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On today's show, Troy was joined by Mike D. Sykes, II of The Business of Fashion, to recap the Washington's latest loss to the Indiana. But more importantly, to have an honest conversation about this Wizards squad. From there, Troy and Isaac Agyekum-Harris break down a busy week in DMV college basketball, starting with Georgetown’s win over Maryland at Capital One Arena and Virginia’s convincing victory over Arkansas. Then they turn their attention closer to home with season previews for George Mason, American, and Howard, examining each program’s outlook, key players, and potential to make noise this season. A look at where DMV college basketball stands and what’s ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy Haliburton is joined by Andrew Sharp for a wide-ranging conversation about the Washington Wizards and the questions facing the franchise as the season takes shape. The guys break down Anthony Davis' explosive 44-point performance and the frustration that followed another Wizards loss, examining what it means for AD's role as a veteran leader on a rebuilding team. They discuss AJ Dybantsa's early development, the balance between giving a young cornerstone room to grow and establishing winning habits, and how Trae Young can serve as the offensive engine for a team still figuring out its identity. They also take a closer look at Brian Keefe's coaching responsibilities, Washington's defensive struggles, and whether the Wizards' collection of talent is beginning to translate into a cohesive basketball team. Ultimately, the conversation comes back to a bigger question: What does success actually look like for the Wizards this season, and how will we know if this rebuild is moving in the right direction? All that and more on Capital Hoops Caucus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus It’s basketball with the signature beltway flair, banter, and bold opinions. Let’s hoop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus It’s basketball with the signature beltway flair, banter, and bold opinions. Let’s hoop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy, Wardell and Isaac assembled for this latest episode, immediately after the Washington Wizards' season opener to break down the team's win over the Milwaukee Bucks. To do so, they were joined by Bijan Todd (@bijan_todd) of The District Standard! They opened up the show by discussing the atmosphere of Capital One Arena, with the fan excitement being higher than it has been in years (2:19). That then led into them discussing the action on the floor. The game was highlighted by an absolute showcase by Anthony Davis (5:23), along with some struggles from Trae Young (12:26). But one of the bigger stories which this episode focuses on was Bub Carrington's second quarter performance (13:42). The show also focused on Bilal Coulibaly's and Kyshawn George's performances (21:28), while naming their most significant takeaways from the game (24:54). _______ Check out The District Standard: https://thedistrictstandard.com/ _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus It’s basketball with the signature beltway flair, banter, and bold opinions. Let’s hoop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this today's show Troy, Wardell and Isaac were once again joined by Tyler (@WonzoTV) to provide a review of the Washington Wizards' preseason - and most importantly, AJ Dybantsa's injury (2:06). To do so, they each make their choice for the highs (6:50) and lows (10:55) of Washington's four preseason games. From there, they assess the positional groups of the current Wizards roster. Starting first with the guards (17:48), before then moving on to the wings (24:28), forwards (34:03), and centers (39:49). To close out the show, they then provide their predictions for the Washington Wizards upcoming regular season (47:54) _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus It’s basketball with the signature beltway flair, banter, and bold opinions. Let’s hoop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show, Troy, Isaac and Wardell recap the Wizards preseason loss to the Brooklyn Nets. They open with a discussion focused on Washington's defensive potential without Anthony Davis (4:04), as they played clips from Head Coach, Brian Keefe (6:56), and Kyshawn George (10:54). On a more positive note, Bilal Coulibaly had a strong performance in the team's defeat, which the show also touched on (11:43). That then lead into a larger conversation on who each of our hosts would pick as the Wizards' fifth starter going into the regular season (14:49). They then closed out the show by highlighting Trae Young's impact on Washington's offence (20:35). _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an offseason away, Troy, Isaac and Wardell are back with a brand new episode of the show to discuss the upcoming Washington Wizards season. During today's show, they discuss Isaac's takeaways from Wizards media day (2:22) while also