GT #37: Wizards vs Heat - January 15th - 7 pm

queridiculo · Post #301 » by **queridiculo** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:38 am

Great victory, scary third quarter, but it was only a matter of time before Miami would go on a run. They answered every time Miami cut it to single digits and continued to play tough defense down the stretch.

Well deserved, let's see if they can bottle up that home moxie.

DANNYLANDOVER · Post #302 » by **DANNYLANDOVER** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:38 am

milellie111 wrote:
MikeTheKid wrote:Great now Ernie will getta new 10 yr extension

Good Win though

And why would he not deserve it? Wizards looking as if they could be a top team in the East. Made a statement tonight.

GTFOH with that ish :evil:

dandridge 10 · Post #303 » by **dandridge 10** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:39 am

Wizards shoot 52% and put up 102 points on the Bulls one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. Wizards shoot 54% and put up 114 points against the Heat, another great defensive team. Where are all the posters complaining that Wittman;s offensive system sucks and can't get players in a position to score?

Again, Wittman is not the greatest coach in the world. But the difference between the Wizard's losses and wins this year have had little to do with the coach and his system. They have a lot to do with the focus and energy of the players, and their ability to move the ball and hit open shots.

Love the energy of the Wizards tonight. They got a little comfortable in the 3rd and got sloppy with their passing, but glad to see them buckle down in the 4th. Best of all, I liked seeing the Heat crowd go home unhappy.

Post #304 » by **miller31time** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:40 am

Gotta get a win against the Bulls at home next game.

CntOutSmrtCrazy · Post #305 » by **CntOutSmrtCrazy** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:40 am

Oh quiet Millie, guys like you just never know when just to sit back and enjoy. Hate EG, Ted, Whitman, the cheerleaders, or whoever. Nothing but not so clever, piffy comments. Now shoooooooooo skippy...

Youheardme90 · Post #306 » by **Youheardme90** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:41 am

dandridge 10 wrote:Wizards shoot 52% and put up 102 points on the Bulls one of the best defensive teams in the NBA. Wizards shoot 54% and put up 114 points against the Heat, another great defensive team. Where are all the posters complaining that Wittman;s offensive system sucks and can't get players in a position to score?

Again, Wittman is not the greatest coach in the world. But the difference between the Wizard's losses and wins this year have had little to do with the coach and his system. They have a lot to do with the focus and energy of the players, and their ability to move the ball and hit open shots.

Love the energy of the Wizards tonight. They got a little comfortable in the 3rd and got sloppy with their passing, but glad to see them buckle down in the 4th. Best of all, I liked seeing the Heat crowd go home unhappy.

@dandridge10 With another spot on post

CntOutSmrtCrazy · Post #307 » by **CntOutSmrtCrazy** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:42 am

Wait Millie, lol, I'm sorry if you were being serious. But that comment goes to other ninnies.

DANNYLANDOVER · Post #308 » by **DANNYLANDOVER** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:42 am

milellie111 wrote:
CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:WHAT A GAME! We knew the Heat (and the refs) had a run in them. Have to give praise where praise is due too. Wall had some real bad plays at the end of the end of the second and in the third, but he game to play in the fourth. And Nene's block on Lebron.... I'll dream about that one. Last two games the defense has looked real solid. Cheers everyone!

All praise goes to Ted, Ernie and Randy. Great management trio. Their dedication is paying off.

Lmao it's quite clear you're just a troll. Gotta stop feeding you now.

Post #309 » by **Rafael122** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:45 am

This win means nothing if they suffer a let down against the Bulls on Friday.

Joe_Wiz · Post #310 » by **Joe_Wiz** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:46 am

RustyMagoo wrote:We could do some serious damage on this home stand.

We HAVE TO do some serious damage on this home stand. This game was sweet, but it won't end up being worth much if we go on to lose home games to the unimpressive competition we're facing before we head back on the road.

tontoz · Post #311 » by **tontoz** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:48 am

They looked so bad in the 3rd i was sure they would blow it. Glad to see them show some backbone in the 4th.

Wall struggled from 3 last month but has made 12 of his last 28. Just wish he would cut down on those careless turnovers.

milellie111 · Post #312 » by **milellie111** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:06 am

DANNYLANDOVER wrote:
milellie111 wrote:
CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:WHAT A GAME! We knew the Heat (and the refs) had a run in them. Have to give praise where praise is due too. Wall had some real bad plays at the end of the end of the second and in the third, but he game to play in the fourth. And Nene's block on Lebron.... I'll dream about that one. Last two games the defense has looked real solid. Cheers everyone!

