Pistons Break Up Wizards Win Streak

Written By Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

The Wizards win streak ends at four as the Pistons overcame a sloppy start to beat Washington 96-85 in Detroit Wednesday night.

Despite shooting 48% from the field the Wizards were outscored 31-17 in the fourth quarter. Wizard fans were also puzzled with Randy Wittman's lineup choices in that dismal final quarter.

Emeka Okafor was on his way to a very impressive night scoring 20 points and snagging nine rebounds. But for some reason he didn't step foot on the floor in the final six minutes of the fourth and played just 25 minutes on the night. Martell Webster had a similar story also playing just 25 minutes while scoring 9 points on five shots.

The Wizards led by a handful for the majority of the game but poor free throw shooting (14-22) and sloppy defense allowed Detroit to hang around long enough to eventually make a run which they did thanks to Will Bynum and Jose Calderon.

The six foot nothing Bynum had 20 points and eight assists while the not much taller Calderon led all scorers with 24 going 6-9 from beyond the three point line. The Wizards back court combination of John Wall and Bradley Beal had a much worse night.

Wall had 16 point and 9 assists but went just 4-11 from the field and scored a good chunk of his points when it was too late. Beal came off the bench yet again and was feeling it in the first half. However just like every other Wizard Beal went cold in the fourth and managed just ten points on the night.

The Wizards go into the All-Star break with a 15-36 record and a lot of work to do in the second half of the season.

Milwaukee's Best Downed By Wiz

Written BY Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

Bradley Beal set a new career high with 28 points and the Wizards picked up their first win in Milwaukee since 2009, 102-90.

It was also Washington's first road win in the eastern conference.

The Wizards had a sluggish start trailing after the first quarter but Washington would outscore the Bucks 26-15 in the 2nd and never look back. The Bucks cut their deficit to six late in the fourth but that's as close as they would get.

Beal once again came off the bench and gave a sloppy Wizards team a spark the first half scoring 16. The rookie did have an awkward fall in the fourth and Wizard fans held their breath as it looked like Beal was clutching his wrist. However Beal stayed in the game and if he is still healthy, look for him to rejoin the starting lineup sometime soon.

Milwaukee was playing without NBA blocks leader and former VCU Ram Larry Sanders. So the Bucks were really in trouble when big man Samuel Dalembert had his fifth foul with over six minutes in the third quarter.  The Wizards big men took advantage.

Nene had a very impressive shooting night going 10-13 from the field scoring 21. He also managed to snag 13 rebounds. Emeka Oakafor also chipped in another double double with 12 points and ten rebounds

Despite making some mental mistakes down the stretch John Wall still looked very impressive. Monday night Wall had 14 points and ten assists and didn't seem bothered by a talented Milwaukee back court.

The Wiz kids will go for their fifth straight win Wednesday night in Detroit.

No Beal, No Problem

Written by Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

The Wizards managed to break a four game losing streak Monday night at the Verizon center beating the L.A. Clippers 98-90.

The Wizards were without Bradley Beal, Trevor Booker and Cartier Martin but for once their opponent may have been even more shorthanded. The Clippers were without stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin making this a very winnable game for Washington who came up just seven points short playing the Clippers in L.A. a few weeks earlier.

The Wizards have struggled finding someone to replace Beal's production in the starting lineup but tonight Garrett Temple did all he could. Temple scored his season high 15 on 7-12 shooting and also contributed on the defensive end blocking 3 shots and snagging three steals.

Temple wasn't the only one picking up Beal's slack though as Martell Webster had another big night from beyond the arc going 5-6 on his way to leading all Wizards with 21 on Monday night. Webster also seemed as if he wanted to be sure to outplay former Wizard all-star Caron Butler.

Butler scored 15 on a tough shooting night in his return to D.C. By far the most impressive Clipper on the night was Jamal Crawford who led all scorers with 28. Crawford will more than likely win the sixth man of the year award and Wizards fans tonight saw firsthand why.

Emeka Okafor had a tough night offensively but still managed to grab 14 rebounds. Nene had 15 points on the night and 7 rebounds. If you could combine Okafor's rebounding skill with Nene's offensive prowess you would have one great big man as both have weaknesses in their game. So when the two play together they compliment each other well.

No Brotherly Love for the Wiz

 Written By Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

The Wizards played what may have been their sloppiest game since John Wall's return losing in Philadelphia Wednesday night 92-84.

