At the time, the Wizards were 7-13, but as their season has slowly slipped away (they've gone 5-10 since) so too has 7-Day-Dray. Basically he died and has been on life support since just after Saunders called him the Wizards' most consistent player. Talk about crapping the bed. He has made a few cameo appearances, but Andray Blatche has basically filled in for him the last 15 games. 7-Day-Dray officially died on Sunday. Angered by not getting any shot selections in the Wizards' loss to the New Orleans Hornets, he decided to off himself by committing what Saunders on Monday described as "conduct detrimental to the team." Blatche followed that up by writing on his Facebook page "Never have I played a game and had no shot attempts, they got me all f---ed up." That definitely wasn't 7-Day-Dray, the player who said his mama told him not to be so lackadaisical on the court, and the player who said whatever way he could help his team he would do it.
Apparently Blatche was still stinking up the joint with his attitude and actions on Monday that Saunders sent him home from practice and suspended him a game for Tuesday's game against Detroit.
Blatche followed up all that with a real winning response, posting on his Facebook status that he was headed to Atlantic City.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, your Washington Wizards. Could it get much uglier?
Yikes, Mike Jones rips into Andray Blatche. He then goes on to say that Blatche is the poster child for all this team's problems -- i.e. they all want shots, not sacrifice. Damn son.
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could it get much uglier????
you KNOW it can! and quite possibly will. in fact, i’ll wager $1,100 that it will. just don’t try to collect. if you do, there could be a, um, incident.
this is a bummer though. it was easy for ‘dray to be cool when he was getting his, or at least more minutes. this is surely a trying time for every one on the team. and certainly peoples’ individual goals will start taking precedence over the team. but still, he seemed to be progressing.
oh well. at least there’s no gambling, hookers or booze in atlantic city. sure to be just the thing to help him clear his mind and refocus.
my status and outlook has become unchangably cynical.
"how ironic - you came here with a mouse in a bottle, now YOU are the mouse in the bottle" - B.M. Smith
by little stevie colter on Jan 11, 2010 11:16 PM EST reply actions
Sounds like an ideal venue....
….for something like the summer league, where you have a bunch of NBA hopefuls and draft picks trying to get their heads on straight.
oh well. at least there’s no gambling, hookers or booze in atlantic city. sure to be just the thing to help him clear his mind and refocus.
No, wait…. I thought of a better one.
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
This whole thing is dumb blow the team up already
by Unxpekted on Jan 12, 2010 12:21 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Note to self (Open September 2010)
Ignore player predictions of a breakout/comeback season. See James, Mike; Stevenson, Deshawn; Blatche, Andray; Oberto, Fabricio.
PS How’s Cleveland coping now that their star player is Anderson Varejao?
by morethesamewiz on Jan 12, 2010 12:51 AM EST via mobile reply actions
A house of cards on a foundation of sand...
This version of the Wizards was a bit of fun while it lasted, but how much more evidence do we need that the buzzer has sounded? It’s over and it’s time to start afresh.
fire and trade everyone
and start over.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
Sh_t flows downhill
….and apparently ends up in Andray’s shoe.
Leonsis needs to get involved in the clean-up. Certainly, given who put us together and we are now, he can’t expect EG to be the one to fix it.
Here's what I don't understand
Leonsis owns 44 percent of this mess. And because of the right of first refusal you would think that the other 56 percent will be his eventually. At the very least the Pollins should be bringing him on the decisions and if there is going to be a clearout at the deadline Leonsis should be in the loop. Does anyone know if Leonsis is involved in the discussions about the future of this franchise?
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on Jan 12, 2010 10:49 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
he might be but...
It makes sense for him to stay in the shadows, if not out of the process all together. If the Wizards have to clean house and things get ugly it’s better if it’s understood that the old guard is responsible. That way Leonsis can sweep in to save the day.
by Johnnie Futbol on Jan 12, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
also...
