OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, Navy, Gtown, Mystics, Golf, Summer 2024 (Paris Olympics 2024 as well)

[sycamore]

Am worried about the Gizzards draft picks. Dumping Avidja for Carrington ….. aye Carumba

We shall see. I’m NO WHERE near as hopeful for the Gizz as I am for the Skins, O’s, and Caps.

The Gizz….. sigh. Shrug.

You're hopefully for the Caps now? The Caps are all about chasing OV's record, then breaking this team up into smithereens and starting from scratch. Meanwhile other teams in their division (like the Flyers) are starting their ascent. Unless they get stone cold lucky in the draft, Caps could be wandering into the wilderness for some time.

 

[John Price]

Carrington is supposed to be good, we'll see

 

[usiel]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5827570/2024/10/10/2025-nba-mock-draft-cooper-flagg-duke-rutgers-uconn/

 

[Ridley Simon]

You're hopefully for the Caps now? The Caps are all about chasing OV's record, then breaking this team up into smithereens and starting from scratch. Meanwhile other teams in their division (like the Flyers) are starting their ascent. Unless they get stone cold lucky in the draft, Caps could be wandering into the wilderness for some time.

I don’t think so. I believe in GMBM (ok, he’s Pres
Now, or whatever, but he’s still in charge), and what he can do.

Caps have as much prospect talent as the Flyers, IMO. Save maybe G.

I’m very bullish on the Caps.

 

[usiel]

Wrong thread?

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Ted might be one of the worst owners. Outside of winning the Ovie lottery hes been pretty bad on everything. Check Wizards.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Ted might be one of the worst owners. Outside of winning the Ovie lottery hes been pretty bad on everything. Check Wizards.

Yeah out of 2 franchises, he’s only been able to win a title with one…..he’s the worst…./eyeroll….

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Yeah out of 2 franchises, he’s only been able to win a title with one…..he’s the worst…./eyeroll….

His NBA record with him making his in charge for years and trying to move the teams to VA without telling anyone.

 

[HTFN]

You're hopefully for the Caps now? The Caps are all about chasing OV's record, then breaking this team up into smithereens and starting from scratch. Meanwhile other teams in their division (like the Flyers) are starting their ascent. Unless they get stone cold lucky in the draft, Caps could be wandering into the wilderness for some time.

the Flyers have started like three separate ascents in the last 10 years, I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Kalopsia]

His NBA record with him making his in charge for years and trying to move the teams to VA without telling anyone.

His flaw is that he's too patient with his hires and waits too long to make course corrections. As far as flaws for owners go, it's one of the better ones. Owners that are too impatient turn their franchises into clown shows.

Moving the teams to VA was a negotiating tactic, I'll never buy that he actually thought that'd go through. Annoying, but par for the course for owners. At least he was only threatening to move within the metro area and not to another city entirely.

Beyond those two things, he spends to the salary cap routinely, invests in team facilities and operations, and is willing to take a financial hit to go through full rebuilds. He seems to legitimately care about his teams as more than just a business, and he doesn't have any personal scandals.

The guy's not perfect but we could do a hell of a lot worse.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

His flaw is that he's too patient with his hires and waits too long to make course corrections. As far as flaws for owners go, it's one of the better ones. Owners that are too impatient turn their franchises into clown shows.

Moving the teams to VA was a negotiating tactic, I'll never buy that he actually thought that'd go through. Annoying, but par for the course for owners. At least he was only threatening to move within the metro area and not to another city entirely.

Beyond those two things, he spends to the salary cap routinely, invests in team facilities and operations, and is willing to take a financial hit to go through full rebuilds. He seems to legitimately care about his teams as more than just a business, and he doesn't have any personal scandals.

The guy's not perfect but we could do a hell of a lot worse.

This.

 

[Cush]

Kuz airballs a free throw. Three airballs so far, not sure how he's the leading scorer

Not even looking to pass the ball

 

[usiel]

I'm only through the 3rd quarter but George>Bilal.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Ted might be one of the worst owners. Outside of winning the Ovie lottery hes been pretty bad on everything. Check Wizards.

Oh come on. He’s negligent in that he hires some of the wrong people, and then leaves them in their jobs too long.

That’s ALL.

Seriously?

He spends to the ceiling, regularly, he doesn’t interfere with how the GM manages the teams (not anymore), he cares about the fan experience, and he supports his players.

He’s a great owner. He’s just hired and held on to some poor team executives.

Edit — I see @Kalopsia beat me to it. Well said, sir.

 

[sycamore]

I'm liking what I see of Bub, a lot. Kid punches above his weight.

 

[TRASHCAT]

theres 30ish teams in the leagues so i would say every 30 years you should win a championship. ted has owned 2 teams for nearly 30 years and id say going 1 championship over a combined 60 years with the wiz/caps is pretty meh. There are many owners that are worse and i like him as a person but hes been at best mediocre to bad

took the nats only 15 years to win a championship for example. ravens won 2 since 96 etc.