Three thoughts about the Wizards (8-16) finally breaking their streak of six straight losses by four points or less with a 118-109 win over Monta Ellis (30 points, 7 assists, 8 turnovers), Stephen Curry (27 points) and the hapless Warriors (7-19):
It’s not a question of whether or not Gilbert Arenas is back after he had 45 points and 13 assists, his highest scoring game since Jan. 15, 2007 (thanks, ESPN). He has to be back. This is his team. He is the center of what it does and how it plays. Everything starts with Arenas, and the Wizards have spent the better part of two years waiting for him simply to finally take his place, one that they paid – yes, i’m talking about it – $111 million to reserve. The other reason is because the Wizards bench has lost its way. The Earl Boykins experiment seems to have outlived it’s usefulness. DeShawn Stevenson couldn’t throw a rock in the ocean from the beach. To say Andray Blatche is pressing would be an understatement, and Nick Young needs to be as desperate with his defense as he his to make a forced jump shot.
