π After being 3 goals behind, the Capitals win with an overtime tie-breaker from Sourdiff. The last time we were there he had a hat trick. Glad do witness both of his big days.
π A rare Wizards home W, against the Portland Trail Blazers. Even a horrible organization can give its fans something to be happy about once every few months.
But weβre not renewing.
π A high-scoring game from the Caps last night, yet again! Alex Ovechkin added two to his record, Justin Sourdif had a hat trick. Plus two penalty shots and more than a few brawls to make it the prototypical (if not typical) game of hockey.
π It took 17 games and a 14-game losing streak for the Washington Wizards to win their first home game, but what a night for CJ McCollum: 46 points, 10/13 behind the 3-point line. They should give away pajama pants more often.
π Fun to see a winning team at this venue, for once, and with a massive amount of goals. Will come back.
π Cursed, yet again (and again).
The only team who managed to lose to the Wizards so far this season just booted their GM.
π The Wizards are a cursed team with tone-deaf ownership. For a prime example of their cluelessness I would like to refer you to Monumental Sports' corporate website and their tagline, “Where Monuments meet Momentum”, plastered all over the soon-to-be renovated Capital One Arena. The same group of people who thought this sounded good is in charge of running the team. They are also the owners of the Washington Capitals. The Caps have been, may I remind you, employers of the all-time best hockey player for more than 20 (!?) years, and have managed to win a single Stanley cup with him on board. Hope lies eternal that they will become good, but the odds are that the Wizards will turn any good player they get into a mediocrity.
None of this applies to the Wizard’s courtside entertainment crew, from the show runner to the mascot to their three dancing groups (standard, juniors and β the best of all β their senior dancing crew Wizdom). Whoever is in charge of them should take over the whole show.
A prediction, based on nothing but this short post from John Gruber and a hunch: within 5 years, Apple will have a deal to stream all college football. NFL may be out of reach, but for many people β Tim Cook included β NCAA is what matters.
π Here is for another abysmal season!
