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Washington Wizards 2012-2013
[h1]Current Record: 29 - 53[/h1][table][tr][td]Date[/td][td]Opponent[/td][td]Time[/td][td]Result[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/7/12[/td][td]@Charlotte (PS)[/td][td]1:00 PM[/td][td]L 88 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/11/12[/td][td]New York (PS)[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 108 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/13/12[/td][td]@Cleveland (PS)[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]W 99 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/15/12[/td][td]@Brooklyn (PS)[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 88 - 98[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/17/12[/td][td]@Toronto (PS)[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/20/12[/td][td]@Milwaukee (PS)[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]W 102 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/24/12[/td][td]@Miami (PS)[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/26/12[/td][td]@San Antonio (PS)[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]L 85 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/30/12[/td][td]@Cleveland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 84 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/3/12[/td][td]Boston[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 89 - 86[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/7/12[/td][td]@Boston[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 94 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/9/12[/td][td]Milwaukee[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 91 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/10/12[/td][td]@Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 85 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/13/12[/td][td]@Charlotte[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 76 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/14/12[/td][td]@Dallas[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 107[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/17/12[/td][td]Utah[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 83 - 76[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/19/12[/td][td]Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/21/12[/td][td]@Atlanta[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 100 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/24/12[/td][td]Charlotte[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 108 - 106[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/26/12[/td][td]San Antonio[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 118 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/28/12[/td][td]Portland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 82 - 84[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/30/12[/td][td]@New York[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 87 - 108[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/4/12[/td][td]Miami[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 105[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/7/12[/td][td]@Atlanta[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 95 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/8/12[/td][td]Golden State[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 97[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/11/12[/td][td]@New Orleans[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]W 77 - 70[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/12/12[/td][td]@Houston[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 93 - 99[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/14/12[/td][td]L.A. Lakers[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 102 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/15/12[/td][td]@Miami[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 72 - 102[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/18/12[/td][td]Atlanta[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 100 - 95 [/td][/tr][tr][td]12/19/12[/td][td]@Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 83 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/21/12[/td][td]@Detroit[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 68 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/22/12[/td][td]Detroit[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/26/12[/td][td]Cleveland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 87 - 84[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/28/12[/td][td]Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 97 - 105[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/29/12[/td][td]@Chicago[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 77 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/1/13[/td][td]Dallas[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]L 103 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/2/13[/td][td]@Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 81 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/4/13[/td][td]Brooklyn[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 115 - 113[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/6/13[/td][td]@Miami[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]L 71 - 99[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/7/13[/td][td]Oklahoma City[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 99[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/12/13[/td][td]Atlanta[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 83 - 93[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/14/13[/td][td]Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 91 - 120[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/16/13[/td][td]@Sacramento[/td][td]10:00 PM[/td][td]L 94 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/18/13[/td][td]@Denver[/td][td]9:00 PM[/td][td]W 112 - 108[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/19/13[/td][td]@L.A. Clippers[/td][td]10:30 PM[/td][td]L 87 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/21/13[/td][td]@Portland[/td][td]10:00 PM[/td][td]W 98 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/23/13[/td][td]@Utah[/td][td]9:00 PM[/td][td]L 88 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/25/13[/td][td]Minnesota[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 114[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/26/13[/td][td]Chicago[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 73 - 86[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/28/13[/td][td]Sacramento[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/30/13[/td][td]@Philadelphia[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 84 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/1/13[/td][td]@Memphis[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 76 - 82[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/2/13[/td][td]@San Antonio[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]L 86 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/4/13[/td][td]L.A. Clippers[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 98 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/6/13[/td][td]New York[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 