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Interesting to see how the WashPost sports writers see the Wizards situation...as in, "how will they ever get past the first round?" for example, Mike Wise thinks that consistency is the key , while Michael Wilbon thinks the Wizards need their own LeBron James . There's issues with both ideas. With Wise, "consistency" can quickly become "old" and "stale" as the the San Antonio Spurs (who Wise cited) are learning. With Wilbon: well, a LeBron James come along about as often as a Shaq, which isn't often. Since I'm just an average joe who blogs, let me offer this: make the offense more efficient, get a slightly-older-yet-still-athletic-and-savvy-bench, and toughen up the defense. The best way to improve the offense and still be a matchup threat is to move Arenas from the PG and get a purer PG who can score. The bench, meanwhile, has been better than in years past, but then again, so has the starting lineup. Teams with young benches just d...

Yesterday I made my case for keeping some key Wizards on the roster . In a nutshell: Washington can win 50 games with Gilbert Arenas , Caron Butler , Antwan Jamison , Darius Songaila and Antonio Daniels as their starting five. And for his hustle in the playoffs, I said Andre Blatche deserves another chance on the team. So now, allow me to assess the players on the bubble: guys who play (or lack thereof) may not have been as consistent as the ones above, or as impressive, but still deserve consideration. This group includes DeShawn Stevenson , Jarvis Hayes , Donell Taylor , Roger Mason and Michael Ruffin . Let me say this before I get started: I'm not calling for drastic changes here. As Mike Wise , Michael Wilbon and Thomas Boswell all hinted (in one way or another), blowing the team up isn't necessary. But some guys deserve more scrutiny than others. So why are these players on the bubble? Well... Stevenson was brought in for defense; specifically to fill the defensive vo...