~above~darim21

This series between the Cavs and Wiz is becoming too dejavu' for me too handle anymore!!! In the words of Bill Walton, "Can someone please get Gilbert Arenas the ball?!" Sorry Bill, Gilbert Arenas couldn't even save us this time. Agent Zero tried his best too contribute to the series despite the state he was in but where was the teamwork showed throughout the season when Gilbert wasn't there too bail them out? The substitute big three of Antonio Jameson, Caron Butler, and Antonio Daniels just couldn't mesh like they were doing in Gilbert's absence all season long. I mean the poor free throw percentage in game 6 said it all, they were done for! Caron Butler was once a driving force who could ignite his teamates around him too play with passion, but now his terrible shooting only drove the wizards home and out of the playoffs. As the Wizards 2007-2008 comes to a close, I wanted to know what everyone's thoughts were about the season that was and the upcoming season as well?

Will Jameson and Arenas be back, considering their contract situations?
If they come back and stay healthy in particular Agent Zero, what kind of team can we expect to have?
If the team stays healthy and has success can we finally start too mention Eddie Jordan for coach of the year?

These are just some of the question I pose to the Wizard fans out there, but feel free too come up with your own and debate. Thanks and have fun.

f22egl

I expect the Wizards to re-sign Jamison unless another team offers way too much money to get him. If I had to guess, I see Gilbert Arenas in a Wizards uniform. If this team is healthy, they could win the division and get deeper into the playoffs. The question still remains whether Gilbert can recover back to 100%. I hope the injury is not a chronic one.

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~above~darim21

Yea, Gilbert has said he is gonna try anything including boxing too get back in shape this summer but come October we'll see how much he's hopefully improved his condition over the off season.

Dre™

The offseason will be defined by what happens with Arenas. Jamison is important, but the Arenas situation has greater bearing on what direction you'll go into the future. Either he'll be re-signed, or traded, there's no way he walks away free.

Not a lot of teams are going to call after his knee injury and lackluster return. He seems to like the team, and Wizards' management has the inside info on his knee and it's prognosis. The Wizards have the inside track. I don't see him in any other uniform next year unless the Wizards don't want him, the ball is in their court. If he does leave, if I were the next team, I'd be wondering why the Wizards didn't retain him.

Resigning Jamison is important. Blatche is coming along, but he's not ready yet, and sometimes he doesn't look like he'll ever be a consistent starter. He tends to dissappear. Some of it has to do with EJ giving him spotty minutes in the rotation, but he's going to have to produce when he's out there to demand PT. Either way, if Jamison can be resigned at 4 yrs for 40-45M, that'll be a bargain.

The last time I remember Pollin spending major money he made some bad decisions on Austin and Howard, but they were under the guidance of Unseld, not Grunfeld. If I were Pollin, I'd trust Ernie this time around.

The team isn't that far off. The entire team still hasn't played together, and I'd want to see what the team can do.

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