96 - 86[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/8/13[/td][td]Brooklyn[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 74 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/11/13[/td][td]@Milwaukee[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]W 102 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/13/13[/td][td]@Detroit[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 85 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/19/13[/td][td]Toronto[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 88[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/22/13[/td][td]Denver[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 113 - 116[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/23/13[/td][td]Houston[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 103[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/25/13[/td][td]@Toronto[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 90 - 84[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/27/13[/td][td]Detroit[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/1/13[/td][td]New York[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 89 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/3/13[/td][td]Philadelphia[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]W 87 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/6/13[/td][td]@Minnesota[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 82 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/8/13[/td][td]@Brooklyn[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 78 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/9/13[/td][td]Charlotte[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]W 87 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/12/13[/td][td]@Cleveland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 90 - 85[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/13/13[/td][td]Milwaukee[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 93 - 106[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/15/13[/td][td]New Orleans[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 87 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/16/13[/td][td]Phoenix[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 105 - 127[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/18/13[/td][td]@Charlotte[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 114 - 119[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/20/13[/td][td]@Phoenix[/td][td]10:00 PM[/td][td]W 88 - 79[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/22/13[/td][td]@L.A. Lakers[/td][td]10:30 PM[/td][td]W 103 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/23/13[/td][td]@Golden State[/td][td]10:30 PM[/td][td]L 92 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/25/13[/td][td]Memphis[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 94 - 107[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/27/13[/td][td]@Oklahoma City[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 80 - 103[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/29/13[/td][td]@Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 92 - 97[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/31/13[/td][td]Toronto[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]W 92 - 109[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/2/13[/td][td]Chicago[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 86 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/3/13[/td][td]@Toronto[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 78 - 88 [/td][/tr][tr][td]4/6/13[/td][td]Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 85 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/7/13[/td][td]@Boston[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 107[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/9/13[/td][td]@New York[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 99 - 120[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/10/13[/td][td]Miami[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 103 - 98[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/12/13[/td][td]Philadelphia[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 97 - 86 [/td][/tr][tr][td]4/15/13[/td][td]@Brooklyn[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 106[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/17/13[/td][td]@Chicago[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 92 - 95[/td][/tr][/table]
The season's just about here, giving long-suffering Wizards fans an evanescent glimmer of hope. Every team, it's said, begins with a clean slate.
Except ours.
It takes sixteen playoff wins to capture an NBA championship. Since Michael Jordan was drafted in 1984, the Washington Bullets/Wizards have won a grand total of thirteen playoff games, advancing to the second round only once. (For comparison, the Clippers have won fifteen playoff games in the same span, reaching the second round twice.)
Washington is a basketball city. It's the sport we actually play, but not, thanks to the caliber of this franchise, the sport most associated with us. Playing second fiddle to the NFL is no great shame. This team, however, can't even seem to muster the same enthusiasm as their ice-skating co-tenants. You'll see more people on the street in Nats caps than Wizards gear.
According to ESPN, who've somehow managed to manufacture even more meaningless countdown lists than Complex, the Wizards rank dead last in "fan relations," below the outbound Sacramento Kings, the Toronto Maple Leafs(?) and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Thus far, the Ted Leonsis era has only underscored just how difficult it truly is to bring change to Washington.
Over the summer, the team finally completed its long-awaited knucklehead purge. JaVale McGee will be "Shaqtin' a Fool" in Denver. Andray Blatche is currently "conditioning" in Brooklyn. Nick Young will be sharing the ball in the city of brotherly love.
In their place, the Wiz added Trevor Ariza, Emeka Okafor, Martell Webster, and Jannero Pargo, among others. Oh yes, Grunfeld & co. have learned from their mistakes. Now we have a hardy crew of experienced underachievers to run alongside the young core of John Wall, Trevor Booker, Chris Singleton, Kevin Seraphin, Shelvin Mack, newcomer Bradley Beal, and Serbian foul machine Jan Vesely.
Management, you'll recall, spurned the likes of Jerry Sloan, Nate McMillan, the Van Gundys, Brian Shaw, and top-Pop assistant Mike Budenholzer in favor of the inexpensive Randy Wittman. (This after an exhaustive coaching search consisting of... zero reported interviews.)
We'll be without both Wall (stress fracture) and Nene (plantar fasciitis) to start the preseason.
If you're here, that means two things:
1) You're a true fan.
2) Misery really does love company.
Thanks for joining us!
Being a Wizards fan is tough, and let's face it: Heat fans have become unbearable lately, so what better way to keep the trolls out than to have an admin managing our season thread?
With that said, let's throw out some ground rules: season threads are for that team's fans ONLY. If you're here to throw salt, prepare to get yourself thrown right back. Thanks to the platform change, I've got a new thread-ban feature at my disposal and I look forward to using it.
