The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[Fight4RGIII]

I just realized of the past 6 drafts, we had to pick the worst year to get the number 1 pick. 2012 (Davis) 2011 (Irving) 2010 (Wall) 2009 (Griffin) 2008 (Rose) 2007 (This one is debatable. Knowing us, we probably would have went Oden over Durant). If we did go Durant, I'd want every single one of those guys over Wall.

[pjfootballer]

We've been a jump shooting team for 10 years. Why are you guys suprised that we were 5-31 from 3? Name one player that has been an inside threat for more than 1 year on this team. We've lived and died (mostly died) from the perimeter. We continue to keep drafting soft bigs or jump shooters. I know it's only 6 games, but Beal doesn't look good right now. He is another in a long list of jump shooters that can't shoot. I'm not saying this is all his fault, but hit a shot dammit. The other rookies are doing it. See guys, I have not been acting like a jerk to be a jerk in here. Everything is happening that I said has happened in the past. I HATE IT. I'm really sick and tired of every one of my teams being the league embarrassment.

[endzone_dave]

The Wiz are 3rd in the league in 3PT attempts and they are tied for last in 3PT%. If the 3PT game is their strategy, they obviosly chose the wrong players. Imagine that.

[StillUnknown]

The crappy win streak against JV teams to finish the season was the worst thing that could have happened to this team. It pleased the cheerleader portion of the fan base and media and allowed Ted to keep that buffoon in place to sink this team into an even deeper hole.

---------- Post added November-14th-2012 at 01:00 AM ----------



That should be the bare minimum requirement for any head coach.

Randy Wittman is as bad as this roster and the idiot who constructed this roster.

I said that win streak would set us back when it happened, I hate being right sometimes.

[Sticksboi05]

The Wiz are 3rd in the league in 3PT attempts and they are tied for last in 3PT%. If the 3PT game is their strategy, they obviosly chose the wrong players. Imagine that.

Or they think this is NCAA basketball...

[Sticksboi05]

The more games we lose the better. I w ant an 0-10 start at least. That'll force Whitman to be fired and we can bring in a real coach. The real challenge though is Ernie, how do we get Ernie fired?

[Fight4RGIII]

So, turning Kwame into Caron kept Ernie his job for a bit then Gilbert going down for good and getting the #1 pick saved Ernie's job the second time. Then, turning McGee, Young, and Lewis into, "Valuable Vets," to change the losing and immature culture in D.C. saved his job for the third time. Now, I'm sure the excuse to save his job for the 4th time will be that Wall and Nene were injured and we can't fully judge the team and his roster because of it. Mix in some late season surges for a lot of better teams's second stringers, there is always a crappy excuse but just good enough to keep Ernie his job.

By my count, he has had about 3 or 4 chances to build a team. Gilbert/Hughes/Jamison, Gilbert/Caron/Jamison, Wall/Young/McGee, and Wall/Beal/Nene. For the most part, he has failed at all of those rosters.

This current roster still has a glimmer of hope but I'm sorry, I want someone else to tweak this roster and add a few pieces. God knows what else Ernie has in store for this team in future moves but I know this, he will fail.

[Duckus]

Ted actually posted on the game.

http://www.tedstake.com/2012/11/14/n...ll-last-night/

No Excuses – That Was Bad Basketball Last Night
Posted on November 14, 2012

We don’t have enough developed talent right now to play one-on-one basketball.

We must always play hard on defense, rebound well, and keep games close. We must get the 50 -50 balls. We must out-hustle and out-work the other team to compensate for our being shorthanded.

We must work the plays well and run our offense.

Last night we took 31 3-point shots. We hit only five of them. Five of 31. Phew.

We shot less than 30 percent from the field.

We shot less than 70 percent from the charity stripe and both teams had the same amount of free throws. We were outscored there because of our misses by six points.

We went 12 minutes without scoring a basket at game’s end.

As noted within, we have a game tonight. So the team has to put that one behind us and give great effort and focus on fundamentals this evening against the Mavs in Dallas.

[No Excuses]

Ted sounds like Ron Swanson

[AsiaticSkinsFan]

I just realized of the past 6 drafts, we had to pick the worst year to get the number 1 pick. 2012 (Davis) 2011 (Irving) 2010 (Wall) 2009 (Griffin) 2008 (Rose) 2007 (This one is debatable. Knowing us, we probably would have went Oden over Durant). If we did go Durant, I'd want every single one of those guys over Wall.

you need to realize this organization is rotten, not the player(s)

[Sticksboi05]

Every comment should be stop typind and FIRE ERNIE.

[No Excuses]

The Wiz are 3rd in the league in 3PT attempts and they are tied for last in 3PT%. If the 3PT game is their strategy, they obviosly chose the wrong players. Imagine that.

Teams without good offensive sets end up chucking. We are one of them.

Randy Wittman was a failed head coach. He sucked before he got here and he's sucked while he's been here. The writing was on the wall for this team last year post trade deadline. Ernie and Ted suckered punched a lot of people into believing that this steaming pile of crap might actually have a glimmer of hope.

[No Excuses]

you need to realize this organization is rotten, not the player(s)

Exactly.

There has been talent on this team. McGee and Young were talented. They largely failed and never developed as hoped.

Wall and Vesely are next in line as players who will never reach their full potential in DC. Same will likely be true for Bradley Beal. Ted has a small window to completely purge the toxic front office and coaching staff and start from scratch. It's closing fast but it's still there.

[RonArtest15]

Blake Griffin over Wall? WHY? Talk about getting caught up in the moment.

Also, Kyrie Irving and John Wall are two COMPLETELY different players. I wish this comparison wasn't made.

Wall is the product of a HORRIBLE environment. This is not his fault. ASF alluded to this.

[Warhead36]

When Ted took over in 2010, that was the perfect opportunity to completely clean house. New owner, #1 pick, new uniforms(silly I know but part of a culture change). Entire FO should have been fired, bring in a new GM who would hire a new head coach, preferably young up and comers from winning organizations(e.g. bring in a top Spurs assistant and have him hire someone like Brian Shaw).

Instead we went w/ retreads and the stink of a loser remains. Is there any argument against the Wizards being the worst franchise in pro sports?