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The Wizards and Washington, An Ill-Fated Spell From The Beginning
At his grand opening press conference as Wizards owner, Ted Leonsis said he was “shocked” that so many fans were contacting him about a name change for Washington’s NBA franchise, especially with all he has to accomplish after officially becoming majority owner, i.e., turning a loser into a winner.
The next day, the issue was evidently so hot-button that Leonsis...
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June 14, 2010
Discuss
Ted Leonsis Want More Draft Picks? Maybe He Can Buy Some
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ESPN’s Chris Sheridan has a report on TrueHoop indicating that the asking price for a spare 2nd round pick starts at $1.5 million.
Sheridan writes:
Teams with multiple picks at the middle-to-bottom of the second round include Minnesota (Nos. 45 and 56), Phoenix (46 and 60) and the Lakers (Nos. 43 and 58). Financial logic would also dictate that the...
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June 12, 2010
Reebok’s Presentation to John Wall
According to a Tweet by Sole Collector, this was part of Reebok’s presentation to John Wall. Of course, we already know Wall won’t be No. 11, that’s reserved for Elvin Hayes.
When a first saw a picture of a Reebok’s Zag Slash (below), I was like ‘meh’ — the shoe has nice creativity in the sole and in the triangle design pattern, but I feel...
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June 12, 2010
Answers About A Wall From Kentucky
John Wall, heard of him?
Okay, good. David Falk recently made him the “official” number one overall draft pick of the Washington Wizards. Didn’t know Falk, as Evan Turner’s agent, still had that power.
All kidding aside, Wall has been the pick for a long time now. The hype surrounding the assumption he would be taken by the Wizards became so pressurized that...
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June 12, 2010
Leonsis Reaches Out to Former Wizards Planholders, Will Host Roundtable Discussion on June 14th
At his press conference on Thursday, Ted Leonsis made no secret how important the sale of tickets, specifically full season tickets, is to him. Leonsis said:
“I want to lead every league that we participate in in the sale of full season tickets. Having sold out arenas, arenas that rock, really help the performance of the team. It really helps to bind and bring together the...
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June 11, 2010
The Stephen Strasburg of NBA Playoff Drool
Yes, this is going to be hyped all over the internets. And yes, I couldn’t resist.
The NBA playoff drool of “Glen” Big Baby Davis is as epic as Stephen Strasburg’s debut … and it occurred in the NBA Finals.
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June 10, 2010
Flip Saunders on Pre-Draft Workouts, Getting More Picks and the “7″ Drill
While Ted Leonsis was getting all the attention today, and deservedly so, there’s also a team being built. Flip Saunders usually isn’t made available to the media before or after pre-draft workouts, so today’s press conference was a good chance to catch up with Saunders and get his thoughts on the process leading up to June 24th.
I asked Flip, with John Wall reportedly...
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June 10, 2010
Ernie Grunfeld on speaking with Gilbert Arenas: “I think he’s excited with new ownership and having a clean slate.”
We have more understanding about Ted Leonsis’ take on Gilbert Arenas after the new Wizards owner spoke to the media, VIPs and dignitaries, and members of his newly formed Monumental Sports & Entertainment organization this afternoon. Via the DC Sports Bog:
“I think it’s very important that Gilbert be re-embraced as a person and as a player. So suffice to say...
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June 10, 2010
LINKS: John Wall & Reebok, A Wizard & Lady Gaga, and Ted’s Email Address
A rundown of the best recent web links.
Ted’s Email for the Wiz
Ted Leonsis has personally responded to Washington Capitals fans writing to him at WashingtonCaps@aol.com for years. Now his job has at least doubled, his new email address for Wizards fans is TheWashWiz@aol.com. Leonsis writes on his blog:
If you want to offer up advice; share ideas; critique; ask questions;...
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June 10, 2010
John Wall Not The Answer In Washington
Time for a dissenting opinion about the Wizards and John Wall. Carter Bryant, a freelance sports journalist from the Baton Rouge area who has contributed to TAI before, guest authors a post about why Wall won’t bring championship riches to D.C., unless …
But first, let’s check out some John Wall highlights real quick:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknVsGB6iJ4
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June 10, 2010
The DMV Speaks: Punishment, Second Chances & The Return of Gilbert Arenas
Wall-Nuts over John Wall has led to a lot of positive attention toward the Wizards lately … distracting from fan curiosity over the return of Gilbert Arenas. But rest assured that people of the District-Maryland-Virginia area still care about the zeroed-out hero.
As the season’s games winded down, Truth About It.net media guy, Adam Douglas, took to the concourse and got...
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June 09, 2010
108 Seconds of Strasmas, Something John Wall Can Top?
Hi there. Welcome to this Washington Wizards blog. Now let’s talk baseball.
I went to Stephen Strasburg’s major league debut last night. And oh man, what a night it was. Jamie Mottram hit the nail on the head with his observations on Mr. Irrelevant.
I’ll add that Strasburg’s focus must be intense. The kid is not wired like anyone else on this earth.
ZERO...
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June 09, 2010
LINKS: Ted’s Takeover & The Mystics Coach On Attendance Banner Removal
It seems that D.C. can’t get enough good sports news these days. Weird.
Yesterday the Washington Nationals took Bryce Harper in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft with the first overall pick … I hear that guy’s supposed to be pretty awesome. Also, SB Nation had their official launch party for SB Nation DC, where I’ll be contributing as a weekly columnist...