[h1]Current Record: 29 - 53[/h1][table][tr][td]Date[/td][td]Opponent[/td][td]Time[/td][td]Result[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/7/12[/td][td]@Charlotte (PS)[/td][td]1:00 PM[/td][td]L 88 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/11/12[/td][td]New York (PS)[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 108 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/13/12[/td][td]@Cleveland (PS)[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]W 99 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/15/12[/td][td]@Brooklyn (PS)[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 88 - 98[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/17/12[/td][td]@Toronto (PS)[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/20/12[/td][td]@Milwaukee (PS)[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]W 102 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/24/12[/td][td]@Miami (PS)[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/26/12[/td][td]@San Antonio (PS)[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]L 85 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]10/30/12[/td][td]@Cleveland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 84 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/3/12[/td][td]Boston[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 89 - 86[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/7/12[/td][td]@Boston[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 94 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/9/12[/td][td]Milwaukee[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 91 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/10/12[/td][td]@Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 85 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/13/12[/td][td]@Charlotte[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 76 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/14/12[/td][td]@Dallas[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 107[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/17/12[/td][td]Utah[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 83 - 76[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/19/12[/td][td]Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/21/12[/td][td]@Atlanta[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 100 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/24/12[/td][td]Charlotte[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 108 - 106[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/26/12[/td][td]San Antonio[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 118 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/28/12[/td][td]Portland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 82 - 84[/td][/tr][tr][td]11/30/12[/td][td]@New York[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 87 - 108[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/4/12[/td][td]Miami[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 105[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/7/12[/td][td]@Atlanta[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 95 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/8/12[/td][td]Golden State[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 97[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/11/12[/td][td]@New Orleans[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]W 77 - 70[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/12/12[/td][td]@Houston[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 93 - 99[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/14/12[/td][td]L.A. Lakers[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 102 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/15/12[/td][td]@Miami[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 72 - 102[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/18/12[/td][td]Atlanta[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 100 - 95 [/td][/tr][tr][td]12/19/12[/td][td]@Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 83 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/21/12[/td][td]@Detroit[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 68 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/22/12[/td][td]Detroit[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/26/12[/td][td]Cleveland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 87 - 84[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/28/12[/td][td]Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 97 - 105[/td][/tr][tr][td]12/29/12[/td][td]@Chicago[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 77 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/1/13[/td][td]Dallas[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]L 103 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/2/13[/td][td]@Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 81 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/4/13[/td][td]Brooklyn[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 115 - 113[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/6/13[/td][td]@Miami[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]L 71 - 99[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/7/13[/td][td]Oklahoma City[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 99[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/12/13[/td][td]Atlanta[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 83 - 93[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/14/13[/td][td]Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 91 - 120[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/16/13[/td][td]@Sacramento[/td][td]10:00 PM[/td][td]L 94 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/18/13[/td][td]@Denver[/td][td]9:00 PM[/td][td]W 112 - 108[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/19/13[/td][td]@L.A. Clippers[/td][td]10:30 PM[/td][td]L 87 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/21/13[/td][td]@Portland[/td][td]10:00 PM[/td][td]W 98 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/23/13[/td][td]@Utah[/td][td]9:00 PM[/td][td]L 88 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/25/13[/td][td]Minnesota[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 114[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/26/13[/td][td]Chicago[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 73 - 86[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/28/13[/td][td]Sacramento[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 94[/td][/tr][tr][td]1/30/13[/td][td]@Philadelphia[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 84 - 92[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/1/13[/td][td]@Memphis[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 76 - 82[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/2/13[/td][td]@San Antonio[/td][td]8:30 PM[/td][td]L 86 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/4/13[/td][td]L.A. Clippers[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 98 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/6/13[/td][td]New York[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 96 - 