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Remember all the summer buzz about Dominic McGuire? He has 3 pts and 12 rbds in 64 mins for the first 9 games of the year. He was inactive Wednesday and has not played yet tonight.

by morethesamewiz on Nov 21, 2008 8:49 PM EST reply actions

Maybe that's because he

was playing against other summer league players.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 8:50 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah

I think part of that has been that EJ has had to rely on Caron with the injuries, but it’s disappointing that we haven’t seen more out of Taser so far.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 8:50 PM EST up reply actions

Wow

If that had gone in…wow.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply actions

That

Would’ve been a Top 10 play.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 8:53 PM EST up reply actions

antawn

wow

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 8:53 PM EST reply actions

Jamison has 14 free throw attempts and 26 points.

Good work.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 8:53 PM EST reply actions

I like what Blatche is doing tonight too.

14 points (6-8 shooting)

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 8:57 PM EST up reply actions

Oooooo

Pretty play by Caron.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 8:58 PM EST reply actions

Speaking of Songaila at the 5...

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 8:58 PM EST reply actions

at least its not against Yao

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 8:59 PM EST up reply actions

That's what I'm thinking

With the bigs in foul trouble and Yao out of the game, now is probably the best time to use him.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:00 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, I agree.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:01 PM EST up reply actions

And you know who else I wouldn't mind seeing right now?

Taser.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:01 PM EST up reply actions

Memo to the team

If there are less than 10 seconds on the shotclock, don’t pass it to Dixon.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:00 PM EST reply actions

Am I the only one who thought that was going in?

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:01 PM EST reply actions

Nope

Welcome to life as a Wizards fan.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:02 PM EST up reply actions

of course not

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:02 PM EST up reply actions

nope

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:02 PM EST up reply actions

Alright

7 point lead. Let’s close it out.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:02 PM EST reply actions

For anyone wondering

DeShawn is up to 7 assists.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions

I was not expecting to read that.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

That statue is awesome.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:04 PM EST reply actions

i miss gilbert

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions

An Etan Thomas sighting...

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions

I think i like it more than Songaila

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

They did a wax figure for Shaq

I bet that took a lot of bees.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions

Darius Songaila guarding Ron Artest

What could possibly go wrong?

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:07 PM EST reply actions

What team am I watching?

The uniforms look the same…

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions

This might be the worst defensive unit we have

and thats saying something

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions

And yet

They’re doing okay out there.

Is there a full moon tonight?

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

Nope

Waning crescent. Dang.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions

surprised me

for sure. darius is showing that famous lithuanian passion

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions

and worst offensive unit

quite a combo

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

not by a long shot

dixon songaila and yougn can all shoot

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions

Great job by that lineup

Buying Blatche, McGee, Jamison, and Butler some minutes…

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions

And Stevenson

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions

I've noticed that

He’s gotten a lot more burn tonight than Nick, but I can’t blame Eddie, he’s been playing well tonight.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions

Yao Ming back in

Time to go big again.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:13 PM EST reply actions

Or keep waiting...

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:14 PM EST up reply actions

enough!

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:15 PM EST reply actions

Smallball giveth

And smallball taketh away.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Where is McGee or Blatche?

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:18 PM EST reply actions

Juan Dixon is making me scream

And please take Etan out of the game.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions

What about now?

8 points, big shots. Glad to have him back.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 9:21 PM EST up reply actions

All three announcers

seem surprised that this is a good game. Though I’m not sure if they’re more or less surprised than we are.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions

I'm in utter shock

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions

That's a good call though

Butler definitely traveled…

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions

Get some stops!!!!

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions

nope

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions

So close

McGee almost threw that down over Yao…

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions

Oh mcgee... how good you will be in a year

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions

Jamison

go in the post, man…

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:23 PM EST reply actions

Why

Jamison always settles for that shot late in the game and he always misses it.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:24 PM EST reply actions

I can't remember ever saying this

but it might be time to get Blatche back in the game.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:26 PM EST reply actions

Get Dixon out of there.

Sigh.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:28 PM EST reply actions

I just don't get the Wizards

Why is Juan Dixon the guy taking shots with 2:30 left? Get the ball to Butler and Jamison. How hard is that?

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions

PLEASE take Juan out of the game.

And tell me why he is still in there??

Dear Diary, JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!!

by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions

Blatche?

What the hell?

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:30 PM EST reply actions

was it drawn up like that?

why does eddie hate his best players?

