Comment from gray16
Time December 26, 2010 at 11:14 AM

wow, not only does our two bigs have one of the lowest bball iqs for a starting combo, now they are displaying one of the lowest iqs all together…

those two really need to grow up, on and off the court.

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Welcome back millie.

In spite of the height difference, I think Booker T is a 4 and Lewis is a 3, based on the way they play. Remember when everyone tried to make Etan T into a PF until they finally let him play where he belonged – center – which he played pretty well when healthy.

Booker won’t be outrebounded by many PF’s, and Lewis doesn’t go inside much anyway.

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Sunday Morning had a good blurb on the similarities between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. One similarity is the belief that we should do good things for others. Hear, hear.

Comment from draftazoid
Time December 26, 2010 at 11:42 AM

I hope my fellow Bloggers had a nice Christmas yesterday.
I got an extra special present last night watching the Dallas Cowgirls Choke at the end.
Seeing Ferris Bueler miss that extra point reminded me of Tony Romo fumbling the field goal snap in the playoffs a few years ago. Good Times.
Last night Dallas lost to the worst team in football who was starting their 4th quarterback, a rookie, this year and who looked lke Ben Affleck.
I think Jerry Jones needs a new face lift.

Comment from draftazoid
Time December 26, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Dave or Sportzwiz,

What’s the update for John Wall?

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 11:49 AM

I haven’t heard of Jews trying to eliminate other believers, like the Christians and Muslims. My presumption is that either they did it w/o me knowing or they’ve never had enough power to do so. What say you Tom? Are you just nicer people?

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 26, 2010 at 12:10 PM

i didn’t take theology, but just be glad you can study whatever believe you want (for the most part) and not be MADE to be a certain religion…having choices is a great freedom…..besides, being in a religion is one thing, studying the word is another. HOWEVER this is a basketball blog, so i’ll leave it alone.

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 26, 2010 at 12:12 PM

from another blog:

“Will the real leader/captain of this team, please stand up??? Like I said before, no one stood up and no one is standing now.

Veteran influence and leadership/captaincy is no trifling trivial matter. For anyone or an organization like that of the Wizards to misunderstand the importance of this and they have for far too long is just plain pitiful.

It is plainly significant why mostly the same org’s are hugely more successful than others. The have superior leadership and tradition as a constant part of the organization and they don’t leave it to chance that idiocy and foolishness continually rears its ugly head and derails it’s goals and it’s purpose.

THEY UNDERSTAND that they share immensely in the shaping of these young adolescents to not only meet their own goals, but those of the organization as well.

far too long The Wizards have suffered too much crap and it is time for them to bear the responsibility to become a winning organization.

It seems now that Ted has a more immediate problem than he realized. LEADERSHIP.”

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Success starts at the top and I think we suffered from Unseld, Jordan, and Grunfeld’s devotion to the dream of “the big three”. I think this year is a probationary one for EG and Saunders. It’s hard to talk about long-term leadership when that’s the situation.

I still wish Flip had let the team choose the captain(s), but that’s water over the bridge. If Wall were playing he would provide leadership IMO because he’s a natural leader. Given that he’s on the bench it’s gotta be Hinrich assisted by the other veterans, Howard and Lewis.

I’m still thinking about religion. You’re so right proofofconcept, that we are very lucky to have separation of church and state. But even where there is separation of church and state, and even where the religion does not condone violence, it’s adherents sometimes get crazy – such as the hindus doing it to the muslims in India.

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 26, 2010 at 1:07 PM

lol…water over a bridge is a flood…lol

In the words of JayZ

“Cry me a river” then build a bridge and get over it…LOL

Comment from gray16
Time December 26, 2010 at 1:55 PM

oh and before i forget, hope everyone had a great christmas!

hope to see john wall back soon, but when the camera flashes to show him, it always looks like he’s focused on the game, attentive to what’s going on, and talking to sam throughout the process. i might just be seeing what i want to see, but if that is what’s happening, that’s great. hopefully when he comes back, he’ll have some more knowledge that he can exhibit in the game.

