The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[stevemcqueen1]

And the only player I'd trade Wall for is Durant. I think he's going to go down as (at least) the second best player after Jordan. I'm not sold on Howard being a player who can put a team on his back like Durant or Wall can.

I don't think I even need to say anything about Lebron.

Never underestimate Cowherd's stupidity.

But in regards to the part I quoted, put the debate this way:

Durant might go down as the best combo 2/3 ever, second best perimeter scorer ever.

Wall has the ability to go down as the best pure point guard ever.

Now thinking about it like that, which one would you rather take? I think positional importance has to figure strongly into the equation. Perimeter scorers who can give you 24+ points a game are a dime a dozen. There's never been another player like Durant before, but you can get a guy who'll give you close production nearly every single year. PG and C are the two most valuable positions you can build around and there are swarms of good 2s and 3s in the league right now. If I were building a team with the ability to choose from every player in NBA history, my first pick would be Kareem and not Jordan or Bird.

Point guards with no weaknesses and freakish athletic gifts (speed, length) like Wall are extremely rare. Also factor in Wall's youth, precociousness, and leadership skills. He's captaining a team as a 20 year old rookie, two years removed from high school. I think he's the most desirable building block in the league outside of Howard.

[Sticksboi05]

Wall's weakness is his jumpshot...for now. But then again Jordan's shot was mediocre coming into the league and we saw where that went. He still managed 28 PPG on 51% FG his rookie year.

[No Excuses]

Even when Rose and Tyreke Evans came in the league, their jump shots were highly suspect. Wall will no doubt get better and that's why I like having Gil around him. No better person to help learn how to shoot than a guy who practices close to a 1000 shots every practice. For all of Gilbert's problems, his practice and training intensity is something everyone on our team can learn from.

McGee should have a good game tonight. Mosgov is the type of scrub that McGee always dominates. Gilbert coming off the bench but I hope we use him a lot more than Hinrich in the 4th quarter. I just hope that Flip doesn't go full retard with Wall-Gil-Hinrich line up. Thornton has been one of our better defenders late in games.

[Sticksboi05]

League source: Arenas made it through practice with no complications and will play tonight at MSG.

[ACW]

The gawd Buckhantz was just on 980. He dropped something I didn't know. A record John Wall set Tuesday night. He is the first player in NBA history to have as many as 29 points, 13 assists and 9 steals in a game. Not rookie, PLAYER. In the third game of his career.

Those are such arbitrary numbers though. I'm sure he was the first point guard named John Wall who left after his freshman year at Kentucky

[Sticksboi05]

Those are such arbitrary numbers though. I'm sure he was the first point guard named John Wall who left after his freshman year at Kentucky

Yeah, that's a pointless stat. That's a SportsCenter stat.

[Skin'Em84]

Those are such arbitrary numbers though. I'm sure he was the first point guard named John Wall who left after his freshman year at Kentucky

If he got 10 steals, would he be the first triple double of Pts, steals and assists though?

What do you think the odds of him having a good night like that in the next few years and possibly getting 10 rebounds as well?

[Kosher Ham]

I am sure it's the steals thing that makes it a first. Pretty impressive actually.

I am almost positive that Olajuwon and David Robinson both had quad-doubles with blocks instead of steals.

[TV aka TeeVeli aka BAMBAM30]

Thank god for the nba lottery...

never thought i'd utter those words as a wizards fan.

[No Excuses]

Thank god for the nba lottery...

never thought i'd utter those words as a wizards fan.

I've never had a problem with the NBA lottery system. I think it's fair that a sport that has the ability to be dominated by one individual sets restrictions on teams blatantly tanking.

I do question whether the process is run fairly or not (not that I'm complaining). Seems a bit odd that we would win the lottery with such low chances. Couldn't have been that it was because an iconic owner died (had great ties with Stern), new owner with huge pockets took over and a potentially big market was on the line. I'm pretty confident that Stern envisioned Leonsis to turn the Wizards into what Leonsis has done for the Capitals.

But then again, one has to wonder why he hasn't helped the Knicks, who are by far the biggest market just waiting to explode again on the NBA scene. Seems like the Knicks just can't catch a break.

Eh, **** the conspiracy theories lol.

[I_Bleed_B&G]

Is this game going to be on TV at least in the D.C area? I know the Caps are playing tonight too.

What channel please?

[ACW]

If he got 10 steals, would he be the first triple double of Pts, steals and assists though?

Alvin Robertson had 20, 10, and 10 (along with 11 boards). Drexler did it too (and had 9 boards).

[TV aka TeeVeli aka BAMBAM30]

Is this game going to be on TV at least in the D.C area? I know the Caps are playing tonight too.

What channel please?

Yeah i'm wondering the same thing! The caps are on csn.

I'm gonna be pissed if i cant see this **** tonight.

[I_Bleed_B&G]

Yeah i'm wondering the same thing! The caps are on csn.

I'm gonna be pissed if i cant see this **** tonight.

Just found it. If you have comcast, it will be on channel 856 (TCNHD) or channel 8 (TCN non HD)

[spjunkies]

If you have FIOS it's listed as being on 501.