http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wiz ... _blog.html“The atmosphere, right when I landed,” Webster said, “It was incredible.”
Webster studied the Wizards’ roster and realized that with John Wall breaking down defenses off the dribble, and Nene commanding attention inside, he should get more than his share of quality looks from beyond the three-point line next season
A career 37.4 percent shooter from long distance, Webster connected on 41.7 percent of his three-point attempts just two seasons ago
Webster turns 26 in December but has played seven seasons in the NBA, allowing the Wizards to add another veteran to the team without getting markedly older.
I’m going in with my set of [skills] to really try to compete for that three position,” Webster said.
His last surgery was just before last season and forced him to miss the month, including Minnesota’s 93-72 victory over Washington at Verizon Center. But Webster said he is healthy and ready to help the Wizards end a four-season playoff drought.
“I feel fantastic. This is the best my body has felt in the past five years.
“The team has made moves to put this team possibly in that seventh or eight seed. For me, it’s all about getting to the playoffs and exceeding that, because I’ve only made it to the first round and I think we have a legitimate chance of making some noise.”
Interesting that he says he is going after the 3 position. That is the biggest question for the team. That position really is wide open and there is a long list of players trying to get minutes there. Clearly Beal is slotted for the 2 guard. Some people have questions about Crawford there but minutes at the 2 are clearly his to lose while players like Webster and Martin have to win those minutes. So if Crawford holds on, SF is Websters best chance to get minutes. But there you have Trevor A, Singleton, Martin and maybe Booker also looking to find minutes.
So while the Wizards may not have a true stud know quantity at SF, they will have plenty of competition. I assume Trevor A is going to get 20 minute there one way or another. So who gets the rest.
Looks like Webster is primarily competing with C Singleton there. I could see them using both depending on who they are playing against and what they need. Should be interesting to see how much better C Singleton is in year two. He shot .346 from 3 as a rookie which isn't bad. If he could get that up closer to .360 or .370 that would be good progress. So who among these SFs can slash to the hoop ? Is Webster their best option for that ? So Trevor A with Webster/Singleton . Its not an All Star line up but its could be functional. Its clearly better then last year.
