Wiz: Serious, With a Side of Goof
blog.washingtonpost.com 4/24/2008 — Booooooooooth. There were conventional signs of abnormal Wiz seriousness at yesterday's practice. Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas did not address the media. Eddie Jordan looked like he had been sleeping on a bed of nails. Brendan ...
Game 3: Cavs @ Bullets
dcprosportsreport.com 4/24/2008 — Game 3 is do or die. It’s a statement game and Caron Butler knows it. And that, I presume, is why he shaved “Tough Juice” into the back of his head.
Dan Steinberg / Washington Post
Well, no screwing around now. Washington is down 2-0 and if they lose another, we all know they don’t have enough Red Sox in ‘em to come back and win the series. Tonight is do or die. Either Washington wins ...
Behind the box score, where Wizards live to pop another day
sports.yahoo.com 5/1/2008 — Washington 88,
Cleveland 87
The Battle of the Teams With Too Many Holes rages on, LeBron
James failed to accurately size up a last second straight-on bank shot that (I
believe, and I might be off) was taken about three centimeters away from ...
The Best Wiz Practice Quotes
blog.washingtonpost.com 5/2/2008 — (By Nathaniel S. Butler - NBAE via Getty) "I don't golf." --Caron Butler, responding to Charles Barkley's taunt that the Wizards should get ready to break out their golf clubs. "I've said it before, I'll say it again: we're a better team with him out ...
Butler takes over —
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With his performance last night, Caron Butler may have very well taken this team for himself. He’s not happy with all the talking the Bullets have done in this series and he’s got a few words for the media, for his teammates, and for fans of both the Bullets and the Cavaliers. Those words leave no doubt who Caron thinks is at the top of of the player pyramid.
“Don’t ...
The Wiz Love Caron —
Dime Magazine
After Caron Butler took over (again) and basically won last night’s Cavs/Wizards game in Cleveland all by himself, his Wizards teammates waited for Butler in the locker room chanting “TOUGH JUICE !” over and over again, until their hero to get back to the locker room.
Somewhere, we can picture Gil talking himself into re-building the [...]
NBA Playoffs: Missed It By That Much —
Intentional Foul
Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
No, this isn’t an NBA tie-in with the upcoming Get Smart movie ( Anne Hathaway ? Yes, please!), rather an observation about LeBron’s final shot — one that came up short; sending the Wizards/Cavaliers match-up back to Washington for a surprising Game 6.
I don’t think Jordan, Kobe, ...
Playoff Ballin’: Caron Butler Did It —
The Big Lead
Washington 88, Cleveland 87 : Did Caron Butler drag his foot and walk on the game winner ? Was LeBron fouled on his final shot? How do the Cavs blow a five-point lead, at home, with 1:47 to play? Let’s say the Wizards magically win the next two to capture this series without Gilbert Arenas - what does that do to his value this offseason? Incredibly costly loss for the Cavs, who, had ...
Caron Butler Takes Over the Wizards —
FanHouse
Caron Butler , taking over on the court. (The game-winner, right down LeBron James 's throat, comes at the 1:27 mark.) Caron Butler, taking over the yapping duties, as reported by Dan Steinberg of The Bog : "Don't judge this team from comments," he said. "LeBron made a statement saying 'These guys are talkers,' but unless you hear something from the captains--which would be myself and ...
The Butler did it! In the arena. With the basketball. —
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Yes, Caron Butler stole the heroics from Lebron James. He stole Lebron’s role as game-winning shot-maker in the final seconds. Then he stole Lebron’s role as game-saving defender in the absolute final seconds. The result of stealing Lebron’s role was that Caron and the Bullets ripped out Cleveland’s heart — at least for one day — and make the Cavs fans ...
Caron Butler Hits Game 5 Winner —
FanIQ Blog
To steal a line from Ball Don't Lie : "The Battle of the Teams With Too Many Holes" continues to Game 6 in Washington.
This series would be over if not for Gilbert Arenas putting himself on the bench for the remainder of the season with a "bum knee." If Agent Zero is observant at all, and we believe he is, he's noticed that the best the Wizards have have played ...
Wiz-Cavs III: Caron Decides to Rise Up —
Mr. Irrelevant
He’s loved to bits, but it’s good that Gil shut it down. If not for his own health, then so Caron can be the alpha male he really is.
At least two stats support this claim: 1) Washington went 33-25 this season with Butler (a 47-win pace), and 10-14 without (a 34-win pace). 2) In the first four games of Wiz-Cavs III , while deferring to Gil, Caron averaged 16 and 4 as the Wiz ...
What You Missed in the NBA Last Night —
Three Idiots on Sports
Here's a real quick wrap up of what you missed in the NBA last night, with stories from each team's local paper. Cleveland - Washington Cleveland failed to put the Gilbert Arenas-less Wizards away (Arenas is done for the year with a knee injury) losing 88-87 . Caron Butler channeled the Caron Butler of UConn fame and racked up 32 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists to carry the Wizards. ...
