No Wizardry in Washington

For the last three seasons, the Washington Wizards have quietly declined, and for the most part, could never pick themselves back up when it mattered most.  Due to numerous injuries, a potentially-lethal trio of guard Gilbert Arenas, guard/forward Caron Butler, and forward Antawn Jamison, combined with solid role players, were eventually minimized to a duo of Butler and Jamison, playing alongside what us fans call scrubs—the leftovers gathered from other teams. It didn't seem long ago when a fair amount of Wizards fans were declaring that Butler was an MVP candidate, for his ability to shoulder the hefty load left after Arenas fell to injury, tearing his way into the playoffs for what eventually resulted in a third consecutive loss against a more-powerful Cleveland Cavaliers team. In fact, just last season, these Washington Wizards defeated the Boston Celtics in three of the four games they played, the only team in the NBA to win the regular season series against the eventual ... (link)