OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, DC United, Navy, Gtown, etc., 2016-18

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Wiz prepping to do something...

Derrick Rose till Wall is back?

 

[Bananas]

Derrick Rose till Wall is back?

Rose would need at least a few weeks to monitor his heart to decide whether or not he’s still in it; whether or not his “love of the game” could handle playing in the district. Plus I’d rather just play Sato.

Hard pass...

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

@Bananas, yes, trades happen all the time in the NHL but NHL teams do not and cannot turn over literally 75% of their roster in 3 hours. You're making an apples to oranges comparison and cherry picking data points to support your premise.

 

[Ridley Simon]

So the Wiz did nothing else?

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

So the Wiz did nothing else?

Lots of buy outs going to happen and with the open roster spot they can go dumpster diving

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

So the Wiz did nothing else?

Nobody really did anything big. IT was the biggest name moved and he's played ~20 games this year. Outside of the Cavs trading their JAGs for other JAGs, nothing really to note. Seemed like all of the big moves (Melo, Paul George, Kyrie, Chris Paul, etc) happened this offseason.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

We see 3 team deals in the NBA all the time. A couple today alone. When was the last time you saw an NHL 3 team deal? I’m sure they happen, but not often. There is some validity to ABro’s comments.

Do NHL GM’s lack imagination? It’s not like they (NBA GM’s) operate under some alien structure.

 

[g00n]

I wonder if the Morris twins ever thought about switching places for one of these games

 

[g00n]

Beal holds for the last shot and puts up a klunker through a double team with Porter wide open for a 3 then a 15 footer. Porter has 27pts and leads all scorers for the game. Didn't even look at him.

Oh and that's after Morris fouled Irving on a prayer 3 pointer, up 3 points with like 12 seconds left. Irving is one of the best FT shooters in the league.

Dumb.

edit: Morris just did it AGAIN

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

“Team”

 

[Brian23]

They still shoulda unloaded Gortat for something. That's an infenction that's gonna fester and probably blow up when Wall returns.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Do NHL GM’s lack imagination? It’s not like they (NBA GM’s) operate under some alien structure.

I honestly can’t answer that...and you know it. Lol. I’m just stating what I see

 

[Ridley Simon]

They still shoulda unloaded Gortat for something. That's an infenction that's gonna fester and probably blow up when Wall returns.

I agree.

Grumble grumble Grunfeld something something grumble grumble

 

[g00n]

Gortat is not totally soft but his style bothers me. He's not a particularly physical 5. He has few power moves if any. He's like a 4.5. He prefers to slash with the lay up or some other kind of short shot that avoids contact. Same with rebounding. He would rather slap the ball out to the perimeter than body up and come down with a rebound for a strong finish.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Gortat is not totally soft but his style bothers me. He's not a particularly physical 5. He has few power moves if any. He's like a 4.5. He prefers to slash with the lay up or some other kind of short shot that avoids contact. Same with rebounding. He would rather slap the ball out to the perimeter than body up and come down with a rebound for a strong finish.

I think the word you want is “finesse”. He’s the epitome of a finesse player in the NBA

 

[g00n]

I think the word you want is “finesse”. He’s the epitome of a finesse player in the NBA

I thought about that exact word. He has "finesse" but he makes the game harder at times because of it. Standing right in front of the bucket and instead of just going up for a dunk he'd prefer to slash to the other side of the rim for a reverse lay-up. Team needs to control the ball and he's slapping rebounds all over the place instead of grabbing them.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it's a liability. But the team is DUMB so he doesn't seem to always use those tools the right way at the right time.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I thought about that exact word. He has "finesse" but he makes the game harder at times because of it. Standing right in front of the bucket and instead of just going up for a dunk he'd prefer to slash to the other side of the rim for a reverse lay-up. Team needs to control the ball and he's slapping rebounds all over the place instead of grabbing them.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it's a liability. But the team is DUMB so he doesn't seem to always use those tools the right way at the right time.

I agree that sometimes he seems to be more form than substance. A few Wizards are that way. It leads to games like last night, where they snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It’s also why I don’t think they can amount to much.

Hope I’m wrong.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Gortat is garbage. Can't stand watching him play. He's such a whiner.

 

[g00n]

He also dragged ass on a key play I think in OT. Porter penetrated but was cut off and Gortat was the trailer. Instead of following the play and filling the lane he hung back in the d zone by himself. There was nobody to cover. He was just "Kareeming". Porter's back pass was turned over and went the other way to put the Celtics up, I think by 2 scores, and the Wiz never recovered. Despite being back Gortat was either ineffective on D or fouled the shooter, I can't recall.

Just not impressed at all with his game and haven't been for a while. He reminds me of Troy Brouwer in that he'll have a few weeks where he's hot and then the rest of the time you're left wondering if the positives outweigh the negatives.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

He also dragged ass on a key play I think in OT. Porter penetrated but was cut off and Gortat was the trailer. Instead of following the play and filling the lane he hung back in the d zone by himself. There was nobody to cover. He was just "Kareeming". Porter's back pass was turned over and went the other way to put the Celtics up, I think by 2 scores, and the Wiz never recovered. Despite being back Gortat was either ineffective on D or fouled the shooter, I can't recall.

Just not impressed at all with his game and haven't been for a while. He reminds me of Troy Brouwer in that he'll have a few weeks where he's hot and then the rest of the time you're left wondering if the positives outweigh the negatives.

I know exactly what play you're talking about. I honestly thought he was injured because he was so far behind the play. If I'm Brooks, I chew his ass the f*** out in front of everyone while showing it during film time. That was disgraceful. Get him off this team.

 

[Bananas]

@Bananas, yes, trades happen all the time in the NHL but NHL teams do not and cannot turn over literally 75% of their roster in 3 hours. You're making an apples to oranges comparison and cherry picking data points to support your premise.

I didn’t use any data points lol.

Not trying to derail the thread. Cleveland had an extraordinarily busy deadline by NBA standards. The Capitals could have one by NHL standards. That’s the only point I’m trying to make.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Derrick Rose over Tim Frazier I can get down with. If Rose gets Sato's minutes...

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I mean if we put on the corpse of Andre Miller for PG why not Rose

 

[Aladyyn]

Sato and Frazier both injured in tonight's game........

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Sato and Frazier both injured in tonight's game........

Hopefully Sato is ok but yeah, they're down to one PG even if he's health. Derrick Rose is so, so bad but they need someone.