Wizards GM J2 sighed and leaned back in his chair as he waited for his internet to load up. Always thinking of new ways to drum up fresh public interest in his sad-sack franchise, he'd asked his players for ideas to spice up Media Day a bit. 20-year-old Darius Miles suggested an online chat room, saying that the Wizards should "embrace the digital future" or something. It sounded like a good idea, and some of the younger players, reporters, and fans seemed excited when it was formally announced. But, there were three important letters that nobody took into account......AOL.
"State-of-the-art facility my ass," J2 grumbled as the computer continued to slowly access the World Wide Web.
"Hah! Finally!" J2 yelled as the 'net let him in, far later than the original planned start time. Logging into the chat room, he saw that some of the players were already logged in and joking around with the reporters and fans. Lamar Odom noticed and posted "Well, look who's finally here," and Darius Miles posted a simple "LOL." J2 shook his head, opened up a window and hit "paste" - fortunately he'd typed up his opener last night.
Gandalfthegreyhaired: Welcome all, to the 2001 Washington Wizards chat room. Before we take questions, I would like to give a quick rundown: Last season was a wreck, the less said about that the better. I kept my promise to make aggresive moves if we found ourselves in the playoff picture early on, but things didn't turn out as we had hoped. Coming into the offseason, our goal was to continue to add talent that fit our new offensive style. Rafer Alston was the first to come aboard, as he was a player we've had our eyes on for a while, and we jumped at the opportunity to acquire him. Alvin Williams, who we acquired last season, wasn't very thrilled with the new direction, and so he returned to Miami in RFA. The Pacers' Anthony Johnson and the Kings' Antonio Daniels did decide to sign our offer sheets, however, we were only able to reach a deal with one, Mr. Johnson. We're very glad to have him, as we feel that he can be the steady hand at point that we as a franchise have lacked since David Wesley was here. Moving on to free agency, Terry Mills, a player we've watched from afar for years, was our top target, and we were proud to announce his signing. We hope that Terry will provide the veteran leadership that our team really needs, and also serve as a mentor to our younger players. We're quite pleased with what we've seen from our guys in training camp, however, we're still determining our rotation. We have ideas, we're just trying to narrow things down at the moment. And now the chat room is officially open, Lamar, Jerry, Anthony, Darius, Rashard, and myself are all available for questions.
