<table> </table> The Wizards&#8217; decision to move their game time to 4 p.m. Saturday to accommodate Kansas basketball fans didn&#8217;t come down to just a couple of quick phone calls.</p><p>There were many factors to consider, from travel schedules to TV availabilities. During the last three days, the Wizards, who will take on the Colorado Rapids on Saturday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, have been through them all.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to say it was a difficult decision,&#8221; said Wizards senior vice president Greg Cotton during a news conference Thursday at the club&#8217;s Swope Park training facility. &#8220;At the end of the day (Tuesday), the owners came together with the staff. I think the owners made a thoughtful decision, one that certainly wasn&#8217;t made lightly, but in the end best serves fans of the Wizards and Kansas basketball fans.&#8221;</p><p>While Cotton said the vast majority of reaction to the decision, which moved up by three hours the original 7 p.m. start (the Kansas-North Carolina NCAA semifinal is scheduled to tip off at 7:47), was positive, it wasn&#8217;t unanimously in favor.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had a lot of passionate debate,&#8221; Cotton said. &#8220;Some think it was a poor decision, some thought it was the right decision.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll have to live with it.&#8221;</p><p>The crux of the dissent, Cotton said, rested in the fact that a lot of soccer parents throughout the Kansas City area have kids playing games during afternoon hours. Some already might have had tickets for a 7 p.m. game and now can&#8217;t use them.</p><p>Not to worry, Cotton said.</p><p>&#8220;This is a special case, and if anyone can&#8217;t make it for whatever reason, we&#8217;ll make it right for another date,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Cotton said moving up kickoff time involved &#8220;significant logistical considerations.&#8221; The first calls made Tuesday went to coach Curt Onalfo and technical director Peter Vermes to make certain the move would not adversely affect the players as they go for their second victory in two games this season.</p><p>&#8220;Then, we called Colorado, Metro Sports and Altitude (the Rapids TV network),&#8221; Cotton said. &#8220;The first time we considered was 2, but that did not work for Altitude. At the end of the day, 4 worked better for all parties.&#8221;</p><p>The earlier start time appears to be fine with Onalfo and his players. Especially because Saturday afternoon&#8217;s forecast calls for sunny skies, light winds and temperatures in the mid-60s, quite a contrast from the blustery lower 40s of opening night last Saturday.</p><p>&#8220;From my standpoint, I welcome (the time change) with open arms,&#8221; Onalfo said. &#8220;It&#8217;s supposed to be a beautiful day. I think it was a good decision.&#8221;</p><p>It&#8217;s a decision the Wizards hope results in a crowd close to the sellout 10,385 they enjoyed in their 2-0 win over D.C. United. Cotton said about 1,200 more were turned away at the gates last Saturday.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy about it,&#8221; said Wizards defender Michael Harrington, who also is a North Carolina alum. &#8220;I think more fans will get to our game that way, and then they can all go watch the basketball game.</p><p>&#8220;This works out for everybody.&#8221;</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> Interest in the Final Four won&#8217;t be restricted to fans during the Wizards&#8217; game against the Colorado Rapids Saturday afternoon at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Six of the players on the Wizards&#8217; 28-man roster attended one of two teams represented in the Final Four. Defenders Kerry Zavagnin and Michael Harrington are North Carolina products and avid Tar Heels hoops fans (are there any other kind?). Four Wizards &#8212; defender Jimmy Conrad, midfielders Chance Myers and Sasha Victorine and goalkeeper Kevin Hartman &#8212; all attended UCLA. And, yes, the UCLA players still won&#8217;t get to watch at least the beginning of the Bruins&#8217; semifinal against Memphis. But all the players involved already have plans to make due.