The Official Washington Basketball Thread: Wizards, Mystics etc

[Destino]

3 hours ago, Renegade7 said:

I've lost patience with Bertans.  He's shooting only 33% from three and third highest paid player on a really deep team.  Do we wait for him to finally get hot or put him on the trade block?

He has to be on the trade block, but I don’t expect anyone to be bidding because of how bad he played last year.  

[method man]

On 11/7/2021 at 7:15 PM, Hersh said:

Setting aside Beal stuff for now, does Deni becoming a better player put KCP on the block if Rui comes back and plays solid ball? I know a big if, but Deni is earning minutes and needs to continue to be developed even when he has bad games. 

KCP has a team option for next season which means he could help a team clear salary. I would be shocked to see him back next season. You could use that salary to bring back a good piece or package it with a another salary. 

KCP is one of Beal’s best friends in the league. They aren’t trading him

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

4 hours ago, Renegade7 said:

I've lost patience with Bertans.  He's shooting only 33% from three and third highest paid player on a really deep team.  Do we wait for him to finally get hot or put him on the trade block?

Wait...

[CRobi21]

 

[TradeTheBeal!]

Upstart Wiz vs upstart Cavs.

 

One upstart gotta go!

[Destino]

Dinwiddie needs to get himself going sooner.  1 field goal attempt in the first.  

[Ball Security]

11 minutes ago, Destino said:

Dinwiddie needs to get himself going sooner.  1 field goal attempt in the first.  

Big splash there in transition.

 

This team is playing very smartly by going after the USC guy in foul trouble.

[abdcskins]

Gotta get out on Mobley.  Beal has missed a couple easy floaters.

[Mooka]

Jarett Allen good ****ing grief. 

 

Monster dunk over Gafford. 

[Destino]

Im still mad Ernie traded the pick that was Jarret Allen.  It’s been years and I still hate it.  
 

 

We got roughly a billion dollars a year spent on guards that are not putting points on the scoreboard.  

Edited November 11, 2021 by Destino

[Renegade7]

Beal with 2 points and we arent getting blown out?  Our only player in double figures is coming off the bench? 

 

[TradeTheBeal!]

Do y’all like…bricks?

[CRobi21]

Allen is half the size of Gafford, but seems twice as strong. So weird.

 

Awful half for Beal.

[Renegade7]

Oh hell no.  Wes needs to pull Beal to the side during halftime and jus calmly eviscerate him for his first half play.  He is wildly inconsistent compared to last year, and I'm not sure why yet.

[Destino]

That was an awful half of basketball.  
 

 

2 minutes ago, CRobi21 said:

Allen is half the size of Gafford, but seems twice as strong. So weird.

Allen is listed as an inch taller.

[Mooka]

5 minutes ago, Destino said:

Im still mad Ernie traded the pick that was Jarret Allen.  It’s been years and I still hate it.  

 

19	19	ATL	John Collins	Wake Forest	5	251	7199	4147	2121	385	.568	.384	.778	28.7	16.5	8.5	1.5	24.5	.164	1.5	6.3
20	20	POR	Harry Giles	Duke	3	142	1835	832	543	174	.511	.258	.671	12.9	5.9	3.8	1.2	3.0	.079	-2.5	-0.2
21	21	OKC	Terrance Ferguson		4	204	4000	924	263	144	.404	.334	.753	19.6	4.5	1.3	0.7	4.4	.053	-4.0	-2.1
22	22	BRK	Jarrett Allen	Texas	5	296	7610	3205	2490	393	.615	.205	.693	25.7	10.8	8.4	1.3	28.1	.177	1.3	6.3
23	23	TOR	OG Anunoby	Indiana	5	264	6739	2544	1046	335	.474	.374	.703	25.5	9.6	4.0	1.3	15.0	.107	0.0	3.

 

Look at this draft. Anunoby was drafted right after Allen. John Collins at 19. We had a late first round pick and look what we could've had. 

 

[CRobi21]

3 minutes ago, Destino said:

Allen is listed as an inch taller.

 

I mean like weight/muscle. Gafford looks thicker. But Allen muscled the **** out of him pretty easily on that poster dunk.

[Hersh]

5 minutes ago, Mooka said:

 

19	19	ATL	John Collins	Wake Forest	5	251	7199	4147	2121	385	.568	.384	.778	28.7	16.5	8.5	1.5	24.5	.164	1.5	6.3
20	20	POR	Harry Giles	Duke	3	142	1835	832	543	174	.511	.258	.671	12.9	5.9	3.8	1.2	3.0	.079	-2.5	-0.2
21	21	OKC	Terrance Ferguson		4	204	4000	924	263	144	.404	.334	.753	19.6	4.5	1.3	0.7	4.4	.053	-4.0	-2.1
22	22	BRK	Jarrett Allen	Texas	5	296	7610	3205	2490	393	.615	.205	.693	25.7	10.8	8.4	1.3	28.1	.177	1.3	6.3
23	23	TOR	OG Anunoby	Indiana	5	264	6739	2544	1046	335	.474	.374	.703	25.5	9.6	4.0	1.3	15.0	.107	0.0	3.

 

Look at this draft. Anunoby was drafted right after Allen. John Collins at 19. We had a late first round pick and look what we could've had. 

 

 

Wiz traded out of the 22nd spot this last round. Hopefully doesn't turn out the same. 

[Rocky21]

We are ice cold right now

[Destino]

I was hoping they’d hit shots in the 3rd but they’ve stayed cold.  This feels like a loss.  

[Spaceman Spiff]

If they had a decent shooting night they'd be winning this game.

 

Beal waking up has a chance to win this one.  

 

When Drew Brees held the all-time passing yard record and all time touchdown record, do you think he thought "Yeah...when I retire, I'm going to do terrible commercials for a sports book app."?

[Destino]

3 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

If they had a decent shooting night they'd be winning this game.

 

Beal waking up has a chance to win this one.  

 

When Drew Brees held the all-time passing yard record and all time touchdown record, do you think he thought "Yeah...when I retire, I'm going to do terrible commercials for a sports book app."?

it really is a terrible commercial.  Especially given the big productions MGM and Caesar’s have put into their ads that are on constantly.  

[Renegade7]

3 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

 

When Drew Brees held the all-time passing yard record and all time touchdown record, do you think he thought "Yeah...when I retire, I'm going to do terrible commercials for a sports book app."?

 

Even Ben Affleck has one, probably offered the type of money you don't turn down to do it.

[Destino]

not sure how but we aren’t dead yet.  Just need one hot quarter… 

 

wizards are shooting 35% and are only down six.  

[Spaceman Spiff]

Down 6.  Still a very winnable game.