Wizards sign Alan Anderson (1 yr/$4 mil)

[hands11]

I despise him more and more each year. Must of emailed him about Millsap a dozen times before the dumb ass chose Pecherov. Faried or Thompson or Leonard ... everybody but him knew better than Vesely.

This guy is sickening.

Even if Oubre is a TREMENDOUS PLAYER they have a veteran coach and they acquire not just Dudley, but also Anderson, who PLAY OTTO PORTER'S PRIMARY POSITION....WHICH IS THE VERY SAME AS OUBRE'S They have very deliberately slowed the development of Oubre and probably Porter, too. (Guess they'll make somebody change positions, just like with Chris Singleton Jan Vesely--let's see Otto at PF.)

What a dumb organization. Yes, I am aware Anderson can play SG. But what the heck will Gary Neal be doing? Rotting behind Beal, until this coach gets him injured playing 42 minutes a game.

This is the stupidest team in the world and I've been rooting for them since 1973. I remember smarter coaches and better GMs (Ferry was way better than Ernie. I would attempt to do a cartwheel if Ernie Grunfeld was replaced by Danny Ferry).

This team will find a way to win 42, 43 games again.

With multiple players rotting on the bench.

Not to nit pick but again implies they did that last year ?

They won 46 last year. And most believe with any rational coaching they would have played more Gooden at S4 to open things up for Gortat and Wall and they would have been at 50. Back to back 6 game 2nd round exists says 46 wins was under achieving in the regular season.

Gotta wait until the dust settles in the conference to make the WAG at the record this year.

But its still mostly about Wall, Beal, Otto and Gortat. And I feel good about those 4. So they added some vet shooter to that. I think that should be a good thing. Rasual got hot, but dude is getting up there in age. Temple even got hot, but he only tends to do that when he gets regular minds starting and that isn't something that ever last because Beal returns. That's what was lacking last year because Webster was out and Paul takes a while to warm up. And... Hump missed to start of the season.

But I hear ya. They didn't draft my targets. Paul left. They missed out on West. Makes it all feel kind of MEH. But we have to wait for the final roster to see what we have.

[gambitx777]

Everyones jumping on the hate wagon and I am not an EG supporter. But I think Otto can play 4, we rebounds well enough, plays hard solid D, he's 6'9 and maybe hes adding muscle right now. But, I think we can give the kid a chance at 4. If you put NENE in at back up 5 and otto in at 4 these signings make a little more sense. I feel like Webby is gone so is blair.
Wall/Sessions/Temple
Beal/Anderson/Neal
Dudley/Obure JR./Webster
Otto/Hump
Gortat/NENE/Blair

Take out Webster and blair in trades, which I hope we do and in a perfect world nene is gone as well. we are not done adding players nor do i think we are done trading players. If we can't fine 2 more bigs on the market I look for White and Famous to make the team.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

We don't have to wait to post.

All I am doing is responding to current events.

The final roster won't even be in place after summer league. There's going to be preseason and final roster cuts, with any injuries in the meantime.

hands, I'm evaluating the means by which Ernie Grunfeld is constructing the roster move by move. Draft and initial free agents signings.

My opinion in one word: DUMB

[Rafael122]

Actually I don't mind the depth at the 2 and 3. Beal has proven he is injury prone, we basically had to rely on Garrett Temple getting hot for a couple of weeks to tread water. Remember that? Remember Rasual Butler hot streak in December as well that kinda saved us? More than likely Beal is going to go down with an injury, at least the team is equipped to handle the workload while he's out. Before Porter came on last year, we were probably 6-7 deep. We've got a roster that is built for the grind of a long season as well as the playoffs.

[jangles86]

How does Ernie continue to completely ignore that Sessions and Temple are not any good?
The two biggest needs for us this off season in my opinion were a decent back up scoring point guard and a young big to come through.

We haven't got either. Instead got a whole bunch of wings and guards where we also spent the last two pick 3's on!

I'm not understanding what Ernie is trying to do here.

