Washington @ Orlando 7PM 11/8

closg00 · Post #1 » by **closg00** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 7:32 pm

Hey! Nobody put up a game thread, so I gotta throw this ish up.

Remember that freak game against Orlando where Etan played out of his mind and dominated Dwight Howard? One can hope lightening strikes twice.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/preview?gid=2008110819

MJG · Post #2 » by **MJG** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 7:36 pm

Another loss, but one that can again be offset by heaping piles of minutes for the bench.

dobrojim · Post #3 » by **dobrojim** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 7:40 pm

I was thinking the same thing re Etan. He actually has done decently
against Superman. I think this is because as good as DH is, he's very
limited in terms of range. Keep him from dunking, and the battle
is half won. Sometimes easier said than done I'll admit. Foul him
constantly and you have a chance since he's a horrible FT shooter.
Hack a Dwight.

Still we figure to allow a ton of open 3s again tonight. Not optimistic
except to say that eventually we will probably win a game. We'll
play a little better and someone else will have an off game. Law
of averages. Don't know if that happens tonight though. Could
easily be our first blowout loss.

mhd · Post #4 » by **mhd** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 8:12 pm

"Relax a little bit, go down to Florida and see if our veterans who sat a little longer today can bring energy and we can win a game."

From Mr. Numbnutz himself Eddie Jordan. If he even dares to play the vets over the bench, I'm not sure what I'll do.

Post #5 » by **miller31time** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 8:30 pm

If we gave up 13+ 3pters to the freaking Knicks, imagine how many open 3's the Magic (a deadly shooting team) are going to nail.

Wizards will lose this one big time.

We can only hope the young guns get big time minutes.

gowiz999 · Post #6 » by **gowiz999** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 9:29 pm

Nothing to see here. Just another boring loss. :sleep:

Orlando 107 Washington 92

clubbing_caveman · Post #7 » by **clubbing_caveman** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 10:28 pm

Predictions:
1. Wiz loss. 108-88.
2. Young-ens get some playing time and show some flashes.
3. Blatche decides to play closer to the basket.
4. Def is nowhere to be seen.

FreeBalling · Post #8 » by **FreeBalling** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 11:08 pm

This game is going to be over sooner than later, I'll hope for the best.

I'm looking forward to seeing Javail playing again, lets hope EJ plays him. D.Howard would be a good learning experience.

dandridge 10 · Post #9 » by **dandridge 10** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 11:11 pm

miller31time wrote:If we gave up 13+ 3pters to the freaking Knicks, imagine how many open 3's the Magic (a deadly shooting team) are going to nail.

Wizards will lose this one big time.

We can only hope the young guns get big time minutes.

Yep, the forecast is heavy downpours in Orlando tonight...that is, Turkeyglue and Lewis will be raining threes on us. I wouldn't even be surprised if Redick gets playing time and gets his career high. But, I'm still looking forward to seeing how McGee matches up with Howard. The Knicks had no center last night. If McGee plays as well against Howard as he did against the Knicks, my wife better watch out tonight because I'll be very excited.

Halcyon · Post #10 » by **Halcyon** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 11:23 pm

We match up pretty poorly against the Magic and their combo of Dwight + 3 point shooters.

This could be a long night.

tkunit · Post #11 » by **tkunit** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 11:38 pm

I still have faith, feel the win boys feel the win

TheBigThree · Post #12 » by **TheBigThree** » Sat Nov 8, 2008 11:48 pm

Dixon will start in place of Daniels, who is out with a sore right knee

Post #13 » by **nate33** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:06 am

TheBigThree wrote:Dixon will start in place of Daniels, who is out with a sore right knee

Is that what they call it?

Maybe he does indeed have a sore right knee which is affecting his play. Either that, or they're just going with a not-embarrassing way to demote the veteran.

Post #14 » by **nate33** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:18 am

The defense still looks awful. Unnecessary double-teams yielding wide open 3's.

Ced67 · Post #15 » by **Ced67** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:22 am

I love Caron Butler and the way he plays, but is it just me or does he seem to be settling a little too often for three's?

WizBiz · Post #16 » by **WizBiz** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:28 am

Where was Etan on that lob? It's like he just watched Howard go for it.

Post #17 » by **nate33** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:29 am

The broadcast team for Orlando is very good. The color guy has done his homework on the Wizards. He's already mentioned the porous D, the problems defending the 3, Blatche's inconsistency, Stevenson's slow start, and the good play from Young and McGee.

WizBiz · Post #18 » by **WizBiz** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:33 am

Jamison quit being a ballhog.

TheBigThree · Post #19 » by **TheBigThree** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:36 am

nate33 wrote:The broadcast team for Orlando is very good. The color guy has done his homework on the Wizards. He's already mentioned the porous D, the problems defending the 3, Blatche's inconsistency, Stevenson's slow start, and the good play from Young and McGee.

Yep. They're doing a nice job.

Post #20 » by **nate33** » Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:36 am

I think Jamison is playing well. He's been taking it inside and he's crashing the offensive glass. He scored once on a putback and drew a foul on another offensive rebound (that won't show up in the box score).