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Didn't LeBron eat someone's fries in a game just this week?

I don't see what the speculation is about, Bogut shuffled his feet. It was a block.

Yeah it's been very stressful, especially for guys like us who live in Viginia/Maryland and have to stay up till 1 am just to see Arenas choke in the final seconds. I thought this road trip would be the start of our turning point, but I was wrong. I have nothing else to say.

I'm sorry I didn't word my statement to your reading level, next time I will post more accurately and to the point. The Celtics (as someone said) are the epitome of team basketball. They run their offense to near perfection, their defense resembles the golden days of the league, which is what "most" fans want to see. As for the Spurs, I don't know why they aren't listed high, it's not my list.

Cut the shooting percentage crap RD, it's getting way too repetitive. You completely ignore everything else Gil does, and focus on two things, defense and shooting percentages. I won''t be the ignorant, narrow minded fool in the argument and say I don't care, because you are completely right, but when I keep seeing you post that, it shows you're just finding any possible way to attack his game. For one, Gil does get players involved. I highly doubt you watch him every game, and don't follow him as much as the average Wizards fan, but let's look at all this from an objective standpoint. The fact is, Gil does get his players involved. You think he just shoots? No, he looks for players early, he's trying to adjust to that Kobe-mentality (pass in the first half, score in the second), but apparently it isn't working. He's a scorer, I don't know how else I can say it. He's was a scorer in Arizona, he was known as a scorer when he first came into the league, and after two surgeries, he will still be looking to score. I don't care if you hate him, but respect that much. He looks for his teammates more than anyone else except Mike Miller (who is injured) and Earl Boykins (who comes off the bench). But the problem is, Flip doesn't want him to adjust his game, and wants him to keep that scoring mentality until he is perfectly comfortable within the offense. And there is absolutely no way Arenas is done. Matter of fact, I find that statement more pathetic than I do find it laughable. And I'm being completely honest with you here. Arenas stops the ball on offense? Which game are you watching? Please, you're pulling your "facts" out of no where, and take it from someone who watches every minute of Wizards basketball. Arenas gets the ball upcourt, half the time he doesn't have the ball in his hands. That's Flip Saunders' offense, and that's how it is executed. Finding players off of screens and picks, this isn't the Princeton offense where you can find Gil rolling off a screen and let him work with the ball at the top of the key. To put the blame on one player (you clearly are directing everything to Gil) is ridiculous. Has Ernie Grunfeld provided Arenas with a team that can match Cleveland, Boston, or Orlando? He looks for available free agents, sure, but those who only know how to shoot the ball. Why won't you give the big three a team like the Celtics, and watch them succeed. But I'm sorry the player who once was drafted in the second round and was supposed to be a complete scrub in the league isn't Kobe, because evidently that's where you're basing your standards off of. I'm sorry Gil doesn't score at an efficient rate, I'm sorry Gil can't win 50 games on his own, but putting the blame on him solely is absolutely erroneous. I'm all up for change, but only AFTER I SEE THIS TEAM PLAY MORE THAN ONE SEASON HEALTHY. Say what you like, bring up our past 4 seasons, it doesn't matter. I rather see our team end up in the lottery after seeing the big three play more than 70 games respectively than watching us tear the core Abe Pollin set out for us 5 years ago. Not only would it stupid, we would be letting him down, and that's something I do not want to see happen. Then I can at least we gave them a fair chance. The off season is meant for reconstructing your entire team, not the season where you are letting you're front office, players, and fans all down.

How is my logic flawed when you're the one basing your whole argument off of one worthless season? And I sure as hell can compare this to MJ or LeBron, if anything is strengthens my argument. And I can't believe you're questioning Gil's health. If everything goes right, he will be back 100%, he is playing every game, he is playing major minutes, his health can only get better. And yes, it will take time for him to adjust, so why would you ship him out before you give him a chance to prove himself? Wait a second, is he saying stuff to the media again or did you just make that up? I haven't heard him say anything in regards to his own personal needs. Just a few weeks ago he was calling out his teammates, including one of the captains, which clearly shows he cares about winning. I'm sorry, but this isn't a five year old looking to score points, he wants to win, he said it at the beginning of the season, and he's showing it either with his remarks towards his teammates, or the frustration on his face. Why would you trade one of the best SF's in the game? Why would you trade one of the better defenders we have? Unless we are getting a guy like Gerald Wallace, there is no reason to trade him. They are 3/12 of the Wizards, not including the front office of coaching staff. We had to go through 5+ seasons with an offensive minded coach, Eddie Jordan, we had to go through horrible injuries, and we witnessed our best player in his prime go down with an injury that costs him 2 year. Yet they are the one's to blame? There's a difference between an Elite Team and a 50 win team (which is what I said).. No, our CORE isn't doing what they should, there's a big difference. Outside of Andray Blatche, NO ONE on the bench has been consistent.

