Wizards@Raptors GT (7:00 ET)

[brwnman]

Originally Posted by RidonKs

Not true at all. He's certainly not a premier defender, but he's got enough quickness to keep Jose out of the paint at least some of the time.

Arenas was brought up well as a defender... but he doesn't play defense all the time...

[saKf]

Arenas is a gambler, has been since Arizona.

[bballnoob]

Originally Posted by GoRapz

TJ Ford is questionable for today.

Damn, I swear I saw on the Score Ticker that he was playing today.

[kwajo]

Originally Posted by saKf

Rasho = difference maker.

Praise the lord! Rasho is a God send!

[saKf]

Originally Posted by kwajo

Praise the lord! Rasho is a God send!

I miss him so much.

He hit mid-range jumpers like Blount (but not as well), but also played real good defense and blocked some shots now and then.

[GoRapz]

Originally Posted by bballnoob

Damn, I swear I saw on the Score Ticker that he was playing today.

actually that's where I saw it. It said TJ Ford is Questionable. That and I saw in an article that he didn't show up for todays shootaround but he'll try it tonight to see if he has anything going.

[geeWiz15]

I can definitely see the Wizards losing this one. 2nd game of a back to back after a tough game against the best team in the conference... and we're away. and the Raptors have that "swarm Gilbert like a mfer" approach to defense meaning the other guys have to step up. Jamison got injured last game (but is playing anyway) and Caron's sorta having a rocky month (missed like 8 shots in a row last night) so it could be iffy.

plus the Raptors always seem to beat us. maybe it's my imagination.

[VCDrivesAPorscheToWork]

Toronto, pray you win this game because the Nets are mad and fired up and they will take it straight to the Pistons tonight.

[A Roc 23]

Originally Posted by geeWiz15

I can definitely see the Wizards losing this one. 2nd game of a back to back after a tough game against the best team in the conference... and we're away. and the Raptors have that "swarm Gilbert like a mfer" approach to defense meaning the other guys have to step up. Jamison got injured last game (but is playing anyway) and Caron's sorta having a rocky month (missed like 8 shots in a row last night) so it could be iffy.

plus the Raptors always seem to beat us. maybe it's my imagination.

Jamison is playing tonight? Have you heard something recently?

This is the article I read this morning:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AP)-- Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison sprained his left knee in the first quarter of Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Pistons.

Jamison was hurt when he banged knees with teammate DeShawn Stevenson under the basket at the end of a Wizards fast break. Jamison did not return to the game.

Coach Eddie Jordan said Jamison will not travel to Toronto for Wednesday's game against the Raptors.

"We're going to get an MRI on Thursday and then we'll take it from there,'' Jordan said.

Jamison hyperextended the same knee in the first quarter against the Boston Celtics on Jan. 20. Jamison returned to that game, but the knee has been sore in recent days. He was given two days off from practice last week and responded with his two best games of the season: 35 points against Detroit last week and 34 points against Boston on Sunday.

Jamison, averaging 19.3 points and 7.9 rebounds, had surgery on his right knee two years ago.

[geeWiz15]

Jamison is playing tonight? Have you heard something recently?

the Wizards announcers in the broadcast I was watching said that he was fine and sat out the rest only as a precaution and would play the next game.

but I guess since the next game is the next day they're gonna sit this one out. I doubt he'll be out long though. at least I hope not.

I wish Songaila were healthy. with him we wouldn't really miss Jamison that much for the short term especially. as it is he's the least important of the big 3 but is still pretty huge.

[Jerz Netz]

lets go gilbo

[Bourne]

I heard Jamison did not even make the flight to Toronto.


And c'mon TJ Ford. C'mon.


I mean, c'mon.

[DoubleTech]

word is ford skipped the morning shoot around and will check out his ankle again come gametime.

[MTing]

Gil will go for 40s
Wiz win

[Qwyjibo]

Ford is playing.

I hope he's ready. I hate these "gametime decisions". It makes it sound like he's not 100% and makes it risky.