too big for us down low, can’t keep them off the boards.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:41 PM

REBOUNDS!!They’re clobbering us on the boards!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Make the team shoot free throws Flip!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:44 PM

I don’t think that Earl should be playing right now. We really need a larger lineup against the Bucks.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:44 PM

NY in the game! We need him to get hot!!!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:46 PM

I don’t know about that call on Stackhouse…..seems we got a break!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:47 PM

amen to that

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:50 PM

McGee making his presence felt!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:50 PM

everything is one on one moves….

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Okay, how long do we have to watch the boykins show, one on one, misses jumper, then Ridenour looks like chris paul

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:54 PM

just getting out played right now my friends

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:54 PM

Man, we need SOMEBODY to get hot! We can’t buy a basket right now! Al Thornton has been invisable so far.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:56 PM

meant to write invisible

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:56 PM

I’d like to see Andray Blatche get hot.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:57 PM

If Bogut helps out, that means AB or McGee should be open…IQ has to get better

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:58 PM

That was a great block! Goaltending my foot

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:58 PM

rushing shots two of our last 17

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 8:59 PM

Oh! There’s Thornton! He’s actually in the game!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM

8-2 run by the wizards

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM

McGee!!!! Let’s go Wizards!!! Momentum is slightly changing right now!! Wiz playing pretty good D right now!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:02 PM

They’re waltzing around our defense here. Are we playing zone?

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:03 PM

Are we saving Livingston for the playoffs?

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:06 PM

good energy by mcgee on defense

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM

Wow… Javale McGee trying to show his street balling skills there.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM

I’m sorry, we’re missing way too many free throws!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM

AB and McGee both bringing up the ball, we are totally lacking discipline or should I say guidance

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Thanks for the shoutout guys

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:09 PM

McGee hustling. But nobody’s able to score!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:10 PM

36 points in one half? Is that our season low?

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:10 PM

We need to find someone to fill the scoring gap here. I just don’t really think that things are working out with this current lineup.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:10 PM

lucky to be down only 15, please have foye stop shooting as a first option

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:11 PM

indeed bucks showing a lot of depth and running different guards at randy foye

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:12 PM

What happened to AB on the block? If they double, somebody’s open…..where’s the guidance?

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Might as well give Mike Harris a lchance. He certainly filled it up in the D-League.

Comment from dlts20
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:15 PM

Some of this is because of us not having Howard and some of this is because of the Bucks Defense but alot of this has to do with the system again to me. Even the Pistons fans said that everytime they played anyone in the playoffs with a good D that they always looked like crap because its designed for all jump shots and its easy to take away the plays.

Thats what it looks like. Again, you cant even really rip Foye or Boykins because they honestly are playing like Gil in that the only shot they can get off is the quick J off the pick. Its like the only scoring play for the guard. Then every other play is always long and slow developing where a guy like Blatche starts on one side of the court then sets a screen at the top, then runs to the other side only to circle back all the way to the opposite side on the baseline before he gets the rock with the shotclock always low.

Its too halfcourt and its too deliberate. With that being said, the game is right there for the pickings for us to come back because the Bucks arent doing anything great on O. They just capitalize on our mistakes but if we dont make any then they never score either. Let Livingston get some run also

Comment from dlts20
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:16 PM

Earl needs to stop over dribbling though and acting like he’s the man

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:18 PM

We need to be more of a down low team. I don’t know why we’re taking so many jumpers. AB can score. So can McGee. We need to get the ball down low and let them play and when we’re open we should take the shots. Good play comes from good ball movement and I don’t think we’ve had that tonight.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:21 PM

dlts20 – we’re definetely missing Howard! However, I’m wondering why the Wiz aren’t getting Al Thornton more involved. This is just not the same kind of ball movement that had us winning the first three of four after the trades.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:23 PM

31% shooting! We can only get better!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:23 PM

for as bad as it was it is still reachable

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:26 PM

Yeah, this game’s not over yet!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Lead cut to 11! LET’S GO WIZARDS!!!!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Wow@Andray Blatche!!

