GT#69: Bubble Game #5: Wizards @ Pelicans 8 PM (NBCSW/1500 AM)

FAH1223 · Post #1 » by **FAH1223** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 6:20 pm

YOUR Washington Bullets are 24-44 and for all intents and purposes are eliminated from a postseason play-in!

For some good ol' Friday night hoops, they play the Pelicans who have also been a bit disappointing with the restart. Though they had a big win against the Grizzlies. But they took a big L to the Kings today.

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LAST GAME:

76ers @ Wizards - 107-98 (L)
Pelicans @ Kings - 125-140 (L)

Lineups:

Bench:

FAH1223 · Post #2 » by **FAH1223** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 8:25 pm

Pels took a big L today

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #3 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 1:13 pm

The Pels are better than we are at every position. It’s kind of sad. Their reboot quickly got them blue chippers.

Ours got us Admiral

Post #4 » by **nate33** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 3:48 pm

Read on Twitter

I don't think this is particularly noteworthy.

When Beal and Bertans bowed out of the bubble, the Wizards basically announced that they were forfeiting the season. This is essentially Summer League for them.

I don't think the Hornets would have caught the Wizards if the Wizards were actually trying. (Not to mention that the Hornets would certainly lose a lot of games if they were in the bubble facing playoff teams every single night.)

Post #5 » by **nate33** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 3:49 pm

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:The Pels are better than we are at every position. It’s kind of sad. Their reboot quickly got them blue chippers.

Well, we are missing our 3 best players. That's worth mentioning.

prime1time · Post #6 » by **prime1time** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 3:58 pm

The question for the pelicans is who d they keep and who do they trade. They should really be trying to get a blue-chip player to pair with Ingram and Zion.

Shoe · Post #7 » by **Shoe** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 4:13 pm

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:The Pels are better than we are at every position. It’s kind of sad. Their reboot quickly got them blue chippers.

Ours got us Admiral

Pelicans sheer luck. Winning the AD and Zion lotteries. Even with that unbelievable fortune I'm not enamored with their team.

Post #8 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 5:53 pm

I'd expect the Wiz to win the matchup at center: Bryant vs. Biyumbo.

FAH1223 · Post #9 » by **FAH1223** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 6:40 pm

Read on Twitter

dlts20 · Post #10 » by **dlts20** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 10:26 pm

Zion sitting when fighting for a playoff spot? I know that we suck but still. Stop babying him. I played with a lot of fat kids on the playground. It doesn't mean that they will get hurt. Let him play himself into shape

JWizmentality · Post #11 » by **JWizmentality** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 1:15 am

Much better play from the big 3. Defense still wretched.

FAH1223 · Post #12 » by **FAH1223** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 1:24 am

Bryant is outplaying Favors

Rob Diaz · Post #13 » by **Rob Diaz** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 1:38 am

Pelicans are really unimpressive, I don't understand the hype behind them. Ingram is good, but seems like empty calories most of the time. Lonzo is really bad at basketball and they're poorly coached.

FAH1223 · Post #14 » by **FAH1223** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 2:07 am

Epic 3rd quarter collapse

JWizmentality · Post #15 » by **JWizmentality** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 2:14 am

Yup, this team cannot play 48 mins.

Post #16 » by **nate33** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 2:28 am

Reminder, the Wizards are playing without their 3 best players, exclusively against playoff teams, with no home court advantage.

And they're not all that good in the first place.

payitforward · Post #17 » by **payitforward** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 1:36 pm

Shoe wrote:
long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:The Pels are better than we are at every position. It’s kind of sad. Their reboot quickly got them blue chippers.

Ours got us Admiral

Pelicans sheer luck. Winning the AD and Zion lotteries. Even with that unbelievable fortune I'm not enamored with their team.

Not luck -- or at least not only luck. A brilliant GM.

payitforward · Post #18 » by **payitforward** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 1:39 pm

nate33 wrote:Reminder, the Wizards are playing without their 3 best players, exclusively against playoff teams, with no home court advantage.

And they're not all that good in the first place.

Right. 24-40 *with* 2 of those 3 guys.

Not to mention that we're also without some other guys who played very well for us in limited minutes. One big upside to the bubble would have been to see Payton & Mathews get a shot, for example.

Shoe · Post #19 » by **Shoe** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 3:33 pm

payitforward wrote:
Shoe wrote:
long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:The Pels are better than we are at every position. It’s kind of sad. Their reboot quickly got them blue chippers.

Ours got us Admiral

Pelicans sheer luck. Winning the AD and Zion lotteries. Even with that unbelievable fortune I'm not enamored with their team.

Not luck -- or at least not only luck. A brilliant GM.

It's pure luck. Brilliant GM my ass.

payitforward · Post #20 » by **payitforward** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 4:48 pm

Getting Zion was luck, obviously. But, David Griffin is clearly a *very* talented basketball executive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Griffin_(basketball)

He clearly scorched the Hawks in their big draft-day trade last year. Nor was the Anthony Davis trade a lucky "lottery" win. Given that Davis had firmly stated he was leaving, I'd say getting Ball, Ingram, Hart & 3 R1 picks for him was quite an accomplishment!

But, it's a miinor matter.... Let's not waste cycles on it.

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