NBA Players
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Antawn Jamison ‘Disdains’ Twitter (oh yea, disappointed in LeBron too)
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 23, 2010
Antawn Jamison doesn’t get Twitter. Neither does my 70-year old dad (okay, he’s 69, will be 70 next June). He, my dad, was recently in town and Twitter came up in...
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A Clevelander speaks about LeBron, his name is Flip Saunders
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 9, 2010
“Having been from Cleveland and everything we’ve gone through, you’d like to see your hometown do well, so I’m disappointed from that standpoint.” -Flip Saunders Yep, ol’ Flip is from Cleveland....
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John Wall on LeBron’s Decision: “It was a shocker.”
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 9, 2010
Dammit. I did it. I used that LeBron fella’s name in the title of this post. I know, I know … I shouldn’t have. If it’s any consolation, I refused to...
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Dear LeBron Raymone James…
►John Converse Townsend | Jul 8, 2010
OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, you’ve accomplished some incredible feats. You are a two-time league MVP; you won NBA Rookie of the Year; you’re a six-time NBA All-Star; a NBA Scoring...
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Was LeBron Conceived in D.C.?
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 8, 2010
I get it. You’re just about tired of hearing about LeBron James. Blah, blah, blah. Nonetheless, you’re still reading about him and the whole ordeal still makes for fun conversational fodder....
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Reflection and pictures from inside NBA Draft night 2010
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 28, 2010
NBA draft night 2010 was a whirlwind … and any other similar word you can find in a thesaurus to describe a confusing commotion of excitement. I got there not knowing...
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Mike Miller Talks To LeBron About Free-Agency, Reaffirms Desire To Play For a Winner
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 20, 2010
Most Wizards fans wouldn’t mind seeing Mike Miller on the team next year, but know there is virtually no chance of it happening, despite Miller’s offer of loyalty immediately after the...
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Kenny “The Jet” Smith on John Wall
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 16, 2010
Here we go again. Yet another opinion from the cornucopia of experts about John Wall that this site will be unquestionably unabashed about posting because, well, John Wall is involved. Makes...
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Reebok’s Presentation to John Wall
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 12, 2010
According to a Tweet by Sole Collector, this was part of Reebok’s presentation to John Wall. Of course, we already know Wall won’t be No. 11, that’s reserved for Elvin Hayes....
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LINKS: Quick! Find someone, anyone, who has an opinion about John Wall.
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 3, 2010
Or maybe you can just ask John Wall if he wants to go to Ben’s Chili Bowl. There’s a sign in the famed D.C. haunt that says the only people who...
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It’s just one LeBron to the Wizards scenario, don’t think anything of it.
►Kyle Weidie | May 18, 2010
John Wall is the Summer’s big move according to Bethlehem Shoals of NBA FanHouse. I agree … potentially. If you eat and breathe the Washington Wizards as much as I do,...
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A Brief History of Washington Wizards Wearing LeBron’s Shoe
►Kyle Weidie | May 7, 2010
{via Ball Don’t Lie} LeBron James likes wearing his own name-bearing shoes that fuel his ego. He wears MVP shoes. He wears New York Yankees shoes. One upon a time Mike...
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When Quinton Ross > DeShawn Stevenson > Jay Humphries > NBA Cocaine Trafficking Ring
►Kyle Weidie | Mar 29, 2010
Quinton Ross has a player option for $1,146,337 million next season. I’m sure some Wizards fan out there don’t want him to take it. Get over it. He probably will. But...
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When Mike Miller Made Vegas Happy or Sad
►Kyle Weidie | Mar 13, 2010
Your average gambling addict is probably keeping track of every game on every night, including a Wizards game. But last...
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Jonathan Bender’s Ghosts of Mississippi
►Kyle Weidie | Feb 1, 2010
Prior to the Wizards-Knicks game, Rashad Mobley of Hoops Addict and myself stopped to chat with Jonathan Bender of the New York Knicks, a man on a long-shot comeback attempt. Rashad...
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Chris Webber’s Harsh Words For Caron Butler & Antawn Jamison
►Kyle Weidie | Jan 27, 2010
Chris Webber had a fair share troubles here in D.C., among other places. He once was caught with marijuana and pepper-sprayed by a cop for refusing to get out of his...
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When Mike James Played In Kobe’s 81 Point Game
►Kyle Weidie | Jan 26, 2010
So Mike James has been written about a couple times lately. And with everything else that’s going on, it’s nice to talk about non-legal, non-14-29 record, basketball-related items. But first, here’s...
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Former Spurs Teammates, Ginobili, Oberto and Finley, Reunite On Cold Day In Hell
►Kyle Weidie | Jan 8, 2010
Ok, so Washington, D.C. isn’t “hell”. I love this city. It is nice … but it’s also been really, really cold lately. Sports hell? Well, now you’re talking. The only saving grace...
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Doubling Tim Duncan: Wizards Locker Room Portraits & Quotes
►Kyle Weidie | Jan 4, 2010
Prior to Saturday’s 97-86 loss to the San Antonio, Flip Saunders indicated that for the most part, Brendan Haywood would guard Tim Duncan straight up and they would run one-and-a-half men...
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A Tale of Not Paying Gambling Debt & Pranks With Guns: Your Washington Wizards
►Kyle Weidie | Jan 2, 2010
It’s all there. Gambling thousands on chartered planes. A certain $111 million point guard ducking out on debt owed to JaVale McGee. Pranks where guns are laid out in a statement...
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So That’s How David Kahn Treats His Players
►Kyle Weidie | Dec 27, 2009
Foye started feeling uneasy when David Kahn refused to meet with him after taking over general manager, but he still was startled to get the call from agent and Ernie Grunfeld...
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Which Wizard Let Michael Redd Get Off?
►Kyle Weidie | Dec 26, 2009
The Milwaukee Bucks game seems like it was ages ago. And when deciding which aspect of the game to break down, I was conflicted at first. Should it be what happened...
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What Ernie Grunfeld Was Doing On Christmas Day 25 Years Ago
►Kyle Weidie | Dec 25, 2009
Here’s a vision of Wizards team president Ernie Grunfeld on Christmas day 25 years ago. Notice his semi-festive tie? Then again, Grunfeld is Jewish, so it probably wasn’t that festive. Here,...
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Wizards Game 11 at Oklahoma City: What You Need To Know & Questionable Journalism From Denver
►Kyle Weidie | Nov 20, 2009
The Wizards play the Thunder at 8 pm tonight in Oklahoma City. I’ll be Twittering and perhaps chatting a bit on ESPN’s Daily Dime. We’ll see if the Wiz have the...
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Wizards Practice Video Report: Players On Rivalry With Cleveland
►Kyle Weidie | Nov 2, 2009
After Monday’s practice, before setting off for hostile territory in Ohio, Brendan Haywood, Caron Butler, Randy Foye and DeShawn Stevenson are prodded to talk about the rivarly/history between the Wizards and...