Comment from jc8663
Time December 26, 2010 at 2:31 PM

How’s it going fellow bloggers, has anyone heard if John Wall is going to see some action tonight against the Spurs? Thanks.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 3:21 PM

It is time to insert howard or Lewis into the starting line up with Bert from Sesame Street and whoever Andray Blatche looks like are out. Our young bigs will have a tough test tonight.

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 3:44 PM

My depth chart (presuming everyone is healthy):
Wall, Hinrich, Hudson
Young, Martin
Howard, Lewis, Thornton
Yi, Seraphin, Booker, Blatche
McGee, Armstrong, Ndiaye

I think Yi should be given a thorough chance to show he’s an NBA player before turning him loose at the end of the season. Of course, part of this matter is how to use him. I certainly don’t know and I’m not sure Saunders does either.

Comment from dlts20
Time December 26, 2010 at 3:55 PM

The bigger question is what are the odds that one of those guys lose there jobs now. I think Lewis will start at the 4 and it will be hard for Flip to bench him after that

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Of those 4 PF’s I actually think Booker is the best player at present, but the other three have more potential and there’s no time like the present for seeing if they can develop it. The best way for Blatche to develop is being a bench player for a while IMO.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 5:48 PM

I don’t want Lewis to get any starts at PF because he might be kept there for a while. Its kind of like what is going on in Cleveland, JJ Hickson fell out of favor with B. Scott and and undersized A.J. is right back at the 4. I don’t want Lewis to be at the 4 just because Blatche is suspended. Even though Booker is short, he is our best option because of his power, you can be short but nor frail. Boozer, Landry, Barkley.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 26, 2010 at 6:25 PM

No Dray or JaVale tonight? No Getabig on the blog since some time yesterday?

Oh well… we’ll get to see a lot of Trevor and Kevin; that’s the good part.

neal — in every faith, more people preach peace than practice it, more people preach tolerance than practice it, more people tell others to love their neighbor than do it themselves. This is as true of Jews I’m sorry to say as it is of Christians, Moslems, Hindus, and more.

I’m sure all of us here can do better in these ways, I know I can. I always liked the way Michael Jackson put it: “I’m starting with the man in the mirror.” Peace.

Comment from ChenierFan
Time December 26, 2010 at 6:45 PM

A few thoughts…

1) If JaVale and Andray can bottle the level of aggression they had Friday night against other teams this team would be in much better shape.

2) For – all you folks you say Trevor should start over Andray, here’s your game. At this point in his career, Trevor is just a “hustle” and “energy” guy and has not yet developed the skills to be a starter. The thing folks have trouble with Andray is he doesn’t seem to be an “energy guy”

3) I hope Ted is seriously considering a name change. Ever since the name change to the Wizards, with its associations with the occult, all types of bad luck both on and off the court has befallen this team. Perhaps a name with a positive connotation such as Washington Patriots or Diplomats would work.

Anyhow, I promised another poem about the Wizards a few days ago. Here it is…

Sung to the tune of “London Bridges Falling Down”

Wizards’ season falling down, falling down, falling down
Wizards’ season falling down
What a bummer

Build it up with high draft picks, high draft picks, high draft picks
Build it up with high draft picks
What a bummer

High draft picks might be Kwame, be Kwame, be Kwame
High draft picks might be Kwame
What a bummer

Build it up with a new coach, a new coach, a new coach
Build it up with a new coach
What a bummer

The new coach might be Tapscott, Ed Tapscott, Ed Tapscott
The new coach might be Tapscott
What a bummer

Wizards’ season falling down, falling down, falling down
Wizards’ season falling down
What a bummer

Comment from Arthritic
Time December 26, 2010 at 6:54 PM

@ChenierFan

i definitely agree with what you said about trevor booker.
so they talk about him being an undersized 4 (landry, bass and millsap)

trevor doesnt have the offensive game that those guys have.

in terms of athleticism, he is definitely in their league, if not more athletic.

i like him getting good minutes off the bench for now. i dont think he’s good enough to be starting.

Comment from Mr. Know it All
Time December 26, 2010 at 6:57 PM

Season’s greetings to you all !!!

Can anyone give a clear explanation for the suspension of Blatche & Magee ???

I agree with Neal success starts at the top, so Mr. Leonsis would you please FIRE these two clowns (Ernie/Flip) already !!!

