Thunder Vs. Wizards Quotes: Flip Saunders Is No Longer Eating At Subway
by Mike Prada on Jan 18, 2012 11:11 PM EST
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PrintWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Here are some quotes from the Washington Wizards' locker room following Wednesday's 105-102 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. My favorite, though, comes from Flip Saunders. You may remember his infamous Subway quote on Monday, so SB Nation D.C.'s Michael Katz smartly asked Saunders where he was eating tonight.
"No Subway today," he responded.
Ah, the taste of victory. More quotes below the jump.
Flip Saunders
On doing the little things: "We did the little things you need to do to play winning basketball. We continue to work on [them], we continue to stress [them]. We get frustrated when [the players] don't do them. But when you do those little things, it results in wins."
On playing Nick Young at small forward: "Durant had a little bit more problems chasing him, because usually when he plays the 3 position, he's not used to chasing 3s all around. Nick plays way out on the perimeter so much, and our guys found him in transition more."
On Young's defense on Durant: "Sometimes, you get in situations where you're afraid to put a big guy on a smaller guy, thinking they can shoot over him every time. On the other hand, sometimes little guys have a tendency to be in your legs a little more, a little bit pest-ier, and I think that's what Nick did."
On the team sticking together: "We had a general, a Sergent Major come in to talk to our team yesterday for about 40 minutes, just about team, being in the Marines and those type of things, having to trust your teammates. One of the things he brought up was that when you get somebody that's slumping, it's your responsibility as leaders of the team -- that's everybody in the group -- to lift that guy up. If you don't lift him up, they'll destroy the team."
Andray Blatche
On the boos from the crowd: "Man, from the time they called my name out, [they were on me]. I tried to just keep my head in the game and just help my teammates. Most important thing is that we won."
More on that: "Terrible. Last year, I missed that layup, but on the intro? I was like, 'Oh man.' But hey man, we won. If they want to do that and we win, I don't care."
On taking open shots: "It's tough taking some open shots when, if I take one and I miss, the boos come on. I don't know. It stems down your shot selection. It's tough."
JaVale McGee
On his teammates wrapping arms around him after missing four free throws: "It felt like they had my back whether I missed or made free throws. They really helped me out when I was out there trying to get rebounds."
John Wall
On the play where he took the charge on Kevin Durant with under a minute remaining: "I just saw Russell Westbrook cutting through. The whole time, they'd be running a two-man game at the elbow, and I got James Harden going backdoor. So I just beat Durant to the spot and got there."
Nick Young
On his defense on Kevin Durant: "You see KD air-ball one time. I just wanted to let y'all know about that. That was all me right there."
On his defense on Durant, seriously: "I just didn't want to go for his pump fakes. I know he likes to get people to go for his pump fakes and draw fouls, so I just stayed on the ground and waited until he got in the air. Then, I put my hand up."
Trevor Booker
On coming off the bench: "I was used to coming off the bench, so it felt natural this game. It felt pretty good. But I'm comfortable doing either."
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That Javale hug thing is awesome, really like to see that from a TEAM.
fans and the media bickering for 2 days about The Dunk, questioning team chemistry with all the "selfish’ play and the team itself shows it’s not like that, they’re together. Great stuff
agreed
Boo for poor effort or poor focus if you must. For better or for worse, Dray is part of our team and we shouldn’t be dragging him down when he’s getting introduced or taking open shots.
True dat
The boos aren’t really helping. They’re actually tearing down his confidence. He’s passing up open jumpers because he’s scared the crwod will jump on him if he misses. The crowd’s gotta be more supportive.
Formerly know as iNFamous SWaGG
DC will get a bad Rep if we continue to Boo Dray.
It might go back further, but I first remember Wizards fans starting to boo our own players at the end of Juwan Howard time here. I was never sure why fans were booing. I know he made $100 million and was not worth it. To me that was never his fault. Now we’re booing Dray because he’s not the player we want him to be. It doesn’t help with 980 and 106.7 trashing him every time they talk Wizards. It’s doesn’t look good on us. It looks like we’re uneducated fans willing to boo our own players just because they are losing.
by Kryp on Jan 19, 2012 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm gonna cheer my ass off for him on Friday
I'm a Wizards fan. We've been trying to tell you about Lebron for years. Hated the man before it was cool.
