It's Too Early to be Benching Players
Mike James didn't get any playing time in the Wizards' first preseason game. Bad idea?
| Final - 10.6.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Grizzlies | 28 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 92 |
| Washington Wizards | 32 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 101 |
Stories
Wizards beat Grizzlies in Richmond: Final wrap
A more detailed recap of the Wizards' 101-92 preseason win over Memphis last night.
Morning Briefing: Washington Wins Preseason Opener 101-92
A round-up of links, tweets, and commentary from Washington's 101-92 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Preseason: Wizards Wrap-Up
Brief wrap-up of the Grizzlies first preseason game versus the Washington Wizards. The Grizzlies lost the close game.
Washington Wizards 101, Memphis Grizzlies 92
I'll have more later, but some quick thoughts: Gilbert Arenas looked really under control offensively, almost too under control. He barely shot the ball and passed up a lot of open shots or...
GameThreads
Wizards Fans GameThread on Bullets Forever
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 28 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 92 |
| Washington | 32 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 101 |
| Memphis | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 21 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Zach Randolph | 21 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11-7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Marc Gasol | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| O.J. Mayo | 23 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Mike Conley | 20 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 12 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-0 | 6 |
| Marcus Williams | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Sam Young | 26 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 1-7 | 7-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 9 |
| Trey Gilder | 13 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Hamed Haddadi | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9-6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 11 |
| Mike Taylor | 10 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 3 |
| Leon Rodgers | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Thomas Gardner | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Steven Hunter | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Allen Iverson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Marko Jaric | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Darrell Arthur | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 39-95 | 3-15 | 11-24 | 60-24 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 30-0 | 92 | |
| .411 | .200 | .458 | Team Reb: 15 | Total TO: 1 (23 pts) | |||||||
| Washington | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 24 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 15 |
| Antawn Jamison | 27 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 8-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3-0 | 20 |
| Brendan Haywood | 28 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Nick Young | 18 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 11 |
| Gilbert Arenas | 24 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 5 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 3 |
| Andray Blatche | 20 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Randy Foye | 26 | 3-11 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 3-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Fabricio Oberto | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Mike Miller | 20 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| JaVale McGee | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 8 |
| Dominic McGuire | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Mike James | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Paul Davis | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Vincent Grier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Javaris Crittenton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 33-83 | 6-16 | 29-43 | 45-15 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 25-0 | 101 | |
| .398 | .375 | .674 | Team Reb: 13 | Total TO: 0 (22 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Robbie Robinson, Byron Jarrett, George McDaniels
Duration:2:26
Officials: - Robbie Robinson, Byron Jarrett, George McDaniels
Duration:2:26
