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Pollin': Juan More Year?

In a tight vote, 38% of you said that you thought that Kwame would not be a success in Detroit, with "Where's the cake?" taking 2nd with 31% of the vote, and yes rounding out the field with 29%.  Of course, as we all know any vote cast by a Wizard with $111 million dollar contract and a great blog is worth 10% of the vote, so the yes vote wins out.

For this week's question, we're going to focus on another player that Gilbert talked about in his most recent blog, Juan Dixon.  Here's what he had to say:

Juan is one of those players out there that needs a team, because he can really help out with scoring. He needs a team to just let him play. I’ve played with a lot of players in my time in the league, and he has to be one of the top five I’ve played with in terms of points per minute. He’s just a high volume scorer. If you gave him 40-plus minutes of playing time, he’d give you 20-plus points per game average. He’s like a bigger Ben Gordon. We’ll see where he ends up. I’ll take him back in D.C. right now.

As you all know, the Wizards have one roster spot left and enough space under the luxury tax to sign one vet to a minimum contract.  Obviously, Juan would fit that criteria.  More than likely, Juan would serve as a fill-in for when/if a guard goes down.  Presumably, if the Wiz did sign him, he'd be on the IL when everyone is healthy.  That might not sound like a lot, but for a one year, minimum contract deal, that's normally about all that you're going to get unless, of course, Bonzi comes to D.C.

So there you have it.  We know what Gilbert thinks, but what the rest of you?  Before you vote, take this highlight package into consideration:

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Would you like to see Juan on the Wizards again?
Yes
125 votes
No
18 votes

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I predict a landslide

He’s not under contract somewhere? He should have been our signing for #3 pg instead of Brown.

by MR on Aug 5, 2008 10:33 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bring him back

Juan Dixon was a key member of the 45 win team in 2005. He gave the ‘zards real firepower off of the bench. He even scored 35 against Chicago in game 3 of the playoff series. We haven’t had any scoring off of the bench since he left.
Its probably nostalgia, but I say lets give him a shot. Nice PR move for Ernie also.

by hotplate on Aug 5, 2008 10:35 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jeez

I’m all for nostalga, but I’m not about to turn into Wes Unseld circa 1999-2003 with all these fomer Terps.

Juan Dixon may have been my favorite college player to watch, but that doesn’t make him a good fit for this team. He topped out in the 2004/05 season that hotplate speaks of. He posted a career-high 51.8 true shooting percentage that year. That’s right, 51.8 was his career high.

He had several games where he bailed us out, but he had several others where he shot us out of the game. Kind of like Janeero Pargo on stereroids. Besides that, he had no real point guard skills (it was also the knock on him at Maryland), gambled too much in the passing lanes defensively and wasn’t much of a man defender. He was fearless and had a great backstory, but he wasn’t truly effective even then.

He hasn’t come close to duplicating that breakout year since. We made the right decision to let him move on to Portland, and now we want him back? He’d just steal Nick Young’s minutes. We don’t need two high-usage shooting guards backing up DeShawn Stevenson.

No thanks. Small forward instead.

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

by Mike Prada on Aug 5, 2008 11:13 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kwame

Yea, but I’d say that ‘Where’s The Cake?’ counts as a nope.

I think Juanny Dix would rather go overseas and get more money and run.

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by Truth About It on Aug 5, 2008 11:25 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed, at this point we need a SF if we sign anyone. But I still would have liked him over Dee Brown, despite his not being a classic pg.

by MR on Aug 5, 2008 12:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not me

Dixon shoots too much and doesn’t shoot effectively. Never has, even when he was halfway decent.

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

by Mike Prada on Aug 5, 2008 12:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dixon

I was going to mention Dixon’s inconsistency but then I figure my post would be too indecisive. Back when he was with us, I always figured that his first shot held the key. If he made it, he’d have a good game. If he missed the first one, a horrible game was in the offing.
Its pure nostalgia for me. I loved the ‘04-05 team and never had as much fun attending the games. Bring back Larry and Steve Blake while we’re at it (but not Kwame or Jarred).

by hotplate on Aug 5, 2008 1:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually Steve Blake would be an excellent fit on our team.

by MR on Aug 5, 2008 2:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Juan Dixon is a beloved Terrapin

But another guard we don’t need. A small forward we do. I will vote no.

"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Aug 6, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did anyone ever do a youtube

Of Game 3 against the Bulls in 05 when Dixon went for 30 points. As Juan Dixon’s point total went up Verizon Center got louder and louder and I thought the roof would come off when Dixon got to 30. Just an incredible night.

"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Aug 6, 2008 12:56 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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