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LeBron Upset His 'Crab Dribble' Was Called a Travel in Final Seconds Against Wizards

Brett PollakoffPosted Jan 4th 2009 10:10PM by Brett Pollakoff (author feed)
Filed under: Cavaliers, Wizards, NBA Videos

The Cavs dropped a close one in Washington Sunday afternoon, thanks mostly to scoring just 11 points in the third quarter. But even so, they found themselves down by two with under 10 seconds to play when LeBron James went with a signature move to the basket for what would have been the tying layup, only to have the referees whistle him for the rare traveling call, which sealed the game for the Wizards. But was it a travel? LeBron certainly didn't think so; take a look for yourself.



The way I saw it, LeBron definitely picked up his dribble before making the step-through, and watching the replay (at about the :50 second mark) you can count the three steps he takes after he picked up the ball.

Not surprisingly, LeBron disagreed with the call, and felt that his 'trademark play' was a perfectly legal maneuver.
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With Wizards Going Nowhere, Gilbert Arenas Probably Should Sit the Rest of the Year

Tom ZillerPosted Dec 26th 2008 9:16AM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Wizards, NBA Injuries, NBA Rumors

Wizards bosses claimed that the early-season replacement of Eddie Jordan with Ed Tapscott came because the franchise management believe the playoffs could still be reached. At 4-23, Washington is now five games behind Charlotte for 14th place in the East. I think we can rule out the playoffs at this point.

Nevertheless, Tapscott is riding his veterans. JaVale McGee and Javaris Crittenton earned DNP-CDs for the Christmas game in Cleveland. Youthful Dominic McGuire didn't get some time to flourish or wilt until not-youthful DeShawn Stevenson requested to be benched. There's no hope for this season, and the team hasn't yet given the kids a chance to show they can be successful next season. Lose-lose, mates.

As such, this rumor from the Washington Post's Ivan Carter makes a load of sense.
They are only whispers but I'm hearing chatter that Gilbert Arenas and the team is seriously pondering whether to bring him back at all this season.
Continue Reading With Wizards Going Nowhere, Gilbert Arenas Probably Should Sit the Rest of the Year

Eddie Jordan Is Reportedly Out in Washington Following Team's Awesome Start

Will BrinsonPosted Nov 24th 2008 10:45AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Wizards, NBA Gossip, NBA Media Watch

There was a dead certainty that some changes would be occurring in the Washington Wizards' organization following the team's 1-10 start.

And because it seemed unlikely that Ernie Grunfield would fire himself, and it was already too late to start trying to trade Gilbert Arenas or Antawn Jamison and because Caron Butler is the truth ... well, it stood to reason that the first scapegoat would be Eddie Jordan. According to the Post's Wizards Insider, that has now come to fruition.
According to sources familiar with the situation, the Wizards have relieved Coach Eddie Jordan of his duties. Jordan was informed of the decision this morning.

Ed Tapscott, who had carried the title of Director of Player Development but traveled with the team and essentially served as an extra assistant coach, will take over coaching duties, starting with a practice that will begin today at 11 a.m.
Again, I don't know if it's deserving -- Jordan has done a pretty fine job of coaching up what is a quasi-limited roster since he's been in Washington. And additionally, he's currently missing about $110 million worth of said roster ... but yeah, the team is in the basement of a very winnable division, Gil and Brendan Haywood are talking about not coming back this year if the playoffs aren't an option, and someone has to get blamed. If the reports are accurate, looks like that guy is Jordan.

Headlines to Watch: Southeast Division

Will BrinsonPosted Oct 20th 2008 9:00AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Bobcats, Hawks, Heat, Magic, Wizards, Eastern


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It doesn't seem that long ago that the Southeast was an afterthought. I'm aware that sounds stupid as this division attempts to rise to serious L-bound prominence, but it's true -- before Dwight Howard and before Dwyane Wade and before Josh Smith and before Jeff McInnis ... what was there?

It doesn't particularly matter now; the division is still only an erstwhile powerhouse; you would never see a prediction coming that any one of these teams can contend for the NBA title right now, and that's what matters in these sort of things.

Of course, Orlando is a different story of sorts. Maybe. At least we have to wonder: Does Hedo Turkoglu Still Have the Special Sauce?
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You'll Never Believe It, but Gilbert Arenas Had Knee Surgery

Matt MoorePosted Sep 17th 2008 1:32PM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Wizards, Eastern, NBA Injuries

I know, I know, "Impossible!" you cry. Sadly, it's true. Gilbert Arenas is going to miss up to a month of the regular season after minor surgery on his bionic frequently repaired knee.

The Washington Post reports Arenas had minor surgery this morning that "cleaned out some debris" from his knee and will be out until December. Arenas told reporters that he had planned all along on not participating in training camp or the preseason.

Well isn't that nice to know. In the words of Adam Sandler from The Wedding Singer, "Once again, things that could have been brought to my attention yesterday!" Don't you think it would have been nice to know if Arenas was going to ditch training camp and preseason before he went and re-signed for the 6-year, $111 million deal that was supposed to finally assure the reunion of Arenas, fellow re-signee Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler for a whole year? It's entirely possible that the Wizards were aware of this situation beforehand, but from the sound of the article, it doesn't seem like it. Arenas said it was slowing him down, so they decided to go ahead and do the surgery. He also mentions that he thinks it's a good thing.

"This should actually allow me to come back faster" he said. Well that's awesome. Oh, well. Wizards fans have gotten used to paying Arenas without actually having him play. And $111 million buys a ton of physical therapy. And a pool.

