Official Randy Wittman Thread - It's Playoff Randy Time LOL

[Dat2U]

This lends credence to what I've been saying for a while. It's not just Wall & Beal jacking up long 2s. It's part of the offense. It's what the coaches want. This offense is Flip's framework which creates plentiful opportunities to jack up long 2s... and Wall & Beal are simply listening to what their being told.

http://www.bulletsforever.com/2014/1/15 ... ng-jumpers

[Dat2U]

An example why Sam Cassell should never be coach:

From a poster on bulletsforever...

“I think he understands that he’s a good 15-foot jump shooter if he goes straight up and straight down. If he starts leaning back, that’s when he starts to have problems,” Cassell said. “So he needs to keep working on his craft and his jumping, shooting the ball at its top peak.”

I then asked if Cassell wanted him to shoot three-pointers and he quickly said no.

“No, no. I just want him to master the midrange. Master the 15-18 foot jump shot,” he said.

- Cassell on singleton from BF summer league wrap up

"Am I human?" - Ernie Grunfeld, 1989
by nichobert on Jan 15, 2014 | 4:38 PM

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

After the second win over Thibs and the Bulls I praised Wittman in the game thread.

Honestly, I have read next to nothing and am out of the loop on Wittman's comments about the players.

My best offer is no opinion. I think over 43 wins would constitute great success this season.

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[Kanyewest]

A reporter questioned Wittman's 8 man rotation after tonight's game and Wittman called the reporter an AAU coach.

[dckingsfan]

A reporter questioned Wittman's 8 man rotation after tonight's game and Wittman called the reporter an AAU coach.

Ha ha ha... I am surprised Witt didn't say "scoreboard". I think #firstquarterporter got some minutes until that untimely crosscourt pass.

Also, this is a back-to-back, so we get to see what Witt does.

[hands11]

That was a terribly coached game.

[LyricalRico]

This team has the talent to win games like the one they lost tonight. Gotta look at the coach.

[Illmatic21]

Not gonna blame Witt for the team coming out with no energy and getting punked by scrubs

[jeffsays]

Two **** plays to Nene who can't shoot for ****. Are you kidding me?? The guy should be gone before they leave for the road trip. Ted needs to throw as much money at JVG and try to convince him to come coach.

[hands11]

Not gonna blame Witt for the team coming out with no energy and getting punked by scrubs

That's exactly who I would blame. Specially when it happens so often.

He has no control over keeping the team focused. Specially Wall and Beal
He draws up terrible plays.
He has made tons of rotation flubs. Tons.
He is terrible with calling time outs.

He has resorted to EFJ level coaching.

Hey, he sounds like he gets it in a post game. But you need to have an effect during the game, not after it.

[Illmatic21]

Not gonna blame Witt for the team coming out with no energy and getting punked by scrubs

That's exactly who I would blame. Specially when it happens so often.

Wittman didn't tell Wall to shoot 9 for 2,000, get blocked/stripped left and right and turn the ball over. If we came out the way we should have against an inferior, undermanned opponent, we would have put them away early.

Look, I'm not a Wittman fan and have expressed that over and over. But it's clear that the PLAYERS themselves have a mental block. That's not the coaches fault.

Is Wittman supposed to try some of Phil Jackson's Eastern meditation techniques? What is he supposed to do to get them to take the next step, and play with a sense of urgency? At some point, you just have to concede that the Wizards have a roster of losers, and they will continue to do what they do best until major culture changes are made.

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

Not gonna blame Witt for the team coming out with no energy and getting punked by scrubs

That's exactly who I would blame. Specially when it happens so often.

He has no control over keeping the team focused.
He draws up terrible plays.
He has made tons of rotation flubs. Tons.
He is terrible with calling time outs.

He has resorted to EFJ level coaching.

Hey, he sounds like he gets it in a post game. But you need to have an effect during the game, not after it.

Not Witt's WORST game tonight. Though he needs to take some responsibility for the early lethargy.

Showed a few lack of feel for the game moments such as when he left Booker in to get backed down a couple times by Sullinger in the 4th. Should had Gortat back in sooner.

Kind of hard to argue with the play at the end of regulation... Nene is just firing flat blanks.

[dckingsfan]

I put this one on Wall. His D wasn't good - not much intensity until we were getting buried. Phil Pressey flat outplayed him in the first half and the hole was too deep... 29 shots 28 points, lots of 1 on 5 basketball.

If you want to say that Witt is coaching Wall well enough - got it. Does he bench Wall after the first quarter and leave him on the bench? Sure, he has a second option at PG - he should do that - not.

[fishercob]

Reposting my thoughts from the game thread

Guys, I think you know me well enough from these parts to know that I believe it is incumbent on the players to be professionals and to prepare themselves. I do believe that the Wizards' mediocrity is more about how their roster is constructed than coaching.

BUT...