Washington was without rookie Bradley Beal who was seeing a wrist specialist after taking an awkward fall in Denver last week. Randy Wittman decided to start Garrett Temple for Beal instead of Jordan Crawford. Temple scored two points.

For the second straight game turnovers and overall sloppy offense cost Washington a winnable game. The Wizards had 18 turnovers tonight after turning the ball over 20 times in Monday night's loss to Sacramento. 

The Wizards did manage to cut the Philly lead to just four with over a minute left but a Jrue Holiday jumper sealed the deal in the final minute. Holiday led all scorers with 21, he also had 6 assists and four steals.

The Wizards relied heavily on their big men on the offensive end. Emeka Okafor had another double double with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Okafor is still inconsistent with his jump shot but every other facet of his game is currently at an all-star level.

Nene led the Wizards in scoring with 16 on a night where the offensive game plan was catered to feed the post. Nene continues to impress with his combination of size and speed.

Former Wizards knucklehead Nick Young had a big night against his former club. Young had 18 points and four assists and looked much more impressive then nearly every current Wizard.

Kings Conquer; Wizards Blow it in the Fourth

Written By Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn 

The Wizards home win streak is snapped at five after a fourth quarter collapse Monday night against Sacramento 96-94.

The Wizards led for the majority of the game but because of poor offensive decisions and 20 total turnovers they found themselves down in the final minutes. Every player who entered the game for Washington recorded at least one turnover except for Garrett Temple who played less than a minute.

Isaiah Thomas (no relation to the Hall of Famer from Detroit) made a running layup in the final seconds to take the lead for the Kings for good. Thomas led the Kings with 22 points on the night.

Emeka Okafor continued to be an absolute beast for Washington. Okafor set his season high in scoring  Monday night with 23 and snagged 15 rebounds. Okafor found success with his mid range jumper and scored consistenly in the lane as well.

John Wall had 19 points and six assists driving to the basket almost at will. Martell Webster also had an impressive offensive night scoring 18 but for some reason was absent from the court for most of the fourth quarter.

Instead Randy Wittman went with a heavy dose of Trevor Ariza and Jordan Crawford in the fourth. The Wizards then proceeded to make terrible shot selections and turned the ball over at an alarming rate. Even with the offense struggling, Wittman kept Webster on the bench until the final minutes.

Wizard fans may also question Wittman's play calling in the final minute, with the Wizards tied late the attempted to post up Nene with no success. On the night Nene had just four points and six turnovers leaving Wizard fans wondering, "Why not feed the hot hand, Webster, Wall, or even Okafor?"

It's clear Washington is a different squad now that they are healthy and excuses for Wittman can no longer be made. The Wizards should have won tonight but too many turnovers combined with a few questionable coaching decisions doom them to their 32nd loss of the season.

Wiz Refuse to Get "Bullied"

Written by Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

The Wizards are building another win streak after taking care of Chicago Saturday night 86-73 winning their fifth straight at the Verizon center and second straight overall.

The Wizards pulled away in the third quarter out scoring the Bulls 23-11. It was also in the third when Carlos Boozer received a flagrant foul for tossing Emeka Okafor to the floor. Oakafor and the Wizards were not intimidated.

As Steve Buckhantz put it the Bulls got "chippy" tonight, most likely a sign of frustration. Chicago did go on a run in the fourth to cut the lead to ten, but that's as close as the Wizards allowed.

John Wall made his second start of the season and continues to play well returning from injury. Wall had 15 points and 7 assists. If Wall could consistently knock down the mid range jumper he would be an elite NBA talent, but tonight he did enough.

 Nene had a great night on the offensive end of the floor scoring 16 and dishing out one handed dimes with 4 assists. The other Wizards big man Emeka Okafor also had an impressive night, besides shaking of the toss from Carlos Boozer, Okafor had 15 points and 16 rebounds.

 Joakim Noah led the Bulls with a near triple double. The former Gator had nine points ten assists and 17 rebounds. "Little Nate" (another Buckhantz quote) Robinson led the Bulls with 19.

The Wizards will get to stay at home and look for revenge on Monday when they host the Kings. Washington will be looking for their third straight win.

Wizards Late Run Comes Up Short

Written By Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

The Jazz hung on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City to hand the Wizards their 31st loss of the season 92-88.

