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Wizards get blown out by Bucks: Final wrap, where growing isn't easy

I rewatched this monstrosity yesterday, and there's really not much else to say that's different from the first game.  They turned up the defensive pressure and played even harder than they did last time, and the Wizards couldn't do anything to combat that.  No amount of effort changes the fact that this team just doesn't have the capacity to compete against an elite defense like Milwaukee.  

Then, after the game, Flip Saunders came down hard on Randy Foye as always, throwing a subtle jab at him when asked about Shaun Livingston's performance in garbage time.  Livingston is a point guard with point guard instincts that "got us into our offense," Saunders said, while the offense was "discombobulated" with Foye.  Nevermind that Livingston has no scoring ability and did all his work in garbage time.  The bottom line is that Saunders is realizing he's banging a square peg into a round hole.  Foye can't be the point guard Saunders wants him to be.  He doesn't have the passing instincts, nor does he have the ability to get into the lane.  He's a jump-shooter in the Jamal Crawford/J.R. Smith mode, not a point guard.  With even fewer offensive options than before, it's Foye's job to do more, and he's not capable of it.  He's trying, but he is what he is.

You can say that about this team in general.  At the end of the day, sometimes you're just what you are on paper.   

 

Four Factors (Bold=very good | Italics=very bad)

Team Pace Off Eff eFG% FT/FG OREB% TOr
Milwaukee 86 118.6 49.4 24.1 34.9 9.3
Washington

86 37.8 14.6 28 14


Snap Reaction: When you aren't shooting well, you should try to get to the line.  When you also can't get to the line to draw fouls, you're screwed.

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blood on all of our hands

we all effectively jinxed our team, as we’ve done time and time again. in this episode, we were overly excited at the post-blowup wizards first few games. then what: howard out for yr…. next we get siced about andray blatche becoming a consistent 30 and 15. then we get a bad skid,and bad losses against the very team we’re trying to gain on for the 8th.

a lesson to all of us to temper our hopes, dreams and predictions when it comes to this franchise

yes, I’m well aware I’ve exhausted my debbie downer comment quota for the year with this one.

by rzawrecktah on Mar 7, 2010 1:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

Not quite

Josh Howard got injured. That took the most potent offensive weapon off of the court. After that, they didn’t have a credible rotation. MM and Thorton disappeared.

It’s good that the Wiz now know what they have and don’t have.

by Izman on Mar 7, 2010 4:44 PM EST reply actions  

That #5 pick

Unfortunately, I’m coming to the conclusion that we should let both Foye and Miller go at the end of the year. Miller has essentially been absent the last couple of games and Foye looks like a good backup able to fill in at 1 and 2 for a bit, but not a solid starter. They just haven’t stepped up. I’ve been watching Steph Curry some lately and he’s providing more 3 pointers than Miller and better point guard play than Foye.
So, I’m pretty disappointed that we’ve essentially wasted our highest draft pick in 6 years. Oh well, maybe we’ll get some draft luck this year.

by hotplate on Mar 7, 2010 5:40 PM EST reply actions  

Umph

I just got back from out of town and watched this on Tivo last night. I feel like I just got punched in the gut. “We are who you all thought we were!” I can’t blame turnovers or lazy play on this one. The Wizards did a good job of cutting down on turnovers this game, committing only 12. They just couldn’t get good looks on offense or stop the Bucks on defense. I said I could live with that, which is true, but it was still hard to swallow. I was proven wrong. We lack both skill and talent to compete with a team like that. Yay ping pong balls.

"It's OK for the Bullets to trade baskets, as long as they can score on their end." -- Words of wisdom from Phil Chenier

by cuppettcj on Mar 8, 2010 5:44 AM EST reply actions  

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