Gilbert Arenas – No fear Wizards
November 12, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
The Wizards need Gilbert Arenas and maybe Brendan Haywood even more
Washington is 0 – 5. Now you would think they would be a little bothered by that, but that does not seem to be the case.
Whatever the reason, the Washington Wizards profess they are not worried, even if they are the only NBA team without a victory this season. Even if a loss to the Northwest Division-leading Utah Jazz on Wednesday night would drop Washington to 0-6 for the first time in franchise history.
“It’s early,” co-captain Antawn Jamison said after practice Tuesday. “Not even close to pushing the panic button.”
Really?
There isn’t any concern about the season slipping away?
“No. Never. There’s too many games. If we were at this point a month from now and I’m saying, ‘Hey, we’re 0-20,’ I would tell you, ‘Yeah.’ I couldn’t be as positive as I am right now,” said Caron Butler, Washington’s other captain and 2007-08 All-Star.
“But 0-5? We’re cool. (If we were) 0-20? Yeah, I’m in Tahiti right now, mentally. But we’re fine right now.”
So what is up with the Wizards anyway?
Hmm, a missing Agent Zero does not help, but maybe the real problem is a missing Brendan Haywood.
The Wizards’ defense had taken a step forward last season under the tutelage of new assistant coach Randy Ayers, and much effort was made to funnel foes toward the 7-foot Haywood in the paint. But he is out four to six months after surgery on his right wrist.
“He was the anchor of the whole defense,” reserve forward Darius Songaila said. “He was right there at the back. Everybody knew he was there. He was always talking and pointing and affecting shots and changing shots.”
Photo source Newscom
As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.
More blogs about basketball.