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by returnofswagger on Jan 18, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
This a thousand times...
In the 1st half when NY was 0-1000 FGs, the assholes in my section booed unmercifully. Not a single sound was heard when he hit that big three late as OKC made a run. I think I even heard the same tools cheering when he made his free throws.
I understand the frustration other fans feel, but this team is so young and so raw, the heckling does nothing but make VC a tough place to play for the home team. The reaction Jan received was encouraging. It seemed like the team fed off the energy late in the game.
by TerroristFistJab on Jan 18, 2012 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
This was one hundred percent true
It’s tough taking some open shots when, if I take one and I miss, the boos come on. I don’t know. It stems down your shot selection
I said it in the game thread. Dray literally started passing up 8 footers…multiple times. He couldn’t get the ball of his hands fast enough.
The booing does our team no good at all. The guy can’t make every shot.
If anyone on the team is impacted by the crowd, it is him. I wish the fan base would realize they are not helping. We need him to play well…especially if you want to trade him.
I wish there was a way to stop it. It was totally unfair. That is still our team.
By the way…the team needs to pick him up as well…
start up a thread on not booing
most fans come on here and read maybe bullets forever can get threw ppl
I agree that it's not fair to boo him before he touches the ball
But if he is taking fewer jumpers, is that really a bad thing? I also loved that three he made with time running out (I think end of the 3rd). I wondered for a second if he could take more threes. I would kind of rather he missed a three than all those long twos.
He can
He’s hit 28% over the last 3 years with a bunch of end-of-quarter heaves mixed in, and his percentage isn’t great on the long 2’s anyway. Let him take a step back and maybe it’ll open up things a little more. OTOH, that could cause him to stand around on the perimeter even more than he already does (although at least he’d be pulling a defender a little further away from the hoop).
So, maybe give him the conditional “only when you’re wide open” permission to shoot 3’s.
Is there anywhere to watch replays of games?
Like does CSN Wash play them back at some point? I need to find a way to catch these
I'm not going to think of something extra witty or clever to say, I don't want to convince you to see things my way, I just have 2 words for you: JEREMY LAMB
only times are late at night, I'd get them on dvr
by Mike Prada on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
No TV...
Only internet, plus I live in CT so I get Boston games. Thanks anyway though
I'm not going to think of something extra witty or clever to say, I don't want to convince you to see things my way, I just have 2 words for you: JEREMY LAMB
I mean after the fact
Usually busy during game time plus I have 0 interest in listening to a game lol, no offense
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Jan 19, 2012 8:00 AM EST up reply actions
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I'm not going to think of something extra witty or clever to say, I don't want to convince you to see things my way, I just have 2 words for you: JEREMY LAMB
Mmm I guess it's not visible then?
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Jan 20, 2012 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
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by hambonejackson on Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
I love Nick as a person but he is such a bad interview...
scares me everytime he’s infront of the camera… he actually sounded ok after the game with chris miller when he said what turned his game around was getting the charge and he was going to get a charge every game to get him going. Then he says to cmiller were gonna be celebrating this win. Don’t need to be saying that on live television. And the “that was all me right there” on the KD air ball… most of us just know that’s goofy ol Nick but it doesn’t look good for the majority of ppl that don’t know his personality…
by koop1122 on Jan 18, 2012 11:54 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
This
does not echoe team……I mean how hard is it to say, we are going to try to build on this and work hard as a team to get better because we have a tough game against the nuggets coming up…..instead of saying..oh yeah I was 5 for 5….smh
At the same time we know who Nick Young is
For most of the season his comments have echoed team play and he has been saying all the right things. Nick is just a passionate/goofy person and is just riding on a high right now. He played fantastic down the stretch and while maybe he should have keep his emotions in check, I can’t blame Nick for being Nick.
