Capital City Go-Go. All about the Wizards minor league squad here.

9 and 20 · Post #421 » by **9 and 20** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:22 am

My new favorite player is John Butler. 7 ft 190 lbs is crazy.

Omoruya went for 31 last game, 11 rebounds, some assists and steals. He's a good player.

https://gleague.nba.com/game/del-vs-ccg-2052300040?view=box-score

closg00 · Post #422 » by **closg00** » Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:15 pm

1. Washington Wizards: G Isaiah Collier
The college basketball season is underway and in a draft class that is wide open, a few players are making strong statements early on. USC freshman guard Isaiah Collier is one of the most powerful guards with the ball in his hands and has made a compelling case for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft in June with how well he's played early in the season.

https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-nba-mock-draft-2-isaiah-collier-alex-sarr-early-leaders-for-no-1-spot-184157823.html

Perhaps this draft will not be as dreadful as-is the current conventional wisdom

gambitx777 · Post #423 » by **gambitx777** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:51 am

closg00 wrote:
1. Washington Wizards: G Isaiah Collier
The college basketball season is underway and in a draft class that is wide open, a few players are making strong statements early on. USC freshman guard Isaiah Collier is one of the most powerful guards with the ball in his hands and has made a compelling case for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft in June with how well he's played early in the season.

https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-nba-mock-draft-2-isaiah-collier-alex-sarr-early-leaders-for-no-1-spot-184157823.html

Perhaps this draft will not be as dreadful as-is the current conventional wisdom

But can he shot and can he defend ?

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closg00 · Post #424 » by **closg00** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:53 pm

gambitx777 wrote:
closg00 wrote:
1. Washington Wizards: G Isaiah Collier
The college basketball season is underway and in a draft class that is wide open, a few players are making strong statements early on. USC freshman guard Isaiah Collier is one of the most powerful guards with the ball in his hands and has made a compelling case for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft in June with how well he's played early in the season.

https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-nba-mock-draft-2-isaiah-collier-alex-sarr-early-leaders-for-no-1-spot-184157823.html

Perhaps this draft will not be as dreadful as-is the current conventional wisdom
But can he shot and can he defend ?

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Oops, I meant to delete this and put it in the draft thread, This kid will never see the G League.

Hibachi_0 · Post #425 » by **Hibachi_0** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:25 pm

closg00 wrote:
gambitx777 wrote:
closg00 wrote:https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-nba-mock-draft-2-isaiah-collier-alex-sarr-early-leaders-for-no-1-spot-184157823.html

Perhaps this draft will not be as dreadful as-is the current conventional wisdom
But can he shot and can he defend ?

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Oops, I meant to delete this and put it in the draft thread, This kid will never see the G League.

Well, we all (or at least me) thought the same obut Scoot and look at him now. The injury recovery is just an excuse to send him there without much media backlash.

DCZards · Post #426 » by **DCZards** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:01 pm

Hibachi_0 wrote:
closg00 wrote:
gambitx777 wrote:But can he shot and can he defend ?

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Oops, I meant to delete this and put it in the draft thread, This kid will never see the G League.

Well, we all (or at least me) thought the same obut Scoot and look at him now. The injury recovery is just an excuse to send him there without much media backlash.

I think you’re wrong about that. Teams now sometimes use the G league for injury recovery. Same way that MLB teams use their minor league teams as short term rehab spots for players.

Portland’s not playing for anything. I’m sure they don’t have a problem with Scoot learning on the job in the NBA….they probably prefer it.

Kanyewest · Post #427 » by **Kanyewest** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:38 pm

Double post

Kanyewest · Post #428 » by **Kanyewest** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:41 pm

DCZards wrote:
Hibachi_0 wrote:
closg00 wrote:Oops, I meant to delete this and put it in the draft thread, This kid will never see the G League.

Well, we all (or at least me) thought the same obut Scoot and look at him now. The injury recovery is just an excuse to send him there without much media backlash.

I think you’re wrong about that. Teams now sometimes use the G league for injury recovery. Same way that MLB teams use their minor league teams as short term rehab spots for players.

Portland’s not playing for anything. I’m sure they don’t have a problem with Scoot learning on the job in the NBA….they probably prefer it.

Yup. The trail blazers roster is full of g league players apparently with all their injuries so they aren't trying to keep him down in the league because of any lack of talent from Scoot.

closg00 · Post #429 » by **closg00** » Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:43 pm

Read on Twitter

payitforward · Post #430 » by **payitforward** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:25 am

closg00 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Jake Stephens -- shot the 3 extraordinarily well in college. Outstanding FT shooter as well.

His TS% was 68.4% & 66.9% his last two years.

doclinkin · Post #431 » by **doclinkin** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:28 am

payitforward wrote:
closg00 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Jake Stephens -- shot the 3 extraordinarily well in college. Outstanding FT shooter as well.

His TS% was 68.4% & 66.9% his last two years.

John Butler. Makur Maker. They keep trying to build a roster with outside shooting Bigs.
Gallinari, Muscala. Huff last year. Wes wants a system with a high post center. So far it's not working great for either team. Maybe Jake Stephens turns it around.

9 and 20 · Post #432 » by **9 and 20** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:47 pm

What's going on in that photo of him? Looks AI-generated. Otherwise he kinda looks like a real-life picasso painting.

Add this guy to the all time looker team. Popeye Jones, MVP.

Benjammin · Post #433 » by **Benjammin** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:24 pm

If that photo is accurate, he's going to have a heck of a time shooting straight.

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #434 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:14 pm

He looks like me out there. Slow as molasses, can't jump over a credit card, but with a decent set shot and an array of moves that work against 60 year old opponents

AFM · Post #435 » by **AFM** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 1:16 am

How are you gonna call this fella ugly when we have PBJ on our team.

Endless Loop · Post #436 » by **Endless Loop** » Mon Jan 1, 2024 9:20 pm

Go-Go have been more active this season than in recent years on the personnel front.

Right after Christmas they traded for a couple of new faces, Taylor Funk and Mychal Mulder. That's only a week after the Jake Stephens trade.

I suspect the Wiz will be more active than Tommy with the bottom third of the Wiz roster, also. Didn't OK City have the same approach? As I recall, they did pretty quick evaluations.

This trade deadline might be quite busy for the Wiz.

Frichuela · Post #437 » by **Frichuela** » Wed Jan 3, 2024 9:37 pm

Hoping Butler will get signed by the Wizards to a guaranteed team friendly contract

Read on Twitter

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closg00 · Post #438 » by **closg00** » Thu Jan 4, 2024 1:37 am

9 and 20 · Post #439 » by **9 and 20** » Sun Jan 7, 2024 12:54 pm

I want to see Johnny Davis in the G League. I need to see him score 20+ a game there. Seeing 5 minutes of garbage time play with 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 fouls is only telling me so much. Not sure why we can't risk playing him on a team that's playing .200 ball, but I don't get paid like WUJ to answer questions like that.

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #440 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Sun Jan 7, 2024 2:33 pm

9 and 20 wrote:I want to see Johnny Davis in the G League. I need to see him score 20+ a game there. Seeing 5 minutes of garbage time play with 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 fouls is only telling me so much. Not sure why we can't risk playing him on a team that's playing .200 ball, but I don't get paid like WUJ to answer questions like that.

No kidding. If Poole is untradeable, just try Johnny in his minutes and see what happens.