http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4719 Recent articles about Darius Songaila en-us by Bill Haber - AP Not pictured: Chris Paul's jacked up ankle. View full size photo » A brief Sunday preview. THE OPPONENT The Hornets come in resurgent, having won six of 11 and four of five. The victims have been no creampuffs -- the Hawks, the Suns, the Mavericks, the Bucks. Of course, none of those have come on the road. On the road, the Hornets have beaten only one team this season: the Clippers. Bu... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:00:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Preview_Hornets_at_Kings/1649882 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Preview_Hornets_at_Kings/1649882 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Preview_Hornets_at_Kings/1649882 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/e/ce075e7c4e27dcae2274e3473ea8d96785e5d104/small/Picture_1.png Sixers coach Eddie Jordan's return visit to his old charges in Washington will likely be somewhat short on sentimentality. Though Jordan did lead the Wiz Kids to four straight playoff appearances (the last three of which resulted in first-round exits), he was unceremoniously dismissed eleven games into their disastrous 2008 season after the team started the year 1-10. Jordan was likely less the problem than the fact that Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood were lost for the year, forcing ... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Back_Like_Jordan_Fast_Eddie_Reunites_with_Wizards_in_DC/1626847 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Back_Like_Jordan_Fast_Eddie_Reunites_with_Wizards_in_DC/1626847 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Back_Like_Jordan_Fast_Eddie_Reunites_with_Wizards_in_DC/1626847 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/baaa9d824cb0c62801508734c68a39119e705280/small/Picture_1.png Note: above image is 23.9% more humorous whenaccompanied with this sound effect. Amare Stoudemire: If you are wondering how the Suns gave up a fourth quarter lead and lose to the Charlotte Sting Hornets, you can point the finger at Sun Tzu. Amare Stoudemire ended with 23 points, but with only five boards on the night, he was out-rebounded by Darius Songaila (7) and Devin Brown (6). By no coincidence, the Suns were clubbered on the boards 38-56. Add 5 turnovers to the mix and Amare gives us th... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Least_Best_of_the_Night_November_19_2009/1600599 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Least_Best_of_the_Night_November_19_2009/1600599 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Least_Best_of_the_Night_November_19_2009/1600599 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/c/bc7e5cc921de47a1ea6c9f0e9dda3da8c375b884/small/40.jpg Darius Songaila, the coaches dream and a consummate teammate. I’ve made no secret that he’s been one of my favorite Wizards (if not ‘#1′) over the past couple of seasons … perhaps to the point where I’ll one day purchase a D-Song customized Wiz jersey and appear on Straight Cash Homey.net (although I’m not exactly the [...] Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:53:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Evaluating_Darius_Songaila_in_2008_09/1143122 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Evaluating_Darius_Songaila_in_2008_09/1143122 Flickr/jmtimages View full size photo uploaded July 24, 2009 In talking about the addition of Fabricio Oberto, Mike had this to say about him in regards to the filling the role vacated by Darius Songaila: The bottom line, though, is that Oberto's a way better investment as a fifth big than Darius Songaila.  That's not to say Oberto is better than Songaila, because he probably isn't, but for l... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:00:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Fabricio_Oberto_vs_Darius_Songaila/905046 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Fabricio_Oberto_vs_Darius_Songaila/905046 Editor's Note from TAI: Boosting this to front page ... ESPN is calling to too. Source: Foye, Miller headed to Wizards   Original Message: "The Washington Wizards have acquired Minnesota Timberwolves guards Randy Foye(notes) and Mike Miller(notes) for Etan Thomas(notes), Oleksiy Pecherov(notes) and Darius Songaila and the fifth pick in Thursday’s NBA draft, a league executive with knowledge of the deal told Yahoo! Sports." -Yahoo Sports   I'll save... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:32:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Source_Foye_Miller_headed_to_Wizards_for_Etan_Pecherov_Songaila_and_the_5th/733106 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Source_Foye_Miller_headed_to_Wizards_for_Etan_Pecherov_Songaila_and_the_5th/733106 In a season that has shocked and awed....but in a bad way, as if Wizards fans were just your regular, innocent Iraqi civilian......there couldn't be a better present heading into the off-season than Thursday's win against the hated Cleveland Cavaliers.(Well, a little lottery luck, or perhaps a win next Wednesday in Cleveland would be pretty effing gravy too.)And while the dub can be attributed to an overall great team effort (Jamison being a warrior, Butler spilling Tuff Juice, Arenas... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:34:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/My_Hero_Darius_Songaila_amp_His_Shine_Time_Swag/579186 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/My_Hero_Darius_Songaila_amp_His_Shine_Time_Swag/579186 You may or may not know that I have an infatuation with Darius Songaila (chill out....it's healthy and non-sexual).D-Song is a baller-brawler, a hustler, and he doesn't care what you think. Play him a lot, play him a little, he's still going to give you the same effort night in and night out.Unfortunately, Songaila doesn't always get the recognition he deserves. He's slow, too undersized to play center, and doesn't rebound well -- he's averaging a career low 5.0 pe... Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:30:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Caron_Butler_Stumps_For_Darius_Songaila/548575 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Caron_Butler_Stumps_For_Darius_Songaila/548575 This Lithuanian baller became note worthy with his perceived chop to LeBron's face in the playoffs. Was it intentional? Nope. Should he have been suspended? No again. But what about Darius Songaila's contributions to the Washington Wizards in 07-08? Here's an evaluation of his season. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:57:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Darius_Songaila_Washington_Wizards_Player_Evaluation/276117 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Darius_Songaila_Washington_Wizards_Player_Evaluation/276117 Regular readers know that I'm no LeBron-apologist. He's a great player, but he settles for the jumper far too often and I think his focus on being a "global icon" instead of a NBA champion is quite troubling. However, with the game on the line, LeBron did what he should do - he took the ball to the rim. Granted, if he would have made the bucket, the debate over whether or not he was fouled (by a still-moving Darius Songaila, who came over to take a charge) would be moot. ... Thu, 01 May 2008 14:47:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/LeBron_was_fouled_at_the_end_of_Game_5/262341 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/LeBron_was_fouled_at_the_end_of_Game_5/262341 Clearly, a big win tonight. Sadly, a lot of the focus for the next few games will be over Darius Songaila's punch/slap/whatever you want to call it. There's a few people who think he will end up getting suspended for Game 6, but before Stu Jackson puts down his ruling, hopefully he considers the following evidence... by JakeTheSnake, Bullets Forever Thu, 01 May 2008 09:50:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Darius_Songaila_is_Lithuanian_but_hes_NOT_a_Lithuanian_gangster/262182 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Darius_Songaila_is_Lithuanian_but_hes_NOT_a_Lithuanian_gangster/262182