[hands11]

How does Ernie continue to completely ignore that Sessions and Temple are not any good?
The two biggest needs for us this off season in my opinion were a decent back up scoring point guard and a young big to come through.

We haven't got either. Instead got a whole bunch of wings and guards where we also spent the last two pick 3's on!

I'm not understanding what Ernie is trying to do here.

Session is not any good ?

I don't think that is an accurate statement.

Sessions is respectable as a back up NBA level vet PG.

And Temple is good at what his role is which is a utility guard.

[tontoz]

I know this sounds kinda crazy... And I'm not the biggest EG fan...

But how about we wait until the dust settles to see how it all plays out?

This over-reacting isn't becoming.

That is the same thing some were saying when he signed Maynor. Hindsight is not needed to see the stupidity here.

GS beat the Cavs because they had the league MVP and one of the best wing defenders in the league to put on Lebron. We have neither.

We need to put together a 50+ win team before we can start thinking about winning a title. A team with this front line isn't winning over 50.

[Benjammin]

In mid season whine, that's for sure. EFG certainly doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt and should have been fired long ago but until I know they're done crying about moves that may account for a difference in three or four wins over the course of a season isn't going to get my blood pressure to rise.

[JWizmentality]

I'm officially lost. What exactly is the plan here? What happens if Oubre balls out in SL? Are we going going with Otto at the 4? You've given a lot of moving parts to a coach with ADD. There better be a trade coming.

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[fishercob]

FISHERCOB LIKES THIS SIGNING.

I have zero problem with the Wizards loading up on wings. None.

I'd like to remind everyone that with one of the league's best young point guards and most promising young back courts, we were 22nd in offensive efficiency last season. Previous to that, we were 17th, 30th, 25th and 28th. The Randy/Wall Wizards offense has never been good and as mostly been bad. Why? Too many long 2's. Why have we taken too many long two's? In large part, SPACING.

The solution that everyone who watches and comments on basketball for a living has been begging for is to put Wall and Gortat in tons of pick and rolls (because March is such a good pick and roll finisher) and surround them with shooters. Get Nene's (and his defender's) giant ass out of the lane and give Wall space to operate. You're going to see more Wall finishes at the rim, more Gortat finishes at the rim, and more three's. This is exactly what the Wizards need to join basketball modernity, accentuate Wall's talents and de-emphasize his weaknesses.

Beal will also benefit. You remember #PlayoffBradley, don't you? The one that attacks the rim with abandon? Well, now when teams run him off the line (because anything is better for a defense that BB shooting an open 3), he's going to drive into an open lane -- AND, when he swings the ball, it's not going to find Nene for a 19 footer. It's going to end up in the hands of Dudley or Anderson for an open corner 3. Splash. The Wizards have busted this one open and David Blatt has called timeout.

Nene is finally going to be spending a lot more time where he belongs -- backup center. Humphries did a fine job as a backup center in Boston and can play that role some here if need be. Gooden can be a stretch 5 in a pinch. The Wizards are versatile too. They can go with two bigs if need be against bigger lineups and can withstand Beal's annual injury and can keep his minutes down without having to play Temple or Rasual Butler at the two.

Finally, in acquiring three 30-plus vets, the Wiz are still going to get younger in their rotation. Dudley, Neal, Anderson > Pierce, Butler, and Seraphin. Plus, they took on no salary for next summer. For a team who thinks they have a realistic shot at Kevin Durant, it's really hard to complain about the sum total of these moves.

[fishercob]

GUYS, Oubre is 19. He was the 15th pick in the draft. He's not going to be ready to help us with any consistency. That's okay. He'll learn. If you were expecting Oubre to contribute this year, you have a very short memory.

[80sballboy]

This is not making any sense, there has to be a trade coming,. Pay Anderson $4 million this-far into FA?? I guess the plan is to play more small-ball line-ups.

Yeah, I had no problem with the Neal and Dudley signing but this just doesn't make sense. I hope the front office has some sort of plan here but its hard to see what it is.

