Our "Small Forward" Situation

by Krobify on Jul 21, 2010 11:53 PM EDT

We it comes to the small forward position I'm a little confused as to what we are going to do. Josh Howard has a contender trying to get him such as the Celtics, but yet he still claims to have "loyalty" to us because we took him out of his situation in Dallas.

But WAIT.....didn't Mike Miller claim to have his loyalty to us to because we gave us so much to get him???

And now Miller is gone....which makes me a little afraid that Josh Howard will do the same.

I know that we, as Wizards fans would LOVE to try and pursue Carmelo next year but I just don't want us to go through the heartbreak that New York, Chicago, and New Jersey are going through because they couldn't get Lebron. Yes, I know that he is interested in coming here but Amare, CP3, and Carmelo are already talking about forming another "BIG 3" in New York.

Today I was playing around with ESPN.com's trade machine to see some possible scenarios. These are the ones I came up with....

1. Wizards trade Andray Blatche and Nick Young for Sixers Andre Iguodala

2. Wizards trade Gilbert Arenas for Pacers Danny Granger and Troy Murphy

3. Wizards trade Nick Young and Al Thornton for Rockets Trevor Ariza

4. Wizards trade either Nick Young or Al Thornton for Blazers Nick Batum

.....Do I think any of the trades will happen???

Probably not...but the first two could happen with the fact that the Sixers were talking to team last year before the trade deadline about trading Iguodala and they still continue to struggle with Elton Brand, their Power Forward, not living up to his contract. The Pacers scenario maybe a little bit of a head-scratcher but many people questioned why the Pacers drafted Paul George, a Small Forward. If Paul George outshines Danny Granger this year and it gets to the extent where he starts over him (TRUST ME THIS KID HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DO IT!!!!)then I feel that Danny will be ready to find another home. Plus, Troy Murphy is a player on the Pacers that has pretty much past his prime and one year of an extra big man won't hurt.

Yes, I do understand that we are trying to go young and we could pursue a small forward in the draft. (Which I am TOTALLY standing for.) But who wouldn't mind having Carmelo Anthony???

I'm finished with one question: Who's team will it be if Carmelo and John Wall were on the same team??? You can say both of theirs but the Lakers ARE Kobe's team and the Celtics ARE Paul Pierce's team.

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No way the Sixers deal happens...

at least, I hope not.

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 Jul 22, 2010 3:38 AM EDT reply actions

i don't think we should trade blatche...

unless the deal is just crazy good for us… like us getting dwight howard or something…but other than something like that i don’t think its good for us. we’ve spent so much time being patient with him and developing him as a solid player.

by pick1 on Jul 22, 2010 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

Blatche is going to be a star...

Like on Devin Harris or Joakim Noah star level. He should be a piece to our big puzzle….

by ATLredskin on Jul 22, 2010 11:52 AM EDT reply actions

think bigger

he is a bigger chris webber

by back_to_the_future on Jul 22, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

plus

he is c webb / sheed….but with sheeds head on his shoulders

by back_to_the_future on Jul 22, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Then why the hell is there trade talk amongst some fans...

There should be no trade talk whatsoever when it come to Blatche. I would like to keep Arenas now, but if we are going to trade anyone then it should be Arenas….something similiar to the Ray Allen trade when the Sonics got Jeff Green with their draft pick. We do that and suck next year then we possibly have a starting lineup of…

Wall
Top 7-10 draft pick (SG)
Top 7-10 draft pick (SF)
Blatche
Mcgee

thee true young movement…

by ATLredskin on Jul 22, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Ridiculous, right?

