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.

The Shawn is Gone

The Digits will admit he only drafted TheShawn Stevenson because he's a really likeable guy. He doesn't do much on the court, but he's very funny and he generally makes the sports section more interesting. As the season goes on, however, his already limited production is likely to get eaten into by the emergence of Nick Young and the return of Gilberte Arenas (or supposed return; your correspondent is not completely convinced the artist formerly known as Agent Zero will return in any meaningful way this season). Swept up by the spirit of the times, the Digits decided it was time for a change.

Vlad the Rod is a known quantity; known mainly as a guy that hangs out near the top of the free agent pool like that piece of toilet paper in your anus hair until some sucker like the Digits picks him up again, believing that his uneven production and 2.5 fouls/game are the price one has to pay for not stocking up on three-point shooting during the draft.

Analysis: Probably not a huge improvement, but the VladRad isn't a huge downer in any category either. True, his FG pct isn't great, but then again he doesn't take that many shots. And he seems to be getting some decent minutes this year.