The Wizards have signed 25-year old SG/SF Cartier Martin to a 10-day contract. Martin played in 10 games (2 starts) for the Warriors earlier this season and he averaged 27.6 minutes, 9.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Martin has now played in 43 games (3 starts) in his NBA career in which he has averaged 12.6 minutes, 4.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Martin is only shooting 36.4% from the floor in his career so Wizards’ fans shouldn’t get too excited as the team would have been better off signing Alonzo Gee for the rest of the year instead of letting him bolt to the Spurs.

The Wizards have likely lost backup guard Randy Foye for the season due to a bone cyst and tendon damage in one of his wrists. Foye played in 70 games (38 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 23.8 minutes, 10.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He was a HUGE disappointment for the Wizards this season.

The Washington Wizards were blown out by the Utah Jazz 103-87 on Saturday, giving them their 15th straight loss.  The Wizards are in disarray right now, and its not just the losses that are cause for concern.  The face of their franchise, Gilbert Arenas, was recently sentenced to 30 days in a halfway house for his gun incident earlier in the season which resulted in his indefinite suspension.  Then their is the Andray Blatche situation.  Blatche, who is having a great season individually this year, refused to talk to his coaches after being taken out early in the game.  He sat at the very end of the bench and then later refused to return to play.  Head coach Flip Saunders ripped him after the game, and Blatche blamed Saunders for the incident.  Blatche has a reputation as a “lazy” player who doesn’t respond well to criticism.  He has shown he is a great talent though, and if he could keep his head on straight he could do some great things in Washington for years to come.  The Wizards aren’t playing as a team and they are not responding to coach Saunders at all, especially Blatche.  I expect a lot of changes to be made this offseason, because things have been going downhill for quite some time now.

Andray Blatche has really been solid since getting inserted into the starting lineup for the Wizards. Blatche has played in 11 games this March and he is averaging 37.5 minutes, 21.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He has now played in 67 games (22 starts) for the Wizards and he is averaging 26.2 minutes, 12.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Blatche is looking like a player the Wizards can build the team around in the near future.

22-year old SG/SF Alonzo Gee has really played well since signing with the Wizards. Gee has played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Wizards this season in which he has averaged 13.3 minutes, 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Gee is shooting 53.1% from the floor for the Wizards as he has been really good with his shot selection so far. He has the look of a keeper for the Wizards.

UPDATE: The Wizards declined to sign Gee for the rest of the season after his second 10-day contract expired. That allowed the San Antonio Spurs to swoop in and sign him. Gee played in 11 games (2 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 16.5 minutes, 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. This was another dumb move by the Wizards.

SG/SF Mike Miller is a solid “team” player but the Wizards need him to be a little more selfish due to the lack of playmakers on the team. Miller has played in 33 games (29 starts) for the Wizards this season and he is averaging 32.0 minutes, 9.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Miller is the best shooter on the team and for that reason they need him to shoot more. Miller has connected on 53.4% of his shots from the floor, 52.1% from three point range and 82.5% from the free throw line. Miller has the potential to easily average 15+ points per game if he just would shoot the ball a little bit more.

The Wizards dug a big hole last night as they were down 77-60 after the first three quarters. Andray Blatche led the way for the Wizards once again last night with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Randy Foye was solid last night also with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. JaVale McGee was solid around the basket in this game for the Wizards as he finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. The Wizards are now 21-37 on the year.

The Wizards have bought out Mike James and released him. James played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 11.5 minutes, 4.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. James played in 57 games (50 starts) in his two years with the Wizards and he averaged 28.4 minutes, 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. The Wizards did James a favor as he will try to hook on with a playoff team.