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yop32
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It's about effectiveness at all times.
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Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects
on May 21 2013, 12:47a -
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Bottom line, though.
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Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects
on May 20 2013, 11:37p -
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Natural experiment
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Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects
on May 20 2013, 3:37p -
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The Spurs would have given Crawford one role and stuck with it.
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Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects
on May 20 2013, 1:45p -
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Duncan and Pop are masters of making adjustments to get the most out of limited teammates
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Lance Stephenson and the need for developing prospects
on May 20 2013, 7:53a -
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Do we know anything about Gobert's love for the game?
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Why Rudy Gobert will not be Jan Vesely
on May 19 2013, 10:12a -
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See, I think those numbers make a lot of sense
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What we learned from the 2013 NBA Draft combine and measurements
on May 18 2013, 12:46p
It's just another piece of data
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What we learned from the 2013 NBA Draft combine and measurements
on May 17 2013, 6:30p -
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Yeah, but he helped create those looks for himself with his off-ball movement.
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Bradley Beal named to All-Rookie First Team
on May 17 2013, 11:59a
Agree to disagree, then
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NBA Draft 2013 scouting report: Otto Porter
on May 17 2013, 11:56a
What makes Porter's measurements "freakish"?
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What we learned from the 2013 NBA Draft combine and measurements
on May 17 2013, 9:45a -
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What's up with no love for Dieng? Thought I read he has the 2nd longest length behind only Gobert
Recommended on May 17 2013, 9:40a
The Spurs don't already know how they'll use young players
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Past The Draft
on May 16 2013, 7:47a
The Spurs are much better at player development
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Past The Draft
on May 14 2013, 12:40p -
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Hickson grabs a lot of rebounds, but the Blazers are much better on the defensive glass when he sits.
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J.J. Hickson?
on May 13 2013, 3:37p -
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Curry wasn't really what that team needed
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NBA Draft 2013 scouting report: Otto Porter
on May 13 2013, 3:30p -
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So we can add freshcat to the short list of people who liked the Vesely pick?
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Draft Trade Up...Into the Late 1st
on May 12 2013, 8:39a -
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Not making stuff up
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 11 2013, 7:56a -
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Many of Booker's mistakes aren't obvious
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Trevor Booker
on May 11 2013, 7:23a -
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What if most of it is done via videotape, and only the top prospects get more than one or two live looks?
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 10 2013, 11:57a
Going into the draft, a lot of sober, intelligent people on this site liked Ves quite a bit.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 10 2013, 11:32a
Yes, really.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 9 2013, 6:50p -
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FYI, DX's "Top 100 Prospects" list is their assessment of the players and supposedly has nothing to do with what GMs are telling them, team needs, etc.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 9 2013, 11:28a -
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Sure, coming up with hypothetical "what if" scenarios can also be classified as "making stuff up"
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 9 2013, 11:21a -
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He's a big part of the reason this team was bottom of the barrel in fast break points early in the season.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: A.J. Price
on May 8 2013, 3:51p
A role created by and used heavily by Flip Saunders
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:39p -
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Instead of just making stuff up, why don't you go find the video and watch it again?
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:35p
That guy thought Valanciunas would be terrible, too.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:31p -
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He has shown real potential defensively
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:30p -
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Sigh. Do you really need to hear this again?
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:26p -
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Jan missed Treviso because his team was still playing in the playoffs.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:24p -
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How many bigs come into the league with any sort of polish whatsoever?
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:20p -
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Ves is probably the fastest seven footer I've ever seen
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 3:11p -
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It's also not that uncommon that American draftees also, in fact, suck
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 12:28p -
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"so how tall is he exactly? What's his wingspan? Vert? How much did he bench? Bodyfat?"
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 12:00p -
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OK, but at the same time, not playing to your players' strengths is also no way to build a team.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 11:07a -
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There was plenty of tape available on Vesely
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 11:04a -
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What JW has to do with it
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 8 2013, 7:57a -
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Like Seraphin, the summer before Kevin's rookie year
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 7 2013, 4:02p -
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Does anyone know how much NBA players usually actually work out?
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 7 2013, 1:29p -
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There was definitely chatter that Toronto was interested in Vesely
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 7 2013, 1:05p -
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Fits
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Better know a 2013 NBA free agent: D.J. Augustin
on May 7 2013, 12:46p
I think many fans, maybe even most, saw Valanciunas and Vesely as practically the same player
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 7 2013, 12:13p
That list makes trading up look like a really, really bad decision.
