Bradley Beal blows right through the Knicks for a jam

Washington has its second preseason game on Friday against the New York Knicks. “Now we’ve just got to be able to convert and do it on both ends of the floor”. He can be annoying as a defender, as Anthony can attest. Making Anthony beat you by himself is a likely strategy for winning against a Knicks team that was bad before they underwent a transition over the summer that saw the replacement of eight of the team’s top scorers with unknown quantities and underachievers. “We’re going to have an opportunity to play at the pace that can help a lot of guys out”. It can be done.

But the Knicks will be good, though.

In a ideal world, the addition of 10 3-point shots per night will come at the expense of long two-pointers, which have been deemed inefficient by advanced analytics.

On defense, he doesn’t plan on only using his length to block shots. The loss of Pierce will sting, particularly when Washington needs someone to hit shots in a playoff game. John Wall flashed more of his improved scoring repertoire, Bradley Beal showed more of the offensive aggression Wizards fans have been waiting for him to develop (or embrace), Marcin Gortat was almost ideal on the offensive end, and Nene provided a spark off the bench.

“That’s a tough cover”, Wittman offered. “Just knowing how feisty he is, he’s a veteran, he knows how to play this game and he knows the system”. “Hopefully, it was a good learning experience”.

All jokes aside, it’s great to see so many members of the organization taking a proactive role in helping Porzingis adjust to life in the National Basketball Association. He missed all seven shots he attempted.

“It’s early”, Wittman said prior to the game. Wittman insisted no stock should be put into his preseason lineups, but consistently having one big man on the court who is a threat from three makes a lot of sense in this offense.

Forward Otto Porter Jr. was the Wizards’ leading scorer as he had 22 points, together with five rebounds and two assists. Washington left their games in for a few extra minutes of rest at the half; New York did not.

Nene has been the Washington Wizards starting power forward for the past three years but now it seems as though Kris Humphries might take that spot.

It’s still the preseason. The change in tempo should be the most visible enhancement to the Wizards’ offense.

The stakes are high, particularly with the non-Cavs East in a dead period and Wittman possibly coaching for his job yet again. “It’s one thing he doesn’t lack, and I don’t think he’s going to be lacking it any time soon”.