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New John Wall offseason footage

WizardsFinest — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:54:24 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk4Ub...eature=related

Not sure what to think of it. His jumper at 1:00 looked somewhat smooth, but im not judging it until I see it in a real game.

I haven't seen this posted, and im fairly sure this is new footage based on its description.

Aaron Brooks?

WizardsFinest — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:14:31 GMT

The Wiz have signed several CBA talents such as Martin and Singleton.

What would you think if the Wiz gave Brooks another chance in the league?

Wes Unseld to Narrate Final Episode of Wizards Magazine

LooseCannon13 — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:08:23 GMT

Looks like Wes Unseld will be narrating the final episode of Wizards Magazine.

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For Immediate Release
May 10, 2012

WES UNSELD TO NARRATE FINAL WIZARDS MAGAZINE EPISODE

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The final episode of the Washington Wizards’ award-winning docu-series “Wizards Magazine-The Journey" will be narrated by Hall of Famer and Washington Bullets great Wes Unseld. The episode is set to air on the team’s television partner, Comcast SportsNet, on Friday, May 11 at 5:00 pm. In addition to airing on CSN, the show will also be available on the team’s official website, www.washingtonwizards.com. Unseld is one of 11 members of the Bullets/Wizards Alumni Association to have narrated episodes for Wizards Magazine this season.

Last year, Wizards Magazine won a Capital Emmy in the category of editing, Bronze Telly awards for editing and overall production as well as photography and DC Peer Awards for scriptwriting.

The NBA’s Washington Wizards are owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. The company also owns and operates the NHL’s Washington Capitals, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics and Verizon Center, the premier sports and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C. Monumental Sports & Entertainment also oversees the management of Kettler Capitals Iceplex– the training facility for the Washington Capitals and the Patriot Center arena at George Mason University.

Wall joins USA 'Select team', Watches Clippers vs Memphis

WizardsFinest — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:04:41 GMT

Wall is off to a great off season.
He'll be able to gain knowledge from all the greats on Team USA.

He's also attending the Mem/Clips game with Sam Cassell.

Stoudemire

milellie111 — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:55:04 GMT

I think Amare Stoudemire is done in NY. Especially if the Knicks drop these last 2 games and get swept 2 years in a row in the first round. This last ordeal of Stoudemire causing self injury to his hand causing him to be out is the last straw i believe. With that in mind, i can seriously see the Knicks shopping him. I think Jordan Crawford has greatly increased his value around the league. What if we offered Crawford + Lewis + a later round pick for Stoudemire?

Starting 5 Lineup could be:

Nene
Stoudemire
Seraphin/Vesely/Free Agent???
1st Round pick
John Wall

Thoughts?

2012 NBA Playoffs bracket

SoulBroNo1 — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:50:06 GMT

A template for your convenience:

Lets have some good clean fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@!@!

2012 ESPN Mock Draft Lottery

12 Pack — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:56:24 GMT

Enjoy!

They have us taking Drummond over Barnes when we drop down to 5th.

http://espn.go.com/nba/lottery2012/mockdraft

Expectations for next season

WizardsFinest — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:53:17 GMT

What are your guys expectations as far as next season goes?
Do you think this team can possibly make the post season, with Nene playing the entire year?

John Wall Fires Off On Former Teammates

Nighthawk — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:43:12 GMT

http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-am-wal...rmer-teammates

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At times it was tough because you had guys like Nick and JaVale; they wanted the ball a lot and took a lot of shots. It [was] kind of tough to find what kind of team it was with them

Wall told Michael Lee of the Washington Post while throwing his support behind management�s decision to bring in Nene

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�I think it was the right decision. We had a lot of jokes and stuff going around the locker room, but [now] the energy is more serious, everybody is being on time, taking things more serious, being professional about everything. [We�re] just interacting more as a team.�

Randy Wittman

Wizards02Wall — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:40:49 GMT

With the season coming to a close after tonight. What does everyone think of the job he did with the wiz and would you mind seeing him back next year as the head coach?

Wizards vs. Heat - 4/26/12 @ 8:00 PM ET

BBallWiz — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:25:03 GMT

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
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Dave Johnson, Glenn Consor

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Wizards AT Cavaliers - 4/25/12 @ 7:00 PM ET

BBallWiz — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:16:17 GMT

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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
7:00 PM ET
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Dave Johnson, Glenn Consor

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The Last Straw - Jay Glassie

LooseCannon13 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:19:39 GMT

This is a hell of a read, especially if you are like most of us who are pissed about Ted extending Grunfeld.

This probably sums up a lot of our feelings.

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The Last Straw

Posted by jayglassie in Uncategorized

I hate sports now. It is largely because of these two men, and how they starkly revealed to me why sports is a vile business and one I want no part in. Today is a prime example why, and I refuse to let them off the hook like so many others who are still in the media today, and are in the pocket of Ted Leonsis and Ernie Grunfeld.

I have not watched the Washington Wizards play in three months. Not one stolen inbounds pass, bungled defensive rotation, nor a single image of a team losing by double digits laughing on the bench. It’s been incredibly liberating. Oh I’m aware they’ve won five straight games to end the season. Of course they have, because this is what they always do under Ernie Grunfeld. Ted Leonsis will smile and nod and scold the critics for their lack of empathy. I do have empathy. I have empathy for whoever bought the season tickets I finally gave up this year because I couldn’t stand it anymore. Those who bought into the con-game of Ernie Grunfeld and Ted Leonsis. To be honest though, those seats probably are vacant, because Ted and Ernie have lost far more than games these last four years. They’ve lost the fans.

