The Official Washington Wizards Thread

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Originally Posted by StillUnknown

I wish I shared your optimism on McGee. I really want to see him reach close to his potential, but my gut is telling me he won't be that much better than he already is

on a sidenote, I think instrumental in the rebuild is selecting the right kind of coach to grow with this team.

two questions, who is most likely to replace Flip and who do you want to replace Flip?

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I don't really know enough about coaching candidates to have an opinion. I don't think Flip is the man for this job though. He needs a veteran team to work with, not a bunch of knuckleheaded 22 and 23 year olds. I just don't think he's got the patience to manage this group with an even hand like they need.

But I also don't think Flip is a disaster either. This season was ****ed from the beginning and we knew that going in. So the team losing shouldn't decide whether he stays or goes after this season. What will be my barometer of success is if he continues to effectively develop Wall/McGee/Seraphin/Booker/Young. That's really all that matters at this point.

Even if McGee never gets any better than he is right now, he's still a good starting center. He's efficient and has unique above the rim ability and has a PER in the 16s, which is better than what a lot of teams get at the position.

But McGee is also 23 and came into the game notoriously raw. He's already made big strides in his first season as a starter and will certainly continue to do so. Josh Smith was another super athletic but super raw big that didn't start to thrive until he had about 150-200 starts under his belt. The Hawks would be short a really good player if they had given up on him too early. Once McGee gets consistent enough to start commanding 30 minutes or more per game, his performances will shine. He'll put up bigger numbers and assert himself as one of the better centers in the East.

I agree that McGee is already pretty decent but big men are over valued in this league. Say it's time for free agency and McGee is about to hit the market. I guarantee some team will want to pay him a decent chunk of money for him.

The question we have to ask is do we want to invest on him, or let him walk and try to get someone better? If we want better production from the C spot, why not trade him while his value is at its peak?

It'll be hard to find someone better though. It would also suck to have a minimal return on McGee after having spent all that time developing him. I'd rather stay the course with him than start over at the position and go from it being a position of minor strength to one of huge need.

That could damage our ability to keep Wall.

Plus I still think there is a lot of upside left to McGee's game.

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When are we going to change the team name? Wizards just leaves me feeling unattached. It'd be like if the Redskins changed their name to the Accountants or something.

I want us to go back to the Bullets now so we can hear an endless stream of puns every time Wall runs coast to coast.

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Originally Posted by stevemcqueen1

It'll be hard to find someone better though. It would also suck to have a minimal return on McGee after having spent all that time developing him. I'd rather stay the course with him than start over at the position and go from it being a position of minor strength to one of huge need.

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With the current structure of the team, I agree that there is no point in trading McGee. He's our best big man prospect with a ridiculously high ceiling. But if we draft someone like Jared Sullinger or any other prospect next year and he ends up showing a lot of promise and production, then I'd look for trade offers for McGee.

Portland was interested in trading Nicolas Batum and apparently they contacted the Wizards about McGee. I'm a fan of Batum and I think he's the ideal SF to pair next to Wall. With the Gerald Wallace trade, I think they'd consider moving Batum for value. With Pryzbilla gone, Oden hitting the open market and Camby nearing retirement, they'll find good value in McGee. Plus, they played Lamarcus Aldridge 51 minutes at the C spot last night. They have a desperate need for a C.

We already have another really good prospect in Seraphin. I think a year or two from now when we're hopefully ready to contend, Seraphin will be a good NBA center. I love the mean streak that he plays with. He has a lot of Ben Wallace in his game. Just a powerful guy in the paint.

its hard to get an accurate feel about McGee in part because he spends so much time on the court with #7

those two cannot play together on a defensive end, their games just don't compliment the other

i actually think McGee would probably play best with someone like Sullinger who's a great rebounder

#7 is out again for tonights game

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Originally Posted by StillUnknown

#7 is out again for tonights game

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Yes!!!!

Sorry but I can't stand the guy

Booker is playing good ball so far

Off just in time to watch most of the game. Finally.

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Originally Posted by StillUnknown

#7 is out again for tonights game

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Good. Besides my obvious hate for Baltche, I love watching Booker play. And I want to see as much of Seraphin as I can.

I'm looking forward to a Yi-less season next year. God he is garbage.

Well I guess from the car to the living room, the Mavs went on a 15-4 run. Nice.

Great way to end the half though. **** Dallas

No bull GACOLB

I turned to see the Caps score one goal and the Mavs are up double digits

At the half:

Dallas - 12/16 from the free throw line
Washington - 3/6

Dallas - 15 fastbreak points
Washington - 3

Hustle stats.

Dallas looks bored lol. Not even trying this quarter.

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Caron is a good dude. Guy was a ****in hammer for this team.

wizards come back and win this game watch