Otto Porter

[CntOutSmrtCrazy]

I think you're focusing way too much on minutes and where Otto Porter ranks with other players selected where he was, simply because you believe the selection was a bad one. It's almost as if you're intentionally pretending to lack knowledge of his injury situation, the depth chart, and how Randy Wittman operates just to give life to your bleak outlook on Porter.

Yeah, declaring Porter a bust without taking into account his circumstances is silly. No training camp, no preseason, no playing time. Those things matter.

Been saying this the whole time, kid walked into a loss-loss-loss situation.

[stevemcqueen1]

I don't think we can afford to keep Ariza.

In an ideal world, next season we'd roll with Webster and he'd get back to the player he was last season and we could spend Ariza's money on a PF like Patrick Patterson to balance out the roster.

[AWIZZINGBULLET]

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Maybe it means more playing time for Otto?

In an ideal world, this would stop all the "Trade Otto for a young big" noise...

Really believe Porter has the chance to become the most beloved Wizards player since Gilbert Arenas, pre-gun incident of course.

[J-Ves]

I don't think we can afford to keep Ariza.

In an ideal world, next season we'd roll with Webster and he'd get back to the player he was last season and we could spend Ariza's money on a PF like Patrick Patterson to balance out the roster.

Yep. I would love to have Ariza back, but this roster needs a stretch 4. Patterson, Marvin Williams and Frye are all free agents and likely could be had for less than Ariza. Any of those guys could be inserted into the starting lineup for better spacing, moving Nene to the bench improving the second unit.

The idea of trading Webster for a stretch 4 is also a possibility, but who's to say we would have a good trading partner? Why would the Bucks trade Illyasova for Webster straight up, for example.

[Illmatic21]

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Maybe it means more playing time for Otto?

Well Wittman isn't going to be here for a long time, so I don't care what he has to say.

Let's face it, he isn't going to all of a sudden start playing Otto. Why would he mess with the rotation this close to the playoffs? His job is on the line, you know..

[verbal8]

I don't think we can afford to keep Ariza.

In an ideal world, next season we'd roll with Webster and he'd get back to the player he was last season and we could spend Ariza's money on a PF like Patrick Patterson to balance out the roster.

Yep. I would love to have Ariza back, but this roster needs a stretch 4. Patterson, Marvin Williams and Frye are all free agents and likely could be had for less than Ariza. Any of those guys could be inserted into the starting lineup for better spacing, moving Nene to the bench improving the second unit.

The idea of trading Webster for a stretch 4 is also a possibility, but who's to say we would have a good trading partner? Why would the Bucks trade Illyasova for Webster straight up, for example.

Because Illyasova has been disappointing and they have little talent on the wing. They already have a bit of a log jam at PF/C and potentially adding a top PF/C prospect will make it worse.

[jeffsays]

Well Wittman isn't going to be here for a long time, so I don't care what he has to say.

Let's face it, he isn't going to all of a sudden start playing Otto. Why would he mess with the rotation this close to the playoffs? His job is on the line, you know..

Because he looks down the bench and sees chris singleton, drew gooden, and al harrington. With Webster out, this could be Otto's chance. Also don't forget that Wittman isn't exactly the best when it comes to rotations. I wouldn't be surprised if he makes it up as he goes along. Plus this is the perfect time for Otto to get some experience before playoffs. Even though he should have been getting 10 minutes per game since he was deemed healthy.

[FAH1223]

[Dark Faze]

I'm trying to figure out why we can't try Ariza at the 4.

I mean would he really be worse defensively and on the boards than Ersan?

[stevemcqueen1]

Good question. I think it's a strength issue Dark Faze. It just takes a different body and a different type of conditioning.

And some guys don't necessarily look the part either. LeBron looks way better equipped to play the 4 than Carmelo for instance, but he actually gets worn down playing as a legit interior player while Melo holds up fairly well. And a skinny looking big like Joakim Noah or Serge Ibaka would absolutely wear LeBron down.

[stevemcqueen1]

I hope Porter breaks out next season because now I really want to call him Ottoman Empire.

[stevemcqueen1]

Because Illyasova has been disappointing and they have little talent on the wing. They already have a bit of a log jam at PF/C and potentially adding a top PF/C prospect will make it worse.