NBA Top 50: Caron Butler (No. 26)

Tom ZillerPosted Sep 12th 2008 4:36PM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Wizards



FanHouse's Tom Ziller argues his ranking of the top 50 players in the NBA.

The NBA has seen some woefully lopsided trades this decade: Tracy McGrady for Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley, Vince Carter for three expired lottery tickets and a 15% off coupon at IHOP, and most recently, Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown and Marc Gasol. But Kwame appears in one more severely tilted trade: when the Wizards sent him to L.A. in a sign-and-trade for Caron Butler. The Lakers gave up Butler for the opportunity to pay Brown up to $9 million a year.

Butler, a cat who got along with Kobe famously despite a bad team effort in '04-05, was a young stud on his rookie deal. Washington ended up locking him in to one of the league's shrewdest contracts; to this day, the 'Zards can pay Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison eight digits because they're only pitching Caron seven.

Considering what Butler does on the court, it might be the best move on Ernie Grunfeld's resumé.
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NBA Essentials: Blowing the World's Mind

Tom ZillerPosted Aug 21st 2008 8:47AM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Grizzlies, Wizards, FIBA

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.

1. Blazers Edge. Someone has been paying attention to Rudy Fernandez's defense.

2. Interbasket, via BallHype. NBA teams (Memphis?) can now freely court Iranian prospect Hamed Ehadadi.

3. Bullets Forever. An insanely thorough evaulation of Caron Butler's 2007-08.

4. Free Darko. Comparing Usain Bolt to pre-microfracture Amare Stoudemire.

5. Green Bandwagon. Remembering Sherman Douglas.

6. Darren Rovell's SportsBiz. Among the 12 athletes with at least 14 appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated, half are NBA stars. I'll let you guess who leads the way. (Hint: It's not Sherman Douglas.)

Agent Zero Television? Arenas Contemplating Reality Series

Matt MoorePosted Aug 20th 2008 4:36PM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Wizards, Eastern, NBA Gossip, NBA Rumors

Oh, Zero. How you manage to always keep our attention.

Gilbert Arenas has come to be known as one of the most entertaining NBA players in media. He's always got something to say, and most of the time, it's interesting, even if it's a little played out from time to time. He's a character, and in a league that needs them, especially ones that stay out of trouble, he's a blessing of sorts. So it should come as no surprise that there has been discussion of a Gilbert Arenas reality show. In fact, Arenas was kind enough to talk about the idea that been broached with him on a recent appearance on the Big O and Dukes Show (via RealClearSports). Here's what Gil had to say:
"Ya know, it's funny. I got a -- you ever seen the show, 'Rob and Big?' The producers want to do a reality show on me -- the first NBA player to do a reality show. But then I thought about it -- I was like, my life is really not that exciting. Ya know, so, I'm thinking about it, because, ya know, I have players like Nick [Young], who's goofy, so we can do paintball shooting and see who can get hurt on the grotto jumping into the pool..."
So it definitely sounds like there's been some serious talk. And for all of Arenas' wishy-washiness about blogs and attention and whatnot, he loves being in the spotlight. And I'm the first to admit. If he's got a reality show, I'm setting the DVR. Maybe he can take Kwame Brown cake shopping. Or take DeShawn Stevenson to figure out he's not as good as LeBron James. What am I saying? I'd watch it just to see Caron Butler be Caron Butler.

(HT: Awful Announcing)

Wizards: Consigned to Eternal Mediocrity?

Tom ZillerPosted Aug 8th 2008 8:15AM by Tom Ziller (author feed)
Filed under: Wizards, NBA Media Watch

It has been a bit of a recurring thread since Washington extended both Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas, the idea that Washington has assured it will remain a mediocre, 44-win team for the next five years by capping out with this roster. Via Bullets Forever, ESPN's Chad Ford is the latest to tie D.C. to the middle of the pack. Fans have also been guilty of the thought.

I don't buy it: the Wizards should soon be better than average. Last year, with Gil missing most of the season, the team rallied its defense, Caron Butler went All-Star, and the team won 43 games. I don't need to tell you Arenas is vastly more productive than his noble replacement, Antonio Daniels. Healthy, Arenas is one of the best offensive players in the league, hitting a ton of threes and getting to the line often. Washington had the #12 offense in Gil's stead -- with Gil in 2006-07, it was #3.

If the Wizards can keep a modicum of defense in tact (the defense, though improved, was still modest last year), the team could easily see its offense carry it to 47-50 wins. That's not elite, but it's good. The Wiz could use more physical, defensive-minded help in the frontcourt, and improvement from Nick Young to boost the guard corps. Washington's hardly so capped out it can't make some moves to bolster its chances. It'd be a huge jump to contender status -- and yeah, that's the goal -- but it isn't like this team will be something awful the rest of the decade. The parts are there, it's just all got to come together.

NBA Draft: What Future Players Need to Know

Elie SeckbachPosted Jun 23rd 2008 4:00PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: Magic, Wizards, Lakers, Suns, NBA Draft, NBA Videos, Jazz, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Washington, DC, The Word, FanHouse TV

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive NBA reporting to FanHouse. Check back here regularly for more videos.

In this video we ask Stanford star Brook Lopez about the NBA Draft. We also find out from Shaquille O'Neal, the number one pick of the 1992 draft, about his law enforcement career and his efforts to catch online predators. Also find out from Gilbert Arenas, a late second draft pick in 2001, what he would be doing if he was not an NBA All-Star. Around 1:45 into the video hear what Ira Newble, a long time NBA veteran, has to say about making to the NBA without being drafted.


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