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I knew it was fake. I just couldn't even think about believing it. Who ever that sick bastard is deserves a beating. Wow. Words cannot even describe his actions.

Nah, if we were to go after a FA, it's going to be an immediate impact guy. We're trying to win basketball games, not save up for the future, or else Jamison would've been traded already.

This is stupid, we don't need another guard, what is Jamison thinking?

Big Baby's value is much more than this, Ainge should just match whatever offer Big Baby receives from Detroit, Utah, etc. Keep him.

Tmac, though if Gil keeps this up, he could be tied with him.

West is not that much better than Jamison on defense. Jamison is much better on offense though.

Wizards aren't close to the Magic (on offense or defense), they could end up in second though depending on what the Heat do this season.

lmao Pecherov. I'm so glad he's gone.

Nice! I live in Maryland and go to O.C. every year, it's always a ton of fun. I hope you went out and ate some seafood, we're known for it!

Flip will use him more in the offense, McGee is still very raw and has a lot to work on.

Sounds great RD! I love reading the articles written by our old article team, so I thought I would bring up the idea to your attention.

Are we going to add the articles section?

Well since everyone is using Gil's injured past as facts against him, I might as well do the same. Elton Brand is coming off an injury as well, there are no guarantees he will come back as his former self. Not to mention your best players is a little better than our second/third option, Caron Butler, so I don't see how you the Sixers are in favor from a match ups perspective.

And your going to put that on Gilbert? How about setting the blame on the coach that got fired, Eddie Jordan and his offensive scheme, which didn't seem to pan out as planned in D.C. Arenas is our franchise player regardless, I don't understand the hatred you have for him. He's productive, averaged almost 30ppg only two years ago. He has had over a year in rehab, and now is resting over the summer. By next year, I'm sure he will be fine. Do you have any evidence to back that up or are you going with the ignorant "well, he doesn't pass the ball so everyone must hate playing with him" route, which in and of itself is cliched and wrong? Also, Mike James isn't playing a minute for the Wizards (he's certainly not anywhere close to being a back up guard) and won't even be on the roster by the start of the season and I'd doubt that Stevenson gets much playing time over McGuire (who was effective as a starter last season), Young, and Crittenton. Although it's questionable if all five them are going to be on the roster at the start of the season, so it's hard to judge exactly where they likely finish up. You're throwing out stats at me that mean absolutely nothing. I have watched the Wizards all 82 games the past 4 years, if anything is the problem, its the management and our history of coaches. Gilbert does everything for this team when healthy, he puts people in seats, he hits clutch shots, and most importantly, he is the best player on the team with the most talent, and the player opposing teams will double. And your going to blame us for getting swept? We played a healthy Miami Heat team that would lose in 7 games to the Pistons in the ECF. That is a Finals caliber team, with many of their pieces returning two years later to win a championship. Shaq averaged 22ppg and Wade averaged 24ppg, us losing to them in 4 games isn't strengthening your argument. Hamilton is being shopped, he is as good as done in Detroit. You're looking at one side of the court. Look on our side please. The Pistons just brought in the Cavaliers assistant coach as their new head coach, another offensive minded player. Who will guard Caron? Gilbert? Foye? Jamison? Jamison will drop 30 on Charlie V, he is much more skilled than Charlie is, even at this age. The Bad Boys are done, Detroit has made the transition to a more offensive oriented team. We're the 4th best team in the East, not the Hawks whose best player JJ is marginally better than our 2nd-3rd option in Caron. The Heat have horrible defense on the perimeter, Washington (with the amount of perimeter players and offensive firepower), would torch them on any given night, only another acquisition for a star player would change my mind about them. Seeing as how I project them to be none lower than a 4 or 5 seed, that's totally irrelevant. I already stated that the Wizards would get killed by the the 3 seed and up. "The kids should improve" will have no effect on this match up, the Wizards have far more star power and depth than the heat, in a 7 game series, the Wizards will be too strong to overtake. Philly lost Andre Miller, and have not made any good acquisitions in the off season. They brought in a new head coach, who has no defensive mentality in Eddie Jordan, so who knows how this affects their game play. Iggy and butler cancel eachother out on both ends. Brand is coming off an injury as well, I hate to use injuries as a factor in my debate so I won't, but he is going up against Jamison, who in my opinion, will be hard to stop. If JJ goes down, the Hawks are a 30 win team at best. Take Iguodala off the Sixers, and they're lottery bound, same goes to Detroit, although I cannot clearly state who their star is, seeing as how their best player doesn't even fairly match up to the Wizards third best.

Gibert's has been playing the Point Guard role since he entered the league, I don't see how you consider him a shooting guard right now. Gilbert has averaged 6 assists over his career, for someone averaging 25+ppg, that is damn good. He's played in the Princeton Offense since he came to D.C. obviously his assist total wouldn't be up to your standards, it's not a New Orleans Hornets type offense where Chris is the primary ball handler throughout the game, the Princeton Offense is all about screens, Arenas doesn't get the assists everytime down the court. Because Arenas has lead us past the first round before, with less talent? You overlook quite a few things here, your focusing the whole team around Gilbert, and totally neglecting Caron and Antawn, your argument lost all its credibility. The Lakers are over the salary cap as well, don't bring that up in the argument. They have a very good chance at winning a playoff series, what are you talking about? We are projected a 4th seed in the East, the likely hood of winning a playoff series is relatively high as compared to previous years. We have a chance at playing the Hawks, Bulls, etc, teams we match up to very nicely, and teams that we can beat. We won't be facing the upper echelon of Eastern Conference Teams, so I don't see how our playoff chances are low. Notice how you say past 4 years, and not the past 5 years where we actually made the playoffs and won a playoff series, with a less talented team. Now we are healthy, loaded with talent, and still obtain the chemistry we have had the past 5 years. So we lost to the Cavs, three travels, a few missed calls in their favor, and 3 playoff dismissals, two of which we didn't have our best player. Yeah...ok. It's obvious you didn't read my post, so I will repost it. Teams that could beat them Atlanta - too much firepower and better ballhandling and defense Chicago - defense would frustrate them all day long, but still, a pretty equal match up Teams that matchup well with Washington Miami - It depends on what the front office does, Wade stated he wants to see the Heat make the first move before signing an extension. If they add a huge asset, the Wizards have no shot. Toronto - They got Hedo, but I still wouldn't consider them better than the Wizards. Calderon can't guard Arenas, Hedo can't guard Caron. Teams they can beat 76ers - Their youth keep getting better. However, Miller seems on his way out, leaving them with only Lou Williams as the PG. Detroit - not the team they were before, Wizards have too much offense for them

