Washington Wizards vs. New Jersey Nets: Regular Season Game 57 Open Thread
by Mike Prada on Feb 28, 2010 5:29 PM EST
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PrintWashington Wizards at New Jersey Nets, Feb 28, 2010 6:00 PM EST
The Essentials:
Wizards (20-36) vs. Nets (6-52)
6 p.m.
IZOD Center
TV: CSN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan
Notable Nets numbers this season
30th in expected winning percentage (.170)
23rd in pace (91.5 possessions per game)
30th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (98.6 points/100 possessions)
27th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (110.5 points allowed/100 possessions)
Pre-game links
Nets Daily, SB Nation's Nets Blog
Nets Are Scorching
GameDay New Jersey
| Tonight's Projected Starters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wizards | vs. | Nets |
| Randy Foye | PG | Devin Harris |
| Mike Miller | SG | Courtney Lee |
| Al Thornton | SF | Jarvis Hayes |
| Andray Blatche | PF | Yi Jianlian |
| JaVale McGee | C | |
I've been slacking a bit on the writing, particularly with game wraps. My apologies to that. This means I'll probably be writing a lot as I'm watching tonight. Was hoping to do more writing this afternoon but this Team USA-Canada hockey game has been pretty fun.
James SIngleton is listed as questionable tonight. Here's hoping he plays.
The Nets won their sixth game of the night last night in Boston, so they're definitely improving. This won't be a guaranteed W by any means.
GO WIZARDS!
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stop. fouling.
"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 Feb 28, 2010 6:18 PM EST reply actions
Yowza that fast break was awkward
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blech
"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 Feb 28, 2010 6:26 PM EST reply actions
Thornton's got to be able to get around Hassell there
Hassell was crowding him like crazy.
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is it possible to get a shot for mike freaking miller?
"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 Feb 28, 2010 6:28 PM EST reply actions
they are playing awfully overall
making yi and lopez look like gasol and randolph
"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 Feb 28, 2010 6:29 PM EST reply actions
Nice of Earl Boykins to show Harris the path to the basket
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jesus -
worst stretch i have watched them play all year
"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 Feb 28, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions
Our bigs are doing an awful job of running the floor
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all because blatche went for a stupid pump-fake.
"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 Feb 28, 2010 6:36 PM EST reply actions
I'd put Dray back in at this stage
Might as well teach him how to play through foul trouble while you’re at it.
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Kiki Vandeweghe
makes Ed Tapscott look like Phil Jackson.
JaVale just makes some insane plays sometimes
I can’t think of any big in basketball who could have caught that pass from Miller, turn, and finish all in one motion.
Just wish he knew how to play.
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Should we be having a debate
about whether it is appropriate to criticize Flip for not featuring Blatche on offense BEFORE the trades?
Although we are a bit shocked by how well he’s playing, shouldn’t a coach know? There would have been mutiny by Jamison and Butler, but that shouldn’t have stopped a coach from doing it.
(I’m not saying Flip should have — I just think it would interesting to talk about it.)
It's a tough call
To Flip’s credit, he did start playing Blatche more before the trade, though it was Haywood who was losing minutes.
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maybe as a feature on the second unit
But i never saw the makeup (or concept) of this team to be, “2 teams, five players each.” More like: “the Big Three + Two Capable Starters with a bench that can give them adequate rest periods.”
The one thing that they could have done
Was start Blatche and bring Jamison off the bench to play starters’ minutes. In other words, split those 96 minutes between Wood, Jamison and Dray more evenly (32 each or something)
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I'm not sure Jamison would have worked well at SF
For stretches, sure, but it makes him a much more ordinary player.
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yeah; he's too good a rebounder to be a SF
and Butler (unfortunately) doesn’t have the scoring versatility to be an adequate SG
Jamison would never have allowed it
playing time is the one thing he’ll whine about, especially with him thinking this was a veteran team.
Well, yeah
It’d be tough to sell him, for sure.
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A tough coach would say
“Check the standings, Antawn.”
Dray's D's been so-so tonight
Bad play on Humphries, then bad play to not see Terrence Williams behind him.
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anyone see how nick young totally blow off
sam cassel and his real time feedback/advice in the beginning of the timeout
singleton must not be able to go any more -
they really need him
"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 Feb 28, 2010 6:58 PM EST reply actions
with the way the nets season is going
i wouldn’t be surprise if they started at least one tussle per game.
Just when I think I couldn't dislike Dick Vitale any more
he does a Hooters commercial.