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June 08, 2010
Wizards Pre-Draft Workouts: Placing Magnum Rolle, a Bahamian Import
Magnum Rolle worked out with the Washington Wizards on June 2, 2010 along with Jerome Dyson, Devin Ebanks and Devin Sweetney. Below is a narrative of Rolle’s basketball career, scouting report, and video footage of his workout with the Wizards and media interview.
Magnum Rolle grew up a skinny kid riding his bike around the beaches of the Bahamas. He didn’t pick up...
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June 07, 2010
LINKS: The Persecution of Gilbert Arenas
Daniel Wattenberg writes a very insightful piece, “The Persecution of Gilbert Arenas: How gun prohibitionists and an image-conscious NBA scapegoated a basketball star,” at Reason.com. He covers the entire gun saga and the surrounding implications, such as …
D.C. gun laws after the Heller decision:
Taken at face value, the Supreme Court’s ruling opened the door...
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June 04, 2010
Caron Butler to Ride Bikes with Crown Prince of Denmark and Members of Congress in D.C.
Yes, odd post title/combination of folks, but totally true.
I may have soured on Caron Butler as a basketball player as a result of the 2009-10 season (if you want to know why, here are some links), and that could ever so slightly reflect on perceptions of his personality.
But none of that skews from the fact that Butler is a good guy, a stand up person who’s never forgotten...
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June 03, 2010
Flip Saunders Gets Buckets
Most NBA coaches probably still get out on the court to shoot a couple buckets every now and then. Not to say they go out of their way, but there’s always time before or after a practice, or after working out NBA draft hopefuls. And some, a select few, might even try a behind-the-back, through-the-legs layup, which we wouldn’t mind seeing, even if they missed.
Flip Saunders...
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June 03, 2010
LINKS: Quick! Find someone, anyone, who has an opinion about John Wall.
Or maybe you can just ask John Wall if he wants to go to Ben’s Chili Bowl. There’s a sign in the famed D.C. haunt that says the only people who eat free are Bill Cosby and the Obama family. Surely an exception can be made should Wall ever bring an NBA title to Washington.
Oh, the Wizards haven’t even drafted the kid yet? Okay, I’ll hold my horses.
The quintessential...
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June 03, 2010
Wizards Pre-Draft Workouts: Devin Ebanks and the “7″ Drill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPsoSOrcrro
The Wizards worked out four players on Wednesday: Jerome Dyson, G, Connecticut, 6’4, 190 lbs.; Devin Ebanks, F, West Virginia, 6’9, 215 lbs.; Magnum Rolle, F/C, Louisiana Tech, 6’11, 225 lbs.; and Devin Sweetney, G, Morgan State, 6’4, 180 lbs..
Ebanks, an early-entry draft candidate after two seasons at West Virginia, was the big name of...
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June 02, 2010
Wizards Pre-Draft Workouts Leftovers: Greivis Vasquez, Matt Bouldin and Raymar Morgan
On Memorial Day the Wizards worked out Greivis Vasquez (Maryland), Matt Bouldin (Gonzaga), Derrick Caracter (UTEP), Raymar Morgan (Michigan State), Jarvis Varnado (Mississippi State), and Devin Sweetney (Saint Francis). Darington Hobson (New Mexico) was originally scheduled but was a late scratch. Sweetney was his replacement.
From that workout, I was only able to write about Jarvis...
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June 02, 2010
Wizards Pre-Draft Workouts: Breaking Down Javaris Varnado
Mississippi State’s Jarvis Varnado worked out for the Washington Wizards on Memorial Day. Below is a break down of his Chicago Pre-Draft camp measurements and his Wizards post-workout interview.
Jarvis Varnado is a very soft spoken guy. In fact, I’d call him downright shy … at least in terms of his interview demeanor. He’s the anti-Omar Samhan.
Varnado is...
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May 31, 2010
Wizards Pre-Draft Workouts: The Path of Derrick Caracter
Today the Wizards will workout several players: Greivis Vasquez, G, Maryland; Matt Bouldin, G, Gonzaga; Darington Hobson, G, New Mexico; Raymar Morgan, F, Michigan State; and Jarvis Varnado, F, Mississippi State.
Derrick Caracter, a forward from UTEP, will also workout and probably has the most compelling story of the bunch. The post below outlines the path taken by Caracter, and...
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May 31, 2010
Cardboard Bullets: The Lore of Ledell Eackles
On a holiday weekend, where you will no doubt be eating in some sort of gluttonous manner, let’s take a quick look at just one of the rotund members of the Wizards/Bullets franchise’s past … Ledell Eackles.
I won’t be getting into too much of my own historical research and perspective on the player in this post … mostly because several great pieces...
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May 30, 2010
Don’t Forget That Carmelo Anthony Is A Celebrity Too.
While Dwyane Wade is living it up on South Beach, probably wondering like Shaq and Bubs how the Heat managed to win that ‘06 title while they were all partying their STDs off …
While LeBron is trying to determine which city will most make him a global icon (for the record, it’s NYC #1, Brooklyn #2 and D.C. #3) …
While Chris Bosh is wondering if those first...
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May 29, 2010
LINKS: More Insight Into The Gilbert Arenas-John Wall Crystal Ball
If I were doing things in a better manner (blog-wise), I’d make a separate post for each and every little bit of John Wall-related news emerging on the world-wide-web … there’d be a thousand of them. Instead, I’m throwing the best of the recent best in this post … with commentary. Enjoy.
Michael Lee of the Washington Post discusses the possibility...
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May 28, 2010
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