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:31 PM EST reply actions

Wow

Dear Diary, JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!!

by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:31 PM EST reply actions

I fucking hate this team

1-81. So exhausting to watch.

by sierradave on Nov 21, 2008 9:31 PM EST reply actions

this one

hurts

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:31 PM EST reply actions

Oh Gilbert how we miss thee

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:32 PM EST reply actions

“What a crushing loss this is the for the Wizards”

you have no idea Mr. ESPN guy

by morethesamewiz on Nov 21, 2008 9:32 PM EST reply actions

Ridiculous

Jamison absolutely killed in the post for the first 3 quarters, and then in the 4th, he never goes back. I don’t get it.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:33 PM EST reply actions

what the

hell just happened? that was crazy

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:33 PM EST reply actions

33 -14 Houston in 4th Q

by little stevie colter on Nov 21, 2008 9:34 PM EST reply actions

Should've never happened

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:34 PM EST up reply actions

that pretty much sums it up

by Pryme on Nov 21, 2008 9:34 PM EST up reply actions

but once we get gil and haywood back next season, we will be the same team that was in first place in the Eastern Conference december 2006, or so Eddie Jordan and Ernie Grunfelds “December 2006” strategy goes

by morethesamewiz on Nov 21, 2008 9:34 PM EST reply actions

Guh

Listening to Jalen Rose gives me confidence that Ohio State will cream Michigan tomorrow.

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:35 PM EST reply actions

And just now

He said the Knicks are locks to get LeBron AND Bosh in 2010.

O-kee-day…

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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 21, 2008 9:37 PM EST up reply actions

If I were Lebron and Bosh...

Why not team up together? Those two guys, a couple high lottery picks and some mid range bandwagon free agents and it looks like you got a couple title runs

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by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

Although...

I don’t see how Jalen Rose gets off announcing that tonight…

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by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

Eddie Jordan should be kicking himself

His lineups in the 4th were atrocious.

Dear Diary, JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!!

by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:35 PM EST reply actions

I disagree with him sometimes too

but this team is almost always in the game until the 4th. They just can’t finish right now, and it doesn’t help when Dixon and Blatche are the guys shooting the ball with the game on the line.

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by Matt K. on Nov 21, 2008 9:36 PM EST up reply actions

But this game was just inexcusable

He doesn’t play Juan or Etan until the 4th, then keeps them in for half the quarter… But wait, Juan plays the ENTIRE 4th quarter!! I just don’t get it!

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by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:38 PM EST up reply actions

Minutes Watch

Jamison played 42 and a half minutes
Butler played just under 39 minutes
Stevenson played 32 and a half minutes
Blatche and McGee each played 20 minutes
Dixon played 18 minutes
Daniels played just shy of 19 minutes
Dee Brown played just under 15 and a half minutes
NY played 15 minutes
Songaila played just shy of 13 and a half minutes
Thomas played 5 and a half minutes

At least 5 minutes too many for Dixon, who finished at -13 for the game.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:36 PM EST reply actions

What's with all the Dixon hate?

He was the only one who hit shots in the 4th. Nick Young was 1-5 in this game, Stevenson was 3-12, and Butler and Jamison combined for 12-32 shooting. He’s become a scapegoat, but fact is he shot better than the big scorers and I don’t get why he’s singled out.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 9:41 PM EST reply actions

He lost us the game

Sure he hit some big shots, or shots that seemed big at the time… but that was because he was the only one holding the ball… so he kind of HAD to shoot it once the shot clock got down to 3 seconds. He’s not a PG, and I think he showed that tonight.

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by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

If he was

it’s only because he didn’t pass the ball to anyone.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

What are you talking about?

He had three assists, and I recall a pretty nice feed to Etan. Butler and Jamison had atrocious shooting percentages, someone had to score.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

Jamison and Butler dominated through the first 3 quarters

And suddenly they stop getting the ball in their sweet spots and our offense gets bogged down. I honestly hadn’t seen our offense run so well and with the precise passing that it needs until tonight. I don’t think Jamison had his best game of the season through 3 quarters as a result of Juan getting him the ball… and it looked like we had the lead in those quarters.

Dear Diary, JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!!

by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:48 PM EST up reply actions

Which is

3 more than Dee Brown had in similar minutes. Everyone seems enamored with him and dumps on Dixon, and it just doesn’t add up.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 9:49 PM EST up reply actions

Well

assists aside, Brown led the team with a +4 on the night, and Dixon tied for the worst (with Songaila) with a ~~13. So that’s part of it (caveats about single-game +/~~ aside).

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:51 PM EST up reply actions

The difference between Dee Brown and Juan Dixon

Juan is supposed to be in at the point, where we need ball distribution. Though he might not get direct assists, Dee Brown moves the ball. Juan just didn’t move the ball enough tonight.