YOU CAN CENSOR ME AGAIN IF YOU WANT TO BUT i will say what i need to say about flip will some ONE please FREE NICK YOUNG FROM FLIP SOUNDER he is totally destroying nick young confidents
straight talk
by Mae.jude@yahoo.com on Feb 28, 2010 7:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
please stop
"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 Feb 28, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
seriously
or, i don’t know, some people have done something wacky like post this type of stuff on their own blog.
Wait, let me get my thesaurus
so I can interpret your post.
anything noteworthy happen in the 1st half?
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 7:26 PM EST reply actions
Nice pass out of the double by Dray
He’s killing them.
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JaVale doesn't need to go for that block
He can just stay down and contest. Uch.
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Al Thornton totally traveled there
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How the hell did Andray make that?
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
by OleksiyPecherovsHomeboy on Feb 28, 2010 7:36 PM EST reply actions
Next step for Dray - get upper body strength
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AGREED
like, what the heck has he been doing the previous 4 offseasons?
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
"what the heck has he been doing the previous 4 seasons?"
you don’t want to know.
"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 Feb 28, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
Well, he has had the opportunity to do that. Its not a function of playing time. So I’m not sure we’ll see much improvement there.
I'm hoping he tastes this success
Sees he really does have a chance to be a special player, and works his ass off this summer.
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I really do wonder whether a part of his prior attitude came from a lack of motivation
Like, “Why should I work out, it’s not like they’re going to bench Antawn Jamison anyway.”
Not defending that or even saying that’s the case, just wondering whether it might be. That’s kind of my hope to be honest.
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in any case, being a featured player on the team couldn't be anything but positive
"Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet... but trust me, you're gonna love it." ~Marty McFly
That probably played a part
I’m sure it was a combination of things though. I really think he could be an All-Star next year if he prepares hard enough for the upcoming season. All of these consistent minutes will help too.
earl boykins just dribbled for 18 seconds and got his shot blocked
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 7:43 PM EST reply actions
Not the first time that's happened
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I'm too scared to get my hopes this high
Blatche has been playing some outstanding basketball. I don’t wanna be disappointed if this is just fluke. The more and more I watch, I think this is the real Blatche!
by SkinsWizStangs on Feb 28, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
You cannot stop Andray Blayche
You can only hope to contain him.
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defensively, yes
he seems better on offense though
"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 Feb 28, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Blatche
is pretty good….
just tuning into the game, AB has 24 points and 9 rebounds.
Mike— be honest, would you really, really, really trade AB for Kevin Love?
I was honest in the last thread, so I'm going to be honest here
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I don't know
Why must we go down this road again? That’s what the last thread was for.
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Our lineup
It should be illegal to have Boykins and Oberto on the floor at the same time.
oh boy(kins) & oberto
"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 Feb 28, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
was he an ernie grunfeld special? or was he MJ?
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
pre-ernie, i think
"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 Feb 28, 2010 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
poor jarvis
such a good dude. such bad luck and limited skills
"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 Feb 28, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
ive always liked keyon dooling. plays hard every night. tough on D. could easily be a backup PG/SG for a championship team
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 7:52 PM EST reply actions
I don't think he can shoot well enough, personally
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yeah hes only shooting 38% this year
i wouldve thought it was higher
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Hate to say it but...
Thorton is Caron Butler V2 + a little hustle
Uhh
I like Thornton, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
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Not in a positive way
I think Thorton kills our offense
by Oldbuckwilder on Feb 28, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Thornton has more hustle and ups...but is nowhere close to ball handling and 3 ball.
As long as Al attacks the basket and sometimes passes out of the blocks…I’m happy.
He gets in a session before every game with Gene Banks
Literally every game. I don’t think he’s missed one.
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Whoa, what a ridiculous pass by Miller
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i remember when miller was on the grizzlies jason williams was injured for 5 games and miller played the PG
and they went like 4-1 and miller averaged like 7 assists. hes got the court awareness. and since he hates shooting…..
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
He commits too many TOs though
I think he has a tendency to make the spectacular pass instead of the simple one.
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Miller makes good great stationary passes. e.g. catch and pass. shot fake pass
But is awful at passing off the dribble. Too many turnovers. He could never be full time PG.
30 points and 12 rebounds...
its been 7 games now with very similar numbers… the guy is the real deal.
So what are the chances of us resigning Livingston and Harris?