Great energy play. I’d like to see more of that tonight. Just less turnovers please.

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Ouch. And just like that we’re back down to 18.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:34 PM

bucks just getting it done on defense

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:34 PM

Bogut is dominating us right now. He has 16 points and 8 rebounds.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:35 PM

My! Don’t let it turn into a blowout!

Comment from tyrone2000
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:37 PM

J Howard’s winning influence has vacated the Wiz

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:39 PM

lol….turn into a blowout??

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM

six assists in a whole game? that is reflective of the point….AB can’t get the ball on the block because Boykins is dribbling all over the place, and right up to AB on the block..LOL..

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Why isn’t Livingston playing? We need some kind of spark!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Where’s our defense? It looks like we really just aren’t moving out there. Our team just isn’t in sync. We don’t look good out there.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:43 PM

Lack of movement- you said it!

Comment from tyrone2000
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Did J Howard have surgery?

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Flip heard me! Livingston is in the game!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Livingston automatically penetrates…..enough said

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Now, gotta get Boykins out of the game……

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:47 PM

fifthy block by bogut

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:48 PM

The only people that can do something against the bucks front line is McGee and AB, Singleton is out of his league down there.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:48 PM

Flip looked tired! You could read his lips: Move the ball!!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:49 PM

Maybe he needs to define move the ball, because his definition and Boykins is two different things.

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:49 PM

The play tonight has been very uninpsiring. I hope the Wizards never play like this again. Just this game has been absolutely awful tonight so far.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:54 PM

This simply hasn’t been anybodys night. Singleton also struggling

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Wow, and now the lead is up to 31. We’ve made too many mistakes in this game… and, it just hasn’t really been pretty.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:55 PM

O.k……there goes Singleton to prove me wrong

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM

good hustle by livingston and singleton….i note that becuase it is through difficult play

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:57 PM

Question, are the Bucks this good, or are we this bad?

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 9:58 PM

Easy answer: tonight we’re this bad!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Alrighty. Let’s preidct the final score. I predict 120-75. What do you think will be the final score?

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Man we had a few days to get ready for a team that just beat us, and we come out flat and lay an egg? Who gets the blame for that?

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:02 PM

Jeepers, nothing’s working for us!!! Nothing!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:04 PM

jeepers is the way to put it

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:04 PM

I’m sure Onebigfan is blaming the fans and BigTigger

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:04 PM

With a game like tonight Dave and Glenn, do you go in the bag for your best jokes? lol

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:04 PM

We’re not moving out there. At all.

Okay.

Our defense sucks.

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:05 PM

Thanks Dave and Glenn for the shout………

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:06 PM

under six minutes remaining! the goal is to lose by less than 20

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:06 PM

@Jaba-I like that goal……..

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:06 PM

Our shooting for tonight:

28-74

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:07 PM

Ten expiring contracts? There will be atleast six new faces

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:07 PM

@Jabba-you have the play of the game “jeepers”, lol

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:07 PM

Now that’s what a point guard is for

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:07 PM

Livingston and McGee! Nice!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:08 PM

Mike Harris!!! Something to get excited about!

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:08 PM

@dcbutler-what do you make of this game tonight?, again manners first, hello fellow bloggers Dave and Glenn!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:08 PM

Oh well…………………

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Whoa!!! What a pick!!!

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Sigh.

We made a lot of mistakes tonight. I really hope that that the team takes some time after the game to watch the tape of their game, and, just look at how awful they played the majority of the game so they don’t ever do it again.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:10 PM

This is garbage time right now!

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Nick Young needs to be a starter IMO for the rest of the year………

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:11 PM

Well. At least we have the Washington Capitals…

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:11 PM

Hey the great thing about tonight, the tape from this game will burn very long in the fireplace, lol

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:11 PM

Al Thornton hasn’t played much in the second half.