86[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/8/13[/td][td]Brooklyn[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 74 - 89[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/11/13[/td][td]@Milwaukee[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]W 102 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/13/13[/td][td]@Detroit[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 85 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/19/13[/td][td]Toronto[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 88[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/22/13[/td][td]Denver[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 113 - 116[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/23/13[/td][td]Houston[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 101 - 103[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/25/13[/td][td]@Toronto[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 90 - 84[/td][/tr][tr][td]2/27/13[/td][td]Detroit[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/1/13[/td][td]New York[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 89 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/3/13[/td][td]Philadelphia[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]W 87 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/6/13[/td][td]@Minnesota[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 82 - 87[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/8/13[/td][td]@Brooklyn[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 78 - 95[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/9/13[/td][td]Charlotte[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]W 87 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/12/13[/td][td]@Cleveland[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 90 - 85[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/13/13[/td][td]Milwaukee[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 93 - 106[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/15/13[/td][td]New Orleans[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 87 - 96[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/16/13[/td][td]Phoenix[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 105 - 127[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/18/13[/td][td]@Charlotte[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 114 - 119[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/20/13[/td][td]@Phoenix[/td][td]10:00 PM[/td][td]W 88 - 79[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/22/13[/td][td]@L.A. Lakers[/td][td]10:30 PM[/td][td]W 103 - 100[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/23/13[/td][td]@Golden State[/td][td]10:30 PM[/td][td]L 92 - 101[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/25/13[/td][td]Memphis[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 94 - 107[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/27/13[/td][td]@Oklahoma City[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 80 - 103[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/29/13[/td][td]@Orlando[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 92 - 97[/td][/tr][tr][td]3/31/13[/td][td]Toronto[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]W 92 - 109[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/2/13[/td][td]Chicago[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 86 - 90[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/3/13[/td][td]@Toronto[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 78 - 88 [/td][/tr][tr][td]4/6/13[/td][td]Indiana[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]W 85 - 104[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/7/13[/td][td]@Boston[/td][td]6:00 PM[/td][td]L 96 - 107[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/9/13[/td][td]@New York[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 99 - 120[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/10/13[/td][td]Miami[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 103 - 98[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/12/13[/td][td]Philadelphia[/td][td]7:00 PM[/td][td]L 97 - 86 [/td][/tr][tr][td]4/15/13[/td][td]@Brooklyn[/td][td]7:30 PM[/td][td]L 101 - 106[/td][/tr][tr][td]4/17/13[/td][td]@Chicago[/td][td]8:00 PM[/td][td]L 92 - 95[/td][/tr][/table]
The season's just about here, giving long-suffering Wizards fans an evanescent glimmer of hope. Every team, it's said, begins with a clean slate.
Except ours.
It takes sixteen playoff wins to capture an NBA championship. Since Michael Jordan was drafted in 1984, the Washington Bullets/Wizards have won a grand total of thirteen playoff games, advancing to the second round only once. (For comparison, the Clippers have won fifteen playoff games in the same span, reaching the second round twice.)
Washington is a basketball city. It's the sport we actually play, but not, thanks to the caliber of this franchise, the sport most associated with us. Playing second fiddle to the NFL is no great shame. This team, however, can't even seem to muster the same enthusiasm as their ice-skating co-tenants. You'll see more people on the street in Nats caps than Wizards gear.
According to ESPN, who've somehow managed to manufacture even more meaningless countdown lists than Complex, the Wizards rank dead last in "fan relations," below the outbound Sacramento Kings, the Toronto Maple Leafs(?) and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Thus far, the Ted Leonsis era has only underscored just how difficult it truly is to bring change to Washington.
Over the summer, the team finally completed its long-awaited knucklehead purge. JaVale McGee will be "Shaqtin' a Fool" in Denver. Andray Blatche is currently "conditioning" in Brooklyn. Nick Young will be sharing the ball in the city of brotherly love.
In their place, the Wiz added Trevor Ariza, Emeka Okafor, Martell Webster, and Jannero Pargo, among others. Oh yes, Grunfeld & co. have learned from their mistakes. Now we have a hardy crew of experienced underachievers to run alongside the young core of John Wall, Trevor Booker, Chris Singleton, Kevin Seraphin, Shelvin Mack, newcomer Bradley Beal, and Serbian foul machine Jan Vesely.
Management, you'll recall, spurned the likes of Jerry Sloan, Nate McMillan, the Van Gundys, Brian Shaw, and top-Pop assistant Mike Budenholzer in favor of the inexpensive Randy Wittman. (This after an exhaustive coaching search consisting of... zero reported interviews.)
We'll be without both Wall (stress fracture) and Nene (plantar fasciitis) to start the preseason.
If you're here, that means two things:
1) You're a true fan.
2) Misery really does love company.
Thanks for joining us!
Being a Wizards fan is tough, and let's face it: Heat fans have become unbearable lately, so what better way to keep the trolls out than to have an admin managing our season thread?
With that said, let's throw out some ground rules: season threads are for that team's fans ONLY. If you're here to throw salt, prepare to get yourself thrown right back. Thanks to the platform change, I've got a new thread-ban feature at my disposal and I look forward to using it.
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