Bleav in Wizards

Rafael Barlowe of NBA Big Board, Locked on NBA Big Board, and NBA Draft Junkies joins the podcast to break down all of the names for Wizards fans to know in the lottery range, plus a few sleepers later on. Prospects covered: Nikola Topic, Alexandre Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher, Ron Holland, Ja'Kobe Walter, Tyler Smith, Rob Dillingham, Stephon Castle, Isaiah Collier, Tidjane Salaun, Reed Sheppard, Jaylon Tyson, Ajay Mitchell, and Keyshawn Hall. Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Jahadi White and Matt Modderno open the show by breaking down what happened in the Wizards' blowout loss to the Cavaliers, specifically keying in on their defensive shortcomings. Have the players and coaches already thrown in the towel on the season? Jahadi then provides a player's perspective on whether the Wizards moving to a shiny new arena would help them recruit better free agents in the future. They round at the show by discussing the results of a fan poll that asked who the Wizards' best player, best defender, best newcomer, most improved player, best veteran, and best young fringe player has been. Jahadi also tells a story about playing with Michael Jordan when he bounced back from a career-low 6-point game with 51 points. Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Jahadi White and Matt Modderno are back to catch up on all things Wizards! Rookie Bilal Coulibaly's usage has been trending downward recently and Wes Unseld Jr. seems unconcerned. We weighed in on if this could potentially limited Coulibaly's long-term development and if fans should be worried. Jahadi also explained what's missing from this team from a mentality standpoint and what the mood is probably like in the Wizards' locker room with a 5-25 record. We also covered the team's effort levels, which players have impressed us recently, Kyle Kuzma's tweet referencing the Pistons' struggles, and Kuzma's award recognizing his work in the community. We close the show by giving our New Year's Resolutions for each player on the Wizards and some insight into the Wizards' scouting department. Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Matt Modderno runs down the holiday gifts he would give to each member of the Wizards. Some of them are a little tongue-and-cheek but most could actually help, or at least make Wizards fans feel a little better. After that, we include an older conversation that Matt had with former Wizard Sam Dekker on February 11, 2023. Dekker provides a lot of valuable insight that could help his fellow Wisconsin Badger Johnny Davis, and I think his suggestions are still applicable today almost a year later. For anyone who didn't catch this episode the first time, I think you'll find it relevant to several younger Wizards but specifically Davis. Happy holidays!

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Longtime Wizards insider Troy Haliburton joins the podcast to address the Wizards' potential move to Virginia. Troy wrote a great piece on his Substack (link below) about the move and what, if any, responsibility Ted Leonsis had to the District of Columbia after taking their money to support various projects throughout the years. We covered the series of events that led to this, why this move is good for Monumental's bottom line, who is to blame for the move, what this will do to traffic in the area, whether "crime" was actually a factor in the move, what this will do to the DC economy, the Entertainment and Sports Arena basically being abandoned by Monumental Sports after the DC government paid for most of it, and why this accelerates the timeline of the Wizards' rebuild. Plus, we end on a positive note with lots of praise for rookie Bilal Coulibaly. Presented by betonline.ag!

Troy's article: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/p/when-capitalism-meets-stewardship Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Bleav in Wizards Draft: Matt Modderno is on the road this week and was able to check out a couple of intriguing mid-major prospects during the Utah State at Santa Clara game. Adama Bal, a 6'6 French wing, is the go-to guy for Santa Clara, a program that recently produced Jalen Williams and Brandin Podziemski. Could Bal be next? Matt shares his perspective after seeing him live. He also gives a scouting report for Johnny O'Neil, a 6'9 wing for Santa Clara who transferred in from American University, and Utah State's Ian Martinez, a 6'3 guard that transferred from Maryland. Matt closes out the show with some thoughts on Utah State forward Great Osobor, who has a great name and a great throwback game (sorry, couldn't help it!). Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Jahadi White and Matt Modderno start the show by recapping the Nets & 76ers game and talking about the impressive flashes by rookie Bilal Coulibaly. Jahadi also gives his take on Coulibaly’s equally, if not more so, impressive comments in an article with Chase Hughes about learning the game and film study. They also talk about Kyle Kuzma's mentorship of Coulibaly.

From there, they weigh in on what they’d like to see Wes Unseld Jr. do differently, potential schematic changes, rotation changes, personnel moves, how players could change their games to better serve the team, and how they think the next quarter of the season will play out. Who needs to step up and hold everyone else accountable?

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Chase Hughes's article on Coulibaly: https://www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/article/Changes-to-shooting-mechanics-have-helped-Coulibaly's-hot-start Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Osman Baig (@Obtoojiveforyou) of Bullets Forever joins the podcast today. We basically just gush about Bilal Coulibaly for the first third of the show and share some interesting stats to support our love affair with him. The Wizards seemed committed to moving the ball more against Philadelphia and that's a trend we'd like to see continue. Next, we addressed whether the Wizards' rumored interest in the Bulls' Patrick Williams actually makes any sense. We close the show by discussing the Wizards waiving John Butler Jr. and promoting the Capital City Go-Go's leading scorer, Jules Bernard, to a two-way contract. Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Jahadi White and Matt Modderno address what happened in Wednesday's Magic game, including the lack of rebounding, the porous perimeter defense, and the forwards playmaking more than the guards. They also cover Kyle Kuzma's reaction to tweets about trading him, Kuzma and Bilal Coulibaly's comments about the team's defense, and Jordan Poole's comments about being atop opponent's scouting reports. From there they answers questions from fans about trading Kuzma, biggest surprises with Coulibaly's game, the usage of the young players, Wes Unseld Jr.'s coaching job, top draft targets, who deserves more minutes, how long a rebuild could take, the all-time Georgetown starting five, and much more! Plus, predictions for Friday's Magic game. Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Keyshawn Hall of George Mason Men's Basketball is currently averaging 17.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1 steal for the 5-1 Patriots. He was recently named A10 Co-Player of the Week for his performance, including a game-winner in a 73-71 win over South Dakota State. Hall went from not having any D1 offers out of high school and recently lost 60 pounds to now he's excelling in college basketball and finding himself in NBA Draft conversations. He talks about what motivates him, getting himself into better shape, having guard skills at 6'7, playing for Mason head coach Tony Skinn, what college basketball players do for Thanksgiving, his Key'd Up video series, and much more. Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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