Wizards in the Media Thread

Dat2U · Post #201 » by **Dat2U** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:54 pm

WizDom wrote:
Looks like he reads the forum
"[Crittenton's] ceiling remains that of a solid backup, but he's worth keeping. Kevin Broom of the Secret Weapon aptly compares Crittenton to Alvin Williams."

Ah, but who doesn't know about The Secret Weapon blog? It's must reading for all Wizards fans!

Post #202 » by **Rafael122** » Tue May 12, 2009 11:56 pm

Yeah...I thought Lee was a bit arrogant. There was a chat once where he was complaining about the lack of NBA questions, even though it was a Wizards chat.

Mad props to him though, I enjoy reading his Insider.

Ivan on the other hand, is struggling major time as new host of WPL.

BanndNDC · Post #203 » by **BanndNDC** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:08 am

Rafael122 wrote:Yeah...I thought Lee was a bit arrogant. There was a chat once where he was complaining about the lack of NBA questions, even though it was a Wizards chat.

Mad props to him though, I enjoy reading his Insider.

Ivan on the other hand, is struggling major time as new host of WPL.

i too have been pleasantly surprised. lee has breathed actual life into the insider and embraced the role. i am pleased to admit that i might have been wrong about him. my impression of ivan though is going way way down since the former weakness of the blog seems to be at least somewhat attributable to ivan (based on the difference between the ivan and post ivan area). sure lee could be better (and he states the obvious too often) but he's improving and seems open to trying new ideas. i dont know whether it is due to Lee or the merger with the online staff but im optimistic about the future of coverage.

Post #204 » by **miller31time** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:13 am

Rafael122 wrote:Ivan on the other hand, is struggling major time as new host of WPL.

Agreed. I watched him today and he just seems out of place. In the television-hosting world, charisma can only get you so far if you don't have a natural stage presence and a broadcaster's voice.

keynote · Post #205 » by **keynote** » Wed May 13, 2009 11:56 am

WizDom wrote:
TheSecretWeapon wrote:I'll keep an open mind on Lee, but his past work has been unimpressive. He was utterly unremarkable when he was the beat writer in Atlanta and did nothing special when he was on the Wizards beat before Ivan. The stuff he's done for the blog is decent, but it's counterbalanced (at least to me) with the crummy job he did on the Crittenton piece. Plus, he completely whiffed on Haywood's return. Yeah, everyone else missed that story too, but that's the kind of thing he should have known about and reported.

Looks like he reads the forum
"[Crittenton's] ceiling remains that of a solid backup, but he's worth keeping. Kevin Broom of the Secret Weapon aptly compares Crittenton to Alvin Williams."

Actually, that wasn't Lee, that was the blogger(s) from Truthaboutit.net. WaPo is "hosting" a blogger roundtable, where he's invited various Wizards-centric bloggers to offer their thoughts about the Wizards' draft strategy. It's a nice win-win: the bloggers jump at the chance to get additional exposure on the WaPo site; WaPo gets (presumably) free content, fresh voices and further enhances their reputation as a forward-thinking newspaper/news provider.

Post #206 » by **TheSecretWeapon** » Wed May 13, 2009 1:29 pm

WizDom wrote:
TheSecretWeapon wrote:I'll keep an open mind on Lee, but his past work has been unimpressive. He was utterly unremarkable when he was the beat writer in Atlanta and did nothing special when he was on the Wizards beat before Ivan. The stuff he's done for the blog is decent, but it's counterbalanced (at least to me) with the crummy job he did on the Crittenton piece. Plus, he completely whiffed on Haywood's return. Yeah, everyone else missed that story too, but that's the kind of thing he should have known about and reported.

Looks like he reads the forum
"[Crittenton's] ceiling remains that of a solid backup, but he's worth keeping. Kevin Broom of the Secret Weapon aptly compares Crittenton to Alvin Williams."

He sorta glossed over that I think Crittenton's best case is Alvin Williams. As I wrote in my blog, based on the history of players like Crittenton, it's more likely that he'll be out of the league after his rookie contract than that he'll become the next Alvin Williams.

