Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Washington Wizards Player Personnel: The Point Guard Factor
Washington Wizards Player Personnel: The Point Guard Factor
With Gilbert Arenas out....again, someone on the Wizards will have to step their game up and fill the point guard role. At least this year, there are more options. Click to read about the candidates.
Comments
Blog Reactions

Training camp link dump
Bullets Forever — ... Dixon at the same time. Michael Lee catches up with Bill Walker, who the Wizards drafted and promptly sold to the Celtics.  I realize that Walker was once a highly-touted prospect, but considering his injury history, I don't think the Wizards made a mistake in dumping him. More from the official site: Eddie Jordan audio, an interview with Andray Blatche and Steve Buckhantz talks about our centers.    Truth About It breaks down the point guard situation.  I'll probably do the same when I get a chance ...

Related Content
Who Fills Mason's Shoes?
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/1/2008 — One of the interesting things to follow this season will be how the WIzards go about replacing the steady if often unspectacular production of Roger Mason Jr., who signed a fat free agent deal with the Spurs in July. Roger made open shots, played both ...
Walker Never Thought He'd Be A Wizard
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/1/2008 — NEWPORT, R.I. - Bill Walker was a tad confused when the Washington Wizards drafted him No. 47 overall in last summer's draft but he had a good idea where he'd wind up - anywhere but Washington. "I didn't work out with them. I knew it wasn't possible ...
Half-baked Hollinger thoughts
bulletsforever.com 10/2/2008 — It's been a long day at zillions of family events for the Jewish New Year, so I'm pretty tired, but I did notice that Mr. John Hollinger issued another pessimistic prediction for our Wizards today.  I've spilled tons of cyber ink trying to ...
Tom Knott: Wizards getting more than they bargained
washingtontimes.com 10/1/2008 — Tom Knott ( Contact ) Wednesday, October 1, 2008 RICHMOND Caron Butler is the working man's All-Star who has retained his sense of perspective and commitment, who does not succumb to the cliches of the NBA. He is not worried about whose team it is. ...
Hollinger predicts 33 wins
bulletsforever.com 10/2/2008 — Take a look at their three best players and tell me which of them are going to take a step up from last year: Arenas, who depends entirely on his quickness but is coming off knee surgery? Butler, who comes off a career year at 27? Or Jamison, who is ...
Morning Practice UnderwayWizards Insider 9/30/2008
The Wizards are going through the lone practice of the day right now. I saw that Antawn Jamison is practicing so that means that his hip flexor is feeling much better after testing it last night. - One of the interesting things to watch as the ...
With Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards Fans Hope for Best but Expect WorstBleacher Report - NBA 9/30/2008
It wasn’t supposed to feel like this. As the USA Olympic basketball team brought back comfort and normalcy to fans across the country, the Wizards tried to do the same for the local Washington faithful by signing free agent point guard ...
Iguodala: Mo' Money, No Problems - YetWizards Insider 10/1/2008
PHILADELPHIA - Three of the four members of the 2004 NBA draft class that Gilbert Arenas chastised last summer for balking at contracts exceeding $50 million - Emeka Okafor, Andre Iguodala and Luol Deng were the others - came out pretty big winners ...
Rivers Sticking With The SoxWizards Insider 10/2/2008
Newport, R.I. - Celtics Coach Doc Rivers didn't share Ivan Carter's disappointment over the Minnesota Twins' loss in that one-game playoff on Tuesday. Rivers after all, is a native of Maywood, Ill., and a lifelong White Sox fan. Rivers added that he ...
Prep Notebook | Eddie Fernandez named boys soccer coach at Archbishop MurphyThe Seattle Times: Sports 10/2/2008
Eddie Fernandez, a coach and player for more than 30 years, has been named boys soccer coach at Archbishop Murphy of South Everett.