The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[Destino]

McGee's already been replaced, Nene is better. The question now is does Wall improve.

[Warhead36]

McGee's already been replaced, Nene is better. The question now is does Wall improve.

Well Wall was great against New Orleans and had a really strong first half tonight. Unfortunately the second half sucked for him, and the rest of the team.

Booker is playing himself into the starting PF of the future role, Anthony Davis not withstanding.

[Samuels]

No more clown-first major figures on the team (that matter) getting major minutes. Of course the level of play is going to rise Now we got people getting minutes who give a ****, who have pride, who want to win first and foremost, grown ass men. And this is before we've got the player we traded for.



Lol, you know how I know you're old?

Lol yeah i'm defintely old, meant verizon. He has dropped me some good nuggets over the years.

[ixcuincle]

http://twitter.com/Ian_OConnor/statu...19310805204992

No surprise if Mike D'Antoni lands this summer with Wizards; exec Tommy Sheppard is a good bud from their Denver days #knicks

[Samuels]

http://twitter.com/Ian_OConnor/statu...19310805204992

Thats already been reported not only that but he is close with Grunfeld. Its a typical Wiz play because they wanna run&gun with Wall.

I'd personally rather have a vet coach that will slow the game down which will cut down on turnovers and play to Walls strenght letting him attack off the pick&roll. Preferably a guy with a winning record and emphasizes defense like JVG or Sloan. I don't care about his age if we get D'Antoni its Eddie Jordan part 2 small ball, running and gunning with 0 defense.

[StillUnknown]

So D'Antoni would give Ernie new life?

Automatic grounds for him not to be considered in my book.

[Destino]

Yeah Grunfeld has to go I don't care who the coach is. Not only did he sign Blatche to a long deal but he's forced coaches to play him and has been publicly unable to get rid of him while he continues to find himself slower and in worse shape. His draft picks all seem to have major holes in their games and the team never seems to cause improvement in those areas. Maybe unfairly I put some of that blame on the GM. Players shouldn't think working on fundamentals absent from thier game is optional. Wall coming into this season unable to shoot shouldn't have happened, and his being rewarded with a captain title is unacceptable and an example of what I'm talking about.

It was shocking to me when after Saunders the players commented on needing to be held accountable. How messed up must an organization be for NBA players to ASK for this?

[No Excuses]

Mike D. would be an upgraded version of Eddie Jordan (). I can definitely see Ernie making this move.

[skinfan2k]

Get another PF to pair up with Nene, find a shooting SG/SF to help wall and get a coach who will slow down the game big time!

[Destino]

Get another PF to pair up with Nene, find a shooting SG/SF to help wall and get a coach who will slow down the game big time!

Speedy Wallzalez isn't at his best in a slow half court offense. I doubt this team would move in that direction. They certainly have to improve in that regard but they aren't built to specialize in it.

[Samuels]

Speedy Wallzalez isn't at his best in a slow half court offense. I doubt this team would move in that direction. They certainly have to improve in that regard but they aren't built to specialize in it.

That is the route they need to go to many turnovers running and gunning with no structure. Wall should still be allowed to run off of rebounds but not wildly out of control like they do now. I think getting rid of McGee is the first step to improving in the halfcourt. In the playoffs halfcourt offense and defense wins. Look at Thibs in Chicago with Rose thats the exact way Wall needs to be played lots of high screen action.

Wall is at his very best in the high screen&roll game useing his quickness and speed to get in the lane. If we aquire a high quality pick&roll heavy coach, Walls game will explode.

[DarrellsMyHero28]

I want absolutely NOTHING to do with Mike D'Antoni.

That man will never, ever win a championship. No commitment to defense.

[Destino]

Front line about to be tested.
Seraphin v Gasol
Booker v z-Bo
Singleton v Gay

Yikes.

[StillUnknown]

Z-Bo is back?

Haven't seen much of Memphis this year.

[Destino]

Z-Bo is back?

Haven't seen much of Memphis this year.

Yup came back Friday against the raptors 25min 9-14 25points 9reb. He didn't miss a beat.