There’s perhaps a conflict of interest here. Maybe the two sides want the same thing, but I’m sure the Pollins are instructing Grunfeld to make moves that will boost the value of the franchise before it’s sold. The value will be higher if the team isn’t tied down by long, unproductive contracts.
by Johnnie Futbol on Jan 12, 2010 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
I just don’t think these two parties are haggling over pricing from week to week at this point. I’m sure that the sale value was set long ago. The buyer is a 44% owner already and the sale has been impending for quite some time. It’s not like he isn’t involved or aware of the situation.
Abe was a good businessman who knew his time was coming for some time. I’d be shocked if he and Leonsis didn’t have a deal worked out.
by MR on Jan 12, 2010 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
not week to week
But the only speculation about when the sale will actually take place that I’ve heard is this summer. I suppose it makes sense to handle this in the offseason but who knows. In that case why not evaluate the value of the team then? Of course maybe the details of the final price/value are being finalized now, but the truth is salaries do have an impact on this type of thing. The value of the Wizards will change depending on if they have $125 million of so committed to Arenas, Butler & Jamison or not. It would be odd if Ted and Abe had a specific deal worked out because no one knew when exactly Abe would pass. There is enough fluctuation in franchise values from year to year that it wouldn’t make sense for the two to have an actual deal set. Plus, I can’t imagine Abe not leaving that kind of decision up to his family, especially having one son who is a renowned economist.
This is all speculation on my part, so take it with a grain of salt, as I’m sure you’re doing! In any case, have we ever seen Leonsis play much of a role with this team? He probably has, we just don’t see.
by Johnnie Futbol on Jan 12, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
So his "epiphany"
didn’t even last half the season? I have officially had it with him. How long can we give these guys to “grow up”? The guy has been in the league for 5 years now. If he doesn’t “get it” yet, then get him out. Just make sure there’s plenty of room on the bus with him.
Relax
Two steps forward one step back, that’s all. Perspective people. All the adults here were once young adults…
by jones-y on Jan 12, 2010 9:15 AM EST via mobile reply actions
A voice of reason, jones-y?
There’s no place for that here. Where are the torches? We’ve got a village to burn.
priorities all fugged up
dre needs a good wife and some jesus in his life
by rzawrecktah on Jan 12, 2010 9:46 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Idiots... all of them...
Think about it this way… The Wizards will most likely move Jamison before the Trade Deadline…. They were most likely NOT going to trade Andray Blatche (good low-end contract)….
If Dray had just kept his mouth shut, played hard in practice and games (no matter how many shots he gets, or doesn’t get) – He would most likely have been the Wizard’s STARTING POWER FORWARD by the Trade Deadline; and ONE of the pieces the Wizards keep in the rebuilding process (read: big minutes, lots of shots, focus of the Offense, etc..>)…
It appears that Professional Basketball players cannot think past today……….
Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......
I wish McGeeand McGuire were given half the chances Blatche has gotten...
it’s like the guys who not only want to play but are willing to listen to the coaching staff see pine yet the “talent” gets break after break after break, re-inventing themselves more than Madonna.
New Nickname
Double Down Dre? The man’s gambling habits seem to keep getting attention. This whole saga gives me the blues.
"You taught me a lesson, I was going to give someone the benefit of doubt, and I almost did, then something said, no don't, don't, its not for you, its not my thing" Larry David,
if he's headed to A.C.
i hope his license is in good order
by DarrellWalkerFan on Jan 12, 2010 12:02 PM EST reply actions
Blatche reminds me of Kwame...
Both got arrested and play like crap.
"It was one of those things where everyone in the building was suddenly excited again," Cerrato said. "And all the women in the building were the most excited. They couldn't believe we were getting the guy from "Dancing With the Stars."
Come on Dre...
It could get uglier but, to me the Wizards as a whole are just so unbelievably mentally weak. They crack in the mere presence of adversity it seems like. Or in this case a unproven prima-donna who is too old to cry about not getting a play called for him. Nobody is perfect, but Dre has to have more sense than to start this nonsense up now when his squad is trying to put together some kind of win streak and make a mid-season push.
amen
acquire players who are hungry with something to prove.
"how ironic - you came here with a mouse in a bottle, now YOU are the mouse in the bottle" - B.M. Smith
by little stevie colter on Jan 12, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
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