Andray Blatche - Resurgence Thread ( Merged )

[TGW]

Amen Dandridge.

[nate33]

Blatche has a history of sounding good but his dedication on the court has been fleeting. This isn't to say that I think he's a total bum. It's just that I don't think his words mean anything. For Blatche, it's all about his actions. We'll have to wait and see.

[Dat2U]

Blatche's biggest failing is that he appears to be weak mentally. Every year he comes in with the right mindset (7 day Dray etc) but as soon as something goes wrong he falls off the apple cart and falls back into bad habits. Two years ago it was losing minutes to Jamison and last year it was the injuries. This year I'm worried about the whole thing with his shoulder.

We'll see if Blatche has grown up and become mentally tough but I have my doubts.

[no D in Hibachi]

Wall on Andray Blatche: "He came in with a great mindset throughout this year. He's really trying to get in shape. He's really trying to run hard in every drill. He's passing the ball a lot better and being a better teammate. It's really helped all of us with not being selfish. All of us are doing our roles. The way he played during training camp will really help us if he plays that way throughout the season."

http://www.bulletsforever.com/2011/12/16/2639897/wizards-media-day-interesting-quotes-not-covered-elsewhere#storyjump

I really like that Wall calls out Blatche on this. This was one of the big black spots on the season last year. Blatche just had tunnel vision and hoisted up terrible shots. If he feels the heat from his teammates to pass the darn ball than maybe he'll become a more efficient player this year. *fingers crossed*

[sashae]

Ahhh, Andray... never change. Andray Blatche hosting 'an evening of sophistication' on New Years Eve -- the day before playing the Celtics.

Who wants to be how lethargic he's going to look?

[badinage]

"Evening of Sophistication" = the hookers all smoke Gauloises?

[MDStar]

Ahhh, Andray... never change. Andray Blatche hosting 'an evening of sophistication' on New Years Eve -- the day before playing the Celtics.

Who wants to be how lethargic he's going to look?

There are 3 things that people tend to do on New Years Eve.

1) Spend it in church
2) Spend it at home with the family
3) Go out and party

None are wrong, just a personal preference which i dont believe has any bearing on Dray nor his dedication to his team/sport. I'm sorry but I think the whole "young millionaire" partying thing, gets way overblown sometime and using his New Year's plans to make a point is being overly critical.

[jazzfan1971]

Hmmm, what do you picture in your mind for an 'evening of sophistication'?

A - Folks in black ties and tuxes munching brie, sipping champagne, and doing the cha-cha.
or
B - A party at an upscale gentleman's club with strippers named Bree, Champagne, and Cha-Cha.

[Zonkerbl]

Hmmm, what do you picture in your mind for an 'evening of sophistication'?

A - Folks in black ties and tuxes munching brie, sipping champagne, and doing the cha-cha.
or
B - A party at an upscale gentleman's club with strippers named Bree, Champagne, and Cha-Cha.

Nice.

[Illuminaire]

There are 3 things that people tend to do on New Years Eve.

1) Spend it in church
2) Spend it at home with the family
3) Go out and party

None are wrong, just a personal preference which i dont believe has any bearing on Dray nor his dedication to his team/sport. I'm sorry but I think the whole "young millionaire" partying thing, gets way overblown sometime and using his New Year's plans to make a point is being overly critical.

Except that if someone has an important project meeting the day after New Years, you can tell a lot about their work ethic by which choice they make.

Andray Blatche has a poor reputation because he has earned it by repeating the same stupid mistakes over and over again. There is nothing overblown about criticizing him specifically - which is all anyone here is doing.

[crackhed]

Ahhh, Andray... never change. Andray Blatche hosting 'an evening of sophistication' on New Years Eve -- the day before playing the Celtics.

Who wants to be how lethargic he's going to look?

a little iffy on the story cuz it don't take more than a 'maybe i'll show up' commitment from an nba star over the phone to get a flyer like that printed. but i hope he understands that if he fails again this time around his career could be on the line.

[Dat2U]

Ahhh, Andray... never change. Andray Blatche hosting 'an evening of sophistication' on New Years Eve -- the day before playing the Celtics.

Who wants to be how lethargic he's going to look?

There are 3 things that people tend to do on New Years Eve.

1) Spend it in church
2) Spend it at home with the family
3) Go out and party

None are wrong, just a personal preference which i dont believe has any bearing on Dray nor his dedication to his team/sport. I'm sorry but I think the whole "young millionaire" partying thing, gets way overblown sometime and using his New Year's plans to make a point is being overly critical.

