John Wall gets the first flop warning of the season.

For shame, John, it's only been three days.

John Wall throws a full-court alley-oop to himself.

Quick ain't fair. And it's not real either.

John Wall's super weird dance on the sidewalk.

Nope. No comment. There are just no words to describe what just unfolded before my eyes.

Joakim Noah and John Wall auditions to be a "R.I.P.D." Avatar.

I don't have the slightest clue what a R.I.P.D. Avatar is, but not going with Joakim Noah is a big mistake.

Wizards' Otto Porter, Glen Robinson Jr. and Bradley Beal laughs at John Wall's first pitch.

This happened two years ago, and although John Wall has redeemed himself earlier in the year, what's on the internet will always be on the internet, and can be found by curious rookies.

The rookie hazing in Washington just got a lot more fun next season.

Dwight Howard and John Wall speaks Chinese with Yi JianLian.

This is great, but it better not lead to some sick twisted NBA "Rush Hour" spin-off. Okay, I would be lying if I didn't want that to happen.

Damian Lillard, John Wall, Jrue Holiday and A$AP Rocky stars in new Adidas commercial.

Where do I sign up to get crossed up by NBA players? I need to know, you guys.

Random NBA .GIF of the Day: Nate Robinson dodges the double.

Via: SB Nation

Uh... that's not how you play tag. Or defense for that matter. Silly Wizards.

The Round Up - March 25th, 2013.

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Breakthrough: The Memphis Grizzlies, without their giant cuddly Marc Gasol bear in the middle, witnessed the first player in this season to drop 40+ points on them since Westbrook in the 2011 playoffs. And that player was none other than John Wall, who answered every single critic with a career high 47 points on 13 of 22 shooting, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to power the injury riddled Wizards (missing 6 of their players) to their sixth straight win. Emeka Okafor contirbuted to the effort with 21 points (9 of 15) and 9 boards of his own, to take full advantage of the porous Grizzlies's defense. Mike Conley scored a team-high 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting, and dished out 7 assists for Memphis.

Sting: The Denver Nuggets were just one win short of the most consecutive wins in franchise history (including ABA) and without Ty Lawson again last night, they would fail to complete the feat in the loss to the New Orleans Hornets. Down 21 at half, Denver could not get anything going offensively, shooting 38 percent from the field to comeback from the largest halftime deficit of the season. Danilo Gallinari had 24 points on 5 of 12 shooting (4 of 6 from three). The Hornets got a surprise contribution from 27 year old rookie, Brian Roberts, who stepped in place of the injured Greivis Vazquez (ankle) to deliver a career high 18 assists to go with his 13 points. Ryan Anderson added 23 points on 22 shots off the bench.

Flame Trails: While one streak falls, the other would cease to falter, as the Miami Heat captures their 27th straight win in the 14 point victory over the Orlando Magic. This wasn't much of contest, aside from the 28 points both teams put up in the 1st quarter, the Heat outscored the Magic in every period for the rest of the game. LeBron James had another near triple double, going off for 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting, 9 boards and 11 dimes in the absence of Dwyane Wade. Jameer Nelson of the Magic exploded for a game-high 27 points (9 of 20) and 12 assists in the losing effort. Orlando have now lost 7 straight games.

Gear Shift: On Stephen Curry's bum ankle, the Golden State Warriors held off a late Los Angeles Lakers charge in the W. The Lakers dug themselves into a hole early, allowing a 23 point lead to the Warriors at the half. Against the broken perimeter defense of the Lakers, the back court of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson had the time of their life, going for 25 points (9 of 24), 7 boards and 9 assists; and 22 points (8 of 18) respectively. David Lee chipped in with an additional 23 points (9 of 15) and 12 rebounds. But as the Lakers do nowadays, they would make a late push in the second half, scoring 63 points to only lose by a slightly more respectable 6 points. Kobe Bryant had 36 points (11 of 27) and 8 boards, while his fellow draft mate, Steve Nash went for 21 points on 19 shots, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

A Few Notes: The shorthanded Indiana Pacers fought off the undermanned Atlanta Hawks in the win at home on Monday night. The Pacers had a 24 point lead in the opening minutes of the 4th quarter, but would draw a blank in the next 11 minutes, getting outscored 31 to 15, which was still not enough from the Hawks to overcome the deficit that they have put themselves in earlier. Josh Smith led all scorers with 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting, 4 assists and 4 steals.

