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Foye appears set to crack Wizards' lineup

"Searching yet again for the winning combination, Washington Wizards coach Flip Saunders said Monday he will be making another change to his starting lineup, replacing struggling DeShawn Stevenson with either Randy Foye or Nick Young at shooting guard.

Saunders said he would wait to see what lineup the Philadelphia 76ers would use for Tuesday night's game at Verizon Center but added he was leaning toward giving Foye the nod. Either way, the change will mark the 12th different starting lineup this season for the Wizards.

Foye started two games early in the season before being relegated to the bench after spraining his ankle Nov. 10 and then losing his spot in the rotation to Earl Boykins. In those two starts, Foye averaged 16.5 points and 4.5 assists.

Saunders went to Stevenson as his starting shooting guard five games ago believing his pass-first mentality would help spark better ball movement and cure the hesitation he observed in his three top offensive threats - Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler.

But that experiment hasn't exactly worked - the Wizards are 1-4 in the last five games, and Stevenson went 2-for-16 from the field in those contests. Stevenson had started one other game this season and struggled in that as well. In six games as a starter, he is averaging 2.5 points and 1.8 assists while shooting just 20.8 percent from the field. "


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