[D.C. Council: setting the scene, rating the starters, assessing the subs, providing the analysis, and catching anything that you may have missed. Unlike the real DC Council, everything here is on the table. Game No. 74, Washington Wizards vs. Chicago Bulls; contributors: Dan Diamond and Adam McGinnis from the Verizon Center, and Sean Fagan up I-95 in Brooklyn, N.Y.]

One Jedi to Another Captain Kirk Kicked to the Curb Captain Kirk, tossed by referee Sean Corbin. #Bulls-#Wizards vine.co/v/bIUdLPwMTq3 — Kyle Weidie (@Truth_About_It) April 3, 2013

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John Wall, defensive dynamo (?)

Entering Wednesday night, here are the NBA’s top five teams in defensive rating–a stat that measures opponents’ points per 100 possessions. Essentially, it’s a pure way to track which teams are best at keeping opponents’ points off the board.

1. Indiana Pacers (98.9 D-rating)
2. Memphis Grizzlies (100.9 D-rating)
3. San Antonio Spurs (101.5 D-rating)
4. Washington Wizards (102.6 D-rating)
5. Oklahoma City Thunder (102.6 D-rating)

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[D.C. Council: setting the scene, rating the starters, assessing the subs, providing the analysis, and catching anything that you may have missed. Unlike the real DC Council, everything here is on the table. Game No. 28, Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls; contributors: Kyle Weidie and John Converse Townsend from behind the television screen.]

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Here to provide the DC Council Opening Statements for Washington’s 28th game of the season against the Bulls in Chicago are TAI’s Kyle Weidie (@Truth_About_It) and guest Braedan Ritter (@BullsbytheHorns), who writes about the Bulls for the ESPN TrueHoop blog Bulls By The Horns. Also check this By The Horns game preview where I contribute answers to the very same questions that Braedan answers below.

Wizards Starters (4-23):

Shelvin Mack (we assume?) … Nope, it’s Garrett Temple, Bradley Beal, Martell Webster, Nene, Emeka Okafor

Bulls Starters (15-12):

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[Joakim Noah with an offensive tip-back.]

[Derrick Rose finds Joakim Noah.]

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As Kyle Weidie wrote yesterday, Lester Hudson has returned to D.C. from the South for his second tour of duty with the Washington Wizards.  The injury of John Wall and the trade of Gilbert Arenas meant there was a void at the point guard position, and Hudson was a safe, logical choice.  He was with the team from the Las Vegas Summer League in July all the way up until November 22nd, when he was cut in favor of Alonzo Gee.

Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau was also a member of the Washington Wizards as an assistant coach  in 2007, albeit briefly, if you can even call it that. It was announced by the team, but never official.  Thibodeau agreed to be an assistant coach in charge of defense under then-head coach Eddie Jordan, then a few days later he stepped down and ended up with the Boston Celtics, where he was a part of  their 2007-08  championship team.  Allegedly, Thibodeau was under the impression that he would be lead assistant coach under Eddie Jordan, and when it became apparent that he would not be, he bailed.

Through the first six months of the 2009-2010 season, Hudson and Thibodeau saw each other just about every day, as the Celtics drafted Hudson in the second round of the 2009 draft. With them, he appeared in just 16 games, averaging 1.4 points in 4.4 minutes per contest.  Still, as an assistant coach, Thibodeau got a chance to watch Hudson practice and battle Rajon Rondo on a daily basis, and apparently Hudson made quite the impression.

Here were Thibodeau’s thoughts on Hudson before last night’s game:

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