Comments on: Game Notes: Orlando vs. Washington http://www.hoopsaddict.com/game-notes-magic-105-wizards-90/ Get Your Basketball Fix... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: One-On-One With Patrick Ewing | Hoops Addict http://www.hoopsaddict.com/game-notes-magic-105-wizards-90/comment-page-1/#comment-10282 One-On-One With Patrick Ewing | Hoops Addict Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1530#comment-10282 [...] evaluate your team’s performance so far this season? Ewing: Well right now we’re 11-4 (now 12-4 after their victory over the Wizards) but I think we could be better.  We need to be a little more consistent on offense and play a [...] [...] evaluate your team’s performance so far this season? Ewing: Well right now we’re 11-4 (now 12-4 after their victory over the Wizards) but I think we could be better.  We need to be a little more consistent on offense and play a [...]

]]> By: iamse7en http://www.hoopsaddict.com/game-notes-magic-105-wizards-90/comment-page-1/#comment-10278 iamse7en Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:46:57 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1530#comment-10278 Yeah, a team like the Magic is poison for the Wizards. They struggle to guard all-star big men - even with Brendan Haywood. I expected the game to turn out like that. Nick Young can take anyone one-one-one. We've seen flashes of that. Sometimes he just doesn't get enough touches, but he really is impressive. For a 2nd year guy, his ability to create his own shot is really remarkable. He has a nasty crossover and a pretty smooth shot. He ought to be averaging 15 a night, but he needs more touches. Deshawn has always been a streaky shooter, more bad than good nights. Last season, he'd go on fire about once every 2-3 weeks. This season, he doesn't catch fire at all. He's quick and handles the ball pretty well. He needs to go to the rim more and draw the foul. He can be much more effective trying to disrupt the D through penetration, where he can either draw the foul or dish it. I don't expect his shot to be falling any time soon, and if it does, it's VERY temporary. But some nights -- DAMN... Remember March 30th last year? 8-12 from 3 against the Lakers? He couldn't feel his face. McGee's defense is quite poor. I've seen him throughout the year, and he's more apt to foul with his arms than to just move his feet. These are basic fundamentals and skills that will develop over time. Still, I'm very impressed with him and love to see his flashes of 'freakish' jumps and javale-oops. "And that's the reason I'm a Bullets fan." Yeah, a team like the Magic is poison for the Wizards. They struggle to guard all-star big men – even with Brendan Haywood. I expected the game to turn out like that.

Nick Young can take anyone one-one-one. We’ve seen flashes of that. Sometimes he just doesn’t get enough touches, but he really is impressive. For a 2nd year guy, his ability to create his own shot is really remarkable. He has a nasty crossover and a pretty smooth shot. He ought to be averaging 15 a night, but he needs more touches.

Deshawn has always been a streaky shooter, more bad than good nights. Last season, he’d go on fire about once every 2-3 weeks. This season, he doesn’t catch fire at all. He’s quick and handles the ball pretty well. He needs to go to the rim more and draw the foul. He can be much more effective trying to disrupt the D through penetration, where he can either draw the foul or dish it. I don’t expect his shot to be falling any time soon, and if it does, it’s VERY temporary. But some nights — DAMN… Remember March 30th last year? 8-12 from 3 against the Lakers? He couldn’t feel his face.

McGee’s defense is quite poor. I’ve seen him throughout the year, and he’s more apt to foul with his arms than to just move his feet. These are basic fundamentals and skills that will develop over time. Still, I’m very impressed with him and love to see his flashes of ‘freakish’ jumps and javale-oops.

“And that’s the reason I’m a Bullets fan.”

]]> By: Jazzbrew http://www.hoopsaddict.com/game-notes-magic-105-wizards-90/comment-page-1/#comment-10276 Jazzbrew Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:15:31 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1530#comment-10276 The Wizard's performance tonight was what I expected after the coaching change - same old story. If not for Butler blazing things in the first half the final score would have been worse. I can't shake the fact that coach Jordan was thrown under the bus after several years of solid service. Change for sake of change... The Wizard’s performance tonight was what I expected after the coaching change – same old story. If not for Butler blazing things in the first half the final score would have been worse. I can’t shake the fact that coach Jordan was thrown under the bus after several years of solid service. Change for sake of change…

]]> By: Rashad Mobley http://www.hoopsaddict.com/game-notes-magic-105-wizards-90/comment-page-1/#comment-10269 Rashad Mobley Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:38:07 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1530#comment-10269 Ryan, McGee and Nick Young are on my fantasy squad too. During garbage time last night, I was hoping one of them would get hot, but it never happened for me. Ryan,
McGee and Nick Young are on my fantasy squad too. During garbage time last night, I was hoping one of them would get hot, but it never happened for me.

]]> By: Ryan McNeill http://www.hoopsaddict.com/game-notes-magic-105-wizards-90/comment-page-1/#comment-10268 Ryan McNeill Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:36:32 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1530#comment-10268 ESPN and then TNT? It's been a big week for Washington in terms of national coverage, eh! It seems to be a theme that coaches around the NBA disagree with Jordan being canned. Hopefully he's able to secure another head coaching gig this summer. I was reading this week in a NJ paper that Lawrence Frank was disgusted at the firing. Ahh, Juan Dixon... reading about his struggles are giving me flashbacks to last season when he was here in Toronto. He's a great guy, he just doesn't have the skill sets necessary to run the point. He's a lethal gunner off the bench but he lacks the size and height to effectively guard other shooting guards in the NBA. I have McGee on my fantasy hoops team and his foul trouble is killing me. If he could stay in games and play 20-30 minutes he'd be a double-double threat each night. Throw in his blocks and he would be a huge fantasy hoops steal. I think Stevenson is similar to Anthony Parker here in Toronto: shooting guards who can score 20 the odd night but for the most part they focus on shutting down opponents top wing scorers. Stevenson might not stuff the stat sheet but like Parker he's an integral part of your success (or lack of). ESPN and then TNT? It’s been a big week for Washington in terms of national coverage, eh!

It seems to be a theme that coaches around the NBA disagree with Jordan being canned. Hopefully he’s able to secure another head coaching gig this summer. I was reading this week in a NJ paper that Lawrence Frank was disgusted at the firing.

Ahh, Juan Dixon… reading about his struggles are giving me flashbacks to last season when he was here in Toronto. He’s a great guy, he just doesn’t have the skill sets necessary to run the point. He’s a lethal gunner off the bench but he lacks the size and height to effectively guard other shooting guards in the NBA.

I have McGee on my fantasy hoops team and his foul trouble is killing me. If he could stay in games and play 20-30 minutes he’d be a double-double threat each night. Throw in his blocks and he would be a huge fantasy hoops steal.

I think Stevenson is similar to Anthony Parker here in Toronto: shooting guards who can score 20 the odd night but for the most part they focus on shutting down opponents top wing scorers. Stevenson might not stuff the stat sheet but like Parker he’s an integral part of your success (or lack of).

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