Washington @ Charlotte GameThread, Dec 23, 2008 7:00 PM EST

Open thread: Regular season game 26 vs. Charlotte Bobcats

by Mike Prada on Dec 23, 2008 6:03 PM EST in Game Threads Comment 62 comments

Washington @ Charlotte

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)

Bobcats blogs
Queen City Hoops
Rufus on Fire
Bobcats Baseline

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 0 recs

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.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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 JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That'll be Saturday

They’re all Thunder fans now.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah

Forgot about that. I get the feeling Westbrook is going to torch us.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It can't be any worse

than Gerald Wallace is going right now. Goodness.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

*than how Wallace is doing

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He always kills us

I think he scored 40 against us once.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That was a gorgeous follow by Blatche.

He’s getting good at those.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Stevenson returns

At least McGuire is getting more time starting the game than JaVale did.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Charlotte looks emptier than the phone booth.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Can you blame 'em?

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Only down by 8. To Charlotte. After 1 quarter.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Nice to see NY in the game

and scoring, too.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I think he’s forcing it a wee bit much at the moment though.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gee, I wonder why he might do that.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The trivia question

Did…you know who (pictured above) make it as a small forward when he was here?

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Guess not.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

That was a cheap move by Hollins.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 7:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Annnnnnnnd...we're back

Had to take care of little matter, did I miss anything good?

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I hope everyone took the under.

Oof.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 8:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

Tied at 36 is something you see in college, not the NBA.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

unless...

it’s a rock fight.

by Pryme on Dec 23, 2008 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Or a game from the start of the decade

Think Cleveland at Denver in 2001.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 8:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Oof indeed

At least this fulfills EH’s wish for Caron to expose Wallace.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Crap

My stream just switched to Pistons-Bulls. Hopefully this is just a halftime thing.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Okay

It’s back. Sweetness.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Out of curiosity

what do you use to watch the game?

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This. It’s doesn’t always work, but it can come in handy sometimes.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

I’m moving to Austin next week and hadn’t figured out how to watch Wizards games yet.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Holy cow!

Did the Wizards just effectively rotate out on the kickout pass and the extra pass? I’m stunned.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Pryme on Dec 23, 2008 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I figured it out

McGuire is the new Jared Jeffries. Solid defense, missed layups.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 8:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

But McGuire dunks more

But other than that, yeah.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I can live with that

what I don’t want is a new Tyrone Nesby.

by Pryme on Dec 23, 2008 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

That kind of sums up the season.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Finally

a drive to the hoop.

by Pryme on Dec 23, 2008 8:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ouch

A bruise is not the souvenir I imagine that she wanted to leave with.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Boris!

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

4th Quarter Strategy

Give the ball to Caron. Repeat as necessary.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 8:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

After three quarters

Caron: 11-19
Rsst of team: 11-49

The fact that we’re still in this thing speaks volumes about Charlotte.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 8:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Bucky Katt on Dec 23, 2008 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I don’t think there’s a lot of 7 footers that could beat him in a footrace.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Uh oh

That doesn’t look good. Hopefully it’s nothing.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Oh great.

No, this is great. Really. Couldn’t be better.

What were those reasons why Wizards fans shouldn’t worry?

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Butler's not so much the hot hand

as he is the only hand.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 9:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I have a bad feeling about this.

by Pryme on Dec 23, 2008 9:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Just to reiterate

We’re really, really bad.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

I would’ve liked to see McGee replace Blatche in the game, but the adage about rearranging deck chairs comes to mind.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Pryme on Dec 23, 2008 9:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I know we've been bad

But can we officially call this as rock bottom?

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by Truth About It on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

We'll find out on Saturday, I guess.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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?

by Pryme on Dec 23, 2008 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No

by gbkdc on Dec 24, 2008 10:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not yet

We play Oklahoma City on Saturday.

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by JakeTheSnake on Dec 23, 2008 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Jon L on Dec 23, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by MR on Dec 23, 2008 11:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs