[MJG]

8:00PM tip time. With under a week before the season start, it's time to take these last few games a little more seriously. Let's see EJ finalize the starters, give them some bigger minutes, and really give them a chance to start gelling.

[MJG]

Wiz take down Pacers, 85-77

<table class="tablehead" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="14" style="background: rgb(14, 55, 100) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; text-align: center;">WASHINGTON WIZARDS</td> </tr> <tr class="colhead" align="right"> <td align="left">STARTERS</td> <td width="5%">MIN</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" width="7%">FGM-A</td> <td width="7%">3PM-A</td> <td width="7%">FTM-A</td> <td width="6%">OREB</td> <td width="6%">DREB</td> <td width="6%">REB</td> <td width="6%">AST</td> <td width="6%">STL</td> <td width="6%">BLK</td> <td width="6%">TO</td> <td width="6%">PF</td> <td width="6%">PTS</td> </tr> <tr class="oddrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Antawn Jamison, F</td><td>26</td><td>4-14</td><td>0-2</td><td>1-2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Jared Jeffries, SF</td><td>27</td><td>1-6</td><td>1-2</td><td>5-6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>8</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Brendan Haywood, C</td><td>25</td><td>5-9</td><td>0-0</td><td>2-4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>12</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Gilbert Arenas, PG</td><td>34</td><td>6-17</td><td>2-6</td><td>2-2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>16</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Antonio Daniels, PG</td><td>36</td><td>3-9</td><td>0-3</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr class="colhead" align="right"> <td align="left">BENCH</td> <td width="5%">MIN</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" width="7%">FGM-A</td> <td width="7%">3PM-A</td> <td width="7%">FTM-A</td> <td width="6%">OREB</td> <td width="6%">DREB</td> <td width="6%">REB</td> <td width="6%">AST</td> <td width="6%">STL</td> <td width="6%">BLK</td> <td width="6%">TO</td> <td width="6%">PF</td> <td width="6%">PTS</td> </tr> <tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Calvin Booth, C</td><td>14</td><td>1-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Caron Butler, SF</td><td>35</td><td>10-15</td><td>0-0</td><td>3-3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>23</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Chucky Atkins, PG</td><td>14</td><td>2-2</td><td>1-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Donell Taylor, G</td><td>12</td><td>2-3</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>4</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Michael Ruffin, PF</td><td>17</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Etan Thomas, FC</td><td colspan="13" style="text-align: center;">DNP KNEE INJURY</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Jarvis Hayes, SF</td><td colspan="13" style="text-align: center;">DNP SORE RIGHT KNEE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Awvee Storey, GF</td><td colspan="13" style="text-align: center;">DNP STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Peter John Ramos, C</td><td colspan="13" style="text-align: center;">DNP COACH'S DECISION</td></tr><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">TOTALS</td><td>
</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">FGM-A</td> <td>3PM-A</td> <td>FTM-A</td> <td>OREB</td> <td>DREB</td> <td>REB</td> <td>AST</td> <td>STL</td> <td>BLK</td> <td>TO</td> <td>PF</td> <td>PTS</td> </tr> <tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td colspan="2" align="left">
</td><td>34-77</td><td>4-14</td><td>13-17</td><td>11</td><td>32</td><td>43</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td>85</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td colspan="2" align="left">
</td><td>44.2%</td><td>28.6%</td><td>76.5%</td><td colspan="9">Team TO (pts off): 17 (15)</td></tr></tbody> </table>
Heck yea Caron.

[BCH]

Hate to say it, but surrounding Jared with the rest of the starters hides his offensive ugliness. Caron would get free reign with the second team, and plenty of minutes in the strecth if this turned out to be our starting lineup.

[Gripni]

Caron's performance should bring confidence to the bench if he plays there during the season.