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by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:52 PM EST up reply actions

Dee Brown moves the ball

because he can’t score. He only has one option, and that’s to pass it.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly, he knows his role

Is Juan Dixon’s role the “gunner?” or was he in at the point?

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by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 9:55 PM EST up reply actions

Also

The last shots of the game were missed by Stevenson, Butler, Blatche and Jamison. Dixon didn’t take a shot past the 2 minute mark. And I don’t remember him guarding Artest and McGrady, who lit us up in the 4th.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 9:56 PM EST up reply actions

It wasn't

“past the two minute mark” that hurt us. It was the entire fourth quarter up to that point.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 9:59 PM EST up reply actions

The reason we lost the lead

Had more to do with atrocious defense. They hit too many 3’s.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:00 PM EST up reply actions

Washington scored 14 points in the fourth quarter

But sure, it was all the defense.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:01 PM EST up reply actions

So we may as well just cut Dixon

and rattle off the wins with Dee Brown. Makes perfect sense to me.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:03 PM EST up reply actions

Yes

Actually. I’ve been saying this as far back as the preseason.

Dee Brown doesn’t hurt the team. Juan Dixon does.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:04 PM EST up reply actions

This is remarkably silly

Juan Dixon ended seven fourth-quarter possessions with a either a contested long jumper or a turnover. Caron Butler ended five. Antawn Jamison ended one in the last 11 minutes. Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison are a million times better than Juan Dixon. And it wasn’t like Dixon tried to get them the ball and failed, he just isolated, pounded the dribble and took contested 20 footers that are never good shots.

So he hit a couple of those shots tonight, great. But that’s not the point. The biggest problem this team has had down the stretch is that they can’t get the ball to their star players. When Juan Dixon ends more possessions than Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler combined, it’s a huge problem.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:01 PM EST up reply actions

Could not have said it better myself

by SidVicious25 on Nov 21, 2008 9:56 PM EST up reply actions

It doesn't just matter how many minutes you play...

It’s when you play them. Why did Eddie put his low minute guys in during critical minutes of the 4th quarter? Foul trouble, rest, veteran leadership don’t cut it. There is no excuse for putting in a lineup that can’t score and can’t defend. Did Eddie have money on the game?

What happened to Nick Young and Dee Brown, who can actually make plays?

JVG made several comments about Eddies substitutions. If it’s obvious to hime why not our coaching staff.

by NeverNervousPervis on Nov 21, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions

D. Brown +4 J. Dixon -13

It’s not just stats it’s how you impact the flow of the offense and defense. That’s why Eddie’s substitutions killed us. Songaila which must mean badly timed foul in Lithuanian also was -13.

by NeverNervousPervis on Nov 21, 2008 9:55 PM EST reply actions

So Dixon is the reason we lost the game?

Even though he played the majority of his minutes WITHOUT Jamison and Butler, while Dee Brown did?

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:02 PM EST up reply actions

Huh?

Dixon played the last 7:09 with Jamison and Butler. During that time, we were outscored by 12 points.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:05 PM EST up reply actions

Look, you people are all frothing at the mouth about Dixon hogging the ball, but he only took 8 shots. The offense doesn’t stall solely because of Dixon, it stalls because we have very little movement and absolutely no post-up threat other than McGee, who never plays in the end stretch.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions

Youn realize he only played the 4th quarter right?

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by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions

He played 18 minutes!

Ended nine possessions. Was a -13. Ended more fourth-quarter possessions than Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison combined.

I think you’re just trying to start an argument.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not starting an argument

I’m pointing at that blaming every loss on Dixon (which has happened the past several games) is purely ridiculous.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:13 PM EST up reply actions

What exactly are you talking about?

Did you read yesterday’s post about the Hawks game? Were you here for any of the first three games? Do you only read what you want to read? The last one is a rhetorical question, I know the answer is yes.

Now I know you’re starting an argument for the sake of argument.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:16 PM EST up reply actions

Haha

Calm down, no one is trying to fight, just pointing out that the buzzer hit and everyone was immediately saying “This one’s on Juan!” I can see maybe making that argument after the last game, but on a decent shooting night I don’t see how that argument is made. Isn’t it possible that this teammates who were supposed to hit shots didn’t? What about our lack of a credible inside threat other than McGee (and on a blue moon, Blatche)? Why is no one complaining about Stevenson’s abysmal 3-12 shooting? I don’t see any issues with having your point guard shoot the ball if he’s capable.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:22 PM EST up reply actions

You're once again believing what you want to believe

just pointing out that the buzzer hit and everyone was immediately saying "This one’s on Juan!"

