More photos » by Nick Wass - AP Browse more photos » Normally, I'm all for over-analysis. And I still am, even though it can be time-consuming and nerve-racking when it comes to our Wizards . Clearly, the team's 5-10 November has a lot to do with complicated explanations that have no easy answers. But the truth is, for all of the Wizards' supposed problems, there are only two parts that...
More photos » by Issac Baldizon - NBAE/Getty Images about 13 hours ago: MIAMI - NOVEMBER 27: Gilbert Arenas #0 of the Washington Wizards argues a call by the official on November 27, 2009 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) Browse more photos » I missed good parts of this game because of family obligations, so this will be brief....
(By Ned Dishman - NBAE/Getty) When Brendan Haywood was asked Tuesday night about whether the Wizards' had improved their teamwork in the win over the Sixers, he agreed that they had. "Everybody really moved the ball and was really trying to sacrifice for their teammates tonight," he said. "You [saw] a lot of guys pass up good shots to get great shoots, and that's what good teams do....
More photos » by Bahram Mark Sobhani - AP Browse more photos » I missed most of this one live and don't really want to watch it on delay, considering the score. But like the OKC game, it's not that the Wizards lost, it's how they lose. There is losing, and then there is being blown out. The latter is not a good sign for future success. Four Factors (Bold=very good | Italics=very bad) Team...
Earl Boykins man is listed at 5-foot-5, 139. His max bench press is 315 pounds. This makes him the Wizards' strongest pound-for-pound player. And a lot of people, I told him, are surprised by that number. "I think they should be," he said. "I think they should be." Teammates, too. I guess to NBA veterans and longtime observers, the 315 number is sort of legendary, but to newcomers,...
Gilbert Arenas's quest for one million Twitter followers has now been going on for about two days. He's got about 2,300 followers. If he can maintain this pace, he'll reach a million followers in about two-and-a-half years, by which point no one will be using Twitter any more. (Sign up here.) The quest--with Arenas saying he won't begin tweeting until he nabs his millionth follower--has already led...
When I was watching Tuesday’s loss to the Heat, I was thinking that it felt very much like the pre-Arenas era to me. It just felt more like the weirdly bad old days–when everything always went wrong, everyone always got hurt, the results were laughably awful and 9-20 was an annual touchstone–than last year, when [...]
More photos » by Susan Walsh - AP Browse more photos » Lots of guys deserve credit for this one. The starters for getting the Wizards back in the game in the second quarter. Gilbert Arenas for battling through a bad shooting game to have a great third quarter. Antawn Jamison for being awesome. But the key was the much-maligned bench guys, specifically Andray Blatche , Earl Boykins and DeShawn...
Cleveland Cavaliers are heading on the B2B taking on the Wizards away from home, with numerous injuries but looking to build on a 5 game winning streak since they went 3-3. The Cavaliers are struggling with injuries to Anderson Varejao and Shaquille O'Neal, while Jamario Moon is another doubt after an ankle sprain picked up last night against Warriors. The Cavaliers continued to be led by their All-Star,...
When the Wizards walked to the locker room at halftime aginst the Pistons, I suddenly thought I was going to get a chance to snap an iconic television photography image of Earl Boykins with Gheorghe Muresan. As you well know, there's already an iconic image of previous short-and-tall Bullets teammates Muggsy Bogues and Manute Bol, and now Boykins was walking right past Big Gheorghe. But alas. Caron...
More photos » by Evan Vucci - AP Browse more photos » There are so many reasons why last night's game was so frustrating. The inability to stay in front of Will Bynum , a guy that once toiled for the Wizards ' old D-League affiliate, Roanoke. The late-game foul by DeShawn Stevenson, which really was an incredible mental lapse (and he did foul Gordon - if you watch the replay, Stevenson...
More photos » by Evan Vucci - AP I knew Earl Boykins and Will Bynum were short, I had no idea they only came up to Brendan Haywood's waist. Browse more photos » Game Hub | Boxscore | Game Flow Poor Flip. Do you still think he would've taken the job in Washington if he had known nine games in that he would 2-7 and that Earl Boykins and Mike Miller would be the team's leading scorers in his...
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