Judgement Day for Some Wizards
Despite what Gilbert Arenas believes, some of his teammates may have to go. Despite what Ernie Grunfeld thinks, these games do count in the evaluation process, regardless of Gilbert's or Caron Butler's status. Why? Because you don't want Gilbert, Caron and/or Antwan Jamison playing with incompatible teammates.
So today will let us know. I'm sure people are saying, "But Antwan's alone! He can't do it by himself!" Well, so is Kobe. His team managed to get one win. But wait: "The Magic got swept, and they're no more talented than the Wizards, right?" Well, what about the Heat? They've been kicking the Wizard's butts for the past two years, and they got beat by virtually the same Bulls team the Wizards beat two years ago. Bottom line, every playoff team has the opportunity to get one win.
If the Wizards cannot muster one win, at home, then changes must be considered. But let's not forget there's a hierarchy here: players who are untouchable, players who should stay, players who are on the bubble, players who are 50/50 (no real difference whether they stay or go), and anchors.
Before tonight's game, let go over who's who:
UNTOUCHABLES
Gilbert Arenas
Antwan Jamison
Caron Butler
LEASE W/THE OPTION TO BUY
Antonio Daniels
Darius Songaila
Michael Ruffin
Andre Blatche
BUBBLE PLAYERS
DeShawn Stevenson
Jarvis Hayes
Etan Thomas
50/50 PLAYERS
Donell Taylor
Mike Hall
Roger Mason
Calvin Booth
ANCHORS
Brendan Haywood
After the game, I'll begin to delve into why I put each player in each category.
So today will let us know. I'm sure people are saying, "But Antwan's alone! He can't do it by himself!" Well, so is Kobe. His team managed to get one win. But wait: "The Magic got swept, and they're no more talented than the Wizards, right?" Well, what about the Heat? They've been kicking the Wizard's butts for the past two years, and they got beat by virtually the same Bulls team the Wizards beat two years ago. Bottom line, every playoff team has the opportunity to get one win.
If the Wizards cannot muster one win, at home, then changes must be considered. But let's not forget there's a hierarchy here: players who are untouchable, players who should stay, players who are on the bubble, players who are 50/50 (no real difference whether they stay or go), and anchors.
Before tonight's game, let go over who's who:
UNTOUCHABLES
Gilbert Arenas
Antwan Jamison
Caron Butler
LEASE W/THE OPTION TO BUY
Antonio Daniels
Darius Songaila
Michael Ruffin
Andre Blatche
BUBBLE PLAYERS
DeShawn Stevenson
Jarvis Hayes
Etan Thomas
50/50 PLAYERS
Donell Taylor
Mike Hall
Roger Mason
Calvin Booth
ANCHORS
Brendan Haywood
After the game, I'll begin to delve into why I put each player in each category.
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