Comment from gray16
Time August 16, 2010 at 5:18 PM

watching the china vs puerto rico game right now, and yi is playing horrible so far. many of puerto rico’s points have been scored on or around him due to lack of effort, mistakes, and lack of skill by him.

offensively he’s moving well, but his shot is ice cold at the moment. and he’s taken some bad shots imo. but offensively i can’t complain too much, he’s active on that end.

but this is just after the first quarter. hopefully he starts playing better. (or played better, however you want to look at it lol)

Comment from Gotabigboyoffense
Time August 16, 2010 at 9:38 PM

Yi’s job is to give the 3, 4 and possibly 5 spots some productive minutes. He should get about 18-24 minutes at a combination of those spots. He’s not a “banger”, he’s a scorer. Hopefully, he’ll score. I believe that he is a 7’0″ player who got a 20/20 at least once last season. Don’t sell hm short. He can play.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time August 16, 2010 at 9:53 PM

Yi is an agressive offensive player. He WILL take it to the rim. He’s good for 13pt 7 reb in about 20 min. It’s all about the system. Will he fit? The way he rolls to the basket may make him more valuable to us.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 16, 2010 at 10:29 PM

Yi — “He’s good for 13pt 7 reb in about 20 min.”

Oh sure. Except that in 20 minutes he averages 7.5 points (on 40% shooting, which is horrible for a 7 footer) and 4.5 rebounds.

But of course, now that he is a Wizard, he’ll be *a completely different player.* When he was a Net, he was a bust, but with us it’s “don’t sell him short. He can play.”

He was so great that the Nets traded him for Quintin Ross. Lets be realistic, ok?

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 16, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Oh, and “He WILL take it to the rim” — except of course that he gets way fewer free throw attempts than average at any forward spot or at Center. Gee, I wonder how that happens given how aggressively he goes to the hole?

Yi Jianlian is *not* a good NBA player. Not good at *any aspect* of the NBA game. He’s played 3 seasons and for two different teams. He was just about equally bad all 3 years and for both teams.

If a player as bad as Yi Jianlian is “valuable to us”, that will mean we are worse than the Nets last year — he wasn’t valuable to them.

Comment from gray16
Time August 16, 2010 at 10:56 PM

yi sucks, bottom line, i agree tom.

and from what nets fans were saying, yi rarely ever takes it to the rim, he’s too busy shooting long range two’s to take it to the rim. and he wasn’t doing a good job of that against puerto rico either.

yi is an experiment. mabye flip can whip him into being good like he seemed to do with blatche, if so, great. but it’s not looking good.

i think the big men i see being major minute guys at the moment are armstrong, booker, blatche, and mcgee backing up armstrong. that is unless javale starts playing smarter (which then would make him a good starter), and if yi does what flip says.

Comment from draftazoid
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:00 PM

Yi will be very beneficial to the Wizards because he will help John Wall be a starter in the All Star Game. Without Yao playing for the National Team, I am thinking that a whole lot of Chineses folks will be watching the Wizards to follow Yi.
How many times did Tracy McGrady be voted the All Star starter when he had absolutely no business even being on the ballet because of injuries.
Votes for Wizards will go up drastically if Yi has a good World Championship Tourney.
Ted is a Genius!

Comment from neal
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:00 PM

Washington sports are experiencing a renaissance? First the Capitals, then the Mystics, maybe the Redskins. The Wizards? The Nationals? Never mind DC United.

Maybe I won’t move to Boston after all.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:03 PM

OK, and what does that make chauncey billups, he went to how many teams before he went to Detroit.

So when he went to detroit, I guess they were worse than the team that he came from?

ALL TRADES ARE NOT ABOUT GETTING EQUAL VALUE, YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT BY NOW.

From what I saw, Yi was very aggressive and in control while taking it to the rim. He’s only 22 years old? He has a higher IQ than some of the players on our team already. This system may open the floor for some players, and Yi may be a good fit for it. If you didn’t see the games and only go by the numbers your opinion is not a valuable opinion. We’ve read the pros and cons to stats and no need to go there again. One man’s trash can be another’s treasure.

Comment from neal
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:08 PM

I’ve been really confused about how good our starting five is. So I called gettabig. He says we have:

Wall – will make the whole team better from the first game. An all-star in the making.

