http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4397 Recent articles about Caron Butler en-us Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, Brendan Haywood Raptors: Jose Calderon, DeMar DeRozan, Hedo Turkoglu, Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani Line: Wizards by 3.5 Gilbert Arenas was assessed a technical foul in Toronto on Tuesday when he missed a layup, partly because he felt someone had grabbed his jersey and no foul was called. The next day against Milwaukee, Arenas could be spotted talking to officials about non-calls. No matter how many times he drove to th... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:49:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Raptors_7_13_at_Wizards_7_10/1682766 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Raptors_7_13_at_Wizards_7_10/1682766 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Raptors_7_13_at_Wizards_7_10/1682766 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/baaa9d824cb0c62801508734c68a39119e705280/small/Picture_1.png More photos » by Ned Dishman - NBAE/Getty Images about 15 hours ago: WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: Brendan Haywood #33, Caron Butler #3 and Gilbert Arenas #0 of the Washington Wizards celebrate after a made basket against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Verizon Center on December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) Browse more photos » Some interesting stuff that people on t... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:15:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Postgame_notes_and_quotes_Wizards_over_Bucks/1675168 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Postgame_notes_and_quotes_Wizards_over_Bucks/1675168 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Postgame_notes_and_quotes_Wizards_over_Bucks/1675168 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/baaa9d824cb0c62801508734c68a39119e705280/small/Picture_1.png More photos » by CHRIS YOUNG - AP Browse more photos » Improvement never comes easy.  The Wizards took more gradual steps tonight.  Namely: Gilbert Arenas was able to take over a small portion of the game. Caron Butler blended in in the fourth quarter Dominic McGuire played and played some nice ball Antawn Jamison was his usual solid self Brendan Haywood owned the glass The Wizards ran Toronto off the ... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:35:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/6_10/1664566 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/6_10/1664566 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/6_10/1664566 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/baaa9d824cb0c62801508734c68a39119e705280/small/Picture_1.png More photos » by Nick Wass - AP Browse more photos » Normally, I'm all for over-analysis.  And I still am, even though it can be time-consuming and nerve-racking when it comes to our Wizards.  Clearly, the team's 5-10 November has a lot to do with complicated explanations that have no easy answers.  But the truth is, for all of the Wizards' supposed problems, there are only two parts that rea... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:17:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_bottom_line_with_the_Wizards_The_stars_arent_performing/1652131 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_bottom_line_with_the_Wizards_The_stars_arent_performing/1652131 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_bottom_line_with_the_Wizards_The_stars_arent_performing/1652131 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg by Nick Wass - AP View full size photo » I didn't watch this one, and can't rewatch it since it was on NBATV.  I'm glad I missed it.  I'm certainly not glad to read about what some of the players said to the media after this loss.  In particular, Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas' statements really bug me.  That it's those two guys is very problematic, because they're the only two play... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:51:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Wizards_embarrased_by_Bobcats_at_home_Stats_only/1648733 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Wizards_embarrased_by_Bobcats_at_home_Stats_only/1648733 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Wizards_embarrased_by_Bobcats_at_home_Stats_only/1648733 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg Caron Butler deserves a lot of credit for looking himself in the mirror and acknowledging he had a problem. Butler was addicted to Mountain Dew but he shook the lime-colored caffeine-filled sweet-water to help him shed some pounds and he hasn’t looked back. Knowing this, there’s no way he’s getting these for Christmas. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:28:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Worst_Christmas_Present_for_Caron_Butler/1648037 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Worst_Christmas_Present_for_Caron_Butler/1648037 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Worst_Christmas_Present_for_Caron_Butler/1648037 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg I guess this is good-ish news.  Via Mike Jones' Twitter. MRI reveals strained calf for Mike Miller, out three to six weeks. Butler's MRI: no structural damage on right ankle. game-time decision. Miller's injury severity appears to be less than originally anticipated - there was talk of him tearing the calf muscle - but his timetable is basically the same.  We already talked about how much Miller could be missed, so let's hope the rest of the team turns it a... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:18:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mike_Miller_out_3_6_weeks_with_strained_calf/1620621 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mike_Miller_out_3_6_weeks_with_strained_calf/1620621 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Mike_Miller_out_3_6_weeks_with_strained_calf/1620621 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg I attended practice today, and I'll have more later, but some really quick things while I'm on company time. And your newest injured Wizard is ... Caron Butler.  (Pay up if you didn't have him in the pool).  Butler has been trying to play through some ankle pain for six days, but it swelled up really bad during and after the San Antonio game.  