He will be coming off the bench, but will be playing a lot in the fourth quarter, especially in the clutch.

It's almost laughable seeing all the hate and predictions some of you all have for the Wizards. They really don't need a traditional point guard. As it stands now, they have four players who have averaged over 4 assists a game recently (Butler, Foye, and Miller all did last season, Arenas is good for at least 6) and then you have McGuire who averaged over 3 assists as a starter and Crittenton averaged nearly 5 assists per36 last season. The Wizards are not hurting for ball movement, in fact the only player not adept at creating shots for others among the swing players is Young and when you consider the way Saunders runs his offense (which is close to the way that Jordan ran the Wizards offense), it would actually be a detriment to those to make them more one dimensional by adding a traditional point guard. Heres a list of Eastern conference teams that I think could beat or matchup with the Wizards in a 7 game series... Teams that would kill the Wizards in a 7 game series Boston - Defense would destroy them Cleveland - Defense would destroy them Magic - both offense and defense would destroy them Teams that could beat them Atlanta - too much firepower and better ballhandling and defense Chicago - defense would frustrate them all day long, but still, a pretty equal match up Teams that matchup well with Washington Miami - It depends on what the front office does, Wade stated he wants to see the Heat make the first move before signing an extension. If they add a huge asset, the Wizards have no shot. Toronto - They got Hedo, but I still wouldn't consider them better than the Wizards. Calderon can't guard Arenas, Hedo can't guard Caron. Teams they can beat 76ers - Their youth keep getting better. However, Miller seems on his way out, leaving them with only Lou Williams as the PG. Detroit - not the team they were before, Wizards have too much offense for them Charlotte - pretty even matchup. Charlotte would need to define its defensive identity finally to have a shot. New Jersey - Not sure where they'll be, but I like Harris and Lopez together going forward. Its once again going to be a matter of defense for this team, and if they find an identity. Indiana - Believe it or not, Hansbrough can really help this team get better, much like Battier did for Houston. If he can instill that psycho attitude in the minds of his teammates, and Granger gets even better, this team will continue to rise. That should scare Washington. Milwaukee - This team has no chance against the Eastern conference squads. New York - ditto, even if they do somehow land Rubio. Overall it's going to be a very unpredictable season for us, though I see us being the fourth seed this year, anything can happen, and God forbid, if history repeats us, we will end up in the lottery again. Of course, neither does the speculative "they play defense, so the Wizards are automatically doomed" theories. Cleveland's defense last season didn't seem to kill a broken down Wizards team that split the season series 2-2 (and almost won the first game in Cleveland). The Celtics vaunted defense when it was in top form two years ago couldn't best another hurt Wizards team as the Wizards took that series 3-1. So, it's not like the Wizards (with a number of players who have been together for several seasons now) haven't fared well against teams that people deem would "kill them."

Pointless...OTR is back, and better than ever, that retard wasted $500.

Just think of him as an upgraded version of PJ Brown, who was a HUGE factor during the 2008 playoffs. Sheed can shoot the three, play heavy minutes when Perk gets into foul trouble, play defense inside, take the pressure off of KG with him still healing from his injury, and of course, give you that clutch performance every now and then. The only thing I dislike right now if the fact that the Celtics didn't resign Leon and Glen yet, it seems like the requirement age in order to join the Celtics is above 30 years old. They need to get younger and surround Rajon with some decent potential.

I'm not fully sold yet on which is more difficult. I've seen a lot of great answers, maybe it's just how I'm looking at the whole topic in general. Offense requires work ethic as well, you're not naturally gifted as a scorer, you have to put in time and dedication in order to become a scorer, just like on defense. Offense requires a larger skill set as well, unless you're a one dimensional player. If you want to be a successful offensive player, you must develop a consistent jump shot, and the ability to drive in the lane. As for defense, it's all about desire and heart, and of course, work ethic. It's hard developing a defensive mentality, in my opinion, the way you approach the game is the type of defender you are, I don't think you can say the same thing about offense. An offensive skillset has more assets to it, while defense requires you to focus more on your intelligence and desire.

Normally when looking at draft prospects and rookies, we look at their potential and how they may or may not grow into the players they expect to become in a certain time span. It's very rare seeing balanced, two way players (can play both offense and defense), we are more accustomed to seeing one sided players, great defender or great scorers. My question to you is this, which is a more difficult task: Improving your offense game, or improving your defensive game?

I was hoping we would have some interest from big men in FA. I'm glad its McDyess.

Why do you think Haywood would throw a fit? He's done it before....

1. Kevin Garnett 2. Gilbert Arenas 3. Paul Pierce 4. Caron Butler 5. Ray Allen 6. Rajon Rondo 7. Chauncey Billups 8. Nick Young 9. Dirk Nowitzki 10. Tracy McGrady

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