Bleav in Wizards

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno start the show by recapping the Nets & 76ers game and talking about the impressive flashes by rookie Bilal Coulibaly. Jahadi also gives his take on Coulibaly’s equally, if not more so, impressive comments in an article with Chase Hughes about learning the game and film study. They also talk about Kyle Kuzma's mentorship of Coulibaly. From there, they weigh in on...

Osman Baig (@Obtoojiveforyou) of Bullets Forever joins the podcast today. We basically just gush about Bilal Coulibaly for the first third of the show and share some interesting stats to support our love affair with him. The Wizards seemed committed to moving the ball more against Philadelphia and that's a trend we'd like to see continue. Next, we addressed whether the Wizards' rumored interest in...

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno address what happened in Wednesday's Magic game, including the lack of rebounding, the porous perimeter defense, and the forwards playmaking more than the guards. They also cover Kyle Kuzma's reaction to tweets about trading him, Kuzma and Bilal Coulibaly's comments about the team's defense, and Jordan Poole's comments about being atop opponent's scouting reports. Fr...

Keyshawn Hall of George Mason Men's Basketball is currently averaging 17.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1 steal for the 5-1 Patriots. He was recently named A10 Co-Player of the Week for his performance, including a game-winner in a 73-71 win over South Dakota State. Hall went from not having any D1 offers out of high school and recently lost 60 pounds to now he's excelling in college ba...

Kevin Broom of Bullets Forever and the #SoWizards Podcast joins Matt Modderno for a live reaction podcast after the Wizards' 136-108 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. They give their thoughts on the game and what went wrong, assess the Wizards defensive deficiencies, and answer listener questions. They evaluated the play of Kyle Kuzma, Deni Avdija, Corey Kispert, Bilal Coulibaly, and Landry Shamet specif...

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno recap the Wizards game against the Bucks, including the glimmers of improvement they saw from Jordan Poole and the high praise the Bucks' stars had for Bilal Coulibaly. They also discuss which players are most likely to get traded first, why the national media only seems to be focused on the negative things going on with the Wizards, and Matt sort of compares Bilal t...

The Good: Bilal Coulibaly and everything about him The Bad: the Wizards handling of Johnny Davis The Ugly: the whole Jordan Poole situation Plus: the Wizards defense and how much of it is effort related, could someone like Rajon Rondo make a good addition to the coaching staff, and a Capital City Go-Go update. Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.ads...

Bleav in Wizards Draft: NBA Draft analyst Ersin Demir (@EDemirNBA) joins Matt Modderno to talk about the point guards and centers who should be on the Wizards radar in the 2024 draft lottery. They also discussed several sleepers they both like later in the draft. Guards: Isaiah Collier, Stephon Castle, Tyrese Proctor, Garwey Dual, DJ Wagner, Nikola Topic, DeShawn Harris-Smith, Aidan Mahaney, Aden...

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno cover what went wrong in both the Heat and 76ers games, specifically the defensive breakdowns in both, and preview Wednesday's Hornets game. We give some love to Daniel Gafford despite Joel Embiid having a big night. Is Jordan Poole finally trending in the right direction? We weigh in on that too. Jahadi shares why he thinks Wes Unseld Jr. is here for at least the re...

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno review the Wizards vs Hawks game, give some thoughts on the season as a whole so far, and try to diagnose what's going wrong. Topics include: -Have the Wizards tuned out Wes Unseld Jr. -is Jordan Poole throwing off the "vibes" -what's wrong with the offense and the defense -Deni Avdija's improved play -which young guys could step up and should play more -Jahadi answe...

In Part 2 of our roster deadline podcasts, Greg Finberg (@GregFinberg) of Bullets Forever joins Matt to discuss the Wizards trimming their roster down to 15 by waiving Taj Gibson and Xavier Cooks. They also talk about the exact terms of Deni Avdija's extension and the signing of John Butler Jr. on a two-way contract. Make sure to go back to Part 1 recorded a few hours before with Jahadi White on t...

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno give their thoughts on the Deni Avdija extension and what that means for the rest moving forward. They also discuss the starting 5 on opening night, who they think should be on the final 15-man roster, whether Jordan Poole can play point guard, and whether Daniel Gafford has a long-term future with the Wizards. They also talk about the Wizards partnering with Robinho...

"Can't Retire From This" is an upcoming multi-part documentary series highlighting women's basketball in the DMV, and the role the game plays in uplifting local youth. Melanie Page is a former DMV hooper turned filmmaker and she joins the podcast to help spread the word about the project. We cover her own basketball career and introduction to the game in the DMV, how the documentary came about, th...