Ilyasova for Webster straight up doesn't work. We'd have to include another salary at about 1.5 - 2 million or so.

We're also close to the tax line.

Extending Gortat for ~10 million and Ariza for ~8 million plus adding Ilyasova for ~8 million would have had us well over the tax line and it will have us close to it next year, with only 8 players signed.

Nene = 13
Wall = 13.7
Beal = 4.5
Porter = 4.5
Miller = 4.6
Ilyasova = 7.9

Gortat = ~10

~ 58 million already.

Ariza = ?

You need a legit back up C and another guard.

It's not a bad roster but Ilyasova and Nene will miss time and it's awfully expensive. How much is Ariza going to cost this summer? 8 million +? There aren't really any bargain contracts on that roster.

Ilyasova has underperformed this season. I would want some other piece of compensation to hedge our bets with him if we traded two useful rotation players like Webster + Booker/Seraphin.

[verbal8]

Because Illyasova has been disappointing and they have little talent on the wing. They already have a bit of a log jam at PF/C and potentially adding a top PF/C prospect will make it worse.

Ilyasova for Webster straight up doesn't work. We'd have to include another salary at about 1.5 - 2 million or so.

We could include Miller. MIL would waive him. It would have been really nice to have the LLE to resign him or someone equivalent

[Nivek]

Because Illyasova has been disappointing and they have little talent on the wing. They already have a bit of a log jam at PF/C and potentially adding a top PF/C prospect will make it worse.

Ilyasova for Webster straight up doesn't work. We'd have to include another salary at about 1.5 - 2 million or so.

We're also close to the tax line.

Extending Gortat for ~10 million and Ariza for ~8 million plus adding Ilyasova for ~8 million would have had us well over the tax line and it will have us close to it next year, with only 8 players signed.

Nene = 13
Wall = 13.7
Beal = 4.5
Porter = 4.5
Miller = 4.6
Ilyasova = 7.9

Gortat = ~10

~ 58 million already.

Ariza = ?

You need a legit back up C and another guard.

It's not a bad roster but Ilyasova and Nene will miss time and it's awfully expensive. How much is Ariza going to cost this summer? 8 million +? There aren't really any bargain contracts on that roster.

Ilyasova has underperformed this season. I would want some other piece of compensation to hedge our bets with him if we traded two useful rotation players like Webster + Booker/Seraphin.

The luxury tax line is going to be around $75-76 million. The Wizards would still have plenty of room under that line to fill out a roster in the scenario described here.

[dckingsfan]

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Maybe it means more playing time for Otto?

Well Wittman isn't going to be here for a long time, so I don't care what he has to say.

Let's face it, he isn't going to all of a sudden start playing Otto. Why would he mess with the rotation this close to the playoffs? His job is on the line, you know..

Injuries

[Rafael122]

Something like this could be a blessing in disguise. In a perfect world, I would think the Wizards want to keep all 3 but that's not possible. At first I thought Ariza was the odd man out, but I really think it could be Webster, between the injuries and the reasonable contract, he could be on the move.

[mhd]

Wished Porter had been more aggressive tonight after 21 minutes of action after a breakout game. 0-1? Come on, show some aggressiveness out there!

[deneem4]

22 mins tonigh for otto....

[Illmatic21]

Wished Porter had been more aggressive tonight after 21 minutes of action after a breakout game. 0-1? Come on, show some aggressiveness out there!

I wouldn't expect consistency out of a rookie who has barely seen any NBA action. Otto is probably still paranoid about getting benched if he screws up.

If he continues to get more consistent minutes he'll feel comfortable showing what he can do. I have no doubt that he is a better NBA player than Chris Singleton right now..

[fishercob]

Wished Porter had been more aggressive tonight after 21 minutes of action after a breakout game. 0-1? Come on, show some aggressiveness out there!

I wouldn't expect consistency out of a rookie who has barely seen any NBA action. Otto is probably still paranoid about getting benched if he screws up.

If he continues to get more consistent minutes he'll feel comfortable showing what he can do. I have no doubt that he is a better NBA player than Chris Singleton right now..

I wouldn't expect it, but I agree with mhd. I wish he had been more aggressive. If you only shoot once in 21 minutes, you;'re doing something wrong.