GT #12: Wiz vs Spurs, 11/20, 7 PM

Post #1 » by **nate33** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 5:59 pm

Okay, I'll take the bullet.

Your Wizards host a reeling San Antonio Spurs team, losers of their last 6 games in a row. Naturally, the Spurs will bring extra effort to this game to break their streak.

I'm getting real tired of the Wizards' horrible defense. It's not that they're not trying, it's just that they look totally confused and out of sync. I can accept that the team lacks any plus defenders so I'm not expecting miracles, but I'd like to see them execute a defensive scheme with a least a modicum of competency. Stop over-helping on non-threats. Stop falling asleep on back door cuts. Help out Bryant and Wagner on the defensive glass by getting a body on someone. Let's go people!

If the defense could be at least passably competent in its execution, the offense is good enough to win a lot of games.

Post #2 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:11 pm

It's hard to cover up for 2 positions. When we have IT out there, we have 2 really bad defenders - the PG and the PF. Right now, Rui's an awful defender (hopefully learning), and Bertans is very limited at PF. Bertans playing against his old team will score 25, but Spurs are more motivated and take it 123 to 109.

Edit - if Forbes gets a bunch of open 3's, I'm going to have to change channels.

queridiculo · Post #3 » by **queridiculo** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:07 pm

nate33 wrote:Okay, I'll take the bullet.

Your Wizards host a reeling San Antonio Spurs team, losers of their last 6 games in a row. Naturally, the Spurs will bring extra effort to this game to break their streak.

I'm getting real tired of the Wizards' horrible defense. It's not that they're not trying, it's just that they look totally confused and out of sync. I can accept that the team lacks any plus defenders so I'm not expecting miracles, but I'd like to see them execute a defensive scheme with a least a modicum of competency. Stop over-helping on non-threats. Stop falling asleep on back door cuts. Help out Bryant and Wagner on the defensive glass by getting a body on someone. Let's go people!

If the defense could be at least passably competent in its execution, the offense is good enough to win a lot of games.

Going an entire game without having two defenders rush to challenge an open shooter whilst leaving a player unguarded three feet from the rim would be a start.

ducler · Post #4 » by **ducler** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:13 pm

Read on Twitter

trast66 · Post #5 » by **trast66** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:03 pm

I like our chances in this one! Make or miss league, if the shots continue to fall for us don't see how Spurs keep up. Any tall person we have on the bench should get IT's minutes in this one, bad match up for him.

queridiculo · Post #6 » by **queridiculo** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:05 pm

It's the Spurs against the Wizards.

I can't think of any scenario where this isn't a guaranteed loss.

Slo · Post #7 » by **Slo** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:23 am

Do Wizards fan hate listening to Drew Gooden as much as i do? I always liked the Buckhantz-Chennier combo but i dont know, i only watch wizards games here and there..

Post #8 » by **nate33** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:35 am

Slo wrote:Do Wizards fan hate listening to Drew Gooden as much as i do? I always liked the Buckhantz-Chennier combo but i dont know, i only watch wizards games here and there..

Yes.

To be fair, Gooden is pretty new at this so maybe he'll get better. But for now, he's terrible.

Nobody can understand why they got rid of Buckhantz.

They replaced Chenier with Kara Lawson, which was fine at the time. But Lawson was so good that ESPN picked her up. Now we're stuck with Gooden.

Post #9 » by **nate33** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:37 am

Every single time we force a miss, they get the offensive board.

queridiculo · Post #10 » by **queridiculo** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:39 am

Somebody coined the term not Goodenough.

Puzzling series of moves, going from a strength with the Chenier and Buckhantz pairing to the one of the worst announcing teams in the league.

queridiculo · Post #11 » by **queridiculo** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:41 am

nate33 wrote:They replaced Chenier with Kara Lawson, which was fine at the time. But Lawson was so good that ESPN picked her up. Now we're stuck with Gooden.

FYI, Lawson joined the Celtics as assistant coach.

Post #12 » by **nate33** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:42 am

queridiculo wrote:
nate33 wrote:They replaced Chenier with Kara Lawson, which was fine at the time. But Lawson was so good that ESPN picked her up. Now we're stuck with Gooden.

FYI, Lawson joined the Celtics as assistant coach.

My bad.

Post #13 » by **nate33** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:43 am

MOmentum changes when MO Wagner comes in. He's +4 and has 5 points and 2 blocks in his first 4 minutes.

Post #14 » by **nate33** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:45 am

The defense is actually looking pretty competent over these last few minutes.

queridiculo · Post #15 » by **queridiculo** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:46 am

So you're telling me the Wizards wouldn't be better off with Smith starting?

Post #16 » by **nate33** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:47 am

queridiculo wrote:So you're telling me the Wizards wouldn't be better off with Smith starting?

It's totally inexplicable.

Post #17 » by **nate33** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:56 am

Pretty good lineup on the floor right now: Ish, Beal, Miles, Rui, Wagner.

I'd like it more with Brown replacing Miles, but either way, I'm happy to see Ish and Wagner on the floor with Beal and Rui.

tontoz · Post #18 » by **tontoz** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:24 am

Watching on a delay, but i just have to post these words from the announcer.

"Ish Smith with the block" !?

WallToWall · Post #19 » by **WallToWall** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:32 am

all tied up! Here we go! I hope this is one of the games we can steal.

BearlyBallin · Post #20 » by **BearlyBallin** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:34 am

Woo Hoo ! I see some stops!