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Wizards staying busy: ESPN sources say Washington and Dallas Mavericks on course to finalize DeJuan Blair sign-and-trade deal later today
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Marc Stein [emoji]10004[/emoji] @ESPNSteinLine
Wizards staying busy: ESPN sources say Washington and Dallas Mavericks on course to finalize DeJuan Blair sign-and-trade deal later today
It's a moot point now, since we're on track to get both, but I don't know of anyone who's ever accused Humphries of being a good defender. Per 48 minutes, Blair averages more boards, so I don't know where your rebounding claim comes from.How can you say that? Kris is a better rebounder, scorer and defensive player than both of those dudes and he is a vet. I like what I'm seeing with this bench. We got legit role players who know their role.
If this move costs us Blair, I take back every nice thing I've considered saying about Ernie this summer.
Trevor gave us great minutes in the Chicago series, but he was a "sometimes" player. In the regular season, if we wasn't starting, he didn't bring it. It's a little sad to see him go, but he's not worth $5 million per to this team.
Blairs deal is three years $6 million with a team option on the third.
Seriously, what has gotten into management this year?
Repent yall.
So now we have a crowed front court(unless we letting Kevin and Al go) And to be quite honest..... I want Antwan back....... lets give him a shot.
It's a moot point now, since we're on track to get both, but I don't know of anyone who's ever accused Humphries of being a good defender. Per 48 minutes, Blair averages more boards, so I don't know where your rebounding claim comes from.
Scoring? Okay, (though they aren't separated by much: 19.7 vs 20.2 per 4 but let's keep in mind where his scoring comes from: bad teams. Scratch that: awful teams. His 14 and 11 years came on an historically bad New Jersey Nets squad. The very next year, he averaged 5 and 5 - after getting a huge contract extension. The better his team, the worse his production has been.
I'm a fan of the Blair signing, regardless of how small his role may be next year. The guy just plain gets after it. He brings a sense of toughness this team needs, his commitment to the game can't be questioned, and he's been a contributor on WINNING teams. You can easily envision Blair fighting for these guys and fighting for this team. Can't say the same for Kris Kardashian, who's more likely to get into a fight with the paparazzi or at a club than on the court, but if he's capable of proving me wrong so much the better. Maybe we can at least get more consistency out of him than Seraphin.
Charlotte improved today with the Stephenson signing, so we do have a legit rival in the Southeast, but a weaker Indiana squad certainly helps our chances in the postseason. There are a lot of mediocre teams in the East right now. I'd like to think we have a puncher's chance.
It's a moot point now, since we're on track to get both, but I don't know of anyone who's ever accused Humphries of being a good defender. Per 48 minutes, Blair averages more boards, so I don't know where your rebounding claim comes from.
Scoring? Okay, (though they aren't separated by much: 19.7 vs 20.2 per 4 but let's keep in mind where his scoring comes from: bad teams. Scratch that: awful teams. His 14 and 11 years came on an historically bad New Jersey Nets squad. The very next year, he averaged 5 and 5 - after getting a huge contract extension. The better his team, the worse his production has been.
I'm a fan of the Blair signing, regardless of how small his role may be next year. The guy just plain gets after it. He brings a sense of toughness this team needs, his commitment to the game can't be questioned, and he's been a contributor on WINNING teams. You can easily envision Blair fighting for these guys and fighting for this team. Can't say the same for Kris Kardashian, who's more likely to get into a fight with the paparazzi or at a club than on the court, but if he's capable of proving me wrong so much the better. Maybe we can at least get more consistency out of him than Seraphin.
Charlotte improved today with the Stephenson signing, so we do have a legit rival in the Southeast, but a weaker Indiana squad certainly helps our chances in the postseason. There are a lot of mediocre teams in the East right now. I'd like to think we have a puncher's chance.
So now we have a crowed front court(unless we letting Kevin and Al go) And to be quite honest..... I want Antwan back....... lets give him a shot.
I like that this team has added much needed Depth to the frontcourt... Now it's a matter of Porter & GR jr getting consistent production. If Otto could atleast come in and defend 3's well then they can make a very deep run in this Wide Open East.
I wouldn't mind them getting their hands on a knockdown shooter tho... & what happens with Al/Gooden now that humphries and Blair are here?
Those last guys off the bench just need to be good locker room guys. I don't know why but it seems like Gooden is a great team mate so i hope he sticks. Always high-fiving subs and cheering from the bench. Good to see. Idk about Al though. But some times might be better to have some veteran leadership if they don't think Birch is going to be a future piece.