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The bullets have their soccer uni's on tonight 

47 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said:

And at any rate, when considering what to do with Wall from a team building perspective, I don't see the upside in giving up on him now.  Giving up on his potential right as he's entering his prime in order to start over

I agree with not giving up on him right now, but exactly what potential are you talking about?  That always seems to be the abstract conversation piece when it comes to pro athletes.  He kind of is what he is at this point, it seems.  He still has a ****ty jumper, is super lackadaisical at times, and has Jay Cutler like body language on the court.  Not exactly someone who will lead anybody's squad to the promised land.  The 52 point night was fantastic, but we all know those are few and far between.  It's easier for him to have a 5-18 shooting night than be 18-31 from the floor.    

No team will win with John Wall as the leading scorer.  That's just not his strength.

I'm definitely a Wizard fan and not an NBA fan. The team wouldn't necessarily lose me if they traded Wall. But if they go the 76ers route with the tanking, then I'd peace out. 

The only reason to trade Wall would be when you know he won't re-sign here.  For the next 2 seasons, the Wiz have him at a discount compared to the current deals being handed out.  I know I'm critical of him, but I don't think trading him is the best idea unless you totally rip off another team by doing so.  But we all know Ernie doesn't operate that way.  

It's a star driven league and you can't win anything of significance with 1 "star" on the team, especially when that guy is your PG.  The Wiz need another stud to go with Wall, but that person needs to be a PF or C.  

I'd settle for a few solid bench players right now.

18 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said:

Most of our fan base knows the Wizards will have to trade Wall. I just hope its after Grunfeld is fired pre All Star Break.

Could you imagine if Ernie's last move before being fired was to trade Wall and then in 4 years when we're finally an elite team, we'd have to thank Ernie for making that move?

http://deadspin.com/the-wizards-are-dead-ernie-grunfeld-has-killed-them-1789786379

Here is a fantastic piece that shows just how bad the Wiz's bench is.  Most of you already know this crap, but it's fun when it's written on deadspin for the masses to see.  

2 minutes ago, Gamebreaker said:

Watch Ernie make some ridiculous trade to try and save his job. 

He'll make a blockbuster trade, will get us to 38 wins and say to Ted "the plan is working."

Pretty soon all players on every team will be "max contract" players because the amount of money the NBA has is ridiculous.  Good for Otto if he can get it, but I don't want Ernie to be the one to give it to him.  

It's funny, ESPN gave the Wizards a loss last night.  They have the Wiz at 6-13 and losing 3 in a row instead of being 7-12 with a one game winning streak, lol.

Eldrick with a 65 today!  Looking pretty good.

Pretty sure we're going to make a massive, gigantic trade soon...because...Ernie.

I'm not opposed to it, really. But for some reason, I am very uneasy with the idea of getting rid of Otto.  

http://www.slamonline.com/nba/demarcus-cousins-john-wall-discuss-teaming-time/#zli9LWT8LOQPfpsz.97

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Both All-Stars, however, say they’re happy in their current homes.

Per the WaPo:

“We talk about it all the time,” Wall said with a smile, after his Wizards defeated Cousins and the Sacramento Kings in overtime, 101-95.

 

 

Hours before the two went to dinner together, Cousins, playing coy while in a perky mood, expressed similar thoughts. […] “[Do we] talk about playing with one another? Is that your question?” Cousins asked a reporter, then grinning big just like Wall, “It’s come up.”

 

“Just trying to figure out what’s going to happen, you know what I mean?” Wall said. “[Cousins] loves where he’s at and I love where I’m at, so whatever we feel like gives us the best opportunity to win — I know what our [team] is here and what I want to do here. And it’s something I keep in my mind.”

 

 

 

Also, another one below.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/demarcus-cousins-fires-up-the-rumor-mill-with-john-wall-and-eric-bledsoe-165419996.html

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The friendship between the two, along with fellow former Wildcat and current Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe, is no secret. The three played one season together at Kentucky, although they were friendly from their prep and AAU basketball days, before all entering the 2010 NBA Draft. Wall went first to the Wizards, Cousins fifth to the Kings and Bledsoe 18th to the Los Angeles Clippers.

 

“We used to call them ‘The Three Amigos,'” former Kentucky assistant coach Scott Padgett told Slam magazine in March. “You could not separate John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe. To be honest with you, other than them playing against each other, they’re probably still on the phone with each other all the time (to this day). They’re still very tight.”

 

Combined, they earned $133 million over their first six seasons, and they each stand to make eight figures annually for the foreseeable future. Wall and Bledsoe’s contracts don’t run out until 2018-19 in Washington and Phoenix, respectively, and Cousins is signed in Sacramento through next season.

 

15 hours ago, jschuck12001 said:

Chris Russell seems like a nice guy but he should never be left in a studio with a mic and 5 hours of radio time to kill on radio.

I was keeping track on the gamecast last night.

Man, shooting 6-24 is straight garbage.  Glad Wall curbed the turnovers and dropped 15 dimes, but come on dude.  Shoot less, dish more.  Wish he'd average 20 assists instead of 20 shots a game.  #endrant

**** those Dallas Cow****es!!

2 hours ago, skinsmarydu said:

So my husband is in a tizzy because he wants to watch Novak Djokovic play Andy Murray instead of the Redskins game tonight.

Love me some Mike Love and Brian Wilson

2 minutes ago, RonArtest15 said:

47 points given up in the 4th is a major problem. 

This.

And last night's game did nothing to change my opinion of this team.  The wiz won't shoot 15-25 from 3-land very often.  Or ever again.

I know we all despise Big Ern running the show, but the fact remains that his boss still supports him.  I just don't get it.

Wall ain't staying here.  I can't blame him and I'm not even sad about it.  I'm more sad that Ernie is still here.  

17 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said:

But I expect us to make a panic trade at the deadline and recover to our typical 45 wins

Most years, I'd agree with this.  But in order for them to make it to 45 wins, they need to go 43-30 coming in.  I'm not even sure there is enough lipstick for this pig of a team.

I'd love for them to blow it up, but it won't happen. 

Shocker that Beal hurt his hammy.  #FRAGILE

3 hours ago, BatteredFanSyndrome said:

This team is really depressing to watch.  I'd love to believe this is new coach/new system growing pains but it doesn't appear that way.  It appears to be a severely undermanned team that might win 28 games.

Someone please tell me I am wrong, and why.

You are so wrong.  Just sit there in your wrongness and be wrong.

There's no way this team can win more than 27 games.  

Nate Dogg should have sang the hook for every song ever made.  Two of my faves here. 

Ernie = Vinny

So easy to make fun of and so terrible at building a good team.

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He’s also confident that the Wizards will achieve the same level of success in the NBA as the Capitals have in the NHL.

^^ This quote in the Leonsis article is gold.  Just what we all want, another local team to make the playoffs and lose in the first round.  If that's his plan, then he'll probably succeed.