As the NBA finals are going on strong and the NFL playoffs have passed, the biggest trend seems to be the emergence of players after they leave the Wizards or the Redskins. Let’s look at the Pistons of 2003-2004 for example: the four former Wizards players on the Pistons are Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Rip Hamilton and Darvin Ham. 3 of their 5 starters are former Wizards (Rasheed, Ben and Rip), 1/3 of their team is made up of former Wizards, Rasheed and Ben have been all-stars (Rip will be Finals MVP and will definetly be an all-star next year unless he is injured) and Ben Wallace has been Defensive Player of the Year twice. But the most astounding number is that these 4 players make up 1/2 of the Piston’s points per game in the playoffs and in the regular season…wow. Lets just call them the Detroit Wizards from now on.
How is this possible, why do the Wizards do this every year, how can good talent slip through the grasps of this Washington team so often? This is the typical Washington D.C. team move, ditch the quiet and talented player and bring in the popular and talented guy. It is a seasonal offseason move. If it does not happen during the offseason, I will literally shit my pants in disbelief. Not only do these offseason moves always happen, the players that come to D.C. generally become horse shit when they come to us. The Washington Wizards haven’t had a successful trade, free-agent pickup, or draft pick in the last 9 years, and if you disagree with me check the last time the Wizards have been in the playoffs. This seems to be a trend that is here to stay in Wizards land for a long time.
Now moving onto the Redskins. The 2003-2004 playoffs were a great time for Redskins fans, what with the special on TV about the former Redskins players during Redskins games and with the firing of Steve Spurrier, the coveted college coach who was a complete failure. But the biggest, most disheartening thing that Redskins fans had to endure was by far the great season that Stephen Davis had. This guy was a great running back that the ‘skins ditched after the 2002-2003 season after a “sub par” season, and the fact that his style didn’t fit in with Steve Spurrier’s run ‘n’ gun offense, which is a shitty offense. Let’s reflect on Mr. Davis’ accomplishments while on the Redskins, he is 3rd all time on Redskins rushing yards, and he is the only Redskin to rush for 1000 yards 3 seasons and a row. This great player was again ditched by Washington for the sake of the salary cap and how he was not able to fit within the run ‘n’ gun offense.
Being a Washington Wizards/Redskins/Capitals during the playoffs is tough, but at least we have the Orioles…cough.
4 replies on “Playoffs in Washington D.C… sad times”
Keep trying The subject has some interest to it, but the writing style is not real strong. Punctuation and sentence structure needs attention.
Keep working at it; nothing embarrasing about it, just not real strong.
I’d suggest sticking with one sport I liked the beginning when you focused on the Wizards. I thought you could have went into more depth and just written about the Skins in a separate article. Also, I have a horrible potty mouth, but you used shit several times and it just doesn’t fit in a sports article. Keep working on it my man. You’ll find satisfaction way before the Wizards do I’ll bet.
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