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Pacers Vroom Past Gasless Wizards 102-86: Screenshot Game Faces & Flip’s Lineups
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It’s baffling how for the second game in a row the Wizards came out flat and lacking energy. You’d think that with the sour taste of a 19-win season still fresh, this team would play like they have something to prove. Guess not. Against the Pacers, the poor effort continued...
Wizards at Pacers >> What To Watch For: The Caron Butler vs. Danny Granger Show
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Caron will have his work cut out for him in trying to guard Danny Granger tonight. And the best way to combat a guy averaging 23 points per game (tied for 16th in the NBA)? Attack, attack, and attack him on offense.
Granger has been mad lately. He evidently stormed off without talking...
The Basketball Gods Strike: Heat Burn Wiz 93-89
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Lackluster Wizards, lackluster Verizon Center … I’m not sure which bred which, but the result was an absolutely ugly opening for the Washington basketball squad. Down 31-17 after a first quarter where the Wizards shot 29.2% and committed seven turnovers (five personal...
Injury Bug Bites Wizards Again: Mike Miller Out 7-10 Days With A Sprained Shoulder
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Well, it’s not the end of the world, but it isn’t exactly what Wizards fans want to hear either … especially after a loss.
Miller originally injured his left, non-shooting shoulder less than a minute into the third quarter and looked to be in a lot of pain. He sat...
Wizards Game 5 vs. Miami Live Twitter Blog
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8:10:21 PM: Live from the Verizon Center … not the best crowd on hand, guess the Wizards have a way to go before they can win back DC sports fans.
8:11:01 PM: Not even D-Wade and the hometown boy Michael Beasley could get the house packed.
8:15:24 PM: 1:40 into the game, the...
Wizards Game 5 vs. Heat: What To Watch For
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Both teams lost last night … the Wizards, of course, to the Cavs and the Heat to the Suns in Miami. So, each squad will come out wanting a redemptive win. And while the game is certainly very important to players on each side, being between division rivals and all, it’...
Cavs Out-Duel Wiz 102-90 >> Fouling Big Man Screen Shots
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As Tuesday night got later and later, I found myself less and less wanting to write a blog about the Wizards-Cavs game. It’s not that I was particularly distraught about the loss … I just preferred to put it behind me, have a short memory as they say in sports.
Dwyane Wade...
Wizards-Cavaliers TONIGHT! What You Need To Know
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On Sunday, Mike Prada of Bullets and I recorded a podcast about the Wizards-Cavaliers rivalry with a couple “rival” bloggers.
On Monday, four Wizards (Haywood, Butler, Foye & Stevenson), talked about the rivalry after practice before heading to Cleveland.
The Washington...
Wizards Practice Video Report: Players On Rivalry With Cleveland
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After Monday’s practice, before setting off for hostile territory in Ohio, Brendan Haywood, Caron Butler, Randy Foye and DeShawn Stevenson are prodded to talk about the rivarly/history between the Wizards and the Cavaliers.
Other practice coverage links:
New look Wiz get ready...
The Dagger Report, Washington Wizards Podcast – Episode 2: Wizards-Cavaliers Rivalry
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Episode two of ‘The Dagger Report’, a Washington Wizards podcast is out. This week, Mike Prada of Bullets Forever and I discuss the Wizards-Cavaliers rivalry (if you want to call it that, I do).
And to get a perspective from both sides, a couple “rival” bloggers...
The Parallel Careers of Gilbert Arenas and Vince Young
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Remember this commercial?
It was filmed in August 2007 and released later that year on November 5th.
At the time of filming, Arenas was battling back from his first knee surgery resulting from the original injury that occurred on April 4, 2007. He would appear in the Wizards’...
Wizards v. Nets: Post Game 3 Video & Best Web Cuts
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{Post Game Locker Room Video}
{Best Web Cuts}
There’s so much out there on the web … to filter through it all, I provide the best web cuts from the Wizards-Nets game:
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Arenas’ Efficiency and Blatche’s Consistency: Wizards Scorch Nets 123-104
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Andray Blatche looked more comfortable than he ever has in a Wizards uniform en route to a new career high 30 points and a Wizards 123-104 win against New Jersey. Sure, he had Yi Jianlian and Eduardo Najera guarding him. But Wiz fans are used to Blatche being his own worst enemy, and...
