The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[SiCkSoULjA]

I saw that scared me and I was on the couch lol. He plays hard him and Booker both of them.

[abdcskins]

Just learned about the trade. I feel we got the better of the deal. Not sure how long Bibby will be here but Evans and Crawford can play and a first-rounder is always valuable.

[No Excuses]

I'm reading the comments on the facebook page for the Wizards and some fans are so ****ing stupid. How do you not like this trade? We gave up nothing to get two young players. Some people think we made this trade specficially for Mike Bibby.

[SiCkSoULjA]

Wall needs too put the team on his back and stop depending on blatche 10 pump fakes and spin moves or Young fadeaways or stupid shots. Wall needs to at least shoot 15 times and work on his game.

Why do the Wizards pass it too McGee in the post? It's comical really it's a turnover or a sky hook. McGee needs to become a Tyson Chandler type of player and only need too shot on put backs or dunks.

[stevemcqueen1]

Michael Lee says its done w/ a 1st round pick. WOW.

Holy ****diculous ****! I leave for a few hours and Ernie threatens to get competent on me!

Next thing we know Ernie will have flipped Blatche for Cleveland's unprotected 2011 first LOL!

[Sticksboi05]

I'm reading the comments on the facebook page for the Wizards and some fans are so ****ing stupid. How do you not like this trade? We gave up nothing to get two young players. Some people think we made this trade specficially for Mike Bibby.

Vish, of sports fans, only about 10% are actually knowledgeable.

[stevemcqueen1]

Granted...the draft can be a crap shoot but best case scenario, we can end up like ATL

We can be a lot better than Atlanta. Atlanta could have been like what we're going to be if they'd spent the Marvin Williams pick on Chris Paul.

[Warhead36]

Fantastic trade. We got Hinrich for basically nothing and then flipped him for a nice young prospect, a draft pick, and a vet PG that can mentor Wall until we trade him for some more value.

Gotta give props to EG. This trade was a home run.

[stevemcqueen1]

We have three picks next year. Our first, ATL first and our 2nd. We can possibly package the ATL first and our high 2nd for an outside lotto pick between 15-20.

With Jordan Crawford, we now have 4 rookies from the 2010 draft..

If we keep all of our picks for next year, we will have seven 1st/2nd year players on the roster. Wow ...

Depending on how the lottery shakes down, I would definitely start packaging picks together to make sure we end up in the top three. I'm hoping Perry Jones and Kyrie Irving go first and second if we pick third. I really, really want Jared Sullinger.

Maybe we'll get lucky and end up in the top three anyway. Lord knows we could use that kind of pick. If that happens and we get our hands on Sullinger, then I'd be willing to let Blatche go for pretty minimal compensation.

If we're picking in the early 20's this year, that might be in range for someone like Brandon Knight or Josh Selby. Grab one of those guys plus Crawford and Young gives us a studly young backcourt. Sullinger with our lottery pick gives us a post presence. Booker gives us a scrappy presence at the 3 who can start in a pinch. McGee and Seraphin are an interesting young rotation at the 5.

That's a very interesting young core. After getting all that, I'd just sit back and watch what happens.

[Warhead36]

I liked Crawford a lot coming out of college. Plus he made Lebron look like a fool with that dunk, that's always good.

[stevemcqueen1]

Here's my take on Blatche:

- Puts up numbers for us. We'd definitely notice if we didn't have him just like we felt it hard when Nick Young missed a game.
- He'll always do just enough to make you think we can afford to focus on more pressing concerns for the time being.
- He's young.
- His contract is very reasonable.
- We could do a lot worse than him.

However,
- We could also do a LOT better.
- We need a tough post presence who can pile up rebounds. On this team, someone like Carlos Boozer would average 17 a game. Blatche's average of 8 is very subpar.
- We need a guy who can generate offense with his back to the basket.
- Javale needs the help of a tough PF and Blatche doesn't give it.
- Blatche has a cancerous effect on a young roster where he's supposed to be a leader (gets in fights with teammates, lackadaisical attitude).
- Not a winner. Seems like he's the type who's the top scorer on a ****ty team.
- Probably needs a change of scenery. Maybe even that won't be enough for him to make the leap.

