2010 NBA Draft: The John Wall Possibility
by Gchaimso on Mar 28, 2010 6:07 PM EDT
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So far, this season ;
Abe Pollin has died
Gilbert Arenas has been suspended
Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison, and Brendan Haywood have been traded
Seven Day 'Dray has proved himself to be a legitimate player that can keep up with the NBA's elite
Ted Leonsis has purchased the Wizards
The Wizards Roster currently consists of:
Gilbert Arenas
Javaris Crittenon
Here is my analysis:
Point Guards: Shaun Livingston, Gilbert Arenas, Earl Boykins, and Randy Foye
Gilbert is still a little bit iffy with me, and even though Grunfeld says he will be with Washington next year, this may not be so (Leonsis may have other ideas). Still not a pass first point guard and prefers to shoot. A negative asset when it comes to team chemistry. Shaun Livingston has really impressed me- maybe because he actually PASSES the ball. Doesn't have the greatest shooting touch or scoring ability, but I would like to keep him as a substitute point guard for next year. Earl Boykins bothers the shit out of me, because of his excessive dribbling. I would not be sad nor happy if he is brought back next year. I think of Randy Foye as a raw version of Gilbert Arenas. He can score whenever he wants and has the potential to be a star, however he shoots a lot for a point guard and also has a negative chemistry.
Shooting Guards: Mike Miller, Nick Young, Quinton Ross
Mike Miller has to be my favorite player on the Wizards. He has amazing fundamentals- can shoot, rebound, pass, and drive. He also has a fairly high Basketball IQ and doesn't commit many turnovers. I would be absolutely delighted if the Wizards brought back next year. Nick Young also has potential, however he is very raw, and careless with the ball. He has a nice stroke from three, however he's a VERY streaky shooter and inconsistent. Quinton Ross hasn't seen much of an expanded role, however i think this is for good reason. He, like Mike Miller, seems to have very good fundamentals, however he can't really score and is overall a very quiet player. I would be fine with not seeing him next year.
Small Forwards: Al Thornton, Josh Howard
Al Thornton has a lot of potential. He can drive, and is very explosive at the rim, and is a excellent rebounder. He has a mediocre shooting touch. I would like to see him back next year. I am also impressed with Josh Howard. He shot the basketball a lot and had a score-first mentality, however the team chemistry with him on the floor was pretty good. I enjoyed watching him, and would like the Wizards to sign him next year (at a lower salary of course).
Power Forwards: Andray Blatche
Andray Blatche has shown amazing potential this year and has averaged an amazing 24.5 points per game since the all star break. He will be back next year unless something crazy happens, and I am happy about that. I would like him to get stronger over the summer and come back looking similar to Dwight Howard (in my dreams). I also hope that the Wizards can sign another Power Forward over the summer to help out 'Dray sometimes. (im PRAYING for Josh Smith)
Centers: JaVale McGee, Fabricio Oberto, James Singleton
JaVale has once again proved to me that he will most likely NEVER be a star in the nba. He is still is as scrawny as ever, despite his workout videos over the summer. He can NOT play defense other than the occasional block, and other than Oleisky Pecherov, it looks like any center in the league can score on him basically at will. He has NO offensive game, and constantly is missing 5-10 foot floaters. It's time to give up on javale, DC. Trade him, release him, i really dont care. As long as he is gone. Fabricio Oberto most likely will retire next year, but really, who even cares. He doesnt get much playing time on the Wizards, and when he is playing, he isnt doing much. I still am crying on a daily basis about the fact that he was basically signed at the cost of DeJuan Blair. James Singleton looks like he can be a good role guy who can come in and give you 5 points and 5 rebounds a night. He is explosive at the rim and can finish strong. I would like to see him in a Wizards uniform next season.
So, how does the NBA draft play into all of this, you ask?
WELL, I think that:
JOHN WALL IS THE SOLUTION TO THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS FRANCHISE!!!!!!!
If the Wizards recieve the number one draft choice in the 2010 draft, i would love to see them draft John Wall. Mr. Wall has basically unlimited potential and can pass like hell. With him on this team, the Wizards chemistry would improve greatly, and their game would be much more balanced both offensively, and defensively.
So, this is my dream roster for the Wizards 2010, 2011 season.
