Posts tagged ‘tim legler’

Tim Legler says he can once again wear his old Wizards jersey proudly … wonder if he ever did in the first place. Legs did have ninth best PER season in the franchise’s past 25 years … for a white dude.

In his preview video below, Legler pegs JaVale McGee for a breakout year (Epic Vale seems to have a way to go before earning significant ‘breakout’ time), and says thatAntawn Jamison could possibly play the five at times (seriously doubt that). But you can watch for yourself …

The Washington Post’s Michael Lee also makes a guest appearance to preview the Wiz for Fox Sports.

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When the DC Sports Bog’s Dan Steinberg was in Vegas, he tweeted the question:

“Is mike miller the wizards’ best white player since….gugliotta?“

Dan later followed up in a Sports Bog post saying:

I was asking some of the other media members who would be the answer to this question: “Mike Miller is the Wizards/Bullets best white player since…..” There was no consensus. I will keep working on this. In a purely jesting, non-offensive way.

Steinberg’s nomination of Tom Gugliotta seems like a choice with which most of Wizards nation could concur. But thinking back, the organization hasn’t exactly had a history of illustrious contributions from the white man on the basketball court.

All of this got me thinking … and research would have to respond to these thoughts.

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The friendly bloggers (and their fans) at the Cleveland sports-based Waiting For Next Year have taken upon the task of creating a Mark Price-themed t-shirt (h/t Sporting News).

Price, the current Atlanta Hawks shooting coach, may still be right for Cleveland Cavaliers fans, but that’s far from the case for Wizards/Bullets fans.

A reminder of how the Cavs fleeced former Bullets GM, John Nash (from this May ’08 post):