Wizards Head Coach Brian Keefe

[dobrojim]

After next year. We have a FRP to protect next season.

[9 and 20]

Keefe understands the assignment, no doubt, but losing by 30 every night can't be the front office's instructions.

Sarr and George developing well under Keefe. Bilal up and down and we'll see what happens with Tre.

Bub looking a scrub. And what is happening with Cam Whitmore - at this point, I'd rather just have the 2 2nd round picks.

I'm sure they'll keep Keefe for the year, but this is terrible. I guess it's worth it if we end up with Peterson, but yeesh.

[mhd]

Keefe understands the assignment, no doubt, but losing by 30 every night can't be the front office's instructions.

Sarr and George developing well under Keefe. Bilal up and down and we'll see what happens with Tre.

Bub looking a scrub. And what is happening with Cam Whitmore - at this point, I'd rather just have the 2 2nd round picks.

I'm sure they'll keep Keefe for the year, but this is terrible. I guess it's worth it if we end up with Peterson, but yeesh.

No team can win with Bub as their PG.

[SUPERBALLMAN]

I do think Keefe could be here for the long haul. I don't see any way to actually judge him right now. First of all, he is a new coach and learning on the job. He comes across though to me as very smart and really knows the game. I generally like the way he conducts himself in interviews and the way he explains the things he and his players are doing and the overall scheme of how they're playing. I think he, like our young players, will continue to improve. Also, its hard to judge his ability to coach the team when they are explicitly trying to lose.

Also keep in mind, he is incorporating a overall team philosophy and concept in terms of playing style, with everyone initiating the offense, lots of motion, playing very uptempo, positionless basketball, A style and system dictated by Will Dawkins and company, who are constructing the roster accordingly.

Is an established coach going to come here to a situation where they are dictated the system and style they have to implement? Would someone like Dan Hurley or Todd Golden come to that type of situation? Maybe but I doubt it. Most coaches are going to want control.

[Rafael122]

So like...if the Lue situation ends up with him being fired from the Clippers, this would probably put him at the top of the list for Dawkins and Winger correct?

[nate33]

So like...if the Lue situation ends up with him being fired from the Clippers, this would probably put him at the top of the list for Dawkins and Winger correct?

I doubt it. I assume Lue would want to coach a veteran team, not a rebuilding one.

[9 and 20]

Between the Pistons reserves out-hustling us last night, especially on the offensive glass, and the many brain farts by Wiz players, Keefe gotta take some of the blame for the L. At least some of what he's doing isn't working.

And that leaves aside the coaching brain farts and we've had a few of those this season too.

[Tyrone Messby]

He had some really terrible lineups out there last night but it was good seeing them trying to go for the win at the end.

[mhd]

He had some really terrible lineups out there last night but it was good seeing them trying to go for the win at the end.

He's got to be under orders to play Bub this much. Part of it is that Bilal is out and George is constantly in foul trouble, so he has no choice. There's no reason Bub got 35 minutes last night while Tre got 20.

[closg00]

Barring injury, what will it take for Keefe to change-up his lineups/rotations? The games are following a predictable pattern that Keefe has not strayed from.

[TGW]

Barring injury, what will it take for Keefe to change-up his lineups/rotations? The games are following a predictable pattern that Keefe has not strayed from.

[Frichuela]

Keefe is just a temporary tank commander. The minute we are ready to compete he is gone.

[nate33]

I'm losing faith in Keefe. The defense is an absolute train wreck. Teams get the shot they want on every possession.

[closg00]

I'm losing faith in Keefe. The defense is an absolute train wreck. Teams get the shot they want on every possession.

When players hold a team-only meeting, the coach has already lost the players, they are trying to salvage things on their own. Keefe may need to be sacrificed like Willy Green.

[nate33]

I'm losing faith in Keefe. The defense is an absolute train wreck. Teams get the shot they want on every possession.

When players hold a team-only meeting, the coach has already lost the players, they are trying to salvage things on their own. Keefe may need to be sacrificed like Willy Green.

Actually, I'm not sure that's the case. When players hold a team-only meeting, it often means that the players are trying to take accountability and are NOT seeking to blame the coach. I'd be more worried about the coach if the didn't hold a players only meeting.

Let's see how they look next game.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Keefe voted by players as worst coach in the NBA:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6296394/2025/04/22/anonymous-nba-player-poll-2025-mvp-sga-jokic-analytics/


Tyrese Haliburton won most overrated player, although Beal got some votes as well.

