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GT #51: Pacers @ Wizards 8 PM (ESPN/NBCSW/1500 AM)

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GT #51: Pacers @ Wizards 8 PM (ESPN/NBCSW/1500 AM) 

Post#1 » by FAH1223 » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:24 pm

YOUR Washington Bullets are 21-29 and can't win on the road which is good for the tank! :wink:

Tonight, they play the 2nd night of a back to back. After losing to the Cavs, who are tanking, they play the Pacers who lost Vic Oladipo for the season due to a torn quad. Indiana's chances of challenging TOR and MIL for Eastern Conference supremacy is done but they still figure to be a solid playoff team with their deep roster. They got destroyed by the Warriors on Monday. Look for Thad Young, Myles Turner, and Domantas Sabonis to dominate the paint!

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Re: GT #51: Pacers @ Wizards 8 PM (ESPN/NBCSW/1500 AM) 

Post#2 » by ducler » Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:04 pm

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Post#3 » by AWIZZINGBULLET » Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:09 pm

Scott Brooks needs to follow up last night's valiant effort from the bench by rewarding both Jordan McCrae and Gary Payton II with first-off-the-bench minutes tonight vs. the Pacers.

The Wizards' have missed players with that streetball scrappiness, I realized that last night.
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Post#4 » by Ruzious » Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:53 pm

I'm going to the game - rooting for the good guys... I mean rooting for the Wizards. Trap game. Actually, if I was a sports betting man (I'm not), I'd take the Wiz vs the spread. I've never tracked it, but it seems like the home end of a back to back after a loss... home team usually bounces back. Hope McRae and the rest of the young'ns play a lot in a blowout win.
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Re: GT #51: Pacers @ Wizards 8 PM (ESPN/NBCSW/1500 AM) 

Post#5 » by payitforward » Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:23 pm

McRae's not a young-un, btw. In 8 weeks he'll turn 28.

For that matter, GPII is 26.

Who cares? Between the 2 of them they had 20 minutes of incredible play last night. So yeah -- first off the bench! Actually... start 'em!
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Post#6 » by Ruzious » Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:33 pm

payitforward wrote:McRae's not a young-un, btw. In 8 weeks he'll turn 28.

For that matter, GPII is 26.

Who cares? Between the 2 of them they had 20 minutes of incredible play last night. So yeah -- first off the bench! Actually... start 'em!

I hope McRae and the young'ns play a lot in a blowout win.
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Post#7 » by TGW » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:51 am

Whoever is matched up with Beal needs to see a dermi...sheesh.
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Post#8 » by youngWizzy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:47 am

I really like Dekker's role on this team when he plays. If Morris does in fact come back it would be a shame to see Dekker fall out of the rotation
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Post#9 » by nate33 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:53 am

youngWizzy wrote:I really like Dekker's role on this team when he plays. If Morris does in fact come back it would be a shame to see Dekker fall out of the rotation

It really is amazing how Dekker, a guy with no discernible basketball skills, manages to be so effective simply by playing hard.
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Post#10 » by 80sballboy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:56 am

T.J. Leaf, another poster boy for somebody who should have stayed in school at least one more year.
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Post#11 » by nate33 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:56 am

This is painful listening to the announcing crew try and argue that Beal has been as impressive as Harden. C'mon now. Beal is good and all, but let's be reasonable here.
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Post#12 » by 80sballboy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:01 am

TGW wrote:Whoever is matched up with Beal needs to see a dermi...sheesh.


I would think Mahinmi falls out of the rotation but sure, Dekker might see less time. It seems like he's a guy that will have nagging injuries because he plays so hard but he has found a niche as a hustle guy and decent defender off the bench. If he could only make 35% of his threes...
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Post#13 » by nate33 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:03 am

Man, everything going right for the Wizards right now. Even Mahinmi is hitting difficult low post jump hooks.
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Post#14 » by JWizmentality » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:04 am

nate33 wrote:This is painful listening to the announcing crew try and argue that Beal has been as impressive as Harden. C'mon now. Beal is good and all, but let's be reasonable here.


Lol wut?!?!
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Post#15 » by 80sballboy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:04 am

nate33 wrote:This is painful listening to the announcing crew try and argue that Beal has been as impressive as Harden. C'mon now. Beal is good and all, but let's be reasonable here.


That's why I watch Buck and Kara. :D
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Post#16 » by nate33 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:04 am

80sballboy wrote:
TGW wrote:Whoever is matched up with Beal needs to see a dermi...sheesh.


I would think Mahinmi falls out of the rotation but sure, Dekker might see less time. It seems like he's a guy that will have nagging injuries because he plays so hard but he has found a niche as a hustle guy and decent defender off the bench. If he could only make 35% of his threes...

Any minutes that Morris plays will come at the expense of players playing better than him. If we can't trade Morris, the best thing we could do is cut him.
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Post#17 » by nate33 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:05 am

80sballboy wrote:
nate33 wrote:This is painful listening to the announcing crew try and argue that Beal has been as impressive as Harden. C'mon now. Beal is good and all, but let's be reasonable here.


That's why I watch Buck and Kara. :D

It was Buck and Kara. They brought in what's his name, the sideline reporter guy and that's what he was saying.
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Post#18 » by nate33 » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:10 am

Is it me, or does McRae look a bit like Gilbert Arenas?
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Post#19 » by 80sballboy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:10 am

nate33 wrote:
80sballboy wrote:
nate33 wrote:This is painful listening to the announcing crew try and argue that Beal has been as impressive as Harden. C'mon now. Beal is good and all, but let's be reasonable here.


That's why I watch Buck and Kara. :D

It was Buck and Kara. They brought in what's his name, the sideline reporter guy and that's what he was saying.


Oh come on. It's Chris Miller. I don't pay attention to anything he says. He's a shill for the team.
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Post#20 » by 80sballboy » Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:13 am

nate33 wrote:
80sballboy wrote:
TGW wrote:Whoever is matched up with Beal needs to see a dermi...sheesh.


I would think Mahinmi falls out of the rotation but sure, Dekker might see less time. It seems like he's a guy that will have nagging injuries because he plays so hard but he has found a niche as a hustle guy and decent defender off the bench. If he could only make 35% of his threes...

Any minutes that Morris plays will come at the expense of players playing better than him. If we can't trade Morris, the best thing we could do is cut him.


If they want to make the playoffs, they should cut him if they can't trade him. If they want to tank, he'll go back to playing 20-25 mpg off the bench playing alongside Green and Dekker. The guy you'll never see will be Troy Brown, esp. if McRae starts playing.

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