Wizards hang around, play hard, but fall to better team
by Mike Prada on Mar 11, 2010 9:32 PM EST
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PrintI can't really fault the effort, though I think the Hawks kind of sleepwalked through this game. The Wizards played hard and played well for the most part. They just didn't quite get there. Andray Blatche didn't get enough touches down the stretch because Randy Foye and Mike Miller were incapable of making the right plays. Unfortunate, and annoying, but it happens.
At the end of the day, Blatche, JaVale McGee and Nick Young combined for 67 of the Wizards' 99 points. You have to like that if you're looking forward to the future.
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We need to start Livingston already
He kicks the offense into gear much better than Foye does. Move Foye to shooting guard and make Miller the sixth man. This will work.
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
by OleksiyPecherovsHomeboy on Mar 11, 2010 9:42 PM EST reply actions
Hell, at this point we could start Livingston, Nick and Al
Bring Randy and Miller off the bench to score. What the hell do we have to lose?
Really...
Nice numbers from AB, JVM and NY, and a good +/- from Livingston
So i agree. Give the Kid Wizzies the ball and let ’em go at it.
Especially against the Pistons tonight, I think they can win it.
Arenas probably wants 6 because some other guy his changing is number to 6 also.
Miller’s comments on this move sure sound like the words of a man who knows that whatever number he wears next year in won’t be on a Wiz uni.
nick young -
take note of jamal crawford’s game. that is your path to staying in this league. embrace it.
"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 Mar 11, 2010 9:52 PM EST reply actions
I'd rather he study Paul Pierce
but I could see him putting up identical statistics to Crawford.
by pantslessyoda1 on Mar 11, 2010 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
just a similar role
i don’t think he could actually be crawford good – but somewhere on the spectrum between flip murray and jamal crawford. 1st guard off the bench, scorer. that kind of thing. he just needs a role to focus on.
"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 Mar 11, 2010 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Aim Higher...
If I were Nick, I’d aim higher. I’d aim to start for the Wizards. He looks like the most
athletic and skilled shooting guard on the roster right now. Had he started for some
other team theses past two games, and put up these numbers, he’d be a quality
starting shooting guard-not the main offensive option- but a good young shooting guard.
Think Demar Derozen. But because it’s Nick, this is the Wizards, and Flip is the coach,
his play will not be viewed in such a positive way. He’s has to WORK on his total game,
and look to start…that’s if he’s smart!!
I'm not sure I see
how emulating Crawford’s game would make Young any different than he is now. Shoot at every opportunity. That is Crawford’s mantra. Young already does that.
Crawford's game is so unique
I don’t think anyone should study it.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
I missed the game
but ESPN’s boxscore says Young and McGee scored 37 points, not 67 (which had me really excited).
by Palace of Good Play's Golden Toilet on Mar 11, 2010 10:39 PM EST reply actions
the 67 included blatche
"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 Mar 11, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks
Apparently I can only read in one color.
by Palace of Good Play's Golden Toilet on Mar 11, 2010 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
Livingston looks like a rubber chicken out there
he moves like gumby and his jump shot is flat. i prefer him to dribble machine boykins though.
and how many times will miller try to thread the needle through trafffic until he realizes it DOESN"T WORK.
start nick young for the rest of the season. who cares if he’s a space cadet that plays like his angry dad is in the stands watching. Better than Miller.
now that's a pretty funny description
of nick young’s game. way back i used to coach 8-10 year olds in the Falls Church rec league. i know exactly what you mean by that ‘angry dad’ comment.
"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 Mar 11, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
WE SUUUUCCCCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUUUUCKK
My new rap song
The wizard suck cuz of injury/
Arenas shoots shots literally/
Boykins took his place, welcome to the little league/
Blatche is 7 day dray/
His jumpshot is accurate and immaculate when his offense sprays/
Al Thorton and Singleton bring a tougher entity/
Mike Miller refuses to shoot open threes like their meant to be/
Randy Foye lost his energy/
Its all repetitive/
give me a sedative this team is so desolate/
Maybe next year, but year is more injuries/
I guess bad luck should be our name, for that we are the epitome/
VERY NICEEE I LIIIKKEE HAHHA
Foye & Miller are about exiciting as my mac’s stock widget/
The Washington Bad Luck
Hmmm…doesn’t have a great ring, but anythings better than the Washington Wizards. The front office should have realized that grown men don’t want to walk around in apparel with Wizards written all over it.
The next Wizards inspired song I want to see is “Ode To A 2010 Lottery Pick.”
by morethesamewiz on Mar 11, 2010 11:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Do I need to re-record
a new track for the new Wiz team?
The Blow it Up Anthem seems like so long ago.
shine like bald head, smoke trees call me log head
OK
I try not to focus on officiating but this is at least the 3rd game I’ve watched (I don’t get to see them all) where Scott Foster has absolutely sh*t the bed. He was on the floor and completely blew the Knicks game on Feb 26.
Scott Foster, I will have to remember that name
There were horrible calls all night, and 90 percent of them were against us. It is funny when there is a game like the overtime against NY, where there must have been at least ten or more travel calls, and then last night they missed a bunch of travel calls. I really hate NBA refs, the game is never called consistently and I end up scratching my head at every whistle.
NIck Young scored well, but Crawford toasted him
The rotations were, as usual, pretty bad, but most of the team played pretty good man defense. The only exception was the one player everyone is patting on the back, NIck Young. Crawford gave him every move in the book, and at one point when he gave him a little shimmy fake and blew past him, Nick was looking to the Refs for a foul. There were a bunch of reasons why we lost last night, but Nick’s complete inability to stay in front of Crawford was a big one. I’m not sure off hand how many points Crawford had, but it was around 24-28, and that was off the bench. Blech.
Crawford tends to stay in front of himself by launching a lot of jumpers
So if he got by Young, it’s a bad sign.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
From what little I saw of the game
the wiz left Nick on an Island guarding Crawford. Most teams don’t.
I don't see that at all
Everyone leaves their defender on an island against Crawford because he’s always isolating people at the top of the key. You can’t double from that spot.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
Yeah but everybody cheats over.
Its more so about discouraging Crawford from driving the lane, by having bodies parked there, than it is about double teaming him. They know he’s more likely to pull the trigger than pass to a teammate for an open 3.
The Wizards cheated guys down as well
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
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