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Player of the Game - Wizards vs. Clippers (3/15)

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:12 am
by WizStorm
Here are the Player of the Game nominees from tonight's dramatic win over the LA Clippers...

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Antawn Jamison: 36 points (FG:10/22, 3P:5/10, FT:11/14), 11 rebounds,
1 assist, 1 steal





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Caron Butler: 16 points (FG:3/14, FT:10/10), 12 rebounds,
7 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover

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Darius Songaila: 14 points (FG:7/15), 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 turnover

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Antonio Daniels: 14 points (FG:4/6, 3P:1/2, FT:5/8 ), 6 assists,
3 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 turnovers

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DeShawn Stevenson: 11 points (FG:4/9, 3P:2/6, FT:1/2), 2 rebounds,
4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnover

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Nick Young: 10 points (FG:4/7, 3P:2/3), 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 turnovers

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Roger Mason Jr.: 10 points (FG:3/6, 3P:1/3, FT:3/3), 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal


Feel free to post your thoughts and argue the merits for your favorite candidate. Also be sure to post your thoughts on the 2nd and 3rd place guys, including role-players that stepped up and made a difference in the victory.



Player of the game from the Wizards victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers (3/13) (link)..
Image Player of Game - DeShawn Stevenson Image
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I can't believe this is the only DeShawn photo from the game. Oh wait, yes I can. :nonono:
______13 points (FG:4/10, 3P:4/6, FT:1/2), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
______________________2nd Place - Caron Butler
_______________________3rd Place - Darius Songaila


For 2007/2008 Player of the Game Summary, click HERE

For 2006/2007 Player of the Game Summary Archive, click HERE

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:15 am
by ZonkertheBrainless
Entire team sucked balls (basketballs, of course, what were you thinking?) on defense, but AJ pulled it out at the end. AJ ftw!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:15 am
by miller31time
1. Jamison - no explanation necessary

2. Butler - not a great shooting night, but as Phil said, he did a lot of other things that helped us. He got the the line, played decent defense, rebounded well, and made some really nice passes.

3. Daniels - he was, for most of the game, one of the bigger reasons we were in such a hole, but he flat out stepped it up late in the game. He hit big driving shots (some dunks, some floaters), then he hit a huge 3 in OT to seal the deal. He rebounded well, too.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:30 am
by DallasShalDune
Jamison... Beast.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:33 am
by Spence
Brendan Haywood, of course. :wink:

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:34 am
by omarvelous
Jamison

The only reason we went into overtime and got a chance to win.
Easy choice.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:35 am
by Wizards2Lottery
Blatche

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:47 am
by bulletproof_32
1.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:49 am
by Wizards2Lottery
Both AD and CB had something on wrapped on their wrists and CSN also said they had sprained wrists. No mention of severity.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:01 am
by yungal07
Write in: Cuttino Mobley and Clippers staff for blatantly tanking the game.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:01 am
by pineappleheadindc
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Can I vote for Cuttino Mobley?

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:10 am
by RickRoll_inDC
gonna go with Tawn.....again, didn't see it because of work. who needs to make money, the wizards are more important, right?

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:13 am
by WSHsports
There's no way that any vote should go to anyone other than Antawn.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:04 pm
by Wizards2Lottery
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:25 pm
by Soup's Uncle
I got a new nick name for AJ...

EL CAPITAWN!!!! I'm patenting that sh**

BTW what was the deal with that huge scar on the back of Mobley's head. I've never seen that before.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:01 pm
by WizDom
Soup's Uncle wrote:I got a new nick name for AJ...

EL CAPITAWN!!!! I'm patenting that sh**

BTW what was the deal with that huge scar on the back of Mobley's head. I've never seen that before.


I was thinking Captain Insano (Waterboy reference) :)
and.. with Cutino Mobley, my friend told me that it's a bad hair transplant scar??

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:02 pm
by Soup's Uncle
Oh wow, yeah cus that scar goes across the back of his head and looks pretty narly

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:42 pm
by TheKingOfVa360
It has to go to Captain Twan

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:49 pm
by BigA
Goes to Jamison, of course, but Daniels made some very big plays down the stretch that should get an honorable mention.