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UPDATE: Dom scored! Late in the third quarter of the Wiz-Bobcats game, after 116 consecutive scoreless minutes, McGuire put back an Andray Blatche miss. That must have felt really, really good ...

And I'm not talking about with the ladies. Hardy har har.

David Arnott of Rufus On Fire — doing his best Kelly Dwyer impersonation — stumbled upon this rather ignominious streak currently held by Wizards forward Dominic McGuire.

Dude scored in the second quarter of the game against Denver on March 20, then didn't score again over the next 20:12 he played in that game. On March 21, he played 22:33 without scoring. Then, on March 23, he played 41:25 without scoring. That's mind-melting. That's 84 minutes and 10 seconds — and counting — without scoring. By a small forward-power forward tweener.

In a way, it's the ultimate in simultaneously selfless and nihilistic play, because it's categorically not helping the team, but it's not necessarily hurting, either, and if McGuire's expected to D up and work the ball around to Antawn or JaVale, then so be it.

For dress socks and giggles, Arnott decided to comb through a couple of Dennis Rodman's game logs with the Bulls to see how McGuire's futility streak stacked up. His box score findings:

[Rodman] had a stretch of three straight games in 1998 in which he scored 0 points in each game and played at least 34 minutes in each. Of course, he was also grabbing double digit rebounds in two of them and didn't even attempt a shot in one.

That, and Nick Young is no Michael Jordan. Not yet, at least.

Go, Dominic, go!

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  1. Simmsinns
    1. Posted by Simmsinns Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:40 pm EDT

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    I could get paid millions to just stand there... do something!
  2. the REAL Headless Chicken
    2. Posted by the REAL Headless Chicken Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    Is this a case of bawfulness? I mean, pick the gams since 3/13 seven that is. He scored three to seven rebounds, 1 to 9 assists, steals, blocks. He refuses to score, I'd say, wouldn't he try 3 to 4r times a game ...
  3. kevinquick68
    3. Posted by kevinquick68 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    Wizard's who are they? Them Scrubs cant even beat the bobcats... Coached by the 90 year old Larry Brown
  4. ruth bader ginobili
    4. Posted by ruth bader ginobili Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:06 pm EDT

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    Dwyer impression? He didn't even mention Denver's defense
  5. mobilracing83
    5. Posted by mobilracing83 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:24 pm EDT

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    This is Rook6980 of bulletsforever.com response to David's post:
    A Wizards fan here...
    Dominic McGuire has the 18th highest Assist Ratio * in the entire League… All 18 players above him are Point Guards…. (Dom is #1 in Assist Ratio for all Shooting Guards, Forwards and Centers – That is an INCREDIBLE stat).
    He’s 9th among Forwards (1st in Small Forwards) in Blocks per 48 minutes (1.78)
    He has an extremely low Usage rate * (10.2) – In other words, McGuire has one of the lowest Usage Rates in the League ( 314th in the league – out of 326 players ). But the possessions he DOES use, he uses effectively (44% from the field, 70% from the FT line, and all those Assists)..
    Combine that with his rebound rate * of 12.2 (( better than other wing players like LeBron James (11.9), Josh Smith (11.9), Carmelo Anthony, (11.6) and Andrei Kirilenko (10.9)) – - – -
    AND you can see why Dominic McGuire can affect a game in a positive way, even if he doesn’t score a single point. * Assist Ratio measures the percentage of a player’s possessions that ends in an assist. * Usage Rate measures the number of possessions a player uses per 40 minutes. * Rebound Rate is the percentage of missed shots that a player rebounds.
  6. UsUck
    6. Posted by UsUck Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    You dont always have to score to help the team win.
    If the dude was 0-15 in those games he didnt score in, then there's a problem.
    But as long as he's playing tight D, dishinnn the ball, making smart passes, he's straight.
  7. chesnut
    7. Posted by chesnut Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    This guy does a lot with rebounding, blocks, and steals. Just because he is not scoring doesn't mean he's not doing anything!
  8. John M
    8. Posted by John M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:30 pm EDT

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    im all about backing up a player that filsl the stat sheet, absent. ive been following mcguire all year since ive got caron butler on my fantasy team ... his line reads like the jason kidd of forwards. he's gotton 7-9 assists in a gae WITH caron and mike james getting a full games worth of minutes in him. with shooters like arenas, caron and jamison around him next year, tere's no need for him to be dependent on his shot.
    keep gettin those stls, blocks, and assists dominic. youve got one bball fan that appreciates your style.
  9. DucN
    9. Posted by DucN Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:48 pm EDT

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    i had to use the dictionary 5 times while reading this article.
  10. I Want Red
    10. Posted by I Want Red Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    bullets for ever
  11. Joshua C
    11. Posted by Joshua C Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    It's just not that he suks, it's just because he doesn't want to be a balhog.
  12. bma
    12. Posted by bma Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:57 pm EDT

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    He's a wizard, which mean your playing ability has disappeared.
  13. brian c
    13. Posted by brian c Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:03 pm EDT

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    grrrrrr
  14. LALITOV
    14. Posted by LALITOV Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    That suck
  15. Sportslover08
    15. Posted by Sportslover08 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    So that's why they've only won 16 games....ahh..okay. Thanks for clearing that up!
  16. LALITOV
    16. Posted by LALITOV Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    Lol!!!!!!!!
  17. LALITOV
    17. Posted by LALITOV Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    gg
  18. LALITOV
    18. Posted by LALITOV Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:56 pm EDT

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    habbo.com
  19. zach t
    19. Posted by zach t Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    bobcats actually have the chance to make the playoffs this year.......but you don't have to score to be effective in a game and apparently to mobilracing83 he ha some impressive stats
  20. Michael B
    20. Posted by Michael B Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    it's not like the guy has taken many shots, the last 2 games he is 0-7, not a big deal, I'd rather have a guy not scoring and taking few shots than a guy shooting 3-16 or 4-20 and getting very few points
  21. bball1
    21. Posted by bball1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    wait until arenas come back and leads that team
  22. The Rockstar
    22. Posted by The Rockstar Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT

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    Skonka!
  23. Dio
    23. Posted by Dio Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    well hes not just standing there
  24. bball1
    24. Posted by bball1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    he doesnt need to play offense just play defense like ben wallace

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