The Utah Jazz held the Philadelphia 76ers to 39 percent shooting from the field in the win to finally snap their 4 game losing streak. The Jazz haven't had much success since the trade deadline going 4-12 including this win, which puts them only one game behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the 8th spot. I guess no one wants to go to the playoffs.

Random NBA .GIF of the Day: John Wall dances on Steve Nash.

Via: @wiz_spurtin

This is what happens when you have a 90 year old guarding the arguably fastest player in the league. Yes, I am very aware that Steve Nash tripped, but still, John Wall hit the mid range shot, which never happens.

Martell Webster somehow ties in midgets in his interview about "staying ready for games."

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After the 13 point win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, Martell Webster was asked about his teammate, Trevor Booker's huge fourth quarter production and how important it was to stay ready when the coach decides to take you out of the regular rotation. This was what happened and I can assure you that I did not make this up.

From SB Nation:

WEBSTER: Yeah, definitely. Book wore his heart on his sleeve tonight, and he came out and performed, which is the most important thing. Whatever it takes you to get ready, you've got to do it. Some people are superstitious. Hey, if it helps you get your mind into the game, do it. Do it. At this point where we are in the season, I don't care if you have to come in here and blast music. Whatever it takes. Have two midgets come in here and massage you. Whatever it takes, man, do it. 'COME ON IN HERE. BRING THEM IN HERE. RUB THEM DOWN.' (Laughs). We're at that point right now where we have to sacrifice to get guys into the game, so I'm going to have two midgets come in here and rub me down. 

(Everyone laughs). 

REPORTER, holding back laughter: The proper term is "little people." 

WEBSTER: No, I call them midgets. I went to school with one, and I said, 'What do you prefer?' She said, 'I don't care. Midget. Call me a midget.' So that's what I'm going to call you.

Martell Webster, man of the people, master of hyperbole.

John Wall doesn't want to get dunked on, offers valuable insight on the Clippers.

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John Wall ranks as one of top point guards in the league when it comes to blocking shots. With his freakishly athletic ability, chasing down shots in the open court is one of the better skill of the variety he possesses. But that doesn't mean that he is no stranger to getting caught in a wrong defensive position when going for the swat. By now, everyone should have already witnessed the tragic death of Brandon Knight as he contests, or at least he tries to contest a dunk by a much larger and athletic DeAndre Jordan that short circuited the internet to for some reason allow a live murder to be viewed by as many as 2 million times on YouTube. Although John Wall have not experienced something as traumatic, he knows exactly what it is like to be in the shoes of his fellow Kentucky Wildcat. So he decided to a make good use of his knowledge and provide advice to help prevent these incidents from happening ever again.

From Washington Post:

“I have to think about who is going to dunk it. I don’t want to get dunked on,” Wall said, flashing a grin. “You just try to take your angles and if you know somebody is athletic, you’ve got to jump a little earlier.”

Duh. On helping against the Clippers:

“Not against that team. That team, you can’t help,” You know they got [Jordan] and Blake that’s jumping. You can’t help against those guys.”

Solid advice, it is not as if everyone didn't already know that when the Clippers got nicknamed Lob City or the time Blake Griffin got up so high that his crotch was literally in the face of his defender. But I guess it doesn't hurt to remind others. Seeing that he was once a victim of Blake Griffin.

I think the key is just to stop Chris Paul, guys. If he doesn't throw the pass, it will save your ass. (Sorry, I will show myself out. Even I know that one was bad.)

The Washington Wizards were reduced to using old school scoreboards.

Oh Wizards, when are you ever going to stop being knuckleheads. How do you expect us to believe that the team is making a turn for the better when you can't even get standard basketball game tools working. According to the video and members of the media, the staff of the Verizon Center could not get Jumbotron working in time for the game. Washington had to settle for an old school center court scoreboard, with the shot clock on the ground and air horns for any game stoppages.

Via: @jose3030

Ish Smith leaped over John Wall and still blocked his shot.