gauging the excitement levels of the fanbase after the team's offseason (3:55). From there, they recapped Troy's recent trip to the team's training camp (7:40), during which he spoke to Alex Sarr to hear his thoughts on how the Wizards' defense will play with both he and Anthony Davis on the court. Speaking of AD, the Caucus closed out the show by reviewing his contract status (15:33). _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show Troy, Isaac and Wardell opened with a very brief recap of the Washington Wizards' week (3:36), which led to all of them sharing their opinions on Anthony Davis' recent comments about the Wizards franchise (6:49). From there, the crew addressed Jake Fishers recent report that 8-12 head coaching positions could change this offseason, and gauged whether Washington's current coach Brian Keefe could be one (14:44). Later in the show, after a pivot over to the WNBA, the Caucus circled back on the Washington Mystics' recent decision to fire Jamila Wideman (23:44) before then previewing the upcoming WNBA Draft (34:34). Also on this today's show: (44:34) 🎤 Trivia Time from the Line on the the players who have averaged the most rebounds per game over their first 10 games in their NBA/ABA career (54:15) ⏱️ The Last Shot _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's mid-week episode of the show, Troy, Isaac and Wardell are joined by Lee Newman (@SleeperWizards) as they break down the Wizards latest losses to the Miami Heat (3:34), Brooklyn Nets (6:15), and Chicago Bulls (17:35). Their recap then led them discussing a recent video circulating of Brian Keefe's energy, or lack thereof, in late game huddles (9:51). From there, the show pivoted over to the Mystics as Isaac and Wardell discussed the team's recent sudden decision to fire now former General Manager Jamila Wideman (27:10). Also on this today's show: (36:53) ✉️ Listener Mailbag answering your Wizards and Mystics questions _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus It’s basketball with the signature beltway flair, banter, and bold opinions. Let’s hoop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy and Wardell kicked off today's show with Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) of The Baltimore Banner as they gave their thoughts on the internet's reaction to the Wizards' April Fool's joke (2:22). From there, they gave an update on Kyshawn George's UCL injury (17:49), gave a preview of the Wizards' upcoming game against the Miami Heat (18:53), and discussed the impact that the city of Baltimore has had on the current Wizards roster (23:49). Also on this today's show: (34:52) 📰 Full Court Press on the WNBA Expansion Draft (1:02:37) 🎤 Trivia Time from the Line on the highest career scorers in NCAAM Tournament History (1:08:14) ⏱️ The Last Shot _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Read more of Kyle's Work at The Baltimore Banner: https://www.thebanner.com/author/kyle-goon/ _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's afternoon edition of the Wizards Wednesday show, Troy, Isaac and Wardell gave a brief recap of the Wizards recent losses to the Trail Blazers and Lakers (2:26), before quickly pivoting over toward the latest Anthony Davis injury update (10:05). From there, the show pivoted over to the WNBA as they broke down the significance of Elena Delle Donne's hall of fame induction (18:02). The Caucus then returned to the Wizards as they provided their preview of the Wizards offseason (26:42). Also on today's show: (40:52) 🗺️ 🎤 Where They've Been (48:31) 🧐 Scouting Report on Will Riley, Jamir Watkins, Tre Johnson, Bub Carrington, Justin Champagnie _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy, Isaac and Wardell were joined by special guest Bijan Todd (@bijan_todd) for this week's show, which started with a recap of the Wizards recent win over the Utah Jazz (6:41). This win ended the team's 16-game losing streak, which led to a conversation focused on wether the team's losing ways are sparking bad development habits (13:14). From there, the Caucus gave their thoughts on the team's cherry blossom jerseys (20:56). The show then switched over to the G-League for a bit to discuss the Go-Go clinching a spot in the playoffs (20:50). And after that, they switched to the WNBA to build out their selection of the players the Mystics should protect from the upcoming Expansion Draft (28:28). Also on this today's show: (33:07) 📰 Full Court Press on the NBA's decision to explore league expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas (37:06) 📰 Full Court Press on the NBA's proposed plans to resolve their current tanking problem (56:03) 🎤 Trivia Time from the Line on the most recent Washington Wizards to record a 25+ point and 15+ rebound game (1:08:13) ⏱️ The Last Shot _______ Produced by @ponaxWardell _______ Troy's Substack: https://troyhaliburton.substack.com/ Our Twitter: @CapHoopCaucus Our Instagram: @capitalhoopcaucus Our Sporcle: @caphoopcaucus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.