He's scheduled to have an MRI this afternoon to figure out what's up.  Flip Saunders said he's not s... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Practice_Quick_Report_Caron_Butlers_injured_Nick_Youngs_starting_Gilbert_Arenas_is_talking/1618824 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Practice_Quick_Report_Caron_Butlers_injured_Nick_Youngs_starting_Gilbert_Arenas_is_talking/1618824 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Practice_Quick_Report_Caron_Butlers_injured_Nick_Youngs_starting_Gilbert_Arenas_is_talking/1618824 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg More photos » by Susan Walsh - AP 1 day ago: Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler (3) goes up for a shot over Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jawad Williams (31) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at the Verizon Center in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. The Wizards beat the Cavaliers, 108-91.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Browse more photos » Every time I've talked to Caron Butler, ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Despite_struggles_Caron_Butler_remains_optimistic_undeterred/1603507 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Despite_struggles_Caron_Butler_remains_optimistic_undeterred/1603507 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Despite_struggles_Caron_Butler_remains_optimistic_undeterred/1603507 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg More photos » by Manuel Balce Ceneta - AP Browse more photos » It's no secret that there's something wrong with Caron Butler's game.  In three games thus far this season, Butler is averaging just 14 points a contest and is posting a dreadful 47.3% true shooting percentage.  His PER is down to 11.5, which is barely replacement-level.  Lots of this just has to do with a small sample size, and e... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:23:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Five_possible_ways_to_get_Caron_Butlers_game_going/1511851 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Five_possible_ways_to_get_Caron_Butlers_game_going/1511851 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Five_possible_ways_to_get_Caron_Butlers_game_going/1511851 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg Ok, Halloween Night, at the Verizon, ready for the Wiz to make up for last night’s loss in Atlanta. Unfortunately, the Wizards didn’t just lose the game, but they lost Caron Butler too. Butler had an MRI and X-Ray today that revealed no structural damage; the diagnosis was a bruised kneecap. Before the game, Flip Saunders [...] Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:05:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Wizards_Nets_Pre_Game_Butler_Out_Randy_Foye_To_Start/1474969 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Wizards_Nets_Pre_Game_Butler_Out_Randy_Foye_To_Start/1474969 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Wizards_Nets_Pre_Game_Butler_Out_Randy_Foye_To_Start/1474969 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg Remember LenDale White losing 30 pounds by cutting out tequila? This is like the PG-13 version of that. Butler has shed the pounds by giving up his favorite faux-edgy, marketed-to-tweens soda. The Wizards forward took the first step in battling his addiction by admitting that he has one. And I'd say that "at least six" cans of Mountain Dew per day qualifies as an addiction. He kicked the habit this summer, and lost 11 pounds in the process, which is somewhat confusing as caffein... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caron_Butler_Is_A_Lot_Less_Exteme/1447880 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caron_Butler_Is_A_Lot_Less_Exteme/1447880 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caron_Butler_Is_A_Lot_Less_Exteme/1447880 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg More photos » by Steve Helber - AP Browse more photos » RICHMOND -- Every year since he became a Washington Wizard, Caron Butler has done something to improve his game and his body.  Three summers ago, he cut out a lot of his poor dietary habits and became an all-star.  Two summers ago, he changed his shooting form and developed some three-point range. What's the goal this summer?  Butler says it&#39... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:56:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Caron_Butler_says_he_wants_to_be_the_best_defensive_player_I_can_possibly_be/1295386 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Caron_Butler_says_he_wants_to_be_the_best_defensive_player_I_can_possibly_be/1295386 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Caron_Butler_says_he_wants_to_be_the_best_defensive_player_I_can_possibly_be/1295386 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg More photos » by Lance Murphey - AP More of these, please! Browse more photos » Busy day today, so not much blogging.  Sorry. A solid debut article from new Truth About It contributor docfunk argues that Caron Butler needs to shoot more shots in order for the Wizards to have a better chance at victory.  He tracks the team's won-loss record for the past three years when Caron shoots more than... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:14:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Sure_give_Caron_Butler_more_shots_provided_he_can_get_them_off_of_course/1018040 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Sure_give_Caron_Butler_more_shots_provided_he_can_get_them_off_of_course/1018040 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Sure_give_Caron_Butler_more_shots_provided_he_can_get_them_off_of_course/1018040 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg Your 2009 Tour de D.C. winner, Caron Butler. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:10:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Your_2009_Tour_de_DC_winner_Caron_Butler/880386 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Your_2009_Tour_de_DC_winner_Caron_Butler/880386 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Your_2009_Tour_de_DC_winner_Caron_Butler/880386 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c09c5d0cd86d8c1ba95a66ad400ebda37585c2b2/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_25_c386.jpg