Wizards-Mavericks Highlights & Postgame Report-10/5
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Tue, 5 Oct 2010|
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In dot com. Well pre season debut of John Wall Wizards and -- night's game -- right here on Comcast sports net the top player. In the summer they look for some of the Sesame -- -- fourth quarter down. -- -- to speed. Hesitation move. Finished with a left and pretty for bucket topic footer off the block down. The B no hesitation. But on the other way like cool. But the way we're helped by many as seventeen. Dave Bedford staff second port of Portland top pick. -- They'll track that was ball and use the -- to go to the hoop. Washington would have holed a 3146. Lead at the break the record -- out wall on defense. It took off the inbounds pass and find it easy on me on top of that we'll nice. -- -- struggled from both players by the way but don't the passing skills they'll probably prevail but he for the outfield wall of 21 night. Assist in his pre season debut. How familiar place -- you can look -- with the inability to hold on belief in the game we'll pretend that what Lester Hudson called the number. During the bucks three Dallas could not duplicate. At the other in the where there's cable pulled out in Dallas 97. 94. And we welcome the guys who called tonight's ball game storybook chance in fellowship there together against your guys do that overtime I don't think so. I don't I don't you do very well. Look I'm behind yeah I know that John Wall is a month past his twentieth birthday and the decision making that he possesses up there is extremely impressive. -- The decision making he plays with a lot of maturity and we know about his quickness and speed. But you just can't imagine that he can come out and his first game as an NBA player and do these kinds of things and it is great things ahead for this guy. Even learns faster everything he does is fair for me he's on a very quick decision in terms of learning. The game only to turn overs with the mind assisted. Continues to get better and better hitter and. About his. He knocks down that jumper Bears but he did steal department specific goals for the ball always look the other. The ball to his teammates cyclicals the. -- right corner of my. John Walsh numbers tonight as -- mentioned 21 points nine assists as Phil just said. Just had to turn overs from the free throw line. I -- he continues to shoot well he shot extremely well in the summer -- he was nine of eleven tonight. That's the basis that to get into the free throw line in the and I think that. For all his burst of speed with -- change based. But also under control with two eternal with that very impressive -- like we saw from him in his first game. Wizards helped to force 23. Dallas turnovers tonight playing some pretty tough defense I was impressed by Washington defense -- -- for that stretch it. Again when -- -- now let's get back in this game with the you know what I thought you. Was particularly. It's wc with a lot of players who -- 56 to regain the team as a whole I don't it was a very good. Street finally coming up with the steal quickly. That's what you have been everything that's we have that small lineup and turned to regard golf as they start. -- -- -- I was really. Breast with the pick -- -- we saw Flip Saunders talk about that. Discuss what these guys over and over what they wanted to do Arafat they executed that pretty well especially when you consider being in the first game Alou. -- Gilbert Arenas have played pretty well -- Blatche had 22 points to lead the team. JaVale McGee was outstanding had six blocks tonight and I love to eat off the bench. That's good rebounds hit some open jumpers Nick Young struggled a little bit but of course Lester Hudson hit that three ball at the end to give the Wizards the win by three -- And on that but by the way Lester Hudson three we saw a big smile from Gilbert which haven't seen in awhile here in camp. Like Tony split a lot more minutes than we thought at least we were told it was gonna play what to think Gil. Our Ferrari looked good his shot looked a lot better it's the best I've seen in trading can't be as sharp as been all we have to really got much lift. But today he was moving around well we saw several kicks in suits and I think that's what we have to get in mind that that's going to be. A larger part of his -- repertoire this year where it's going to be catch and shoot not as much with the ball. Because John wall's going to be doing some of that as well not to say the deal won't have them -- ball and as handsome as well. He's in great shape and he'd I shot the ball well -- what we still has to be determined I think is the explosiveness. That he. Has or perhaps does not have off the knee after three surgeries we don't know yet. But there will have to city. Margaret we've seen that quickness interns at the end agility. Going from side to side in the and again and I liked the fact that he was they would catch and shoot a couple of -- -- to a good -- -- here for the Wizards tonight when they going to Cleveland Friday night the atmosphere chip will be. Just a little bit different and it's and in the last six years when. Number 23 played there there will be no Bucs petition for his whining -- by the way so they're a a couple of days let's go up there -- -- -- -- there get -- naps and most feel at the next ball it. They care more video check out CS in Washington dot com.