Point Guards: John Wall, Shaun Livingston.
Shooting Guards: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Nick Young
Small Forwards: Josh Howard, Al Thornton
Power Forwards: Josh Smith, Draft Choice
Centers: Andray Blatche, Draft Choice, James Singleton
This would mean that we have John Wall, Gilbert Arenas, Josh Howard, Josh Smith, and Andray Blatche as our starting lineup. John Wall and Josh Smith are energetic and would be a great dynamic duo. Gilbert would get to stop pretending to be a Point Guard and would get to actually focus on doing what he does best- SHOOT (hehe guns, shoot). But seriously. Josh Howard seems like a legitimate player, and with a little bit of encouragement Al Thornton seems like he could be an excellent 10-20 minutes a game player. 'Dray can continue to be 'Dray and put up around 15 a game (no longer the 1st option on offense). Nick Can improve, James Singleton can provide a spark off the bench and Josh Smith can give us all those amazing highlight dunks.
So there you have it. My solution to the wizards summed up in one fan page.
Thoughts, Anyone??
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Josh Smith is not a free agent and the Hawks aren't trading him
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
Josh Smith is really underrated IMo
The dude is a beast. Game winning putbacks…great help side defender, doesnt shoot threes anymore, can jump over the backboard, fills up the stat sheet with steals-blocks-rebounds-points-assists…and overall just really productive guy…hes an underrated passer IMO…Love the guy and he’s one of the main reasons the Hawks are funnest team in the league to watch, IMO.
luck
I get tingly all over thinking about the notion of winning the draft lottery. No doubt I would choose Wall first. I think Gil would do so much better at SG. I wonder also what would happen if we got the 2nd pick? suppose New Jersey, Minnesota, or Golden State get the first pick. Would any of them want to take a PG first? (Devin Harris, Johhny Flynn, Steph Curry/Monta Ellis) what if they took Turner, and Wall fell to 2? I feel we need to get at least the 2nd pick to make this a good offseason.
the Nets would take John Wall in a heartbeat
Who the Warriors take at #1 depends on the who the owner is at the time. If the team has not been sold, then yeah, Chris Cohan/Don Nelson and company will take John Wall, and start Wall, Ellis, and Curry at the same time.
Who knows what the Timberwolves would do with #1. They’d probably trade it to the Wizards for the Wizards’ pick, Andray Blatch, and five future #1s, and then use the picks to draft Wesley Johnson and bunch of foreigners who wont come over.
As for needing the 2nd pick, I disagree. I remember how last summer everyone said it was a 2-person draft, Blake Griffen and Ricky Rubio. Two years ago the talk was Michael Beasley or bust. Shows what “experts” know.
by John Park Williams on Mar 28, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Seeing as how D Rose was the first pick
I don’t see what you’re talking about with the Beasley or Bust talk. That Draft also had guys like Mayo, Love and Westbrook, whom many believed would all be stars at the respective positions. Last year’s draft that was certainly true though, most people, including former Wizard Brendan Haywood, thought Griffen would be the only impact player coming out.
Landing the top spot is definitely a possibility. If anything, we are statistically more likely to get it than the nets since the worst team never gets the pick. The Bulls won the lottery when they were the 12th worst team so it can happen, and if it did i’d agree that it’d kick start the franchise. There’s a difference between teams like Indiana and New Orleans simply in the fact that one team struck it rich in the draft, and the other has been plagued with bad luck in the lottery. Let’s hope we get our “Chris Paul” or Derick Rose this year because I think Wall will be a all-world point guard in the NBA.
As impressive as guys like Evans, Curry and Jennings have been this year, I still believe that John Wall with no college experience would have been the rookie of the year and potential all star, this year.
Turner, Johnson or Cousins would be nice consolation prizes. Each of those guys could step in and start or at least have a significant impact next year. I also think it’s important to pay attention to our second and third picks. Instead of selling them, we could take a flyer on a guy like Patrick Patterson or a Grevis Vasquez. Specialty guys who won’t be starters but would bring a unique dimension to a young, hopefully hungry team.
The Bulls were the 9th worst team not the 12th
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
all I was saying was that all throughout the year
the consensus was that Michael Beasley was the best player and was going to be the first pick.
