Being part of a three-win team did not stop Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace from a disparaging view of the Washington Wizards. During an at times humorous and philosophical postgame conversation, Peace wound his way through multiple topics last week when the Lakers were in Washington. Eventually, he stumbled across the fact the Wizards are under .500. He said he was not surprised.
“I look at a lot of other teams [as] better than them,” Peace said. “Absolutely. If you don’t know how to play basketball, move, cut, back screen, face cut, you know, show, box out, pass, move, play off the ball.