Wizards also came in 2nd place for worst organization

The Washington Wizards have not reached the conference finals since the 1978-79 season, when they were known as the Washington Bullets and were the defending NBA champions.

Washington finished this season with the league’s second-worst record. Charlotte compiled the league’s third-worst record. That recent futility, along with both franchises’ conference finals droughts, must have been on players’ minds.

It’s worth noting that these teams’ owners have felt in recent years that something was amiss. In 2023, the Wizards hired a new president of Monumental Basketball, Michael Winger, away from the Clippers, and a new general manager, Will Dawkins, away from the Thunder. Last year, the Hornets hired Jeff Peterson as their new president of basketball operations. Last week, the Pelicans fired executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin, and the Kings fired general manager Monte McNair and replaced him with Scott Perry.

Some players declined to answer this question because they said they didn’t have enough reliable information to make an informed judgment. As one respondent said, “You don’t really know. You could be a losing program but still be a great organization.”

Another said: “I feel like until you’re there and you go through it, you don’t really know what’s considered a bad organization.”

Keefe voted by players as worst coach in the NBA:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6296394/2025/04/22/anonymous-nba-player-poll-2025-mvp-sga-jokic-analytics/


Tyrese Haliburton won most overrated player, although Beal got some votes as well.

Since April 22, 2025, Keefe is likely more strongly considered the worst coach.

The Wizards have to be the worst now.

Whoever voted Haliburton overrated was wrong as hell.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

He's not the worst coach in the league. He's actually a decent coach that has been told to unrepentently tank.

He's not the worst coach in the league. He's actually a decent coach that has been told to unrepentently tank.

Fortunately for him, he has had all the tanking tools a guy could want!

Keefe voted by players as worst coach in the NBA:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6296394/2025/04/22/anonymous-nba-player-poll-2025-mvp-sga-jokic-analytics/

He was the BEST worst coach in the league. Intentionally helping the tank with "bad" good fourth quarter substitutions, etc. Did a great job, achieved all the Wizards' goals for the year, none of which had anything to do with winning games.

I am just catching up on these posts from the end of the 2024-2025 season. This season, Brian Keefe has the task of blending a lottery-selected SG and a promising 6'9" point F with last year's draft players plus Bilal.

What to do with geriatric vets seems to be the undoing of Coach Keefe this season, IMO.

KyShawn mentioned a player's only meeting after the BrookIyn loss. As I posted at the beginning of the season, rising players are going to compete for minutes. They are going to try hard and perform to the best of their ability. Tanking is effectively throwing games. These players will be unhappy with extended loss streaks.

Keefe has lost the locker room.

You guys keep pointing out the need to retain the lottery pick. Keefe is in a no-win situation. He can not win. He must not win. He apparently has lost. His players.

His job is next.

Pity, because I think he's a sharp guy. Washington should waive CJ and Khris before they fire Brian Keefe.

[DCZards]

I'm losing faith in Keefe. The defense is an absolute train wreck. Teams get the shot they want on every possession.

l’m beginning to feel the same way. Thought Keefe was fine as a developmental/transition coach but the team’s play should be better than this.

Really can’t figure out why Champagnie doesn’t get more minutes. He’s the team 3rd or 4th best player and probably should be starting over Middleton. He’s also young.

[Rafael122]

This is an interesting situation because on the surface, the Wizards have to tank. The pick is top 8 protected, I don't think the Wizards were ever in danger of losing that pick but having the worse record guarantees you don't fall out of the top 4. That's the goal. So if you fire Keefe, all you're doing is bringing in the assistant coach as coach with the same directive...lose.

You can say the young players haven't responded but George and Sarr have taken a leap. Bilal has been hurt. We're losing, but at least the young bucks have shown SOMETHING. I'm saying this because I doubt Keefe will be fired. He's doing exactly what he was told to do. Lose, but at the very least have our picks show improvement.

[Rafael122]

This is an interesting situation because on the surface, the Wizards have to tank. The pick is top 8 protected, I don't think the Wizards were ever in danger of losing that pick but having the worse record guarantees you don't fall out of the top 4. That's the goal. So if you fire Keefe, all you're doing is bringing in the assistant coach as coach with the same directive...lose.

You can say the young players haven't responded but George and Sarr have taken a leap. Bilal has been hurt. We're losing, but at least the young bucks have shown SOMETHING. I'm saying this because I doubt Keefe will be fired. He's doing exactly what he was told to do. Lose, but at the very least have our picks show improvement.

I don't know about you guys but I would be pissed if we start winning games just to say we won games, and then pick 5th again. We were a ping pong away from Wemby and Cooper Flagg.