Kevin Broom of the #SoWizards Podcast (@So_Wizards) and Dominique Nelson (@Domo8186) of the Wizards of Gallery Place Podcast join Matt Modderno to recap the Wizards' preseason game against the Knicks. We covered: Jordan Poole going supernova, Mike Muscala doing his Dirk Nowitzki impression, Bilal Coulibaly being a steal machine, Ryan Rollins showing some flashes, Tyus Jones vs Monte Morris, and wh...

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno assess the play of Tyus Jones and Daniel Gafford and whether they can be backed on as starters longer term. They discuss what potential lineup combinations might be the most effective and help them address some of the issues that have already cropped up, like rebounding and bench scoring. Jahadi weighs in on the play of rookie Bilal Coulibaly and sophomore Johnny Dav...

Osman Baig (@OBtoojiveforyou) and Kevin Broom (@so_wizards) of Bullets Forever (@bulletsforever) join the podcast to evaluate the play of Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly thus far. We cover just how good he's actually been, how sustainable is it, what is the ideal role and usage for him, and who he would benefit from playing with the most. We also get into how he can continue to develop throughout t...

Greg Finberg (@GregFinberg) of Bullets Forever joins the podcast to cover the addition of Michael Foster Jr. and the Wizards waiving Chase Audige. We also give our initial thoughts on Bilal Coulibaly and evaluated the play of Johnny Davis. We also explain the use of, and benefit to, Exhibit 10 contracts and what that means for the Capital City Go-Go roster this season. Presented by betonline.ag! C...

Bleav in DMV Hoops: Tristian Spurlock (@CoachTSpurlock), a DMV native, was a 4-star recruit, he played at the University of Virginia and University of Central Florida, he played professionally overseas for 9 years, and is now an assistant coach for player development at the University of Iowa. He provides so much insight into all levels of the game in this episode that all basketball fans could ge...

On this episode, Jahadi and Matt discuss the training camp injuries to Daniel Gafford, Landry Shamet, and Deni Avdija. They break down the media day comments of Jordan Poole, Kyle Kuzma, Mike Muscala, Wes Unseld Jr., and more. A consistent theme of the podcast has been the need to play faster and incorporate more spacing and it sounds like the team intends to do that. As Jahadi says during the epi...

Bleav in DMV Hoops: George Mason head coach Tony Skinn joins the podcast to discuss his coaching journey to this point and what we can expect from him and George Mason moving forward. We cover his own playing days at George Mason, their Final Four run, playing overseas, and playing in the Olympics for Nigeria. But we also spend a lot of episode talking about this year's George Mason team, their ke...

Jahadi White and Matt Modderno are back to cover all of the latest relevant topics for Wizards fans! On this episode, they discuss: Michael Winger's media comments on his team-building strategy, the additions to the player development staff, the training camp depth chart, and whether Corey Kispert or Deni Avdija will start at small forward. Jahadi also tells a story about John Thompson asking him...

Bleav in DMV Hoops: George Washington head coach Chris Caputo talks about why he took the GW job, what it's like taking over a program and getting it to where he wants it to be, this year's team and returning stars like James Bishop and Max Edwards, incorporating transfers, returning to the area after having success at George Mason as an assistant, all of the talent in the DMV, his favorite restau...

Bleav in DMV Hoops: Matt Rogers (@matt_rogers4), starting forward on the American University basketball team, joins the podcast this week. We discuss: growing his game, adapting to a new head coach, what to expect from American this season, the team's overseas trip to Italy this summer, the Wizards, and much more! Presented by betonline.ag! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm...

Bleav in DMV Hoops: Colby Giacubeno (@ColbyGHoops) of Inside Maryland Sports and Colby G Scouting joins the show to discuss the wealth of basketball talent in the DMV and, more specifically, how the Maryland Terrapins are faring in recruiting under Kevin Willard. If you want a deep dive into the class of 2024-2026, Colby provides great analysis of the names to know in each class. We covered Derik...

Osman Baig (@obtoojiveforyou) of Bullets Forever joins the podcast this week to discuss: Taj Gibson re-signing, which two players are most likely to get cut to make the final roster limit, the hiring of Cody Toppert as Capital City Go-Go head coach, is John Wall the most overpaid player of all-time, which Wizards' contracts were the worst ever, the idea of trading for Kevin Porter Jr., and whether...