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Post #161 » by **nate33** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:48 am

closg00 wrote:...and the Bucks are the 8th seed currently. Nicely done.

Yup. If they finish the season going 16-16, we only need to 26-6 down the stretch to catch them.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #162 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:50 am

fishercob wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
fishercob wrote:ho f*cking hum.

I wonder how many posts there will be about mediocracy, EG must be fired, and these are fake wins there will be?

These wins are ho hum for some but not me. I'm thoroughly impressed with the Wizards right now.

I wasn't knocking the win or the Wiz -- the opposite, as if to say "no big deal, this is what we do. "

Sorry, but I thought you were mocking those who are TOO preoccupied with the past to be happy.

It really is what the Wizards do now.

This is the best stretch of winning games since the Wizards went 23-8 and EJ almost coached the all star game.

Post #163 » by **nate33** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:50 am

Beal's 3P% is up to .371. It was only two months ago that I was pointing out that he was literally the worst 3-point shooter in history among anyone averaging 5 or more attempts per 36 minutes.

TGW · Post #164 » by **TGW** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:51 am

nate33 wrote:
TGW wrote:Beal is a bricklayer

Yep I was the good juju tonight...I should get player of the game.

TheBigThree · Post #165 » by **TheBigThree** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:56 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Back to this game, the Bucks only scored 90 points in their building.

This Wizard defense is SICK.

And that's after scoring what, 30 in the first quarter? Pretty outstanding, though the Bucks definitely bricked their fair share of open jumpers.

So nice to have a team that rotates and hustles properly on defense.

jivelikenice · Post #166 » by **jivelikenice** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:57 am

CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:I'll admit John has had some bad TO's this game but I feel like they come every time Whitman nails his butt to the bench for extended periods

Agree...this could have been a game where Witt should have stayed with Price. Not that Wall didnt deserve to get back in and was playing well, but bringing him in that late makes it tough to get back in the flow. He seemed unwilling to shoot the J like he has at home in similar late game situations, which also may have been a result of how long he sat and lead to him forcing drives....that being said, WHO CARES!!!...the team is fun to watch and is winning. This backcourt has big time potential and this team isn't far from being a playoff contender. If this was you first time watching ball, you would be like WTF if someone were to tell you that the Bucks were the playoff team and the Wiz had 15 wins...

hands11 · Post #167 » by **hands11** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:58 am

nate33 wrote:
closg00 wrote:...and the Bucks are the 8th seed currently. Nicely done.

Yup. If they finish the season going 16-16, we only need to 26-6 down the stretch to catch them.

4 down. 20 wins in a row to go till we reach .500

19 after we kick DETs ass.

Then a 3 game home stand where we have been hot.

TOR
DEN
HOU

All tough games.

Just keep the train rolling baby. How do you eat an elephant ? One bite at a time.

DCZards · Post #168 » by **DCZards** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:59 am

nate33 wrote:Beal's 3P% is up to .371. It was only two months ago that I was pointing out that he was literally the worst 3-point shooter in history among anyone averaging 5 or more attempts per 36 minutes.

You don't go from being compared to Ray Allen to being the worst 3 point shooter ever. Clearly, Beal was a better shooter than he showed the first couple of months of the season.

jivelikenice · Post #169 » by **jivelikenice** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:00 am

TheBigThree wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Back to this game, the Bucks only scored 90 points in their building.

This Wizard defense is SICK.

And that's after scoring what, 30 in the first quarter? Pretty outstanding, though the Bucks definitely bricked their fair share of open jumpers.

So nice to have a team that rotates and hustles properly on defense.

Amazing defensive performance after the first Q. Only reason the Buck got what they did was the refs giving Monta the whistle anytime he was breathed on, even though he's allowed to grab Wall's hand ona drive to the hoop :roll:

I get Wittman sticking with Temple today, but I want to see back with the starters on Wednesday....

jivelikenice · Post #170 » by **jivelikenice** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:00 am

TheBigThree wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Back to this game, the Bucks only scored 90 points in their building.

This Wizard defense is SICK.

And that's after scoring what, 30 in the first quarter? Pretty outstanding, though the Bucks definitely bricked their fair share of open jumpers.

So nice to have a team that rotates and hustles properly on defense.