Thanks, dat.

closg00 · Post #207 » by **closg00** » Tue May 19, 2009 7:38 pm

Here's the transcript from Michael Lee's chat today in-case anybody missed it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... iscussions

fishercob · Post #208 » by **fishercob** » Sun May 24, 2009 3:14 pm

Rashad with a great interview of Mike Lee over at Hoops Addict. Definitely worth the read:

http://www.hoopsaddict.com/2009/05/23/i ... chael-lee/

Post #209 » by **WizStorm** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 6:00 pm

Tony Kornheiser with some harsh words about Gilbert...
http://www.bulletsforever.com/2009/6/4/ ... kornheiser

"Gilbert Arenas is the worst person on Earth. He's a coach killer and a team killer. He's a team killer, Gilbert Arenas. That's why - he got Eddie Jordan fired. He didn't play."

Benjammin · Post #210 » by **Benjammin** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 6:16 pm

WizStorm wrote:Tony Kornheiser with some harsh words about Gilbert...
http://www.bulletsforever.com/2009/6/4/ ... kornheiser
"Gilbert Arenas is the worst person on Earth. He's a coach killer and a team killer. He's a team killer, Gilbert Arenas. That's why - he got Eddie Jordan fired. He didn't play."

The basketball illiteracy within the DC media is indeed breathtaking. Almost all of them sound like mouth-breathers when they attempt to analyze basketball. Even John Thompson is not exempt from that on WTEM. What the internet has done is democratize information and to a lesser extent access and it exposes people who do not put in the time and effort to be informed about a given subject. TK is an entertainer, not a sports analyst of any ability.

fishercob · Post #211 » by **fishercob** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 9:00 pm

Benjammin wrote:
WizStorm wrote:Tony Kornheiser with some harsh words about Gilbert...
http://www.bulletsforever.com/2009/6/4/ ... kornheiser
"Gilbert Arenas is the worst person on Earth. He's a coach killer and a team killer. He's a team killer, Gilbert Arenas. That's why - he got Eddie Jordan fired. He didn't play."

The basketball illiteracy within the DC media is indeed breathtaking. Almost all of them sound like mouth-breathers when they attempt to analyze basketball. Even John Thompson is not exempt from that on WTEM. What the internet has done is democratize information and to a lesser extent access and it exposes people who do not put in the time and effort to be informed about a given subject. TK is an entertainer, not a sports analyst of any ability.

What's even more amazing is that Kornheiser was virtually fellating Gilbert on PTI just two short years ago -- the legendary appearance when we learned about the falsetto pronunciation of "hi-baaa-chiiiiii" rather then the loud and abrupt "HIBACHI!" that was assumed.

closg00 · Post #212 » by **closg00** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:17 pm

Don't forget to check-in with the Times poor-mans version of Michael Lee, the guy is trying.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/ ... -workouts/

closg00 · Post #213 » by **closg00** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:40 pm

Hollinger ranks NBA franchises, the Wizards are 23rd out of 30. No-surprise.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/ ... ings-Intro

doclinkin · Post #214 » by **doclinkin** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:24 am

Mike Jones (obligatory who--WashTimesWizScribe that's who) has a blog:

http://strongtake.blogspot.com/

Both he and Mike James are on Twitter. Mike James left his email address up on twitter, but I realized I have nothing really to say to the guy.

closg00 · Post #215 » by **closg00** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:37 pm

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2034 ... ave-a-plan

fishercob · Post #216 » by **fishercob** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:21 pm

closg00 wrote:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203405-washington-wizardsdo-they-have-a-plan

Just tragically written. No wonder we're losing ground to the Chinese.

JWizmentality · Post #217 » by **JWizmentality** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:32 pm

doclinkin wrote:Mike Jones (obligatory who--WashTimesWizScribe that's who) has a blog:

http://strongtake.blogspot.com/

Both he and Mike James are on Twitter. Mike James left his email address up on twitter, but I realized I have nothing really to say to the guy.

Thanks Doc, my therapist said I needed an outlet.

closg00 · Post #218 » by **closg00** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:28 pm

fishercob wrote:
closg00 wrote:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203405-washington-wizardsdo-they-have-a-plan

Just tragically written. No wonder we're losing ground to the Chinese.

It was rather unfortunate, a collection of thoughts rather than an well thought-out article.

Benjammin · Post #219 » by **Benjammin** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:40 pm

closg00 wrote:
fishercob wrote:
closg00 wrote:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203405-washington-wizardsdo-they-have-a-plan

Just tragically written. No wonder we're losing ground to the Chinese.

It was rather unfortunate, a collection of thoughts rather than an well thought-out article.

I think it would have been more coherent if it had been written in Chinese.

closg00 · Post #220 » by **closg00** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:15 pm

I guess it's going to be quality vs quantity since Michael Lee took-over the Wiz blog. Lee is the better writer, but Ivan provided a lot more updates since it was his specific beat.