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Confessions of a Wizards blogger

The latest rash of injuries has gotten me thinking about what we can do in the future to prevent this from happening.  The only logical conclustion that I can come to is that somehow we've offended the basketball gods and the only way to resolve the issue is for me to own up to what I've done wrong and hope it's the path to a healthier future.

  • The only reason I called Andray Blatche "The Mongoose" in this post was in the hope that if anyone ever googled "Andray Blatche Mongoose" Bullets Forever would be the first site to pop up.  It worked, but it was an abuse of power, and that's wrong.
  • For a fleeting moment, I thought being a Magic fan would be way cooler than being a Wizards fan.  Then I realized what I was really thinking was that it would be way cooler to live in Orlando than Washington.
  • I use bullet points like this a lot because I'm lazy and hate doing little things like paragraph transitions.
  • Last year, I didn't have cable so I watched Wizards games online using streaming feeds of varying legality and language.  Thankfully, I've got cable this year, so I should have a better idea of what's going on this season.  But, if Buck and Phil start talking in Chinese, I'll still have a vague idea of what's going on.
  • Times that I've blamed our string of injuries on my first post being about a bone healing machine: 70,000 and counting.
  • Contrary to popular opinion (and what I may have said in the past), in his hit single, Southside, when The Game says the line "Tha man Jake the Snake" he's not referring to me.
  • If it weren't for Dan Steinberg and Gilbert Arenas, I probably would've quit blogging a long time ago.
  • I honestly thought LeBron should've been MVP last year.
  • If someone gave me the option of free pizza or free Wizards tickets, I'd probably take the pizza.  That's not a slight against the Verizon Center game experience, that's just being a college student.

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If Wizards want to stop the injuries

They need place more emphasis on off season and pre-season training and have a state of the art training program/trainer and training facility. I other words, Abe needs to spend some money, which means none of this will happen.

by LoneWiz54 on Oct 11, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Too harsh on Abe

The injuries are frustrating, no doubt. I want to blame someone as well – perhaps it is the training regimen, the medical staff, or maybe it’s just bad luck. At the same time, I don’t think the cheap owner card can be played. We came out the pocket large during this off season for player contracts, the arena got a $50M upgrade last year (with the help of the city), and the ticket prices aren’t jacked up each year like other local franchises. There was a time in the early to mid 90s when I think the landscape and pay scales of the league bypassed Abe, but since then, I think he caught up, and can’t be blamed for too much.

by AndNone on Oct 12, 2008 3:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd take the Pizza too.

If someone gave me the option of free pizza or free Wizards tickets, I’d probably take the pizza. That’s not a slight against the Verizon Center game experience, that’s just being a college student.

$4 Cokes, $6 Hot Dogs, $20 parking, A tank of gas to get there (I live in far Western Virginia)…

The last time I took my son to a Wizards game, it cost me $160…. and I HAD FREE TICKETS!

So – give me pizza too….

by Rook6980 on Oct 11, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just curious

Where do you live? I grew up in Winchester, which is like 10-15 mins. from the WV border.

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by JakeTheSnake on Oct 12, 2008 2:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Luray is where I currently reside… or as the locals say it: Lu Ray (as in Looooo Ray)…

by Rook6980 on Oct 12, 2008 4:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sweet

I’ve been down in the Loooooooray area many times. Mainly to see the caverns, but the whole area is very nice.

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by JakeTheSnake on Oct 12, 2008 7:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I believe in the minor gods . . .

I regularly worship at the altar of the Parking gods, who help me find spaces close to my destination, quickly, and with a minimum of circling the block. Tonight was a perfect example. I met a couple of friends out at a bar, and found a spot right away, a half block from the place. They drove around for, no lie, an HOUR looking for a spot. I’m amazed they didn’t give up and drive back to the suburbs. So, thank you, Parking gods.

If the basketball gods are offended, it’s because they changed the team name from the Bullets to the Wizards. I think the Wizards logo offends them, something about worshipping false idols . . .

by Bucky Katt on Oct 12, 2008 1:23 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait, O-Town over DC?

No man…that’s just wrong man, wrong.

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by Truth About It on Oct 12, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey now

Orlando has Disney World and great weather.

Plus Hedo Turkoglu lives there, that has to count for something.

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by JakeTheSnake on Oct 12, 2008 4:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And

Some of the best fishing in the Country around Orlando… not to mention that you’re only about 1 hour from some great salt water fishing in the Atlantic Ocean…. and 2 hours away from the Gulf of Mexico’s rich wealth of fishing opportunities as well…

hmmmmm…. think I’ve got something stuck on my mind?

by Rook6980 on Oct 12, 2008 4:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who do you think would be the best fisherman on the Wizards?

My bet would be on Antawn Jamison, but my darkhorse would be Songaila.

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by JakeTheSnake on Oct 12, 2008 7:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gone Fishin'

Jamison would be the patient one.

D-Song goes hunting, so he may be the most in touch with the animal kingdom.

Gilbert Arenas would want to cheat, so I’m betting he would try the ol’ dynamite trick.

DeShawn Stevenson is most likely to try shooting the fish.

Dee Brown might be able to catch the fish with his hands.

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by Truth About It on Oct 12, 2008 9:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And Caron would catch them with his mouth!

He doesn’t eff around with those poles.

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by JakeTheSnake on Oct 12, 2008 10:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good call.....

However, I also have the feeling that a straw would be involved as some sort of stabbing device.

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by Truth About It on Oct 13, 2008 2:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I put on for my city

DC has so much more culturally to offer (along with a team from each of the four major sports) over Orlando.

I’m just not down with O-Town…..it insists upon itself.

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by Truth About It on Oct 12, 2008 6:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DC > Orlando

Cripes, it’s not even close.

"Now, obviously individual production does not unilaterally equal better team production, but there's a high level of causation."

by Vanilla Gorilla on Oct 13, 2008 1:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DC is way better then Orlando

I spent a semester of college at UCF in Orlando, and ended up transferring near home (Baltimore) to the University of Maryland in College Park. Orlando is full of tourists and the weather is overrated, unless you like humidity and daily thunderstorms. It is also in the middle of Florida, no beaches. On the other hand DC has so much more history, culture, diversity… Its not even a comparison.

by DT711 on Oct 14, 2008 12:41 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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