Magic vs. Wiz

[miller31time]

Happening now.

[miller31time]

McGee looking embarrassingly bad. Only lasted 5:30 before he had to be pulled.

[miller31time]

Ball movement 10X's better now that Livingston is in the game.

Blatche is beasting.

[Halcyon]

Liking Livingston more and more. And wow, Blatche is absolutely killing them.

[dlts20]

I wrote this on the other Wiz boards before the game:


Should be a fun game. Its the 3rd game in a row so we should be tired but at the same time I felt that we looked tired last night which makes me think we may be renergized tonight. I like the fact that Blatche started off the game with more aggressive type post moves yesterday where he was backing guys down deeper and turning towards the rim instead of fading away. I like to see him continue that against Lewis tonight. I also would like to see him catch it sometimes and go real quick on a hard drive. He waits too long sometimes. He needs to mix it up more but he’s getting better.

McGee also has played well against normal Centers but use to get abused by the big body guys however, now he’s getting better against them also. With that being said, we know Superman is the exception so I will like to see how McGee handles him physically. Even if he gets killed, I would like to see him be the 1st man to ever dunk one right on Howard’s head. I also hope Flip starts Livingston or plays him earlier while I wish he would also go to NY before going to guys like Ross. I thought it was dumb that we were struggling to score yesterday and NY had 2 big scoring games in a row but Flip pulls Miller early in the 1st and replaces him with Ross while not going to NY until deeper into the 2nd quarter. Why? I get the D on Rip stuff but come on

[miller31time]

So after sitting most of the 1st quarter for horrible defense, McGee is put back in to start the 2nd quarter.

And on Orlando's 1st offensive possession, he fouls JJ f'n Redick on a layup attempt.

[MDStar]

Livingston, as good as he is at seeing the floor and passing, he's extremely slow on the defensive end. Jason Williams can blow by him on every possession if he wanted to.

[ErikChowbay023]

Blatche with 23, 3, 2 at the half

[dlts20]

Blatche is so good that half the time it doesnt even look like he's trying. Thats my only problem with Dray right now. He's finally fully learned how to mix it up perfectly which makes his only real flaw is energy level from game to game. Last game I thought he lacked pep so I was sure he would come out with some this game which he did but it quickly went away. Alot of times its like he's walking while everyone else is running and he looks way too lax. Meanwhile Bass is going full speed and snatching every board and getting easy lay-ins only because Blatche is playing half speed.

Im not going to fully rip him because I think he probably is super tired with the crazy sked weve had, all the minutes he is playing, and his huge role now in the Offense but it is frustrating watching him move so slow at times and walk while everyone else is running. Bass is a beast but he cant do nothing to Blatche that Blatche doesnt want him to do. Its not just Bass either. Its just Blatche in general. He's not really going after any boards or anything. He's just.......IDK

[dlts20]

One thing I do really like that Blatche did is that he took that full court 3 to end the half. Im glad to see him putting up good numbers and still worried more about getting a win than padding his shooting stats. I wish more guys around the league would do it

[miller31time]

First 40 seconds of the 2nd half....

- McGee lets Howard get an easy basket in the paint
- McGee tries a crazy-looking running hook shot which Howard easily steals, mid-air
- McGee gets beaten on the fastbreak by Howard who receives an ally-oop.

Oh my.

[Halcyon]

But but McGee should get 40 min a game, no questions asked!

[Hooch20]

Livingston, as good as he is at seeing the floor and passing, he's extremely slow on the defensive end. Jason Williams can blow by him on every possession if he wanted to.

Livingston used to be great on the defensive end. I'm sure the injuries have taken away his lateral quickness. He'd be perfect playing with a SG that could guard the opposing teams PG.

As a Clips fan I wish he was still with us playing next to Gordon. I was there the night he got hurt and I'll always remember that night. He was going to be a special player. His court vision was amazing and he was only getting better. I hope he's great for you guys.

[miller31time]

That's the 2nd time this game Miller has passed the ball directly to Jameer Nelson.

[DaRealHibachi]

Dray is playing like he's possessed... Damn, he sick...

Oh, and we should keep that Livingston dude...

[miller31time]

Blatche and Livingston have some real nice chemistry.

I'm not ready to say Livingston is a definite keeper but he's playing some inspired basketball. I'm glad we'll have the rest of the season to see what he's made up (if we keep him the rest of the season, which I don't see any reason why we wouldn't).

[ErikChowbay023]

I like Gee

He is super athletic..Thats his third spectacular dunk for the Wizards... I love the players Ernie picks up now

[80sballboy]

Blatche and Livingston have some real nice chemistry.

I'm not ready to say Livingston is a definite keeper but he's playing some inspired basketball. I'm glad we'll have the rest of the season to see what he's made up (if we keep him the rest of the season, which I don't see any reason why we wouldn't).

Offensively, he's not far away from where he once was, but defensively...yuck.

[80sballboy]

I like Gee

He is super athletic..Thats his third spectacular dunk for the Wizards... I love the players Ernie picks up now

Would like to see Gee when it really matters instead of garbage time.

[Hoopalotta]

Dray' is bloody well gassed. He can hardly even move at this point.

He's just been carrying too much of the load.