Wizards are champions again!

More losses. But it's getting closer. Nice games by Wall. Favors is great. I also would love to get him for my Mavs, but it's quite unrealistic since the Jazz rather would give away Kanter or Jefferson IRL, but they always resign Big Al in the game ...

Yeah it does seem like he would be the one out of the four that they would most want to keep. For the same reason that he is an attractive trade target. I'm looking for a good young big man but having trouble finding someone who I like, but that is also realistic to get.

Derrick Favors (Thought it might be slightly realistic given the depth they have. But he is probably the most valuable of the 4)
Greg Monroe (Doubt Pistons would trade him for anything)
Kenneth Faried (If I did that badreligionau would probably never read this again. )
Brook Lopez (Nets are 'win now' so draft picks wouldn't be worth anything to them)
Anthony Davis (Hornets just used a no.1 pick on him. Not going anywhere)
Roy Hibbert (Big contract and wasn't that impressed by him on my Live 10 game)
Kevin Love (Don't really have the right assets to trade for him)
JaVale McGee (Wizards only just got rid of him)
DeAndre Jordan (Same as Lopez really)
JJ Hickson, DeJuan Blair (Available as free agents next season, don't want to give anything up to get them)

Guess I'll just have to stick with Seraphin/Patterson/Dalembert/Martin for now. I could add some really good frontcourt talent in the off-season anyway I guess.

well you can try to get high picks to get nerlens noel or cody zeller, if your using the 2013 draft class

19/11/12

Washington Wizards [0-8] vs Indiana Pacers [7-4]

No end in site for Wizards losing streak



WAS - 21 23 23 24 91
IND - 29 28 30 21 108

Player of the Game: John Wall
(26pts, 6reb, 13ast)


Top Scorers
Gerald Green - 27
John Wall - 26
Bradley Beal - 25
Davis West - 20
Danny Granger - 17
Patrick Patterson - 12

Assists
John Wall - 13
DJ Augustin - 13
George Hill - 10
Kevin Seraphin - 6

Rebounds
Danny Granger - 8
Kevin Seraphin - 7
John Wall - 6
David West - 6

21/11/12

Atlanta Hawks [3-6] vs Washington Wizards [0-9]

Hawks too good for Wizards at home



ATL - 26 28 23 31 108
WAS - 21 15 19 20 75

Player of the Game: Al Horford
(24pt, 11reb, 1stl, 1blk)


Top Scorers
Al Horford - 24
Bradley Beal - 22
Louis Williams - 15
Josh Smith - 12
Anthony Morrow - 12
Ivan Johnson - 10

Assists
John Wall - 16
Devin Harris - 11
Louis Williams - 10
Jeff Teague - 6

Rebounds
Al Horford - 11
Zaza Pachulia - 10
Devin Harris - 9
Josh Smith - 7
Kenyon Martin - 5
Kevin Seraphin - 5
Bradley Beal - 5

24/11/12

Washington Wizards [0-10] vs Charlotte Bobcats [5-6]

Bobcats beat Wizards again



WAS - 19 22 24 21 86
CHA - 27 27 22 26 102

Player of the Game: Kemba Walker
(12pt, 2reb, 10ast, 5stl, 1blk)


Top Scorers
John Wall - 32
Ben Gordon - 25
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - 22
Bradley Beal - 13
Kemba Walker - 12
Tyrus Thomas - 10
Kevin Seraphin - 10

Assists
Kemba Walker - 10
John Wall - 9
Ramon Sessions - 8
Bradley Beal - 5

Rebounds
Brendan Haywood - 10
Tyrus Thomas - 8
Kevin Seraphin - 6
Patrick Patterson - 6
Ben Gordon - 5

26/11/12

Washington Wizards [0-11] vs San Antonio Spurs [7-7]

Spurs too good even without Duncan and Ginobili



WAS - 22 16 26 16 80
SAS - 22 33 15 25 95

Player of the Game: Tony Parker
(22pt, 7reb, 5ast, 2stl)


Top Scorers
John Wall - 25
Tony Parker - 22
Bradley Beal - 21
Stephen Jackson - 20
Tiago Splitter - 18
Kawhi Leonard - 10

Assists
John Wall - 15
Nando De Colo - 6
Kawhi Leonard - 5
Tony Parker - 5
Beno Udrih - 5

Rebounds
Kawhi Leonard - 9
DeJuan Blair - 9
Tony Parker - 7
John Wall - 7
Tiago Splitter - 6
Samuel Dalembert - 6
Kevin Seraphin - 6
Patrick Patterson - 6
Stephen Jackson - 5

I got Larry Sanders, he's been beasting. Though he's not really the same caliber guy then those you mentioned. I'd get Favors now, cause he jumps to like 85-90 rating in 3 years.

Definitely a rough start, but you've definitely set it up to be challenging and it'll hopefully work out for you in the long run. Looks like you're having quarters where it's all clicking and you've got the hang of things, but lose your grip on the game in the next twelve minutes. Hope you can break the streak soon and string together a few wins, though the slow start has made it a somewhat unique story thread.

