Open Thread: Preseason Game 4 vs. New Orleans Hornets

Is there a place where I can watch this online?

Wiz down 12 – zip….. Looking out of sync on Offense.

wwwwwwwwwww

Looks like someone didn’t want to go to Europe.

And by someone I mean everyone.

The future ghost of Abe Pollin is rolling over in his…….what, too soon?

We’re wearing the bronze/gold unis….yeeeeaa, burn those.

5 for 31.

Uhh…. is Dave Hopla getting complacent?

Being down by more than 40 before halftime? Has anyone ever done that?

Yea, it’s a preseason game, but a butt whipping like this, I would say, is a direct result of most of the players openly expressing that they’d rather not go to Europe.

Which….I translate to not being ready……which makes me mad because they’re not taking preseason preparation seriously.

Does this get back to our “player’s coach”? I’m sure you could make that argument, but I’d rather side with the fact that these players are professionals, get paid a ton, and we should expect better….much better.

After going down 47-9, the Wizards outscored the Hornets 15-14 to finish the half.

They were down by more than 40… now after the end of the 3rd period… it’s only a 30 point deficit.

I like the current lineup:
McGee, Pecherov, Dominic McGuire, Dermarr Johnson and Dee Brown…

But at least I didn’t spend time watching/listening to the game. Jake was right – go enjoy the beautiful autumn weather.

They cut a 40-point deficit to 20….that’s encouraging

If Dixon doesn’t play at all this preseason, there is no way he can make the team….at least not with DerMarr Johnson able to bomb trey balls.

Forget the first half… The Wizards were still in their Hotel rooms, while NO was doing a lay-up drill.

Caron Butler – (8pts, 4reb, 2 ast, 1 st, 4 TO’s) C- Poor shooting night. Settled for too many outside jumpers.
Darius Songaila – (4 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 st, 2 TO’s) D Dreadful shooting (1 for 7), looked lost on Defense.
Etan Thomas – (10 pts, 5 reb, 1 bs) C He could have rebounded better.
Dee Brown – (6 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 st, 3 TO’s) – C+ Continues to impress on the boards. Shot well. 6 dimes, was nice. But blame for the Offensive inconsistancy early in the game has to go on his shoulders.
Deshawn Stevenson – (15 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 st, 1 TO) – C Didn’t shoot well (5-13). Defense as OK, after the 1st quarter.
Dom McGuire – (1 point, 8 reb, 4 ast, 1 BS, 2 TO’s) – C Filled the stat sheet (as usual) EXCEPT points… Shot horribly (0-5). Where is this improved jump shot?
Andre Blatche – (7 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 TO) – D We need more points from Andre…
Dermarr Johnson – (19 pts, 3 reb, 1 st, 1 bs, 3 TO’s) – B Fourth straight good game. When are the rest of you getting on the Dermarr bandwagon? (look out Juan Dixon, You may be out of a job…..)
Oleksiy Pecherov – (7 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 TO) – B If we could get that kind of production from Pech every game for 10-15 minutes, I’d be happy…
JaVale McGee – (3 pts, 3 reb, 2 bs, 1 TO) – B I liked how he played in only 11 minutes – I thought Eddie could have given him more minutes.
Linton Johnson (0,0,0,0,) – ??? The boxscore says he played 4:30….. did he play?

Encouraging signs:

The Wizards didn’t pack it in… They cut the 40 point lead down to 16… And before you say “yeah, but it was garbage time”, let’s remember this is a Preseason game – it’s ALL garbage time.

I thought McGuire, Pecherov, and Mcgee all played with energy. And when they were on the court together, they played pretty good defense. I’d like to see this lineup with Nick Young (who can create his own shot) and Dee Brown…

Dermarr Johnson had a break out game… He actually had 2 blocks, but the boxscore only shows 1. He had a number of plays where he broke down the defense and scored.

Big Oily looked good again. He was mixing it up inside more this game. (only took one 3-point shot, which he made)… Played some solid defense…

Dee Brown had a mixed game. On the one hand, you have to blame the Point Guard for the poor Offensive display in the first Quarter.. On the other hand, he had 6 points on 2 of 4 shooting, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 30 minutes….
(Antonio Daniels averaged 8 pts, 5 ast, 3 reb for the Wizards last year in 30 mpg). He had several real nice passes for assists, and when not paired against Chris Paul, played pretty good defense – and he was key in the comeback that cut the 40 point lead to 16..

I thought he looked great tonight, my first view since Summer League. Good energy, got guys involved, a couple of great assists. All this while going against the league (should have been) MVP. Solid 3rd PG and a spark off the bench. Keeper.

It was great to see Joe Crawford out there blowing calls. A couple of times I think he must have mistaken Blatche for Duncan.

How that guy can still be working the NBA is astounding to me.