Today's links:
- John Wall, Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young, Trevor Booker, JaVale McGee and Kevin Seraphin participate in a pickup game. Watch Young get his pocket picked by Wall, among other things. [Wizards.com]
- Chad Ford gives the Wizards an A for their offseason, calling the Kirk Hinrich trade a "steal. [ESPN Insider]
- Ted Leonsis appreciates the grade. [Ted's Take]
- One new Wizards blogger does too, but disagrees with Ford's take on the Hinrich/Seraphin trade. [Wiz of Awes]
- Michael Lee on whether the Wizards have enough size this season. I feel like the better question is whether they have enough rebounding, because they do have plenty of "bigs." But that's a future 20Q. [Wizards Insider]
- One of the blogosphere's best on the report that Gilbert Arenas is healthy and looking good. [Rob Mahoney, Pro Basketball Talk]
- I like Craig Stouffer of the Washington Examiner a lot, but I think he's off when he writes that the "March Madness" thing is not worth it. Still, go read and decide for yourself. [Washington Examiner]
- Jordan Ruby of SB Nation D.C. also disagrees with Stouffer. [Half Smokes]
- Hilton Armstrong didn't know that the "March Madness" thing was happening. He also thinks he can be the Wizards' starting center. Ambition is good, I guess. [Stouffer]
- Speaking of "Midnight Madness," if you're one of the first 300 people there, you get a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich. [@WashWizards]
- Photos from the Wizards PA tryouts. [Truth About It]
- Some love for Yi Jianlian's FIBA World Championships performance. [Chris Mannix, SI]
- More on Andray Blatche's summer and the importance of this season for him. [Michael Lee]
- An argument that John Wall is no "lock" for Rookie of the Year. Um, who said he was? [Evans Clinchy, NESN]
- Photos of Andray Blatche and DeMarcus Cousins out on the town, if you're into that sort of thing. [DC Fab]
- I helped contribute to this project over what an NBA expansion team might look like. We had to protect eight players who were under contract past next season. I chose to leave Gilbert Arenas and Hinrich unprotected. [Pick and Scroll]
- David Berri on the Wizards, in case you want to gouge your eyes out. [Opposing Views]