From the Wizards, that is.
For starters, they went into Dallas – a team that won 50 games last year, then improved during the off-season – and held them to under 40% from the floor. Sure, Josh Howard was out, but Shawn Marion wasn’t. This was a team that some people are saying could take the Southwest Division away from San Antonio. Yet the ‘Zards held the lead for the entire second half, taking every run the Mavs threw at them, refusing to panic or wilt, and thus opened the season with a W for the first time in four years.
Caution is the word of the day after one game, but if Agent Zero can stay healthy, and this team can make this kind of defensive performance the norm, this could be a special basketball season in Washington – and it couldn’t have come soon enough!
October 28, 2009 at 1:00 am |
I didn’t like it, I loved it! Gilbert looked like the Gilbert of old tonight and Andray Blatche was superb! Randy Foye made a great sidekick to Arenas in the backcourt and everyone contributed. And to do it without Antawn Jamison is truly impressive.