I'm not going to think of something extra witty or clever to say, I don't want to convince you to see things my way, I just have 2 words for you: JEREMY LAMB
Man, if I was Nick I woulda done the same thing
Nick’s naturally a happy dude but after this game he’s gotta be SERIOUSLY buzzing. He’s just being playful in the half-truth/half-play kinda way that he always is. Honestly I think every team needs a guy like Nick that just keeps things from getting too serious. And the guy definitely had his best game of the season.
I really dislike how folks seem to want the guys to be automatons and just spit the company line all the time. They’re people too! If Nick is gonna play like this every game, bring on the goofiness, I can dig it.
by jakenbake on Jan 19, 2012 12:24 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
with you 100%
cliche talk about team play and all that is players reciting what they know are standard responses to stuff….i like when guys let their personality out. All that really matters is how they play, not what they say. If Nick’s gonna check KD on the reg he can say whatever he wants!
would that kind of boring talk make the slightest difference in how they play?
I dont think it would at all, just makes fans feel better about the guys which although important doesnt really matter as long as they play well.
Nick was being funny about that “all me on KD” stuff, hell he IS funny….i dont know, imo he’s a likable guy
Do we need PR cliches
from every player after every game?
I rant about team play all the time, but Nick was obviously exuberantly happy, and nothing he said denigrated the concept of team play, his fellow players, or the organization.
I actually prefer this kind of answer to the "glad-we-one-just-doing-it-for-the-team" stuff.
When they’re on the court, they need to be all about business (no backboard dunks, please). When they’re off the court, anything that’s not too illegal is fine be me (weed = yes, drunk driving = no, prostitutes = gray area, cinnamon and planking = totally fine but stupid).
Nick has a personality that I root for. I don’t think he’s going to be here for the long haul, but I’ll cheer him whenever he plays for whatever team. So, I come down on the side of Nick actually being one of the better interviewees since Gilbert.
by Elvin_is_my_Elvis on Jan 19, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey folks
I am a Wiz fan living in the Seattle area. So this one was very sweet for me to watch. for two reasons.
A couple of questions if I may. When a player takes a charge why does that not count as a steal?
When is a pass that leads to made basket an assist and when is it not?
A couple of Comments. I sure hope these pass two games means that the team has turned the corner.
When Wall plays under control he is amazing to watch.
I would like to see more of Wall, Young, Crawford, Vesely, and McGee on the court at the same time.
I think the lock out hurt a young team like Washington the most. I think they really could have used a full training camp. They sure lack some of the fundamentals and conditioning. Fighting through screens, passing out of double teams, passing up a open shot to take one dribble for a closer contested shot.
If Wall can start hitting some of those 15-18 foot jumpers he will be a super star.
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
by 082288 on Jan 19, 2012 12:13 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
quick answers
a steal happens in the flow of play…..i.e. the clock doesn’t stop…but it does count as a turnover…
the assist is based on the judgement of the official scorer…determined based on whether the scorer believes it was the actual pass that led to the basket…
Welcome by the way…what makes you a wizards fan?
Thank you for your answers
One of the first basketballs games i saw on TV was a Bullets game. I loved the Big E, Bobby D, Wes Unsled Kevin Grevey Phil Chenier and the those teams of the 70’s.
I kind of lost interest in the NBA for a while in the late 80’s early 90’ss when the Pistons were winning with a very ugly brand of basketball. and mostly just followed the college game.
while I always watched the Sonics I only cheered for the team from DC. Once David Stern and that country bumpkin Clay Bennett stole the Sonics through some back room dealings I thought I was done with the NBA, but these last couple of years I have found myself following the Wizards once again.
BTW this is a great site, and all the folks who post here seem extremely nice and conduct themselves with class.
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
There was a time when I wouldn't be surprised that the Wizards won if they went to the free throw line 43 times in a game
Obviously, that time is now gone, but John, Nick and Jordan did a good job getting to the stripe in this one. Nick’s 3’s were clearly a difference-maker. You’re not ordinarily supposed to win when your opponent shoots 48% from the field, and you shoot 38.
yeah occassionally watching these games it really hits me how great Gil was for a minute there.
