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Xavier Who? 

Post#1 » by penbeast0 » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:29 pm

•Wizards Finalizing Contract With Xavier Silas

Is he a threat to Garrett Temple? What are his strengths and weaknesses?
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Post#2 » by dckingsfan » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:32 pm

Close to a Dr. Who type - seems to disappear at times.
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Post#3 » by Knighthonor » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:37 pm

Change title of thread please
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Post#4 » by Nivek » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:00 pm

Silas is likely a training camp body. He's 26 years old and he's been sub-par in the D-League and overseas the past few years.
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Post#5 » by FreeBalling » Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:12 pm

What are the odds that he's plays like the last X-Man in the NBA? :confused:

Look at how high he is. (Not sure how that might sound to some. :lol: )


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Post#6 » by Hidden Eye » Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:04 pm

Ain't no way Wiz would give up "All Purpose" Temple!
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Post#7 » by montestewart » Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:27 pm

FreeBalling wrote:What are the odds that he's plays like the last X-Man in the NBA? :confused:

Look at how high he is. (Not sure how that might sound to some. :lol: )


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A cross between Xavier McDaniel and James Silas, further crowding the front court. I don't know, I'm pretty high myself.

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Post#8 » by JWizmentality » Tue Sep 16, 2014 3:20 am

"I'm a revolutionary when it comes to thinking outside the box...in that I put absolutely no thought into it!"
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Post#9 » by Dark Faze » Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:01 pm

we let Birch go and sign this guy?

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Post#10 » by closg00 » Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:14 pm

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Xavier Who? 

Post#11 » by closg00 » Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:17 pm

JWizmentality wrote:"I'm a revolutionary when it comes to thinking outside the box...in that I put absolutely no thought into it!"
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Grunfeld has his bags packed as-soon as the draft and FA's are signed. No-need to see if anyone might be better than Temple.


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Post#12 » by montestewart » Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:29 am

Nicknames:
Excess
Silas but Deadly
The Xasperator
The San Antonio Spurt

He's former Spur James Silas' son, and apparently he had a camp deal with the Wizards last year before being cut (none of which I remember at all).
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Post#13 » by FreeBalling » Wed Sep 17, 2014 3:01 am

He's a SG/PF type of player. I'd like to wish him good luck and stay focused young man.
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Post#15 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:33 pm

Chris Berman doing hoops would dub him Xavier "River Thames"

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Post#16 » by penbeast0 » Sun Sep 21, 2014 3:51 pm

Didn't know he was James Silas's son, gives me a hook for him in my head. Thanks
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Post#17 » by keynote » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:43 pm

montestewart wrote:
He's former Spur James Silas' son, and apparently he had a camp deal with the Wizards last year before being cut (none of which I remember at all)...

His right hand is literally a basketball
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And before he had a basketball surgically attached to his hand, he had a reasonably successful career as a neo-soul R&B singer under the name Bilal.

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Post#18 » by Ruzious » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:12 pm

I think what Memphis did for training camp fodder made a lot more sense - They signed Hassan Whiteside.
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Re: Xavier Who? 

Post#19 » by closg00 » Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:32 pm

*Bump* for the merge with the unnecessary thread that was started.

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