Arenas – should return to his 28-29 ppg average, due to high motivation to prove himself. One of the outstanding players in the league.

Howard – former all-star who is healthy again. Will play with great energy and productivity on both ends of the court.

Blatche – an all-star in the making who continues to improve and mature. Few PF’s have his natural ability.

McGee – most athletic center in the league who has been working hard and is due for a break-out year.

This group will win 45 games.

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:13 PM

Neal if we are experiencing a renaissance in DC sports I just hope we don’t have to wear those silly clothes. Tights aren’t my thing.

Boston is nice… two seasons. August and Winter

I’m in the middle over Yi. I don’t see him as a savior/potentially great player the way Gabbo and draftazoid do, but then, I don’t see him as the worthless 3 toed sloth Tom sees either. somewhere in the middle for me

Comment from neal
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:14 PM

I was still a little unsure, so I called Tom. He says we have:

Wall – a rookie who has a mediocre shooting % and high TO rate. Will make a lot of mistakes his rookie year.

Arenas – after almost two years out of the league is expected to be rusty and to have lost some of his explosiveness, not to mention having to learn a new position, getting used to not handling the ball as much, and not being the primary focus of the team. Probably will never again be the player of old.

Howard – has a propensity to get hurt and also a propensity to detract from team chemistry.

Blatche – still inconsistent in his 4th year in the league. Players usually don’t change after that period and we can expect more of the same.

McGee – can jump well but still doesn’t understand the game and has a low basketball IQ. Often in the wrong place on defense.

This group will win 20 games.

Comment from neal
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:15 PM

So who should I call now?

Comment from dcbutler357
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:16 PM

wow, did the lakers benefit from having someone asian on their team? There were asians on other teams, I didn’t see them on the all star teams, or propel their teams to higher attendance

sometimes, the comments made on here are so embarrasing, and insulting. What does Tracy have to do with Yi? I guess being a good basketball player doesn’t fit the equation at all?

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:21 PM

Neal… Tom’s mother to tell her she didn’t spank him enough as a child LOL. Or any of Tom’s freinds to find out where all of this analytical negativity comes from

Comment from dcbutler357
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:21 PM

actually gilbert may be better by having another point guard. He does not have to bring the ball up, and once he receives the ball, he can instantly go into attack mode, rather than doing it all by himself. We have to think outside the box, rather than putting everyone in a box. This could mean Gil expends less energy and stress on his body, by just focusing on attacking, rather than setting up the offense and bailing out the team.

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time August 16, 2010 at 11:28 PM

DCB I truely see a great backcourt in John and Gilbert. If John can control the flow of the game in the real NBA and not just in summer league…. Wow. Gilbert, Andray, JaVale, etc. All are going to benifit.

I have a feeling Gilbert (who always seems to need a reason) is going to try to re-establish himself this year. If fully healthy, and I have no reason to think he won’t be, he may just be a beast at the 2. That’s IF he decides to use his skills for defense too.

Comment from maggicman11
Time August 17, 2010 at 1:05 AM

“Yi Jianlian is *not* a good NBA player. Not good at *any aspect* of the NBA game. He’s played 3 seasons and for two different teams. He was just about equally bad all 3 years and for both teams.
If a player as bad as Yi Jianlian is “valuable to us”, that will mean we are worse than the Nets last year — he wasn’t valuable to them.”

This is hilarious. Tom, if Yi is value to us, does that really mean we are worse than the nets last year? or could it possibly mean Yi, who is only 22 actually practiced a little bit and got better? could it possibly mean he went to a system that fit his skill set? could it mean he played with a PG that set him up in better positions? could it even mean that he plays on a BETTER team now and because of that teams have to worry about scoring from every position instead of NO position like when they faced the nets and it frees up Yi in alot more situations?

we reaaly need to think about our responses b4 we post ppl..

