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Wizards 116, Sixers 101

I'm hopping on a plane in about two hours, so I doubt I'll have much computer access today until later.  I'll try to get the Charlotte game thread up as soon as possible, but for now, some quick thoughts on last night.


  • Let's not go too crazy, since it was just one game, but you saw all of Andray Blatche's potential realized yesterday.  He wasn't just rebounding and scoring inside; he was mixing it up, hitting outside shots, setting good screens, making great passes in the Princeton, and defending well.  Just a great all-around game.
  • As impressed as I was by Blatche, I was happier to see DeShawn Stevenson play so well, because he hasn't done much yet this year.  With Stevenson, it seems he errs in extremes too much.  Either he stays too passive and doesn't do anything, or he tries to go beyond his limitations.  Last night, you saw enough of that middle ground.  Now, granted, he made some tough shots he probably won't make in the future, but that's encouraging.
  • Nick Young is like a rollercoaster.  You never know if he's going to make some ridiculous fadeaway shot or force an awful turnover.  For now, let's keep that to short doses, when the offense is really bogging down.
  • Defense wasn't quite as good as in previous games, but it was good enough.
  • Let's not get too excited just yet.  Philly and Portland are young teams that wilted when we made one run.  Charlotte on the road should be interesting, because while Charlotte is over .500, they're pretty underwhelming as well.  At least they are much more experienced than the Trailblazers or Sixers.

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Brendan's Ankle?
Any news?  How serious is it?
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier

by cuppettcj on Nov 21, 2007 8:38 AM EST   0 recs

From the Post WriteUp by Ivan Carter...
"In terms of what took place on the court, last night's only downer came when center Brendan Haywood limped off the court late in the third quarter with a left ankle sprain. Haywood, who is off to the best start of his seven-year career, did not return but underwent treatment last night and said he will be a game-time decision tonight."
07-08 Reg Season Stndgs(predicted 8/6/07) 1 Chi 52-30 2 Was 51-31 3 Cle 50-32 4 Bos/Det 48-34 6 Tor/Mia 47-35 8 NJ 44-40 9 NY/Orl 42-42

by kdp922 on Nov 21, 2007 9:16 AM EST to parent up   0 recs

Bulletproof
Should be in the post and disrupt with his length.

O Calvin Booth, where art thou?

svpstyle.com

by ScottVanPeltStyle on Nov 21, 2007 9:44 AM EST   0 recs

Blatche was awesome
I can not remember if this has been discussed here recently but I think Blatche needs an additional nickname. Bulletproof is pretty cool but it does refer to him getting capped.

Any thoughts?

"Go Go Gadget" because of his arms or maybe a reference to his sweet Gervin like finger rolls.

I am just thinking out loud on a blog.

GO WIZ!

What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.

by Mac G on Nov 21, 2007 10:10 AM EST   0 recs

Totally agree
No ideas to offer at this time, but yeah, I continue to think "bulletproof" just isn't a name we want to trademark.  Now taser, on the other hand...

by sierradave on Nov 21, 2007 2:43 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

I think Deshawn has done a lot this year
on defense. His offense has been AWOL,. I confess that when I saw he went 0-0 against Portland, my first thought was that he showed great shot selection.
www.dcprosportsreport.com

by Spence on Nov 21, 2007 11:23 AM EST   0 recs

DeShawn
Why did it take so long for Stevenson to wake his ass up? Didn't we just put a bunch of $$$ into him?
http://www.myspace.com/pluto1911

by Brian Taylor on Nov 21, 2007 12:10 PM EST   0 recs

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