Amazing defensive performance after the first Q. Only reason the Buck got what they did was the refs giving Monta the whistle anytime he was breathed on, even though he's allowed to grab Wall's hand ona drive to the hoop :roll:

I get Wittman sticking with Temple today, but I want to see back with the starters on Wednesday....

closg00 · Post #171 » by **closg00** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:05 am

The deal with John and his TO's is that he appears to not know what to do when he can't get to the rim and the guys he wants to pass to are covered....it leads to TO's. Once he can mix-it-up with some respectable shooting (not hesitating ), he will become an allstar.

hands11 · Post #172 » by **hands11** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:05 am

With Beal hurting his hand again and them winning again, I doubt he changes anything.

Temple starting allowed him to play a ton of Beal down the stretch. He had 36 minutes. That is what matters.

jivelikenice · Post #173 » by **jivelikenice** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:05 am

DCZards wrote:
nate33 wrote:Beal's 3P% is up to .371. It was only two months ago that I was pointing out that he was literally the worst 3-point shooter in history among anyone averaging 5 or more attempts per 36 minutes.

You don't go from being compared to Ray Allen to being the worst 3 point shooter ever. Clearly, Beal was a better shooter than he showed the first couple of months of the season.

His form is the same, but he just looks more fluid now. You can tell he isn't aiming it, he's getting square, and the game has slowed down....

thebigE · Post #174 » by **thebigE** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:05 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Back to this game, the Bucks only scored 90 points in their building.

This Wizard defense is SICK.

The Zards have held last 9 opponents to less than 100. Tied for third in franchise history. Can win a lot of games that way. Way to go team!

hands11 · Post #175 » by **hands11** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:09 am

closg00 wrote:The deal with John and his TO's is that he appears to not know what to do when he can't get to the rim and the guys he wants to pass to are covered....it leads to TO's. Once he can mix-it-up with some respectable shooting (not hesitating ), he will become an allstar.

He did a much better job keeping his dribble alive.

This game, the TOs came from him getting pretty fancy with the ball handling which I think came hand in hand with him shooting less which I liked. But they go hand in hand. If he isn't going to shoot, he is going to have to make more intense moves to get separation.

All things being equal, I will take the turnovers with 10 assists and 5-6 shooting vs turnovers with less assists and 6-18 shooting.

I want to see him have the same approach next game. He will get better at it.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #176 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:10 am

thebigE wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Back to this game, the Bucks only scored 90 points in their building.

This Wizard defense is SICK.

The Zards have held last 9 opponents to less than 100. Tied for third in franchise history. Can win a lot of games that way. Way to go team!

It said this in the preview:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/wizards-bu ... --nba.html

The Wizards held the Nets to a season-low 32.9 percent shooting and dropped their average points allowed over their past eight games to 87.8. They gave up 96.8 per game in their first 41 contests.

If they've been giving up 88 over the last 8 games, this game with the Bucks getting 90 is routine but awesome defense.

hands11 · Post #177 » by **hands11** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:11 am

jivelikenice wrote:
DCZards wrote:
nate33 wrote:Beal's 3P% is up to .371. It was only two months ago that I was pointing out that he was literally the worst 3-point shooter in history among anyone averaging 5 or more attempts per 36 minutes.

You don't go from being compared to Ray Allen to being the worst 3 point shooter ever. Clearly, Beal was a better shooter than he showed the first couple of months of the season.

His form is the same, but he just looks more fluid now. You can tell he isn't aiming it, he's getting square, and the game has slowed down....

And he has Wall feeding him for open looks and creating better floor spacing where he can step to the open spot. Plus the confidence mentioned.

GhostsOfGil · Post #178 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:14 am

closg00 wrote:The deal with John and his TO's is that he appears to not know what to do when he can't get to the rim and the guys he wants to pass to are covered....it leads to TO's. Once he can mix-it-up with some respectable shooting (not hesitating ), he will become an allstar.

And not picking up his damn dribble so often would help. :nonono:

hands11 · Post #179 » by **hands11** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:14 am

And like I said CCJ

Defense is no longer really the story. Its offensive efficiency.

Wizards were 56.8% FG. 14-17 from the line.

They have been ranked last in offense all year. That is going to start to change. I think over the last 15 games they are closer to middle of the pack.

#1 defense.
Middle of the pack offense and getting better.

That is a team that can win a lot of games. Much more then an 8th seed quality team. Closer to 4-6 seed.

When they clean up the TOs, these win margins are only going to grow. We had 19

MIK shot 37.9%

jivelikenice · Post #180 » by **jivelikenice** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:16 am

It's going to be tough for teams to guard us with Wall Néne, and Beal out there...they're applying a lot of pressure which is creating a lot of shot fakes for easier drives and dishes to wide open teammates...it's been such a change from what we saw the first two months.