At the line all the time of course, but also the insane range he had on his J….Nick hit that 25ft’er and it struck me how regularly Gil would rain down from even further out
I remember that too...
Yeah Gil was amazing for a quick minute in DC! The range on his shot was sick!!
Has anyone noticed?
How long it takes for John Wall to bring the ball up court? He takes it so leisurely and by the time we get into our set there’s like 14 seconds left. Does anyone else feel as though this cripples us?
by NY1 on Jan 19, 2012 12:31 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
no...he doesn't take a long time to bring it up
what you possibly saw was him slowing down to run clock near the end of the game…
he also was getting play calls from flip…
Yes.
I am so stupid that I can’t tell the difference between those two. Thanks for clearing that up…
He gets it past the half court line a lot of times with only 18 or so seconds left on the shot clock. Definitely slower than most NBA point guards.
Actually he does
I routinely get nervous watching the shot clock go down to 17 while he’s crossing the half-court line, wondering if the ref is going to call 7 seconds.
I definitely noticed it
In fact I’ve seen it a lot of times, and there were lots of time I would get worried that he might get caught for the eh.. 7 second violation? 8 seconds? Not too sure of how many seconds all of the sudden.. but you get my point.
I wouldn’t be too worried about it though, it’s probably the tough schedule and the fact that he runs a lot of one man fast breaks so he’s just taking his time when he can.
At least that’s what I think
by Young Wook Lee on Jan 19, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
It's 8 he has to get the ball over
And to be fair, since our offense is often limited to once pass and shoot, we don’t need too much time to run it
Exciting game!
This is an exciting win for our youngsters! I thought they played real hard, and had great
defensive effort. It’s an aspect of this team I really like. And then they got hot from 3 and
closed it out. I don’t care how they win so long as they win and PLAY HARD! Jan Vesely
looks like a player to me. His defense is superb…the way he moves his feet. Plus it looks
like he can play both forward positions. Looking forward to seeing him more. The fire sale
is off for now. When’s the next game?
friday home vs denver
denver’s a really good team… no star but have about 8 guys that can put up 20 for them. will be a good test to see if we can keep things going!
Ty Lawson is the exact kind of player that lights us up
Good test being an understatement becuase they are one of the best ‘teams’ in the league. I like our chances to stick around if JaVale stays out of foul trouble. Also helps we aren’t traveling to Denver
I'm not going to think of something extra witty or clever to say, I don't want to convince you to see things my way, I just have 2 words for you: JEREMY LAMB
If their shooters are hot (and they have a lot of them)
it will be very tough to keep it close.
Yeah watching the speed of Lawson and Wall going back and forth will be intense.
I feel like they're the exact kind of team that lights us up
They play hard constantly. They have a bunch of good players and you can never stop them all. Unlike OKC where the stars got theirs, but we handled everyone else well.
I hope the Wiz surprise me because I’ll be there tomorrow night.
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by returnofswagger on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM EST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
I think ick is somewhat selfish as a player but I think he's just not that well spoken so things sorta come off wrong
doesn’t really have a good filter lol
Dray caused the climate for booing with his comments a couple wins and good games and its all forgiven.
Just to be clear....Nick said
We need to celebrate “this” night…
Not "We need to celebrate "to"night.
Minor…but material difference…
just saw sc highlights
they showed McGee’s dunk…two Wall Charges, and Nick missed FT…
everthing else was OKC…
surprised the Wall Alley-oop wasn’t shown….
I didn't watch
But did anything happen with JaVale McGee during the game? He looked very uninterested in his post game interview and was practically already in the locker room before the final horn sounded
I'm not going to think of something extra witty or clever to say, I don't want to convince you to see things my way, I just have 2 words for you: JEREMY LAMB
he missed 4 free throws that could have come close
to sealing it…
but team all hugged him and pulled it out for him…
overall good, but not great game…got a lot of key rebounds, and seemed to start to click with John on the P&R
How about that!
Not since the Polish Army defeated the Red Army on the banks of Vistula in 1920…
That was a GREAT WIN.
Congratulations Wiz!