Tough, tough start. What difficulty do you play in? Other guys have to step up because really has been good.

I'm playing on All Star. I probably could decrease the level, but it's more realistic for this team to have it really challenging.

The great return of t-mac awaiting?

28/11/12

Washington Wizards [0-12] vs Portland Trail Blazers [5-9]

Wizards throw away the best chance at a win they've had this season



WAS - 27 20 20 26 93
POR - 27 14 25 35 101

Player of the Game: Wesley Matthews
(25pt, 12reb, 8ast, 2stl)


Top Scorers
Wesley Matthews - 25
LaMarcus Aldridge - 24
Bradley Beal - 22
John Wall - 18
Nicolas Batum - 16
Damian Lillard - 14
Kevin Seraphin - 14
Daequan Cook - 14
JJ Hickson - 10

Assists
Wesley Matthews - 8
Damian Lillard - 7
John Wall - 7
Beno Udrih - 5

Rebounds
Wesley Matthews - 12
Kevin Seraphin - 10
LaMarcus Aldridge - 6
Donte Greene - 6
Samuel Dalembert - 5
John Wall - 5
JJ Hickson - 5
Damian Lillard - 5

I was down 93-90 with 30 seconds left and the commentator said I needed to foul quickly. Which I did without thinking.
Obviously after that happened I realised how stupid it was. Why did he say that? Stupid game.
My 3pt shooting was good. Beal (6-10) and Cook (4-7) in particular were knocking them down. All I can do is take the positives and keep trying for that win.

I admire you never thought of quitting the game as you are losing badly

Maybe you can tank this season and get dwight or CP3! And get a higher pick

Will follow this!

I admire you never thought of quitting the game as you are losing badly

Maybe you can tank this season and get dwight or CP3! And get a higher pick

Will follow this!

Sounds like a good plan. But could CP3 and Wall play on the same team or would I have to trade Wall? Doubt he would want to be a backup.

Oh and tanking would mean that I'm losing on purpose. Wish I was good enough to have the choice of winning or not.

30/11/12

New York Knicks [7-7] vs Washington Wizards [0-13]

Knicks have too much scoring for Wizards to contain



NYK - 31 29 25 34 119
WAS - 26 22 28 23 99

Player of the Game: Carmelo Anthony
(24pt, 8reb, 3ast, 4stl)


Top Scorers
JR Smith - 26
Carmelo Anthony - 24
Bradley Beal - 23
John Wall - 22
Daequan Cook - 22
Rasheed Wallace - 15
Iman Shumpert - 11
Amare Stoudemire - 10

Assists
Jason Kidd - 15
Raymond Felton - 8
Bradley Beal - 7
Iman Shumpert - 6
John Wall - 5

Rebounds
Amare Stoudemire - 8
Carmelo Anthony - 8
John Wall - 6
Patrick Patterson - 5
Jason Kidd - 5

Another tough ending. I cut their 16 point lead down to 9 heading into the fourth, but they stretched it out again at the end.

1/12/12

November 2012 Summary



With the season now well under way, a surprise leader has emerged in the east. The 76ers are a game clear of the Bulls, Heat and Celtics.
At the other end is Washington, who are yet to win their first game this season. They have gone an amazing fourteen games without a win.
It isn't all doom and gloom for the Wizards though. The form of John Wall and Bradley Beal has been really outstanding despite all the losses.
Rather strangely both Wall and Beal won eastern conference player of the month and eastern conference rookie of the month, respectively.
Beal is currently leading the field in the rookie of the year race. He's averaging 18/4/4 and has started every one of their fourteen games.
There has been bad injury news for some teams. Stars Andre Iguodala, Joakim Noah and Manu Ginobili will all miss the rest of the season.

Conference Standings

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League Leaders

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Player Awards

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Leading Rookies

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Transactions

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Major Injuries

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Current All-Star Game Votes

I admire you never thought of quitting the game as you are losing badly

Maybe you can tank this season and get dwight or CP3! And get a higher pick

Will follow this!

Sounds like a good plan. But could CP3 and Wall play on the same team or would I have to trade Wall? Doubt he would want to be a backup.

Oh and tanking would mean that I'm losing on purpose. Wish I was good enough to have the choice of winning or not.

Oh sorry i forgot about john wall! Maybe you get two stars or hig potential players and form a big three

Iggy, CP3 and Dwight always become free agents. I'd suggest getting Iggy and Dwight if you have the cap space.

A rough first month, but the play of Wall and Beal is certainly encouraging. Nice to see Beal pick up Rookie of the Month honours there, his numbers are pretty solid.

I agree with Martti, getting Iggy and Dwight would make you probably a title contender if you have enough cap space.

3/12/12

Wizards increase the average age of their squad further with trade



After a terrible 0-14 start to the season, Washington GM Steve Kerr has decided to make a move in an attempt to improve their defense.
He has agreed to send Martell Webster, Jan Vesely and two second round picks to Detroit for veterans Corey Maggette and Jason Maxiell.
It's a pretty low risk move given that Maggette is on an expiring contract, whilst Maxiell's wage will drop from $5m to $2m after this season.