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:12 PM

@Jaba-Is Al Thorton on the roster, lol (the new McGee…..Free Thorton, lol)

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:12 PM

@Jeffmalone1990… that’s true. I’m sure they’ll have a fun bonfire after the game.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:14 PM

This surely has been a test for all Wizards fans

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:15 PM

Celtics next. I think this game was all about saving energy for that one

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:16 PM

1 800 636 1067 for post game

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:17 PM

We don’t have the inside game, to play with Milwaukee (we barely went into the post). The guard play has only made the teams even in number (i.e. number of assists are bismal) I couldn’t tell if we were running plays or just playing ball (no I.D. to our offense what so ever). If AB is our “go-to” guy, he must not have played tonight. It’s time to move on from Boykins. I mean really, I don’t see him here next year, might as well spread the wealth. I would say send NY to D-League to get his jumper together, but with it being the end of the season, let him play and finalize his chapter here, or revitalize it.

BUT there is no direction to our offense at all.

Comment from Gilfanatic
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Jaba- don’t you think they could have done better than this though? I mean. They could have put some EFFORT into it.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:18 PM

Boldin from arizona to b-more is only worth a third and fourth round pick…..wow!!

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Al Thornton has disappeared in the last two games. I wonder whats going on…..the guy is supposed to be a vital part of our future plans

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:21 PM

whether it’s Gil, Foye, ADaniels, Dee Brown, whomever, the guard has the responsibility of dictating the offense, that is why we didn’t have an offense…..no leader at the helm, turned into “ground hog day”.

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Gilfanatic – absolutely! I was trying to be ironic…..

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:21 PM

LOL….Let’s get back to reality, didn’t we trade for a bunch of “bench” players?

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:24 PM

ten assists in a whole game. can’t put that on Flip, except for the fact that he needs to let the point guard play

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:24 PM

The difference between the team that lost tonight and the one that beat the Nuggets is Josh Howard……we’re missing him but seriously, is he that much of a difference maker????

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:25 PM

And I don’t want to see AB at the top of the key ever again.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:26 PM

team ball is team ball, no matter who is on the court. JHoward should not make a difference. A lot of this is IQ and if they have plays that they run, get a new set.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:30 PM

One thing that is evident, our coach either doesn’t know how to make adjustments, or we don’t have enough resources to make adjustments. A lot of it was me sitting here saying wth, AND WHY IS BOYKINS STILL IN THE GAME

Comment from Jaba
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:30 PM

3:30 AM…….well, wish I could say this game was worth staying up for! Will try to catch some sleep and regain my optimism for Sunday! Good night everybody!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:32 PM

@ Jaba….Peace

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:37 PM

thanks for taking my call on the post game

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Seriously, what in the world will the roster look like next season? And who will be the coach?

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:39 PM

Randy Foye doesn’t know how to be a point guard, he doesn’t even know how to use picks. Move him over and play Livingston, period.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:40 PM

You know, I give the bucks credit, but we only have two “big men” and we don’t have any discipline in our system right now.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:41 PM

If we have EG picking the players (with Taps assistance), we are going to be some bitter pups for a few years….

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:41 PM

@dcbutler-Foye is NOT a PG, I agree yet we keep trying to force this SG into a PG, sorry not working, HELLO! And you mean to tell me with Arenas out, we could not get Brevin Knight for the rest of the year? Livingston with knee problems cannot handle a lot of minutes, please……..From top to bottom with this team, accountability must be from the top down.

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:43 PM

Yet with this team, it would be easier to have something to hang there hats on “team defense” and energy, yet even after the moves we are not seeing that, Flip no longer gets a pass!

Skiles clearly out coached the Wizards in back to back games, UNREAL!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:49 PM

AND they came out with the same scheme from two days ago. THAT is lack of coaching. He should have at least put Livingston earlier. We don’t have a leader here, and it shows.