All praise goes to Ted, Ernie and Randy. Great management trio. Their dedication is paying off.

Lmao it's quite clear you're just a troll. Gotta stop feeding you now.

What dont you understand? The proof is in the product on the court. Ted deserves praise for not listening to the fans and firing Grunfeld prematurely. Grunfeld deserves praise for putting the right supporting cast around Wall for him to thrive (while not eating up our cap) and Whittman deserves praise for turning Wall from a star to a superstar this year and teaching tough nosed defense.

queridiculo · Post #313 » by **queridiculo** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:06 am

Joe_Wiz wrote:
RustyMagoo wrote:We could do some serious damage on this home stand.

We HAVE TO do some serious damage on this home stand. This game was sweet, but it won't end up being worth much if we go on to lose home games to the unimpressive competition we're facing before we head back on the road.

Indeed, on the previous home stand the Wizards wasted a great opportunity to make up ground to Atlanta and to put themselves into the drivers seat for the third seed.

Kanyewest · Post #314 » by **Kanyewest** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:25 am

Good win! Nice to see the Wizards big dominate Miami's interior and Wall/Beal played well. Miami is missing Mario Chalmers- but I like the way that the Wizards can match up with Miami.

dobrojim · Post #315 » by **dobrojim** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:32 am

Illmatic21 wrote:
80sballboy wrote:
Illmatic21 wrote:There you go Wall.

When you have a lead in the 4th quarter and they're in the bonus, attack attack attack

Get to the line and close the game. He's learning

That little rest helped. Nice coaching move. Have to credit Witt sometimes.

Also he sat Beal's butt on the bench.. good to let him know that his spot as a "closer" on this team is far from cemented. If he's playing poorly we don't need him out there.

I thought it was really interesting on one play towards the end, still in doubt a little
but we were in the bonus and John was in transition and at first it looked like he was
going to use clock, and then he drove on Cole forcing the foul and he was hitting his FTs.

A signature win. Can't remember having that much fun in a long time.

Wiz fans are passionate but have been burned so many times we root scared.
But the fans gave up the love in the 4th Q tonight. We were all standing down the
stretch as we put the game away.

Great balanced team effort.

Nene with 9 assists. Team with 30 asst on 41 made FGs. Great teamwork.
That's what we have to do.

Hypnotizer · Post #316 » by **Hypnotizer** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:33 am

MIA was the last team without a single loss against the same division team. They were 8-0.

The big lead in the 1st half was very handy. Good move was benched Gortie at the end of the game after his tUrrible pass-turnover.

Shame CHI won in Orlando after 3 OT, but we can win again - we're on fire.

dobrojim · Post #317 » by **dobrojim** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:35 am

JWallConnect wrote:Great win. I hope we can build off this one.

We play so much better with Nene in the starting lineup. Gets all our shooters much more easier shots. Really hope he can stay healthy.

Looked at Nene statline and seen 9 assists and had to double check to make sure I wasn't looking at Wall's

Well the good and possibly unexpected other side of that was Book getting a
dub-dub off the bench. Love it.

dobrojim · Post #318 » by **dobrojim** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:36 am

CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:WHAT A GAME! We knew the Heat (and the refs) had a run in them. Have to give praise where praise is due too. Wall had some real bad plays at the end of the end of the second and in the third, but he game to play in the fourth. And Nene's block on Lebron.... I'll dream about that one. Last two games the defense has looked real solid. Cheers everyone!

it was clearly 5 on 8 for a while. kudos to the wiz for battling through.

Hypnotizer · Post #319 » by **Hypnotizer** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:39 am

Rafael122 wrote:This win means nothing if they suffer a let down against the Bulls on Friday.

I disagree. Nothing is better like beat the champs for morale. Especially after @IND 2 big loses.

dobrojim · Post #320 » by **dobrojim** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:39 am

RustyMagoo wrote:We could do some serious damage on this home stand.

they NEED to do some damage in a serious way 'cause the schedule is going to get
much harder around Feb 1.

All the good will and progress will be blown if they don't go at least 4/5 on
the home stand now that they have the toughest game in the W column.
They need to get and stay ahead of TOR and ATL so they can have HC
in the playoffs. I know we're winning on the road lately but you still
need HCA in the playoffs.