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AJ Price’s Season in Review

Fellow writer Will Stokes and I got together to discuss AJ Price’s first year with the Wizards. News flash: We feel pretty similarly about him. James: AJ Price stepped in to start in the beginning…Read More

On Jason Collins

The Washington Wizards had a forgettable season on the court. They had one of the worst starts in the history of the NBA and posted a league-worst offensive rating. They limped to the finish line, losing…Read More

Wizards Surrender Large Lead in Loss to Brooklyn Nets

While this game may have been ugly, nothing can compare to the ugliness that occurred this afternoon at the Boston Marathon. I received an email earlier today letting me know that I did not have to cover…Read More

Celtics’ Shavlik Randolph, Team Defense Handle Wizards

The Celtics defeated the Wizards tonight in Boston by a score of 107 to 96. Many Wizard fans were particularly excited for tonight’s game to see how Jordan Crawford, who recently stated he did not…Read More

The Day the Jumper Died?

What if I told you John Wall will someday go back to being a bad jump shooter? Would you believe me? Would say, “Yeah, no sh*t”? Would you be worried? It might not even matter for his game. John…Read More

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John Wall with an Unmatched Streak

John Wall is en fuego over his last three games. He’s taking care of the ball, drilling jumpers…Read More

John Wall, Wizards Stave of Bucks

The Wizards were very close to pulling a very Wizard letdown. I had the headline all ready after the…Read More

Pistons Drop Wizards and Steve Buckhantz Still Doesn’t Realize

Wow. The final minute of this game featured an extremely improbable comeback, a questionable clear path…Read More

Jordan Crawford – DNP

During the Wizards’ current four-game winning streak, Jordan Crawford has played a total of 11…Read More

Wiz Fall to Grizz

The most important storyline of this game was, far and away, the mysterious shoulder injury suffered…Read More

Bradley Beal Named to the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge Roster

Bradley Beal was named to the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge roster today. This is a nice honor for the…Read More

The Kevin Seraphin Decision Tree

Q: Who else gon shoot? A: Kevin Seraphin. Kevin Seraphin’s minutes have gone up by 25% this year…Read More

Who Else Gon’ Shoot? Wizards Top Blazers on Jordan Crawford’s Last Second Three

  Who else gon shoot? Jordan Crawford hit the game winning DAGGER from deep in the most Crawfordesque…Read More

Washington Wizards Sneak Past Denver Nuggets, Log Second Road Win

The Wizards exploded in the second half for 67 points and rode Kevin Seraphin to victory. Seraphin continued…Read More

Wiz Can’t Hang with the Heat

Since Nene’s arrival last season, the Washington Wizards were undefeated against the Heat in games…Read More

Wizards Miss Crawford’s Steez, Fall to Bulls

Without Jordan Crawford’s steez, the Wizards figured to struggle offensively and they did. The…Read More

Malice in the Palace: Part 2

The Wizards were generally obliterated tonight. There isn’t much more to say past that but I’ll…Read More

There’s No Containing that Beard

The Wizards couldn’t string two in a row together against a team led by a player who could have…Read More

What To Make Of Jan Vesely

Mike Prada of Bullets Forever recently hypothesized that Jan Vesely’s poor play is more a symptom…Read More

The Wizards Finally Get Crushed

The Wizards (or the Lashington Lizards, as @DidTheWizWin calls them), dropped their twelfth straight…Read More