Gilbert Arenas...
Three-time All-Star, former league MVP candidate.
Antawn Jamison...
Another All-Star, averaging 20 points and eight rebounds per game for his career.
Caron Butler...
A third All-Star, averaged over 20 points per game in each of the past two seasons.
And yet the Washington Wizards are 7-16, good for third from the bottom in the laughably shallow Eastern Conference.
Doesn't this team always seem to underachieve? Ever wonder why?
Well, I'll get to the answer in a bit. First let's look a little closer at their current roster.
In addition to their poor man's version of "The Big Three," the Wizards have five other legitimate NBA players. What I mean by that is, these guys could be contributors on virtually every team in the league.
There's Randy Foye, the seventh overall selection in the 2006 NBA Draft, a combo guard who was once thought to be one of the franchise players for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Andray Blatche, a young, developing big man with improving ball skills. Blatche is averaging 10 points and five boards a night for Washingt ...
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Article written by John Frascella
The Washington Wizards: The NBA’s Perpetual Enigma
December 17th, 2009 by John Frascella Leave a reply »
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