Andray Blatche

[Ridders]

Is this guy for real?

He has exploded ever since Jamison was traded.

Averaging 27 points and 11.6 boards in his last 5 games. Would seem as though the Wizards knew what they were doing when they traded Jamison after all.

 

[General Knight]

Hes real, Im gonna win fantasy now. hehe. But seriously I hope he keeps it up. He may not keep his current averages up but something along 20pts/10rbs/1.5bks a game and ill be happy

 

[Ridders]

Purlease. My ownage of you in fantasy has been at epic proportions.

Blatche ain't gonna change that.

 

[General Knight]

Normal season means jack all. Its the finals that count.

 

[McLovin]

C-Webb 2.0

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

no hes isnt for real,he did the same thing for a month at the start of the year

 

[Ridders]

no hes isnt for real,he did the same thing for a month at the start of the year

Wouldn't that month have co-incided with when Jamison missed the start of the season with injury?

 

[Tiger Hawk]

no hes isnt for real,he did the same thing for a month at the start of the year

You've gotta be kidding.

Through 11 games as a starter this year (averaging 37 minutes), he's putting up a 21/10 with a steal, 1.5 blocks and over 3 assists.

Amazing what extra playing time does to a young player's confidence.....

 

[Special K]

They have been calling him the next big thing for years. Wasn't he one of the last HS players drafted?

 

[Ridders]

Yep in 05, the last draft where HS players were elligible. Bynum was another player that went prep-to-pro in that draft.

 

[Tiger Hawk]

I should've probably added that no longer having Arenas, Jamison and Butler ahead of him in the pecking order hasn't hurt either....

 

[Ridders]

Yeah, it will be interesting to see if he can put up similar numbers on a good team.

If he does turn out to be for real, the Jamison deal could end up being great for the Wizards. Still would like them to have tried and get Hickson as well, but Blatche is at about 3 million per year for the next 3 years as opposed to Jamison who's at an average off 13 million per for the next 3 years, plus is entering his mid 30s.

 

[Tiger Hawk]

Wiz fans have had huge raps on him for years - as K said. From what I understand his biggest issue, apart from having some decent players in front of him, has been his maturity - making him not unlike a fair few other straight to NBA players. Let's see where he goes from here.