voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/30/2008
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Practice has ended at Verizon Center, where the Wizards were right back to work applying the lessons learned from last night's season opening loss the Nets. Coach Eddie Jordan reached back to training camp and leaned on some things gleaned from K.C. Jones -- the former Celtic player, Bullets coach and Celtics coach -- who attended camp and offered his wisdom. "He told us a lot of things but what stood out was that...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
hoopsavenue.com - 10/26/2008
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Finally it’s HoopsAvenue’s turn for the long-awaited Washington
Wizards team preview (at least maybe it’s been long...
awaited by Wizards fans!) Washington Wizards Last Year’s Record: 43-39 Key Losses: Roger Mason ...
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Washington Wizards Team Preview
celticsblog.com - 10/26/2008
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Was_medium Washington Wizards Previews: Mike Prada: Bullets Forever
What significant moves were made in the offseason? Didn't...
you hear? The Wizards re-signed shoot-first, injured, selfish drama queen Gilbert Arenas to an 111-million-dollar deal for ...
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Washington Wizards: Somebody Is Lying To Themselves
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... From today's Wizards Insider: Blatche on his game: "I take some fault in it because I had five turnovers. I can't have five turnovers off the bench. Besides that, I blocked out well, I protected the rim, I scored when I had some chances. So other than the turnovers, I felt good about it." From Wednesday's game blog on Bullets Forever (crucial point of the game...score tied at 74 and 8:55 left in the 4th): That Andray Blatche blocking out problem again....Dooling misses ...
Maybe Gilbert Did Tell The Coaches About His Comeback…Or Maybe He Didn’t
Gilbertology —
... night they showed Part 1 of the interview and during the interview Gilbert claimed that he told Eddie Jordan of his plans during his return game against Milwaukee last season to not arrive to the bench until after the game started, which conflicts with what had been reported when he made his comeback.
DC Sports Bog has the video from the interview so you can form your own opinions on his claims. To this point, most people aren’t buying the story.
Ivan Carter:
In [the video], Gilbert - in classic Gilbert fashion - talks about ...
…Or Maybe Gilbert Isn’t a Member of the Bull-Moose Party
Gilbertology —
... This could be a case of Gilbert’s revisionist history, but at this point I can’t even really speculate. I think the best thing that we can all do at this point is nod and smile and pretend to understand what’s going on. ...
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Columnist Mike Wise offers his take on last night's season opener:...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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