Official Thread -- Wiz at Charolotte (3/18/17)

[NatP4]

As long as Brooks doesn't overplay Jennings and Gortat no team in the East can beat the Wizards.

Two elite lead guards : Wall and Beal, check.
Two very good 3&D wings : Otto and Oubre, check.
One floor stretcher/microwave scorer : Bogie check.
An elite rim protector : Mahinmi check.

Hey if anyone can beat this team they'll deserve it, but good luck to them. Once Brooks gets in POs mode, Gortat and Jennings will have stepped up or disappeared.

Am I supposed to be afraid of Dragic outplaying Wall over the length of a series? Sorry can't do. Only team outside Cleveland I'm a bit scared of is Toronto, I think Ibaka at the 5 is scary, he offers floor stretching on O and rim protection on D, if you take Ian away from the paint or are forced to play Morris at center a lot I just don't like it at all.

I'm pretty confident that Miami would beat us round 1. Brooks is killing this team right now.

[NatP4]

Brooks has completely messed up this year with the backup point guard spot. Satoransky is the best backup point guard on the team. Some of the fanbase is starting to realize this.

[montestewart]

That was a hard game to watch. Very depressing.

[CobraCommander]

That was a hard game to watch. Very depressing.

Have faith....it will get better. They cant be lackluster or tired against Boston in Boston. The next game is the test!

[CobraCommander]

As long as Brooks doesn't overplay Jennings and Gortat no team in the East can beat the Wizards.

Two elite lead guards : Wall and Beal, check.
Two very good 3&D wings : Otto and Oubre, check.
One floor stretcher/microwave scorer : Bogie check.
An elite rim protector : Mahinmi check.

Hey if anyone can beat this team they'll deserve it, but good luck to them. Once Brooks gets in POs mode, Gortat and Jennings will have stepped up or disappeared.

Am I supposed to be afraid of Dragic outplaying Wall over the length of a series? Sorry can't do. Only team outside Cleveland I'm a bit scared of is Toronto, I think Ibaka at the 5 is scary, he offers floor stretching on O and rim protection on D, if you take Ian away from the paint or are forced to play Morris at center a lot I just really don't like it at all.

Miami will beat us. They're actually really good. The Dragic and Whiteside pick and roll is kryptonite for us, and we haven't demonstrated the faintest idea how to stop it. You look down their roster and you think all they have is role players, but then you look at their team's 3 point % and you see that they're one of the best shooting teams in the league. We don't defend the 3 point line well. We don't guard the pick and roll well. Miami would be a nightmare matchup for us.

I think we are better than Miami man for man...I am not worried about anyone on thier team but Whiteside. Whiteside would own the glass for 6 games...I think when you have low FG% shooters and no rebounds a team like Miami will beat you in the long run. I still think Wall and Beal would figure out a way to win...regardless