Not against the signing at all but I don't like our combination of post players.I like a better bench and laugh when people talk about "meh" players an "mediocre guys". Rasual Butler is terrible if he isn't making shots, which he was the second half of the season. Just seems like we went from bully ball to small ball in just one year. But you can't forget Cleveland and Chicago are still big. They will clean our clocks on the boards when we face them if we go small with Dudley at the 4.

[Benjammin]

fishercob taking it strong to the hole! And 1!

[keynote]

GUYS, Oubre is 19. He was the 15th pick in the draft. He's not going to be ready to help us with any consistency. That's okay. He'll learn. If you were expecting Oubre to contribute this year, you have a very short memory.

That's fine -- which is why you pick up Dudley and Neal. No need to sign Dudley, Neal, *and* Anderson -- especially when we still have Webster on the bench. Any two would've given us sufficient depth at the swing to avoid relying on a green rookie.

Moreover, we've invested all of this $ and roster spots in beefing up our bench shooting, and we *still* don't have any shot creators in the second unit. Last year, we ended up just dumping it into Seraphin more often than not, or playing Beal with the second unit. Our rivals in the EC can trot out disruptive playmakers like Schroeder, Lou Williams, etc. If we can't get our bench shooters open shots, our second unit will struggle to score.

[Benjammin]

I still wish they had gotten Biyombo but honestly I think these moves will work better than many think.

[DCZards]

Actually I don't mind the depth at the 2 and 3. Beal has proven he is injury prone, we basically had to rely on Garrett Temple getting hot for a couple of weeks to tread water. Remember that? Remember Rasual Butler hot streak in December as well that kinda saved us? More than likely Beal is going to go down with an injury, at least the team is equipped to handle the workload while he's out. Before Porter came on last year, we were probably 6-7 deep. We've got a roster that is built for the grind of a long season as well as the playoffs.

Reducing Beal's minutes is important to keeping him healthy. The Zards can do that now with the depth that they have at SF and SG.

[DCZards]

fishercob taking it strong to the hole! And 1!

what he said.

[fishercob]

GUYS, Oubre is 19. He was the 15th pick in the draft. He's not going to be ready to help us with any consistency. That's okay. He'll learn. If you were expecting Oubre to contribute this year, you have a very short memory.

That's fine -- which is why you pick up Dudley and Neal. No need to sign Dudley, Neal, *and* Anderson -- especially when we still have Webster on the bench. Any two would've given us sufficient depth at the swing to avoid relying on a green rookie.

Moreover, we've invested all of this $ and roster spots in beefing up our bench shooting, and we *still* don't have any shot creators in the second unit. Last year, we ended up just dumping it into Seraphin more often than not, or playing Beal with the second unit. Our rivals in the EC can trot out disruptive playmakers like Schroeder, Lou Williams, etc. If we can't get our bench shooters open shots, our second unit will struggle to score.

Lou Williams plays for the Lakers now.

Sessions is an excellent driver and does a great job getting to the line. He'll thrive with a spread floor too.

Also, with actual depth on the wings, you'll see more Beal with the second unit -- again, operating with a more spread floor.

[DCZards]

Our rivals in the EC can trot out disruptive playmakers like Schroeder, Lou Williams, etc. If we can't get our bench shooters open shots, our second unit will struggle to score.

Sessions will play the Schroder role for the Zards....and will be just as effective as the Atl guard.

[fishercob]

I still wish they had gotten Biyombo but honestly I think these moves will work better than many think.

Agreed. We also don't know that they didn't pursue Biyombo. If you were BB and taking a cheap contract, would you choose Washington or Toronto? The Wizards have Gortat, who plays 30 MPG -- and Nene and Humphries. Toronto has Jonas Valanciunus who plays 26 mpg (and as an aside, got destroyed by Gortat in the playoffs), Hansbrough and Patrick Patterson. There's clearly more opportunity in Toronto.