The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[stevemcqueen1]

Nerlens Noel.....


As I said in an earlier post, it's Muhammad/Len for me.


Noel does nothing for me...and as a Hoyas fan, I'm glad he chose UK over G'Town.

He's a role player in the NBA....or at best a Marcus Camby. Maybe......

To me he is basically just a nice raw talent in an awesome frame.

But again, so was Ves.

With this FO I'd seriously consider drafting Rudy Gobert and telling him to stay in France and let them develop him over there and I'll take him when he's fully formed. We've got all the time in the world apparently.

[Fight4RGIII]

Memphis Grizz sign John Hollinger to their front office. I wish we could have done the same. Even he'd be a far better GM that Ernie.

[stevemcqueen1]

Jabari Parker's HS team Simeon was on ESPN tonight. The score was like 3 something to 40 something late in the third quarter when I finally changed it away. I forgot how ****ing boring HS bball is.

[RonBurgundy&Gold]

Gary Williams to coach the Wiz?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...e-wizards-job/

[Destino]

RG3 made Shaqtin a fool. (0:31)



...and of course JaVale made it, he's on every episode.

[stevemcqueen1]

I'm so glad JaVale's somewhere else. I'd rather be anonymously horrible like we are now.

[Dave25]

Hahaha someone should make a gif of George Karl's face after the latest "McGee"

[Fergasun]

Take solace fellow Wizards fans. Why? Because it seems like its 10x more crummy to be a fan of the LA Lakers now. I was listening to the game locally last night and the radio announcers (John Ireland and Mykel Thompson) were going to cry after they got blitzed by the Knicks. What's worse than being a cellar-dweller? Thinking that you've got a dream-team roster, and squeezing out less than .500 basketball... if the Wizards make this game tonight one of these 70-80 point "no team can make a shot" games.... well... they are the Wizards.

But in all seriousness I think being in the Wizards position with a known dreadful roster is better than the Lakers where they think they are good, but playing mediocre and repeating to themselves "we'll be better soon... we'll be better soon... wait till Nash comes in...."

[Duckus]

I couldn't make it large or HD, but here ya go.

[DCchillin89]

Take solace fellow Wizards fans. Why? Because it seems like its 10x more crummy to be a fan of the LA Lakers now. I was listening to the game locally last night and the radio announcers (John Ireland and Mykel Thompson) were going to cry after they got blitzed by the Knicks. What's worse than being a cellar-dweller? Thinking that you've got a dream-team roster, and squeezing out less than .500 basketball... if the Wizards make this game tonight one of these 70-80 point "no team can make a shot" games.... well... they are the Wizards.

But in all seriousness I think being in the Wizards position with a known dreadful roster is better than the Lakers where they think they are good, but playing mediocre and repeating to themselves "we'll be better soon... we'll be better soon... wait till Nash comes in...."

I'm sure you mean well, but this is NOT the place to come and complain about how dreadful it is to be a Lakers fan right now. Just no. Lakers fans are so jaded its ridiculous. One bad quarter of a season and they act like the basketball gods have mistreated them. NOTHING is worse than being a wizards fan right now. You guys have 5 titles since 2000. We have second round 'Beat the Heat' tshirts.

[Sticksboi05]

John Wall's weak man. A real homie would've gotten over this wimpy knee injury. I hate to say it but Wall is a cornball brother!

[stevemcqueen1]

Yeah no whining here Lakers fan. Experience three or four decades of famine and then you can talk.

[endzone_dave]

JaVale is without a doubt the dumbest basketball player ever. His highlight plays are priceless!

[StillUnknown]

http://www.tedstake.com/2012/12/14/consider-the-source/

As I look at box scores from around the league, I see many games that can be considered blowouts, but our team has been very competitive and we have had plenty of fourth-quarter opportunities. We have lost, as an example, 11 games by seven or fewer points. Our record is our record – I’m not denying that – but we are building a strong foundation of a team that is dedicated, plays committed team defense and has high character.



I wanted to segue now to an issue that has been top of mind for some folks. I usually do not comment on articles that are premised on statements from anonymous sources, let alone an unauthorized anonymous source. Once you respond to a story like that you are open to having to respond to those kinds of stories all of the time. In this case, however, I need to make an exception.



As a matter of principle, I think it is bad form to publicly share trade-related discussions and conversations about players who are under contract with other teams. I certainly wouldn’t like it if someone was talking off the record to the media or the public about our players or proposed deals. Also, talking about players on other teams can get an executive fined by the league.



I would like to debunk though a statement and notion that originated in The Washington Post that a potential trade would have put our team in the luxury tax and thus we “turned down” a deal because we were “unwilling to commit” financially. That is simply not true. First, we would not have gone into the luxury tax – that is simple math. Second, economics were not a factor.



I am not shy about making financial investments in our teams. Simply look at the history of the Capitals and see the progression of our payroll. Additionally, the Wizards used the amnesty provision this past offseason as a financial tool to reconfigure our team. It is public knowledge that we have taken on some of the most significant contracts in the NBA and NHL. We have a track record, and these are concrete examples. Our fans know we will invest in our teams.

Close losses are acceptable. Unless we start getting blown out regularly, there is no chance Ernie is going anywhere.

[Die Hard]

I`m rooting hard for the Wiz tonight. I wanna see if things can get so bad.... that D`Antoni can actually get fired before the year is out.