Wizards @ Houston: 2/26/08 8:30 ET

[W. Unseld]

I'm not getting all the AD hate, the man is playing injured b/c we are so depleted and might need surgery in the off season.

[nate33]

I'm not getting all the AD hate, the man is playing injured b/c we are so depleted and might need surgery in the off season.

I don't think there's really much AD hate. I think there is just some sentiment that perhaps AD should be moved to the bench. He is clearly not at 100% and the starting lineup might be better off with Roger Mason to stretch the floor.

I'm not sure which way is better. I think that with Butler healthy, our starting lineup doesn't really need AD's ball distribution skills because Butler can play point forward. But as long as Butler is out, we need somebody to distribute the ball. The only guys left on the team that appear capable of passing are AD and Songaila.

[wateryd]

looks like i picked a good game to miss completely. the wilco concert was much better.

[DCZards]

And I'm saying, I'm not as bothered as some by AB because, give the dude a break.

How much has he really played? He isn't a seasoned vet.

You don't have to be a seasoned vet to put in the effort. That's what AB seems to be lacking at times. Imo, it's a conditioning problem with AB.

Give the kid a break. Not only was he shot the first year but EJ is his freakn coach. EJ sucks ass coaching big men and on top of that, bigs usually develop more slowly.

Juding by his improved play this year, it seems like EJ and the other Wizard coaches have done a pretty good job of developing at least one big man---BTH.

[dobrojim]

The Wizards need to POUND the ball into the paint. Without Yao, Houston goes from being a big team to being one of the smallest in the league. They'll be playing Scola at center and Hayes as backup center.

Haywood and Blatche need to do a lot better job of controlling the glass than they did in Cleveland. We need them both to get double figures in rebounding.

kinda forgot about Dikenbe?

[Dat2U]

Juding by his improved play this year, it seems like EJ and the other Wizard coaches have done a pretty good job of developing at least one big man---BTH.

Yeah, and lets also give EJ credit for the foresight to play Brendan over Etan this season.

[dobrojim]

Mutombo is owning us right now.

So true and leads me to point out that the previous game, Yao's
biggest impact was defensively. Dikembe did the same thing
last night. That and the refs swallowing their whistles.

[MJG]

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Juding by his improved play this year, it seems like EJ and the other Wizard coaches have done a pretty good job of developing at least one big man---BTH.

Aye - looks like EJ's five-year development plan is paying off.

[DCZards]

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Yeah, and lets also give EJ credit for the foresight to play Brendan over Etan this season.

Good point. If EJ had not started Etan over BTH last season Brendan might not have been motivated to get better.

[Dat2U]

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Good point. If EJ had not started Etan over BTH last season Brendan might not have been motivated to get better.

Apparently in your worldview, Eddie is ALWAYS right no matter what.

I guess without Eddie, Brendan would just be a poor man's Jason Collins.

[DCZards]

I guess without Eddie, Brendan would just be a poor man's Jason Collins.

Dat, I give you credit...you're learning.