My point is that we should not get discouraged if we get unlucky in the draft. Brandon Jennings went 10 last year. Jrue Holliday went 17th!
If we have to “settle” for Cole Aldrich, Patrick Patterson or ERic Bledsoe I think we will still be all right.
by John Park Williams on Mar 29, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont agree
’Reke Evans is a baller…Curry and Jennings are too. Who knows what team Wall would have ended up on.
If you're the Wiz you take John Wall with the 1st pick
You take the very best player in the draft regardless of position. Unless the Wiz know something the rest of us don’t, that player is most likely John Wall.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Apparently Leonsis Doesn't Commit to This Philosophy
From Leonsis’s 10 Point Plan:
Draft players that fit the system, not the best player. Draft the best player for the system. Don’t deviate or get seduced by agents, media demands, or by just stats or hype. Envision how this player will slide into your system.
For the record, I think a smart GM drafts for both need and best player available, as contradictory as that sounds. In other words, sort the players available into Tiers based on similar talent. Then when it is your turn to pick, see if there is a player in the top-most tier that fits a position of need. If so, take him. If not, and there is still at least one more player in the top tier, take the best player available. For example, back in the 2007 draft, many analysts had Greg Oden and Kevin Durant ranked at about the same level, but with the slight edge going to Oden. After that, there was a drop-off in talent. If I was Kevin Pritchard, and I needed a small forward more than I needed a center, I would have taken Durant over Oden, even though Oden was considered a slightly-better player overall. But if I was Seattle’s GM, and I didn’t need a center, but Durant was already gone, I would have still taken Oden because of the acknowledged drop-off in talent after that.
So you shouldn’t always take the best player and you shouldn’t always draft based on need. You should be flexible enough to do both.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
What is the Wiz's system?
I don’t think we have one, so we should draft the player, create a system that fits him, and follow Leonsis’s advice after that.
by Palace of Good Play's Golden Toilet on Mar 30, 2010 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
That's Leonsis's Call
And can someone give himself advice? “We” won’t get to decide when to follow Leonsis’s “advice”. He’ll decided what to do as soon as he takes over. If I had to guess, I would say that he keeps Flip and adopts Flip’s system. But he could bring in a new coach to fit Leonsis’s philosophy for how a basketball team should play. I’m sure as a basketball fan and minority owner of the Wizards, Leonsis has an opinion on what kind of team he wants to build.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
"...don't ever think it can't get any worse, because it can. There's no question, it can." -- Flip Saunders unintentionally coining the new Washington Wizards motto
I Don't Know That Much About Hockey
But I am under the impression that Ovechkin was highly heralded coming into the draft, much like LeBron was coming into the NBA. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. Just because you take the clear-cut best player to come along in awhile doesn’t mean that you don’t normally draft for need over BPA. Based on Leonsis’s own words, I think he’ll draft more on need than on overall talent.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
"...don't ever think it can't get any worse, because it can. There's no question, it can." -- Flip Saunders unintentionally coining the new Washington Wizards motto
Alexander Ovechkin was the next big thing
By the time of the draft. He wasn’t that far ahead talent wise of Evgeni Malkin (the overall #2) but the hype in the hockey world was off the scale.
"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on Apr 8, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree
Because i think Wall is a better overall player than Gilbert Arenas RIGHT NOW. He is a complete point gaurd and still 19 years old.Hell, start him next to Arenas i dont care if we get the first pick we CAN NOT PASS HIM UP! It will haunt us for decades.
Gil's not a 2 guard...
Gilbert Arenas is not a shooting guard. Let me repeat. As unpopular as the thought is,
he’s not a 2. He’s a point guard, and a good one except for defense. He’s too short to
to play against 6’6’’ or 6’7’ players. And he doesn’t have the explosive athleticism of the
6’4’ Dwayne Wade, who can thrive because of his athleticsm! Mike Miller is not a starter.
A bench player at best. Blatche is a 4, not a 5. Quinton Ross has no place on the
Wizards, but Alonzon Gee should. If Mcgee gains 15 pounds, at least, and learns to
defend better, he could be a star. Some of his OFFENSIVE moves remind me of
Patrick Ewing. Take the best player available in the draft, and spend the money
wisely. There’s a serious opportunity here!!