[Warhead36]

Blatche's #s are hollow though. I mean someone has to score, rebound, etc. over the course of a game. He's just so inefficient and his attitude and body language are just crap. I was hoping he would one day mature and develop into a Lamar Odom type complimentary player but he won't ever be that good.

[mississippi skinsfan]

It kind of looks like how the caps did with making trades and getting some 1st rd picks and start rebuilding with young players.

[stevemcqueen1]

Blatche's #s are hollow though. I mean someone has to score, rebound, etc. over the course of a game. He's just so inefficient and his attitude and body language are just crap. I was hoping he would one day mature and develop into a Lamar Odom type complimentary player but he won't ever be that good.

That's not necessarily true. Remember the Orlando game Nick Young missed last week? John Wall scored 27 points. Then nobody else scored... Blatche had 15 and Hinrich was next with 10.

Wall is a stud, but if you take away Blatche and Young we literally have no one else that can score. We'd go from being blown out by 15 and 20 to being blown out by 50. We'd go from being out-rebounded by 10 or 15 to 20 or 25. It's not like we can afford to be so choosy because this is still a roster profoundly lacking in talent. Maybe Rashard Lewis will be able to pick up the slack for losing Blatche by next season. But I'd be anxious about losing either Blatche or Young until we had someone like Jared Sullinger safely in hand.

---------- Post added February-24th-2011 at 12:48 AM ----------

Someone asked about Lucas Noguiera earlier. Here's a scouting report: http://www.nbadraft.net/players/lucas-nogueira

NBA Comparison: Tyson Chandler

Strengths: Brazil's next big basketball hope after Nene and Leandro Barbosa ... One of the most promising International players of the next generation ... At just 18 years of age, shows a great deal of potential ... An athletic specimen ... Shows tremendous length and great balance ... Runs the floor like a deer, makes quick moves. Can change directions quickly. Very springy ... A big time shot blocker using his length and leaping ability to be an eraser around the basket ... Excellent on the break where he uses his tremendous fluidity and speed to convert dunks ... Shows some offensive ability with a solid shooting touch and ability to knock down free throws ... Tremendous rebounder. Shows good hands.

Weaknesses: The big knock against Lucas "Bebe" is that he is lazy ... Sources around the team claim that he is a little bit difficult to deal with and already has a star's attitude ... Nothing can derail a promising career faster than a kid not willing to put the work in, so for Lucas, keeping his head on straight, continuing to work hard and focusing on his development is crucial if he's going to realize his vast potential ... Must continue to develop his upper body and overall strength ... Still extremely skinny. 200 lbs. Must bulk up, but shows wiry strength and should be able to add weight successfully without diminishing his agility ... Needs to keep developing his offensive game, prove himself against a high level of competition ...

Notes: Nickname is "Bebe" which translates to "baby" ... Also known as Lucas Riva ... Full Name is Lucas Riva Amarante Nogueira... Plays for Estudiantes in Spain. Was 2 blocks away from recording a triple double in his first game in San Antonio playing for Brazil against Puerto Rico (20p/12r/8b) ... Has 3 years left on his deal with Estudiantes ...

It sounds like he's a loooong ways away from being a player. I don't know. Are any of us willing to be patient for an international kid born in 1992? I don't know if I am. We're a young team that's on the up and up. But Noguiera sounds like he'd be better served to end up on a team like the Mavs or Spurs.

---------- Post added February-24th-2011 at 12:50 AM ----------

The kid is also as skinny as a rail. His body is a long ways away from being ready for the NBA. That's a pick you stash away and don't expect to see a decent return on for the next three or four years.

---------- Post added February-24th-2011 at 12:56 AM ----------

Say we're lucky and get a top 3 pick in the lottery and get Sullinger. I wonder what it would take to move back up into the lottery if Harrison Barnes started to slip. Say he made it past 8. Could a move up to get him be done?

[RonArtest15]

SM...I honestly think that Blatche is a cancer and the sooner he's off the team, the better. I know that there would be a void left (if he was traded....and also depending on who we'd get back) due to his scoring being gone. It's an addition by subtraction scenario. I wonder if team morale would improve with him off the roster? I don't know how much of an effect it would have on wins vs. losses, but I can't help to think that things would be better not only in the locker room, but on the court as well.