Boosting the Javale Empty Stats Hypothesis
Won this game with Malicious D. Now 2-10 on his last 10 free throws, 41% for the year. He and Vesely could honestly shoot less than 50% for the year.
by ReturnofBillyJOe on Jan 19, 2012 4:35 AM EST reply actions
Vesely is an offensive rebounding machine
Another 3 tonight, +7 for the game. LIke how he generates his own points with putbacks. Creating your own possession and 100% shooting percentage.
by ReturnofBillyJOe on Jan 19, 2012 5:17 AM EST reply actions
Just one assist in 100 minutes tho
NY type numbers
by ReturnofBillyJOe on Jan 19, 2012 5:19 AM EST up reply actions
It's also hard to get assists when
You aren’t the ball handler, and there isn’t anyone to give it to for easy points.
He’s definitely a good passer though, and has good court vision for someone his size.
by Young Wook Lee on Jan 19, 2012 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
How do you know?
Was that one assist a truly fine pass?
by ReturnofBillyJOe on Jan 19, 2012 8:03 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
because he can't shoot or dribble very well apparently, so he cant look for himself.....yet
They have put a great arc on his shot though, does not look same as Partizan clips. Looks good in warm-ups, just doesnt fall as much as it should during a shoot-around but at least it’s not a line drive or anything. I like the way Vesely plays, but if he is going to get serious minutes he’ll have to start generating his own points and def boards….in due time though, no rush.
We had some success with Mcgee/Ves in the lineup….but I’m not sure if people realize just how skinny Jan is, he looks like a high school player. For that lineup to work, it will probably take Javale really beasting out on the def boards while Jan does his thing.
Partizan's entire budget is less than $4 million.
Let’s wait and see how Jan does with the NBA funding his development.
Agree FTT, DCrez and djnnou..
It’s great to see how effective that scrawny frame can be playing with fundamentals. Basketball is still basketball…move your feet, move your hands, box out, pass…it doesn’t matter what the beasts in this league do if you have great position.
Jan is at the level of our Dleague guys imo, long way to go, but he'll get every opportunity and then some more.
let’s see the organization develop a player!
He might be the level of our dleague guys
Skills wise but his court awareness is off the charts.
by Young Wook Lee on Jan 19, 2012 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
you've found me out
I don’t have a tv. I just look at the stat lines.
by ReturnofBillyJOe on Jan 19, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Tip-out rebounding?
Seemed like Javale and Vessely increased the amount of times they went after a rebound and at the highest point they tipped the ball out rather than try and grab it. The more I saw it, the more I thought it looked like a smart strategy for our string-beans.
Anyone else notice this? Is this perhaps part of some tactical plan to utilize the strengths of our unique players?
definitely noticed, many people commented on it
it’s very effective but go to the well too many times and it turns into an outlet pass for the opposing team
happened once last night where is looked like McGee could catch
the ball…
fine line behind good strategy and being lazy…but it is good to have in the arsenal…
What I thought was great about it was
that after one tip out the Thunder didn’t crash the boards and stayed back for the tip out…the next time down McGee grabbed the board because the Thunder were playing the tip out. Great adjustment by McGee and hi IQ play in this case.
that's what i thought but someone near me was adding up the tips and it wasnt working out
guess it’s a judgement call for the scorer maybe
yeah
this is definitely my question… does it count as a rebound for javale when he tips it out to say john wall, or would wall get credit for it… someone would have to… ive got wall and young on fantasy and i could use the boards!
bring back darvin ham
NCAA rules, but NBA is generally the same...
Article 1. A rebound is credited to a player or a team
each time a FGA or FTA is not made. There are three kinds of
rebounds:
(a) An individual rebound (player rebound) is credited to a
player who recovers a live ball that has missed scoring
a goal (field goal or free throw). The recovery may be
accomplished:
(1) By gaining control of the ball.
(2) By tipping or batting the ball in an attempt to score a
goal.
(3) By tipping or batting the ball to a teammate so that
the teammate or another teammate is the first to
gain control.
I'm sure if he can grab it he would grab the rebound
I think he takes pride in guady stat lines so… yeah he would catch every rebound he can, it’s just sometimes grabbing that rebound is not as easy as it seems to the spectators.
by Young Wook Lee on Jan 19, 2012 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
if utilized correctly, its a great strategy...