To Your Points
Gilbert Arenas is not a shooting guard. Let me repeat. As unpopular as the thought is, he’s not a 2. He’s a point guard, and a good one except for defense. He’s too short to play against 6’6’’ or 6’7’ players.
100% agree.
And he doesn’t have the explosive athleticism of the 6’4’ Dwayne Wade, who can thrive because of his athleticsm!
Disagree and I’m not sure where you get that. Gil still has an explosive first step and still has loads of athleticism IMO. But that doesn’t make him a shooting guard.
Mike Miller is not a starter. A bench player at best.
Disagree. Mike Miller could be a good starter with the right mix of complimentary players. He just can’t be a top scoring option. Playing alongside a playmaker like Gil, however, and he can be very effective.
Blatche is a 4, not a 5.
I sort of agree, but Blatche does fill in as a center every now and then and does an adequate job defending opposing centers. He isn’t your ideal center, though.
Quinton Ross has no place on the Wizards, but Alonzon Gee should.
Unfortunately, Ross has a guaranteed contract for next season, so you will need to trade him if you don’t want him. Completely agree that Gee should be back next season.
If Mcgee gains 15 pounds, at least, and learns to defend better, he could be a star. Some of his OFFENSIVE moves remind me of Patrick Ewing.
I agree about McGee’s offense, but I think you aren’t being realistic enough about his defense. Weight isn’t McGee’s biggest problem. He has shown almost no improvement in his defensive decision making, and I don’t think that is likely to change any time soon. But I could be wrong.
Take the best player available in the draft, and spend the money wisely. There’s a serious opportunity here!!
I agree about spending money wisely, obviously. I also agree about the opportunity we have. However, see my post above about drafing BPA vs. need. That is the approach I think we need to take.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
My opinion
1. Wall will be a star, but he needs the ball (and so does Arenas) and would be a poor fit next to Gil.
2. Gilbert Arenas is NOT a shooting Guard
3. As already mentioned, Josh Smith is not a Free Agent.
4. Josh Howard may not be ready to contribute until December. (knee surgery)
5. Evan Turner, Derrick Favors or even Demarcus Cousins * would be a better fit on the Wizards (as currently constructed)\
- If his head is on right.
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I don't get this
Wall will be a star, but he needs the ball (and so does Arenas) and would be a poor fit next to Gil.
How was Wall able to play with Bledsoe then?
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
Regardless
I think you have to take Wall if we get the #1 overall. He’s in a tier all by himself at the top of this draft. Evan Turner has a lot of talent and potential, but there is a significant drop off to him after Wall.
I do agree with Rook, though, that Arenas will not be as effective at shooting guard. He is too small to guard other 2 guards and he doesn’t play as well when he is not orchestrating the offense. That said, you have to take Wall and figure out a way to make it work with Arenas.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
I actually think Wall/Arenas would work better than Arenas/Turner
Since Wall has proven he can take a backseat when necessary.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
if we take wall
if we are so lucky as to get wall i think we should trade arenas, because wall has the potential to be a franchise player (he’s already looked on as such by many) and gil wants to be a franchise player… they play the same position, gil’s a dick to rookies, i just don’t see that working out properly… but if we dont get wall, and the odds are not in our favor, i agree gil wouldn’t work well with turner, i think the best options that would work well with gil would be favors or (sigh) cousins
Disagree on Most Points
if we are so lucky as to get wall i think we should trade arenas,…
If we could trade Arenas, I think we would, regardless of whatever draft pick we end up with. Arenas will be a Wizard next season because there isn’t any other realistic option.
they play the same position, gil’s a dick to rookies, i just don’t see that working out properly…
Only point I agree with you on. But again, we have to take Wall because he is clearly the BPA by a significant margin and we can’t get rid of Arenas. We need to make it work.
but if we dont get wall, and the odds are not in our favor, i agree gil wouldn’t work well with turner, i think the best options that would work well with gil would be favors or (sigh) cousins
No, we really could use a dynamic, high scoring shooting guard. Mike Miller is our best option if we don’t get Turner, and he is clearly a big step down at that position. Gil played the best basketball of his career with Larry Hughes (from a winning contribution, not individual stats), and could work well with a guy like Turner assuming he doesn’t pull a Caron and break the offense so he can go into a series of jab-steps and pump fakes, basically forcing an ISO situation every time when there doesn’t need to be. I get the sense from watching Turner that he operates smoothly and within the flow of the offense, not at all like Caron.
