The Wizards are going to be without starting power forward Andray Blatche for the next 3-5 weeks due to a left calf strain. Blatche has played in 17 games (13 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 28.5 minutes, 10.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. 21-year old rookie Jan Vesely and 24-year old Trevor Booker are going to split time until Blatche is ready to return to action. Vesely has played in 13 games (2 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 14.8 minutes, 2.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Booker has played in 20 games (5 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 17.6 minutes, 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Booker is shooting 55.3% from the floor so far this year. The Wizards are hoping that Vesely and Booker can hold the fort until Blatche is ready to return to action.

21-year old point guard John Wall in the best player on the Wizards but he lacks when it comes to shot selection as he is only hitting 39.4% of his shots from the floor this year. Wall has played in 20 games (all starts) for the Wizards this year and he is averaging 36.7 minutes, 15.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocked shots per game. Wall has now played in 89 games (84 starts) in his first two years with the Wizards and he is averaging 37.5 minutes, 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The Wizards would be a better team if Wall passed more and only took good shots.

25-year old power forward Andray Blatche just seems to be going through the motions for the Wizards so far this year and that’s just not acceptable. Blatche has played in 15 games (13 starts) for he Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 30.8 minutes, 11.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Blatche is shooting a pathetic 38.7% from the floor and that is pathetic for a player that is as tall as he is. The Wizards should seriously consider dealing Blatche as they can’t afford to let him effect the younger players on the team with his poor attitude and work ethic.

56-year old head coach Flip Saunders had another year to forget for the Wizards as he led them to a 23-59 (28%) record. In his defense, the team was really young and suffered a lot of injuries. Still, the new owners had to expect the team would have been a tad better last year. The Wizards are now 49-115 (29.9%) in there first two years under Saunders and that just isn’t going to cut it. Saunders now has a career record of 636-511 (55.4%) during the regular season and he is 47-51 (48%) during the playoffs. If the Wizards get more talent for Saunders to coach, I think he will start winning as he does have a nice track record.

23-year old “power” forward Yi Jianlian is off to a bad start for the Washington Wizards. He has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 20.0 minutes, 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Yi is also only shooting 37.5% from the floor which is compounding the fact that he’s shooting a lot of bricks. The Wizards need Yi to start getting a little more physical or he might see his minutes start to drop going forward.