By: Joe Pohoryles The Wizards look much different than they did a month ago. Despite blowing a five-point lead with less than a minute left against the Boston Celtics last night, the Wizards have been hot. Since losing to the New York Knicks 109-91 on Feb. 12, the Wizards have gone 7-2. That stretch includedContinue reading “Wizards coming into form before the All-Star break”
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Washed-ington DC: How the nation’s capital became the retirement home for America’s best athletes (Part II)
You can find Part I here. We left off in 2010, so here is how the next decade shaped up when it came to aging athletes arriving in the district: 2011-2015: Quantity over Quality After seeing three Hall of Famers come to Washington, the next period saw just one potential HoFer among a wave ofContinue reading “Washed-ington DC: How the nation’s capital became the retirement home for America’s best athletes (Part II)”
The Pohory-list: 2021 Top 25 under 25
A year ago, in one of the first dozen posts in The Wildcard’s history, I listed my Top 25 DC sports players under the age of 25. In what I am now establishing as a new annual tradition, this list will provide a glimpse at where the young talent among the four major DC sportsContinue reading “The Pohory-list: 2021 Top 25 under 25”
Assessing the Wizards rough start to 2020-21
Nothing sums up the Wizards season so far quite like last night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, where Bradley Beal scored a career-high 60 points but the Wizards still lost 141-136. The team was down by as much as 21 points during the third quarter, but couldn’t come back despite a run early in theContinue reading “Assessing the Wizards rough start to 2020-21”
Rafter Watch: Which numbers are most likely to be retired next?
Nothing immortalizes a player like a number retirement. In doing so, a franchise essentially declares, “this player was so incredible that anyone who wears this number after him would be insulting his legacy.” Ok maybe not that extreme, but it does signify a player who had a legendary impact on the franchise. As of rightContinue reading “Rafter Watch: Which numbers are most likely to be retired next?”
Farewell, John Wall
Well that escalated quickly. The Washington Wizards traded longtime franchise star John Wall and a protected 2023 first-round pick to the Houston Rockets for former MVP Russell Westbrook. Wall, once thought to be untradeable due to his contract ($42.8 million annual average) and his recent injury history (Dec. 26, 2018 was the last time heContinue reading “Farewell, John Wall”
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