Washington Wizards Struggling to Get Home Crowd Support
In addition to being an atrocious basketball team, the Washington Wizards have had to deal with a increasingly antagonistic fan base. The WaPo asks the players and coaches for their take on the ugly situation: “The supposed comforts of home are often absent when the Wizards take the court at Verizon Center, where fans can purchase tickets on the black market for the price...
Via SLAM Online
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3 days ago
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Homecourt disadvantage?
The supposed comforts of home are often absent when the Wizards take the court at Verizon Center, where fans can purchase tickets on the black market for the price of a call from a pay phone, Andray Blatche gets booed every time he touches the ball, and large crowds only come out to support the opposing team.
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4 days ago
Trade Deadline Looming for Wizards
Year 2 of the rebuild has not gone as smoothly as Wizards fans would have hoped but this IS a rebuild. Simply put, if the Wizards don’t want to alienate the already sparse fan base, the roster has to undergo a major transformation and increase the toughness and basketball IQ of this team.
The players that the Wizards could use as trade bait have severely diminished their trade...
Via Wizards Extreme
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5 days ago
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5 days ago
Wizards Update: Let’s only play the Raps and Cats
The Wizards have won five out of their first twenty games. That’s not very good. What’s most troublesome is that four of our five wins have come against two of the leagues worst teams: the Raptors and Bobcats.
Currently the Raps are 8-18 while the Bobcats are the only team in the league with a worse record than the Wiz at 3-21. So, to recap, the Wiz have gone 4...
Via Pro Sports Blogging
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6 days ago
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6 days ago
Wizards Must Find a Way to Capitalize on Victories
In the midst of a calamitous season of Wizards basketball, we’ve been witness to quite an epidemic of atrocity.
From the very get go we were exposed to an in-game collapse against the New Jersey Nets on opening night, only to be followed up with the post-game whimpers of Captain Andray Blatche as he fussed about being displaced in Flip Saunders’ offense.
That incident was...
Via Wizards Extreme
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6 days ago
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6 days ago
Can these three bad teams find fixes?
When you're as bad as the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats, there are no easy fixes.
After all, getting this bad takes dedication.
The Wizards, Hornets and Bobcats are kind of like those silly beer T-shirts that proclaim, "This body was built 12 ounces at a time." In other words, the body exists and is being filled with stuff, but not...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
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7 days ago
Trevor Booker looks to provide offensive spark for Wizards
ORLANDO, Fla. — Wizards forward Trevor Booker has never minded the moniker "junkyard dog." It's a common nickname for a tough, defensive-minded, high-energy player. It's something Booker takes pride in. With injuries to Ronny Turiaf and Andray Blatche, Booker knows he'll have an expanded role for Washington and will need ...
Via Washington Times
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12 days ago
Wizards Update: More of the Same
Interim Head Coach Randy Wittman has, at the very least, made the Wizards a more competitive team; or was that the injury to Andray Blatche that has him out 3-5 weeks?
Since Flip Saunders dismissal four games ago the Wizards are .500 (2-2). Since Blatche’s injury, younger,and hungrier players are in the lineup and making an impact. Jan Vesely has had interesting stat lines...
Via Pro Sports Blogging
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12 days ago
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12 days ago
Why Andray Blatche is the Worst Player in the NBA
(If you haven't already seen it, please watch the video above before you read. Note: Blatche has 20 points, 13 assists, 9 rebounds. That's a good line, right? Reply: Watch the video.)Let’s imagine the NBA was startingover, and each GM was set to draft a team, out of all the players in the league,that they thought could win a championship. First pick might be Lebron, second...
Via Love Boat Sports
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
Wizards' woes compounded by assortment of ailments
ORLANDO, Fla. — Andray Blatche did not make the trip for the Washington Wizards' game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night; he's been instructed by doctors to stay off his strained calf as much as possible. John Wall has been nursing a head cold for a month. Nick Young ...
Via Washington Times
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13 days ago
Wizards’ Trevor Booker gets another chance with Andray Blatche down
Trevor Booker received some disappointing news when he arrived at practice on Tuesday and realized that a left-handed jump hook that he was credited with making during the Wizards’ 102-99 victory last Saturday over Charlotte actually belonged to Kevin Seraphin. The NBA corrected the mistake, so, instead of scoring 16 points on 6 for 6 shooting, he actually had 14 points on 5 for...
