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John Wall emerging in fourth NBA season

The goal around the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. is clear for the 2013-14 season. It's playoffs or bust for the Washington Wizards. And that's not to say every team doesn't want to advance to...

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Fantasy Basketball: Injury Roundup

Atlanta Hawks Lou Williams: Williams has recently returned from a knee injury that ended his 2012-13 campaign. The Hawks are treating him with kid gloves so he isn't playing in back-to-backs yet, but he could...

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Predictions for the 2013 NBA Draft class

The sixty players that make up the 2013 NBA Draft Class come into their rookie seasons with different goals and outlooks. Some of these rookies anticipate getting major minutes and having big roles on their...

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NBA Fandom Games: Washington Wizards

Has it really been this long since the Wizards made the NBA Playoffs? HIBACHI! Whereupon an NBA free agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. The purchase...

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Does a healthy John Wall mean playoffs for the Wizards?

In the midst of five consecutive losing seasons, and the fact the team did very little in free agency this offseason, it may be hard to imagine why the Washington Wizards and their fans have...

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Washington Wizards: Hope or why I love losers and won't change

"I swear we are cursed." Words I’m not sure how many times I have heard uttered from my Dad’s mouth, albeit the PG-13 version on occasions. For years, my dad and I would spend hours...

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View from the Nosebleeds, part one: All aboard the Washington Wizards bandwagon

Having emigrated from the United Kingdom in May 2012, a big piece of my heart was left vacant when I could no longer renew my season ticket to Fulham Football Club. So, join me for...

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He Got Game: Otto Porter

With the third pick in this year’s NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards made out like bandits, selecting Otto Porter from Georgetown University. At 6'9" and 200 pounds, Porter has the necessary size and quickness to...