The Wizards trailed by 22 in the first half and entered the fourth quarter down 15. A road weary Washington squad could have easily given up but the Wizards continued to battle and cut the lead to just two with a few minutes to go in the fourth.

The Jazz, now winners of 8 of their last ten, took a six point lead with 20 seconds left when Paul Millsap hit a baseline jumper, making it 90-84. Millsap led Utah in points with 16 and rebounds with 15 he was one of six players in double digits for the Jazz.

Washington finishes their current western road trip 2-3 and 5-3 in their last 8 overall. Wizard fans have got to be happy with their team's higher level of play since John Wall's return

Martell Webster led the Wizards in scoring Wednesday night with 15 shooting 3-4 from three point land. Webster also led the team in minutes with 34 and continues to be a consistent scoring option since John Wall's return.

Wall had 14 points and eight assists in 27 minutes off the bench. It shouldn't be long now before Wall is in the starting lineup.

Once again Emeka Okafor had was a man in the post. Okafor scored just six points but managed to snag 17 rebounds. Okafor may never have a great offensive game but he does so much for the team in the paint and on the defensive end that his significance cannot be overstated.

The Wizards now return home to welcome Minnesota to the Verizon center Friday night.

BREAK UP THE WIZ

Written By Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

Thanks to a buzzer beating three pointer from Jordan Crawford the Wizards managed to sweep the Trail Blazers in Portland Monday night 98-95.

Impressive depth and good team defense allowed the Wizards to hand Portland their sixth straight loss. The Wizards led by as much as 8 points in the fourth quarter but it was a games of runs and Washington was not able to pull away from Portland until the final shot.

On a night when John Wall and Bradley Beal did not play their best it was nice to see other players step up and pick up the slack. Beal and Wall had a combined 8 points although it should be noted that Wall should have had more assists if weren't for some early game butter fingers from his teammates. 

Martell Webster played his first five years in Portland and tonight he scorched his former team dropping 24 points going 4-6 from beyond the arc. Webster also had six assists and four rebounds and lead team in minutes with 38.

Enough can't be said about Wizards' big men Nene and Emeka Okafor. Nene had 24 points nine rebounds five assists and four steals carrying the Wizards in the first half. Okafor had 13 points and 13 rebounds as both big men also played great defense.

But the night belonged to Jordan Crawford. Randy Wittman went to Crawford late with Beal struggling. Crawford did not disappoint knocking down multiple deep threes on an efficient 3-4 from three point land, he had 13 points total.

Crawford had been quiet since his return from injury but that all changed tonight. It's clear that with a healthy John Wall this Wizards team can win plenty of ball games, but if somehow Crawford can be an efficient bench scorer, there's no telling how high this team can go.

The Wizards will finish their western road trip Wednesday night in Utah. Wizards will be looking for their sixth win in their last eight games.

Wiz Blow Out Magic - Win Third Straight

The Wizards never trailed Monday night and dominated the Orlando Magic 120-91. By far the Wizards biggest victory of the season.

For Wizards fans it's a sight for sore eyes; a healthy roster for the first time all year leading to a three game win streak. Six players were in double figures for Washington and the team defense is stronger than it's been all year

The Wizards did play sloppy at the end of the first half and the Magic were able to cut their deficit from 19 to 6. But for the most part Washington dominated, in fact the Wizards scored 37 in the third quarter, the most of any quarter this season.

Its obvious the team has a new swagger with John Wall back in the lineup. Wall had 12 points and six assists in 20 minutes off the bench.

But Wall isn't the only Wizard returning from injury contributing to the team. A.J. Price played well in his third game back dropping18 he also had six assists.

Believe it or not Wizards fans but Jan Vesely had yet another impressive game. Vesely finished strong in the paint multiple times including a few alley oops.  On the night he had ten points seven rebounds and four assists. Hopefully the negative criticism on Vesely was pre-mature and we can look forward to more progress from the former number six overall pick.

Kevin Seraphin also continues to impress snagging 18 points with five rebounds and four assists.  

The Wizards will now take their three game win streak out west for a five game road trip. The first stop is Wednesday night in Sacramento.

And...John Wall...nuff' said...