I have seen enough of the Bulls in recent weeks to see that Thibedeau is getting far more out of his roster than Wittman is out of his. Yeah, the Wiz beat them twice in the span of a week, but if you watched those games, I think you saw what I saw -- furious effort from the opening tip to the final horn, complete defiant "f*ck you" refusal to back down under any circustances, etc. They were a bitch to play against. No Rose, no Deng, aging and injury prone bigs playing too many minutes. Starting DJ Augustin who was signed off of waivers? They should suck.

But they have a better record than us -- because of coaching. Because somehow, Tom Thibedeau is able to prepare them better than Wittman prepares our guys. The Wiz lost tonight because they didn't show up to play in the first half -- plain and simple. I can't see that happening to the Bulls. While this roster needs an overhaul, I have no doubt that it needs a new coach too. I wish Wittman the best, but we desperately need an upgrade.

[fishercob]

By the way, that Detroit juggernaut that we couldn't beat last Saturday night just lost to a Milwaukee team led by Caron Butler.

[dckingsfan]

Hey fish - you always have considered posts... so I will come back with this one. You clearly watched the game and watched Wall play terrible hoops during that first half. Uninspired, stupid selfish hoops.

Who does Randy go to when that happens? He is so between a rock and a hard place whenever John plays terrible bball it isn't even laughable.

I have no problem with Witt going, but not until EG goes first. If that means we wait until the end of the season, so be it. Get a new GM and let him pick the new coach.

And I personally am going to continue to boycott the Verizon Center until EG is gone... not that that matters but it seems like I am not the only one.

[Nivek]

Reposting my thoughts from the game thread

Guys, I think you know me well enough from these parts to know that I believe it is incumbent on the players to be professionals and to prepare themselves. I do believe that the Wizards' mediocrity is more about how their roster is constructed than coaching.

BUT...

I have seen enough of the Bulls in recent weeks to see that Thibedeau is getting far more out of his roster than Wittman is out of his. Yeah, the Wiz beat them twice in the span of a week, but if you watched those games, I think you saw what I saw -- furious effort from the opening tip to the final horn, complete defiant "f*ck you" refusal to back down under any circustances, etc. They were a bitch to play against. No Rose, no Deng, aging and injury prone bigs playing too many minutes. Starting DJ Augustin who was signed off of waivers? They should suck.

But they have a better record than us -- because of coaching. Because somehow, Tom Thibedeau is able to prepare them better than Wittman prepares our guys. The Wiz lost tonight because they didn't show up to play in the first half -- plain and simple. I can't see that happening to the Bulls. While this roster needs an overhaul, I have no doubt that it needs a new coach too. I wish Wittman the best, but we desperately need an upgrade.

Wittman is not a good coach. At best, he's standard issue. Overall, he'd be towards the bottom of any NBA coach ranking. To me, it just highlights how facacta this team is run. They seem to do as crummy job identifying coaching talent as they do player talent. At very least, their process for choosing a coach was fubar -- they made the easiest decision possible by removing the interim tag without interviewing even one other candidate.

The team needs an entire management reboot -- front office and coaching. I just don't see a point in letting Grunfeld replace Wittman during the season.

[Higga]

Wittman aka Witless is awful. Those two plays at the end of regulation, seriously the best you can do is 17+ foot jumpers with freaking Nene?? He should be fired but he won't because we'll make the playoffs even though he isn't maximizng the roster at all. Seriously, I'd take Eddie Jordan over Witless.

[fishercob]

Hey fish - you always have considered posts... so I will come back with this one. You clearly watched the game and watched Wall play terrible hoops during that first half. Uninspired, stupid selfish hoops.

Who does Randy go to when that happens? He is so between a rock and a hard place whenever John plays terrible bball it isn't even laughable.

I have no problem with Witt going, but not until EG goes first. If that means we wait until the end of the season, so be it. Get a new GM and let him pick the new coach.

And I personally am going to continue to boycott the Verizon Center until EG is gone... not that that matters but it seems like I am not the only one.

The collective dump the Wiz took on the court was caused by problems before the game -- poor roster, poor preparation. What should Wittman have done? Well, he should have looked down the bench and seen DJ Augustin and put him in the game. At the same time, it's his job to prepare the team to play every single night. Right? That's his main function as head coach. THey weren't prepared last night. They weren't prepared on Saturday against Detroit. It can't be considered a coincidence that they have consistently struggled out of halftime.

You will get zero argument from me that the Wizards' issues start at least a level higher. But it's also painfully clear to me at this point that Wittman isn't getting the most he could out of this team.

[Dat2U]

http://www.bulletsforever.com/2014/1/23 ... -breakdown

Some nights, it can be as simple as "not making your shots." Maybe that was the case here to some degree.

But it's also about the kind of looks being generated. These are all jumpers, not layups. There's no reason to believe, after two years under the same offense that fails to generate shots at the basket, that the Wizards could have garnered better looks on the floor. From the coaching staff on down to the players, they have not merited that benefit of the doubt.

The worst of our fears regarding Wittman's long-two centric offense came to fruition last night. Wall had no business taking the amount of jumpers he did, and he admitted it afterwards.

Boom!