These two should have been let go at the end of last season. Ernie had his chance to build a team, that ship has sailed. Why give him a second chance to screw things up again. It’s not fair to the next GM to let Ernie make all these decisions and the new GM has to come in and clean up the mess before he can start molding the team the way he wants it to be.

Arenas is gone but the team’s still having disciplinary problems, WTF!!!

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 26, 2010 at 6:57 PM

Arthritic — no one thought Millsap had any offensive game when he came out of college. Ditto Landry for that matter. He’s not a jumpshooter at this point, I agree.

“I don’t think he’s good enough to be starting” — I wouldn’t start him on the Lakers. What is “good enough” to start on a 7-20 team? You think we’ll win more games with someone else? How have we done so far? Time to start Trevor.

Comment from tyrone2000
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM

When the Washington Wizards traded Gilbert Arenas to Orlando in exchange for Rashard Lewis, their coach, Flip Saunders, acknowledged the team was in full demolition mode. “We’re totally in a rebuild,” he said. Nuggets coach George Karl doesn’t believe in rebuilds. “I’ve never been a fan of this ‘rebuild mode,’ tearing it down and going to the bottom,” he said. “I don’t think you have to go to the bottom. You can go down a little bit, but then bounce right back up.” from the Denver Post

I agree with Karl but I would add that losing is something that has to stop or it will beome contagious. Wizards are getting use to it and the only thing that will help them is a change of teams, which in turn will mean forever rebuilding just like the Clippers, Golden State , and Timberwolves. That is my worse fear when teams rebuild with mainly youngsters.

Comment from draftazoid
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:21 PM

The only thing I would fire Ernie for is giving Andray that 5 year extension. (Work is they are trying to trade him BUT no other team wants him).
He did draft John Wall and our front court of the future in Trevor Booker and Kevin Seraphin.
Trading for Kirk was a great move (Chicago paid us $6 million and the #17 pick (Kevn Seraphin) to take Kirk.

Flip is here for the next 3 years.
If I am going to fire anyone it is the medical staff.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:22 PM

6:18 PM EST…Dave and Glenn checking in from AT and T Center…and ELVIN HAYES IS here.. and he will be our half-time guest…John Wall might play tonight but will come off the bench…Wizards will go with Kirk Hinrich and Nick Young at guards…Hilton Armstrong at center and Rashard Lewis and Al Thornton at forwards….Spurs will have Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili at guards.. DeJuan Blair at center and then Tim Duncan and Richard Jefferson at forwards….remember we start with Flip Saunders comments at 7

Comment from draftazoid
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:24 PM

NBA.com says John Wall may play tonight. Flip will limit his minutes if he plays.

Comment from draftazoid
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:27 PM

Dave and Glenn,

I should have just waited for you post to comment about Wall playing.,

Comment from tyrone2000
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:45 PM

If Wall does come off the bench, he will be better than good tonight.

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:53 PM

draftazoid, are you forgetting the Jamison and (especially) Arenas contracts? If Leonsis figures he’s got a better option for GM he has plenty of justification.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 7:54 PM

we thought wall might play…..because he went through the whole practice last night…we practiced right when we got here on Christmas Day

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:02 PM

we are underway writhe Flip Saunders interview

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Oh yes, draftazoid, how about the Etan Thomas contract?

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:10 PM

spurs are averaging 106 points per game

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:11 PM

Yeah, John Wall is healthy!!!!

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Greetings all and Happy Holidays to you all.. Dave, Glenn, fellow bloggers… Im psyched about my blogging namesake, Elvin Hayes being the guest at half-time…Is the Blatche/McGee issue gonna be like the Eton/Brenda (yeah..I said Brenda) issue we had a few years back??

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:15 PM

welcome neal

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:16 PM

No in the Brendan/Etan issue there was an intellectual involved.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:17 PM

I hope Rashard finds his jumper, it’s not like he hasn’t been playing.

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:18 PM

its all about the outside game for us tonight…we are faster than the Spurs but dont have the size tonight to bust inside..but, they can kill us from outside, so we really need to make them force alot of shots..press em hard… no turnovers!!