I know tyson chandler is known for this as well…if he cant get to it, he will tip it towards the back court
thoughts
we were able to out-tall okc at the end with vesely and mcgee. particularly with vesely, i think it comes down to the match-up. in other situations, he and mcgee probably get pushed around and rendered ineffective. okc wasn’t playing with much energy. but at least we see hints of vesely’s lottery pick potential in certain situations.
i don’t advocate booing blatche, but if it gets him to work on the boards… i actually was proud of dray for a couple possessions. he’s increasing his ratio of doing the little things versus his usual bevy of… stuff. it’s still not where we need it to be, but it’s a move in the right direction
nick young had a good nick young game, at least in the second half. he hit some ridiculous shots. they go in or they don’t. it’s not a recipe for sustained success.
this game does not make me suddenly optimistic about this roster, but if the players continue to work to improve what they can, and they have occasional success, that’s all i can ask for. strictly talent wise, we shouldn’t be the worst team in the league. i think that’s the thing that sets off someone like kornheiser more than anything.
by DarrellWalkerFan on Jan 19, 2012 12:13 PM EST reply actions
Well it will be interesting to see what transpires when we go against Denver...
1. We cannot, must not, rest on this victory.
2. I expect Nick to make a supreme effort to go off against Afflalo, who got his contract while Nick had to settle for his QA. These two guys have such a long history going back to college days in LA, it should be interesting.
3. Wall, I think, can conrol Ty Lawson, but what happens when old man Miller starts to work his slow, sure stuff against us.
4. I hope Veseley gets some good burn against Gallinari.
On and by the by, it ain’t the District Chophouse, but I have always found that Subway puts out a good sandwich for the money.
we match up well actualy with the Nuggets just like the Thunder
really athletic teams that try and run we can do a solid job against.
Ty Lawson will be a nightmare to deal with for Wall simply because he’s fast and will turn the corner on our bigs in the pick and roll he’s done it to everyone all season long. we need our pf rotating bigtime this game.
But Ves on Gallo, Nick on Affalo , good matchups for us.
Mcgee is gonna be the key to the game he has gotta stay down on Nene should be able to rebound on Nene he’s not a real active rebounder and Mcgee has gotta deter some of the penetration from their guards.
I expect Wall to play well no matter who we play or the match ups I think he has found IT now… I can just sorta see it he is playing with no anxiousness and without hurrying something clicked with him in the 2nd half of the Sixers game.
I expect to see great performance after solid game from Wall from here on out . He’s seeing the gaps on the driving lanes he’s changing speeds he’s still gonna have some bad shooting nights but he’s gonna play and impact the game by getting to the line and pushing the pace.
when the Nuggets put Miller in the game its gonna be bye bye.
yeah, really happy with what Wall is showing now. He looks so much better, night and day.
rubio my ass!
Last two games
He’s played an entirely different game.
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by returnofswagger on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Because JaVale has played an entirely different game
Less post ups, more pick setting. Even a couple of professional grade PnRs! If they can get good at that, we’ll be well on our way to becoming a very good team.
by yop32 on Jan 19, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
please email Ted about the PnR if you havent.
He made many comments at chalk talk that are counter to flip’s offensive philosophy and I think Ted would direct the offense to be run differently before he would change coaches. Pipe dream to think fans could affect something like that? Who knows but it just takes a minute
Anyone else get reminded of the Mighty Ducks when watching the Wizards play last night?
Not the actual team, the sweet 90s movie with Emilio Estevez. And I’m talking the original one not the one where the kids are like 19 and playing the Icelandic Nationals. Think about it: A coach who doesn’t really want to be there. A team with far inferior skills and talent that improves with practice and experience. Bad facilities (or in the Wiz case, medical, training, an scouting staff). One player with sky high potential. That nice feeling when the underdogs win.
by Ron Carlos Jeines on Jan 19, 2012 3:49 PM EST reply actions
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- The 10-man rotation, starring your Indiana Pacers
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