StillUnknown Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Coming soon: "Sheppard was always our first choice." 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 21 hours ago, stevemcqueen1 said: This level of Japanese media attention is crazy and it definitely has me nervous. I have a bad feeling we're going to end up looking really stupid to Japan. I also worry about the amount of pressure that Rui has on him for being the pioneer of a sport for a huge nation. What part of the last 20 years has led you to think that this organization is going to look anything less than really stupid? Why even worry about that? Lets look at the tape: Q: Is the Front office any different? A: No. The only difference is EG is not here. his protege has taken over after a complete failure of getting a fresh pair of eyes in the building. Why? Because no one wants to be held accountable for the failures of this organization and possibly be blamed/moved. Did Shep have no say at all in allowing Oubre/Rivers/Porter get moved without any return at all? (a 2nd in 2022 and 2023 is nothing). Hard to believe this was done in a vacuum. Q: Is the coaching any different? A: Scott Brooks is still the coach. The genius who played Jeff Green at the 5 half the season, and turned Oubre and Porter into iso ball handlers when their skill sets are 3 and D Q: 4 straight years, this has been our biggest hole... Do we have a center on the roster? A: No Q: Do we have a pg on the roster that can suit up? A: No Q: Do we have a backup sg? A: No This list goes on. I dont mind the Rui pick. I will root for him. But to worry about how the Wizards are going to appear to another country is unnecessary. You already know how we will appear. Ask the first 10 people you run into today what their thoughts are of the Wizards. Theres your answer. Anyways, why should one city hold the monopoly on depressing, snake-bit, dysfunctional, and unaccountable organizations? Its time to share the load. Want to know how we will appear to Japan? Here's a fun story of my time in China. I tutored on the side for some cash and came across a client with the name, Gilbert. Chinese typically choose their own English name. So I asked him, why did he choose that name. Its extremely uncommon in Asia. He replied, " Gilbert Arenas is my favorite basketball player." Shocked, I asked him if he followed the Wizards. " No. They are terrible." In time, this will be the same for Japan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Going Commando Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 That high cross to the left hand finish after the hop step is what makes Rui a different kind of finisher. That's how stars like Giannis and Kawhi get all of the way to the rim. The only way to defend that is to be super disciplined about staying home and then have the length to contest directly below the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 The advanced and aggressive mid-range and high post game is also a really promising sign. When you can effectively score against the path of least resistance, your chances of scoring in volume with efficiency are so much better. That mid-range game is why guys like Beal and Kawhi and LaMarcus Aldridge are playoff beasts whereas layups and threes players tend to drop off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 trust the processes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 "Screwy for Rui" Atleast attendance should see a bump this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Maybe Rui will be like the Ichiro of the NBA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, StillUnknown said: trust the processes I'm sick of this nonsense... Just give him the damn title and stop playing with us! 😤 😔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volsmet Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Ujiri must not know we got Hachimura. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Going Commando Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Schofield is going to make the 12 man roster this year. At first I thought he'd spend the year on the GoGo, but we've got almost nothing at forward, and very little money to find rotation players. We're going to need him and he's got a really good chance to make a 10 man rotation as a rookie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Schofield looks like he's 32 and been in the league 10yrs already 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Edited June 26, 2019 by CRobi21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, CRobi21 said: Ernie still pulling the puppet strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Ernie still pulling the puppet strings. i bet you he's Vesely's 3rd cousin on his father's side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: i bet you he's Vesely's 3rd cousin on his father's side Voigtmann is German for Vesely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Schofield is going to make the 12 man roster this year. At first I thought he'd spend the year on the GoGo, but we've got almost nothing at forward, and very little money to find rotation players. We're going to need him and he's got a really good chance to make a 10 man rotation as a rookie. These are all the players the wizards have under contract for next season, I’ve included both draft picks. PG John Wall SG Bradley Beal SF Troy Brown Jr, Jonathan Simmons, Admiral Schofield PF Rui Hachimura C Ian Mahinmi, Dwight Howard This team has doesn’t even have a starting five at this point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, Destino said: This team has doesn’t even have a starting five at this point. Nope. And if we decide to try and bring back Tomas and Thomas, then we've basically just got the MLE to try and bring people in. We might have the BAE too, can't remember if we used it last year. But that's not a very big exception anyway. We're going to be bad this year. Our Summer League team is going to get so many minutes during the regular season, there is no real chance we'll be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Nope. And if we decide to try and bring back Tomas and Thomas, then we've basically just got the MLE to try and bring people in. We might have the BAE too, can't remember if we used it last year. But that's not a very big exception anyway. We're going to be bad this year. Our Summer League team is going to get so many minutes during the regular season, there is no real chance we'll be good. Hopefully Brooks doesn't wait til mid year to get the rooks some playing time, like he did with Troy Brown last year. Edited June 26, 2019 by CRobi21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, CRobi21 said: Hopefully Brooks doesn't wait til mid year to get the rooks some playing time, like he did with Troy Brown last year. I'm not sure he'll have a choice. We don't have any other power forwards on the roster aside from Rui. 1 hour ago, Destino said: SF Troy Brown Jr, Jonathan Simmons, Admiral Schofield Looking at our cap allocations, we can save 4.7 million by waiving Jonathan Simmons. My question is should we? I vaguely remember him with the Spurs, but other than that, I don't know anything about his game. Is he worth keeping around given our need for rotation-worthy bodies? Is he rotation-worthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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@DCGoldPants Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 This roster next year is going to be interesting. O/U on 25 wins? Also, is Rui going to have the best selling Jersey in Japan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, stevemcqueen1 said: Nope. And if we decide to try and bring back Tomas and Thomas, then we've basically just got the MLE to try and bring people in. We might have the BAE too, can't remember if we used it last year. But that's not a very big exception anyway. We're going to be bad this year. Our Summer League team is going to get so many minutes during the regular season, there is no real chance we'll be good. Not being good for a year is probably for the best. We dont need to be middling around the 10-11 seed, at the back of the lottery. Edited June 27, 2019 by justice98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, justice98 said: Not being good for a year is probably for the best. We dont need to be middling around the 10-11 seed, at the back of the lottery. You're right, but it's not good for the coaching staff. I don't know the level of their job security. It's also not great if we're serious about selling Brad on the viability of signing an extension with us. The biggest things we need to focus on next season are developing our young players and protecting Brad's health. If we do that, the season will be worthwhile even if we win less than 30 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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