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 Jamison issues growth challenge
Jamison issues growth challenge
Mike Jones ( Contact ) Saturday, September 27, 2008 On the eve of training camp, the Washington Wizards held media day Friday at Verizon Center, and amid the discussions of goals for the coming season, team captain Antawn Jamison sent a message to the team's younger players. With franchise ...
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DC Pro Sports Wrap (Caps and Wizards)
MVN RSS — ... in the Washington Wizards camp. As to what the Wizards are looking for from McGuire … Defense and rebounding will still be McGuire’s calling card but if he can become a consistent offensive threat as well, Jordan will be able to take some of the load off of Butler, who ranked fourth in the league in minutes played (39.9 per game) last season but missed 24 games because of an assortment of injuries. Another thing clear coming from the Washington Wizards training camp, Antawn Jamison is taking a big leadership role as team captain and requiring accountability from the younger ...

Washington Wizards Training Camp Spawns Questions
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... At least AJ is throwing down the gauntlet with challenges to his successor: "My message to Andray is: 'You want to be treated like a veteran, you're ready for the task, well you need to show it. We need him to be consistent. ... We need Andray this year more than we need anybody. We need him to bring energy night in and night out. And I'm not talking about four out of five games. Every night. There's no reason Andray shouldn't be averaging 14, 15 points game." ...

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