Official Thread -- Wizards at Grizzlies (10/30/16)

[pineappleheadindc]

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______________0-1 (5th Southeast Division)_________________________1-1 (3rd Southwest Division)
_______________15th Eastern Conference_______________________________11th Western Conference

Coming off of a demoralizing loss in the ATL, where the squad's second team was exposed as being completely Grunfeldian, YOUR Washington Wizards look to rebound against an injury-riddled Memphis Grizzlies team. How hobbled are the Grizz? G Tony Allen and F Chandler Parsons are hurt. Not sure, but even though I have him listed as a starter, below, F JaMychal Green may be out of this game as well. If he is, expect the "Z-Bo off the bench" experiment to end -- which may not be a bad thing because he'd eat the Wizards' second team for lunch.

Let's meet the starting lineups.

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_______PG John Wall, 6'4" (Kentucky)__________________PG Mike Conley, 6'1" (Ohio State)
________12.0 ppg, 10.0 apg, 3.0 rpg______________________17.5 ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.0 rpg


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_______SG Bradley Beal, 6'5" (Florida)__________________SG Andrew Harrison, 6'4" (Kentucky)
________13.0 ppg, 4.0 apg, 0.0 rpg__________________________4.0 ppg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 rpg


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_______SF Otto Porter, 6'8" (Georgetown)______________SF James Ennis, 6'7" (Long Beach State)
________10.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 apg_________________________15.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.5 apg


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____PF Markieff Morris, 6'10" (Kansas)______________PF JaMychal Green, 6'9" (Alabama)
________22.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.9 apg________________________11.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 0.5 apg


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______C Marcin Gortat, 6'11" (Poland)______________________C Marc Gasol, 7'1" (Spain)
________4.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg________________________19.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 bpg


A Sunday evening match up -- perfect to watch with some chili dogs, nacho cheese Doritos and your fave brew. Can the Wiz take advantage of the short-handed Grizz, who lost last night to the Knicks, in order to get their first win of the season? Drop your thoughts, opinions, and predictions below.

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What: Washington Wizards at Memphis Grizzlies

Where: Fedex Forum -- Memphis, TN

When: 8:00 p.m. Eastern

TV: NBA League Pass, Comcast Sportsnet

Radio: WFED 1500 AM


Let's go Wizards!!

[WallToWall]

Historically, Wall has redeemed himself after having a bad game, by playing more under control. Additionally, the call out by coach Brooks to have their guards not allow so much penetration when on D, and doing some team rebounding, should fire our guards up.
I also look to the 2nd unit to start creating their own identity. They cant play the same plays as the 1st unit, as they are different players. They should take advantage of their quickness and speed.
Other players need to step up...not naming names.

[TheBabyMaker]

Vegas has Wizards favored by 2 1/2 points. Really?

[AFM]

Let's GO!!!!!

[MikeTheKid]

After Game 1 we could only go up

[Sluggerface]

Vegas has Wizards favored by 2 1/2 points. Really?

Parsons / Tony Allen are injured.

[penbeast0]

Doesn't it sound better/more appropriate as the Grizzards v. the WIzlies?

[pineappleheadindc]

Vegas has Wizards favored by 2 1/2 points. Really?

Parsons / Tony Allen are injured.

Which I noted in my oroginal post.

Sometimes I wonder: "Why bother"

[krii]

Kieff had 0.9 assist and 6.5 rebound in his first game? damn sure he was impressive!

[Tricky_Kid]

Vegas has Wizards favored by 2 1/2 points. Really?

I watched Grizz vs Knicks and they didn`t look impressive especially Gasol and Conley they overpaid those guys. Zach Randolph was their best player. Only thing thats bother me is rebounding issue if Gortat will play like ass and won't box out Grizz bigs we will have problems. My prediction for this game is first Win with 10 points differential.

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[deneem4]

112-97 wizards

[pineappleheadindc]

I want 50% off of Papa John's. Let's go Wizards!

[ducler]

[keynote]

We're getting *killed* on the boards, as per usual. But Morris is sooo tough, though.

[Hidden Eye]

Can't even watch the game online on NBA.com cause it's on NBA Tv thanks NBA

[pineappleheadindc]

I hate the John Wall "pass to nobody and take a mid-range J" possessions.

[Halcyon]

I hate all these jumpers.

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[pineappleheadindc]

Apparently we still using the Wittman "midrange J" playbook.

Thanks Randy.

[Tricky_Kid]

I don't like what I see from Wall our offense suxx

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[80sballboy]

I hate all these jumpers.

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Umm, they've missed about four layups so far. Can't blame the bench for this putrid start.