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:18 PM

I don’t like Rashard at the four, Blair is bullying him so far and Booker would match up better against hiim.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:19 PM

good start

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:20 PM

@we want a winner… tonight is the first Im hearing of a skirmish.. what happened? And we need both Rashard and Nick to be hot right now

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:21 PM

great start…turnover problems because we are going at breakneck speed.. passing too early, not setting up the play properly..

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:21 PM

wizards 6 of 10

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Dave, it you can have that chilly all you want in San Antonio,,,wait til u get home!! but we did get lucky with this storm…

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:24 PM

spurs 4 of 4 beyond the arc

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:28 PM

yeah i hope snow clkeared

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:29 PM

There was an altercation between Andray Blatche and Javale Mcgee on Thursday night/Early Friday morning at a D.C. club. At first I think the details of the ‘fight’ were exaggerated, but the two players laughed it off. Earnie suspended them to make a statement.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:30 PM

They are killing us from the outside

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:30 PM

lewius 2 scores off time outs

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:30 PM

HAH! Thanks guys.. you guys get The Big E to come back to DC and Ill pick you guys up in a limo!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:31 PM

wall is in

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:31 PM

I hope Wall is back in for good.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:32 PM

yes we want a winner sours 41% on the season beyond the arc

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:33 PM

eleven looks like he could stay play

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:34 PM

spurs 10 asists in first quarter

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:35 PM

howard making the difference in d

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:39 PM

We need to run them off the three point line

Comment from gray16
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:41 PM

spurs are just not missing shots, contested or non contested, we just gotta try to hang with them

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:43 PM

spurs want to run

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:44 PM

we are playing good perimeter D tonight, they are just hot!! Mcdice (sp) didnt call that bankshot, but notice we made him take a tough shot… Ill take that.. Im fine with them taking it from downtown and not dumping it in, which is our weak point tonight.. Oh man!! They got Elvin on TV doin an interview too!! Oh man, its soooo great to see him!!!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:46 PM

parker is a one man fadt break

Comment from tyrone2000
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:47 PM

Wizards are playing well. They are competitive. Thet don’t look confused.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:49 PM

We aren’t playing bad enough to be down 12

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:49 PM

wizards right now a perimeter team and those shots not going

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:51 PM

guys , what are rebound stats? spurs seem to be getting too many second chances.. well, when they miss..

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:55 PM

great point we what a winner… the wizards are trying to compete parker too much

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:57 PM

good d by wizards

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:59 PM

Good move Wall!!! WE are down just 6.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 8:59 PM

what play by wall

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:01 PM

here comes eleven on radio

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Yeah baby!!! BIG E!!!!!!!!!! 11!!!! bring em back!! thats what I wanna talk about.. I wanna get the legends players like him sold at the store at the V

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:06 PM

Whoaah.. he is behind those energy bands????

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:06 PM

that should have read elvin

but eleven works too

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Ok..what is that company again..siara? ciarra??

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:12 PM

is that what they are…

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Oh man.. thanks for this interview!!! Made my Christmas!! Im glad he doesnt have any hard feelings for DC and the Bullets/Wizards family!!

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:14 PM

you see those bands at alot of golf shops…but if he is behind it, Ill buy one from whatever company he is apart of!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:16 PM

i will have to check on that company might have been sierra

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:16 PM

ok.. time to rock the 2nd half.. Nick needs to get back to form.. we can win this, just like we shouldve beaten Miami

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:17 PM

HAH!! Lewis with a MAJOR 3!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:18 PM

oh those corner threes

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:20 PM

Tony Parker w/ 9 assists in the first half – wow!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:23 PM

wizards doing well on boards

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:24 PM

Wall will get back to that form soon.. he has two right now..armstrong has 7

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:25 PM

you know what stat we are missing tonight.. BLOCK SHOTS!!! we have two…normally we would have 7 around now..hmm..wonder why..?

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:26 PM

howard goes to the 2 in for young

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:26 PM

We got lucky that was a block, young is hurt though.

