What makes last night's loss worse is that all the teams they're chasing in the standings lost last night. Still 4 back in the loss column.
That said, 25 games left...it's time to TANK! TANK! TANK!
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2013 Feb NBA Season lOT| Controlling it like a man, bruh
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What makes last night's loss worse is that all the teams they're chasing in the standings lost last night. Still 4 back in the loss column.
That said, 25 games left...it's time to TANK! TANK! TANK!
Get Prokhorov on the phone
LegendofJoe
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Embracing the tank is tough, half of our fanbase have already written MKG off as a career role player. I'd at least give Wall until the middle of next year before you give up on him though. If he's playing well and you're in playoff contention give him his contract, if not trade him.
If you're athletic enough and can pound the rock you can cover for a lack of height and length. Iverson, Lawson, and Kemba being prime examples. McLemore is a poor ball handler, if he has short arms too he's going to really struggle getting his shot off in the nba.
The Frankman
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Dwyane Wade and Jrue Holiday are frauds.That vid proves it.
Ok this is a joke
Dominican Power
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Future PhaZe
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Yea, why not?
Our core defensive players (aka the only reason we're a .500 team) are Okafor and Ariza, and if you lock them up you're basically saying your team of the future is a .500 team.
Move Wall for a high lottery pick this year, move Okafor for Lamb or something similar, fucking move everyone out of the way and get assets and you've got a really good chance of walking away with two top 5 picks this year + Jabari or Wiggins in 2014.
Seems like a no brainer.
Unless you get a franchise type guy in the top 5, you're probably going to be Wizards 2011 bad and your ceiling will still probably be a .500 team.
Add talent around Wall. Don't just blow it up every 3 years when your top guy isn't an MVP caliber player. That's how you become the Sacramento Kings for a decade.
Did you then question kotaku about their questionable status as reporters/reviewers/press and not just PR agents?
No, because I'm hoping I come out looking good in this piece.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
What? D Lil and J Smith? Explosive team!
Would give Portland a more solid identity
LMA is a good player but let's not pretend he is that much better than Smith
Blackace
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Uh...sure. We'll take LMA!
Much lower profile, but it was regarding metacritic/gamerankings exploitation. I'll wait for the piece to come out, but it was a DS game.
Blackace
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100 percent fair trades almost never happenUh...sure. We'll take LMA!
That wouldn't be a robbery
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Blackace
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A lot reviews don't match the scores
You read a review really digging into a game and the game comes out with an 85 percent or something wild and you know the fix was on
The Frankman
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Blackace
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The funny thing is he should be tho
Dominican Power
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Red Blaster
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looking back at 2010 draft coverage, Wall was so overhyped
Good enough to win a chip? no. But there's lots of teams that aren't good enough to win a chip but can be solid playoff teams (like the Pacers, Warriors, Rockets) and I'm pretty sure Wall and Emeka plus talent and good coaching can get you there. Every one of those fanbases is happier with their team than Washington has been these last few years
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
I don't ever want to look back at the 2010 draft.
Blackace
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Fresh off the Rose draft
Oh vag.
That draft actually went pretty well for us.
Red Blaster
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ItWasMeantToBe19
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He just needed more savvy and a better jumper to be really good though.
He hasn't developed in those areas at all but they are areas where players tend to improve a good bit so his hype was justifiable.
Knux-Future
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No offense but I always tell myself "atleast we didn't take Wes"
It was a vast desert...with one Paul George.
Red Blaster
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fair enough, but it seems Zards fans are done with him
everyone on their RealGM board wants to trade him and draft Smart lulz
Emeka's not good or anything, but his contract is so toxic that they're pretty much stuck with him. If they do unload his contract they most definitely won't get any assets for it that's for sure.
MorisUkunRasik
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I hope Orlando picks the best possible players with their #1 pick, neolakes are counting on their drafting know how.
seattle6418
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I didn't
And i would love to, don't care if she's a whore.
Wow, had no idea you were/are a game reviewer.
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The Frankman
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Greivis Vásquez, Avery Bradley, Eric Bledsoe, Larry Sanders, Ed Davis, and DeMarcus Cousins say hi.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Vasquez is pretty good.
Favors, Hayward, and Sanders have played really well in their minutes and will produce pretty well once they get more minutes (though Sanders' minutes are limited by him more than his coaches).
Bradley, Davis, and Monroe can all be pretty decent starters.
I don't think it was that horrible even with the top 6 mostly disappointing. I think the class as a whole will look alright in a couple of years.
MorisUkunRasik
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Tell them we're not home.
If he didn't play with 5 other 1st round picks, he'd have been seen as another Felton.
I'm not sure why Emeka is even noted... Even with his contract, they can move him because he's nearing the end of it and people will be eying the expiring.
Pacers were in purgatory for the better part of the decade and they really got lucky in a multitude of ways that aren't really able to be replicated to get to the point where they are right now (which isn't even all that good in the long-term either). The Warriors have made massive gambles (Curry and Bogut aren't safe. Ever.). The Rockets are simply in good position - and they're at the point where teams can either turn into what the Blazers could've been with Roy or the Toronto Raptors.
Also, Indiana is disgusted with their basketball product. Houston has dealt with attendance issues. And GS has the best fans in the league despite being screwed nonstop by their team's owner for years.
Its a question of do you want a team that can be a 1st round exit, in which the Wizards wouldn't need to do anything at all, or if they want to actually contend. Being a 1st round exit is nothing to be happy about as a hardcore fan, casual fan, or member of an organization. 2 years of that is pretty damning for most teams as it shows that talent has stagnated and a dumb move is probably about to be made.
The thing is, the only point guard that I can think of that truly put aside his athletefirst playstyle to learn how to be a point guard was Lowry.
LmaoWhy
He needed a lot more than that.
He's a good passer with decent court vision.
But he's not great at running an offense.
Has no jumper so can't keep people honest and makes scoring/creating in the PnR much harder.
Seems to have developed a dislike for going hard to the basket after getting knocked on his ass a few times.
But he can atleast shoot FT's.
I have a theory with guys who can shoot FT's but can't shoot during a live clock that they just haven't worked on body control and and haven't practiced it properly, anywhere near enough.
Why
Are those just cut off Hammer pants?
Future PhaZe
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It's mostly just his decision making. He's got terrible decision making. I can't tell you how many times he's penetrated and had a good look at the basket but throws a hundred mile an hour bullet pass to a big thats getting ready to box out.
And if he took open jumpshots most of the time he'd have developed into an average or slightly subpar shooter by now. He shots 81% from the line lol.
He'll always pass the ball rather than just try to take smart shots and it just results in him not getting better or just looking dumb.
Problem is he basically didn't develop after his first year because he started avoiding the things he wasn't good at. Abandoned the 3, abandoned the jumpshot, etc.
50% of its him and 50% of its our player development/coaching. Wittman should bench him when he doesn't take open shots or doesn't look to finish but instead he encourages him.