Wow: Mcgee grew

[Clangus]

I really like McGee - Obviously not seen him as much as you guys, but he seems to have alot of very solid tools - if that growth is legit - Dayum that boy is long. It can never hurt having that kind of length and athleticism. I'd love a prospect like tht on our team.

Edit: we do have a prospect a little like that in Ibaka - but he's not really a center.

Good luck to McGee and the Wiz this season. You boys have had more than a fair share of incidents. Its about time that Washington got to just play basketball.

O.T - I look forward to seeing Gil play and hopefully Gil and Wall tearing up the east (one of the advantages of supporting a West team - I can cheer for East guys to dominate )

[pancakes3]

BY the way, welcome [home] Kevin... uh neviK. In case you ain't been here before.

how did wizD put it? anxiously awaiting the triumphant return of the grey lion? dare we say... aslan?

[Ruzious]

trading mcgee is a horrible idea imo.
he's a very special talent and he'll be a beast when he learns the game and adds some weight.

I hear ya. He's got tremendous potential, but... his potential is no greater than Oden is on the rare occasion that he's been healthy, imo, and it's very questionable that Jav is ever going to be a good starter in the NBA - especially when you see him not even hustle while playing for a spot on the US team. If Oden gets healthy, he's one of the best centers in the NBA. Even if Jav reaches his potential, the Wiz are soft in the middle. Really what it comes down to imo is - Oden would give the Wiz a chance to become a championship contender, and that makes him worth the risk.

[Illuminaire]

I think Oden is more than likely the new Bill Walton. Tremendous talent, a game changer on the inside, and he may only have one healthy season over his entire career.

[doclinkin]

Predicted this:

Saunders has spoken with McGee about becoming a better defensive rebounder this season, so that the team could exploit Wall's speed and get out more on the break. McGee said he is working on boxing out and establishing better positioning, because he knows Wall can and will find him.

"I know if I roll and he throws it up, I'm going to catch it, and if I roll, he's going to pass it. It's like instinct," McGee said.

From here:

I suspect we’ll see him more willing to stand his ground instead of dancing around outside looking for a clear lane to get a running start. But somebody’s got to rip into him to let him know it’s not okay to leak out and start running before the ball is secured. No cherry picking for fast break dunks. Now that he’s likely to get longer minutes maybe he won’t cheat the effort on the low-post duties, he’ll get enough touches regardless. John Wall will see to that. It’s a trust thing.

And like I said elsewhere, uptempo leads to more touches for everbody, leads to bigger scoring numbers more touches, easier to keep everyone happy earning the vanity stats. Thus paradoxically more energy on defense at times, jazzed and energized on a scoring high. Uptempo returns Nick to a high efficiency status, and tires out opponents late game. Stamina, depth, youth and health are what will allow us to play that way. If all goes well.

I expect JaVale getting touches proves a far more coachable player, not 'trying to do my thing out there' instead of listening to coaches' instructions, a la USA ball.

[Nivek]

Hello all. Thanks for the welcome back.

I'll be in and out. I'll call you this week CCJ.

[verbal8]

I think Oden is more than likely the new Bill Walton. Tremendous talent, a game changer on the inside, and he may only have one healthy season over his entire career.

Yeah that seems the most likely case given his injury history.