Written By Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

Some GIFs from tonight:

• Ted Leonsis with the Ass Slap
• John Wall gets leapfrogged, then breaks ankels

New Year, Same Wiz

Written By Jeremy Batka @eastcoastassn

The Mavericks found a way to put an end to their six game losing streak beating the Wizards 103-94 in D.C. Tuesday night.

The Wizards had a 52-48 half time lead but Dallas controlled the second half  and led by as much as 15 in the fourth. Washington cut the lead to seven with just over a minute to  play but never had a serious chance to take the lead after halftime.

Vince Carter looked like the Vince-sanity of old leading the Mavs with 23 points. The Wizards defense had no answer for Carter making him seem like an ageless wonder.

Rookie guard Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 22 points, he made four three pointers and went 7-16 from the field. Beal has shown signs that he can shoot at an NBA level but unfortunately for the Wizards he is still struggling on the defensive end. Beal had a negative 18 rating on the night.

As a team the Wizards still lack offensive consistency. Washington doesn't have one shooter that can get you a bucket every possession. Combine that with poor defense and you have a 4-25 basketball team.

Dirk Nowitzki had 11 points in just 17 minutes of limited play. It was the first time Nowitzki's hit double digits this year. Amazing how that Jan Vesely defense didn't slow him down at all.

Emeka Okafor and Martell Webster both chipped in 14 points. Okafor added 11 rebounds giving him yet again the strongest proformance on a sub par team.

The Wizards will be back in action tomorrow night at Indiana, tip off is at seven.

Wizards get Bullied in Chicago

Without Jordan Crawford in the lineup the Wizards offense took a step back Saturday night losing in Chicago 87-77.

After Saturday night the Wizards are still looking for their first two game win streak of the season. Wizards fans can't fault the team's effort considering they were playing without Crawford who had 27 points in Washington's fourth win of the year the night before.

Emeka Okafor lead Washington's energetic play snagging a whopping 18 rebounds to go along with 11 points. Bradley Beal lead the Wizards with 14 points but he did it on just 5-15 shooting, he was also 0-3 from beyond the arc.

Despite a 13 point second quarter Washington trailed by just four points with just under seven minutes to play. But Chicago's strong defense eventually wore down a shorthanded Wizards offense.

The difference in the game was Marco Belinelli who led Chicago with 17 off the bench. Belinelli was consistently knocking down the long range jumper. A trait that none of the Wizards seem to have at this point in the season.

Carlos Boozer had 15 points with 12 rebounds and routinely bossed Kevin Seraphin around in the post when match up presented itself. Seraphin had 12 points in 28 minutes off the bench but continues to be a liability on the defensive end.

Randy Wittman spoke highly of Garrett Temple after Friday night's win against Orlando. Temple got the start in Chicago and played 41 minutes, the most of any Wizard.

Wiz Lose in the Return of the Mack

Written By Jeremy Batka @eastcoastassn

Tristan Thompson's three point play with 24 seconds left lifted Cleveland to an 87-84 victory Wednesday night moving the Wizards to 3-23 on the season.

Second year point guard Kyrie Irving proved to be too much for the Wizards dropping 26 points and 8 assists. Irving scored in a variety of ways and proved that he is one of the best up and coming point guards in the NBA if he isn't already.

Wizards fans knew coming into Wednesday night that this was a winnable game. Washington had played close against Cleveland in their first match up before losing by ten down the stretch so Wizard fans can't be blamed for being hopeful before this one.

For most of the game, Wizard fans were right. Washington held a slim lead over the Cavaliers for the majority of the game but as the clock dwindled late in the fourth, you just got that feeling that the Wizards were having trouble hanging on.

Washington debuted a new lineup tonight cutting Earl Barron and Shaun Livingston and adding Garrett Temple and Shelvin Mack. Both were spending time in the D-league just last week.

Mack made his return and got the start at point guard after being cut in the pre-season. Mack had six points and seven assists in 29 minutes of play and while he was by no means dominating in his first game back, he certainly didn't look any worse than A.J. Price or Shaun Livingston.

Nene was also in the starting lineup scoring 16 points with seven rebounds in 26 minutes. This could be a good sign for the Wizards as it seems Nene is now healthy enough to not only start but receive more playing time. 

Emeka Okafor and Jordan Crawford both led Washington in scoring with 17. Okafor added 10 rebounds on a night were he actually hitting his mid-range jumper, something that he needs to do to be a productive member of this basketball team.

