Ted's Take - The Deleted Files

[dobrojim]

there is no excuse for 4-25

injuries schminjuries

4-25 is inexcusable

[montestewart]

Wizards Lament

They are bad but you don't know for sure
if they will be when healthy so they don't makes moves.
Then they get good when everyone returns
but its to late and now being good is bad.

[Nivek]

there is no excuse for 4-25

injuries schminjuries

4-25 is inexcusable

4-26 is okay, though, right?

[dobrojim]

whatever, it's hard to keep up (at my advanced age)

[Nivek]

Too much running. It rattles the brain.

[tontoz]

whatever, it's hard to keep up (at my advanced age)

Don't they have drugs for that?

[dobrojim]

better for Wiz fans to take the drugs that make you forget

[tontoz]

better for Wiz fans to take the drugs that make you forget

That isn't what i meant lol.

dobrojim wrote:
whatever, it's hard to keep (it) up (at my advanced age)

[Nivek]

Ted posted a blog entry today that was actually not bad. Almost like someone else wrote it. It was about Nene's impact on the team, which is pretty remarkable. Worth a read. Actually was kinda encouraging.

[mohammed10]

Ted posted a blog entry today that was actually not bad. Almost like someone else wrote it. It was about Nene's impact on the team, which is pretty remarkable. Worth a read. Actually was kinda encouraging.

Nivek- that's the problem...all of Ted's blog posts are pollyanna. Someone needs to stop blowing sunshine up his tailpipe and invoke some change to this losing culture.

[Mickstix]

Has the local DC media ever done a story on "Teds Take"?? (I'm in Fl.) But I'd love to hear what "they" think is up, when you see the owner of a professional sports team (In the Nations Capital) open up a blog for discussion/replies, and only get (apparently) 2 or 3 per post.. They either receive hundreds of replies, with only 3 being "repeatable", or they only have 3 fans.. Which is it?? How great would it be to hear a reporter ask that question at one of Ted's pressers??

[leswizards]

Why couldn't have just all been healthy to start the year?

The Wizards problems have very little to do with injuries, and if the Wizards keep relying on injuries as an excuse, it could just set up another season of disappointment.

The Wizards problems in no particular order are:

- The Wizards have no backup PG capable of giving the team quality minutes in the case that John Wall misses extended time (Since Wall's injury was known well before the season started, his injury is not an excuse).
- Bradley Beal has developed slower than the team would have liked. Considering he is rookie, this should have been expected, but with all the Wizards other problems, it is an issue the Wizards can not afford.
- Jordan Crawford has improved, but still takes too many ill advised shots.
- Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor are not worth the money they are getting paid.
- Chris Singleton although having shown signs of improvement to start the season has regressed to being useless.
- Trevor Booker, Jan Vesely and Kevin Seraphin have all significantly regressed from the play they were showing at the end of last season which filled so many fans with optimism about this season.

[hands11]

Why couldn't have just all been healthy to start the year?

The Wizards problems have very little to do with injuries, and if the Wizards keep relying on injuries as an excuse, it could just set up another season of disappointment.

The Wizards problems in no particular order are:

- The Wizards have no backup PG capable of giving the team quality minutes in the case that John Wall misses extended time (Since Wall's injury was known well before the season started, his injury is not an excuse).
- Bradley Beal has developed slower than the team would have liked. Considering he is rookie, this should have been expected, but with all the Wizards other problems, it is an issue the Wizards can not afford.
- Jordan Crawford has improved, but still takes too many ill advised shots.
- Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor are not worth the money they are getting paid.
- Chris Singleton although having shown signs of improvement to start the season has regressed to being useless.
- Trevor Booker, Jan Vesely and Kevin Seraphin have all significantly regressed from the play they were showing at the end of last season which filled so many fans with optimism about this season.

We will know more soon enough won't we.

[montestewart]

Day by day, in every way, we are getting additional information with which to analyze, adjust, and adapt.*

*NOTE: These are the "Three A's of Additional Information"**

**© 1983, The Nine Points of Principled Progression, Jack Hoff

[Nivek]

While I think this was the best piece Ted's done for his blog, the nitpicking side of my brain keeps pointing out that the sample size is tiny and many of Nene's minutes came against backups -- which is easier than playing against starters.