The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[Fight4RGIII]

Davis will put the weight on. You think he is just gonna say, "Nah, I'm good. I don't need to get stronger." He's smart enough to know he needs to bulk up in the NBA and he will. His job will be basketball, not school and basketball. Homework and school will be replaced by working out.

[Zhouse]

Do the Wizards even have a realistic shot at the #1 pick? I think Davis ends up with the Bobcats.

[StillUnknown]

Do the Wizards even have a realistic shot at the #1 pick? I think Davis ends up with the Bobcats.

The hornets are a lock for the #1 pick

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

Who knows, with the Nats coming on strong with Strasburg and Harper, with RGIII coming to town for the Skins, maybe Stern sees DC as the next place to be. With Wall already on board maybe he wants to get in on the bandwagon and throws Davis our way. You never know.

[stevemcqueen1]

Davis will put the weight on. You think he is just gonna say, "Nah, I'm good. I don't need to get stronger." He's smart enough to know he needs to bulk up in the NBA and he will. His job will be basketball, not school and basketball. Homework and school will be replaced by working out.

Its not always so easy to add good weight. Davis has broad shoulders but he's thin at the joints so you wonder how much weight he can really add.

---------- Post added April-3rd-2012 at 02:42 PM ----------

Who knows, with the Nats coming on strong with Strasburg and Harper, with RGIII coming to town for the Skins, maybe Stern sees DC as the next place to be. With Wall already on board maybe he wants to get in on the bandwagon and throws Davis our way. You never know.

I'm just praying that this year, the lottery isn't rigged.

What would be the scenario that would convince everyone here the lottery wasn't rigged? Charlotte actually winning it? Us winning it?

[Fight4RGIII]

Its not always so easy to add good weight. Davis has broad shoulders but he's thin at the joints so you wonder how much weight he can really add.

---------- Post added April-3rd-2012 at 02:42 PM ----------



I'm just praying that this year, the lottery isn't rigged.

What would be the scenario that would convince everyone here the lottery wasn't rigged? Charlotte actually winning it? Us winning it?

On 980, scouts said he can put on about 20-25 pounds without losing any quickness.

[Destino]

Who knows, with the Nats coming on strong with Strasburg and Harper, with RGIII coming to town for the Skins, maybe Stern sees DC as the next place to be. With Wall already on board maybe he wants to get in on the bandwagon and throws Davis our way. You never know.

T-Rob wouldn't be bad either. He's a great rebounder which we need next to Nene and he has shooting range as well. Neither are shot blockers that can defend the rim but they are strong enough to keep their assignments away from easy shots most of the time.

The biggest impact for next year is going to be felt via free agency, trades, and improvement of young players though IMO.

[stevemcqueen1]

On 980, scouts said he can put on about 20-25 pounds without losing any quickness.

I think that's a fair projection. But that's also easier said than done. Guys like Davis have ridiculous metabolisms. It's probably really hard for him to gain weight. It might take him years to add that kind of weight.

---------- Post added April-3rd-2012 at 03:03 PM ----------

T-Rob wouldn't be bad either. He's a great rebounder which we need next to Nene and he has shooting range as well. Neither are shot blockers that can defend the rim but they are strong enough to keep their assignments away from easy shots most of the time.

The biggest impact for next year is going to be felt via free agency, trades, and improvement of young players though IMO.

What do we do with Booker if TRob, Davis, or Sullinger is the pick? This damn injury is hurting his trade value IMO.

[Destino]

On 980, scouts said he can put on about 20-25 pounds without losing any quickness.

In two years I could see that. That would put him at 6'10 245. Nene and Blake Griffin are 250, so you can get the image of just what type of transformation we are talking about here.

---------- Post added April-3rd-2012 at 03:07 PM ----------

What do we do with Booker if TRob, Davis, or Sullinger is the pick? This damn injury is hurting his trade value IMO.

I think you keep him. He's got a good attitude, good motor, and bench play is important. Plus it's not always good to rely on rookies. The only reason I'd trade him is if Vesely was suddenly able to pack on enough strength to justify playing at the 4 and 5.

[Thinking Skins]

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I think you keep him. He's got a good attitude, good motor, and bench play is important. Plus it's not always good to rely on rookies. The only reason I'd trade him is if Vesely was suddenly able to pack on enough strength to justify playing at the 4 and 5.

He has a point though. If we end up with a top 2 pick, we'd be looking at having (Davis or Robinson)/Nene/Booker/Seraphin/Vesely all playing pretty well. Thats a nice front court, but lets not forget that we're missing some talent at the guard/small forward position. If we can somehow package some of these guys in a trade for a nice small forward, I think it'd be the best option.

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

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

He has a point though. If we end up with a top 2 pick, we'd be looking at having (Davis or Robinson)/Nene/Booker/Seraphin/Vesely all playing pretty well. Thats a nice front court, but lets not forget that we're missing some talent at the guard/small forward position. If we can somehow package some of these guys in a trade for a nice small forward, I think it'd be the best option.

To me, that's a front court of a bunch of the same guys - energy/hustle/defense first guys. And there is still not one guy on the roster to either play pick and roll or (more importantly) pick and pop with Wall.

[No Excuses]

Nene has done the pick and roll well. Vesely isn't bad either.

Large part our pick and roll sucks is because Wall can't shoot. No reason to fight through the screen when you can just go under it.

[nuposse87]

If we get the #2 pick you take MKG easy, I don't even think its debatable. He's going to be a solid 3 in the NBA with a ceiling of hopefully a more efficient Rudy Gay. Now for some reason we don't take him and take T. Rob instead, I would immediately look to flip Booker and our 2nd round pick for a pick in the 15-20 range if possible. You can find a quality wing prospect in that range in this draft. Or a guard w/e our GM at the time prefers. Some mocks have J. Lamb and Terrance Ross falling in that range they could be quality players given a season or two of experience. Sign a cheap good shooter this offseason like Fernandez, Rush or Danny Green and let em learn.

[No Excuses]

Booker is already a pretty good NBA back up power forward. I'm not in favor of trading cheap, young and productive players for mid first round picks. It's unlikely that someone in the middle of the first round will give us the level of production Booker can.