Roger Mason..

[HarlemHeat37]

I'm trying to get more info on Roger Mason's game, and Wizards fans would obviously be the best to get it from..personally, I am excited about having him on our team..class act, and he will definitely helps us with our scoring..he's a guy that is able to give us something we haven't had in a while from a role player, which is streaky shooting..

so I'm wondering..based on last season, which is obviously the year in which he's had the best chance to prove himself, how good is Roger Mason at creating his own offense?..

the coaches have been hyping Mason..Roger has said that he would like to be like Bruce Bowen, in the way that he could still be an established NBA player at an old age..he has said that he would like to focus more on his defensive improvement as well, and the coaches have said that he looks improved in that category..

He has also said that he doesn't believe he will take too much time to adjust, and there's only a little difference in the system for him..“We didn't have a Tim Duncan in the post to run our offense through,” he said.

so what do you guys think? also, how long would you believe it would take him to adjust to our system?..

thanks a lot, good luck this upcoming season..

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

I'm trying to get more info on Roger Mason's game, and Wizards fans would obviously be the best to get it from..personally, I am excited about having him on our team..class act, and he will definitely helps us with our scoring..he's a guy that is able to give us something we haven't had in a while from a role player, which is streaky shooting..

so I'm wondering..based on last season, which is obviously the year in which he's had the best chance to prove himself, how good is Roger Mason at creating his own offense?..

the coaches have been hyping Mason..Roger has said that he would like to be like Bruce Bowen, in the way that he could still be an established NBA player at an old age..he has said that he would like to focus more on his defensive improvement as well, and the coaches have said that he looks improved in that category..

He has also said that he doesn't believe he will take too much time to adjust, and there's only a little difference in the system for him..“We didn't have a Tim Duncan in the post to run our offense through,” he said.

so what do you guys think? also, how long would you believe it would take him to adjust to our system?..

thanks a lot, good luck this upcoming season..

You are right, RM is a class act. There isn't a single Wiz fan (or coach I would bet) that wouldn't have liked to have the luxury of keeping Mason. Unfortunately, he got caught in a numbers game here (both salary and PT). The Wiz will not exceed the luxury tax and Mason is, essentially, the same player as Nick Young... Young, as last year's number 1 pick would seem to promise the greater upside (w/ a cheaper contract at this point), so Mason was allowed to walk.

RM took a quantum leap forward this past year. All of the sudden, the range on his jumper improved and his confidence went through the roof. He hit dozens of huge shots for the Wizards and was one of the prime reasons the team stayed afloat w/o Gil Arenas for the majority of the year and without Caron Butler for a long stretch.

Mason's strength is, obviously, as a shooter. He's ok, but not great, getting to the rim. What he does do really well in terms of creating his own shot is that he is able to dribble laterally, square up and elevate from long range. He is pretty tough to defend and I can imagine with teams having to double down low, he could be lethal in SA.

He's never been a great defender, but last year especially, he gave a good honest effort and seemed to improve (as did much of the Wiz roster).

All in all, I'm guessing he does really well there... we all wish him the best.

[thewizards2k2]

Roger Mason will be greatly missed. The spurs have a steal and you'll soon find out why i say a "steal" once the season starts. He can shoot the ball, fairly adequate defender, but in my opinion a better shooter than bruce. people dont realize just how huge an impact he had on our team last season in helping us get to the playoffs. i was very upset when we lost him over the summer. The coaches prematurely praising him is not a fluke, he's good and he will help your team go deep into the playoffs.

[nate33]

Mason is, essentially, the same player as Nick Young... Young, as last year's number 1 pick would seem to promise the greater upside (w/ a cheaper contract at this point), so Mason was allowed to walk.

RM took a quantum leap forward this past year. All of the sudden, the range on his jumper improved and his confidence went through the roof. He hit dozens of huge shots for the Wizards and was one of the prime reasons the team stayed afloat w/o Gil Arenas for the majority of the year and without Caron Butler for a long stretch.