Yeah, I think were reading a little much into it. Anyone who thinks a real basketball player would be in the gym putting up 2,000 shots on New Year's Eve is a little naive.

Now it's Dray's responsibility to be ready for the game on New Year's Day and if he isn't, I'm sure he'll deservedly get some heat but trust me, he's not going to be the only NBA player out on New Year's Eve with a game the next day. Unfortunately his reputation ensures we know almost anytime he's "hosting an event". And as mentioned, hosting an party can encompass anything from just stopping through to being there for a few hours.

[Ruzious]

I wouldn't mind Dray doing this stuff if he was also a hard worker, but... he ain't. Just looking at him in the Philly exhibition debacle, it looked like he hadn't lifted weights all offseason. There was no muscle tone in his arms. Dray often says the right things, but anyone who believes the light will come on for him... if it was going to happen, it would have happened by now. Even Javale and Nick are smart enough to get in good shape. It says something that Dray is the slow one of the 3.

I know he had a shoulder issue, but I don't think that shouldn't have stopped him from lifting weights. And it sounded like he might not have even gotten his shoulder adequately cared for.

[Dat2U]

The shoulder thingy worries me more than anything else regarding Dray. I'm not sure however if he should be blamed for not having toned arms or getting the shoulder adequately cared for. We don't know the extent of the injury and he didn't have access to NBA trainers or doctors during to lockout.

[Ruzious]

The shoulder thingy worries me more than anything else regarding Dray. I'm not sure however if he should be blamed for not having toned arms or getting the shoulder adequately cared for. We don't know the extent of the injury and he didn't have access to NBA trainers or doctors during to lockout.

True - I shouldn't jump to medical conclusions, but usually shoulder problems from playing basketball are with the rotator cuff - and having had a partially torn rotator cuff myself - I couldn't raise my arms without pain to go after rebounds, but it didn't affect my ability to do most weight lifting exercises. The thing about not having access to doctors or trainers is an excuse for clowns. Dray has been making something like 7 mil a year? When you have that kind of money, you always have access to doctors and trainers - if you have a brain - a big if in his case.

Well, at least Dray didn't use a triple negative like I accidentally did in my previous post.

[7-Day Dray]

The shoulder thingy worries me more than anything else regarding Dray. I'm not sure however if he should be blamed for not having toned arms or getting the shoulder adequately cared for. We don't know the extent of the injury and he didn't have access to NBA trainers or doctors during to lockout.

True - I shouldn't jump to medical conclusions, but usually shoulder problems from playing basketball are with the rotator cuff - and having had a partially torn rotator cuff myself - I couldn't raise my arms without pain to go after rebounds, but it didn't affect my ability to do most weight lifting exercises. The thing about not having access to doctors or trainers is an excuse for clowns. Dray has been making something like 7 mil a year? When you have that kind of money, you always have access to doctors and trainers - if you have a brain - a big if in his case.

Well, at least Dray didn't use a triple negative like I accidentally did in my previous post.

He said he hired a trainer to help with with his shoulder during the lockout.

[queridiculo]

Outside of Deion Sanders I can't think of a single DC pro athlete I've had as much contempt for as I do for Andre Blatche. Not wishing injury on anyone, but a season ender for Blatche would probably be the best thing that can happen to this team.

So sick of this bum is still being on the team.

[Ruzious]

The shoulder thingy worries me more than anything else regarding Dray. I'm not sure however if he should be blamed for not having toned arms or getting the shoulder adequately cared for. We don't know the extent of the injury and he didn't have access to NBA trainers or doctors during to lockout.

True - I shouldn't jump to medical conclusions, but usually shoulder problems from playing basketball are with the rotator cuff - and having had a partially torn rotator cuff myself - I couldn't raise my arms without pain to go after rebounds, but it didn't affect my ability to do most weight lifting exercises. The thing about not having access to doctors or trainers is an excuse for clowns. Dray has been making something like 7 mil a year? When you have that kind of money, you always have access to doctors and trainers - if you have a brain - a big if in his case.

Well, at least Dray didn't use a triple negative like I accidentally did in my previous post.

He said he hired a trainer to help with with his shoulder during the lockout.

What did the trainer say about how hard Dray works out?

[queridiculo]

IIRC the trainer said that Blatche was half assing it until the season got a little bit closer.

[Wizardspride]

IIRC the trainer said that Blatche was half assing it until the season got a little bit closer.

Fwiw, that wasn't his primary trainer.


For the majority of the summer Dray was working out with a guy in Miami.

This trainer also works with many Dolphin players.