The 2009-10 Washington Wizards’ roster seems to finally be shaping up as the addition of Fabricio Oberto solidifies their frontcourt with a viable back-up who has significant playoff experience.  Oberto made his name with the San Antonio Spurs, complimenting Tim Duncan and fulfilling that role admirably.  His statistics are unimpressive but he will essentially be asked to fill the Shrek-sized hole left by the departure of Michael Ruffin.  Let’s just hope his number isn’t called to guard a Lebron crab-dribble on the baseline at the end of a playoff game.
Oberto will find his niche grabbing rebounds and providing spotty offense but basically his purpose will be to absorb personal fouls.  Barring an injury, which given the Wizards history it should be expected, he probably won’t see extended minutes considering that Saunders is known for a short rotation.  It would be ideal for Andray Blatche and/or Javale McGee to step up and be ready to be relied on but again, a seven-man rotation, or whatever he plans on utilizing, won’t allow for them to make many mistakes.  Regardless, competing against Dwight Howard and Shaq requires depth down low for the purpose of fouling.  The Celtics have both Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace now so depth at the forward and center positions is extremely important. 

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