Chinatown can’t be Neverland forever, and soon, the haircuts, 80’s
parties and vlogs have to give way to professionalism and sacrifice.
Pretty soon, the Washington Wizards are going to have to look like a
team that cares about its craft and being the absolute best at it, and
fans are going to have to stop excusing the Wizards under-achievement
because they make for great lunch time blog material.
NBA pundits think they’re the dumbest team in civilization for riling one of the leagues most talented players. Their second best guard is involved in a rap beef that has resulted in a Wizards’ boycott of the city’s most well-known night club, and the possibility of Wizards fans seeing the second round of the playoffs anytime soon is about as realistic as feeling being restored to DeShawn Stevenson’s face.
It’s sad that the team’s clownish act won’t extend beyond this season, because it’s been fun while it lasted. Gilbert Arenas and his candor are great in the first half of the regular season, because no one is thinking about defense until after the all-star break. He can talk about why he’s one of the best guards in the league, respond to Mya rumors, and discuss Halo etiquette because fans and players are generally disinterested November-February.
But April through June usually means two things for professional basketball in Washington D.C. - our team ain’t in it, and we could care less what Gilbert thinks about it.
This is probably it for the Washington Wizards as we know them. They won’t leave Cleveland with a victory, and they damn sure can’t come back home. The team will be vastly different next year, and so will the fans. As the Wizards inch ever close to the Washington Redskins territory of perennial under achievement, you realize that somebody should’ve blown the whistle on all of us a long time ago. Somebody should’ve blown the whistle on Wizards fans for being more enamored with blog material than wins and losses, and on players for not taking their jobs seriously.
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