Game Changer: The Birth of Devin Harris

by Kyle Weidie on Feb 5, 2009 10:35 AM EST in Game blogs

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Ok, in all fairness, Devin Harris has torched plenty of teams this year....that's why he's an All-Star. And the Wizards, well, we already know they were working with a losing equation before the numbers were crunched.

But don't make it easy on the guy. His finally tally of 26 points wasn't astounding, but he did have 19 at the half. Many times, Mike James was looking like a prime candidate for the next episode Crappy Defender 911.

So tonight's game changer is the birth of Devin Harris. He grew up to be drafted and immediately traded by the Wizards....and that probably gives him just a bit of extra motivation.

Note on Game Changers:

Want to do these for every game from here on out, whether they're posted here at Bullets Forever or at Truth About It. Sometimes they will be serious, sometimes they will be silly like this one.

The first one was Willie Green's 16 points in the first quarter last Friday against Philly. The second was a big Nick Young bucket in the win against the Clippers.

For the Memphis game, I was just going to take a screen shot of the jump ball and put thought bubbles containing pictures of ice cream cones, tropical islands, etc. over the heads of the Wizards -- I know, silly, zinger style.

However, my DVR started randomly erasing Wizards games -- guess he's tired of containing all the suckiness inside.

At this point, I would just like to request that ESPN not show this Friday's game against the Nuggets. To be on national television at this point is an insult to NBA fans, Wizards fans, and the nation of basketball alike.

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Techie Issues too

I have a similar problem with my Direct TV receiver. It refuses to stay on the Wizards games for more than 15 minutes without changing to another channel. The message reads:

“Automatically switching summer league game for a crappy re run.”

No wonder Prada took a break. Following this team on a nightly basis is a burdensome chore. An ESPN blackout on Friday would be much welcomed at my household.

What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.

by Mac G on Feb 5, 2009 12:29 PM EST reply actions

Why don't they have flex games

like they have in the NFL? There aren’t many other great games that night and this certainly looked like the best matchup at the beginning of the season, but this is going to be embarrassing once again.

rockin' the crab dribble since 2009

by hibachi on Feb 5, 2009 12:43 PM EST reply actions

Last year -

didn’t they have some games that they subbed out? Can’t remember exactly but feel like they did.

by ooba on Feb 5, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

If you don't want to see the Wizards get embarassed on national tv,

you could order a Nancy Kerrigan-style hit on Mike James. The Wizards are at the maximum number of players under contract at 15, but at the minimum number of healthy players at 8. So, if another player gets injured, they would have to forfeit.

Unless, I am missing something?

by Aldo on Feb 5, 2009 10:16 PM EST reply actions