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:51 PM

@dcbutler–Man this is such a great city for basketball, we have a passionate base, support the Mystics, Wizards, Terps and Hoyas (as well as GW) so with that, the fans and the DMV deserve so much better than the product we have at the phone booth!!

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:51 PM

Well, we can at least have some type of identity for the rest of the ride….and the sad part is, this is going to be a rough month schedule-wise.

Comment from jeffmalone1990
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:53 PM

The team has not had an identity since training camp,next season I do not want to hear any promises, no we are so deep, and injurires got in the way. NOTHING but we are wroking hard for the fans, that’s it and that’s all

Comment from tyrone2000
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:54 PM

I believe J Howard was such an excellent fit with the lineup that it could have turned the season because he is a slasher that can shoot on the run. He must be guarded. A Thornton is tough but lost his enthusiasm somewhere. Blatche has been shooting and rebounding very well. We have no above average players without Howard. To me this game was the real Wizards not just a bad game.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:55 PM

I agree with Tom about this, EG made this a mess. How do you put so much into the “big three” when two of the three were role players, for how many years? 5?

We could have done so much better with our draft picks, it is definitely time to get a fresh mind-set from the top down. We have had Foye at the helm since December, without trying to upgrade? It’s pathetic.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 10:57 PM

Al thornton has sore knees, and unless you have an all-star on your team, one player shouldn’t make that much of a difference. This team is getting it handed to them by a playoff caliber team, but it could be better with players that execute, but you can’t execute with no leader at the point.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 11:01 PM

I’ll give credit for Howard “slashing”, but these players have to get a better IQ, when these players see people “cheating”, they don’t know how to make them pay.

Comment from ChenierFan
Time March 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM

The Wiz had absolutely no game tonight. Time for a different combination for next game. Let Shaun start at point guard and see what happens. Give him 20 mins. He is gradually getting better each game.

Another game like this and I will start to wonder if this team has anything left. The Bucks aren’t that good, are they?

The David Copperfield award for the best disappearing act goes to… Wait..It’s a tie between Nick and Al.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 5, 2010 at 11:07 PM

They said Al has sore knees and NY only played 10 minutes?

Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time March 6, 2010 at 12:19 AM

I’m really having a difficult time trying to understand why Miller gets so many minutes. He is tooooo slow to take advantage of the multiple picks and screens that the Wizards use to initiate the offense (I just realized that I use the words Wizards and offense in the same sentence…those two words should not be seen within pages of each other)…Back to Miller – he can not defend anyone who takes more than one dribble; he is a horrible passer; he simply doesn’t contribute anything on the court; and, he won’t be playing for the Wizards next season. Four very good reasons to give a younger guy his minutes (Slick can’t do any worse, and he has demonstrated that he can do much better).

Livingston showed that he can play. He can handle the ball at the point; he can actually see over his defender to make a pass; he can play defense, and he can shoot. There is no need to give a single second of playing time to Earl from this point on. Let’s give Livingston the point with Foye/Slick at the 2-spot and see what happens.

Flip said that we don’t have many offensive options because there has not been enough time for the new players to learn the offense. The team played great before Flip had a single practice. We’ve gone downhill since then.

The Wizards run that triple screen for Miller; the high pick and roll; and, the “get the ball to ‘Dray in the block”. Those are the offensive options. All of the players have been playing basketball their entire lives. There’s no way they can’t understand a couple of more options. The easiest option would be “don’t stand in one spot for more than 3 seconds”. If nothing else, exchange offensive floor positions with the man to your right, or your left, but MOVE. Spread the floor. Give folks an opportunity to operate one-on-one or make a cut to the basket.

It’s was sad to see the Bucks in constant motion on offense and the Wizards standing around waiting for the man with the ball to do something when they are on offense. I’m disappointed in Flip. I thought that he had a better offensive basketball style…but then, I’ve been fooled before.

Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time March 6, 2010 at 1:01 AM

Boykins, Oberto and Miller will not be Wizards next season. Except in an emergency (not enough players to continue) none of them should play another second of basketball as a Wizards this year. Let’s see what else we MIGHT have.

I personally like Singleton, Livingston and Thornton. I believe that Livingston could be a starter. Healthy, so could Thornton. Singleton is the kind of player everyone wants on his team. Give them some minutes and see if they could be part of the restructure. Ross has shown potential. I believe that Harris will not be around.

Blatche, Foye, Slick and McGee have to get major minutes for the rest of the season. They could be instrumental next year. Blatche has demonstrated that he can be a double/double every night type of player who might get you 30 some nights. McGee has way too much potential for any team to not try to develop him. Slick has shown games of greatness (consecutive 20+ nights last year — he does appear lost this year). Foye has game. He will only get better.

I personally don’t want to see Miller, Boykins or Oberto on the court again this year. None of those guys will be instrumental in making the Wizards a winning organization. Do I want to lose? Of course not. But I’d rather lose without Oberto, Miller and Boykins than with them.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 6, 2010 at 10:04 AM

Well, the Milwaukee game(s) have shown our deficiencies. Now, it’s time to put corrective measures in place until the end of the season, and to obtain more resources after the season is over. I guess there’s no use(as everyone has already suggested) to keep using the same players and hoping they can suddenly turn a new leaf. Let’s see what others can bring to the table and continue moving forward.

It is pretty amazing that we played better prior to having practice time together, but then again, we weren’t playing the bucks each game either(and there is the josh howard factor).

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 6, 2010 at 11:02 AM

The guys we can put on the floor right now aren’t going to win many games. Full stop.

Al Thornton hasn’t been a productive NBA player his first 3 seasons. Yes, he contributed in his first few games here, when we were a team no one had ever seen before, had no film on, and were running on chaos and energy. But if you look at what he’s done over his career so far, you don’t see someone who even approaches the productivity of an average NBA 3.

Nick Young has been even worse than Al in his first three years.

Foye is playing the way Foye plays. He isn’t any better or worse than this, and he isn’t likely to be over the next few years. He’d be an adequate backup combo guard. He’s not a starter at point or the 2 on a good team. Will we pick up his option at $4.8m? In some years, I would do that. But this looks like a buyer’s market and I don’t think anyone will offer him that much, so no I wouldn’t pick up his option.

Andray, Gotabig says, “can be a double/double every night kind of player.” I hope so. But he has leveled off a bit over the last week, probably because he is being scouted and prepared for, something that hadn’t happened before. Can he make the next move in that chess game? If so, then maybe he is the player Gotabig says he can be and that we all hope he can be.

Those are the players we have any reason to think we’ll have next year — plus Gilbert. Actually, it’s a stretch to put Singleton on the list; he’s unrestricted.

In other words, we are starting from *zero*.

As Gotabig says, Singleton is the kind of guy every NBA team wants on their roster. Love him, but if he earns heavy minutes with us that tells you we’re not a good team.

Ross is a marginal player in the league. Still, at his salary he’s a good guy to have on your roster as well.

JaVale has tremendous assets; he can be a good player if he learns the game, matures in discipline, avoids injury, etc. Hope so, but you have to be lucky.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 6, 2010 at 11:06 AM

Oooops, somehow got the last 2 paragraphs: “Those are…” and “In other words…” into the middle of my post instead of at the end. Sorry.

