A case of arrested development
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="development">development</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Wizards">Wizards</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="development">development</span> (<span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 17, 2017).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>/<span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>, <span word="e">e</span>.<span word="g">g</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policemen">policemen</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Arrested">Arrested</span> <span word="development">development</span>”, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stature">stature</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, “<span word="Wizards">Wizards</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="development">development</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="lament">lament</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Wizards">Wizards</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lament">lament</span> <span word="being">being</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wizards">Wizards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Physically">Physically</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="notwithstanding">notwithstanding</span>. <span word="Performance">Performance</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="perennial">perennial</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="dwellers">dwellers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Wizards">Wizards</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="win">win</span>-<span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span> 29 <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 53 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="among">among</span> 15 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span>.</p>
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