The Wizards won last night. Over the dreadful Timberwolves. Who were playing without Al Jefferson. Forgive me if I didn't go out and party the night away. Seriously, though, I think that there are some bright spots in this terrible season. I really like Javaris Crittenton. The kid can play. He does a lot of the little things, and he's just really athletic. I think that he can be a quality sixth man on a good team. For right now, I trust him to play big minutes (although when the other option is Mike James, I guess that's not saying much). He just plays smooth. Maybe that's not the most in-depth analysis, but I don't know. It's a gut feeling.
Also, Dominic McGuire definitely has a place on this team moving forward. He can also do a lot of the little things. He also possesses a talent that is something of an ancient mystery to the Wizards: HE CAN PLAY DEFENSE. I know, it's amazing. He rebounds, he can block a ton of shots. He's just very helpful.
On the other end, I really have been disappointed in Nick Young so far this season. You would think with the number of injuries that the Wizards have suffered, it would have left the door wide open for Young to play big minutes. Instead, he has been relegated to the second or third guy off the bench. So basically, exactly what he was last year. I still think he has some ridiculous talent. He can score a lot, and make it look really easy. But then again, so can most everyone in the NBA not named Ben Wallace. At some point, you have to put it all together. You have to be able to score CONSISTENTLY, and do the other things in the game. You can't be a constant defensive liability. You have to have enough vision to involve your teammates.
Finally, I'm not a big fan of Ed Tapscott. First of all, the team should NEVER have fired Eddie Jordan. I think everyone can see that it wasn't the coach's fault that this team is so bad. Secondly, Tapscott knows he has bad team that is going to nowhere (or at least I hope he does...otherwise he is in for a rude awakening). And yet Tapscott still plays Darius Songaila a ton of minutes. Why not play more of the young guys, and see what you have? I mean is it really going to make that much of a difference? Speed up the advancement of someone like JaVale McGee. And for the love of God, can we please see what Oleksiy Pecherov can do. I need to be able to label him. I need to know if he actually is a bust, or if there is something there. Because it's about time for him to either do something or get cut.
So there you have it. Just a few thoughts on the Wizards. They probably won't fix the team anytime soon, but eh, what the hell, why not right?
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