Via Washington Post
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13 days ago
DMV: Lefty Driesell Should STFU
Lefty expounds on his comments about Gary Williams Court, saying Gary did “a good job at Maryland” and “Mark Turgeon’s gonna win a couple national championships.” [Bog]
VCU’s Shaka Smart says Virginia’s CAA teams are better than Virginia’s ACC teams. [The Dagger]
Two sources say Peyton Manning may never play again. [Yahoo! Sports]
How Redskins scouting has changed...
Via Mr. Irrelevant
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
By Book’er By Crook, Grab Trevor
Never mind that the news of Andray Blatche being out for about a month brought me more joy than sadness (schadenfreude, snitches!). Also, forget that never has a surname expressed so completely my negative feelings toward a person. Skip all that noise, jack. We’re looking at the fix for what ails Blatche owners (besides hard liquor that drinkers can’t see through). Salvation...
Via Razzball Basketball
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
Vesely cracks Wizards' starting lineup
Jan Vesely missed the first seven games of the Wizards' season rehabilitating from a hip injury. But under new coach Randy Wittman, the 6-foot-11 rookie forward now finds himself in Washington's starting lineup, replacing the injured and embattled Andray Blatche. Vesely appreciates the praise he's getting from Wittman, and feels ...
Via Washington Times
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14 days ago
Wizards' Blatche out with calf injury
Wizards forward Andray Blatche will be out three to five weeks because of a strained left calf.
Washington coach Randy Wittman made the announcement before Monday night's game against Chicago.
Blatche was injured in Saturday's win in Charlotte. After an MRI exam, he was advised to stay off his feet.
Blatche missed three games earlier this month with a sprained right shoulder...
Via AP on Fox
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14 days ago
Wizards F Blatche out 3 to 5 weeks
Washington Wizards forward Andray Blatche will miss three to five weeks with a strained left calf.
Blatche suffered the injury on Saturday in a win over Charlotte. He underwent an MRI and was advised to rest the calf.
The Wizards called up center Hamady Ndiaye from the D-League to take his spot.
Blatche, who missed three games a few weeks back with a sprained right shoulder, is...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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14 days ago
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14 days ago
Wizards' Blatche to miss 3-5 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wizards forward Andray Blatche will be out three to five weeks because of a strained left calf. Washington coach Randy Wittman made the announcement before Monday night's game against Chicago. Blatche was injured in Saturday's win in Charlotte. After an MRI exam, he was advised to stay ...
Via Washington Times
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14 days ago
Wizards' Blatche out 3-5 weeks with calf strain
Wizards forward Andray Blatche will be out three to five weeks because of a strained left calf.
Via ESPN
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14 days ago
Blatche out 3-5 weeks with strained left calf
Wizards forward Andray Blatche will be out three to five weeks because of a strained left calf.
Washington coach Randy Wittman made the announcement before Monday night's game against Chicago.
Blatche was injured in Saturday's win in Charlotte. After an MRI exam, he was advised to stay off his feet.
Blatche missed three games earlier this month with a sprained right shoulder...
Via AP on Fox
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14 days ago
Wizards F Blatche out 3-5 weeks with strained left calf
Wizards forward Andray Blatche will be out three to five weeks because of a strained left calf.
Via CBSSports
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14 days ago
Wizards' Blatche out 3-5 weeks with strained calf
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wizards forward Andray Blatche will be out three to five weeks because of a strained left calf.
Via SI.com
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14 days ago
Wizards F Blatche out with calf injury
Washington Wizards forward Andray Blatche is expected to miss between three and five weeks with a strained calf.
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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14 days ago
Wizards F Blatche to miss 3 to 5 weeks (AP)
Wizards forward Andray Blatche will be out three to five weeks because of a strained left calf. Washington coach Randy Wittman made the announcement before Monday night's game against Chicago. Blatche was injured in Saturday's win in Charlotte. After an MRI exam, he was advised to stay off his feet.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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14 days ago
Andray Blatche out three to five weeks
Starting forward Andray Blatche will miss three to five weeks with a strained calf muscle in his left leg, Wizards Coach Randy Wittman said on Monday during his pregame news conference.
Tightness in Blatche’s calf kept him out of most of Saturday’s 102-99 victory over Charlotte, and subsequent evaluation revealed the injury. Blatche played eight minutes against the Bobcats...
Via Washington Post
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14 days ago
Blatche Out 3-5 Weeks With Strained Left Calf
Andray Blatche will miss the next three to five weeks with a strained left calf.
Via RealGM
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