Keys to the Palace: Seven isn't heaven when you're losing
by Jake Whitacre on Mar 15, 2010 1:00 PM EDT
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Playing five games in seven days, including three on consecutive nights isn't easy on the body. The team has played admirably in light of their unusual circumstances, Still, a seven game losing streak is a seven game sling streak and you can't give anyone a free pass in light of such a slump.
This week, instead of handing out keys, guest passes, and locks, here are seven words to summarize each player's week.
Andray Blatche: Extra defenders are headed in his direction.
Earl Boykins: Don't look now, Livingston stole his minutes.
Randy Foye: Without improvement, he might lose minutes too.
Alonzo Gee: Has a PER of 26.7. Not bad.
Shaun Livingston: Hey look! We have a point guard.
JaVale McGee: If only he rebounded like he dunks.
Mike Miller: This season's grim reality has set in.
Fabricio Oberto: Scored four points against Orlando on Saturday!
Quinton Ross: Only scored one point the entire week.
James Singleton: Gives the team some much needed toughness.
Al Thornton: Attempted 49 shots during four game span.
Nick Young: Attempted a much more modest 31 shots.
Flip Saunders: 18 more game Flip, 18 more games...
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Please trade Foye, Fab, and Boykins
and add someone to have a line up like this
PG Gilbert Arenas or Shaun Livingston
SG Mike Miller or Nick Young
SF Josh Howard or Al Thorton
PF Andray Blatche or SIngleton (I like him at PF)
C Chris Bosh (I like at C) or McGee
I think thats a solid line up with a draft or two, maybe pick up some players along the way like Cavs did.
hmmm
I’d rather part with Young and keep Foye at this point.
Livingston is looking good.
Will Bosh even want to come into a total rebuilding project?
A lot hinges on the “maybe” return of Arenas
Bye to Howard, he’s damaged goods now.
bye to Boykins, Fabio, Ross
Miller, but only offer 1-2 yrs max
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
Howard who?
I hope you don’t mean Josh. He’s played his last game as a Wizard. I doubt he woulda been back if he hadn’t gotten injured, no way I see him returning now.
Durant would be nice, but I heard an interview where he said he loves how quiet it is in Oklahoma City – i.e. no distractions.
Reportedly the Wiz are considering bringing him back.
and I’m okay with that, as long as he’s on a ‘great deal’ of a contract.
Durant is a 2011 FA. Maybe if the Wiz had a winning tradition, he would consider it. As is, don’t expect any big FA to come this way in the next 2-3 years.
I dunno
I liked what Howard brought in his (extremely) limited time here, but do we really want to bring back a 30 year old broke-knee small forward when we’re in the midst of a rebuilding campaign/youth movement?
If the price is right and the knee passes muster...
with the new medics that Ted will hire… I think Josh Howard WANTS to be a Wizard… and if we are fortunate enough to draft a three like the young men from either Syracuse or Ohio State then Howard becomes a good transition and (assuming, as now seems apparent, that he has acquired some wisdom along with the years and the pain) mentor for the young guy.
are you forgetting about
Al Thornton? He seems to be a 3 with some talent. Frankly, I don’t see the need for a “transition” from him, since he is still young and holds a pretty favorable team option.
Well Howard can play SG also
Thornton can’t. I like thornton’s motor. I like the fact that he hits the boards. And that’s about it.
I like
his age better than Howards, and his athleticism and, most of all, his whole knees. In short, I don’t think there’s much of an argument over who holds more value to the team, not to mention who projects better in a rebuilding project.
I also don't think there's much of an argument
except for the fact that I lean the other way. Health and age, okay Thornton holds a clear advantage. But Howard is the FAR superior player. And by the time a SG/SF project is ready to take over, Howard is ready to retire.
If you’re thinking ‘rebuilding’ in terms of lose as many games as possible over the next 2 years, then yes pick Thornton.
Thornton can’t pass. I can’t stand players who can’t/won’t pass, unless they are very very efficient scorers. Thornton is not. Thornton has a size/bulk advantage over Howard, but again, Howard’s advantage of being able to play both SG and SF far outweighs that.
agree
to disagree, I guess. At this point, I like Thornton’s game better. I agree, he needs a lot of work on his passing (you must HATE McGee). But, at 30, AND coming off a major knee injury, Howard is gonna be minus most of the athleticism that made his game what it was. Yes, he WAS a better all around player than Thornton, but that past tense, and I don’t see us going for older at a position after the roster purge we just went through.
well, we have Thornton as a 6th - 8th man
… and he is under contract next year in any case. But he wiil never be as good a player as Howard was, so the question is what can Howard be for us (at a reasonable salary)?
I do not know the answer here, I only know that if Howard can be 85% of what he was in 2007, that is a LOT of ballplayer.
again
lots of “ifs”. I just don’t understand why you would want to resign a guy who’s over 30, coming off a knee injury, AND has a questionable past.
if Howard can be 85% of what he was in 2007, that is a LOT of ballplayer.
Hell, he wasn’t that BEFORE the injury, what makes you think he’d bounce back after it?
Man thats sad we cant get any good trades because of our history, how will we ever rebuild?
Its like we were this deep team when we came out the gate all pieces in hand and everything went down the drain : *(
Its not good trades that we can't get.
Its good free agents. They wanna go to teams with either a winning tradition, or a chance to win it all in the next two years.
Let's just trade Gilbert and our 2 first round picks for evan turner or john wall
sadly….we won’t have any takers.
I think it's obvious as to why....
Nobody wants to be under Gilbert’s contract. We need to just ride him till the wheels fall off at this point.
by TheRealBigMike on Mar 15, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Creative post.
Well done.
"Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet... but trust me, you're gonna love it." ~Marty McFly
Al Thornton in 7
a fully baked mini Maggette as drafted.
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Draft...
I hate to say, it but I think Howard is gone because of the knee and the 11 million cap
space. Thorton stays(he’s a workable player who “may” get better, and the Wizards,
who have more bad luck in the lottery, grab a small forward at about the 7th or 8th pick
to develop behind Thorton or…..Just one of many scenarios!!
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