Neal, next you can call me and ill tell you that we have a team that NO ONE has seen play together yet and NO ONE has any idea how we will do this year. but what do we know?? we know that the last time Gil played a full season he was one of the best players and scorers in the league and he’ll be back this season, injury free. We know McGee is somewhat better this year than he was last year. even if he didnt get any more talented, the fact that he grew an inche and put some muscle on his frame automatically makes him at least a little better than last year. we know that the last season when blatche started, he was one of the best PFs in the league. believe it or not, that was the case. if u dont think so, just look at the numbers. We know we have the #1 pick who is very good and can make an impact from day 1. we know we have Kirk.. enough said. We know Slick has a sweet jumper. we dont know if he will bring anything else to the table so i wont speak on that. but we know We know Howard can score and can play D too. We know Yi is not Yao. we dont have to act like because he is chinese that he should be as good as Yao and be dissapointed when he doesnt appease the thought. This is ALL we know. nothing else. not how many wins we’ll get. not if we will make the playoffs. not if gil lost a step.. none of that. thank you, that is all..

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time August 17, 2010 at 2:09 AM

Yi… Armstrong… don’t care. I want to see a different mind set from our Wizards this year. I want to see some defense being played. We now have a great core of defensive players. Aside from Hinrich they are all pretty young guys. Add Gilbert to the Hinrich list if he decides to play some defense this season. When Josh gets back we will have the scorers needed. Points shouldn’t be a problem after that. If we can consistently keep teams under 98 to 100 points I still like my prediction of 32

Comment from Babakism
Time August 17, 2010 at 2:35 AM

Yi is 22 years old and still has time to develop although reports say he may actually be 25 but who cares thats still pretty young. He is not a “BAD” player. He is not a “GOOD” player. Yi is “AVERAGE” Yi, like Andray Blatche has a unique skillset and mobility for a 7 footer. It’s only been 3 years in the league for him so he still has time to improve. It’s not like we are depending on him to play a huge role.

In 30 minutes last year he averaged 12 and 7 on a bad team without much talent around him. Most people would say because he played on a bad team he should have scored more points because there was no one better on the team. However Yi is not a go to guy like Blatche was last year. Yi is a complimentary role player who needs better players around him to make him better because he doesn’t have the ability or killer instinct to take over a game or be a game changer.

We have a much better team than New Jersey had last year. Yi was probobly the 3rd option on Jersey last year where as he will be at best the 8th option on the Wizards this year. While his field goal percentage has been crap his 3 point % has been not great but above average playing on teams where he probobly wasn’t getting alot of clean looks. One would imagine if teams have to worry about a penetrating John wall, spotting up Arenas and low post threat Blatche; Yi should get some good looks at the basket.

Yi is not a a bust and should not be put into the same class as. Darko, Kwame, Stromile Swift, crybaby morrison, Joe Alexander, Tractor Traylor, and anyone else you can think of that fits the bill.

Obviously Yi is not much better than some of those guys, but he still is better. Not exactly #6 pick material but when your entering your 4th year the jury is still out.

I could see Yi turning into a Harvey Grant type player.

@DCbutler Interestingly enough there is apparently a connection between Yi, Tracy Mcgrady, and all star games. Although I don’t think it was what draftizoid was specifically talking about. None the less if you click on this wiki link you can read about it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Jianlian

It talks about Mcgrady praising Yi as an up and coming star lol and it also says that Yi was voted to start the all star game but couldn’t because he was injured (thank god for that)

Comment from Babakism
Time August 17, 2010 at 2:46 AM

BTW no one really talks about Andray Blatche and what he can really do this year. People all say that those last 20 games he was averaging 20 and 10 because there were no other options on the team. While that may be true to an extent, you also have to remember that because there weren’t alot of options that once teams saw the success he was having he began to face double and sometimes tripple teams every night.

The first 10 games when teams were playing him straight up he was averaging 25 and 12

This year teams won’t be able to double team him the same way as last year unless they wanna give up driving lanes to John Wall and wide open 3 pointers to Gil.

If Dray recovers from this injury to start the season healthy he will average 20 and 10 and while I’m at it 5 assist and 3 blocks/steals combined a game

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 17, 2010 at 7:44 AM

Oh, there’s no doubt that acquiring Yi — essentially for nothing, and with NJ paying most of his salary — was a good marketing move. There was *no* risk involved at all. No one else was going to give us anything of value for Ross. We weren’t going to use all our salary cap anyway (that’s the one thing Yi “costs” us over Ross financially). And he is a vehicle to reach out to the Asian community. I’d have made the trade too had I been Ted. An NBA franchise is, before anything else, *a business.*

And I guess one would have to agree that he’s a better player than Quintin Ross, though that really isn’t saying much.

