The Wizards are just 17-58, but they refuse to give up on their troublesome season and won't lose games simply to increase their chance of landing the first overall pick.
"It's a weighted system with multiple balls, percentages based on losses. If you've got 13 percent versus 19 percent, that gust of wind has to blow the right ball in there," interim coach Ed Tapscott said. "The system was designed to make sure teams don't go out and try to tank games. Nor would we want to. We owe it to our fans to play our games competitively right up to the end.
"It's also the process by which you develop your young players. You've got to let them know that we're going to compete up until the end, so we're not hurting our chances in the draft. The draft is a separate issue from our performance right now."
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Mar 29, 2009 10:21 AM EST
Gilbert Arenas had 15 points and 10 assists in his first game of the season on Saturday night, a Washington loss to Detroit.
Arenas played 29 minutes, and shot 3-for-12 from the field.
With the Wizards trailing by two and four seconds left in the game, Arenas missed the second of two free throws, but chased down the miss.
He retreated to the three-point line, but missed what would have been a dramatic game-winner as Kwame Brown swatted the attempt away.
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Mar 28, 2009 10:36 AM EST
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is officially listed as a 'game-time decision' for Saturday's battle against the Pistons.
However, he is expected to play, and likely start, in what would be his first action of the 2008-09 season.
"I would certainly presume he's starting, just out of respect for his status as one of the best players in the league," coach Ed Tapscott said. "And we will have a final determination on his minutes. I don't think we'll go the full 36, 38 minutes. That just would not be realistic, would not be prudent on our part. I would think somewhere around 24, 28 minutes would be more like it."
Arenas has said that he'd like to play in six of Washington's final nine games.
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Wizards Mar 2009 Archive
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Washington Post | Mar 27, 2009
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas hasn't yet returned to the court, but he's already reverting to his headline ways.
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ESPN | Mar 27, 2009
Gilbert Arenas is still on track to return against the Pistons on Saturday, and he could be in the starting lineup.
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ESPN | Mar 25, 2009
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is still on pace to make his season debut against the Pistons on Saturday night.
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ESPN | Mar 23, 2009
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas sent a text message to Comcast SportsNet recently revealing that he'll return Saturday night against the Pistons.
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Boston Globe | Mar 22, 2009
There have been rumors that Gilbert Arenas could return to the Wizards before the end of the season, possibly appearing in the team's final fives games.
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Washington Post | Mar 20, 2009
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas indicated on Thursday that a return to the court this season isn't out of the question, according to a source close to the former All-Star.
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Washington Times | Mar 17, 2009
Wizards forward Caron Butler had an MRI on his troublesome left hamstring on Monday that showed no serious damage.
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ESPN | Mar 15, 2009
Washington forward Caron Butler sat out the team's game against Sacramento on Sunday with a tight left hamstring.
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Washington Post | Mar 15, 2009
It is becoming increasingly likely that Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood will not be returning to the Wizards this season.
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Orlando Sentinel | Mar 13, 2009
Patrick Ewing won't publicly comment on any possible head coaching jobs, but people close to him say he'd welcome interest from the Wizards.
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Sports Radio Interviews | Mar 10, 2009
David Falk spoke about Michael Jordan's tenure as Wizards' GM during a radio interview with WJFK.
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Washington Post | Mar 10, 2009
As the regular season winds down, it appears more and more likely that Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood will miss the entire season.
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Washington Post | Mar 9, 2009
The Wizards are 14-49 entering Monday's action, and need five more wins to avoid the franchise's mark for fewest victories in the season.
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Press Release | Mar 6, 2009
DeShawn Stevenson had successful surgery to repair a herniated disc.
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Washington Post | Mar 5, 2009
Wizards forward Caron Butler hopes to return from a hamstring injury on Friday night against the Spurs.
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Washington Post | Mar 4, 2009
Wizards forward Caron Butler is considered day-to-day because of a hamstring issue that held him out of Monday's loss to the Hawks.