Wizards Game 3 Home Opener vs. New Jersey Nets Live Twitter Blog
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7:11:42 PM: DC’s own Ginuwine just sang the National Anthem here @ the Verizon Center … Wiz starting lineup: Arenas, Foye, Miller, Oberto, Haywood.
7:13:40 PM: RT @BulletsForever [before the game] Flip Saunders also praised Gilbert Arenas’ defense … yeah, you...
Wizards-Nets Pre-Game: Butler Out, Randy Foye To Start
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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...
Arenas’ Need For Balance and Screen Shots From Atlanta
7 days ago by
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Success of the Wizards is contingent upon the court leadership of Gilbert Arenas. This is not a ground-breaking concept. Despite looking “back” in Dallas, he’s still rusty, and he and the team have a good deal of the development “process” to go.
Nothing...
Quick Thoughts: Hawks Air Out Wizards 100-89
8 days ago by
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Just as holistically in-sync the Wizards looked on Tuesday in Dallas, they looked about the exact opposite on Friday in Atlanta. What gives?
Sure, the team came on late behind some yesteryear Hibachi appetizers and a little Epic Vale pogo-stick length. But when Agent Zero goes from...
Back In The ATL Already? Wizards-Hawks Game 2 Preview; Team Exercises Options On Young & McGee
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Just released: Team President Ernie Grunfeld announced that the Wizards would exercise the contract options on Nick Young and JaVale McGee. Young will be retained for his fourth season (2010-11) for an estimated $2,630,503, and McGee for his third season (also 10-11) for an estimated...
Videos: Flip and Antawn After Thursday’s Practice & Irene Pollin Talks With NBC’s Lindsay Czarniak
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Flip Saunders talks about the opening night win against the Mavericks and looks to Friday’s game against the Hawks in Atlanta. He also praises JaVale McGee for a hard practice and relates how his rotation can always change if players want to earn time.
Jamison talks about his...
Wizards Thursday Practice Video: Andray Blatche’s Late Night Workout
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Like the sound of Andray Blatche calling up Sam Cassell late at night so he can get in some extra shots? Yea, me too.
In the video below, ‘Dray also talks about:
Building on his strong effort from the season opener,
How easy it is to play with Gilbert Arenas,
The Verizon Center...
Screen Shots From Dallas and The Magical Calming Powers of Oberto
9 days ago by
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{Game Faces}
A focused pre-game Gilbert Arenas.
A plotting, thinking Flip Saunders.
Contrasting bench facial expressions.
Ernie Grunfeld, Tommy Shepphard, and …
A Typical Mavs Fan?
turtleneck, check …
jersey, check …
Corvette visor, check …
hair and beard...
Flip and Gil Got This: Wizards Take Mavs 102-91
10 days ago by
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There are two states Wizards fans should be in after last night’s game: anxiousness relieved and mid-range.
Between Jamison being out for the next ten games or so, and an inconsistent preseason where the Wizards’ major players didn’t really see a ton of court time...
Opening Night: Wizards vs. Mavericks at Dallas
11 days ago by
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Game night is finally here. It seems like only yesterday I was pouting about my favorite league in my favorite sport ending and it’s back already.
I must admit, just under three hours before the Wizards tip off their season against the Mavericks in Dallas, I’m not exactly...
The Dagger Report – Washington Wizards Podcast – Episode 1
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Mike Prada of Bullets Forever and I decided to kick this season off with a Washington Wizards-related podcast … The Dagger Report.
Ideally this would have been posted first thing this morning (or even yesterday), ideally these podcasts will be more accessible in the future (such...
Oberto Gets In Where He Fits In
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His teammates might not understand what he’s saying, even when he speaks English. Nick Young doesn’t even use the guy’s proper name, electing to call him “Roberto” instead because according to Nick, it sounds better.
But none of this matters. Fabricio...
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