1/18 - Wiz/ Por GT - MLK Day Matinee

[hands11]

I'm willing to bet Washington can still pull off a playoff spot. Flip always seems to roll once his teams get on track. While beating the worst team in the league in the Blazers isn't great, it's a start.

What are you talking about ? Portland was 25-16. Now 25-17

How is that the worst team in the league ?

[JWizmentality]

The hell?!? Two game streak?

Checks boxscore...oh Brandon Roy didn't play. Okay nothing to see here.

[hands11]

The hell?!? Two game streak?

Checks boxscore...oh Brandon Roy didn't play. Okay nothing to see here.

They beat Orl without him.

[jakjup216]

this lost made me sick to my stomach.. like... for real man

[hands11]

I think the best line-up is:

Foye
Miller
Butler
Jamison
Haywood

That was the line-up the last 8 or so minutes. I think that will be the line-up that finishes most games.

I think Stevenson is starting to set a defensive tone early. It also makes it easier to rotate Miller into some back-up SF as well as SG. The rotation looks better if Young can outplay Stevenson and earn more minutes.

No doubt that is one of the best line ups. But best partly depends on who is hot and who we are playing. Best could also be Foye, Miller, AJ, Blatche and Haywood on another night.

But hell yeah that a good line up. I wouldn't go with that as the starting line up though because we need MM off the bench to make everyone better and I want to make sure we go slow on his return. Last thing I want to see is him injured again for the same reason.

[JWizmentality]

this lost made me sick to my stomach.. like... for real man

You'll get no sympathy here...but know how you feel. We're a steaming pile of garbage. You must feel like $h1t.

[hands11]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 02916.html

Nice feel good article that echos what I've been saying.

Wow, we really locked them down at the end there.

"The Trail Blazers were held without a field goal for the final four minutes"

[willbcocks]

Observations:

-Foye played well today. Certainly no need for us to get bayless in a trade because they're the same type of player

-Caron and Jamison co-POGs

-Portland had lots of offensive boards, but it seemed like most were the result of bad bounces/over the back fouls that weren't called.