Destino Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) I think the plan was always going to be to bring EG back for next year TBH. They just desperately wanted an excuse to sell it to the public. If we had only won like ten games this season then that might have forced their hands. But I doubt Ted wanted to fire EG and blow up the build and have o pay both EG and Wittman and a new staff. He's probably still paying for flip too isn't he?Grunfeld deserved to be fired after the 2009 draft. But firing him now is problematic because a new GM is going to probably come in and blow this build up. You'd have to either suck it up and start over with a new guy's vision. Or you'd have to find a new guy who is willing to keep building around the young pieces we've got in place. I think it'd be difficult to find a good GM willing to accept that kind of condition. Personally, I think we owe it to ourselves to let this Wall/Beal build develop. They need good bigs and wings to progress right now. Right now we've at least got decent starters at those spots and one or two decent reserves. I'm skeptical we'd be able to keep all of that in place without taking any steps backwards if we brought a new GM in right now. I think we might have to wait for Wall and Beal to get good enough to carry a team on their own before making major changes. What build? Other than Nene this team doesn't have to pay any player on the team after next season. This team is a two year patchwork. With all the contracts expiring or being team options and Wall and Beal looking good I think now is a great time for a GM with some vision to come in and put something around Wall and Beal that can win long term. This team should be able to get a star in the font court to go with them and that would really be something special. The wizards are in position to make a move but Grunfeld has accepted that players don't want to come here and he's looking to build a mediocre squad. Edited March 24, 2013 by Destino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterx Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) None of the highly regarded payers have really shined. Mclemore scored 2 points on 0-9 shooting today. Watching the tournament has made me hope they offer the pick and Okafor for Cousins. Edited March 25, 2013 by Destino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 None of the highly regarded payers have really shined. Mclemore scored 2 points on 0-9 shooting today. It's been a bad tourney for the top prospects. Someone said they saw some data that indicated good tourney performances were an indicator of someone getting drafted high but not of NBA success. Personally, I doubt personnel people weight the tourney games as much as fans do. I doubt they weight all of the games in general as much as fans do. I think they isolate tools when they watch film and work the players out, and that's what they focus on, not the overall picture of the games where outside factors like team and system get mixed in. Otherwise, how else can Dion Waiters go fourth last year? The main thing that sucks about so many of the top players playing like crap so early in the tourney is that we don't get to keep watching them to do our own arm chair scouting since that's the only first hand information about them that we have access to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 None of the highly regarded payers have really shined. Mclemore scored 2 points on 0-9 shooting today.Watching the tournament has made me hope they offer the pick and Okafor for Cousins. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ben Howland got fired. That's got to be the worst 25-10 conference championship season in recent memory. The writing was on the wall though, he's just not a top notch coach. Did a good job recruiting though. Then again, how hard would it be to recruit for UCLA? ---------- Post added March-25th-2013 at 11:34 AM ---------- Agreed. Thirded. It's a risky move, but the kind of move that could vault this team into a future power team. None of the players in this class are as talented as Cousins. And the only guys I feel safe picking this year are Zeller, Porter, Bennett, and Nerlens. I'm skeptical any of them will be on the board for us. I could see Zeller and Porter going back to school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Just watching the James Harden highlights. I love Beal, but this team would have taken a MAJOR step forward with Harden in the fold. Kobe is great, but it's not unfathomable to debate Harden as the best SG in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 BF's NCAA Tourney Prospect Watch: Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ben Howland got fired. That's got to be the worst 25-10 conference championship season in recent memory. The writing was on the wall though, he's just not a top notch coach. Did a good job recruiting though. Then again, how hard would it be to recruit for UCLA?---------- Post added March-25th-2013 at 11:34 AM ---------- Thirded. It's a risky move, but the kind of move that could vault this team into a future power team. None of the players in this class are as talented as Cousins. And the only guys I feel safe picking this year are Zeller, Porter, Bennett, and Nerlens. I'm skeptical any of them will be on the board for us. I could see Zeller and Porter going back to school. UCLA spoiled their fans during their heydays. Much like UNC, Kansas and Duke, anything but a championship banner is failure. Being here in Charlotte, I get all the UNC fans calling in and despite them winning 25 games this year, you'd think by their fanbase, they finished 11-25 instead of 25-11. Agree with the trade for Cousins. I'd do it in heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Beal has the most boring twitter account of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method man Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Khalif Wyatt reminds me of Paul Pierce wow! I live in Philly and have watched him play a few times. No one gets to teh FT line like this guy in the college game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Bait Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Watching the tournament has made me hope they offer the pick and Okafor for Cousins. ---------- Post added March-25th-2013 at 02:42 PM ---------- Watching the tournament has made me hope they offer the pick and Okafor for Cousins. here's the thing....why would a team trade their best player for a draft pick in a historically bad draft class and a downgrade of a player they already have? Answer: They won't! This pick is worth more to us than trading it away. We are more likely to get a solid starter in this draft than turn the pick into something good in a trade (and this is coming from the guy who wanted to originally trade the pick away). I say we go best available, regardless of position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 here's the thing....why would a team trade their best player for a draft pick in a historically bad draft class and a downgrade of a player they already have? Answer: They won't! This pick is worth more to us than trading it away. We are more likely to get a solid starter in this draft than turn the pick into something good in a trade (and this is coming from the guy who wanted to originally trade the pick away). I say we go best available, regardless of position. I agree with you in terms of it not being likely but it's not going to kill the front office to give it a try. You never really know what a GM is thinking and some may want to shed salary or get younger. The Wizards should be exploring a way to add a allstar caliber front court player to go with Wall and Beal. If the pick can get the wizards a great player in return they can pull the trigger. If not, they can go BPA. I think that Wall's elevated play and the fact that they've looked respectable may make the city more attractive to free agents. Bosh may need to exit Miami. Howard may decide that the Laker's are a bad fit. Josh Smith is going to hit free agency. Cousins doesn't have a great relationship with the team. Utah needs to add backcourt talent and they have bigs to spare. My point is that the Wizards might have a chance to do something and I hope they try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Washington Wizards @WashWizards 2m#Wizards will play tonight without B. Beal (ankle), T. Ariza (flu), A.J. Price (groin), Nene (knee), & M. Webster (abdomen) #WizGrizzlies Jan Vesely still won't see the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Jan Vesely still won't see the floor Its funny because its true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I may be crazy, but I'm feeling really good about a win tonight, even with all the injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmzznnxx Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wall's jumper looking good, already two turnovers though. If he cuts down on those though this could be a nice upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkFan8 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 That jumper is WET. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 John Waaaalllllllllllllllllllll ---------- Post added March-25th-2013 at 07:21 PM ---------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCkSoULjA Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wall is in full attack mode and I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I'm taking full credit for Wall's outburst in the first, my previous post gave him inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wall is hitting his shot again. We're almost to where his not hitting his jumpshots would be more of a story. Too bad the season is almost over, 12 games left. ---------- Post added March-25th-2013 at 07:29 PM ---------- Vesely is in! I'm excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Vesely checking in early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmzznnxx Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Already sick of Vesely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Vesely got an offensive rebound and immediately got it snatched from his hands. ---------- Post added March-25th-2013 at 07:32 PM ---------- Our lineup right now: Temple Martin Singleton Vesely Seraphin May the Gods have mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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