VIDEO: Did Someone Say PLAYOFFS? The Washington Wizards Did
[via instagram.com/truthaboutit]Some people contemplate the meaning of life. I contemplate the meaning of the Washington Wizards securing a postseason berth after six long, measly years with seven...
View ArticlePOLL: Are You Even Excited That The Wizards Are In The Playoffs?
PLAYOFFS? Meh, I’m just a kid. Today I had to honor of participating in a roundtable discussion (in blog form) regarding why people don’t seem very excited that the Wizards are headed to the playoffs....
View ArticleThe Superofficial TAI Staff Wizards Playoff Forecast (and Season Look-Back)
[Shed a tear, the playoffs are here.]So the Wizards are in the playoffs. So the Wizards are the 5-seed. So the Wizards are going to Chicago. So the Wizards aren’t the #SoWizards? Now that the regular...
View ArticleWizards Playoffs: Nene Speaks on the Haters, Speaks on the Lord
[Nene Playoff Game Face – via instagram.com/truthaboutit]So the Wizards will play their 2014 playoff opener in Chicago on Easter Sunday (4/20/2014). Seems like the perfect occasion to speak on both...
View ArticleThe Washington Wizards Against the Playoff Prognostication World
[via Friday’s Washington Post Express] The pairings of Eastern Conference playoff teams were not set until the final day of the regular season—seeds three through seven were in flux. The Brooklyn Nets...
View Article#DCrising? 5 TAIers Give #HotWizardsTakes via NBA Playoffs 5-on-5
[via instagram.com/truthaboutit]Five TAI staff members—Sean Fagan, Adam McGinnis, Arish Narayen, John Converse Townsend, and myself—share their thoughts on five #HotWizardsTakes / #BuzzWorthy topics in...
View ArticleCan the Wizards Win Without Nene? Lineup Data That Says Yes (& Pre-Game Wittman)
Nene’s suspension for Game 4 is potentially series-altering. Didn’t really have to type that sentence, but it’s worth reinforcing. Yes, with a 2-1 series lead and still holding home court advantage,...
View ArticleSo Over, So Far To Go: Why the Wizards Won’t Screw This Up
photo: instagram.com/truthaboutit The Wizards vs. Bulls first-round series is over. By the numbers, the Wiz are 5-0 all-time in best-of-7 series when they lead 3-1. The Bulls, when trailing 1-3, are...
View ArticleTAI Wizards Roundtable: Rising Approval Ratings & The Playoffs Ahead
[#dcRising t-shirts – Wizards-Bulls Game 3 – via instagram.com/truthaboutit]What lies ahead for the Washington Wizards? Whose approval rating is rising? Four TAI staffers try to answer those questions...
View ArticleWhat Are the Wizards of Odds? The TAI Staff and Las Vegas Predicts Round 2
Randy Wittman on the good ole days: “We did everything together… It’s a different… There was no social media or Nintendo or whatever games that they play… Asteroids or whatever. So you did things...
View ArticleShareBullets & Pixel Rolls: Air Wittman, Bao Bao, and the World of Wizards
ShareBullets: Links, pixels, bullet points, other stuff … shared. [ShareBullets — Wizards-related links from ‘round the web. Picture credit to Wizznutzz] The Playoff Pixels are popping on these...
View ArticleThe Wizards Said WHAT? Ball Pressure, Pace, Wall’s Js, and Playing Desperate...
[The Smiling Gortats — via instagram.com/truthaboutit]Ball pressure, pace, John Wall’s jumpers, and playing desperate—those were the predominant themes from Washington Wizards practice on Thursday....
View ArticleOpen Shots, Rolling the Dice, and D.C. Quarterbacks: Pixels at the Tip
It’s a new day. With a win tonight, the Wizards can even the series at 2-2 and make this series a best of three going forward. By this point, most everyone is aware that something almost unspeakable...
View ArticleBusting for the Future: 2014 NBA Playoffs Just Step 1 for John Wall and...
[via Instragram/RealDealBeal23]It’s long been part of the common sense: playoffs or bust in 2013-14 for the Washington Wizards grew from an urgency to get John Wall and Bradley Beal postseason...
View ArticleDo Not Go Quietly: A Wizard is a Wizard or is It?
The Wizards are still alive, per ESPN Truehoop. Four-and-a-half feet under, perhaps. But drawing breath. We could do this dual alive/dead metaphor thing all day, but you get it, and thankfully there’s...
View ArticleT-Minus 30 Days: A Playoff Snapshot for the Washington Wizards
[Game 3 #WittmanFace – via instagram.com/truthaboutit]It seems like only yesterday that Washington was in a free-fall, fans were calling for Randy Wittman’s head, and there was no end to how low the...
View ArticleWizards-Raptors 2015 NBA Playoffs Series Preview Q&A
The playoffs are just about here. Tomorrow, they said. Time for some thoughts, pixels, statistics, and etc.—Wizards vs. Raptors style. Joining TAI today is Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC), NBA news...
View ArticleFour Games + Four Wins = No More Raptors
Wiz sweep Raptors! Good for Paul Pierce … "No more going through customs"…. YAY WIZARDS!!! #Wizards #WizRaptors pic.twitter.com/75ib7g2L7F — Aly Lewnes (@alewnes7) April 27, 2015 The Wizards swept the...
View ArticleWhy One Guy Wrote-In Paul Pierce for President of Poland
[Paul Pierce, via instagram.com/truthaboutit] Due to the lack of better candidates, I voted @paulpierce34 for the President of Poland today. pic.twitter.com/r58AYi0j6B — Bartosz Bielecki (@bart__92)...
View ArticlePlayoffs?? Playoffs?? Yes, We’re Talking About the Wizards and the Playoffs
NOBODY EXPECTED THE 2015-16 Washington Wizards to be in 10th place in the Eastern Conference on March 1. This season was supposed to send a direct message to Kevin Durant that Washington has arrived...
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