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Breaking Down Back-to-Backs and The Importance of March
August 05, 2009 by
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We all like to reminisce to the days of health in 2004-05 when the Wizards started the year by winning 26 out of their first 41. Since, they haven’t gotten out of the gates so well.
In 2005-06, they won five out of their first six, but then lost 17 of the next 24, going 12-18 [...]
Gilbert Arenas Gets A Trip To Cleveland For His Birthday: Analyzing The Wizards’ 09-10 Schedule
August 04, 2009 by
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Well, the Washington Wizards 2009-10 schedule is out.
The first thing you wonder … when are the match-ups with the Cavaliers?
Well, there are only three of them. And unfortunately, two are in the Mistake By The Lake — NBA Scheduling FAIL!
The first meeting is on November...
Past Year Wizards Memories: August 2008
August 03, 2009 by
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In the dog days of August, not much happens NBA-wise (aside from the schedule being released). So, in the spirit of George Santayana’s famous quote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” in the next several days, I’ll be providing...
Evaluating DeShawn Stevenson in 2008-09
August 02, 2009 by
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After being dormant for a bit, Wizards player evaluations for ‘08-09 are picking back up. DeShawn Stevenson is up sixth. My thoughts are below, you can check on a full report on Bullets Forever (link coming soon).
[Previously: Oleksiy Pecherov | Juan Dixon | Etan Thomas...
The Washington Wizards and The White Man
July 30, 2009 by
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When the DC Sports Bog’s Dan Steinberg was in Vegas, he tweeted the question:
“Is mike miller the wizards’ best white player since….gugliotta?“
Dan later followed up in a Sports Bog post saying:
I was asking some of the other media members who would be...
The Miseducation of Brendan Haywood
July 29, 2009 by
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Haywood is a non-starter for 20 NBA teams.
by spurchief on Jul 26, 2009 4:00 PM EDT
Is that so?
I can’t exactly blame someone for making such a silly, uneducated statement. Not everyone knows everything about all the players in the NBA.
The above quote came from a commenter...
JaVale McGee’s Forehead, Links & A Day In The Life of DeShawn Stevenson
July 27, 2009 by
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This is JaVale McGee and his team USA Basketball mini-camp jersey. Don’t ask questions, just know it came from his TwitPic account.
JaVale McGee interview at the USA Basketball mini-camp:
And now the best links from ’round the world wide wizards web …
Somebody Is...
Reflecting Back On Summer League Games 3 & 4
July 27, 2009 by
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I watched the Wizards take on the Timberwolves and Clippers in the Las Vegas Summer League long ago, but am just getting my notes/observations on those two games posted.
So in the spirit of better late than never, here goes ….
(Note: I still need to get my post up on the Knicks...
Fabricio Oberto, You Complete Me
July 24, 2009 by
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Fabricio Oberto can’t jump. He can’t lock down today’s athletic big man, nor keep up in a fast break sprint. Block shots? A career 0.6 blocks per 36 minutes says it all. He has a nice shooting touch, but don’t look for him to be a scorer. Hell, his career 60...
Is LeBron A Chill Bro?
July 23, 2009 by
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Ok, if you’ve ever read this blog, you’re probably aware of how I feel about LeBron James. Hell, I’m a Wizards fan, you shouldn’t have to read the blog, you should just know. But I’m not going there (this time).
And oddly enough, my opinion of Dunk Gate...
J-Macverine Descends Upon Las Vegas
July 23, 2009 by
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With pictures of J-Macverine having previously been released, video of the mythical beast has now been captured as he descends upon Las Vegas, ready to slash up the court at the USA Basketball mini-camp.
Ya Dig?
[via TwitPic]
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Jordan Crawford Jamming On LeBron Video About More Than A Dunk
July 22, 2009 by
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The buzz around “the” dunk has been building for what seems like months now …. Twitter, blog posts, FaceBook groups, national media attention, and the like.
And now that the masses have actually seen the Jordan Crawford over LeBron James dunk, the Internet is predictably...
Bizarre Ride II Ernie Grunfeld’s Pharcyde
July 22, 2009 by
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We’ve heard it from Ernie Grunfeld before, most recently in an interview by Mike Prada of Bullets Forever.