I mean who trades promising young bigs? Really? You’d think that Wes Unseld (the GM) is their torch bearer…

In this league, quality bigs are all but impossible to acquire except by drafting and developing them. I guarantee you, trading Blatche is not even an option for the Wiz. Unless its for an equal or better big (in terms of age, production and potential to further improve – and that doesn’t even happen).

by jones-y on Jul 22, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Don't remind me of Wes

trading young bigs for [old] smalls. The Mitch Richmond trade still gives me nightmares.

by CJ Hempfield on Jul 24, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions

you need to chill...

i never said i wanted to trade Blatche or any of our bigs. I was just sharing some trade possibilities I found from the trade machine

(and you never know, I have seen crazier things done by Ernie)

by Krobify on Jul 25, 2010 3:10 AM EDT up reply actions

People talk about trading him

because there is alot of evidence to suggest that he is an even bigger idiot than Gilbert

Aim for the head baby Jesus

by Doncosmic on Jul 25, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

he hasnt gotten suspended for 50 games

and he isnt injury prone.

Blatche>Gil

by tw10 on Jul 27, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

but give him time

also, he hasn’t shat in anyone’s shoes, held million dollar parties for himself, brought a gun collection into the locker room, called himself Agent something, worn a number to match his IQ, and nearly blew 80 million $’s salary……..what else?

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

by GeoFly on Jul 28, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Post knee injury Webber maybe

Pre knee Injury Webber was the best player in the NBA at the time

Aim for the head baby Jesus

by Doncosmic on Jul 25, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Sheed is a great competitor

and has rings to prove it.

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

by GeoFly on Jul 25, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

How about James Posey?

We trade a protected second rounder or something for Posey, a second rounder, and the right to swap draft picks with New Orleans in 2012. They save money, we wind up basically being guaranteed a top ten pick when we’re (hopefully) a borderline playoff team.

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by pantslessyoda1 on Jul 22, 2010 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

First Andray is compared to Garnett....

Now C-Webb? Come on, dude.

by Unselds on Jul 22, 2010 2:09 PM EDT reply actions

yes!!!!

When he was drafted, his skill set and size was exactly like garnett…plus he was out of HS!!!!!!1 now he has shown the abilty to drive, cross over, pass (C-webb’s game) and not rely consistantly on 15-18 ft. jumper (KG)…he even pull up for threes like sheed.

by back_to_the_future on Jul 27, 2010 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions

he's intriguing

he just needs to keep his head on straight.

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

by GeoFly on Jul 27, 2010 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions

I think perhaps

You are confusing a player’s ceiling with their reality. He’s not yet on the level of “The Kid Who Changed The Game.”

by Jim America on Jul 27, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

C'mon SON

Who said anything about on “his LEvel”….but since you brought that up, i will say this. He showed on the second half that he is and was consistent. KG always had the luxary of playing with all star point guards……..

1. starbury
2. the pg from cleveland cavs…i forgot his name
3. cassell
4. bullips
5. rondo

all who passed and were TRUE pg. Dray played with Gil, a converted TRUE Sg. now A shoot first Pg. he also played behind Jamison (a converted center who thinks he is a SF) who cried about his points and minutes being taken away? (and yall say he’s a true professional?) hell no!!!! AJ also played with caron…a once top 10 SF/ all star…

early in his career, KG played with nobody but a true PG. so he was able to establish himself (market himself) and the league marketed him as a superstar….but he never showed up in the 4th…"The Kid Who Changed The Game." was a great PR move that worked….

Side note*** Abe was terrible at PR for the wiz…until they got Air Jordan…then grunfield….grunfield did a great job with PR for gil, until Gil messed up recently.

Until recently, Wiz was a 3-4 str8 year paloff team. KG played on consistent lottery teams. same like the second half of last years wiz team with blatche…who was the #1 option on offense and still put up all NBA numbers

by back_to_the_future on Jul 28, 2010 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions

It seems you're implying KG was not that good, which would be absurd.

He was top 5 in the NBA for a decade (including when he was the same age Blatche was last year), and arguably the best in 03/04 and 04/05.
He carried Minnesota to all 8 of it’s playoff trips (from 1997-2004), and won the NBA MVP in the year his team won 58 games.
The guys directly BENEATH him on the career PER list are Olajuwon, Dr. J, Kobe, Bird and Oscar Robertson.
That’s not marketing. In all, I think he’s clearly a top 20 all-time player.

by steadyhand on Jul 29, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions