Wizards top 76ers 116-115: Roll call and links
Another game, another awesome game thread guys. 900+ comments, with many different people talking back and forth. Here's today's roll call, in order of appearance.
steadyhand, RVAparks, little stevie colter, rayallenisaballer, Sean Fagan, liljavale14, Tbonebullets, Bullet Nation in Exile, BM22, KSJ49, Dutch Hoopfan, rachel216, bigrm18, Gilbert4SpaceJam2, wjb1492, spotless, malharden, John Park Williams, imperialme, baltimorebullets80, PhenomenalSwag, Rook698-, el freako, fadizmo2435, Speedytosin, forthepeople, AppleDrank (great username), Young Wook Lee, pantslessyoda1, Ateneo, satchmore, Baltimore Warrior, bassguy4, Elvin_is_my_Elvis, Sils, tw10, CJ Hempfield, ronoD nagrO, Aldo, KurisuDevil, gbkdc, jdgreger, ChrisWhitneyFanClub, Marine4Life51, ThePGPhenomenon, edubz, UKAndrew, BlackEagle23, Alpha_Snail, terpsfan812, LAL32, zl, greatWALLofDC, eltacoman, Manimal Smith, MR, Mr MaLoR, lynxtheone, oVecKid, Icantfeelmyface, MenesCCIV, DaGribb, Krobify, Jheiser3, macattack777, WizardFan.
Thanks guys. A bunch of links below the jump:
- In case you missed it, my John Wall-Evan Turner column. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Wall set some records last night. See them all here. [True Hoop]
- Kevin Pelton breaks down John Wall and Evan Turner in his semi-regular "Every Play Counts" feature. Great read. [Basketball Prospectus]
- John Wall vs. Evan Turner turns into a game about Andray Blatche showing flashes of his old self. [Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk]
- For all the talk about Wall and Cartier Martin, it was good free-throw shooting that won last night's game. [Truth About It]
- Andrew Sharp goes ga-ga over John Wall, like only he can. [SB Nation]
- Jordan Ruby plays the role of the parent looking to calm everyone down a bit about Wall. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Video highlights. [NBA.com]
- Chris Mannix's very well-written recap. [Sports Illustrated]
- Michael Lee's game story [Washington Post]
- Michael Lee's blog post on Wall joining elite company [Wizards Insider]
- Cartier Martin hits the big shot to get the Wizards to overtime [Gene Wang, Washington Post]
- I'm sure you don't really care to read it, but here's Wilbon's take on the game. [Michael Wilbon]
- Dave Johnson's take. [CSN Washington]
- The AP recap. [Joseph White]
- John Wall stole the show in the opener [Craig Stouffer's game story]
- The ups and downs of the game were pretty much a microcosm of the season. [Stouffer's blog]
- The 76ers players were pretty impressed by Wall too, though Evan Turner seemed pretty subdued. [Chris Miller's recap]
- Wall makes Wizards fans forget, and look forward. [Samuel Chamberlain, TBD]
- Andray Blatche played great, great defense on the 76ers' final play. [NBA Playbook]
- More breaking down the final play that got Cartier Martin the game-tying three. [Ben Golliver, CBS Sports]
- Breaking down the play that got Andray Blatche to the free-throw line. [Truth About It]
- For one night at least, John Wall lived up to the hype, even if he wasn't perfect. [Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star]
- The most important play Wall made last night was one that didn't show up in the box score. [SB Nation D.C.]
- Ted Leonsis thanks us fans for coming out. [Ted's Take]
- The Wizards won the game by getting to the free-throw line. [DC Pro Sports Report]
- Bench play was a big key in this win. [We Love D.C.]
- The future of the franchise is clearly in good hands. [Wizards Extreme]
- Which JaVale McGee dunk is better? His dunk over Josh Smith, or his throwdown on Spencer Hawes. [Truth About It]
- Video of John Wall doing the Dougie. [Golliver, SB Nation D.C., DC Sports Bog]
- Reactions from the other side [Kate Fagan's game story, Kate Fagan's blog post, Liberty Ballers, SB Nation Philly]
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Sorry I was in the wrong time zone...
to make the game thread roll call… but I was up early to read the great news…
Wall is such a blessing.
And IMO Gilbert’s absence for the opener was also a blessing, as Wall’s opportunity to shine was not subject to the inevitable distractions this would have caused. It would be nice to have Gilbert back soon though. This team simply does not have enough offensive weapons to succeed without him over the long haul and I am sure that opponents will declare open season on Wall if there is now surefire option alongside him .
Agreed
I think it’s good for Wall and all these guys to figure out their roles and then add Gilbert.
Trade Wilbon
Hate if you want, but...
…I think Wilbon made an interesting point for the open-minded reader in comparing the Wizard’s roster today to the rosters of the Bulls and Cavs in Jordan and LeBron’s first seasons and how likely it is that very few of the current Wizards will be around in a few years.
i hope Cartier 'The Hitman' will still be our backup SF tho
"If you don't shoot, you can't score"
Johan Cruijff
by Dutch Hoopfan on Nov 3, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
but that's an obvious point
I’d say the only guys who have a better than 50% chance of still being on the roster in the 2013-14 season are Blatche and McGee. And McGee is really close to 50%.
oops
I forgot about Seraphin and Booker. Those guys are slightly north of 50%, in my view.
you just ruined my day
i’d throw seraphin on there fwiw
by DarrellWalkerFan on Nov 3, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
mid air posting collision
crash and burn
by DarrellWalkerFan on Nov 3, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It may be an obvious point to you,
but it hasn’t been made that way on this site yet – by comparing past champions – the way Wilbon made it.
It seems so elementary as to be beneath mention
Howard, Yi, Young, Thornton, Armstrong, Hilton, Hudson, Ndiaye all have expiring contracts at the end of this year. That’s HALF the team. That’s THIS year.
Hinrich expires the following year with McGee (team option). And there are the 3 first round rookies (team options after next year). Then there’s Arenas who we’d probably trade at the drop of a hat. Then there is Blatche, who is long term.
That’s the whole team. Two long term contracts, one centerpiece, a lot of expiring contracts and team options.
To say that these guys aren’t going to be around in six years is like saying the basketball will be round in six years.
by MR on Nov 4, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

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