Crawford had a good look at a long three that would have sent the game to overtime but it was too strong. As Randy Wittman put it after the game, the Wizards just aren't making plays in "winning time."

Wizards Firing On No Pistons

Written By Jeremy Batka @eastcoastassn 

The Pistons rolled over Washington tonight 100-68. The scoreboard pretty much tells the whole story in this one.

There isn't much positive to say as the Wizards move to 3-21 on the season. In most of those 21 loses the Wizards have at least been competitive. That didn't happen tonight; Detroit had no trouble dominating the game from start to finish.

At one point in the second quarter the Wizards trailed 40-18.

(At that moment you probably changed the channel. I know I wanted to)

Jordan Crawford lead the team with an ugly 20 points playing back in his hometown. The team offense in general was just putrid tonight which is especially disappointing after the past few games it looked like the team was at least making steps in the right direction.

On the defensive end, Randy Wittman's club made Kyle Singler look like a star, he had ten points and five boards. Greg Monroe routinely embarrassed Kevin Seraphin and Emeka Okafor on his way to 15 points and nine rebounds.

Rookie Bradley Beal didn't play for the second straight game with a sore back. Nene also didn't play tonight, he had the flu, limiting the Wizards to nine players. Which means....

Jan Vesely was forced into action seeing 26 minutes of playing time. Vesely had six points and two steals which for him is an improvement. How bad of a season can you be having when you score six points off the bench and it's actually one of the highlights of your season?

Oh well at least the Wizards didn't waste a number six overall pick on him or some...errr wait a sec.

Wizards Lose Control of Magic

It's two losses in two nights for the Wiz kids after falling in Orlando tonight 90-83.

Before the game it was announced that Bradley Beal would have the night off after taking a nasty spill in last night's loss to Atlanta. Not only did this limit Randy Wittman's options to ten players, it also made for an interesting starting lineup.

Shaun Livingston started at the point moving Jordan Crawford to shooting guard. Earl Barron earned the start down low after snagging 14 rebounds in what was really his first significant playing time of the year the night before. Emeka Okafor and Martell Webster completed the starting five.

In the first half it looked like Wittman had struck gold with this new lineup. The Wizards picked up were they left off last night and outplayed the Magic for most of the first half. But being the Wizards, you knew a let down was coming.

Here is a classic Steve Buckhantz line you have to hear

That let down came in the third quarter when the Wizards were outscored 24-13. It was a combination of poor defense and selfish offense that let Orlando pull away. J.J. Reddick had 17 off the bench and E'Twaun Moore added 15, Washington had no answer on defense for either of them in the third quarter.

The Wizards made this game close down the stretch as they tend to do, but as a fan, you never really felt like they were going to get over the hump and win.  They just lacked the offensive discipline to make a real push at the lead.

A night after going for a triple double Jordan Crawford dropped 19 points but struggled from the field down the stretch and had poor body language to go with it.

Nene lead the team with 20 points in 25 minutes of play. Wittman said before the game he would keep Nene around 20 minutes which means we can get used to seeing Okafor constantly bricking open jumpers as a member of the starting lineup.

The Wizards played nine of their ten available players, guess who was the odd man out. It rhymes with .....with.....well it doesn't rhyme with much but it was last year's number six overall pick, the Czech heartthrob himself Jan Vesely (who had a cold according to the coach)

Wizards can't Keep Rockets Grounded

Written By Jeremy Batka @EastCoastAssn

After scrapping and clawing an ugly win in New Orleans the Wizards played their second road game in as many nights looking for their longest win streak of the year, two. Washington battled but came up short in Houston 99-93.

James Harden lead the Rockets with 31 on the night. It could have been worse, after the first quarter Harden had 17 putting him on pace for 68 on the night. After the first quarter the Wizards had 17 as a team.

And by now I'm sure you've heard the rumors of the proposed trade in the off season. Oklahoma City was willing to send Harden to Washington for Chris Singleton and rookie Bradley Beal. Now no ones saying Harden would immediately make this a playoff team, but something tells me he's going to out perform Singleton and Beal combined this year.

For the most part the Wizards played strong defense but had the same problem as every other game; inconsistency on offense. Despite being outmatched talent wise, Washington still found themselves with a chance to win this one down the stretch.

