By Charlie Gibson 2/4/16 Follow me on twitter @cgibson1619 Feature Image from degreedeodorant.com   Last night was fun. John Wall had his second career 40-point game, Verizon Center was full for once, and Steph Curry had to play the 4th quarter. Basketball fans around the country tuned in to see Steph score 51 (11 made threes, 25 points in the first quarter), and they stayed to … Continue reading Can Wall’s 41 points create positive momentum?

As an NBA blog, we spend a lot of time covering daily and weekly matchups that come from a grueling 82-game schedule.  As a Wizards blog  we prepare for a hopeful, but not guaranteed, playoff push.  However, some of the best parts of covering basketball versus any other sport, is the effect superstars have on the game and their teams.  With only 13 active players … Continue reading The BS/BH Report: Ben Simmons vs. Buddy Hield

This week will feature Washington’s toughest test of the season.  48 hours after playing at one of the toughest arenas in the league in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder are 22-5, the Wizards will return home to host the reigning champion Golden State Warriors, as they march towards history and breaking the 72 win record by the 95-96 Bulls.  As if the test wasn’t already hard … Continue reading Wizards Week 15 Preview

Raise your hand if you're ready to see @WashWizards basketball again! 🙋🏾🙋🏾🙋🏾 #WizCeltics pic.twitter.com/D6pdMCO93Q — Monumental Network (@MonumentalNtwrk) January 25, 2016 After a surprise two game week, Washington looks to return to a sense of normalcy with another four game week.  There are 10 games until the All-Star break and half will be against teams currently above .500.  Unfortunately, the tough part comes first as … Continue reading Wizards Week 14 Preview

By Charlie Gibson 1/23/16 Follow me on twitter @cgibson1619 Cover photo from misterirrelevant.com   When Washington acquired Jared Dudley over the summer to be a Paul Pierce pseudo-replacement they did not know just how large a role he was going to be asked to play. They got him for a phantom second-round pick (top-55 protected) from a Milwaukee front office that needed to open up front-court … Continue reading Wizards set to enter New Era with Higher Stakes

The Wizards and NBA announced today that the scheduled game Saturday against the Utah Jazz will be postponed for a later date, to be decided.  Ultimately this was the best scenario for safety reasons.  Thursday WMATA, which runs Metro, announced that bus and train service would be cancelled all day Saturday and Sunday because of the impending storm for the first time in its 40 … Continue reading Saturday’s Wizards vs. Jazz game postponed

13 is a scary and unlucky number according to common culture.  The Wizards season has also been somewhat scary and unlucky.  But after a positive week, and a four game winning streak ending against the Celtics, things seem to be heading in the right direction.  The Wizards managed 14-point road wins in Chicago and Indiana last week, and were happy to see the return of … Continue reading Wizards Week 13 Preview

View this post on Instagram In honor of that time my crazy ass roommates interrupted my all night library session and convinced me to drive from New Orleans to Atlanta for game one of Wiz vs Hawks. We left at 2am and I worked on a paper in the back seat the entire trip there, but it was all worth it! Had breakfast in Atlanta … Continue reading FBF – Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals

Week 12 matches Washington against three Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls and includes four games in six nights.  As has been necessary this season, I’ll highlight the new injury situations in every preview.  As per usual, we’ll gain one body back as we lose another. Nene said he’s going to “try” to play tonight + Gortat might not play because of a left knee injury. It’s … Continue reading Wizards Week 12 Preview

It’s been a longggggggg 10 weeks for Wizards players and fans to start the 2015 NBA season.  Coming into the season the East seemed wide open behind Cleveland (it still is), and the Wizards were looking to improve for the third straight year. Instead looking at the standings on Monday 1/4, it’s mind-boggling that the Wizards have the same amount of losses (17) as Golden State, San … Continue reading Wizards Week 11 Preview