
DarrellWalkerFan
Apr 17, 2008 May 08, 2012 12 2470
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Gold Star for Trevor Booker
Trevor Booker is playing well, despite the dysfunction. Did anyone see his hustle during garbage time? Sometimes it's not about winning or losing, or talent, but simply how you play the game. Booker should be rewarded and commended for his effort and his solid play. I've seen very little here in that regard, so I'm writing this fanshot.
Good job out there Booker. You are quickly becoming my favorite player on this roster. -Darrell Walker Fan
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LeBron James
i’ve been arguing with some knicks fans the last couple days. i think the deal they just made was dumb. but i digress. the point is, i’ve been thinking about destinations for lebron. i don’t like him much, but he is the best player in the league.
consider this: we’ve got arguably the best owner in sports coming in, we’ve got the best player in hockey already in the building, we’ve got a lottery pick, we’ve got some young cheap talent on the roster, we’ve potentially got a decent robin to lebron’s batman in gil (who could be a good fit with lebron), we’ve got a first class venue in place (unlike the nets), DC is a major market, a first rate city, and we’ve got obama in the house.
the perception of this franchise is what it is, but it’s just a perception. you can argue ted changes that. all things aside, i think i just made an argument that if lebron decides to leave cleveland, washington could very well be the situation/organization with the most to offer.
i don’t know if that’s irrational optimism after the last two games or what, and i don’t even know if it’s optimism since i don’t like him, but if i’m leonsis, i make that pitch, and i don’t think it’s far-fetched at all.
"Gay for Gilbert Arenas" Rap Video (Hilarious)
Is the timing on this inappropriate? Or maybe that's exactly what would be appropriate.
Commentary: Gilbert's absence hurts DC schools
i'll also slip in this little ditty from dana milbank, which i thought was funny:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR2010010704069.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
"There was no smoking gun," John Brennan, the White House homeland security adviser, said after the attempted airplane bombing.
No? Perhaps he was expecting Gilbert Arenas to walk into the situation room and hand him one?
ba-da-bing!
ESPN.com reported Saturday that the Washington Wizards had reached out to the Rockets in an exploratory manner about a possible Gilbert Arenas-for-McGrady swap, but Houston has no interest in such a deal. Arenas ranks as one of the league's most difficult players to move with four seasons left after this one on a mammoth $111 million contract and a history of knee problems to rival McGrady's.
saunders: young not a starter in this league
"I think Nick is what he is. As a coach you have to understand he's a streak player where you put him in and if he's hot you play him and if he's not then you'll have to sit him down. I don't think he's a guy that you can play 30, 35 minutes. He might be a guy that's more effective playing 20 than he is when you're playing 32."
EG good team comparisons
1998-1999 Knicks - lost in NBA finals. big 3 = sprewell, houston, and camby. supporting cast = larry johnson, charlie ward, kurt thomas, chris childs (ewing was hurt)
2000-2001 Bucks - Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Philadelphia 76ers. big 3 = allen, cassell, robinson. supporting cast = tim thomas, scott williams, ervin johnson, jason caffey, lindsey hunter, darvin ham.
assuming all we do from here is add another serviceable big man, where do we stack up against these teams?
i still like what we did
in anticipation of a really downbeat post tomorrow and general outrage, i'd like to try to inject some positivity and get a contrarian viewpoint out there.
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Sally Jenkins's article
was anybody else taken aback by this one? she writes nothing about the wizards in several years then drops in saying how awful the team has been and basically insinuates that they haven't tried hard enough. okay, they've been bad on defense, we get it - but to straight up question these guys's committment? that's BS i think, especially considering how hard these guys competed last year.
i wasn't a big fan before, but now i'm really sour on Sally Jenkins.
vegas is sour on the wiz
here are some odds i'm seeing, not gonna link it since i don't want to encourage gambling, but i think it's interesting. from the looks of this, vegas isn't projecting the wiz to be a playoff team. i'm more bearish on the wizards than most on this site, but still, that seems pretty harsh. where's the love?
ODDS TO WIN NBA TITLE
Charlotte BobCats +10000
Seattle Sonics +10000
New Jersey Nets +10000
Indiana Pacers +10000
Minnesota T-Wolves +10000
Memphis Grizzlies +10000
Sacramento Kings +10000
New York Knicks +8000
Milwaukee Bucks +8000
Los Angeles Clippers +6000
Washington Wizards +6000
Golden State Warriors +5000
Atlanta Hawks +5000
Chicago Bulls +4000
Miami Heat +4000
Toronto Raptors +4000
Philadelphia 76ers +3500
Denver Nuggets +3000
Orlando Magic +3000
Portland Blazers +2500
Utah Jazz +1800
Cleveland Cavaliers +1800
Dallas Mavericks +1800
New Orleans Hornets +1500
Phoenix Suns +1500
Houston Rockets +1200
Detroit Pistons +1000
San Antonio Spurs +800
Boston Celtics +300
Los Angeles Lakers +250
ODDS TO WIN EASTERN CONFERENCE
Charlotte BobCats +3500
Indiana Pacers +3500
New Jersey Nets +3500
Milwaukee Bucks +3000
New York Knicks +3000
Washington Wizards +2000
Atlanta Hawks +2000
Miami Heat +1500
Chicago Bulls +1500
Philadelphia 76ers +1200
Toronto Raptors +1200
Orlando Magic +1200
Cleveland Cavaliers +600
Detroit Pistons +300
Boston Celtics +130
my proposal
- HIRE NEW TRAINING STAFF
- have them check out gil's knee.
- assuming it's good, resign gil + twan to reasonable contracts.
- get etan back on the court.
- get blatche in the weight room.
- let mason walk (i love him but there's no room).
- draft brandon rush (was projected in 20's but now it looks like phoenix might snatch him up earlier than 18. i'll stick with this suggestion).
- cut mcguire or pech. (sucks to do it, but hey...)
- get additional stopgap backup point guard.
- utilize new training staff and finish top 3 in conference with healthy team.
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