Tracking Former Wizards 3.0

[closg00]

The agent for Javaris Crittenton says the former Wizards guard is exploring several options for NBA training camps to attend, including the Charlotte Bobcats. Crittenton, the 6-5, 200 lb. guard out of Georgia Tech is best known at this point as being the other party in the altercation with Gilbert Arenas involving firearms in the Wizards locker room. But before that he was a promising prospect that wound up buried on the Lakers' bench, then traded to Memphis in the Pau Gasol steal. He found out quickly that the NBA is a business

[closg00]

Who was the leading scoring for Milan yesterday against the Knicks?.....Pech dropped 23 on the Knicks off the bench, he's finally getting his buckets

[verbal8]

Crittenton played 21 minutes and McGuire 19 minutes in the Bobcats first pre-season game. Crittenton scored 11 points(something he did only 5 times in 2 years on the Wizards roster). Kwame Brown rode the pine the whole game.

[closg00]

JCN dropped 25 on the Lakers, JCN is the one that got away.

[Scabs304]

Crittenton played 21 minutes and McGuire 19 minutes in the Bobcats first pre-season game. Crittenton scored 11 points(something he did only 5 times in 2 years on the Wizards roster). Kwame Brown rode the pine the whole game.

Kwame is out for a month for some injury....

[Dat2U]

JCN dropped 25 on the Lakers, JCN is the one that got away.

The JCN we traded b/c we preferred DeBrick instead. The same JCN that we eventually turned into Javaris Crittenton, who admittedly, was a true Washington "Bullet" through and through.

It's so good to know that we've got such competent leadership in Ernie Grunfeld whose shown he can make careful, well thought out personnel decisions with detailed & focused long term plan in mind.

[closg00]

JCN dropped 25 on the Lakers, JCN is the one that got away.

The JCN we traded b/c we preferred DeBrick instead. The same JCN that we eventually turned into Javaris Crittenton, who admittedly, was a true Washington "Bullet" through and through.

It's so good to know that we've got such competent leadership in Ernie Grunfeld whose shown he can make careful, well thought out personnel decisions with detailed & focused long term plan in mind.

[cdouglas]

Has anyone heard anything on Larry Hughes?

[LyricalRico]

*Yawn* @ blaming Ernie for Critt's role in the gun incident.

If Gil can be absolved because it wasn't anything more than a "prank gone wrong", then I'm not sure why people can't have similar feelings for Critt since he was the actual target of said prank and never said or did anything to mock the incident. You want to talk about somebody being a victim? Critt certainly fits that description more than Arenas. And especially so since it has come to light that the Wiz medical staff messed up his ankle/foot injury. There's a pretty good case for Critt being a sympathetic figure IMO, the problem is that he doesn't hit buzzer beaters so he obviously has less value as a human being in the eyes of many.

I still recall posts (and maybe somebody who has the time can find them) where a number of folks here actually regarded Critt as part of the team's future. He was typically included in the 2010-11 lineup projections, even the ones that assumed huge changes. So evidently some of us thought Critt could help the team. Of course there were those that disliked him from the start and I respect that, but I think that a number of folks who use the way in which he exited the team as a reason to bash Ernie are being at least somewhat revisionist.

[fishercob]

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[WizStorm]

*Yawn* @ blaming Ernie for Critt's role in the gun incident.

If Gil can be absolved because it wasn't anything more than a "prank gone wrong", then I'm not sure why people can't have similar feelings for Critt since he was the actual target of said prank and never said or did anything to mock the incident. You want to talk about somebody being a victim? Critt certainly fits that description more than Arenas. And especially so since it has come to light that the Wiz medical staff messed up his ankle/foot injury. There's a pretty good case for Critt being a sympathetic figure IMO, the problem is that he doesn't hit buzzer beaters so he obviously has less value as a human being in the eyes of many.

I still recall posts (and maybe somebody who has the time can find them) where a number of folks here actually regarded Critt as part of the team's future. He was typically included in the 2010-11 lineup projections, even the ones that assumed huge changes. So evidently some of us thought Critt could help the team. Of course there were those that disliked him from the start and I respect that, but I think that a number of folks who use the way in which he exited the team as a reason to bash Ernie are being at least somewhat revisionist.

So you want to ignore the guy that actually brought a LOADED weapon to the locker room and actually threatened someone with it. You think the guy that left a note and an unloaded gun in a guys chair was the more threatening participant?

[Nivek]

Are we really lamenting Juan Carlos Navarro as the one that got away? Really? I am amazed.

[20MexicanosIn1Van]

Jamison Likely To Come Off Bench

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wireta ... off_bench/

Hmm, we couldn't get Jamison to come the bench for us but the soon-to-be 15 win Cavs can?

[Nivek]

Here's what it would have taken for Jamison to come off the bench for the Wizards: The coach setting a lineup with Jamison not in the starting lineup. Jamison would have done whatever the coach asked him to do. Except play better defense.

[montestewart]

Are we really lamenting Juan Carlos Navarro as the one that got away? Really? I am amazed.

I had to read back a little to see what that was referencing. JCN was 7-21, including 3-12 from beyond the arc. He got him some FTs (8-11) but I think his shot got away. I'm not losing sleep at this point.

Now PJR, that's the one that got away.

[RickRoll_inDC]

Are we really lamenting Juan Carlos Navarro as the one that got away? Really? I am amazed.

I had to read back a little to see what that was referencing. JCN was 7-21, including 3-12 from beyond the arc. He got him some FTs (8-11) but I think his shot got away. I'm not losing sleep at this point.

Now PJR, that's the one that got away.

As the great theologian Pumbaa once said, you've got to put your behind in the past. But seriously, JCN was so long ago that it really doesn't matter anymore. This team is in a good place right now despite what did or did not come from the trade with JCN.

In my mind, JCN does not really even qualify as a 'Former Wizard' who needs to be tracked.

As for Jamison in Cleveland, what are they thinking with possibly not starting him? As bad as they are and as good as we know Jamison can be, there is no reason why he can't be there best player.

I'm partially happy he's not a wizard anymore because it gave Blatche an opportunity, but goodness, how does Jamison not start. Yes, Hixon is probably better than Jamison, but what they really need is a leader out there for an incredibly young team and Jamison was always that when he was here.

(Does anyone else feel weird about talking about Cleveland and AJ like this? Because part of me is slightly rooting for Cleveland to do relatively well this year...)

Oh, and I miss Party John Ramos too. Definitely the one that got away

[20MexicanosIn1Van]

Here's what it would have taken for Jamison to come off the bench for the Wizards: The coach setting a lineup with Jamison not in the starting lineup. Jamison would have done whatever the coach asked him to do. Except play better defense.

Exactly

[montestewart]

Here's what it would have taken for Jamison to come off the bench for the Wizards: The coach setting a lineup with Jamison not in the starting lineup. Jamison would have done whatever the coach asked him to do. Except play better defense.

Exactly

Couple of gams, EJ had AJ (and Haywood) come off the bench as some sort of statement. I never knew what the full story behind that was (maybe someone else here knows) but I was always hoping he'd try more of that.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

monte, the Wizards won the game IIRC. I don't recall it being two games, but I do recall wanting Jamison or Caron to come off the bench for at least a year and a half prior to the trade.

You and I both wanted EJ to try more of it, because even then it was obvious the team could be so much better defensively and so much more unselfish when certain players didn't get a quota of minutes and shots.

[montestewart]

^
And the funny thing is, EJ did try it more...with Haywood.