Washington Wizards 2016-2017 Season Thread - Thanks for a great season!

How many wins will the Wizards get this season?

  • Best year ever: over 60 wins

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  • Best finish in a generation: between 50 and 60 wins

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  • A winning season, barely: 43-49 wins

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  • A losing season: 42-30 wins

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  • A total disaster, under 30 wins

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It shouldn't be a suspension.

He has no history.

They can see Olynyk flopped.

They know Olynyk has a history.

He barely pushed him
 
We all saw this coming.

Obviously, I don't agree with it.  We're talking about a shove, no punches were thrown, and Oubre was ejected from the game.  It should be time served.  Let the players decide the outcome of the series. 

They just rewarded Olynyk's dirty play - and he has a history of it.
 
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It's so great to have a coach capable of making adjustments, isn't it?  The Wizards made some great tweaks to disrupt Isiah Thomas on offense (how many steals did they get by jumping the pass when IT turned to catch near the top of the key?), force other players to beat them, and then punish Thomas on the defensive end.  Everyone knew IT would bounce back in this game, but you'll take 19 points if it comes with 6 turnovers and -30 +/-.  

Washington decisively won the rebounding battle once again as well, but the reserves still bleed points every second they're out there.  No lead ever feels truly safe.

It'll be interesting to see how the C's counter in Game 6.  The Wizards have not been a great road team this year, but they'll need to take one in Boston - and you'd much rather that happen in Game 6.  
 
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It's so great to have a coach capable of making adjustments, isn't it?  The Wizards made some great tweaks to disrupt Isiah Thomas on offense (how many steals did they get by jumping the pass when IT turned to catch near the top of the key?), force other players to beat them, and then punish Thomas on the defensive end.  Everyone knew IT would bounce back in this game, but you'll take 19 points if it comes with 6 turnovers and -30 +/-.  

Washington decisively won the rebounding battle once again as well, but the reserves still bleed points every second they're out there.  No lead ever feels truly safe.

It'll be interesting to see how the C's counter in Game 6.  The Wizards have not been a great road team this year, but they'll need to take one in Boston - and you'd much rather that happen in Game 6.  
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IT is one of the most overrated PGs in the league though.. People give him a pass because he's 5'9 but playing garbage defense is still playing garbage defense, no matter how good you are on offense.

If you look at pure stats, John Wall puts the dude to shame.
 
#FreeOubre

#FreeNene

Solid game from the Wiz. They've been going on these runs all series (granted not 26-0 ones), but the key's been maintaining them. They've also done a better job containing IT, especially in the second half. Unfortunately he complained postgame that the Wizards have been holding him so if Paul Millsap's comments were any indication of how the refs will officiate now this could be bad news. The Wizards were merely adapting to the way the refs weren't calling Avery Bradley's holds of Beal and Wall in Games 1 and 2.

Hopefully they can ride this momentum into Game 5 and get the necessary road win there as opposed to Game 7. Grabbed some tickets for Game 6 so it'd be cool to see them close it out at home.
 
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Gonna assume tickets for game 6 are expensive right now. Can imagine the price if we win game 5.
 
This is the big one right here, Game 5. We have to get this road win to close out in 6.

I'll take Crowder, Smart and those other goofs trying to beat us, as long as we have the same defensive mindset to limit IT.

A full 48 minutes fellas!
 
Great win! That 26-0 run reminds you of what this team is capable of when dialed in defensively. Hats off to Brooks on the adjustments for IT. Reminds me of the Bulls series a couple years back when DJ ******* Augustine was giving us fits for a game or 2.

Curious to see how Brad Stevens responds. We need to get Game 5 and close this out in 6. Again, we are not outmatched by BOS but I wouldn't want to bank on the Wiz taking game 7 on the road...

Last thing - John Wall has grown up before our very eyes. He is the heart od this team. And I think we need to thank The Truth for his time here and showing these guys what it takes to be a champion.
 
No reason the Wiz can't win on the road. Nothing about this series has screamed they are incapable of winning in Boston. They've had huge leads in every game of the series. The two losses they have are on the backs of historical nights for Boston. Washington is pretty easily the better team. They just need to stay focused for a full 48. And they'll close it in 6
 
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