Are the Wizards the worst team ever? Thomas Boswell seems to think so and I am inclined to disagree with him. I know they have played as poorly as a team can play but with such a young team I still have some trepidation about such morose assessments. It seems as if no one has anything positive to say about the Wizards, and I totally understand that. There isn't much positive you can say about a team that's only one game. They have looked selfish, lazy, and downright awful.
This isn’t another one of those articles. I present to you the Silver lining.
The Wizards are not the worst team ever, talent-wise; this team is full of athletic freaks of nature. JaVale McGee, Chris Singleton, and Jan Vesley all have alien like wingspans and the 6’7” 236 pound Trevor Booker is the fastest player on the team and runs the floor like a gazelle. The problem isn’t a lack of talent; it’s maximizing and developing said talent.
It’s still early in the season, and the Wizards have played mu...
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Chris Singleton,
Trevor Booker,
Andray Blatche,
Jordan Crawford,
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