[NorthEast Wiz]

Thanks for the reports everyone. I didn't get a chance to see the game but am not surprised that we won.

The East looks like it did last year with NJ and Detroit and everyone else.

[erickboy22]

I think this game shows all the Wizards' fans the potential of this team ... I was one the ppl that thought we didn't have a chance vs. the Mavs ... I'm glad that i was wrong ... When u think of team that shoots 13-30 from 3pts ... You would more and likely think it was Dallas w/ all their shooters (Nowitski, Nash, Walker, Jamison) but the Wiz set a team record w/ 13 3pts ... You also had to be impressed w/ the defense intensity that the Wizards came into the game ... The Mavs looked very frustrated w/ the young Wiz team running for all the loose balls, tapping out the rebounds and saving the ball from going out bounds. Even if it was an off-day for the Mavs ... a great team win from the Wiz

Thoughts on Players:

Arenas - Man i think he's my fav player on this team ... He's the piece that was missing for all those terrible teams ... He's a scoring point but he still shows the balance in his game to have a triple double ... I love how the announcers talk about him being a gym rat ... this guy is only 21 years old ... he's only going to get better

L.Hughes - 5-6 from 3 pt range ... Good gracious that was crazy ... during the game the announcers said he only had 1 before the game and he hits a career high 5 3-pts

Laettner - 13 pts 13 rebs ... BUT the stat of the GAME 5 BLOCKS ... he's a great player and i love the way he fits in EJ's offense

Jarvis - Like i've said about him ... super athletic forward ... i really see him as a hybrid of Allan Houston and Richard Jefferson ... When Stack comes back .... EJ has to get this guy out on the floor ... i just love how he hustles back on defense and just destroys an opponents shot

Blake/Dixon - The MD connection was in effect 2nite ... great contribution from 2 players that u can tell just kno each other so well ... (did u see those 2 fast breaks in the 1st half? just like College Park)

Kwame - i can't leave this guy out ... BCH and Jazzy both commented on going inside ... but w/ Dallas' zone they collapse in the middle so its really hard to get very much inside ... w/ that saying Kwame did an excellent job passing the ball especially on 2 occasions dishing off to Arenas for scores ... i just want him to get the rebounds and play defense ... the scoring will come ...

GREAT win and hope they can take this momentum vs. Toronto

[TerpBurp]

well, wiz fans, don't get too excited. You guys still have no post offense. The wiz won tonight because the guards hit their jump shots. I mean Arenas, Hughes, Hayes and Dixon (if given more minutes) all could have been player of the game. Laettener was good but all his points came from outside.

Anyways, this was a good win and Arenas looks like a stud.

[truebluefan]

Congrats guys! Arenas was great!!!