On Wednesday night the Wizards lost their third straight of the season and fell to 0-3. Down by as much as 18 the Wizards bench, led by Nick Young and Juan Dixon, brought the team all the way back and more. The Wiz appeared to have the game well in hand…and then the starters went back in. DeShawn finished the game 1 of 7 from 3-point range, Blatche looked confused and overmatched committing 4 turnovers (2 of which were passes thrown into the stands), Jamison went 6 of 19 from the field and 7 of 12 from the line, and Antonio Daniels, well he looked like Antonio Daniels, extremely vanilla adding only 3 points in 21 minutes. With Arenas out the next two months this team desperately needs a spark, someone who can put up points in a hurry and infuse some energy into a once deadly offense. While one man can never replace Arenas’ offensive output, 3 just may be able to.
Here is what I propose. Start Nick Young over Stevenson. Don’t get me wrong I love the fire and intensity DeShawn brings to the court but he has become a liability on offense. Nick Young can do it all: take his man off the dribble, post him up and shoot a fade away over him, and spot up for the big shot. Next I would Bring Dixon in as the sixth man. He has excellent range and when he is on, watch out. He rarely turns the ball over and has looked better on defense. Finally, give long arms McGee (JaVale McGee) Blatche’s minutes. JaVale has looked sharp so far as a Wizard and could become the Tyson Chandler type this team needs. Blatche is a waste of space who has regressed from last season. He often looks uninterested and sometimes down right bored. We never should have given him that new contract. So there you have it folks. Your new Wizards depth chart:
PG-Daniels, Dixon(Sixth Man), Brown
SG-Young, Stevenson
SF-Butler, McGuire
PF-Jamison, Songalia, Blatche
C-Etan, McGee, Songalia, Pech, Blatche if we must
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