Pollin': Best Potential Coach - Washington Wizards

Pace, Shot Clock Usage, and The Value of Gilbert Arenas

truthaboutit posted 5/21/2008 from www.truthaboutit.net

The pace of the Washington Wizards slowed down in the absence of Gilbert Arenas (for most of the 07-08 season). Is that a good thing? Is a point guard like Gilbert Arenas worth keeping? What is the value of Agent Zero to his team? Let's find out.

State of the Wizards: A cyber-roundtable discussion (Part 1)

truthaboutit posted 5/21/2008 from www.bulletsforever.com

A while back, I polled several prominent Wizards bloggers/internet personalities, asking them to answer some key questions facing the Wizards this offseason. Eventually, many of them got back to me, and now, their answers to each question will be posted here over the next few days.

Washington Wizards Defense: is there any good news?

truthaboutit posted 5/21/2008 from www.truthaboutit.net

Avidly watching (and blogging) the Wizards this past season, I came to the conclusion that while meaningfully improved, team defense still had a long way to go, especially in terms of guarding the perimeter. Since the end of the 07-08 season, there have been differing opinions on whether the Wizards defense had really improved from 06-07.

What current players would make great NBA coaches?

Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts found this 5/20/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Interesting observation from Michael Grange at From Deep : "Should Derek Fisher just retire now and become the next great NBA coach? Smart and articulate with tons of championship experience and an almost infallible record of clutch play as well ...

The Raptors Have a Choice to Make: Jose Calderon or TJ Ford

phodawg posted 5/21/2008 from theondeckcircle.net

The Toronto Raptors are faced with a problem a lot of teams would love to have - having two more than competent point guards. The problem is, both want theirs and aren't willing to coexist for much longer. Who do the Raps keep?