Mason's strength is, obviously, as a shooter. He's ok, but not great, getting to the rim. What he does do really well in terms of creating his own shot is that he is able to dribble laterally, square up and elevate from long range. He is pretty tough to defend and I can imagine with teams having to double down low, he could be lethal in SA.

He's never been a great defender, but last year especially, he gave a good honest effort and seemed to improve (as did much of the Wiz roster).

All in all, I'm guessing he does really well there... we all wish him the best.

I don't really agree with all of this. Mason is not the same type of player as Young. Young is much more talented, but much more raw and streaky.

Mason is a very good catch-and-shoot player. He has a quick release which helps him get off a shot with minimal space. But outside of his perimeter shooting, his offensive game is pretty limited. He can't finish around the basket at all, and he can't really create his own shot without a screen. If he pump fakes and drives, chances are he'll end up putting up for a 15-footer, rather than go all the way to the rim. Mason is an adequate ball handler who won't turn it over, but he's not exactly the type who will break a press either.

The best thing about Mason is his consistency. You pretty much know what you're going to get out of him every night. He'll make open shots; he won't turn the ball over; and he'll play average defense. He's not going to do much else though. Don't expect a lot of assists, rebounds or steals from him. He's a role player, not a primary option.

He'll be a great fit in San Antonio.

[MJG]

Mason is pretty much the prototypical steady veteran backup. He has no flash, doesn't make many mistakes, hits open shots, doesn't really excel in any particular area, plays hard, doesn't cause problems in the locker room ... you get the idea. He'll have one or two games a month where he bursts out for 18-20+ points and be a major asset, but for the most part, he's a guy who won't majorly help nor harm you when he's out on the court. And as for the defense, well, he's no embarrassment on that half of the court, but don't expect him to be replacing Bowen any time soon.

[20MexicanosIn1Van]

I want my Roger Mason back!

[newslowsad]

I miss Ma$e-on already...

[Wizards2Lottery]

Hard worker, made clutch shots, delivered three pointers when we wanted them, did what the coaches told him to.

Nick Young better pan out or we will be sorely missing Mason off the bench. He had some really good games as a starter too.

I'll be rooting for him in SA.

[20MexicanosIn1Van]

Roger went 4-7 from the field and 3-4 from the 3 point line for 12 points. Efficient scoring. Why didn't we keep him again?

[MJG]

Roger went 4-7 from the field and 3-4 from the 3 point line for 12 points. Efficient scoring. Why didn't we keep him again?

He costs $3.5 million per year, and considering he'd put us over the luxury tax, it's more like double that. Mason is a solid role player, but he's certainly not worth that, especially for a non-contending team. Plus, he was unrestricted, so maybe he just wanted to play for the Spurs and there was nothing we could have possibly have done to convince him otherwise.

[VCarter15]

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[W. Unseld]

It was good to see Mason in at crunch time the other night. I'm a little concerned to see Bonner in at crunch time guarding Amare but maybe there were injuries...

[HarlemHeat37]

we definitely overpaid for Roger, but IIRC, we had to pay more due to the amount of years we were offering him..we weren't the only team trying to get him, as there were a few others too, although I can't remember..

Mason was great last night though..Pop didn't play him as much as he's going to be usually getting with Manu out, because he's still getting accustomed to our system..but he looked great when he was in the game..1 of his misses was where he had to throw one up, so he only missed 2 usual jumpers..he made both of his spot-up 3's, and he made a pull-up 3 on the fastbreak, which was great..more importantly, his defense was very solid last night..I had heard that he was a liability defensively at times, but Pop has been raving about his D for months, and he showed a lot defensively last night..

[HarlemHeat37]

It was good to see Mason in at crunch time the other night. I'm a little concerned to see Bonner in at crunch time guarding Amare but maybe there were injuries...

Oberto wasn't playing..our 2 young big men that will be ahead of Bonner on the depth chart didn't play as well..one of them had a death in the family, and the other is injured until mid-November..we'll have to be relying on Bonner for a few more games