"Nene is somehow playing 27 minutes a night in D.C. without averaging 13 points, seven rebounds or one block per game, or shooting 50 percent, which actually seems impossible — I kept staring at these numbers thinking I had a cataract or something. Nobody won that Nene-McGee trade. It was like the Richard Sherman–Skip Bayless fight on First Take — everyone lost."
From Bill Simmons in his article on Grantland, The Worst Contracts in the NBAOriginal video, with accompanying article, chronicling yet another example of John Wall’s generosity with autograph seeking fans. The Wizards star appears to treat his many fans very well.
Washingtonian article on John Wall. good read. By... Edward G. Robinson
Jan Vesely tells the Czech Sport daily that he wants to represent Czech Rep. at EuroBasket 2013 (More, Jan's quotes, etc., at www.twitter.com/Luke_Mellow)
Am I missing something here with the rookie of the month going to Dion Waiters? This write-up says Waiters led East rookies in scoring for February with 15.8 PPG. Looking at Beal's game logs I come up with a 17.5 PPG average for him. Did anyone else notice this?
day has been forgotten by the national media. Nothing new here, in a way its a nice change that the Wizards playing poorly is not just business as usual around the NBA
Wall-Beal-Webster-Nene-Okafor. If that starting lineup can maintain that level of play for the remainder of the season then I's say the team is in a better place than any of us could've realistically expected.
But that's just a small point at the end of a fantastic article that details all the incredible things Daryl Morey and the coaching staff have been doing in Houston. Best GM in the league in my opinion.