And neither Favors nor Cousins is as good as Turner.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
im not confident that gil is still capable of playing like he did when larry hughes was around… i think shaun livingston at point and evan turner at 2 would be dangerous, i dont know maybe your right i could see arenas and turner working ok, but only if gil accepts a secondary scoring role and gets along with turner… im starting to get used to the idea of drafting cousins because i could see him as a nice complement to blatche in the frontcourt… as for your other points, i dont think we will resign miller and im not sure gils completely untradeable, i think for the right price ny or maybe cleveland would take him in some sort of desperate attempt to appease lebron
A Livingston/Turner backcourt would have problems IMO
Because neither has a spot-up shooting game and both need the ball to be effective.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
i see your point
but wouldnt that also conflict with gil’s style? i dont know if we have a pg option who would mesh perfectly with evan turner, at least we know livingston would defer to him
I'm saying Wall needs the ball less than Turner does
So they can trade off easier.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
I'm slightly concerned
But Wall showed a lot more defensive potential at Kentucky than I expected, and with the league going smaller, it could work on that end too.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
I Think the Problem Would Be
Arenas defending the two, not so much Wall defending anybody. That said, maybe Wall can guard the 2 on defense?
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
my worry is arenas guarding anyone
yeah wall’s not a bad defender, dont know about going up against some of the bigger 2s, but if we keep gee and singleton around we could have some defensive stopper options off the bench
I was thinking it'd depend on the team
With Wall guarding the better player and Arenas taking the worst guy.
It’s not ideal, but at least it’s one way to mitigate the issue.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
Sounds Like a Good Idea
Not ideal, but much better than passing up on Wall.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
Bledsoe played off-ball for most of the year....
and he seemed comfortable doing so… he looked less comfortable when Wall was out and he had to run the Kentucky offense.
Most mock draft sites list Bledsoe as a PG prospect, and he may eventually be a good Point… but he’s been playing Shooting Guard for Kentucky. Bledsow didn’t need the ball in his hands to score = with their inside presence, and Wall’s ability to penetrate, Bledsoe benefited from a lot of wide-open looks; so that even though he’s not a great shooter, he still knocked down a decent percentage.
I’d like to see him go back to Kentucky, to be their PG next year – and see how he fares when he’s asked to do all the ball handling and initiate their Offense; but I think he’ll declare and come out in this draft, since most mocks show him as being a mid-late first round pick.
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i think bledsoe's value is going to be VERY inflated in this draft
i agree he should go back for one more year and prove that he can run the show at point, im just not sure about him at all yet and he’s way too undersized to be an everday 2 in the nba
It seemed like either of them could take a backseat when necessary
Obviously Wall did more ball-handling because he was better, but I didn’t notice him dominating the ball like Tyreke Evans did for Memphis last year.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
I would definitely love to see Wall in a Wizards uniform next season
But Evan Turner is not too bad either, would be happy with either one. Not too much else out there in the way of star-potential guards.
wall/arenas
for those saying that Gil is NOT a SG, let’s be honest, he’s got enough talent where he could easily slide into a 2 guard spot. If the beginning of the season wasn’t proof enough, how many times did Gil make a boneheaded decision when driving. I must have counted at least 2 dozen times when he would be called for a charge because he was so determined to get fouled, and failed to notice an open man on the wing. Wall/Arenas in the backcourt would be interesting. If Wall were the primary ball handler, and Arenas was the one coming off picks and shooting it would be amazing. People are saying that he (Arenas) wouldn’t be able to guard bigger guards? well he couldn’t really guard anybody even when healthy, so I think that’s irrelevant. I think that Wall/Arenas basically could share PG duties, but primarily Wall would be the man. I just don’t think Gil has the decision making capabilities. ( of course all of this wouldn’t matter if we don’t get Wall) which makes me sad to think that of course there is a big chance we don’t.
