GT #71: Bullets (40-30) @ Warriors (56-13) 10:30 PM (CSN/99.1 FM) [3/23/15]

FAH1223 · Post #1 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:39 am

YOUR Washington Bullets are 40-30 AND 9-15 in their last 24 games. 15-20 on the road. With 12 games left in the season, they are 9 games shy of being the 9th seed and 1 and a 1/2 games back from homecourt advantage in the first round. Which do you prefer? I prefer what gets Ted Leonsis to #FireGrunfeld. This will be a recurring theme.

The Wiz are coming off a horrible loss to the Sacramento Kings. Wall cannot carry the team anymore because when he does he tweaks his ankle and is out of rhythm for two weeks. Bradley Beal is a part time player. Gooden is taking way too many shots over Gortat and Nene... and Paul Pierce keeps committing stupid flagrant fouls.

The Golden State Warriors beat the Wiz in DC a few weeks ago. Probably THE MVP of the NBA this season is Stephen Curry, a superior player by miles over John Wall, and he will probably cook the Wizards something serious as he did a few weeks ago.

Around him, Steve Kerr has blessed the Warriors with incredible floor spacing, incredible lineup rotations, and this has led to the Warriors having incredible homecourt advantage. They are poised to make a deep run towards the NBA Finals and they rank #1 in many statistical categories.

ONLY TWO teams have beaten the Warriors in Oakland in 2014-15: The Bulls and the NBA Champion Spurs.

Klay Thompson probably will not play due to a sprained ankle that should keep him out until the end of the week.

ALSO, the Warriors will be honoring members of the 1974-1975 Warriors that beat YOUR Bullets in the NBA Finals FORTY YEARS AGO this year, 4-0. So, just to add insult to injury.

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Last game:
Wizards vs. Kings (L) 86-109
Jazz vs. Warriors - (W) 91-106

Lineups:

Bench:

FAH1223 · Post #2 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:15 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/HoopDistrictDC/status/579808114305855489[/tweet]

hands11 · Post #3 » by **hands11** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:56 am

FAH1223 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/HoopDistrictDC/status/579808114305855489[/tweet]

http://www.monumentalnetwork.com/videos ... me-3-22-15

So pretty much, if they aren't on defensively, they have no chance to win a game. At least in Randy's mind.

Interesting concept. A failed one. But interesting.

What a troubling interview. Very unprofessional. Specially at this point in the session. Just throwing the team under the bus again.

So as long as he has been here, how is this defensive focus thing still a problem ? And how comes he doesn't know the answer ?

And who is doing it ? And why can't he correct it in the game ?

So here is something interesting. Later in the interview he says they were down 7 and didn't do anything most of the night that they wanted to do defensively. So why not focus on some better offense ? 7 pts is 7 pts. You can try to shave pts from them or add them to your side. Both count as 7 pts.

Randy needs to go. I love the defensive focus. But there are two sides to the game. Defense and Offense. Blaming the defense all the time and only focusing on that is stupid. Its important. The best teams are the better defensively teams. But the best of those teams are also good offensive teams.

JAR69 · Post #4 » by **JAR69** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:13 am

Wiz should rest Wall, Beal, Pierce, and Nene. We have no chance to win with the starters playing, and this is the end of the road trip and the second half of a back-to-back. Get some time for Otto.

FAH1223 · Post #5 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:47 pm

JAR69 wrote:Wiz should rest Wall, Beal, Pierce, and Nene. We have no chance to win with the starters playing, and this is the end of the road trip and the second half of a back-to-back. Get some time for Otto.

Beal doesn't need rest. He was just out for multiple weeks.

But I agree we are losing something like 120-90 so may as well rest

Higga · Post #6 » by **Higga** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:52 pm

JAR69 wrote:Wiz should rest Wall, Beal, Pierce, and Nene. We have no chance to win with the starters playing, and this is the end of the road trip and the second half of a back-to-back. Get some time for Otto.

Would have loved this if we won last night. I think Wittman plays everyone into the ground to try to salvage a 2-2 trip.

What I would do for a younger more innovative and creative coach. Wittman needs to be punted back to the 60s.

Post #7 » by **LyricalRico** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:09 pm

No specific reason for this, but I feel good about tonight's game. I don't plan to stay up, but hopefully we'll wake up to a win.

Go Wiz! :clap:

Post #8 » by **miller31time** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:16 pm

Yeah, this would be a great game to rest our starters and get Otto some real PT.

20-30pt loss. Only way it's any less is if Golden State severely plays down to their opponent.

nuposse04 · Post #9 » by **nuposse04** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:21 pm

If we lose by less then 18 I'd be surprised.

FAH1223 · Post #10 » by **FAH1223** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:26 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MikePradaSBN/status/579795052542717952[/tweet]

TGW · Post #11 » by **TGW** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:33 pm

Whitless is such a blockhead. He's taken the team about as far as they can go under his coaching.

Kanyewest · Post #12 » by **Kanyewest** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:30 pm

It's a back to back against probably the best regular season team on the road.

Post #13 » by **nate33** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:42 pm

FAH1223 wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/MikePradaSBN/status/579795052542717952[/tweet]

Yeah, I noticed that during the game. I couldn't tell what that was.

AFM · Post #14 » by **AFM** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:53 pm

Guaranteed win, Wall goes for 45, book it baby

-Double Bottom Line Life Crew

dckingsfan · Post #15 » by **dckingsfan** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:44 pm

TGW wrote:Whitless is such a blockhead. He's taken the team about as far as they can go under his coaching.

Who is your preference for the new GM to select his replacement

Hidden Eye · Post #16 » by **Hidden Eye** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:56 pm

I sense a L coming.

queridiculo · Post #17 » by **queridiculo** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:18 pm

The past two losses are on me, forgot to post "Loss" on the first page of the thread.

Loss. (guaranteed win)

Sluggerface · Post #18 » by **Sluggerface** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:35 pm

I'll watch this team get obliterated for an hour and a half until bloodborne unlocks on PSN.

Tricky_Kid · Post #19 » by **Tricky_Kid** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:17 am

miller31time wrote:Yeah, this would be a great game to rest our starters and get Otto some real PT.

20-30pt loss. Only way it's any less is if Golden State severely plays down to their opponent.

30-40 pts loss I will watch 1st quarter and then decide if it's worth to continue

Jimmy Recard · Post #20 » by **Jimmy Recard** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:48 am

Wittman needs to go at the end of the year but he is not the sole reason for this teams' struggles this year. I mean, just look at GSW's roster and compare it to ours. They're 10 deep with multiple guys who can create, defend and shoot. Best backcourt in the league by far, anchored by the best rim protector in the game and forwards who can shoot and D up. Kerr is a great coach too. Meanwhile we're trotting out guys like Rasual Butler, Kevin, Ramon Sessions and Garret Temple. Seriously, any team who has 'talent' like that in their rotation should not be taken seriously as a playoff contender. And our starters, outside of Wall, are all hit or miss each game. I wish we were in the West so we could get a lottery pick this year.

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