This has probably never happened in the history of NBA. I don't believe anyone has ever jumped over their defensive assignment, land, turn around and then swat the shot with perfect timing. Usually the guy on offense will undercut his opponent for the foul, but I guess John Wall didn't want to risk another injury. This Ish Smith guy must have legs made completely out of fast twitch muscle fibers for him to bounce right up after landing, too bad they would fail him later in the game. Because you see, when you embarrass John Wall at home, good things won't happen to you.

At least his legs got him back up in less than a second.

A D.C. Sports Anchor was a little too excited about the Wizards' win over the Heat.

This dude threw professionalism out the window when the Washington Wizards defeated the Miami Heat, but can you blame him? If your team, that also happens to be the worst in the league, gets their second season victory against the defending champs, you should be allowed to go a little crazy. Just ask the guy that almost killed himself after the first Wizards win, he was lucky Emeka Okafor was there to save his life.

Source: SB Nation

John Wall and Justin Bieber both don't know how to wear pants properly.

John Wall and Justin Bieber would make great friends because they both don't like wearing pants like normal people. They like to show off their underwear and will own the look by probably calling swag, causing millions of more people doing the same. It is 2012 not the early 2000's, nobody should sag their pants anymore and men should not be allowed to wear skinny jeans.

Sources: @BeyondtheBuzzer, Latin Rapper

The Feed: Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers [10/30/12]

Recap:

Kyrie Irving and company defeated the Wall-less Wizards 94 to 84 in the first official game of the 2012 - 2013 season. I know it was not the best way to start the NBA off, but this was surprisingly entertaining to watch. For those who missed out on Kyrie Irving in the previous hectic 66 game season, the reigning Rookie of the Year was ready to put on a show. The Wizards had no answers for the sophomore allowing him to finish the game with 29 points. Without John Wall, and Nene, Washington could not buy any offense, relying on Jordan Crawford, which turned out like you would have guessed. The kid jacked up a shot every time he got the ball, scoring 11 points on 13 attempts.

Anderson Varejao put in a near triple-double performance, with 9 points, 9 assists and a ridiculous 23 boards, something no one has ever done in an opener since Wilt chamberlain in 1967. The "Wild Thang," (Yes, that is his actual nickname, I found out today too.) probably broke another record today, drawing two charges in two consecutive possessions against the same player and no, he did not do any flopping except for the curly locks on his magnificent head. His contribution on the offensive glass (12) created multiple offensive opportunities that eventually led his team to victory. 

Cleveland was in total control of the entire game, leading every quarter except the fourth, where they blew a 16 point lead. The Cav's second unit were just unable to find points and play defense, they got outscored by the Wiz's bench 46 to 23. It didn't really matter though, once Byron Scott re-inserted his starters, the lead was quickly erased, handing Washington, their first loss of the season.
 

Offensive Set:

Cleveland often struggled to score in a half court set, if they don't put a shot up before the opponent's defense are set, they will usually run a pick and roll with the ball handler, who will shoot or attack the basket off the screen. They are most successful with Kyrie and Dion on the floor pushing the pace for a quick bucket.

Majority of the time, Washington, tends to set up in the half court (this is likely not going to become their offensive scheme when John is back, but with A.J. Price as your starting point, somethings had to change). The set they ran the most was a on ball screen, where the ball handler passes to a forward standing on the wing, and cuts through the right side with the help of another 2 screens. The recipient of the ball returns it to the original ball handler who has now on the weak side, where he will either have a shot or a pass to the big man.The Wizards seem to favor an attack on the weak side.

Defensive Set: 

The Cavs traps the ball handler hard when their opponents are setting a screen, this was effective in forcing a few turnovers. However, neither teams played great defensively, Wizards' rotations were horrible, they were either too slow, or late. In the 4th quarter at around the 2 minute mark, Tristan Thompson was left open in the same spot for 3 straight possessions, where he threw down three back-to-back-to-back dunks that were so similar, you would have thought there was a disruption of the TV signal, causing a weird loop.


Rookie Watch:

Dion Waiters simply outplayed Bradley Beal. He has great awareness, taking good shots, making the right plays and oozes confidence. He finished with 17 points in 28 minutes.

Tyler Zeller wasn't really a factor in this game, he did seem nervous to start but managed to get 5 points and 2 boards.

Bradley Beal made a good debut, 8 points, 2/4 from three point within 21 minutes. Wittman should have gave him more opportunities, needs to draw up a few plays for him to be effective as a shooter.