The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[Duckus]

Can't we get him some effective steroids or something? I don't have anyone else that can reliably get me blocks and now that David Lee is hurt, my rebounding is taking a hit.

BTW, this fantasy team is mostly incredible. I'm not even sure exactly how it came together so well, but it involved some trade devilry. Here's the roster if anyone cares:

PG: Stephen Curry
SG: Dwyane Wade
SF: Kevin Durant
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Al Horford
G: Joe Johnson
F: David Lee
UTIL: Michael Beasley
UTIL: Jason Terry
UTIL: Javale McGee
Bench: Gilbert Arenas
Bench: Richard Jefferson
Bench: Ben Gordon

Richard Jefferson was the only guy I picked up on waivers. I did this in an auction league and got lucky there was a moron in the league who basically ended up trading me Durant and Nowitzki for a final total of Blake Griffin and Tim Duncan. (He traded me those two for Wade and Joe Johnson, then traded me those two back for Duncan and Griffin). Lee and Nowitzki and Curry have underachieved so far, but they'll come around eventually... I hope. But it's a H2H league so I've still been able to win matchups from scoring so many points, shooting so well, and eking out enough steals, blocks, and threes to come out on top. Unfortunately, I'm getting creamed in rebounds and assists every week.

Nice, I am 10 team auction keeper league (year 4 right now). I kept Durrant for like $40 and Curry for $1. Yea, I got him as a rookie for $1 . . . . ****ing awesome.

My Big 5. When healthy - unstoppable.
John Wall
Stephen Curry
Kevin Durant
Kevin Love
David Lee

My role players
Brandon Roy
JaVale McGee
Jameer Nelson
Richard Jefferson

My blah
Jamal Crawford
Anderson Varejao
Al Thornton

IR - Yao Ming

Picked up Yao on waivers and threw him on IR. No risk, potential reward.

David Lee, Wall and Brandon Roy are killing me this week. I am really scared about Roy . . . .his injury seems serious.

I search the waiver wire daily to change up my blah players, they change weekly.

[Hubbs]

One problem is the jokes about the other meaning of Minutemen.

True, I guess that's one downside. I'd consider it minor, though.

[pjfootballer]

Me personally, I'm about sick of the Redskins. I'll take a Wiz championship over a Skins Super Bowl. The whole thing is just so tainted and played out at this point. From the ownership to the media to the fanbase. The whole thlng is just one big headache. It's not fun anymore. But that's just me.

And the Wizards are different how? I mean, I've been a fan of this team since the 1977 season when I was nine, and pretty much I'm sick of the whole Wizards situation every year. We're the Clippers east, maybe not as sucky, but with only a couple of years when we had Webber/Howard/Strickland, the team has been a nightmare. I've felt this way about the Wizards just as much as the Redskins.

[pjfootballer]

Maybe so.

With the history of the Wizards, I'm on a "I'll believe it when I see it," approach. The Redskins are making me turn that way lately also.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Dude, the Caps have built up an insanely loyal fanbase. I'm not too sure the Wiz would surpass them even if the team was good.

I believe they would simply because basketball is a much more mainstream sport and will be for a long time. I agree that the Caps will be more popular as long as there is such a big success discrepancy.

[ACW]

Come on man. Typo. The Big Three.

Actually, isn't The Big Tree Ron Jeremy's nickname? You know, massive wood? BOOM!

[StillUnknown]

Hinrich is having his best game of the season so far

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Holy **** this game is ****ING KILLING ME. So many missed opportunities.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

And the Wizards are different how? I mean, I've been a fan of this team since the 1977 season when I was nine, and pretty much I'm sick of the whole Wizards situation every year. We're the Clippers east, maybe not as sucky, but with only a couple of years when we had Webber/Howard/Strickland, the team has been a nightmare. I've felt this way about the Wizards just as much as the Redskins.

I mean there are the three years we made the playoffs with Gilbert. Went to the 2nd round of the playoffs, were #1 in the East at the all star break. Then **** fell apart but still. It was fun while it lasted. Now we have a new legitimate star in John Wall. I think basketball is a little different than football where one draft pick can change the entire state of a franchise. I guess that can apply in football where you get a Peyton Manning or luck into a Tom Brady but it's a lot rarer. Plus new ownership with Ted. Things are exciting right now. And another big difference is the fanbase. You older Wizard fans can be annoying Debbie Downers but it seems, to me anyway, that us younger fans are still optimistic and excited for the team. On the other hand, the entire Redskin fanbase across the age spectrum has lost it's ****ing mind.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Oh, and here's a completely random thought: I was thinking about the team name the other day, and suddenly "Washington Minutemen" came to my head. For those of you who don't know, the minutemen were a type of rapid-response colonial militia (hence the name) who fought in the Revolutionary War and helped repel unexpected British attacks. If Leonsis doesn't want to go back to Bullets, then I think Minutemen at least sounds better than both Wizards and those other stupid suggestions like Generals (the jokes will never cease), Justice, Diplomats, and Agents (one of the worst suggestions I've heard, which, of course, means LaVar and Dukes loved it). Any thoughts?

They're going back to Bullets. Lock.

[No Excuses]

Blatche is playing like a lazy POS.

I love Gilbert.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Blatche is playing like a lazy POS.

I love Gilbert.

Heart. One's got it, the other doesn't.

[StillUnknown]

Blatche is playing like a lazy POS.

he plays like defense is illegal

absolutely loving McGee's effort right now defensively, almost makes up for the shot selections

[No Excuses]

I'm giving him a week or two before the whole "out of shape because of offseason injury" excuse goes away.

Gilbert is a freaking machine. Pisses me off thinking what we missed out for three years. Why is McGee doing behind the back moves? BLOCKED BY MCGEE! HAHa nice sequence. Is there a lot of people at the game?

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Wow what a make up block by McGee. That's a game changer there.