Great Article From Wilbon

by cuppettcj on May 1, 2008 8:02 AM EDT

My favorite part of the article was the quotes he got from Antawn:

"All the talk, all the silliness had gotten so much attention, it was time to just play ball," Jamison said. "We were down 3-1, on the brink of elimination, I just told them that all this talking was not making them look bad, it was making us look bad. We're a veteran team and it was time for us to start acting like it."

Asked if he and Butler were annoyed with DeShawn Stevenson and Gilbert Arenas doing so much talking in the time leading up to the series and early in the series, Jamison said it was a fair way to depict how the two felt. "We've got a lot of personalities on our team," he said. "Sometimes you can tame them, sometimes you can't. But this was out of hand. I told them: 'You can't get your point across through the media. You have to get your point across on the court.' That's what they were doing. They've been just staying quiet and playing. For Caron and myself, it was just difficult.

"Don't get me wrong, I love D-Steve and I love Gil, and I'll strap it up with them anytime. You have to have your teammates' backs, but what was going on was just nonsense. It had nothing to do with getting respect, because you can only do that by playing well and demonstrating professionalism. You make your noise that way."

If the Wizards can respond to Antawn and Caron's leadership, this might just be a series again.

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Great quotes.

Those are some really strong words and I love the fact that Caron and Antawn are taking control of the team and making them step up their play.

"My only regret is that I have boneitis." - That Guy on Futurama

by Wizards on May 1, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

to see a positive article on the wizards. We need this leadership from Caron and Antawn really badly. I wish it had come sooner but maybe it did and I just don’t know about it. I’m hoping this is an end to all of the talk and silliness and it makes me hopeful for the rest of the series.

by ooba on May 1, 2008 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

I'd love to have Wilbon's job

Give the Wiz a 3% chance of winning the Game on PTI, then write a whole article about how composed they were in proving you dead wrong a couple hours later. It’s good to be the (my predictions mean nothing) king.

by jvflail on May 1, 2008 1:35 PM EDT reply actions

Wilbum

Keep in mind that Wilbon consistently trashes this very media we are using to express ourselves.

Will Leitch for President

"[U]nless you hear something from the captains, which would be myself and Antawn, don't label that as the team. I'm the voice of this team and Antawn is the spiritual and emotional leader so unless you hear it from one of us, keep it moving."
Caron

by JasonGaines on May 1, 2008 2:05 PM EDT reply actions