Yi is *not* an average NBA 4 (or 5); he’s well below average. And, at least according to DraftExpress, he’s going to turn 26 in October.

Now, if you remember I posted an article about Yi’s working out with David Thorpe much of the early part of the Summer; Thorpe praised him as the “hardest-working” guy he’d had in a long time. So maybe he’ll be better — although if you’ve ever been a teacher, you know what it means that your main praise of a student is “he’s hard-working.”

I’ll be happy if he’s a better player. I’ll be happy if Nick Young is a better player. I’ll be happy if all of a sudden Al Thornton is a productive 3. I’ll be happy if Josh Howard is ready to play in November. I’ll be happy if JaVale learns that, as Odom said about him, “the game is called basketball not run and jump.” I’ll be happy if by some miracle, Arenas is the player he was 5 years ago. I’ll be happy if Andray Blatche really is “a superstar in the making.” And I’ll be happy if Hilton Armstrong suddenly turns into a genuine NBA Center.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 17, 2010 at 8:05 AM

Someone above described me as “negative” on the Wizards.

Could not be less true. I’m happier about where the Wizards are as a franchise than I’ve been in *many* years — probably since we got Chris Webber.

We have a new owner — he has a demonstrated ability to make a difference, and he is already doing it.

We have a *genuine* “star in the making” in John Wall. We don’t know that he’ll get there — how could we? — but there’s no doubt about his gifts and little doubt about his determination.

We have two young bigs — Seraphin and Booker — who can be foundation pieces of a team that’s good from year to year over an extended period. Booker just looks like a solid NBA pro in every way, and he was a producer in college too. Seraphin is a kid that everyone thinks could be over-the-top good in the NBA. Sure, he’s a risk; he may not pan out. But we picked him at #17. That’s a spot where you don’t even get a starter all that often.

We also have 2 guys who are still quite young and could turn out terrific (Dray and JaVale). We have a lot of cap room for next year. We’ll have a high round 1 pick next year again. And we only have one bad contract (Gil’s — and, no, “bad contract” does not mean “bad player”).

We’re headed very much in the right direction. All the same, we’re going to win 20 games this year. A few more than that at most. A few less is also possible.

Comment from wizards_fusion
Time August 17, 2010 at 8:39 AM

Production aside, I find it odd that NONE of you guys mentioned Yi’s injuries as a factor.

Yi’s like Larry Hughes in that regard – can never stay healthy. It is the first thing that troubles me when looking at Yi’s value with the Wiz.

Comment from wizards_fusion
Time August 17, 2010 at 8:43 AM

From INSIDER

76ers head coach Doug Collins and his assistants have been in constant contact with each player during the offseason and that approach is affecting the team in a poitive manner.

“Our players right now are in a great frame of mind,” Collins tells The Intelligencer. “They’re excited about the season. My coaches have been so great this summer, reaching out and going to see guys. We feel like we’ve planted some seeds and are nurturing them. So many guys are excited about camp. Since the time I’ve come on, all I’ve felt is positive vibes. We have connected. I think that is so critical as we come into camp because we want to get off to a good start. Our early schedule is going to be tough. We open up with the Miami Heat (Oct. 27).”

Andre Iguodala is thrilled to have a coach like Collins, who he talks with twice a week.

“It’s great,” Iguodala said. “I always wanted that with a coach — to have an open dialogue and tell me the truth. When I’m messing up, I want him to curse me out and curse everybody else out. I think we need that. (He’s) somebody I can have an open relationship and go in his office and talk to him. At the same time, he’s motivating me and everybody not to be satisfied. He’s really passionate about the game.”

- – - -

HAHAHAHAHA. If memory serves, Flip did the same thing with this team and look what happened. Communication is good; but team harmony is better. And winning solves problems, not talking.

