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I think the biggest problem on this team is the coaching staff.  They’re relying way too much on players just “playing” and their team movements are awful everywhere.  Offense and defense.  After that, it’s playing without a PF.  Wizards are running a very low power group of forwards.  Bertans, Deni, Bonga, and TBJ have some length but they’re all lightweight perimeter oriented player.  They can’t handle switches against real bigs near the rim.  Rui is the strongest forward we have and he hasn’t stepped on the court yet.  
 

And yes, Bryant has been fairly awful.  This team has needed a defensive center forever.  They might want to consider starting Robin and using Bryant as a spark off the bench.  The second unit is offensively challenge so that might be win win.  
 

 

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13 minutes ago, CRobi21 said:

Beal just KILLING Fournier lol

 

Remember wayyy back last night when the rotation didn't find Neto?

Neto is making a strong early case for him taking Ish’s minutes.

 

Brooks hasn’t figured out how to use Bertans this season.  He’s getting few minutes and very bad shots.  They need to run some plays, even if Scotty hates having to do that work.   

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Nightmare start to the season.  Wizards absolutely fall apart in crunch time on both ends.  They can’t get a bucket because they have no offense.  They all stand around and hoping Beal, who immediately gets doubled, can save them.  On defense they can’t rotate.  
 

Fire Brooks.  It’s clear as day this bum can’t coach worth a damn.  

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3 minutes ago, CRobi21 said:

Neto > Westbrook

 

Flip Westbrook for a quality big man....

 

He's not. 

 

Bertans if ****ing awful. That is the new terrible Wizards contract. 

 

This team plays awful defense which I put on the front office as much as the coach and players. 

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I'm gonna take this further. This is all about having a terrible owner. Leonsis thought he could do the same thing with the Wizards that he did with the Caps. Fire a GM and promote from within. The difference is that the Caps didn't have a culture problem or a talent issue. 

 

The Wizards needed a new GM from outside the organization to evaluate the talent and make a lot of changes. 

 

3 minutes ago, @SkinsGoldPants said:
That's kind of amazing. 

 

In all seriousness, this franchise has refused to do a real restart. It's a very Vinny Cerrato style of looking for this or that to get that last playoff spot. Can blame Brooks and Ernie and now Sheppard. It always comes back to Ted on this one. 

 

You beat me to it. 

 

 

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Bertans is far from awful.... but you can’t utilize a monster shooter if you don’t run any damn plays.  The wizards play like they’re playing pick up basketball.  Everyone just does their own thing, and it absolutely kills the second unit that doesn’t feature star power shot creators.  
 

What would it hurt to run some off ball screens?  Will the players burn down the arena if asked to set screen for someone other than the dribbler?  Every team does this stuff.... except for Brooks, who doesn’t believe in running plays.  

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3 minutes ago, CRobi21 said:

 

I was kidding. Neto had a good game though.

 

Besides getting killed by Fultz down the stretch and Brooks watching by the wayside as the lead disappeared. Again.

 

He has shown to get regular rotation/back up minutes. 

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