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Patted him it just doesn't quite look like what you expected the biggest thing is fastball command. You know he's not. Throwing strikes getting ahead in the count. The way it did it was so amazing about him as a rookie when he came back originally from the Tommy John surgery was the fact that. He could be a power pitcher while still having excellent coming that deadly combination. Just not quite there yet. Curve balls still excellent still excellent. I think you're seeing signs of improvement I think he's getting there but he still working on to think that it's mechanical mostly. And they they seem to determine and it's not physical it's mormons and you can see it on the on the field he's the body language that. He's impatient he gets frustrates easily and this just a matter of him being such a perfectionist. He's not used to not being great. He's used to being great not just good right exactly and I think that's that next step and take if he's really gonna become an ace of the World Series contender. It's about hey it doesn't matter what happens behind him Doesn't matter what run support I the umpire and I'm gonna go out I'm gonna beat no matter We're seeing there and do that right now I think it's time for Strasburg if he really wants to become an elite. Top. The line pitcher. That's what he needs you now quickly another guy who's had trouble as you can also I think might be a little bit more of a concern is his command has been quite there. I think it's curve ball isn't quite as sharp as it was last year this is something that might he might work out the kinks out. But he has been pride stuff yeah I mean an more erratic certainly had some fantastic start and that's really troubling ones I think his last start Pittsburgh may have been a turning point for them. Got a huge jam in the first inning lead off home runs very first pitch then he loads the bases. Nobody out. Battle back and get out six straight after that I can almost see a little something clicked inside and minutes that. Maybe this you Ozzie admitted afterwards and younger version him would have melted there. Let it spiral out control. That might be assigned an comes back next time that made it a big turning point mark let's talk about the catching situation we're moving through May and so far Davey has. Rotated kind of alternated and depending on the edge depending on the he said that at some he's gonna have to make a decision we saw over the weekend go back to back with Ramos. At some point. Maybe you and you think we're gonna see him go with the primary catcher I think so maybe not a true number one in the and a guy you know catching you know once or twice a week and I think he does. Number one wanna play the hot hand whoever it is. I think he hopes its problems he understands that everyone understands. That Wilson Ramos has higher ceilings and Kurt Suzuki put the whole package together offensively defensively he can do more so I think you're gonna start to see that. It Suzuki gets hot they'll play obviously. I think the preference be for to ultimately take over. I went into the numbers last week how the pitching staff has done with Suzuki and For some reason everybody but you done way better with over the past few seasons in their career ERA is. Are better with him in their career marks I don't I don't know I can't tell you why that is but that's the case yeah and I the pictures all insist they'll have both guys I don't know if there even where it. Yzerman tops they had success with Suzuki and it's amazing stats that would certainly something overtime that you have to look him. Now as we're getting close to the middle of may what we take stock with the division first the Braves came out really hot out of the gate. It was it was really at the point were you thinking all right who's gonna slow him down or what's gonna slow them down they didn't seem to have a weakness whatsoever. The nationals. Meanwhile your 500. But as they're starting to get things going they're not that far behind it could be much worse at this point oh absolutely mean if the nationals. Figure that April was their worst month but that's as bad against them they're going to be all right because they hover around 500. And the rays came back to earth and what's it was gonna happen next maybe not. To this extent you're surprised by that we're gonna play 900 ball. All right I think it was twelve and when you start here to me what's interesting is all of a sudden they're closer Craig Kimbrel. Most dominant closer in baseball last year and the first month this year he's blown three saves in days yeah giving up home runs. That's. Staggered problem right there I mean who knows just a blip. Or something long term about but also without Johnny Panthers won their top. Setup men and PG beaches and come back and just came back Heyward been out for a while there. BJ Upton knocked off to a good start the play and they got a lot of weapons are they're going to be good. Long term but they may not be quite easily as we and BJ Upton has been really bad and having having gas was really early on but. he's not looking like the next Mike Capps at this point about one thing I think it's interesting as the two best guys I think in their offense have to look at the numbers today. 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