Bullets Forever: FanShots

Gilbert Arenas on Team China?

Pradamaster — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:15:44 -0000

Gilbert Arenas on Team China?

It's only a remote possibility because we're talking about Gilbert Arenas.

ESPN the Magazine: When all else fails

Pradamaster — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:44:27 -0000

ESPN the Magazine: When all else fails

Awesome story by Chris Broussard on how NBA teams fare offensively in the final five seconds of the shot clock. Without looking at any numbers, my gut reaction is that the return of Gilbert Arenas will be felt most in this area of the game.

LeBron Can't Shoot

joshp — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:56:18 -0000

LeBron Can't Shoot

LeBron witnesses David Kalb

Want to meet Caron Butler?

JakeTheSnake — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:36:37 -0000

Want to meet Caron Butler?

All you need is a plane ticket and a passport for South Africa.

Stay in school kids.

JakeTheSnake — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:55:28 -0000

Stay in school kids.

Pics and tidbits from Andray Blatche's 22nd birthday party

Pradamaster — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:16:02 -0000

Pics and tidbits from Andray Blatche's 22nd birthday party

For those who like to jump to conclusions or just enjoy athletes partying.

Uhh....I guess it's good the Wizards didn't draft Chalmers or Arthur

Truth About It — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:57:21 -0000

Uhh....I guess it's good the Wizards didn't draft Chalmers or Arthur

Seems like Mario and Darrell have gotten themselves into trouble and kicked out of the NBA rookie transition program.

Whether they are guilty or not, we can all breathe easy that the Washington Wizards, with all of their past "issues," are not involved. Now I will go find some wood to knock on somewhere.

Another possibility [for Cleveland] is 35-year-old Juwan Howard, who played very little (7.1...

JakeTheSnake — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:00:33 -0000

Another possibility [for Cleveland] is 35-year-old Juwan Howard, who played very little (7.1 minutes per game) for Dallas last season. In 2006-2007, he was a productive player, averaging 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in 27 minutes per game for Houston. The Cavs have the second highest payroll in the NBA and prefer to sign this extra big man to a veteran minimum contract (about $1 million), and Howard may want more.

The Plain-Dealer.

So what do we talk about here?
A) The awkwardness/lack of awkwardness of seeing a former Bullet/Wizard playing for the team that's bounced the Wiz from the playoffs 3 straight years.
B) When the Heat will come in and offer a deal that doesn't work under the salary cap.
C) Juwan Howard thinks he can get more than the veteran's minimum???

BLAZERS: Trail Blazers and the Oregon Community Foundation Establish Kevin Duckworth Memorial Scholarship

Ben Q Rock — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:36:20 -0000

BLAZERS: Trail Blazers and the Oregon Community Foundation Establish Kevin Duckworth Memorial Scholarship

Basketball fans will always associate Kevin Duckworth with the Trail Blazers, but he spent a few seasons with the Bullets, too. If you're interested in making a tax-deductible donation to his memorial scholarship fund, this press release has the relevant information.

Olde Timey Bullets

Truth About It — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:47:59 -0000

Olde Timey Bullets

True Hoop is doing a little Hoops Quiz series by showing pictures from the late August Legends of Basketball meetings in Puerto Rico and getting people to guess to subjects.

So, do you recognize this guy, this guy, or one of these guys?

And The ESPN Experts Say......

Truth About It — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:58:29 -0000

And The ESPN Experts Say......

Twenty-five of ESPN's best and brightest recently got together to collectively decide how the NBA will shake out in the upcoming 2008-2009 season.

The consensus dictates that the Wizards will get 43 wins and finish 7th in the East. So far, SportsNation says this prediction is on the money. What say you?

Predictions: EAST | WEST

The Gilbert Arenas Interview That Almost Was

Truth About It — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:27:39 -0000

The Gilbert Arenas Interview That Almost Was

Holly MacKenzie of Slam fame, and more recently, Hardwood Paroxysm, once worked with the Wizards PR people to snag an exclusive phone interview with Gilbert Arenas.

Unfortunately for her (and us), a tape-recorder malfunction became the culprit, depriving us all of what would surely have been a classic interview.

Nonetheless, Holly scribbled down her notes the best that she could and now tells her story. Head to Hardwood Paroxysm for an excellent read.

Remembering Kevin Duckworth as a Washington Bullet

Truth About It — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:11:12 -0000

Remembering Kevin Duckworth as a Washington Bullet

Okay, so no one was actually chomping at the bit to remember Kevin Duckworth.

Alas, I couldn't resist.....the memories of the big fella and his time with the Bullets weren't anything to write home about, but they were something to write a blog entry about.

So here's to the Duck, one of the many curiosities of our franchise's past, may he rest in peace.

Did You Know?

Truth About It — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:40:57 -0000

Did You Know?

That Wizards assistant coach, Randy Ayers, has two basketball playing sons?

Ryan Ayers will be a 5th year senior this upcoming season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He's also a blogger who recently blogged about a trip that the Irish basketball team took to Ireland.

Ryan's younger brother, Cameron, is a rising high school junior who plays for the Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA. He is being recruited by the likes of Notre Dame, Georgetown, Michigan, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Villanova, Wake Forest, Temple, Richmond, Rutgers, and LaSalle.

Livingston Lives

Unselds — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:11:19 -0000

Livingston Lives

Despite rumors to the contrary, Shaun is still on the radar of a few teams.

And.....there goes Devin Brown

Truth About It — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:54:23 -0000

And.....there goes Devin Brown

Not like we really expected Ernie Grunfeld to sign anyone else.....right? In any case, Devin Brown has signed with the New Orleans Hornets (via Slam).

Oh yea, and while I'm at it, Darius Miles is now a Celtic.

Frank Elegar signs in Germany.

JakeTheSnake — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:46:13 -0000

Frank Elegar signs in Germany.

Drat. I was hoping that maybe, just maybe, he'd get a training camp invite, but I guess that's out the door now.

(In case you couldn't tell, Wizard-related news has pretty much hit a standstill. Please Gil, say something crazy.)

The Starting Five: Difference between on-field/court character and off-field/court character

Pradamaster — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:05:39 -0000

The Starting Five: Difference between on-field/court character and off-field/court character

As I read this, I immediately thought of the Bonzi Wells and Tony Allen discussions we had, where we were talking about "character issues." Definitely an interesting read (and I agree with it, for the record).

Learn from God himself.

JakeTheSnake — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:33:59 -0000

Learn from God himself.

I mean, who else would you want to learn dribbling skills from?

Donyell Marshall?

Unselds — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:13:16 -0000

Donyell Marshall?

Editor's Note: Bumped because I remember Ernie really going after Marshall in 2005, signing AD instead. At this point, Donyell's pretty much done though. -PM

Cheap, and can shoot the three.