Comment from gray16
Time March 6, 2010 at 1:10 PM

from what i saw last night, javale was the best player on the floor… that shouldn’t be the case ever this season.

this team is HORRIBLE on defense, they couldn’t stay in front of a tree, everyone got beat off the dribble very easily and javale or someone was left to play cleanup or didn’t get there in time. the bucks walked past every perimeter defender out there like it was nothing.

then flip sees this and swithes to zone, but throughout the season we have seen that hasn’t helped much, and the bucks continued to drain points.

on the offensive end, the lack of a point guard really hurt them, foye just cannot handle the ball. the wiz need someone who can handle the ball like it’s attached to their body. then andray had a bad game, that really hurt. i have no idea why he went back to playing like a guard instead of continuing to bang down low. i guess the doubles have him scared of going back to that and not getting points, but he needs to break out of the perimeter game or he’s just going to be mr inconsistent all over again.

other guys weren’t able to do much either as the bucks defense was just pestering. no one was able to create shots, and the offense looked like a mess, it was hard to watch.

hope the wiz can work through this, but last night was probably one of if not the worst performance from the team this year. this game was just as bad as the night flip “flipped” out about the horrible d and mindset change.

Comment from neal
Time March 6, 2010 at 1:53 PM

The Buck’s D was excellent. Skiles gets an A.

Livingston makes some nice passes but he looks passive to me on defense.

I agree with Tom that Foye would be a good back-up combo guard, at something between the minimum and the option price. Actually, I think he handles the ball pretty well, and plays D pretty well.

I think Singleton is an excellent back-up to Blatche. I think Blatche’s main problem now is lack of other scorers on the team.

I also like Thornton as a low-cost back-up forward, and I agree that Ross is worth his cost as a back-up guard. In short, I think we have a good group of low-cost reserves to go with Arenas, Miller, Howard, Blatche and McGee. I think we’re not as far from competitive as some think.

However, I’m not comfortable with Arenas coming back. I’d just as soon see us bite the bullet and buy him out.

Comment from neal
Time March 6, 2010 at 2:01 PM

If Arenas’s contract is bought out now, the full amount of his original contract is counted against this year’s “team salary”, regardless of the negotiated amount. However, if he is bought out after the season ends, only the negotiated amount counts against “team salary”. I still think there’s a good chance this will happen. What would Arenas accept? What would the Wiz be willing to pay? If he gets 2/3 he’s probably still ahead, by the time he gets a new contract with some other team.

Comment from neal
Time March 6, 2010 at 2:08 PM

It appears the Wiz aren’t going to try to void Arenas’s contract under the “moral turpitude” clause. I agree. The guns weren’t loaded and it was obvious he didn’t intend for them to be used. He was just trying to poke fun at Crittenton. That’s a lousy thing for a team captain to do, but it doesn’t mean he’s guilty of an act of moral turpitude.

What Arenas was doing is similar to what he did in a 3-point contest with Roger Mason a couple of years ago. He turned it into a show featuring Arenas making fun of the whole thing, and by inference, of Mason. Not the sort of the a team leader should be doing.

I think there’s good reason the team didn’t select Arenas as a captain under Jordan, and I hope if Arenas comes back Saunders lets the team select the captain(s), rather than Saunders appointing them.

Comment from Wizards4Life
Time March 6, 2010 at 2:11 PM

yeah it was fun for a few games i thought we would not come down this early tho we could have made it a few more games off pure Heart but the Double teams on AB with no one able to hit a shot and the lack of any D# is going to kill us every time i would like to see Filp run alot of new things around AB passing out of the Double team knowing its coming so he can get used to it for next year..
and i would love to see McGee get better he is working on it you can tell he is starting to get into shape i say its hard to come off the bench and play 2 mins and then play 30+ so i am fine with him using the rest of the year to learn the big man game ..
the rest im unclear on and it will take me a few more games of watching to tell how many

Comment from Wizards4Life
Time March 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM

sorry: players we need to keep or let go im not sure there are many

Comment from neal
Time March 6, 2010 at 2:20 PM

According to hoopshype, Livingston:

1. has no tattoos
2. says a prayer before each game

I think the prayer is to make up for the lack of tattoos.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 6, 2010 at 4:59 PM

“players we need to keep or let go” — how much choice do we have?