i agree with some of this
but mentally, im not sure gil would be comfortable playing with wall… he is very ego-centric and playing with a potential franchise guy may make him uncomfortable/ineffective… combine that with a move to the 2 and those problems could be exacerbated… or he could come back with a vengeance… i mean im still a gil fan and if we can make him and wall work together, assuming we’re so lucky to grab him, im all for it… i think gilbert arenas is a huge question mark for next year, regardless of who we draft… demarcus cousins may end up being the best fit with gil, if only because his size and strength will allow him to compete on the offensive glass
Gil
I wonder if Gil will have the nerve to complain about ANY aspect of anything next year. I mean he’s not really in the position to negotiate jack. I think (I hope) this time he actually might have learned a lesson, and just shuts up and does what is best for the team and what he’s told to do by the coach.
by macattack777 on Mar 29, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
ehhh
I wonder if Gil will have the nerve to complain about ANY aspect of anything next year
I just get the feeling that he WILL have the nerve to complain. We all know he got a lawyer who all of us regular people couldnt come close to affording. He got lucky. Usually the court will make an example out of a big time athlete like him.
???
for those saying that Gil is NOT a SG, let’s be honest, he’s got enough talent where he could easily slide into a 2 guard spot.
The thing is(and I know others agree with me)…he DOESNT have the TALENT to play the two. He could play off gaurd on offense, but agian, like someone said above(well, they said he cant gaurd any shooting gaurds), the only shooting gaurd in the league he could hold under 10 points is Thabo Sefalosha. I mean be realistic here. The only point gaurds he can stay infront of are Derek Fisher and Chris Duhon.
I can't believe that Lebron hasn't been mentioned
If we get John Wall, we are officially in the Lebron sweepstakes. That’s Lebron’s boy. Lebron saw how good Gil looked last offseason. Put the two of them in the backcourt together with Blatche emerging at PF and that makes a great cast to put around Lebron. What more could he ask for than a team with two PGs and two athletic young bigs. Also, Leonsis taking over could help.
I Hope You are Wrong
The thought of actually cheering for LeCrabDribble is enough to make my stomach queasy.
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
"...don't ever think it can't get any worse, because it can. There's no question, it can." -- Flip Saunders unintentionally coining the new Washington Wizards motto
pah
maybe for the first 2 seconds? But I feel the first time you see Lebron hammer it down in a Wiz uniform, you’d embrace him pretty quick, if not then you might get “Most stubborn person in the world” award.
(let me just say I hate Lebron as much as the next guy, but in a Wiz uniform, come on now.)
by macattack777 on Mar 31, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I Am Insane and the "Most Stubborn Person in the World" Award Winner!
"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier
"...don't ever think it can't get any worse, because it can. There's no question, it can." -- Flip Saunders unintentionally coining the new Washington Wizards motto
Not so fast...
I’d like to throw my hat in the ring. I would pick a new team to root for.
That makes two of us
Lets get Wall and take a run at Kevin Durant. And then beat LeBron with him. That would be much better.
"I say he does have to shoot me now! So shoot me now!" --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on Mar 31, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
We're from the city with the highest murder rate in the country. Why WOULDN'T they call us the Bullets?
by Bullet Nation in Exile on Apr 2, 2010 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions
You guys are insane
We are not going to get the #1 pick. We are not going to get LeBron. Lets just hope Ted doesn’t keep Ernie, because he shouldn’t be building the new team, and we draft intelligently for once in oh, um, three decades. Use the highest pick on a shooting guard who can fill it up.
(I don’t know college well, but those guards from Xavier, Terrell Holloway and JORDAN Crawford, could really shoot the rock. I also loved the kid from Houston with that crazy skin tag thingie. Is Sheyer a top 10 pick? I don’t know, there must be a good defensive shooting guard with size who can score and be had in the 5-7 range. We can stop talking about John Wall right now. We spend all that time on Blake Griffin last year, picked at #5, squandered the pick, and Blake has barely played.)
Pardon me for suggesting a dookie
I apologize. What the hell was I thinking (besides the fact that he isn’t a lotto pick)
Too negative?
Just saying we spent so much time pining for Griffith last year, and we picked 5. I would rather talk about someone we have a more realistic chance of getting. (and yes, I read the profiles).
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- Brandon Jennings states the obvious regarding his 2014 free agency, everyone goes nuts
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