Today's hot reads:
- John Hollinger said that Nick Young is "making a case" for getting more love in the Most Improved Player race in one of his chats. This should make Rook happy. [ESPN]
- John Wall says he wants to learn how to shoot a floater like Tony Parker. Given the amount of times he hits the deck, that's a good thing to work on. [Sam Chamberlain, TBD]
- Michael Lee really lit into the Wizards after last night's loss. [Wizards Insider]
- Who really deserves blame for the 20-game road losing streak? [Rashad Mobley for DCIst]
- More on the advice Brandon Jennings is giving John Wall. [Wizards Insider]
- The Wizards get a D for the season, and Flip Saunders gets a C-, on this midseason report card. Come on, guys. What did you expect? [NBA.com]
- A recap of last night's game from the Bucks' perspective. [Brew Hoop]
- These screenshots tell the whole story. [Truth About It]
- Chick Hernandez of CSN isn't cutting his hair until the Wizards win a road game. Funny gimmick, but let's be honest: it's easier to do this when you start off bald. [Steinberg]
- The one good thing that came out of last night: Andray Blatche made Drew Gooden look silly. Here's the .gif. [@WizardsExtreme]
- Stan Van Gundy on Gilbert Arenas' struggles: "I'm harder on point guards than anyone else. He's not playing with a great deal of enthusiasm. He's not enjoying playing. And I'm a big reason." More proof that your attitude can sometimes carry over to your new team. [Fanhouse]
- I don't think there's any chance Mike Miller can be the fourth "Heatle," but man, Kevin Arnovitz can write. [Heat Index]
- This Jeff Ruland card is tremendous, just tremendous. [SB Nation]
- Self-promo alert: I wrote a love letter to the Clippers' Eric Gordon on SBNation.com today. Check it out here.