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:27 PM

wow..Nick really took one for the team

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:28 PM

uh oh spurs in bonus

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:28 PM

ok, we are losing control..Flip needs a time-out

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:28 PM

wall and hinrich in together

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:35 PM

wall showing some rust naturally

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Blair just totally outworked three people in the paint

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:38 PM

spurs can oull ahead so quickly

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:39 PM

yeah, he is rusty.. and u can see he is frustrated with every missed pass and turnover when he drives the lane… The team shouldve punished our big men one at a time so we could have an inside chance tonight rather than an all outside game

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:39 PM

The three point ball is killing us

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:40 PM

blair once he gets a body on someone those 270 pounds are effective

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:40 PM

Our next game is not too far off, Blatche and Mcgee will be right back tomorrow.

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:41 PM

if N’diaye is active, he shouldve been in there

Comment from tyrone2000
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:41 PM

They are making a lot of long range shots for whatever reason.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:42 PM

i want to see Wall play that defense that Flip bragged about in the summer

Comment from gray16
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:42 PM

wow, i’ve heard gary neals name a few times in a couple of the spurs other games but it isn’t until now that i heard he was from towson… now i remember i got to see him play in college last season against morgan state… didn’t know he was that good, spurs really know how to find people from out of nowhere

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:42 PM

lewis 21 pts

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Good tip in by Armstrong!!! Nice open shot by Young, just didnt fall…he is starting to get his rhythm though… I can feel it!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:45 PM

boy howard makes such a difference kept that rebound alive…and then armstrong finished

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:46 PM

5-0 run before the time-out… we can do this.. gotta stay in reach, and hope that the Spurs start losing focus on the outside

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:46 PM

yeah gray 16 neal is a great story

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:48 PM

lost the ball, but great hustle Armstrong

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:49 PM

Now Armstrong is hurt….

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:49 PM

armstrong limping….he has worked well with lewis in the front court

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:50 PM

and as soon as I say his name, his is limpin off!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:51 PM

armstrong career high 13 rebounds

Comment from tyrone2000
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:53 PM

Armstrong achilles tendon probably

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:53 PM

It’s good to see Lewis playing well, but just not at the 4

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:54 PM

booker giving them fits

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:56 PM

ok, they are missing alot of outside shots now, the spurs are..but so are we..too many forced shots that are long..off the back of the rim.. not positioning ourselves for rebounds.. everytime we shoot, half the team goes down the court before it reaches the rim

Comment from gray16
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:57 PM

dejuan blair is a great player, he plays great defense and gets good rebounds… best drafting team in the league? i think that’s a given lol

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 26, 2010 at 9:59 PM

a 6’4 guard out of towson and we keep going through other teams leftovers…..tapscott has gotta go

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:01 PM

instead of asking us who would we pick for a position, why don’t we hold people that are in the positions to make a difference accountable

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:03 PM

We need to start shooting a better %.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:03 PM

I wanted us to draft blair.. but there is a blogger for every team that would say the same.

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:05 PM

here come the young/wall shotguns, … with a little lewis to chime in…..gotta be quick

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:05 PM

this team competed tonight

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:07 PM

arrghh… ok, we are , in a sense, beating ourselves now.. being clumsy with with ball.. very happy with the first 3 quarters of this game.. i think we started playing “desperate ball” too early, rather than playing smart, and capitalizing on the spurs 4th quarter negative shooting percentage

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:08 PM

and I with negative, I mean that they missed a few finally!!

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:09 PM

1800 636 1067

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:09 PM

lol…is it me or do players that come here on trades or short term play better before they start learning flip’s system….maybe the “system” hinders abilities?

Comment from sEanwithabigE11
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Ok.. thanks for a good call tonight.. you guys find me that company Big E was talkin about… Red Hooks on me when ya do.. careful getting home Monday night… gonna be slippery..get some good food out in Houston.. My best to Elvin Hayes!! DC needs him back!!

Comment from gray16
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:10 PM

not a bad loss considering we were missing two of our starters.

some winnable games coming up, we need to take advantage of that.

Comment from DJ-WizardsRadio
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:10 PM

for post game show

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:11 PM

Good effort, we need to get more minutes for Booker at the four, I like his toughness.

Comment from tyrone2000
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Hinrich played well. He is a point guard. They need to use him as such. For the most part a respectable game. No dumb stuff. Spurs made a lot of jumpers. Parker got in the lane as he usually does and make everyone look slow.

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Wow, Blake Griffin is a beast, 18 consecutive double doubles, we have to give it to him for R.O.Y.

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:15 PM

why do we see this but flip doesn’t. we’ve been saying that for the past 10-15 games (booker needs minutes).

watching hawks game. didn’t they build through the draft? they are like a player or two from going for a title. good every year, but just not good enough. Horford isn’t a center, when will their GM figure that out?

Comment from WE WANT A WINNER
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:18 PM

I’m calling it right now, tomorrow will be the Wizards first road win of the season.

Comment from gray16
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:26 PM

proof, imo horford is the hawks best player, he’s not the problem. the problem isn’t the regular season, they do what they need to do then.

the problem for them is the playoffs, which is when you need your proclaimed superstar player to step it up and show why he’s your best player. the problem is joe johnson, who’s another overpaid player who cannot take a team to the next level.

Comment from neal
Time December 26, 2010 at 10:28 PM

Not bad, considering.

First time I’ve appreciated Armstrong.

I really hope there’s a place for Howard next year. I think we have a good veteran threesome (Hinrich, Howard, Lewis) to go with the younger guys.

Notice how much emphasis SA puts on the 3-pointers? Not many mid-range jump shots for them. I wish we would shoot more 3-pointers.

Got to give Saunders credit for better D.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 26, 2010 at 11:10 PM

@ proof — Gary Neal is 26 years old. He went undrafted out of Towson in ’07 and played in Europe, where he developed pretty well. His agent got him a shot w/ the Spurs this Summer, and he stuck.

He’s now played what 500 minutes in the NBA? He’s playing pretty well so far. Has nothing to do with whether we evaluate players well or anything else about the Wizards.

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time December 27, 2010 at 12:12 AM

Much better defense the last few games. We held them under 100. Not many teams do that.

Solid games from Hilton (I hope he is ok)… Kirk… and Rashard. Good games from Josh and Trevor.

It was a great first half. We stayed right with them.

John Wall looked very rusty (expected), but, did show some play that gives us all hope for the future.

Nick had a poor shooting night. It happens. He played a good defensive game again. He couldn’t guard Manu, but, I don’t think anyone else could have tonight either.

Some solid plus’s to build on. Trevor will earn his time. He is too good not to

Comment from gray16
Time December 27, 2010 at 12:18 AM

thanks for the info on neal, tom. if he graduated in 07 i didn’t get to see him play in person in college. i don’t know why the name neal sounds familiar though from the players i’ve seen play at morgan… ah well, neal seems to be a good pickup from the spurs either way, even though they didn’t draft him.

and i’m now less surprised they got him from europe, since they seem to get many of their players from overseas. they have some of the best overseas scouts in the nba imo, they’ve gotten a number of good players from the euroleague.

Comment from neal
Time December 27, 2010 at 12:40 AM

millie, I remember how badly you wanted us to draft DeJuan Blair when we could have taken him in the 2nd round. How right you were.

Comment from proofofconcept
Time December 27, 2010 at 1:08 AM

it amazes me how we knitpick the verbiage around here and don’t focus on accountability, i have seen more foolery around here than anything else.

we don’t have a development staff at all. everyone with any type of skills has to come from outside of the organization. its a shame that HA isn’t wanted by other teams and he’s like our best reliable big man. its a shame that mcgee or ab, or any of our bigs don’t take offensive fouls, besides what they are taught elsewhere. it’s a shame flip still doesn’t mix in the young when he has veterans to play.

right or wrong, gil had to fake an injury to get ny playing time? gil had to get ny on the floor instead of flip? We are patting this team on the back for losing by 12? Lewis got a double double, but he shot 19 times to get 21 points.

Are we all losers to the point, that we sit here and applaud a player, when a team loses? we are 7-21, forget the excuses, put a team together. that’s what ernie, tap, the scouting staff, etc are getting paid to do. stop bringing in players nobody else wants and go scout. all this wait for two years, wait for next year, wait wait wait is hogwash. either you are putting a team together or you don’t know how. if you have to blow up something after seven years, you never knew how to put anything together in the first place.