For a change Wizards let actions speak louder than words —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Not everybody on the Washington Wizards is a talker. Caron Butler is a doer. Antawn Jamison , even on a bad shooting night, is a doer. Facing elimination on the road, with Gilbert Arenas sitting on the bench, Butler and Jamison took control of the team before the game in the locker room. They told their teammates, essentially, to shut up and play according to Michael Wilbon of the Washington ...
Apr. 30: Wizards 88, Cavs 87 —
InsideHoops
The AP reports: Caron Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series and season-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory Wednesday night and adding at least one more game to this overheated NBA playoff series… Butler scored 32 points [...]
Wizards and Caron Butler steal game 5 from Cavaliers —
NBA Obsessed
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
There was 1:47 left in the game and the greatest player currently playing in the NBA (well, except maybe for Kobe) on the planet had the ball in his hands.
The score was 87 to 82. The game was in hand. The Cavaliers would win game 5. This playoff thing was easy.
LeBron milked the clock. The cameras showed the Cleveland ...
Round 5, Fight! —
Dime Magazine
Caron Butler
While Soulja Boy was locked in a room somewhere working on that response diss to Hova and LeBron (because only so many things rhyme with “Youuuuuuuuuu!”), his man DeShawn Stevenson helped extend the Cavs/Wizards series and, of course, extend the NBA’s dumbest feud at the same time … In the first quarter of yesterday’s [...]
I Love This Series: the Video —
D.C. Sports Bog
No, really, I do. I I love Brendan Haywood for having a sense of humor and perspective, DeShawn Stevenson for his sense of theater, LeBron James for never breaking character, Jay-Z and Pro'Verb and Soulja Boy for the absurdity, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler and Antonio Daniels for refusing to play along, Eddie Jordan for using the word "swag," Damon Jones for being Damon Jones, Ivan Carter ...
Gilbert Arenas Knows His Place —
FanHouse
Gilbert Arenas is used to being The Man, the guy who not only takes the last shot of the game but also the first shot and about 20 others in between. But after missing 66 games in the regular season recovering from knee surgery, he's been slow to assert himself, something he openly admitted after yesterday's loss to the Cavs. From Dan Steinberg of the D.C. Sports Bog : Lastly, here's Gilbert, ...
Bullets dig themselves a hole —
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The Bullets lost 100-97 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, unable, once again, to defend their home court and go back to Cleveland with a tied series. The stats show you that Brendan Haywood played well. Antawn Jamison carried the team thru 3 quarters, but disappeared in the fourth. Caron Butler, AWOL for the first 3 quarters, picked it up and carried the team in the fourth. Lebron James had another ...
Wizards play head games with Cavs —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Washington Wizards ' Caron Butler shaved his nickname, "Tough Juice," in block letters into the back of his head. This would become a theme. "A little something I brought out of the archives," Butler said. "It'll help my rhythm out. It ain't been there." A few hours later, the team returned to the arena several follicles lighter than it had left. ...
The “LeBron Rules” —
Dime Magazine
Photo. Mannion
Back in the day, the Pistons employed the “Jordan Rules” as a way to contain a young Mike. It was a strategy that frustrated MJ for years before he was finally able to break through.
Today, Cavs beat writer Brian Windhorst examines the Wizards‘ version of the Bad Boys’ business for a star opponent, [...]
On to Game 6 —
Wizards Insider
A few good quotes from the day: - Last night, Charles Barkley repeatedly said that the Wizards were about to be sent to the golf course for the summer by the Cavs. Today, Caron Butler was asked about that. "I don't golf," Butler said with a very ...
WIZARDS SURVIVE —
NY Post: Sports
In Cleveland, Caron Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James (34 points, 24 in the second half) missed a potential series-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory last night in...
Butler brings it —
Wizards Insider
That is what an all-star is supposed to do. I wrote yesterday that in order for the Wizards to win tonight, they needed to rebound and get a big time performance from one of their all-stars: Caron Butler or Antawn Jamison. The were out-boarded by only ...
At the half, Game 5 —
Wizards Insider
The Wizards lead 45-43 here after a pretty solid first half. For the first time all series, Caron Butler has been assertive and he has 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting as a result. Another key is that the Wiz hold a 16-14 edge in rebounding and have ...
Jordan not a fan of Hack-a-Ben strategy —
Wizards Insider
It was late in Sunday's Game 4 when Cavs F Ben Wallace wound up with the basketball near the rim and was fouled by Caron Butler. At the time, the Cavs led 90-87 with 6:12 to go. Wallace, who is the worst free throw shooters of all time, missed both ...
GEE, WIZARDS! —
NY Post: Sports
DeShawn Stevenson scored 19 points, Caron Butler added 17, highlighted by an incredible layup move in the first half, and the Wizards took themselves off the ropes by beating Cleveland 108-72 last night in Washington, cutting the Cavaliers' lead to...
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