I have left the media for good, so I have no agenda. These will be the last words I ever write about this team, because they’re dead to me as long as Ernie Grunfeld occupies that office. I have no bosses or sources to protect, no job to worry about losing. In fact, a major part of the reason I left my job is because the staggering sloth and disarray of the Ernie Grunfeld empire down at Verizon Center drove me to the brink of insanity.

It’s not even about his roster moves, although those alone should’ve got him run out on a rail three years ago. It’s the behind the scenes. Remember, he interviews and hires every coach, players, scout, trainer, webmaster, and public relations official – this is his team far more than you know. So when you wonder why the team never seems to take their work seriously, has never has paid any attention to defense, comes into the season entirely out of condition, and ends every year with a litany of players injured, there’s only one place that blame goes.

It’s honestly not that hard to figure out. How does a team hype themselves throughout the offseason to how now is the season they finally get it, then founder completely for the first months of the season, hit a midseason streak, then falter again as players drop off the active list like flies, then magically start winning again just in time to save Grunfeld’s job? Every single year! Because their president has surrounded them with a complete lack of accountability, a zero emphasis on offseason conditioning, so when they arrive for training camp completely unprepared to play in the most competitive league on Earth, the loss column and their bodies take the toll. They have to play their way into game shape, which takes several months owing to the complete ineptitude of their strength and training and conditioning staff (by the way, the same people that oversaw Gilbert Arenas’ spectacularly failed knee rehabilitation that has ruined his career physically after Ernie Grunfeld gave him $100 million? Those people are still running their strength and conditioning program). They blame injuries every year, the entire nine-year stretch of his tenure, as if it’s just bad luck intervening. It’s not. It’s their lack of institutional effort.

That blame game is the most startling thing about this tenure. There are all the behind the scenes stories – how he came into an offseason meeting this year and declared they had to give Nick Young a full mid-level exception, to the bewilderment of his staff. How JaVale McGee came and asked him for a big man coach, and Grunfeld said he could have one if he paid for it himself. The many times Grunfeld went behind Eddie Jordan or Flip Saunders back when they tried to reign in Grunfeld’s pets Arenas and Blatche. The times you’d watch players ****ing around at practice despite lengthy losing streaks, and Grunfeld standing there ****ing around the same way.

But it’s the blaming. When they started losing, first he blamed Eddie Jordan. Then after one of the worst trades in draft day history, he blamed Abe Pollin and the “mandate we were under,” although I guess if you’re that desperate, the recently deceased is a nice person to blame for your failures. Then it was Caron Butler, who rightly thrashed until he was traded away from this abomination of a franchise. Then Gilbert Arenas and the gun incident, which make no mistake, was fostered, aided, and abetted by years of coddling by Ernie Grunfeld himself. Flip Saunders got the finger pointed at him next, and now Andray Blatche is up. Moving these people out isn’t Grunfeld rebuilding the franchise, which is he somehow being given credit for. It’s rifling through more people to blame so he can keep his job with minimal effort...............

Click HERE for the rest of this article

And make sure you actually read the rest. It goes on to talk about how Ted called Jay into his office last year after he gave the Wizards poor mid-season grades...

Ernie Will Remain President of Wizards - Michael Lee

LooseCannon13 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:24:45 GMT

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...S8cT_blog.html

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Ernie Grunfeld to remain with Wizards

By Michael Lee

Ernie Grunfeld will return as president of the Washington Wizards, according to two league officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Grunfeld and owner Ted Leonsis have tentatively agreed to a deal that is believed to be for more than one year, a deal that would keep the team�s architect in Washington contractually until at least the end of the 2013-2014 season. Financial terms were not known, but Grunfeld�s present deal was set to expire at the end of this season. He has been the Wizards� chief decision-maker since the late Abe Pollin hired him to take over the franchise in 2003.

The team is expected to make an announcement as early as Tuesday, the officials said. A Wizards official declined comment before Monday night�s game against the Bobcats at Verizon Center.

Amid speculation that Grunfeld�s job could be in jeopardy after overseeing four of the worst consecutive seasons, winning percentage wise, in franchise history, Leonsis weighed Grunfeld�s ability to accrue draft picks and salary-cap space -- and move unwanted or expensive players -- in his decision to retain Grunfeld, the officials said.

According to the two league officials, Leonsis in recent weeks has refused to correspond with agents representing prospective Wizasds� general managers interested in replacing Grunfeld. The team�s owner since the spring of 2010, Leonsis negotiated only with Grunfeld.

Grunfeld�s Wizards have posted a 282-438 record. But since Leonsis has taken over, Grunfeld has led the rebuilding efforts around former No. 1 overall pick John Wall. In the past two seasons, Grunfeld has traded Gilbert Arenas and his exorbitant contract to Orlando; acquire Kirk Hinrich and Kevin Seraphin from Chicago and used Hinrich to acquire Jordan Crawford and Chris Singleton. This season, Grunfeld fired Flip Saunders after a 2-15 start and replaced him with Randy Wittman. He also dealt away former draft picks JaVale McGee and Nick Young to get proven veteran big man Nene from Denver.

Wittman has gone 16-31 since replacing Saunders and the Wizards were 4-4 with Nene in uniform. The Wizards are assured another high draft pick this summer and Grunfeld now has permission to continue leading the rebuilding of the franchise.

Staff Writer Mike Wise contributed to his report

So it sounds like Grunfeld is going to be calling the shots for at least another year :banghead:

Wizards vs. Bobcats - 4/23/12 @ 7:00 PM ET

BBallWiz — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:45:15 GMT

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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
7:00 PM ET
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Steve Buckhantz, Phil Chenier
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Dave Johnson, Glenn Consor

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