Hey I have the wizards in a GM game and I need you guys to tell me about your team, what are your holes where are your logjams and maybe where you'd like to go with the team, offensive defensive new coach or what.
Thanks guys. Help is appreciated.
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Questions not addressed in the GM Summit thread: depth chart; individual players' strengths; strengths and weaknesses of certain line-ups. A brief introduction to the team. State of the Wizards.
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On attack Coach Eddie runs a motion system based on the Princeton Offense. The system has proven successful in keeping the Wiz near the top of the league in overall offense for years and even this year without our most effective offensive players we won more games than expected.
Some tension exists because of a longstanding gap between the team's offensive effectiveness and defensive shortcomings. Our most consistent offensive players fall short on the defensive end. (Areans, Jamison especially). Overall 'short' is a key word-- in general Wizards starters are somewhat undersized for their position (or in the case of PF Antawn Jamison, light in the diaper) with the exception of our defensive anchor (center Brendan Haywood) and our PG Gilbert Arenas.
Potential line-ups exist that would erase this size discrepancy, the Wizards were paradoxically the tallest team in the league this year. But most of that height is tied up in the logjam in the frontcourt. And much of that height lies in rookies with interesting promise but subpar game effect.
---7' PF/C Oleksiy Pecherov was injured but only showed up in games halfway through the year to chuck 3pt shots that missed.
6'7" long-armed 2guard Nick Young hit some crazy shots, but the system tended to bog down with him in the game, and defensively he's still learning how long he is and where he's supposed to be.
6'9" Frontcourt pogostick Dominic McGuire proved to be a rebounding prodigy, but defensively goes for every pumpfake and offensively can't finish yet, needs strength.
Third year PF/C Andray Blatche has shown flashes of great defensive potential and offensive talent, but has proven to be a foul factory right now. As the 2nd to last highschooler taken in the draft, he's actually younger than our rookies. Questions exist only about his work habits, not his potential, but he's put together stretches that suggest he'll get it sooner rather than later. He has yet to have a break out year but showed himself as a reliable back-up Center in the absence of Etan Thomas (heart surgery) and filled in pretty well at Forward when Caron Butler was injured.---
Otherwise we have exactly one quality perimeter defender (offguard DeShawn Stevenson), which means that the blanket is too short to cover either the feet or the shoulders-- Wizards defensive schemes often surrender the outside shot available after pick & roll switches, in order to protect the lanes and the paint. This means the Wiz give up an unconscionably high % from three.
Questions remain whether a fully healthy team would contend deep into the playoffs, whether or not the shortcomings belong to the coach or the roster and whether or not we should play Andray Blatche at all 5 positions at once to maximize his minutes and learning potential on court. Okay all five except PG which will be played by Magic WoodShaq Johnson. Dame!
cont'd.
(--Mods can feel free to merge, or re-title--).
On attack Coach Eddie runs a motion system based on the Princeton Offense. The system has proven successful in keeping the Wiz near the top of the league in overall offense for years and even this year without our most effective offensive players we won more games than expected.
Some tension exists because of a longstanding gap between the team's offensive effectiveness and defensive shortcomings. Our most consistent offensive players fall short on the defensive end. (Areans, Jamison especially). Overall 'short' is a key word-- in general Wizards starters are somewhat undersized for their position (or in the case of PF Antawn Jamison, light in the diaper) with the exception of our defensive anchor (center Brendan Haywood) and our PG Gilbert Arenas.
Potential line-ups exist that would erase this size discrepancy, the Wizards were paradoxically the tallest team in the league this year. But most of that height is tied up in the logjam in the frontcourt. And much of that height lies in rookies with interesting promise but subpar game effect.
---7' PF/C Oleksiy Pecherov was injured but only showed up in games halfway through the year to chuck 3pt shots that missed.
6'7" long-armed 2guard Nick Young hit some crazy shots, but the system tended to bog down with him in the game, and defensively he's still learning how long he is and where he's supposed to be.
6'9" Frontcourt pogostick Dominic McGuire proved to be a rebounding prodigy, but defensively goes for every pumpfake and offensively can't finish yet, needs strength.
Third year PF/C Andray Blatche has shown flashes of great defensive potential and offensive talent, but has proven to be a foul factory right now. As the 2nd to last highschooler taken in the draft, he's actually younger than our rookies. Questions exist only about his work habits, not his potential, but he's put together stretches that suggest he'll get it sooner rather than later. He has yet to have a break out year but showed himself as a reliable back-up Center in the absence of Etan Thomas (heart surgery) and filled in pretty well at Forward when Caron Butler was injured.---
Otherwise we have exactly one quality perimeter defender (offguard DeShawn Stevenson), which means that the blanket is too short to cover either the feet or the shoulders-- Wizards defensive schemes often surrender the outside shot available after pick & roll switches, in order to protect the lanes and the paint. This means the Wiz give up an unconscionably high % from three.
Questions remain whether a fully healthy team would contend deep into the playoffs, whether or not the shortcomings belong to the coach or the roster and whether or not we should play Andray Blatche at all 5 positions at once to maximize his minutes and learning potential on court. Okay all five except PG which will be played by Magic WoodShaq Johnson. Dame!
cont'd.