Did somebody forget to tell the Washington Wizards that they opened up their season in Orlando's new arena last night?
Last night was a tough reminder that despite having a lot of young, talented players, the Wizards are still in the developmental phase.
I am not going to give you some sort of knee-jerk reaction, and tell you that the Wizards are going to be the worst team in the NBA this season. They were playing against one of the top four teams in the NBA. I am also not going to put on the blinders, and make everything seem great. What I will do is give you the good, the bad and the ugly from last night.
The Good
Cartier Martin just secured his roster spot for the rest of the season. He clearly was the best player off the bench last night, shooting 5-for-9, and 6-for-6 on his free throws. He finished with 17 points, and also came up with two steals in just 23 minutes.
If Gilbert Arena is going to miss games, at least Martin will be able to pick up some of the scoring slack.
Another bright spot for the Wizards was John Wall. Most people are going to look at his 6-for-19 shooting, and say it was a terrible per ...
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Washington Wizards: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from Game 1
October 29th, 2010 by Michael Mohajeri Leave a reply »
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