This is my second season having season tickets. I happen to think my section is the funniest, loudest and most passionate section in the Verizon Center.
Okay I might be a little biased but hey, it’s my section!
I sit in Section 106, which is directly behind the basket and in the 4th quarter it’s the visiting teams’ basket. In close games the 106 gets to rocking. G-Man comes to the section, his drum in hand and starts leading the “DE-FENSE” chant much to the dismay of the opposing team fans that infiltrate the Phone Booth every game.
Free throws in the 4th quarter get booed as heartily as Andray Blatche, ESPECIALLY when Chik-Fil-A sandwiches are on the line. Every game in the 4th quarter someone chooses an opposing player and if that player misses two free throws, everyone wins a free Chik-fil-A sandwich; you owe it to yourself to go to a Wizards game just to see the crowd’s reaction at Sandwich Time as we like to call it.
The best part of my section is that it is filled with a bunch of longsuffering, diehard Wizards/Bullets fans that are knowledgeable about basketball. It’s refreshing to hear calls for back screens and swinging the ball around rather than whooping and hollering for alley-oops and behind the back passes. This season I will share with you the best lines heard in Section 106.
“I wish we could play the Bobcats every night.”
“Looks like you have to fire the coach to get some effort around here”
“Who is this team and what have they done with my Wizards”
“The Bobcats look like the Wizards”
“I know Kwame Brown is out for the season, but you think we could trade Andray Blatche for him?”
And the winner of the night, “You think JaVale McGee can loan Andray Blatche some of his hops?”
no commentsBefore we go ahead and praise the Wizards for being the 2nd worst team in the league, let's get all the pessimism out of the way. There weren't very many bad things to emphasize in last night's game, but I'm not used to writing about victories so this is a little new for me.
Work with me here Wizards fans. This is unchartered territory.
The only real problem for the Wizards last night was their inability to come out strong in the 3rd quarter and really put the Bobcats away.
As the cliche' goes: "thats the difference between a good team and a great team."
Instead, their sloppy play and inconsistent defense for much of the 3rd frame allowed Charlotte to generate momentum and cut the deficit down to 13. This was something that was a daunting problem under Flip Saunders and has seemed to continue to be a problem without Flip.
Washington D.C. is a transient town, I get it. When you go to a Washington D.C. sporting event, you will see every jersey known to man regardless of the team or sometimes even the sport being played.
I have no issue going to the Capitals game and seeing a decent amount of opposing rival fans just trying to get a rise out of the home team crowd. I have no big issue with going to a Redskins game and getting heckled by other NFC East teams.
At these games, the fans of the good guys always outweigh the fans of the bad guys from my point of view.
But for the Verizon Center during a Washington Wizards game, it’s starting to become shameful to be wearing Wizards gear amongst the plethora of away team jerseys.
AT 
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
7:00 PM ET
TV: Comcast SportsNet HD
Steve Buckhantz, Phil Chenier
Radio: 106.7 The Fan - http://bit.ly/5yZqu8
Dave Johnson, Glenn Consor
Game Preview
Should we keep this short and just say the Wizards will get blown out today? Not so fast, I believe tonight's game is one that Washington will have a chance to win.
Teams tend to get up for at least one game when major changes are made, and after the news yesterday that head coach Flip Saunders was fired, I expect the Wizards to bring intensity tonight for interim head coach Randy Wittman.
It also sounds like DJ Augustin will be out tonight with a toe injury, so the Wizards will get a slight break there.
Matchup to watch tonight will be the two young point guards: John Wall vs. Kemba Walker, who will likely get the start in place of Augustin. Look for Wall to be the winner in this duel, as he has been on quite a tear recently.
The Wizards will have to slow down Gerald Henderson as he has been playing well recently and is currently leading the Bobcats in scoring with 15.4 points per game. Expect to see defensive specialist Chris Singleton on Henderson most of the night.
I have been predicting a breakout game for JaVale McGee ever since his last breakout game, and he has had some favorable matchups that he has not taken advantage of. Tonight is another opportunity for him as he will face off against the less athletic BJ Mullens.