 Beal and Jordan Crawford had a couple clutch threes to keep the Wizards close late in the fourth. Beal had 20 and Crawford chipped in 17 but Chandler Parsons made back to back threes for Houston putting the game out of reach with just under a minute left.

Playing in his home town tonight Emeka Okafor had his best offensive game as a Wizard scoring 19 going 9-12 from the field. Okafor had success in the lane and even made a few jumpers, something that Wizards fans would like to see more often out of their biggest free agent signing in the off season.

You can't make excuses for professional athletes, but the truth is that the Wizards are battling. They just have a lot less weapons then nearly every other team in the NBA.

Ref Teaches Emeka Okafor How To Shoot The Basketball

Here is a fun GIF of what looks like an NBA ref teaching Emeka Okafor how to drible and shoot a layup:

Wizards Lone All-Star Active Shows Why Wizards Suck

Here is Emeka Okafor.  Emeka is getting payed a billion dollars to play on the Wizards for the downward slope of his career.  The following play by Emeka is a perfect representation of Washington Wizards basketball.

Emeka goes up to fight for the rebound with a player on the Bobcats.  He can't grab hold of the ball and the Bobcats player gets it.  Instead of running back on D, Okafor stares at his hands as if he is discovering he has them for the first time.  This gives the Bobcats player the extra second he needs to get out on the break.

Okafor can be seen jogging slowly and with no purpose next to the Bobcats player with the ball.  He looks like he just wants a little leisurely jog back and wants nothing to do with stopping the play.  GIF after the jump:

All Star Voting, Still A Joke

In 2011-12, the Washington Wizards were a terrible basketball team.  Throughout the season the team fired the coach and ended up shipping out 3 key "knuckleheads" in JaVale McGee, Nick Young, and Andray Blatche.

Did you know that in 2011-12 that all 3 of those guys were on the NBA All-Star ballot.  The 4th Wizards player on there was John Wall, who hasn't played a single game this season.

This year things are different.  The NBA has gotten rid of set positions and has separated the players into two categories; front-court and guards (why not back-court?) Great.  It seems they cleaned up the process.  McGee, Young, Blatche, all gone.  So who is on the ballot now?

John Wall (injured)  (maybe on there cuz of his presence at the club?), Nene (injured), and ... EMEKA OKAFOR! WHAT!

Okafor hasn't done anything all year, and that is the guy they put on the ballot because he is the biggest name the Wizards have.  I would put 0 Wizards players on there but Okafor...


That video, is Okafor....

The idea of having injured guys and terrible washed up players on a ballot is so they get every NBA fan to check out the web site and vote.  If there are 0 Wizards players on there, would Wizards fans vote?  The incentive would be lower.  But we aren't idiots.  Okafor, on the All-Star team?

That just shows why this whole process drives me crazy.  I rant about it in baseball.  I rant about it in hockey.  I rant about it in basketball.  I hate it so much.  5 games in!!!!!

So go here and vote, but don't vote for injured or non-deserving players just because they are on the local team...ug

Emeka Okafor Slams It In

Here is a play from the Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets game.  It's Okafor dunking on someone, sort of.

Goodbye Rashard, Hello Ernie

Well, Ernie Grunfeld had a heck of a run as an awful GM.  But I don't know what hit him in the head towards the end of the season that has caused him to start making decent basketball moves.  (Notice I said "decent" and not "tough" or "good")  It was announced that the Wizards traded Rashard Lewis to the Hornets for Emeka Okafor & Trevor Ariza.

Now don't get me wrong, this isn't the greatest move in the history of sports.  But it does get a guy who is WAY past his prime in Rashard Lewis out of town.  And most importantly, it sets up the move to amnesty Andray Blatche (Don't f**k around Ted) and get him far away from DC.  Win-Win!  Oh I guess they got some players too.

All that for a guy I wanted the team to just amnesty or cut outright!  I honestly have no idea who in their right mind would want Rashard Lewis.

Ernie started the housework by clearing out Nick Young & JaVale McGee towards the end of last season.  He even got a decent piece in Nene in the deal.  Although if he got a bag of peanuts for those 2 guys I'd still love the trade.  (But only if they were Planters sillies)  Rashard was next, and all that remains is 7 Day Dray...

So today you can call me Art Vandalay.  I am going to quit the importing and focus on the exporting.  Tommorow I'll get the line right and talk about Okafor & Ariza.