Up until the last two games, the Wizards have been playing decent defense this year. Simplified defensive schemes, the return of Haywood, the development of Blatche, and the addition of Oberto have vastly improved the interior defense. Despite the continuation of the crappy perimeter D (40% 3FG% allowed), overall the Wizards have been a middle-of-the-road defensive team. So you give up on the big three after one year of play? Did the Cavs give up on LBJ after a few losing seasons? Did the Bulls give up on Jordan when he couldn't win a championship his first 8 years in the league? What you both are saying is absolutely ridiculous. The fact that you both fail to realize is that Gilbert has been playing not at 100%, yet you constantly decide to jump on him for his poor shooting. Gil hasn't fully adapted to the offense, he hasn't played in nearly 2 full years, he's playing with an injury, and most of all, he hasn't acclimated himself with his new teammates. Name me someone else with the amount of expectations Gil had after 2 years of absence from the NBA, please. And it kills me that you would put the blame on the big three after only winning 42 games in '06. Outside of those three, no one else produced. We had a bunch of young, un-established talent in the rotation, and no one was consistent. Gil was averaging nearly 30 a game, Antawn was averaging 21, and Caron was averaging 18, does that not satisfy you? Never put the blame on 3 players when clearly this is a 8-12 player game. Without a solid 8 man rotation, you're not winning anything in this league. Do me a favor, put the big three on a team built like the Cavs, or replace them with Boston's big three, and I assure you, they would win more than 50 games. Even then you will find reasons to hate on Gil. Instead of looking at his atrocious shooting percentages, acknowledge the situation he is in, and the amount of pressure that is on his shoulders. To ship them out immediately is inane, you'd rather give up on a team rather than giving them a chance to prove anything? Stating one season where they were all playing above 75 games doesn't cut it, I'm sorry. I find it hard to believe you would trade Gil for anything out there. I take it you will be saying the same thing if he manages to get back to 100%, right?

At the same time our big three hasn't been given a fair chance to succeed. If we give up on one of them, we go into rebuilding mode, I can guarantee that. Give them at least one full season when they're healthy (which happens to be this season), and then start shipping them out.

I don't see any point in trading our best perimeter defender. And how is Jamison declining? He may be old, but he has been one of the most consistent players on the team.His trade value is still high and I'm sure there will be a team or two looking to trade for him. I haven't lost faith in the big three, and I would be extremely disappointed if we traded Abe Pollin's core. Instead of trading for a star, why not trade for another rotational player? Look how minimal the acquisition of Earl Boykins was, and look at the impact he has made? This team is lacking a guy who can come in and be a force on defense, that's it. Some may not agree with my logic, but I don't want to see the big three go.

Some people enjoy watching real basketball, and not just a high powered offense.

I don't know what to say, I just don't think Gil has been thinking straight. He looks frustrated at the line, looks nervous, and lacks confidence. Either way, we should've won the game, that was a horrible call. Even if Haywood fouled him, the refs shouldn't have called it. Seriously, 0.5 seconds left and you make a call that costs us the game? Total B.S.

Worst call ever.

[expletive] the refs

Pierce got 19,000 points for his career that night as well!

Because we use our twitter a lot. We back link news from our website onto it, which gets us a lot of guests.

Dominic!! I live like 5 mins away from him, he shops at the same grocery as me!

LeBron for sure, I don't see anyone that has a better shot at getting it. He's so dominant, he can grab 10 rebounds with ease, he can dish out 10 assists with ease, and his scoring comes naturally. He can block people (not saying he will block 10 shots), but it certainly isn't impossible. And the way he plays the passing lanes, I think he could get 10 steals.

While I agree with 90% of your post, I liked the shot Gil took. IT doesn't matter where he is on the three point line, it doesn't matter to Gil. For him, it doesn't matter if he's exactly on the 3PT line, or 29 feet from the basket. He created just enough space to get off a clean shot, and it actually looked good when he released it. And it was the right thing by shooting early in the shot clock, it gives the Wizards possibly another shot at winning the game, and I'm sure that was in Flip's thinking process as he designed the play.

Pierce, Garnett, and Rondo are the one's that deserve it. You can argue that Ray deserves it, but he's so inconsistent and is struggling from the three a lot this season.

If anything, he just does not feel the killer instinct anymore. Flip Saunders said it himself, "There are times when Gil looks explosive, then there's games where he never gets into his groove." He's just not consistent right now, he needs to get into his regular season form. It's comes to no surprise that Earl Boykins has been our best closer. I'm not giving up on Gil, I do believe he will come back in a matter of months. Two years is a LONG time, he has so much pressure on his shoulders, and is trying to do too much at once.

As a member of OTR for the past 4 years, this upsets me greatly. I have a ton of respect for OTR, the community, and the staff. Not ever would I have thought a member from BTA would spam OTR, but it was just a pathetic attempt to give us a bad name. Luckily, it was resolved in a matter of minutes. I hope you guys don't get the wrong impression of BTA, we are proud affiliates of OTR, and will always be. I try my best to stay as active on OTR as possible, so I don't expect there to be any tension between the two of us. I hope you guys can put this behind us.

Eh, I don't know about this one. From time to time, the Wiz play very good against the Celtics, but after watching the C's the past few days, our chances of winning are extremely low. Celtics will win by 10+.

Yeah I noticed that too, I can understand having Butler off the list, but Jamison? Give me a break, one of the most underrated players in the game today. I don't care what people say about his defense, he's one of the best pure scorers in the league.

Yeah, but I think he's the only player Pat Riley wants to trade at the moment. It's either him or Quentin Richardson, and Pat wants to keep Q.

Pat Riley wants Mike James...he wants more expirings. Read the article.