It’s seems like we definitely aren’t keeping Harris because he never plays at all
I doubt we keep either
They’re there for practice bodies and roster fillers.
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to bad, I've always really liked Livingston
by FNFWizardsFan on Feb 28, 2010 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
i think livingston has a chance to stick
he is still very elusive – he just is very out of synch but that is from not playing
Yeah, I'm sure they'll keep him around for the year
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check out this lineup
oberto miller boykins livingston young
Oberto definitely flopped on that last one
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I missed most of this game....
Looks like Blatche having a monster game….
What else happening? wiz playing with energy?
Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......
must have miller in game
w/o him offense just doesnt run for some reason
why does lopez keep falling for that head fake?
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 8:08 PM EST reply actions
Because Dray has been hitting that shot
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back to the young PF discussion
i just dont know many that could totally dominate an NBA game like this right now…even if it is NJ
its not just the #s
you have to watch this game – he is dominating
anyone with LP might want to check out the hawks/bucks game
John Salmons and Jerry STackhouse are tearing it up. Milwaukee could make some noise in the playoffs i think
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 8:09 PM EST reply actions
I'm definitely rewatching that one later tonight
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he played about 3 minutes and hasn't returned
so yeah
"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 Feb 28, 2010 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Rip Hamilton beating MJ again in practice...heyyyooo, Wizard flashback
Jerry Stackhouse…urggh THAT GUY…..great Trade MJ " Ego " .
GO Wizards!
by Mikko Leinonen's opposite on Feb 28, 2010 8:12 PM EST reply actions
That's what Buck just said....
Regarding the time situation at the end of the 4th..
by SkinsWizStangs on Feb 28, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Good for them
They wildly messed that up.
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Yeah, i don't care how efficient everyone says he is, I hate him
He is completely useless and he flops, even when it works out in our favor it pisses me off because i hate when people do it against us
by FNFWizardsFan on Feb 28, 2010 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
Tons of people always say that, like how his ball movement is amazing
by FNFWizardsFan on Feb 28, 2010 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
He is a good passer, yes
But not efficient.
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But look at the way Blatche is playing
What would you guys rather have for the future: a backcourt of Andray at PF and Javale at C, or Blair at PF and Andray at C
by FNFWizardsFan on Feb 28, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather have all three and we figure it out
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My god Mike Miller
Do you really think a cutting Oberto posting up someone is a good guy to get the ball to?
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so up by 7
and 5 straight possessions blatche doesnt get a shot
Why aren't they posting Blatche?
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Wizard's bench pitiful tonight...
2-12 and only 4 points
Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......
and singleton
i mean – who is there? boykins? young? 2 dudes on 10-days?
"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 Feb 28, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
wow so just realizing that the 2M we got for blair pick
was what we paid oberto…so it basically was straight up oberto over blair
stop picking at scabs!
this wound will never heal
"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 Feb 28, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Is Yi the chinese Moses Malone?
Common Guys. Pathetic
He's missed two now that were big misses
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clock problems in ATlanta!! again. game tied with 10 seconds and the clock jsut stopped
remmeber a few years ago they had to replay a game between hawks/heat because of shaq’s foul counts….and earlier this year the hawks/cavs game the clock froze
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 8:28 PM EST reply actions
When was the game where JaVale didn't dribble the clock out for some reason?
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Javale
I am just tuning into the game and see Javale with 4 points and 4 rebounds against the worst team in the league while Blatche is exploding for 36 and 18. What’s going on?
but honestly ive only watched the 2nd half
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
What happened to Javale being the intangible cornerstone of the Wizard's rebuilding?
We built up these expectations based on flashes of promise and now it seems that the Javale-hype has fizzled out. I’m a fan, however I’m wondering how much longer its going to take until we start seeing consistency instead of occassional flashes of excellence.
by morethesamewiz on Feb 28, 2010 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
javale!
kept his feet!
"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 Feb 28, 2010 8:30 PM EST reply actions
really hope he learns from that
he can f-up shots without jumping out of the gym
"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 Feb 28, 2010 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
well refs definitely swallowed their whistles on that possession
by John Park Williams on Feb 28, 2010 8:32 PM EST reply actions
no joke
we fouled for sure
"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 Feb 28, 2010 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
AB
Statistics don’t really tell us everything about how a good a player is, but AB’s numbers tonight are awesome.
36 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, only 3 turnovers and +13 eff rating.
Is there another PF putting up AB’s numbers these days? (Granted, he’s playing against the Nets, not Timmy Ducan and the Spurs)
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