Tracking Former Wizards 3.0

[Dat2U]

If anyone actually thinks Koufos is actually going to play more minutes than Javale then your kidding yourselves. My guess is Karl probably thinks Javale plays better coming off the bench (I do too). I fully expect Javale to get the bulk of time at center.

[verbal8]

If anyone actually thinks Koufos is actually going to play more minutes than Javale then your kidding yourselves. My guess is Karl probably thinks Javale plays better coming off the bench (I do too). I fully expect Javale to get the bulk of time at center.

Last season Timofey Mozgov started 35 games for the Nuggets, yet only averaged 15.6 MPG. I think Koufos will likely play a similar role this season.

[pcbothwel]

http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/10/26/355 ... icks-bench

Ole Dray can't catch a break huh...haha

[keynote]

Grantland went in on Swaggy P.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-trian ... to-kill-me

On November 4, in New York, the Sixers lost to the Knicks, 100-84. Nick Young played 32 minutes, scored five points on 2-10 shooting, and had a plus/minus of -29. Minus. Twenty-nine. That’s when it hit me: This is happening. Nick Young isn’t on Twitter or in photos or video lowlights. He’s on the Sixers. He’s a Sixer. He is part of my life now, and like a ghost that haunts your apartment, you need to make peace with these things. So, I decided to live-blog the Sixers game against New Orleans last night. I fully anticipate this to read like a Sullivan Ballou letter from Ken Burns’s The Civil War. Spoiler: That guy dies. Cue up “Ashokan Farewell.” Let’s go.

I enjoyed reading the comments from beleaguered Wizards fans (is there any other kind?), expressing their schadenfreude that Nick Young is now Somebody Else's Problem.

[fugop]

http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2012/11/0 ... eam-plane/

[Nivek]

Grantland went in on Swaggy P.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-trian ... to-kill-me

On November 4, in New York, the Sixers lost to the Knicks, 100-84. Nick Young played 32 minutes, scored five points on 2-10 shooting, and had a plus/minus of -29. Minus. Twenty-nine. That’s when it hit me: This is happening. Nick Young isn’t on Twitter or in photos or video lowlights. He’s on the Sixers. He’s a Sixer. He is part of my life now, and like a ghost that haunts your apartment, you need to make peace with these things. So, I decided to live-blog the Sixers game against New Orleans last night. I fully anticipate this to read like a Sullivan Ballou letter from Ken Burns’s The Civil War. Spoiler: That guy dies. Cue up “Ashokan Farewell.” Let’s go.

I enjoyed reading the comments from beleaguered Wizards fans (is there any other kind?), expressing their schadenfreude that Nick Young is now Somebody Else's Problem.

Got into a Twitter argument with a guy about Young. He seems to think Young will be just fine and that he's a good replacement for Lou Williams, who they let leave. I was about to post some variation on "he'll have to learn the hard way," but then I had the quick thought of how fans typically evaluate players, and this guy will probably end up arguing the Sixers just needed to give Young more playing time.

[tontoz]

Nick is shooting 24.4% from the field. Wow

[Induveca]

With 2 minutes left in 3rd vs Kings, Blatche has 20 points on 10/10 shooting.......he looks pretty damn good. Seemingly able to jump again and quick enough to get around his man. Looks very much in decent shape.

[llcc25]

With 2 minutes left in 3rd vs Kings, Blatche has 20 points on 10/10 shooting.......he looks pretty damn good. Seemingly able to jump again and quick enough to get around his man. Looks very much in decent shape.

i actualy posted the same thing on another thread. makes me wonder if Wiz didn't everything possible to help Blatche b/c he clearly as talent.

[Illuminaire]

Totally. One good game from Blatche definitely makes me question whether his long track record of poor work ethic, bad conditioning, immature behavior, and inefficient basketball was somehow really the team's fault.




(Do I need green font? People can figure out that this should be green, right? >.>)

[payitforward]

With 2 minutes left in 3rd vs Kings, Blatche has 20 points on 10/10 shooting.......he looks pretty damn good. Seemingly able to jump again and quick enough to get around his man. Looks very much in decent shape.

i actualy posted the same thing on another thread. makes me wonder if Wiz didn't everything possible to help Blatche b/c he clearly as talent.

Dray has exceeded expectations so far this year. Are you really sure that the picture will be the same after 80 games as it is after 8?

[DMVleGeND]

I'm as big of a Dray fan as anyone, but I haven't been particularly impressed with him this yr so far. I didn't watch tonight's game, but I imagine that the reason why he was so efficient was because he was acting as a finisher. In the games I've seen where he's tried to create his own shot, he still looks slow and unable too, and his team defense is still weak. It goes much deeper than the stats with him.

[closg00]

With 2 minutes left in 3rd vs Kings, Blatche has 20 points on 10/10 shooting.......he looks pretty damn good. Seemingly able to jump again and quick enough to get around his man. Looks very much in decent shape.

i actualy posted the same thing on another thread. makes me wonder if Wiz didn't everything possible to help Blatche b/c he clearly as talent.

Nick and Dray both had good games tonight.

[Nivek]

Young still rates below replacement level in my system. His shooting has been not-good and he does nothing else.

Blatche rates solidly above average through 8 games (140 in my system, where 100 = average and higher is better). Much of that is actually on the strength of improved rebounding. His offensive efficiency still isn't all that great -- even with an 11-12 game in the books. Still, what he's done for Brooklyn in 8 games is better than what he gave the Wizards the past few seasons. He's always had ability -- the question with him was whether he'd ever get in shape and make better decisions on the floor. We'll see.

[TGW]

Before last night's game, Blatche was shooting 36% from the field. I'm not so sure he's "better"—we're so early in the year, one outlier can still drastically affect one's stats.

[DMVleGeND]

Gilbert Arenas has officially joined the Shanghai Sharks of China (the team Yao Ming owns).

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dox-NWe_YI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8xcwX1uS-A[/youtube]

He was originally supposed to sign w/ Guandong, but the deal fell apart and they elected to go with Terrence Williams instead.

[Illuminaire]

I find this depressing.

[closg00]

Sean (Denver)

Why isn't Javale getting more minutes? Can't defend alongside Faried?

John Hollinger (3:40 PM)

Lots of people in Denver wondering the same thing, as he's played very well in his minutes and the Nuggies can use his offense. The asthma is an issue, obviously, which will probably limit him to 24-28 min -- especially at that altitude. But I'd like to see him play more.

[Upper Decker]

Amazing nights by our 2011-2012 starting front court:

Blatche 8-13, 22 pts, 15 rbs, 4 stls, 2 asts
McGee 9-9, 20 pts, 8 rbs

I'm just so glad Ernie and Ted created a superb environment to develop these guys. If I was Wall I'd sign the QO and bolt the first chance I get. He'll be 1st team all-NBA outside of Washington, but hey, at least we have our boy named Jan to pick up the slack. Thanks Ernie!

[dangermouse]

He should totally be starting. But at PG.