I won't lie, I have maybe watched 5 Wizards games all season from start to finish. Even with absolutely nothing else on, I would rather run through the DVR and see what I can watch first. When my phone sent me the final score of Friday nights game against Detroit, my jaw dropped. How in the world does a professional team only score 68 points against a team with only a handful of wins more than them? Sure Nene and Beal didn't play, but would it have mattered much? At home tonight (Saturday), they had both on the floor and still lost. Same two teams played, slightly different score but this is just pathetic.
Sure we can do the, oh well John Wall is hurt, Nene has missed most of the season. I don't see any Lakers fans making that excuse with no Nash or any Bulls fan talking about not having Derrick Rose. This team, in my opinion, isn't being used properly by the coach. The seemingly untouchable Ernie Grunfeld has made some not so great moves as well, but they should have more than 3 wins on the season.
This team doesn't even have a consistent rotation. Let's start by throwing Vesely to the back of the bench and leaving him there. Earl Barron has been serviceable here and there but he can sit right next to Vesely. While we need a back up pg, Livingston can also join the bunch at the end of the bench, now we can get to a rotation. This currently sets up an 8 man rotation. Seraphin, Nene, Okafor, Webster, Crawford, Beal, Singleton, and Martin. Right off the bat, due to the lack of point guard savvy players, Crawford and Beal have to start in the back court. Singleton is a player that makes things happen, he should be the starting small forward. I would personally then start Seraphin and Nene underneath. That gives you Okafor, Webster and Martin coming off the bench in your short 8 man rotation. Martin has been your best shooter of late so use him as a spark, while Webster can spell both the 2 and the 3. Okafor gives you a nice 3 player rotation underneath the basket.
Every time I look at a box score the lineup is different. You can't build on an ever changing line up. Sure there aren't any "stars" in the lineup but you go with what works. Seraphin is a young player still learning the game, the team isn't making the playoffs, put him in there! Far too many times have I seen Bradley Beal on the bench for 90% of the second half. We drafted the young man to shoot the rock and you certainly can't do that from the bench. With any combination of big men underneath (that I put in my rotation), the Wizards should be able to drive, penetrate and either kick it out for 3 or dump it to a big guy. This is yet another season that is a bust.
Ernie Grunfeld needs to be fired ASAP. Jan Vesely was drafted 6th overall. He has done just about the least amount out of any top 10 pick from 2011. The man I wanted the Wizards to select was Kawhi Leonard, he is having a solid season out in San Antonio. The team talks about saving money for when John Wall is a free agent, the man may not want to come back. If they don't surround him with talent, do you really think he wants to stay? Why else do you think Lebron James left his hometown for Miami? It certainly wasn't the money. Clear out the front office, hire a new GM and let him pick his staff and players. It couldn't hurt could it? Could he do any worse?
Let's just say Wall is crazy enough to stay, you would have Wall, Beal and Crawford (assuming Crawford isn't dealt). Singleton, Seraphin, Vesely, Nene and possibly Booker. That leaves plenty of roster to fill out and get solid players. Plenty of lottery picks are in the near future, Leonsis just needs to hire someone that has a clue how to use them. It's not like drafting John Wall over Evan Turner was a ball buster. All I am saying is that the Wizards aren't just the lauging stock of the NBA, but also it's own town. Every other team is winning games (that are playing) and the Wizards will be lucky to win as many games as the Redskins. Now is the perfect time to gain fan support (without hockey) yet they have failed miserably. Yes the Capitals most likely still have more wins in 2012 than the Wizards. Leonsis needs to make some things happen or else he is going to lose out on a starving basketball fan base.
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