Magic @ Wizards - 01/14/13 7:00PM CSN

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #221 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:42 am

Jimmy Recard wrote:You know what just occurred to me: out of our 3 wins, one was against the best team in the league while the other two were double digit wins against two teams above .500.

Also, refs pretty much gave LAL and BOS wins in games the Wizards deserved. Plus, the Wizards lost heartbreaking OT games to Brooklyn and ATL.

When they're good they're darn good.

blazinskillz · Post #222 » by **blazinskillz** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:50 am

Ruzious wrote:Not to be a contrarian (who me?), but while John Wall is getting a ton of credit for the turnaround, statistically he's been the 2nd best PG on the team the last 2 games and played fewer minutes than AJP. Maybe the team's turnaround is because of AJP! Trade Wall Now!!!!

You cant deny the impact and the defense Wall has provided. Price has been great but Wall energized the team in Both wins.

Post #223 » by **W. Unseld** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:05 am

Wet blanket time: Orlando has lost what, 10 of their last 12--and the Hawks lost 95-58, against the Rose-less Bulls. 58 points, that's ugly.

tontoz · Post #224 » by **tontoz** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:13 am

the Wizards scored 120 on a night when Nene scored 2.

Knighthonor · Post #225 » by **Knighthonor** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:32 am

nate33 wrote:I hope I can find a torrent of this game tomorrow. I only caught the 4th quarter.

Seraphin is certainly much more effective with Wall. Wall allows him to be a finisher, which he handles just fine. Seraphin has issues if he is the focal point of the offense.

hey if you find it, share it with me.

jivelikenice · Post #226 » by **jivelikenice** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:37 am

Please don't let Crawford back in the lineup. He'll make it his mission to kill chemistry

crackhed · Post #227 » by **crackhed** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:48 am

martel should change his # to 4, also didn't see the hitch in john's jumper

deneem4 · Post #228 » by **deneem4** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:37 am

CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:Okafor quietly averaging 10.06 PPG 10.26 RPG 1.13 BPG over the past 15 games.

Most important stat

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #229 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:15 am

Next up, at Sacramento. Wall vs Boogie Cousins. A lot of young players are starting to put up numbers for the Kings.

Can the Wizards win streak go to 4 wins? Sacramento had lost 4 straight before defeating Cleveland tonight.

WizardsWorld · Post #230 » by **WizardsWorld** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:26 am

Don't get to watch the games living on the West Coast now .... but just looked at the boxscore and had to blink like 4 times to see if I was seeing things when it said JAN VESLEY had 10 points and 7 rebounds ? Did they just not play any defense on him or something ?

GhostsOfGil · Post #231 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:55 pm

WizardsWorld wrote:Don't get to watch the games living on the West Coast now .... but just looked at the boxscore and had to blink like 4 times to see if I was seeing things when it said JAN VESLEY had 10 points and 7 rebounds ? Did they just not play any defense on him or something ?

The John Wall effect.

closg00 · Post #232 » by **closg00** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:06 pm

W. Unseld wrote:Wet blanket time: Orlando has lost what, 10 of their last 12--and the Hawks lost 95-58, against the Rose-less Bulls. 58 points, that's ugly.

Agree, we have to hold-back a little until we see how the West Coast trip goes. Orlando and ATL are in free-fall currently.

payitforward · Post #233 » by **payitforward** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:12 pm

closg00 wrote:
W. Unseld wrote:Wet blanket time: Orlando has lost what, 10 of their last 12--and the Hawks lost 95-58, against the Rose-less Bulls. 58 points, that's ugly.

Agree, we have to hold-back a little until we see how the West Coast trip goes. Orlando and ATL are in free-fall currently.

Not to mention that Atlanta was on night 2 of a back to back, and we had had 4 days off.

Still, wins are better than losses, so lets keep a good thought!

DCZards · Post #234 » by **DCZards** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:40 pm

payitforward wrote:Not to mention that Atlanta was on night 2 of a back to back, and we had had 4 days off.

Still, wins are better than losses, so lets keep a good thought!

Yeah. After all nobody felt sorry for the Zards when they were losing games while our top players (Nene & Wall) were injured.

Higga · Post #235 » by **Higga** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:49 pm

Jimmy Wall can turn water into wine....aka turn Vesley(see my sig)into a respectable NBA player.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #236 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:49 pm

I am happy things are looking up for this team. This feels like the Redskins at 4-7. I feel things are going to be better the rest of the way.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #237 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:55 pm

DCZards wrote:
payitforward wrote:Not to mention that Atlanta was on night 2 of a back to back, and we had had 4 days off.

Still, wins are better than losses, so lets keep a good thought!

Yeah. After all nobody felt sorry for the Zards when they were losing games while our top players (Nene & Wall) were injured.

Remember that scene from Forrest Gump where the bully was chasing him? Young Forrest ran right out of his restrictive leg brace and just kept running faster and faster. They didn't feel sorry for him when could barely walk but after a while they couldn't even give chase in a car and catch him.

The Wizards got bullied and ridiculed for a few months but this team has some tough-minded players and they're suddenly balanced and deep. It's Washington's time to get some respect (if they can stay healthy).

TGW · Post #238 » by **TGW** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:57 pm

CCJ is our Bobcats bet still on?

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #239 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:00 pm

TGW wrote:CCJ is our Bobcats bet still on?

Yeah, and you're looking like the prophet and me the chump on that one. I literally thought about that not too long ago when I noticed both teams have 28 losses.

I will say this: That coach in Charlotte drives a mean tank. I cannot understand the futility. They were 7-5 and have gone 2-23 since then.

TGW · Post #240 » by **TGW** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:03 pm

btw winning these games is a double-edged sword. On one hand, I like watching the team win and I like that certain players are improving their trade value (i.e. Okafor), but on the other hand the more they win, the less likely Grunfail gets fired.

It's a tough situation--I think I'd rather lose games, get a high lotto pick, and see Grunfail get fired. I'm holding out for longterm glory over short-term gains.