Blatche, Thornton, Young, McGee & Ross are under contract (assuming Ross picks up his option, and why would he not?). Andray and JaVale have trade value if they keep playing well the rest of the season. The other 3 not so much. Then there’s Arenas. Who knows with him, but obviously it’d be hard to get equal value for his contract.

The closest thing to a proven starter in that group, other than Gilbert, is Andray. He is playing well, but I don’t think anyone can say he’s “proven.”

So, really, we’re starting from zero, as I’ve said before.

What about the rest of the current roster, you ask? neal writes as if there was reason to think Josh Howard will be here next year. Why here more likely than any other team in the league? Ditto Singleton, Miller, Fab, Boykins and (probably) Foye. Some of those guys could be here, maybe, but no particular reason to think so (unless we pick up Randy’s option).

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 6, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Basically, if a players contract is over this year, we should look and see what else is out there before we sign anyone on our current roster. If there are other options, by no means should we be eager to sign anyone with an expiring contract, unless there is no one else out there that can do better, and that’s counting drafting, free agency, or any other options that are available. At this point, I would even look at the kid that left Atlanta and went overseas.

Basically, signing anyone on the current team is not our first priority, they were brought here because they had expiring contracts, no other reason.

Comment from Wizards4Life
Time March 6, 2010 at 6:48 PM

@TOM i was saying that anyone not under contract that is worth keeping just so i get a idea what EG may do if i see someone who is playing well then EG might see the same thing.. i have no idea who is going to stay.. as far as contracts go people could be traded so we realy have no idea who is going to be here next year.. but i would like to watch them play form a “IMO” Guess at who i might keep or who i might let walk away

Comment from datonypony
Time March 6, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Yup, we traded for players for their contracts. I honestly doubt any big names will be wanting to play here but I don’t really care bout that, we needed to rebuild and I wouldn’t be surprised if we only saw 2-4 people on this roster for next year’s team!

Comment from neal
Time March 6, 2010 at 6:54 PM

In principle, I agree with you dcbutler. However, I think there is an advantage in having been together for a while. So, I would offer contracts to Howard, Miller, Foye and Singleton. I’d make sure I offered Singleton enough to keep him (which shouldn’t be a lot). The offers to the others would depend on who else is out there. Miller’s shouldn’t be a lot, because he’s going to be over the hill when we get to be a good team.

Let’s say that we get three of the four back. Along with Arenas, Blatche, Thornton, Young, McGee and Ross we have 9 players. Then we have 4 draft picks, I think. We still have roster room for a couple of second-tier FA’s. Then we can invite 2-3 other guys to camp to compete with our 2nd round picks. We could be a very interesting team, if not competitive.

I always seem to be more optimistic about upcoming seasons than most of you guys. And I always seem to be wrong.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 6, 2010 at 7:23 PM

Neal, it’s all good, it makes for good conversation. This is going to be an interesting off-season….I truly believe that no one on this roster is “hands-off” until a mgmt foundation is in place.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 6, 2010 at 7:25 PM

Playing together is good, but if we were to get established players, it wouldn’t take long to gel. I think the “chemistry” word was over-used to mask poor play.

Comment from wizards_fusion
Time March 6, 2010 at 9:03 PM

Robert Pollin wants Arenas back. It is all I know.

http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/pollin_100301.html

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 6, 2010 at 10:26 PM

neal — if you are recommending essentially the current team plus Josh Howard and Gilbert, I can’t see that working very well at all.

As to “chemistry” I think that’s one of the great myths. Better players win more games. The Celtics added Garnett and Ray Allen, and they were a great team right out of the chute. The Lakers added Pau Gasol, and all of a sudden they were a championship team. Not chemistry, just an improved squad in both cases.

Btw, I’m not sure the 2d round choice we got for Dominic was in this year’s draft — don’t know whether it was or wasn’t, but Draftexpress lists us only w/ our own round 2 pick. Anyway, absorbing 3 rookies would be hard enough, and you know how much Ernie likes rookies!

