Game Thread - Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls

[dopeismarcus]

Armstrong is terrible and I hope he gets injured. I usually dont wish anyone to get hurt but this is best for the team.

[Wizards2Lottery]

I don't think Thornton is playing like a dog. He's attacking the basket and trying to play physical. Gibson just got the best of him each time.

Armstrong is just terrible though. He's botched some plays that McGee would have slam dunked. Just a terrible finisher.

[Jimmy Recard]

Taj Gibson just owning Thornton in that last minute...we should be atleast level with them, missing these gimme's really hurting us.

And LOL at Yi's three.

[JWizmentality]

At this point, I'd rather have Ruffin than Armstrong. He's garbage.

The fact that he's collecting a paycheck is a sin.

[dlts20]

If Wall & Gil could make some layups then we could be ok. I think Gil at the rim is more mental than physical. He's definitely lost a step but he can still get up some. He's just not trying hard. He's hesitant. We hear all the Offseason stories about him dunking. You also heard him before the start of last season talking about how all he's going to do this year is drive. He said that because he had did it all Offseason with All Stars and no one could stop him. Then in the 1st game against the Mavs he made a million high flying layups. He did that for like the first 3 games.

Then after that his game struggled, he lost confidence, and mentally he didnt go as hard to the rim or jump as high when he got there. Thats why in the offseason I said Wall would be the best thing for Gil because Gil would see Wall driving hard like crazy and it would expire him to do the same. Thats why I want us to start Gil because I think it could make him start going harder to the rack, jumping higher, and getting that confidence back. Its more of a mental thing and once he has succes with it then he will be great at it.



PS- our bigs suck at finishing passes from our guards. the only one you can count on is Javalle. Everyone else is 50/50 at best. They go up soft and either miss it, get stripped, or get blocked. These are bunnies that change games. Then the other team always runs off it and gets an easy layup or a wide open 3

[CrankyTodd]

Sadly, our bench outscored our starting lineup 22-20 in the first half.

[hands11]

**** ON YO HEAD KORVER

Then he gets full of himself and messes up.

Stay focused McGee. No matter how awesome that was, it only counts for 2.

[hands11]

At this point, I'd rather have Ruffin than Armstrong. He's garbage.

The fact that he's collecting a paycheck is a sin.

You watching the same game as us ?

[JWizmentality]

**** ON YO HEAD KORVER

Then he gets full of himself and messes up.

Stay focused McGee. No matter how awesome that was, it only counts for 2.

then Flip sits him and we get to experience the awesomeness of Hilton Armstrong.

[Pollinator]

I like how we're playing so far. Wall playing even with or maybe a little better than Rose. Javale playing with intensity at both ends. Gil looks good out there. This is the best physically I've seen him this year- he's got enough quickness to get in the lane, he just needs to get in rhythm and those layups will fall.

Unfortunately Blatche got knocked completely off his game with those two early fouls and the T. Hopefully he gets his head together in the 2nd half, otherwise we have no chance.

I would be happy if we just keep this game in single digits, the Bulls are just too good and too deep. They have speed, intensity, inside presence, they pass the ball very well. I'm impressed.

[Wizards2Lottery]

At this point, I'd rather have Ruffin than Armstrong. He's garbage.

The fact that he's collecting a paycheck is a sin.

You watching the same game as us ?

You watching the game? Besides the first four minutes Armstrong came in, he's been remarkably terrible.

Seems like McGee gets punished for his mistakes but Armstrong has the green light to play full (Please Use More Appropriate Word).

[pineappleheadindc]

Gil seems to be getting where he wants. He's just not hitting and our bigs are wasting his passes.

isn't AT still under the weather. I will give him a pass tonigt and see how he is on Tues.

[JWizmentality]

At this point, I'd rather have Ruffin than Armstrong. He's garbage.

The fact that he's collecting a paycheck is a sin.

You watching the same game as us ?

He made a couple good plays early....whooop tee doo.

[Wizards2Lottery]

Our half court offense is terrible right now. Bulls aren't respecting our shooters and our shooters aren't making ****. Flip needs to put Gil or Young in teh game.

[sfam]

Can someone please let Blatche know he's supposed to be playing PF? A coach perhaps?

[closg00]

It's in this 2nd half that we could use some fresh legs, but it will never happen.....unless it's a blow-out.

[Halcyon]

We look so lost in the half court, no easy shots anywhere..

[Wizards2Lottery]

The team looks gassed yet Flip is keeping a tight rotation. It's no surprise we're getting our ass kicked. Besides McGee who's rebounding and blocking the hell out of the ball, everyone else is fast asleep.

We could really use a shooter like Young or Gil in the game right now. Flip seems to have mailed it in along with the rest of the team minus Wall, Gil and McGee.

[JWizmentality]

Do we run any type of offense?

[sfam]

At some level you have to put some of the inconsistent half court play on Wall. As he matures and gains experience, hopefully we have less and less of these "lost in the wild" stretches, and perhaps they won't last for 10+ minutes.