Why I Reserve the Right to Boo Andray Blatche During Intros

You all defend Dray like he actually cares about you. This is the NBA and fans know what’s up with these players, especially those actually paying “good money” to do so on a nightly basis. Blatche has lost the fans because he’s never been honest with them, probably because Andray still can’t be honest with himself and realize the vast amount of talent he’s wasting away.

YellaFella hit the nail on the head repeatedly, especially when he wrote about Dray doing what ever is the easiest, like settling for jump shots. There’s also a reason why he gets to the FT line less then 2.5 times a game, which is absolutely awful for a Power Forward.

If Dray worked hard and failed the fans would support him, we (fans) are not mean spirited in the DMV, but Dray has never “worked hard”. If Trevor Booker stops progressing today, but maintained his effort, the fans would still support him because we can see that he’s giving it his all.

It seemed to work against OKC.

the average poster here is a “fan”, which oftentimes comes across as being an apologist for the players, or player, so i’m glad to see the critical opinion expressed.

blatche may not be a stone cold killer (which might be part of why he’s not better than he is), but he also has justifiably earned the lazy and undisciplined label, and that’s worth criticizing. is booing the best way to do that? i guess it comes down to the nature of the booing.

then again, at this point some folks just want him gone, and that seems like a reasonable opinion to me.

personally i probably wouldn’t boo, but that’s because despite how critical my posts are here, i’m mostly soft at heart (how could you root for this franchise otherwise). but i don’t necessarily resent those that do, and i’m also not certain that this will really have a sum total negative effect on blatche or the team. it might make them stronger.

i cringed when kwame got booed, ’cause in his case, i never thought it was a question of his work ethic. he might not have had the heart of a lion, but the bigger issue was he had brick hands. does booing that really accomplish anything? the situation with blatche is a bit different; there is a chance that booing blatche will make him better.

So we have absolutely no problem discussing how disgusted we are with Dray and his efforts (to no end, mind you), yet we don’t want to hurt his feelings?! Psshh… if he’s not built for it, too bad. Every fan has a right to voice their opinion. And the ones trying to suppress the booing are the ones enabling his soft ass psyche. Do you want a player who will take those boos in stride and work his ass off to prove us wrong or do you want a guy that’s gonna crawl into a hole and cry if he’s being booed? I’ll take the former ANY DAY.

And on a side note, in my defense of Dray, for those who keep insisting he play down low… did it ever occur to you that maybe he’s just not that type of player? Height shouldn’t dictate your position – your skillset should be what defines your position. Just because he’s 6’ 11" DOES NOT mean he should play in the paint. We are all aware of his skills so why does it shock you when he’s hanging around the perimeter? That’s who he is! He’s a jump shooter (not a very effective one however) with decent handles and an even better passer. Yet, on the flip side, we salivate at the idea of a 6’ 11" Jan Vesely developing a jump shot so that he can be our SF for the next 10 years? That makes no sense to me.

So in an attempt to tie all my thoughts into a coherent post, maybe if we didn’t get our hopes up of Dray being this low post banger, we would finally just accept who he is. And maybe then the boo birds won’t be heard as much? Just a thought…

Blatche WANTS to be good. He really does. If you hate him for not caring, then you’re not really paying attention.

It’s a misconception when people look at someone with physical size and skill and say “he’s so talented that he would be an all-star if he only tried harder”. Being tough-minded and having the energy and will to play at or above the average intensity level of the best basketball players in the world is a talent. Have you ever noticed that players’ baseline intensity levels don’t significantly increase or decrease over the course of their careers? Have you noticed that “motor” is a trait discussed in scouting reports of high school kids? There’s a reason for that.

If you’re going to boo Blatche for his low intensity level, then you should also boo Booker for being too short, Seraphin for being uncoordinated, and Vesely for being weak. And while you’re at it, boo yourself for being a fan who hurts his own team out of sheer meanness and stupidity. I mean, you’re hurting the team out of mental weakness, which makes you just as boo-worthy as Blatche, right?

But I enjoy it for the lulz. If you want to give me 28 million feel free to boo me wherever I go.

“Nets can go 0-82 and I’ll look at you like this sh— gravy” I hate quoting this song but it’s true.

that’s how fans communicate. If he does better, the booing will stop. obviously, the fans are ready for him to go, but his value only exists in the wiz organization, so he has to stay here and figure it out.

The culture here has to change for things to get better, plain and simple, from the top to the bottom. There was an article about a sports team. I think it was from one of the olympic players, when asked about an organization. The response was, the organization is first class all the way down to the “towel boy”. This is not the case for this organization, thus, here are the results….

Ernie gave it to him, however foolish that may have been. He has no trade value and the organization will not cut ties with him, this is absolutely certain. So why not try and root for the guy? He has been a massive disappointment by anyone’s admission but each and every time he goes out there I hope he kills it. You have the ‘right’ to do whatever the hell you want but that doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. I’ve been to games this year and it’s honestly depressing. Depressing for everybody, fans too.

THE WIZARDS SHOULD TELL THE MEDIA THAT ANDRAY BLATCHE HAS SOME TYPE OF INJURY, that excludes him from say…2 weeks of games, AND, THE WIZARDS SHOULD PUT HIS BUTT IN AN INCLUSIVE 2 WEEK JUMP START WORKOUT PROGRAM, and get his fat gut in shape. PERIOD. He is one of the most out of shape players I have seen in any NBA games I have watched this year. It is pathetic.

Wnen i saw the game i was surprised to see fans booiing Blatche, but on 2nd thought i was thinking maybe other Wiz fans are as frustrated as me ,watching him take low % shots time after time- he should at least pretend that maybe he would pass the ball to confuse the defence ! his lack of consistent hustle,his poor conditioning…………..