Paper, meet Anus

Digits drop Radmanovic, snap up J. McGee

 

Radmanovic was discussed and tellingly compared to recalcitrant toilet paper here, and he remains marginal at best. Les Digits was optimistic in his post that Vladman was getting good minutes, but he appears to be losing some minutes to T-Ariz and others, and has shot just 5 -22 in his last 4 games, totaling 14 points in that impressive span. Good riddance!

 

On the other hand, JaVale McGee, discussed a bit in the Hosen's latest missive, has been much ballyhooed of late. The rookie 7 footer out of Nevada suddenly looks like a possibility to contribute in the wafer-thin Wizards frontcourt. On Nov 7th, he played 30 minutes, putting up 12 and 10, with two blocks (note - this was against the uptempo Knicks, and heart-troubled, out of shape poet Etan Thomas couldn't keep up).  He double-doubled again two games later and put up a pretty good 13/4 line last night. He's certainly surpassed Blatche on the depth chart, and, while he's no Greg Oden, he's also no Vladimir Radmanovic. He should be good for 9/6/1.5 BPG at a minimum, assuming he stays in the rotation.

Judgment: An excellent and well-timed move. RadMan was doing nothing, and McGee sure looks like he's worth a flier - he's got talent, size, and opportunity. We're still at the stage in the season where one has to jump on upside when it arises. While he may be too raw (and probably is), he'll be easy to drop when the time comes.