Game Thread Wizard @ Boston 1/2/09

hands11 · Post #1 » by **hands11** » Fri Jan 2, 2009 10:14 pm

7:30 PM ET, January 2, 2009
CSNN

Wizards Coach - Tapps (5-14) Team (6-24, 2-12 away)
Boston Coach - What's up Doc Rivers (28-5, 17-1 home)

First game of the new year. The road-weary Boston Celtics lost more games on their four-game West Coast trip than they had all season going into it. Boston is coming home to heal. I expect the refs to be very one sided to help them do it. We need to stop PP who went off last game.

The Wizards have been playing a lot more solid ball as of late and Tapps is mixing up the line ups very well. We could easily be on a 4-0 with 3 games being against some of the best teams in the league. The Wizards also have a little mention advantage knowing the have played Boston tough last year and even took one in Boston when they were outmatched. It's a different line up then it was then but any mental advantage something the Wizards will take. They don't have the mind set of a 6-24 team. They know they are better then that and will continue to try to prove it.

Wondering what the staring line ups with be with CB in question for a return.

Could be this if we follow what we have been doing.

C - Blatche 6-11 250 age 22
PF - AJ 6-9 235 age 32
SF - DMAC 6-9 220 age 23
SG - NY 6-6 200 age 23
PG - James 6-2 188

or this is CB is healthy enough to start

C - Blatche 6-11 250 age 22
PF - AJ 6-9 235 age 32
SF - DMAC 6-9 220 age 23
SG - CB 6-7 228 age 28
PG - James 6-2 188

or this if Tapps is still willing to move the line ups around with CBs ankle in question.

C - Etan 6-10 260 age 30
PF - Blatche 6-11 250 age 22
SF - DMAC 6-9 220 age 23
SG - AJ 6-9 235 age 32
PG - James 6-2 188

VS

C - Cedric Perkin 6-10 280 age 24
PF - KG 6-11 250 age 32
SF - PP 6-7 235 age 31
SG - Ray Allen 6-5 205 age 33
PG - Rondo 6-1 171 age 22

This may be time for another grand experiment. AJ at SG. I know people will think I'm crazy. That's already established. But AJ can't cover PP at SF and PP went off last game. Also if AJ gets in foul trouble that take our core scorer off the court which will but us in a world of hurt. Blow out. We need DMAC covering PP.

The most interesting match up with my above line up is AJ and Allen. Certainly Allen can run AJ around but Etan and AB can clear the middle and let AJ go one-on-one against Allen in the post. He could get him in foul trouble which would brake up the 3 amigos. That would force them to go more to PP which would be covered by DMAC. I don't mind that challenge.

You can also put CB on PP later off the bench. You could do CB at start at SG with that line up but I don't see that happening since AJ has been playing like a warrior while CB has been out.

I think this would be our best chance to match up defensively by slowing down their heart PP and KG while swapping pts at SG with us having the advantage of getting fouls at SG. Etan provides the muscle and leverage to pound with Perkins and that free up AB to cover his childhood idol KG who if you remember he had KG talking to himself previous make ups. AB would be ramped up for that match up which is what you want.

"Celtics coach Doc Rivers singled out rebounding as one of the major problems against the Blazers, who held a 44-29 edge in that category." I think this last line up gives us the best chance to make this happen again.

yungal07 · Post #2 » by **yungal07** » Fri Jan 2, 2009 10:48 pm

Our soft frontline is going to get abused by the C's. I expect Perkins to make Andray look pretty bad.

hands11 · Post #3 » by **hands11** » Fri Jan 2, 2009 10:58 pm

yungal07 wrote:Our soft frontline is going to get abused by the C's. I expect Perkins to make Andray look pretty bad.

That is why I am hoping we see this.

C - Etan 6-10 260 age 30
PF - Blatche 6-11 250 age 22
SF - DMAC 6-9 220 age 23
SG - AJ 6-9 235 age 32
PG - James 6-2 188

VS

C - Cedric Perkin 6-10 280 age 24
PF - KG 6-11 250 age 32
SF - PP 6-7 235 age 31
SG - Ray Allen 6-5 205 age 33
PG - Rondo 6-1 171 age 22

You either start it, or you rotation to it very quickly.

mhd · Post #4 » by **mhd** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:29 am

Stevenson out 2.5 weeks. Translate that to Wizards Medical Staff=1.5 months

I hope Critt starts getting more PT. It does us no good for Juan to be getting PT over Critt.

closg00 · Post #5 » by **closg00** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:43 am

How much do you wanna bet that Caron will be playing semi-injured tonight?

spaceman_E · Post #6 » by **spaceman_E** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:49 am

Who are the weirdos in our chat room? Stranger Danger!

Benjammin · Post #7 » by **Benjammin** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:50 am

The chat room (or the link I have) is occupied by some group of folks. If I'm feeling ambitious, maybe I'll make one.

Darn it Blatche is down. This team without bad luck wouldn't have any luck at all. Curse of the Boulez...

closg00 · Post #8 » by **closg00** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:51 am

Damn! Blatche just went down, crap!!!! Get ready for a lot of Slow-Song, Etan.

Benjammin · Post #9 » by **Benjammin** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 12:55 am

Apparently everyone logging on to chatmaker was put into one room. Sort of an interesting sociological experiment, I guess. They're trying to fix it...

MJG · Post #10 » by **MJG** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:03 am

Scalabrine in the first quarter? Ouch.

nateteaches · Post #11 » by **nateteaches** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:06 am

Who told AJ that he's the "Iceman"?

newslowsad · Post #12 » by **newslowsad** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:11 am

1. caron missed four consecutive free throws. i have never seen that happen to him.
2. blatche was the only wiz player doing well. of course he goes down with an ankle sprain.
3. we suck so bad that doc rivers put scabs in to play in the first quarter.
4. mike james is not a point guard.

MJG · Post #13 » by **MJG** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:12 am

How is Boston not incredibly embarrassed to be pumping in artificial crowd noise? They're the reigning champions, arguably the most storied franchise in league history - act like it!

closg00 · Post #14 » by **closg00** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:16 am

LOL!!! The Celts are giving their back-ups some practice tonight against our D-league type play. Why bother winding your starters when you can beat the Wiz with your back-ups.

WizarDynasty · Post #15 » by **WizarDynasty** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:19 am

once again, our pathetic offensive specialist allow the players they are guarding to shoot way above their season shooting field goal average and can't make up for the points they gives by scoring over their own season field goal average. While shooting way below their own. Its pretty sad, you are in the game for your offense...because you don't give anything on defense..and are a below average man to man defender..and it turns out that you shoot well below you season shooting percentage against playoffs teams and you are suppose to be an "offensive specialist".
You can't count on Jamison and CAron to hold their players below their season shooting average...but you would at least expect for them to be able maintain their season offensive shooting average on the offensive side of the ball against a playoff team.

spaceman_E · Post #16 » by **spaceman_E** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:20 am

Sick Nick

Post #17 » by **WizStorm** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:23 am

spaceman_E wrote:Sick Nick

Of course, that dunk requires a quick hook and a seat on the bench.

All the while, Jamison is 1/7 with lousy D and gets tons of minutes.

Post #18 » by **miller31time** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:24 am

OMG....they've more than doubled our score.

47-22

Benjammin · Post #19 » by **Benjammin** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:25 am

Right now we're on pace to score 60 points....for the entire game.

spaceman_E · Post #20 » by **spaceman_E** » Sat Jan 3, 2009 1:27 am

Was that James, Dixon, and Crittenton on the floor at the same time?