Washington Wizards 2015-2016 End of Season Awards
By Ben Mehic
Best Towel Waver
David Statman (@DJStatman77):
DeJuan Blair has taken his rightful place on the Wizards Pantheon of Uselessness, up there with the likes of Calvin Booth, Eric Maynor and Mike Ruffin. But DeJuan was actually a damn fine fella, well-loved by all his fellow teammates, and he kept an admirably bright demeanor despite his dismal playing time and even more dismal play.
The Washington Wizards lost a good locker room guy by trading him, but at least he’s not an obstacle anymore in my attempts to join 5 Deep.
Winner: DeJuan Blair
Nithin Kuchibhotla (@NKuchibhhotla):
You have to love Jarell Eddie in this spot.
Despite getting a rare few opportunities to unleash his killer shot from deep (that one game vs. Brooklyn was basically an out-of-body experience for him and the fans alike), Eddie came through as an excellent bench teammate.
His frequent towel waving, as well as the technique of the wrist movement cannot go unnoticed. And unlike Marcin Gortat, he did not knowingly destroy any towels either, saving Ted Leonsis some much needed cash (and we know how much he likes the idea of that).
Winner: Jarell Eddie
Osman Baig (@Obtoojiveforyou):
This is Jarell Eddie all day. If he wasn’t towel waving in his warmups, he was towel waiving in a suit and if he could bring a towel on floor with him I’m sure he’d wave a towel during the game as well.
Ryan Hollins may have been able to make a push had he stuck around, but this is the Jarrell Eddie award moving forward. On a slightly serious note, it was refreshing to see some emotion on the Washington Wizards sideline.
This team has lacked that variable (the 30 and over crowd that makes up our bench might have pulled a muscle jumping up) and seeing some enthusiasm out of a player on this team was a welcomed sight.
Winner: Jarell Eddie
John Cannady (@John_Cannady):
This also came down between two guys for me – Alan Anderson and Jarell Eddie. Since Anderson’s M.O. was more of a dap/elaborate handshake kind of thing, I went with Eddie.
Full disclosure, with his jump shot, Eddie probably should have played more, but we all know how much Coach Wittman hated giving young players (hello Wave Papi!) meaningful minutes. You could catch him even standing and waving the towel solo on the sidelines.
Winner: Jarell Eddie
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