Open thread: Regular season game 26 vs. Charlotte Bobcats
by Mike Prada on Dec 23, 2008 6:03 PM EST
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PrintWashington Wizards at Charlotte Bobcats, Dec 23, 2008 7:00 PM EST
The Essentials:
Wizards (4-21) at Bobcats (9-19)
7 p.m.
Time Warner Cable Arena
CSN+
Last year:
November 21: Wizards 114, Bobcats 111
December 26: Wizards 108, Bobcats 104
February 23: Wizards 110, Bobcats 95
March 8: Bobcats 100, Wizards 97
Notable Bobcats numbers this season:
21st in expected winning percentage (.405)
28th in pace factor (87.7 possessions per game)
25th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (103.3)
15th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (106.2)
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Starting Lineups:
Wizards
PG: Mike James
SG: Caron Butler
SF: Dominic McGuire
PF: Antawn Jamison
C: Andray Blatche
Bobcats
PG: Raymond Felton
SG: Raja Bell
SF: Gerald Wallace
PF: Boris Diaw
C: Emeka Okafor
Tonight's Lines
Wizards at Bobcats: Bobcats by 6
Over/Under on Total Scoring: 190
Got a Hanukkah dinner to attend, so I'm probably catching this on delay, or at the very least jumping in late. Talk among yourselves until then. I promise I'll start to be there for more game threads in the next few weeks.
GO WIZARDS!
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We should get a good look at
Gerald Wallace tonight… EG should be watching his D on Caron. Hopefully Caron exposes him.
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by Evander holyfield on Dec 23, 2008 7:07 PM EST reply actions
I would bet
Bell covers Caron most of the time. His defense has fallen off a bit but he still has the reputation, and it would let Wallace save up his energy by “covering” Taser. I guess we’ll see, though.
That just dawned on me
Gerald Wallace, Dominic McGuire, Andray Blatche, and Boris Diaw are all playing tonight. If Gilbert was playing this would have the potential to be the most FD game of All-Time.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah
Forgot about that. I get the feeling Westbrook is going to torch us.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
He always kills us
I think he scored 40 against us once.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Stevenson returns
At least McGuire is getting more time starting the game than JaVale did.
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Can you blame 'em?
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
Only down by 8. To Charlotte. After 1 quarter.
The Wizards: Where Guhhhhhhh Happens.
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Yeah
I think he’s forcing it a wee bit much at the moment though.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Annnnnnnnd...we're back
Had to take care of little matter, did I miss anything good?
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Seriously
Tied at 36 is something you see in college, not the NBA.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
Or a game from the start of the decade
Think Cleveland at Denver in 2001.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Minus Caron
The rest of the team shot 8-33 for the half. Again I say, oof.
Though it is nice to see Caron backing it up after getting so mad at the end of the last game.
Oof indeed
At least this fulfills EH’s wish for Caron to expose Wallace.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Crap
My stream just switched to Pistons-Bulls. Hopefully this is just a halftime thing.
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Okay
It’s back. Sweetness.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
This. It’s doesn’t always work, but it can come in handy sometimes.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
Holy cow!
Did the Wizards just effectively rotate out on the kickout pass and the extra pass? I’m stunned.
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Is it some kind of disease
that’s preventng our players from wanting to score inside? It’s not like there’s a young Mutumbo guarding the paint.
But McGuire dunks more
But other than that, yeah.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
That kind of sums up the season.
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Ouch
A bruise is not the souvenir I imagine that she wanted to leave with.
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Thanks Boris!
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4th Quarter Strategy
Give the ball to Caron. Repeat as necessary.
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After three quarters
Caron: 11-19
Rsst of team: 11-49
The fact that we’re still in this thing speaks volumes about Charlotte.
It's gotta be the ball . . .
For some reason, no one on either team can hold on to the thing. That’s the only explanation for all the airballs, dropped passes, bad dribbling, and passes to the first row from two “professional” basketball teams.
Wow
McGee was flying all over the court. It’s unfortunate he had to run around that much, but it’s nice to have a center who can do that.
Yeah
I don’t think there’s a lot of 7 footers that could beat him in a footrace.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Uh oh
That doesn’t look good. Hopefully it’s nothing.
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Oh great.
No, this is great. Really. Couldn’t be better.
What were those reasons why Wizards fans shouldn’t worry?
Just to reiterate
We’re really, really bad.
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Jump-shooting ourselves in the foot, yet again.
Buck can’t even muster a “dagger”; but in truth it’s more like a broadsword to the gut.
I know we've been bad
But can we officially call this as rock bottom?
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So we're just writing off Cleveland entirely right?
I mean, I know who they have and I’m very aware of our history, but we’re not even musing any positive outcomes, are we?
Not yet
We play Oklahoma City on Saturday.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 23, 2008 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Minutes Watch
Butler played just under 40 minutes
Jamison played 39 minutes
Mike James played 36 and a half minutes
Stevenson played just under 26 minutes
Blatche and McGuire each played just over 23 minutes
Songaila played 21 and a half minutes
NY played 20 minutes
McGee played 9 minutes.
How many minutes everyone played tonight isn’t really the area of concern to focus on.
Ouch
That looked like a bunch of guys wearing the same color uniform playing a series of one-on-five games. I could count maybe five good passes all night.
On the plus side Songila’s D has been very nice. I hope in gets infectious. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say he’s been our best defender the last few games.
someone shoot this team
and put it out of its misery, lord we are HOOOOOOORRRRRIIIBBBBBLLLLEEEE
'he nails an open three from the corner....just like you and me, this one was made by penetration' - Truthaboutit - Round 1 Game 5 Recap
and for the record, I'm a Boys fan and lived thru 1-15 as a kid
this team is worse. at least that one had no talent.
'he nails an open three from the corner....just like you and me, this one was made by penetration' - Truthaboutit - Round 1 Game 5 Recap
Merry Christmas to All...
Hope Santa brings the Wizards a LOT of ping pong balls and a dead accurate souting report… We need a HORSE!
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