Coach Wittman said he would like to see the Wizards push the pace more and make smarter decisions. Whether or not that desire will transfer over to the court remains to be seen.
- Trevor Jackson
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Introducing the newest featured column on Wizards Extreme: "The Starting 5"!
Every week we will feature 5 burning questions and their answers pertaining directly to the Washington Wizards and the current state they are in. This post is very similar to ESPN's "5-on-5". This week Abby, Saam, Mike, Trevor and Chuck tackle questions surrounding the recent firing of coach Flip Saunders. Check it out!
It took 15 losses, an 0-7 road record and the 9th loss by double digits for fate to finally catch up to Flip Saunders.
Briefly into his third season as head coach of the Washington Wizards, Flip has been canned. The firing ends a dismal career in DC for Flip, where he won only 51 out of 181 games, including the lowly two wins tallied so far this season.
The ousting of Flip came in the midst of what has been a roller coaster of a season for coaches and players together.
Things got off to a shaky start from the very get go. After blowing a 20-point first half lead and eventually losing to the New Jersey Nets on opening night, Flip’s play calling was questioned by none other than his own Captain, Mr. Andray Blatche himself.
The melodrama created by the underachieving small forward set the tone for what has been an extremely morbid start to the season. The Wizards have been infested with a rash of various issues that have plagued them to a 2-15 start.
Play calling, player rotation, virtually any sense of offensive or defensive direction has been very minimally seen, if at all.
Besides the insurmountable shortcomings on the floor – shot selection, rebounding, pick and roll defense, movement without the ball – what keyed the decision to can Flip was the lack of certain intangibles, such as will, effort and energy. More often than not the Wizards simply did not seem like they had any desire to be on the floor, and last night’s game in Philly exemplified all of that.
Wizards Extreme wishes the best of luck to Flip Saunders, a well-rounded individual and an extremely talented basketball coach.
no comments“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.”
This is the opening of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, or it is a description of the Washington Wizards this season. This season is the Tale of Two Teams. There is the team that beat the Oklahoma Thunder, played the Nuggets, Knicks, and Celtics close, and looks the part of a young team chock full of talent.
Then there is the team that travelled to Philly last night. This is the team that we've seen most of the season: a team plagued by laziness, selfishness, and a complete lack of understanding regarding the principles of basketball.
AT 
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
7:00 PM ET
TV: Comcast SportsNet HD
Steve Buckhantz, Phil Chenier
Radio: 106.7 The Fan - http://bit.ly/5yZqu8
Dave Johnson, Glenn Consor
Game Preview
The 2-14 Washington Wizards travel to the City of Brotherly Love tonight to take on the 11-5 Philadelphia 76ers. This will be the 5th time these teams play this season, and Washington has managed to go 0 for 4 so far (0-2 in preseason, 0-2 regular season).
Wizards Extreme's matchup to watch this evening will be Nick Young vs. Lou Williams. You can almost automatically chalk Lou Williams up for at least 20 points, as he is one of the many "Wizard Killers" throughout the league. Nick Young has been hot recently, and has averaged 21.6 points over the last 5 games, and 26 points over the past 3. Washington will need Nick to be efficient this evening if they want to stick around in this game.
Other matchups to keep an eye on:
Wall vs. Holiday - matchup of 2 very good, quick young point guards.
McGee vs. Philadelphia's centers - Hawes is questionable and missed the last game with injury. Last time the Wizards faced Philly, I predicted JaVale would have a huge impact on the game and he did not. Let's see how this one plays out.
As usual, intensity, focus, and efficiency will be the keys for Washington if they want to get their third victory on the year. If they are lacking in any of these areas, it is likely they will be served another loss to this very good Philadelphia team.
- Trevor Jackson
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Without Rajon Rondo in the line up and Ray Allen being sidelined in the first half due to injury, today's game was there for Washington's taking. Instead, the only thing the Wiz Kids got was a steady dose of Paul Pierce.
The future hall of famer had a game high 34 points and 10 assists in his best game this season for the C's and lead his team to a 100-94 victory over the home town Wizards. He was able to take Chris Singleton out of the game early by getting him in foul trouble and Washington struggled to find a defensive solution for Pierce the rest of the game.
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