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Scott Brooks on Danny Abdia's Exceptional Statement: "We Both Have Responsibility for It"
The Washington coach analyzes why the Israeli did not reach the penalty spot for an entire month: "We need to create more opportunities for him."
In the NBA, fingers are held for Ambide: "It's never nice to see an MVP arrested for an injury"
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Saturday, March 13, 2021, 09:35
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The problems recur.
Bill of the Night (Photo: Reuters)
Just less than two weeks ago Washington looked like one of the hottest teams in the NBA.
She won seven of eight games, put up improved defense and suddenly the aspiration to reach the playoffs didn’t seem so far off.
But since then the Wizards have gone backwards again, and tonight (Friday through Saturday) they have suffered a fourth loss in the last five games, 127: 101 to Philadelphia.
Bradley Bill knows that in order to get back on track, the Wizards must first get back on guard.
"That's the key," the Wizards star said after the loss.
"Right now, we'm not keeping anything, and that's the way it is impossible to win."
As in quite a few games this season, this time too the Wizards dug a hole for themselves and fell behind in the first quarter.
"We need to learn to take on the challenge of beating the opponent first, even if it means committing 50 offenses in the first minutes. We need to learn to send a message to our opponents from the beginning, to show them that it will not be easy to beat us. In that sense, our attitude must improve." Added Bill.
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Abdia (Photo: Official Website, Washington Wizards Website)
Personally, Danny Abdia was as lukewarm as the rest of his friends.
The Israeli rookie finished with 4 points (2 of 6 from the field, 0 of 3 from the three) and also contributed 5 rebounds in 28 minutes.
In this game, too, Abdia showed what he needs to improve on: he again got into a foul problem (finished the game with 5 such) and again did not reach the penalty line.
In fact, Abdia has not thrown out the penalty for nearly a full month, a statistic that caught the attention of one of the reporters covering Washington, who referred the question to coach Scott Brooks.
"Yeah, that's a little worrying," Brooks admitted.
"But there are days that Russell doesn't get penalties either. Brad is the only player here who regularly comes to the line. Danny needs to do better things, I also need to do better things to give him more opportunities. But I remember doing a video tutorial with him, I think "That was a few weeks ago, and we saw that he has a chance to pull off offenses when he gets a ball and immediately penetrates the basket."
Like many NBA players, Washington also referred at the end mainly to the injury of Joel Ambide.
The Philadelphia star suffered a strong blow to his left knee during the third quarter and went down for treatment as he groaned in pain, fearing an injury that would result in a prolonged absence.
"I pray for him. It does not come to him, it is never pleasant to see an MVP injured, it is never pleasant for a player's momentum to stop because of such things," Bradley Bill said.
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