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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?
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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...
Your Washington Wizards: Clubbing In Miami and Building Playgrounds
July 11, 2009 by
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Maybe Caron Butler was just born a travelin’ man, or perhaps he’s a rollin’ stone … but without the negative connotations that come with those terms.
So for this off-season, Tuff Juice has hung with Orpah at an awards banquet in D.C., chewed straws with with...
Does Vegas Care About Mike Miller and Randy Foye?
July 10, 2009 by
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On June 16, the DC Sports Bog posted odds to win the 2010 NBA championship from Bodog. The Wizards were in a three way tie with the Knicks and Nets with the 18th best odds to get a ring at 75-1.
On June 24th, the Wizards made the trade for Mike Miller and Randy Foye. Increased [...]
JaVale McGee The Music Producer
July 09, 2009 by
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We already know JaVale McGee is handy with the video editing software … but producing music? Seems like he’s got a hold on that too.
Via his Twitter account, McGee aka Big Daddy Wookie, has been posting new songs on Reverb Nation, a web platform for musicians/producers...
Unseen LeBron Dunk Causes Internet Explosion (FREE JORDAN CRAWFORD)
July 08, 2009 by
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It first started with a report from Gary Parrish of CBS Sports. Then it spread like wildfire: True Hoop, Slam, Deadspin, The DC Sports Bog, The Sporting Blog, The Hoop Doctors, Mouthpiece Sports, Dime Magazine, The Dagger, Waiting For Next Year, NBC, Cleveland.com, Zoner Sports, The...
Hump Day Links From The Wizards Web
July 08, 2009 by
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From the going-ons of Dinner Bells, Transformers, bidding adieus, and locker room clowin’ on this site, below are your hump day links from the Wizards world wide web in the past week or so.
As of right now, the Wizards will be paying $6 million in luxury taxes.
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Clownin’ With The Washington Wizards
July 07, 2009 by
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I swear I saw this video before … especially since it was filmed in the Wizards locker room when March Madness ‘09 was about to commence. But then again, maybe not since the YouTube date says June 22, 2009.
In any case, the highlights include:
Andray Blatche saying: ...
Clownin’ With The Washington Wizards
July 07, 2009 by
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I swear I saw this video before … especially since it was filmed in the Wizards locker room when March Madness ‘09 was about to commence. But then again, maybe not since the YouTube date says June 22, 2009.
In any case, the highlights include:
Andray Blatche saying: ...
JaVale McGee Is A Transformer
July 06, 2009 by
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What do you get when you combine a 7′1″ NBA player with time on his hands, who is born in ‘88, entrenched in Gen Y, and thus tech/software savvy, with an obvious affection for Transformers, and an Optimus Prime mask?
Clearly you would get exactly what’s in the...
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