Comment from Arthritic
Time August 17, 2010 at 8:55 AM

not many of you have actually seen
yi or armstrong play much.

how about we put all speculations aside
and just watch what they do during the season.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 17, 2010 at 9:59 AM

The Sixers will be a very bad team this year — but not because of their coach or a lack of “team harmony.” They’ll be bad this year, because they were bad last year and traded one of their most productive players (Dalembert) for two guys who can’t play (Nocioni and Hawes). Evan Turner may help, but maybe not as a rookie.

As to Yi and Armstrong, neither of them has ever been any good — and that’s not “speculation.”

Comment from gray16
Time August 17, 2010 at 10:19 AM

dcbutler, if you were reffering to me, i loved the yi trade. like tom said, there was nothing to lose with that. but yi is still an experiment. he could blossom with us, he could continue to suck. but really, there is nothing that we lost in that trade, i’m still glad we did it.

magicman, 45 wins? that’s pretty high don’t you think? especially when we will be playing the heat, magic, and hawks 4 times each (12 times total) this season. it’s gonna be hard to get 3 wins out of the division, much less 7-10 to get to 45 wins. but i guess we’ll see, we could be one of the biggest surprises in the history of the nba and win 45.

but in the end, i too don’t agree with tom on the 20 mark. i’m seeing around a 30 win team barring any setbacks due to injuries. i think flip is a good coach and with young fresh minds and hard workers will be able to get production out of his players. i think 30 wins is where we’ll wind up, somewhere 2-3 spots out of the playoffs.

Comment from tyrone2000
Time August 17, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Doug Collins teams always are well prepared.

Comment from gray16
Time August 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM

i see the sixers and raptors just being plain worse than us this season, both having worse records.

i see detroit, new jersey, and cleveland as teams that i think will have worse records than us, but i wouldn’t be surprised if they have more wins. cleveland will probably be around the same as us though.

i see the pacers, knicks, and bobcats having slightly better records than us, but wouldn’t be surprised if they had lower records.

if i had to do a prediction at the moment of standings it would go:

1. miami
2. orlando
3. boston
4. chicago
5. atlanta
6. milwaukee
7. new york
8. charlotte
9. indiana
10. washington
11. cleveland
12. new jersey
13. detroit
14. philly
15. toronto

Comment from gray16
Time August 17, 2010 at 10:33 AM

oh, and miami, orlando, and boston will all win around 60 games this season imo, so the wins by the 6-8 playoff spots will be lower imo.

i also think the bucks and bobcats might not be able to continue that incredible winning percentage at home, but i could be wrong.

indiana i could see making the playoffs if healthy. darren collison is a great addition, and danny granger needs to stay healthy. but their players are going to have to step up.

in new york i think amare will help them make the playoffs. unless he really just shows to be a product of steve nash passes, then they could have a worse record than us.

Comment from dcbutler357
Time August 17, 2010 at 11:19 AM

Ok bloggers, who called Tom negative?!?!?

He’s not negative, he’s pessimistic….ROFL….Just playing

Great Dialogue everyone

Comment from wizards_fusion
Time August 17, 2010 at 11:50 AM

Tom M said Hawes and Nocioni “can’t play”. I have no idea what he meant by that comment.

gray16 predicts Boston is one of the 3 teams in the East that’ll win 60. I don’t see that happening. And I am editing the East ranking to:

1. Orlando
2. Miami
3. Boston
4. Milwaukee
5. Chicago
6. Atlanta
7. Charlotte
8. Cleveland
9. Indiana
10. New york
11. Detroit
12. Philadelphia
13. Washington
14. New jersey
15. Toronto

re: Yi

I want to see consistency. If he’s as good as advertised, he shouldn’t be all over the place after 3 years in the league. Right now, Betty White can do a layup on Yi without any contest. He’s softer than Laughing Cow cheese.

Comment from Babakism
Time August 17, 2010 at 3:21 PM

@Wiz_fushion I thought I said something about Yi being injured. Maybe I just thought it in my head as I was typing my last blog.

as I’m typing now I have the new madden I just picked up today so I have something to do while I’m stuck on the couch and the new anouncer is an idiot and very annoying lol

@Tom lets not insult the other players on the team by even considering the posibiblty that Hilton Armstrong could ever be anything. The guy averages more fouls than every statistical category besides points and he only averages 1 more point than he does fouls for his career. I’d rather have Bo outlaw as my center than this guy, hell I’d rather have michael ruffin.

