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Tuesday’s Basically Top Five Blog Links
Published 12/11/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
Before getting into the national stuff, let’s take care of some personal business. First, that new Yahoo! blogger I hinted at yesterday is Rod Benson, “The D-League’s Gilbert Arenas.” Second, on the DC tip, Capitol Punishment is underwhelmed by the Nats’ Lo Duca signing, the Wiz are good without Gil and the Skins have a 17% chance at the wild card. Free Mike Vick. Sure, in 18-23 months, at which time he won’t be in the NFL, especially if he “eats a lot of fried ...

I BLINK, Therefore I Am
Published 12/11/2007 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... . Hey, that's my wife's job.) Are the Wizards better without Gilbert Arenas ? Bulletsforever.com isn't ready to go there ... yet. Captain Jack McCallum of SI.com ...

Ballin’: Vince Carter Lustily Booed, Nets Lose Again
Published 12/12/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Minnesota 88, Washington 102 - The Wiz sure are playing well without Gil Arenas. Jamison, Caron and Brenda all had double doubles, and Roger Mason (UVa represent!) had 17 points in 23 minutes as Washington improved to 11-10. Also, ...

Heat : Wizards :: Mike Miller's Monkey : Great Dane
Published 12/13/2007 by Doctor Dribbles at We Rite Goode
Heat : Wizards :: Mike Miller's Monkey : Great Dane Thursday, December 13, 2007 The post's title pays homage to a bizarre must-read on True Hoop --and the SAT verbal analogies section --but just as Sonny rode Miller's dog around the neighborhood, the Wiz cannot get the Heat off their backs. Washington's losing streak is no secret around D.C.; what's less well-known are the pitiful details. Counting their 2005 playoff sweep, the Heat are 19-1 against Washington in the teams' last 20 games; while the Wiz flipped the script during the two-year MJ era, going 5-3 against South Beach, the Heat also were 11-0 in the three ...

Brendan Haywood is the second-best center in the East
Published 1/11/2008 by Pradamaster <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever
When I talked about the reasons for us treading water in the standings without Gilbert Arenas, I gave Caron Butler the majority of the credit.  Looking back, I'm starting to realize that was poor analysis, because as we've continued to stay afloat without our superstar, I've come to realize that Brendan Haywood is playing as big of a role, if not bigger, in our season. Last year, we got incredibly inconsistent play from the center position.  Haywood feuded with Eddie Jordan, sulked his way into a part-time role, and gave way far too often to Etan Thomas, who plummeted our defense to a new low. Though Haywood was ...