Washington Wizards 2010-2011 Ongoing Thread

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Buster

Wizards Insider - Ted Leonsis says name change to Bullets is 'under consideration'

Ted Leonsis says name change to Bullets is 'under consideration'

D.C. Sports Bog - Leonsis says he's "punting" on Wizards name change

And Arenas to miss the first 2 games

[Coool3y47]

What kind of realistic trade value do you think Agent 0 has?
I say keep em. He's a great player i think he would be better fitted playing the 2guard as he's a natural drive and score type player as john wall is pass first.

Also Arenas is defensively inclined Flip likes players like these i see the wiz doing pretty nicely next year ..

[CooleyAsCanBe]

Originally Posted by Coool3y47

What kind of realistic trade value do you think Agent 0 has?
I say keep em. He's a great player i think he would be better fitted playing the 2guard as he's a natural drive and score type player as john wall is pass first.

Also Arenas is defensively inclined Flip likes players like these i see the wiz doing pretty nicely next year ..

I like Gil as much as anyone, but you may be the first person to ever call him defensively inclined. He's untradeable right now,and will be until he shows he still has game. I prefer to keep him around for a year or two. This year will be exciting to watch, but we won't be great.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Coool3y47

What kind of realistic trade value do you think Agent 0 has?
I say keep em. He's a great player i think he would be better fitted playing the 2guard as he's a natural drive and score type player as john wall is pass first.

Also Arenas is defensively inclined Flip likes players like these i see the wiz doing pretty nicely next year ..

Psst - Agent 9 now.

Skill-wise, he's a very valuable player to a team as long as he's behaving. However, his MASSIVE contract makes him tough to move...or retain.

Tough situation, he's been overpaid for his contributions, but at the time, he had deserved it. Now that he's not playing up to his contract, no other team would want that payroll damage.

Sounds familiar in D.C.

[mooby]

Man, I think he needs a fresh start more than ever. After hearing about how the Pacers players felt in their locker rooms after the Pistons-Pacers fight, it's important that he gets a fresh start. It won't ever be the same here. I hope he ups his value this season because I don't think it'll ever be the same between him and the team/fans/management again.

[itvnetop]

I really want Gil to play at a high level before the trade deadline. Get max value for him... like mooby said, it will be better for both parties- Gil's probably not feeling too loyal after the Wiz removed his image after the incident and the Wiz don't want any kind of "quirky" influence on Wall. I like Hinrich's ability to mentor, as he did with Rose.

[CooleyAsCanBe]

Ugh. Gil is out the first two games with an ankle injury. [Insert Karma joke here]

Wizards Insider - Gilbert Arenas will miss season's first two games

[mooby]

10 minutes until the John Wall Era officially starts! Gettin hyped.

[Warren85Ellard]

Wizards Defense is effing horrible.....as usual. I've never seen a team give up so many uncontested shots. John Wall needs to shoot the open jumper. The Magic are daring him to.

[Dirtbag59]

Lol, we look like the Heat. And with that post I'm now a franchise player.

[Warren85Ellard]

JJ Redick is already in the game and it's only the first quarter. Not a good sign for the Wizards (can we please change the name back to Bullets by the way?)

[GMScud]

This Wizards team will be pretty lucky to get to 30 wins this year. My expectations are in check. It's such a young team, it seems like Grunfeld is building with the expectation of a work stoppage next year and a new league economic climate in 2012.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by GMScud

This Wizards team will be pretty lucky to get to 30 wins this year. My expectations are in check. It's such a young team, it seems like Grunfeld is building with the expectation of a work stoppage next year and a new league economic climate in 2012.

I was actually kind of worried that they would be mediocre and end up with a practically useless mid first round pick, but after seeing this they'll probably be back in the lottery giving them a chance to continue following the Oklahoma City model. Of course we have to remember that the Magic are a championship contender.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I was actually kind of worried that they would be mediocre and end up with a practically useless mid first round pick, but after seeing this they'll probably be back in the lottery giving them a chance to continue following the Oklahoma City model. Of course we have to remember that the Magic are a championship contender.

I think our ceiling is in the 32-35 win range. Worst case scenario our win total could be as bad as 15-20. Just my opinion. I like some of the young pieces on this team, but overall we're gonna suck pretty badly.

[Dirtbag59]

Championship!!!!