Detroit are moving forward with a rebuild of their own based around a promising core of Greg Monroe, Andre Drummond and Brandon Knight.
Webster and Vesely now join a younger supporting cast that also includes Rodney Stuckey, Jonas Jerebko, Kyle Singler and Khris Middleton.
After their dominance of the east during the early-to-mid 2000's, including a championship, the Pistons haven't made the playoffs since 2009.
They will be hoping that Monroe can develop into a superstar center and guide them back to the heights that they enjoyed for so many seasons.

Washington are having an absolutely horrendous season so far. Maybe it's not suprising though given they decided to go into full rebuild mode.
Having their two promising youngsters shoulder all of the burden probably isn't helping their cause either. Leading a franchise isn't an easy task.
Maggette should give the Wizards another scoring option. Nearly all of the pressure to score has been on guards John Wall and Bradley Beal so far.
He was averaging 14 points per game with the Pistons. Maxiell's rebounding will come in handy too. He was grabbing 9 per game off the bench.

Detroit receive
Martell Webster - 26 - SF - $1.60m - 1 year (69)
Jan Vesely - 22 - PF - $6.82m - 2 years (63)
Wizards 2013 2nd round pick
Wizards 2014 2nd round pick

Projected line-up:
Greg Monroe - Chalie Villanueva - Tayshaun Prince - Rodney Stuckey - Brandon Knight
Bench options:
Will Bynum, Jonas Jerebko, Andre Drummond, Jan Vesely, Martell Webster, Kyle Singler, Khris Middleton





Washington receive
Corey Maggette - 33 - SF - $10.92m - 1 year (73)
Jason Maxiell - 29 - PF - $14.05m - 5 years (70)

Projected line-up:
Kevin Seraphin - Patrick Patterson - Corey Maggette - Bradley Beal - John Wall
Bench options:
Michael Redd, Beno Udrih, Samuel Dalembert, Donte Greene, Daequan Cook, Jason Maxiell, Kenyon Martin

4/12/12

Washington Wizards [0-14] vs Miami Heat [10-5]

Heat demolish Wizards after close start



WAS - 30 23 15 18 86
MIA - 32 31 44 30 137

Player of the Game: Dwyane Wade
(30pt, 1reb, 6ast, 3stl)


Top Scorers
Dwyane Wade - 30
LeBron James - 23
Norris Cole - 21
Corey Maggette - 19
John Wall - 17
Ray Allen - 15
Bradley Beal - 14
Michael Redd - 11
Rashard Lewis - 11
Chris Bosh - 10

Assists
Mario Chalmers - 11
John Wall - 8
Dwyane Wade - 6

Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 15
Joel Anthony - 6
Udonis Haslem - 5
James Jones - 5
Mike Miller - 5
Kevin Seraphin - 5
Michael Redd - 5

Maggette had 14 points in the first quarter (5-7 fgm-a, 4-5 3ptm-a). Was probably the only positive in the game for me.
I pretty much gave up in the third quarter and just bombed threes. Hence the 50 point loss. I was just so annoyed because I was within 4-6 points for 95% of the second quarter before they stretched it to 10 at the half. And then as usual it became a 20+ point lead in the blink of an eye.
Only three more games to attempt to avoid the Nets losing streak record.

Iggy, CP3 and Dwight always become free agents. I'd suggest getting Iggy and Dwight if you have the cap space.

I agree with Martti, getting Iggy and Dwight would make you probably a title contender if you have enough cap space.

Sounds good. Although a part of me would feel guilty if I ended up with a top pick in the draft and then signed Dwight and CP3. Easiest rebuild ever?!

A rough first month, but the play of Wall and Beal is certainly encouraging. Nice to see Beal pick up Rookie of the Month honours there, his numbers are pretty solid.

I was trying to emulate the Clippers' unbeaten month, but I think I was doing it wrong? It's nice that they got the awards, but it's not surprising that they have good numbers as no one else on my team is doing much of anything.

7/12/12

Atlanta Hawks [6-9] vs Washington Wizards [0-15]

Sweet 16 for Wizards in Atlanta



ATL - 21 30 37 32 120
WAS - 25 25 27 9 86

Player of the Game: Devin Harris
(18pt, 4reb, 12ast, 2stl)


Top Scorers
Louis Williams - 22
Devin Harris - 18
John Wall - 16
Corey Maggette - 14
Al Horford - 14
Ivan Johnson - 13
Kevin Seraphin - 12
John Jenkins - 11
Mike Scott - 11
Josh Smith - 10
Bradley Beal - 10

Assists
Devin Harris - 12
John Wall - 11
Bradley Beal - 10
Louis Williams - 8
Patrick Patterson - 5

Rebounds
Josh Smith - 9
Louis Williams - 7
Al Horford - 7
Kevin Seraphin - 5

I was only down by 1 point with 2 minutes left in the third, but then they hit 5 threes in a row to end the quarter and it was pretty much game over.
Got the lead down to 8 with the first basket in the fourth, then the usual collapse happened.

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