Comment from neal
Time March 6, 2010 at 11:39 PM

Tom, I’m saying 9 from the current roster of 15 plus 4 draftees plus a couple of FA’s, plus 2-3 more to compete with the 2nd round picks. I think we got a “protected” 2nd round pick for next year for McGuire. I’d like to know what “protected” means in the case of a 2nd round pick.

I think Miller will be worth more to a contender than to us. His time is now. Ours isn’t.

I guess we don’t quite agree on the chemistry idea. For instance, I think we had a lot of individual talent in the group that just left, but they never developed much chemistry. Garnett and good coaching made the Celtics more than the sum of their individual talents IMO.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 7, 2010 at 8:17 AM

@neal, I get your point now. Because Caron is still avging the same numbers in Dallas, last I heard. Brendan is avging a double double and I haven’t heard what AJ is doing. Heck, even Dsteve is getting decent burn now. So, I get your chemistry idea.(instead of chemistry, I think we use different words)

So, if the players are doing better with similar numbers, and they are part of a team that is excelling, then we shouldn’t have been looking at those players to carry the team, but to be part of a team. We didn’t get players, outside of Gil and Antonio Daniels, that could put these players in the right positioning to benefit from their skillset. Now that I’m looking at this from a different angle, and see that they didn’t really change their games since leaving, It wasn’t their selfish play, it was putting players around them (i.e. a real point guard, a real power forward, a leader outside of themselves). The real tale of this story is that Brendan is avging a double double. He is getting the ball where he can score easily, and he has other players around him, whereas teams have to pay attention to those players and he has more opportunities.

In closing, I guess it wasn’t more-so the players, but maybe it was our system and lack of players. I mean really, the players come in and play “natural” ball, then start practicing and the play is worse? Hmmmmmmm(but again, we did lose JHoward)

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 7, 2010 at 8:35 AM

@Tom, draftexpress has us at the 7th and 30th spots and picking power-forwards/centers. I guess we’ll address the point guard via free agency.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 7, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Nice article about Shaun Livingston in the Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030602292.html

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 7, 2010 at 9:55 AM

dcbutler357 — we’re a long way away from June and the draft. We could be picking 9th or 10th, or we could be picking 4th. To me at least, the target is Cousins if there is any way to get him.

Our Cleveland pick could be #30, but it could conceivably be #29. We also have our own round 2 pick (but apparently not the Kings this year), and that could be somewhere in a range as well. Never hope to lose, but the more we lose the better those 2 picks are.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 7, 2010 at 9:59 AM

neal — “Garnett and good coaching?” Doc Rivers was on the verge of being fired when the trades for Allen and Garnett gave him terrific players.

Think about it: the game results *can only be* the sum of the players’ individual numbers. That is what adds up to the score. Chemistry would have to mean that individuals put up different numbers when the move between teams. You are citing that fact for Haywood, for example.

Maybe it’s true in his case, over this relatively small sample, but the studies show that NBA players are *extremely* consistent from year to year and team to team. They tend to put up the same numbers wherever they are, once you take into account the arc of their careers (getting better the first few years; getting less good the final few years). Obviously there are exceptions, but there is also a norm the data shows. Hence… chemistry is a myth.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time March 7, 2010 at 10:05 AM

w4L — the draft. Heck, we are not “set” at any position whatsoever!! We are starting over.

Buy the team, Ted. Get us a new GM. Lets *really* start over.

Comment from tyrone2000
Time March 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Great article on Livingston…seems to be a good kid…

Comment from neal
Time March 7, 2010 at 2:44 PM

dcbutler, I don’t see why the Wiz would be looking to draft a PF. Seems to me that’s the only position that looks good at this point. What do you think?

Comment from dcbutler357
Time March 7, 2010 at 3:51 PM

We only have AB and McGee down low, they will need some help. When one of them went out against Milwaukee, Milwaukee was hurting us on the boards/down low.