The Wizards are irrelevant. Even in the "good" years that secured Ernie a job they were playing in the worst conference in NBA history with amazingly lucky draws in the playoffs.
I didn't watch more than 5 games all last year, and that stands to decrease this year. I can't even hate the Beal contract. I don't think he's worth it, but who else are we going to bring in? Ted has long since accepted mediocrity in a super-star driven league, we have nothing that is going to draw a real winner to this city.
Wall is great, but he's not a transcendent talent like Curry or LeBron. If you're going to turn your small market team into a legitimate NBA champion, you need to luck into a generational player.