Comment from neal
Time December 27, 2010 at 1:31 AM

Armstrong has to develop SOMETHING to contribute to the offense. He often gets the ball in point blank range from the basket, gets his shot blocked, and doesn’t even draw a foul. That’s too reminiscent of Michael Ruffin. On the other hand, I remember E. Thomas, who would somehow get the ball in the hoop past defensive players who towered over him.

Comment from GrifonRacing
Time December 27, 2010 at 2:42 AM

Poc… this is a year to see who fits and who doesn’t. Build from there. Wins are insignificant. What we hope to see is players like Trevor and Kevin advance. We don’t expect Josh or Shard to be in our future plans… but.. you just never know. Can Wall stay healthy? Can “everyone” on the team get along enough to put that “enthusiasm” on the court and not in a bar’s parking lot?

Time will tell

Comment from Mr. Know it All
Time December 27, 2010 at 7:15 AM

My sentiments exactly POC, GrifonRacing why is Ernie, Flip, & Tap evaluating more talent for someone else to come in and just blow it up!!! It’s a waste of time. There should be another Mgmt/Coaching staff in place now picking which players & which direction they want to go in.
And I think wins and loses are always significant, It’s damn near January and we still haven’t won a road game !!! That says some thing about the Mgmt, Coaching & player’s that are here !!!

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 27, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Hey, I need all you guys out here to use the steam you’re blowing off to clear the foot and a half of snow from my 80 foot long driveway!!

Oh, I know… send Dray and JaVale. That can be their punishment for staying out late!

Pam McGee: “Young men, you go clear that driveway! Get moving now!”

JaVale and Dray in chorus: “Yes, mom…”

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 27, 2010 at 8:56 AM

I think the work by management since the ownership change looks pretty good so far.

The previous year, directed by Mr. Pollin, we made an effort to add players that would allow us to compete right away, sacrificing long-term goals. Can’t blame Abe, really. He had given *a lot* to this franchise and this community. I’m sure he knew he was dying and wanted something good to look at on the way out.

It didn’t work out very well, and Ernie had to blow up the team — we got rid of our top line players and got little in return except the prospect of future flexibility.

I wonder if any of you understand how *little* we had at the end of last season. We had Dray, Nick, and Al, all of whom were thought by most people to be under-performers. We had Gil, who was in big trouble and anyway not the player that once he was. We had JaVale a unique athlete but raw. And we had Quintin Ross.

That’s it. There are very few people who would have thought of those pieces as the foundation for a team. Very few.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 27, 2010 at 9:08 AM

Ernie turned Quintin Ross into Yi, and got the Nets to pay the difference in salary. Yi is not a good player, but he is better than Ross.

Ernie acquired Kirk Hinrich and a mid-first round pick for nothing whatsoever. A future 2d round pick or something.

We got lucky and got the top pick in the draft. If we’d stayed at #5, we’d likely have picked Cousins, a problem child but very very gifted. If we’d fallen in the draft, there was *not one player* picked in the rest of the lottery who has turned out to be productive right away. Not one.

With the 17th pick, we got a big with real promise. Some of you wanted James Anderson, who is injured. Maybe you’ll turn out to be right. But Kevin Seraphin looks to me like he has a chance to be good.

With the 23d pick we took Trevor — as I’ve said before I can’t see a player I’d rather have than him who was taken in the following 10 picks.

Comment from Tom Mandel
Time December 27, 2010 at 9:17 AM

Finally, Ernie added some one-year pieces that were cheap and reliable (HA) or who could add some this-year entertainment value (JH).

And he managed to trade Gil, no easy task, and increase our flexibility in the deal.

That’s 3 rookies who look like foundation pieces, and some helpful veterans at essentially no cost. In the meantime, Nick looks like he has a much better grasp of the NBA game, and JaVale has shown that he can be very productive.

Despite all this good work, we are still in the first year of a rebuild. We’re not very good, we’re not going to win many games, and there isn’t some magic cure, despite what you think. Above all, the “Melo he a beast” school of analysis just doesn’t get it. A top-dollar, long-term contract for a veteran would be a terrible idea right now.

So relax, because this is a marathon not a sprint.

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