We were the first to make a move, so everybody’s following us (chuckles).
True, the Wizards were the first to strike when they landed Mike Miller and Randy Foye. But...
JaVale McGee to USA Basketball Mini-Camp?
July 21, 2009 by
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Yahoo’s Marc Spears is reporting, via Twitter, that JaVale McGee will replace Portland’s Jerryd Bayless at the upcoming USA Basketball mini-camp on July 25th. Bayless will miss due to a wrist injury.
Stay tuned for more info, but this could be a very cool opportunity for...
JaVale McGee is a mutant, and he will cut you
July 21, 2009 by
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Now that we know the guy’s secret, I expect him to not get injured this season. And if he does, he better recover before the next play.
[via JaVale McGee's twitpic]
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Wizards Vegas Summer League Media Dump
July 20, 2009 by
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Between hitting up the John Legend concert Friday night, going out for some fresh oysters at Hank’s Oyster Bar on Saturday, followed by a night on the town (really, the oysters at Hank’s, especially the ones from Fanny Bay, BC, Canada, were awesome), and then getting trounced...
Practicing What You Preach (and links)
July 17, 2009 by
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With Thursday off, the Wizards will be back in summer league action tonight against Oleksiy Pecherov and the Minnesota Timberwolves at 8 pm. I won’t be able to catch the game live since I’ll be checking the John Legend concert at Merriweather … so I’ll depend...
Practicing What You Preach (and links)
July 17, 2009 by
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With Thursday off, the Wizards will be back in summer league action tonight against Oleksiy Pecherov and the Minnesota Timberwolves at 8 pm. I won’t be able to catch the game live since I’ll be checking the John Legend concert at Merriweather … so I’ll depend...
Practicing What You Preach (and links)
July 17, 2009 by
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With Thursday off, the Wizards will be back in summer league action tonight against Oleksiy Pecherov and the Minnesota Timberwolves at 8 pm. I won’t be able to catch the game live since I’ll be checking the John Legend concert at Merriweather … so I’ll depend...
Wizards Summer League Game 2: Should Ernie Grunfeld Be Sweating?
July 16, 2009 by
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This Wizards lost their second summer league game against the Nuggets, and as a unit, they did not look good. But Ernie Grunfeld’s not sweating. He’s probably sitting poolside at the Hard Rock, requesting that the waitress blast some Skynard “Simple Man” over...
Praise Flip, But Don’t Blame Eddie: Looking At Andray Blatche
July 15, 2009 by
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When I hear about Flip Saunders saying he’s a teacher before a coach, about how he and his assistants (namely Sam Cassell) have been working with the young guys, that he, being an ‘offensive mind’, has developed a mini-playbook for the summer league team and that...
Praise Flip, But Don’t Blame Eddie: Looking At Andray Blatche
July 15, 2009 by
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When I hear about Flip Saunders saying he’s a teacher before a coach, about how he and his assistants (namely Sam Cassell) have been working with the young guys, that he, being an ‘offensive mind’, has developed a mini-playbook for the summer league team and that...
Wizards Summer League Game 1 Twitter Recap
July 15, 2009 by
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Checked out the Wizards’ foray into the summer league last night. They won, almost blew an 18 point lead to Cleveland. Andray Blatche came out shaky. His version, via the DC Sports Bog recap, “I came out real hyper, real real hyper.”
Yep, in the beginning he looked...
Knowing The Wizards ‘09 Summer League Team: Part 2
July 14, 2009 by
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Well, by the time I posted ‘Knowing The Wizards ‘09 Summer League Team: Part 1‘ on Sunday, covering James Lang, Alex Ruoff, Jimmy Baron and John Edwards, Lang was cut (this made the DC Sports Bog especially sad). On Monday, both Ruoff and Baron were cut.
Sorry guys, guess...
Knowing The Wizards ‘09 Summer League Team: Part 1
July 12, 2009 by
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With the Wizards set to being summer league play in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the team has been holding a mini-camp in D.C. for the players on the team. The camp began on Saturday and will finish on Monday. Both the Washington Post and Washington Times have first day wrap-ups posted on...
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