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Yup, if they can continue to recycle big men over the next 4-6 years who can give you as many double-doubles as Gortat/Nene do, that's solid.  I think we all want to believe Porter will grow into his body and give us 10-14 ppg and that 6-8 rpg.  Not sure we can expect bigger averages from him.

How many games this year have we had a 25 point lead get shrunk to less than 5???

Do the Knicks players have the most tattoo's out of all NBA teams?

I hate that Vesely has to play so many minutes.  I hope Porter gets well soon....

At this rate we're headed for another top 3-5 pick.

Noob here, thought we traded that pick for Gortat?  What does "protected" mean?  If we suck so bad and the pick is 1-12, we keep it?  Otherwise we give it away?

I'm really anxious to see Otto Porter play as well as everyone else here and on the team.  But I am just as excited to see Nene and Gortat play together on the floor this year.  Gort seems to be very comfortable and moves well around the basket for rebounds.  Wall and Beal seem to be clicking.  I am overly anxious to see these guys continue to jell.  Ariza/Webster seem to fill their roles well enough to get by.  Who would Potter replace on the roster?  Seraphin doesn't get many minutes, but he's efficient with over 55% FG%.  Harrington gets a good amount of minutes, I guess he could be the one to lose some if Potter comes back.

I'm just super stoked about Beal-Wall in a time when the other major DC sports teams seem to be falling apart.

Strange though... is this really the team you want to keep in tact?

 

We're really only committed to Wall (assuming he gets his max deal), Nene (this is the problem contract), Beal, Porter, & now Webster.

 

This team could and probably will look drastically different after next season.

Fair to say the're using this as another development year for Wall/Beal and now Porter?  Next year the "big" men in the draft are much more talented than years past right?

I know it's not perfect, but we're a better team keeping Webster then letting him walk. I can live with it.

Doesn't he have the potential to be a very good 6th man?  

btw when does the NBA release their schedules approximately?  I'm looking to plan a short trip to Orlando (I live in Jax) when the Wiz visit.

Clutch03-

Except this is the same GM who traded the fifth pick in the draft for mike miller and Randy Foye...

Ehhh....That trade wasn't terrible at the time.  Arenas screwed that up...Miller could have been a strong compliment to Arenas aggressive style.   I think that draft was also guard heavy..and since we traded for a SG and had Arenas at PG we didn't really need one.

Hindsight is always 20/20 but that trade did not look so bad when it happened.  This rumor being discussed currently looks horrible.

NBA.com analysis has us going with SG Ben McLemore....I guess they don't see Beal having a future...!

Porter at #3 is a bit high but he's a need so let's do it!  Plus he won't hold up a roster spot when Durant comes to DC in a few years to be near his favorite football team and player RG3

How about the #3 pick and next years 1st plus expiring contracts Ariza and Okafor in a sign and trade for Dwight Howard?

 

I don't particularly like Howard but you resign Webster to give you a starting 5 of:

 

Wall

Beal

Webster

Nene

Howard

 

 

On a more realistic note, the Wizards need to decide on Webster to determine this pick. If they resign Webster, go PF. No Webster means go SF.

who would score in that scenario?  Howard was a beast toward the end of the year but only averaged like 15 ppg right?  Nene and Webster aren't 20+ ppg guys...Beal hasn't proven that yet but he's probably the most likely candidate.

I hope Beal comes back healthy for the last 10 games or so, I would like to see more of him and Wall in the backcourt. However, if we're without some guys and lose some games I am fine with that if it improves our lottery chances. I have seen enough from Wall, Beal and Nene to be happy about next year. Seems we have some good guys in Seraphin, Webster, Singleton and Booker that if they come back they can be valuable role players/bench guys. I hope we get a strong PF-C in the draft.

I am very narrow sighted as the tournament is pretty much the only college basketball I see, but I was not impressed with Zeller from Indiana. He didn't seem to be anything special to me, looked like a solid all around game but nothing spectacular. I hope we don't land him.

Because it could easily be taken out of context.

I think you botched it.

Not sure I understand why you quoted me here?

Isn't the thought that we need a star big man and not a SF type? Beal can play the SG/SF role pretty easy it seems. I'd think Zeller or Noel are on the list as top targets in the draft.

I didn't watch, but just wondering why you guys thought Webster had a good game? Just glancing at stats, is 3-10 something we want? Wasnt our team FG % one of the worst in the league?

Again, I didn't watch, but I just wish we took better shots or at least made the ones we have.

What's an acceptable shooting % for our team? You can break it down by position if you like, but it just seems like I am constantly seeing guys go 4-13, 6-18 or whatever else. I'd love to see most of our starters have a strong night of over 50%.

I am trying to get pumped for the season, but too distracted by the awesomeness of the Nationals and of course RG3 mania and the Redskins. With preseason starting this weekend, can you guys break down a few position battles or roster battles that we novices can watch for?

Beal looked good in the summer league but I guess you guys are suggesting he will be a backup, maybe 15-20 minutes a game?

VIP Box work at all for anyone? The feed on atdhnet is horrible right now.

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/sports/american-football.html

They are replaying the game right now on NFLN..

I don't have cable TV. Yes, my fault, but I still can't convince myself to spend ~$100/month on cable TV to give me NFL Network, ESPN and the Golf Channel.

Bring on A La Carte !

^^ Thanks. I have the online Direct TV so I can watch it live for too much money, but I don't have a way to record the stream just yet. Also, there is a 720p version of it if you search "Redskins Saints"

The NFL Preseason package is a great high quality stream, but WHY DON'T THEY PLAY THE REDSKINS FEED - or at least home team feed. None of these 4 games have been with the Redskins broadcast. It's so annoying listen to the Buccs talk about their players

Streaming the MNF on the link above. I heard that MNF will be available on Xbox Live comeregular season...but I don't know if that is for people who subscribe to the ESPN package through their cable tv provider only.

Beal looks like he has had a pretty solid few games in summer league. He may not have a 25+ point per game average, but it really seems like he will have a strong contribution with rebounds and defense.

I may buy the NBA tv package this year to watch them!