@Tom I love how you say Seraphin doesn’t have to pan out because you typically don’t get starters from the #17 pick because Nick Young I believe was the 15th pick and that means he really isn’t a bust and thorton was the pick before him so that would mean he isn’t really a bust.

@Tom Al Thorton averaged 12 his rookie year almost 17 the next and while his average dropped down to 10 last year it was mostly cause his minutes dropped. However his FG% improved to a very nice 47% and his 3point% improved to 35% seems as if his productivity becomes more efficient with a reduced role. Since he won’t be the focal point of our offense we should get some good productivity out of him. I bet you a Hershey Bar that Al Thorton has a better pro career than Trever Booker

I love how most people on the blog and everyone in the media ranks the knicks above the Wizards this year. David Lee for stoudamire is probobly an even tradeoff so what is it that all of a sudden makes them a playoff team? I can’t wait to watch Andray Blatche post up Amare all day long. Amare has no D besides weak side shot blocking.

DOUG COLLINS IS A JOKE OF A COACH

Doug Collins is to coaching as Danny Ferry is to GM.

with chicago he got lucky and had jordan so the team improved there wins. With Detroit he got Grant Hill, so of course they improved from the previous season as well. In DC he had Jordan again and the Wiz had been horrible the previous season, so once again it wasn’t hard to improve. I love how Wikipedia says the 2 years he coached the team was the 2 years we led the league in attendance as if he had anything to do with it. Obviously it was because we had Jordan. (I would like to state that I never went to a single game when we had Jordan and had no desire to. In fact you could even say I desired not to.) I remember listening to a few Doug Collins press conferences after games where all he did was kiss Jordans butt. The whole reason Jordan brought him in was so that he could be his puppet so Jordan could have his way with whatever he wanted such as benching larry hughes for tyron lue Doug Collins is also one of the worst analyst I’ve ever had to listen to, almost worse than Bill(thats my son!)Walton.

Finally we will get to see just how bad a coach Doug Collins really is.(unless Evan Turner actually turns into a star, although I think he is the next coming of Calbert Cheaney lol)

The stupid madden anouncer just reffered to the football as “the rock” only a basketball can be called “the rock” and that even kind of faded away with after the 90s

Comment from Babakism
Time August 17, 2010 at 3:36 PM

I think I’m turning into dlts lol with these long posts lol

Comment from gray16
Time August 17, 2010 at 3:46 PM

babakism, i disagree about doug collins being a bad coach. and i disagree with your reasoning being he had great players. phil jackson had jordan, shaq, and kobe, do you think he is a bad coach?

i think collins is a good coach, he has had success, and knows how to get his players to play defense. he was a good choice for the sixers imo, he knows how to work with big guards who can handle the ball. but i still see them as being one of the worst teams in the league, unless turner makes that big of a difference.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM

wiz_fusion — by “can’t play” I mean they are *bad NBA players.*

Look for Sacramento to improve *a lot* this year — and for Philly to go down the tubes. And, no, it won’t have anything to do with Doug Collins. The Sixers have *one* proven good player right now — Iguodala — and that’s it. Ed Stefanski has GM’d Philly into the toilet.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 17, 2010 at 4:16 PM

I expect Toronto to be very bad too. I think they’ll win more games than we do, but they are headed in the wrong direction.

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time August 17, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Tom.. “Someone” did NOT describe you as being negative on the Wizards. “Someone” said you are scrutinizing them using analytical negativity. There is a very large difference. I was said as a joke anyway

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time August 17, 2010 at 10:39 PM

It.. not I ( I hate this keyboard with it’s glitchy I’s and R’s lol)

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time August 18, 2010 at 9:09 AM

Grifonracing — Rereading, I see that I was wrong! You didn’t say I was negative. Good!

Comment from crozby
Time August 26, 2010 at 11:02 PM

Well Tom, I’m not a young kid. I’m 44 years old and I coach basketball. I’m not saying that the players I mentioned in my earlier posts were going to hit 20+ per night (no way in he..). I’m just tallying up the talent we have on the team (many proven scorers), which a lot of teams don’t have. Again, we have 9 of them. That’s a lot of talent. And talent is mostly what it’s all about in basketball (last I checked). Unless you know something different.