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NBA Draft 2013 scouting report: Otto Porter
on May 7 2013, 7:57a -
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Just about everything you say here would have also applied if we had ended up with Valanciunas.
Commented on
2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 7 2013, 7:38a -
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DraftExpress had Vesely ranked as the #11 prospect
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Jan Vesely
on May 7 2013, 7:30a -
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If Wall hadn't gotten hurt, I think we would be appreciating Nene more right about now.
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Nene
on May 6 2013, 10:29a -
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They'd need to do that for us to be an actual contender in any scenario, wouldn't they?
Recommended on May 6 2013, 7:04a
Not everyone is interchangeable for anyone, though, obviously.
Commented on
The Washington Wizards and '3/D' wings
on May 3 2013, 10:42a
He should go back home for the summer
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2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Kevin Seraphin
on May 2 2013, 12:34p -
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Kevin's on/off effect on our DRB% was -2.1%, so he wasn't boxing out to let a teammate grab the rebound.
Commented on
2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Kevin Seraphin
on May 2 2013, 12:19p
NBA defense as concentric walls
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The Washington Wizards and '3/D' wings
on May 2 2013, 12:02p
The Washington Wizards and '3/D' wings
Recommended on May 2 2013, 10:18a
Agreed.
Commented on
2012-13 Washington Wizards player evaluation: Garrett Temple
on May 1 2013, 1:28p
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Voted on Apr 30 2013, 3:25p
I should have checked before sending you to Google it.
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 29 2013, 1:01p
Ha, ha. OK, now do the same thing with aspirin.
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 28 2013, 8:25p -
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Overtraining is more likely
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 28 2013, 9:21a -
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Wasn't Anthony Mason a SF?
Commented on
The Otto Lotto
on Apr 28 2013, 9:07a
Wishful thinking?
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The Washington Wizards' salary-cap situation is tricky
on Apr 27 2013, 8:53p -
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I just don't think that explanation fits with what we're seeing.
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 27 2013, 10:00a -
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The weird thing is that his competency suddenly disappeared
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 26 2013, 9:14p -
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When Crawford was on the court, we got production from him and no one else
Commented on
Ernie Grunfeld press conference recap: 'A season of two halves'
on Apr 25 2013, 7:13p
World Anti-Doping Agency on beta blockers
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 24 2013, 6:24p -
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Beta blockers are allowed in basketball by the World Anti-Doping Agency, according to their official list on their website
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 24 2013, 5:25p -
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They can x-ray you and see if your bones' growth plates are still active.
Commented on
Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Bradley Beal
on Apr 24 2013, 5:06p -
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Yeah, between Gil's and Crittenton's personalities, we were one of the higher risk teams to get caught for this sort of thing.
Commented on
Executing the Ten Point Plan
on Apr 24 2013, 4:56p -
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Beta blockers relax smooth muscles, the kind that line arteries, which is how they lower blood pressure
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 24 2013, 4:47p -
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Beta blockers are adrenaline antagonists
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 24 2013, 2:56p -
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On the other hand, Wall-Beal-Webster-Nene-Okafor posted an ORtg of 108.4
Commented on
Ernie Grunfeld press conference recap: 'A season of two halves'
on Apr 24 2013, 2:18p -
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Hopefully you're note will have an affect on the grammar around hear?
Commented on
Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor
on Apr 24 2013, 1:02p
Rubio adds box office value
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John Wall ranked No. 25, Bradley Beal ranked No. 29 in Bill Simmons' trade value column
on Apr 24 2013, 12:13p -
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And Okafor and Nene won't have to take too many long jumpers
Commented on
Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor
on Apr 24 2013, 12:01p
You want "effect" instead of "affect"
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Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor
on Apr 24 2013, 11:55a -
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Yup.
Commented on
Washington Wizards 2012-13 player evaluations: Emeka Okafor
on Apr 24 2013, 11:54a
If he is suffering from stage fright, taking a beta-blocker could make a huge difference for him.
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Give Vesely this: honest & makes no excuses
on Apr 24 2013, 11:44a -
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Now who's "really over-the-top"?
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Wizards Wrap: Wrapping up another manic season
on Apr 24 2013, 12:18a -
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He loses track of his man on the perimeter and gives up too many back door cuts for layups
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Chris Singleton . . . thoughts?
on Apr 23 2013, 11:44p -
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Vesely's rookie year rebound percentage was 13.0%
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Wizards Wrap: Wrapping up another manic season
on Apr 23 2013, 11:12p -
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If it hadn't happened to us, it was just a matter of time until it happened somewhere.
Commented on
Executing the Ten Point Plan
on Apr 23 2013, 11:01p
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