The reaction was “WTF Juan,” not necessarily “This is on Juan.” There’s a major, major difference. If you’d ever read anything here, you know things are never that simple. But Juan Dixon’s shot-jacking really hurt us.

I can see maybe making that argument after the last game, but on a decent shooting night I don’t see how that argument is made.

Notwithstanding the fallacy of the above argument, the “good” shooting night is not the problem. The problem is that, even with a “good” shooting night, Juan Dixon is half the offensive thread Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison are. Nobody is gearing their defense to stop Juan Dixon. So when Juan Dixon steals shots from the previous two players, it makes the team much less dangerous. And that played a major role in the collapse down the stretch.

Isn’t it possible that this teammates who were supposed to hit shots didn’t? What about our lack of a credible inside threat other than McGee (and on a blue moon, Blatche)?

With all that in the fold, we were still winning most of the game.

Why is no one complaining about Stevenson’s abysmal 3-12 shooting?

Stevenson stinks. There’s no point in complaining about him right now.

I don’t see any issues with having your point guard shoot the ball if he’s capable.

Juan Dixon is not capable. Juan Dixon has never been capable. Juan Dixon is a small guard who shoots too much, hits too few of those shots and, save for one 17-game sample in Toronto, cannot pass. He is not Juan Dixon at Maryland anymore. Nick Young plays more like Juan Dixon, but is about twice as efficient. Nick Young deserved to be in the lineup.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

Wow

You take differing opinions very seriously

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:40 PM EST up reply actions

I take a lack of reading comprehension very seriously

You’re attributing viewpoints to me and others than just don’t exist. I don’t appreciate that.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:42 PM EST up reply actions

You think

Dixon is terrible, I don’t. Difference of opinion, yes. Certainly not a lack of reading comprehension, you just laid out your argument in the post above.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 11:03 PM EST up reply actions

The lack of reading comprehension

Came when you claimed people here were blaming Dixon for every loss.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 11:10 PM EST up reply actions

I don't believe it was solely Dixon,

but he did not play well, and EJ kept him in the game when he should’ve been on the bench. The combination of those two things certainly didn’t help.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 10:06 PM EST up reply actions

If you think

Dee Brown subbing for Dixon would have sealed the deal for us tonight, I don’t think you fully realize how depleted our frontcourt is.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:09 PM EST up reply actions

Aren't

both Brown and Dixon guards?

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions

No

I mean the frontcourt, as in we’re relying on Andre Blatche and Etan Thomas to rebound and score inside.

by KShark28 on Nov 21, 2008 10:11 PM EST up reply actions

Blatche

finished 6-9 with 14 points and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes. He hasn’t played that way every night, but tonight at least he wasn’t the problem offensively.

Personally I think his and McGee’s early foul issues forced EJ’s hand a little bit in playing Songaila so much, but now I don’t even know what this argument is about anymore.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 10:17 PM EST up reply actions

Dee Brown, Antonio Daniels, Nick Young

Same thing.

Stop building strawmen.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Nov 21, 2008 10:11 PM EST up reply actions

Eddie Jordan is the reason we lost the game

He refuses to play players in roles where they can shine and refuses to create rotation where players can know game in, game out what’s expected of them. Juan is not a point guard, he is a scorer. Songaila is a forward not a center. etc, etc. Minutes for each player swing wildly from game to game. You can start a game and basically not see the floor after that even if you have been effective.

by NeverNervousPervis on Nov 21, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply actions

I totally agree

Andray Blatche is in the process of having the game of his life, and EJ believes Etan Thomas is going to do what for us coming into the game in the 4th? I was thrilled that EJ had the nerve to finally bench Etan but I should have known better.

Dear Diary, JACKPOT!!!!!!!!!!

by Evander holyfield on Nov 21, 2008 10:15 PM EST up reply actions

Well

Blatche had 5 fouls, so EJ was probably using Etan to make sure Blatche could play at the end of the 4th. I was fine with bringing Etan in, it was keeping Songaila in so long that bothered me.

by Jon L on Nov 21, 2008 10:19 PM EST up reply actions

Eddie need to think about a stable and short rotation

We don’t have the talent right now to go 11 deep. Etan definitely shouldn’t have seen the floor and Dixon should have seen less and when he was in should have been moving without the ball. MCGee and Blatche should have used up thir fouls in a tough match up vs. Yao.

by NeverNervousPervis on Nov 21, 2008 10:24 PM EST reply actions