Pollin': Play of the Year

by Jake Whitacre on May 6, 2008 11:12 AM EDT in Polls

The Wizards might not produce the number of highlights that you'd see with teams like Phoenix and Denver and Golden State, but there were still a lot of great plays from this season from several different players

Which one stands out above the rest? After the jump, a better look at each of the top play candidates...

No voting for Ramon.

1. That's one way to start the season. Gilbert sends the first game of the season into OT with this buzzer beating three-pointer:

2. The waiters and waitresses love Antawn! You would too if he left tips like this:

3. King me. Like Dwight Howard's Superman dunk, here Caron's hand never actually touches the rim here. Yet, the lack of hand-to-rim contact does nothing to diminish either play:

4. We are all witnesses. LeBron James, say hello to Nick Young:

5. Dagger! Probably the only time you'll hear "DeShawn Stevenson" and "apropos" in the same sentence:

6. Solar eclipse. When people talk about Andray Blatche's potential, this is one the plays they point to:

7. If this had happened during the playoffs, it probably would've been a flagrant foul. Well, that's what Richard Jefferson would try to argue:

8. Just a couple of 30-somethings going at it. Antawn Jamison blows by Kevin Garnett and finishes strong at the rim:

9. Tough Juice to the rescue. Caron brings it back to D.C. one last time:

10. Other (please specify in the comments). Danny Granger's "bullseye" on Antawn Jamison is not an acceptable answer:

There are your choices, the poll runs until May 13th. Vote or die!

Poll

What was the play of the year for the Wizards?

Gilbert's shot to force OT against the Pacers

1 votes

Jamison's tip shot to sink the Clippers

2 votes

Butler's dunk against the Kings

8 votes

Young's slam on LeBron James

22 votes

Stevenson's buzzer beater against the Hornets

23 votes

Blatche's dunk over Stoudemire and Skinner

0 votes

Stevenson's posterization of Richard Jefferson

3 votes

Jamison's baseline drive against Kevin Garnett

11 votes

Butler's game winner to force Game 6

25 votes

Other (please specify in the comments)

1 votes

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How can it not be Caron's shot against Cleveland?

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

by Mike Prada on May 6, 2008 11:42 AM EDT reply actions

Because that's too easy

And as one poster pointed out, it doesn’t mean a whole lot now that we went and stunk up the joint in game 6. I think I’ll go with NY over the King just b/c of the symbolism and the hope that next year we’ll see a lot more of the same.

Getting buckets since 2003.

by Icantfeelmyface on May 6, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Fair enough

I can see that.

For me, it was either Caron’s shot or DeShawn’s buzzer beater against New Orleans. Both symbolized the never-say-die, win-when-you-least-expect-it nature of this year’s team.

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

by Mike Prada on May 6, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

i voted for butler's shot in game 5

but i almost voted for AJ’s dunk on garnett. beating boston 3-1 in the season series was one of the highlights of the year, and that was AJ saying, we’re going right at you.

by DarrellWalkerFan on May 6, 2008 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

Deshawn's Shot

I was shocked at this one. Especially with how deep the Hornets will go in the Playoffs, this shot will have more significance. Hell, they’re looking good enough to win it all. Then would there be question? All Caron’s shot did was bring thousands together in DC for one last humiliating night. I lost care, passion, and hope after game 4.

Man, watching these highlights made me miss my Bullets, though. I’m freakin’ sad. I just love the players so much: all their quirks, all their weaknesses, and all their highlights. I know everyone in and out of Cleveland must hate Deshawn Stevenson, but I just love the guy. He’s hilarious. Anyone remember in game 6, when he got knocked down, and he just kept sliding on his chest across the floor. I’m thinking, man that guy is just having fun out there. I love it. I love his open-hand wave. I love his ugly beard. He’s hilarious. He’s become one of my favorites, this past year.

I’ve fallen in love with Haywood. I first saw glimpses of his personality in that Deshawn & Gil shooting contest, when he’s introducing THE HIBACHI! He works so hard, he’s improved his game more than any other Wizard, and really helped us to see why Lebron is such a crybaby.

Gil was always my favorite. I read every blog post, and he’s the one that roped me into drinking the Wizard Kool-Aid. He’s hilarious. I love his pranks, love his candor and honesty. I remember where I was when I heard about he being out for 3 months. I lost hope and passion for the whole season, but the team brought me back.

I’m going to miss Roger Mason Jr. My brother played against him when Mason was at Sidwell. My brother scored like 30+ on him, but Roger’s improved his defense since then. Doolittle of BasketballProspectus feels he should have been playing over Daniels. That’s a very interesting thought. He’s an excellent shooter, and has potential to score a lot. He even showed flashes of creating his own shot. It’s too bad we won’t see him again. He’s a DC boy.

Sorry for the rant… All these highlights and thoughts made me realize…. “That’s the reason I’m a Bullets fan!”

by se7en on May 6, 2008 3:44 PM EDT reply actions

Is Roger Mason Jr. leaving?

I’ve really grown to like him this year. He already turned down a longer, more lucrative deal from the spurs last year. I think after what he showed with the wiz this season, we should definitely think hard about resigning him.

by five by five on May 6, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

We may not be able to -

Mason has had career numbers this year. He is likely going to command a lot more money than we can afford depending on AJ and Gilbert. I really like him too.

by ooba on May 6, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

Methinks he’ll be an expensive luxury, and we’d be better off using the money elsewhere, but obviously, we’ll talk a lot more about him in the coming weeks.

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

by Mike Prada on May 6, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

My favorite shot of the season -

is unimportant. it comes from the clippers game here at verizon where the Wiz pretty much only played the last 5 mins or so of the game. AJ literally flung a three point shot at the basket while leaning over and it went in. I think of AJ’s arsenal that might have been the craziest shot of his I have personally seen. It made my laugh hysterically which in this crazy season is a good thing.

by ooba on May 6, 2008 5:06 PM EDT reply actions