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

McFilthy · Post #381 » by **McFilthy** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:59 pm

I am one who advocates for a coaching change in the off-season and I have to admit I expected Randy to be thoroughly out-coached by Thibs on Sunday. Overall have to give Wittman credit for rotations and adjusting when Chicago was on a roll. The team showed mental toughness, which is usually not a Wizards-like trait.

- Wizards defense on one of Chicago's best scorers, Augustine, was commendable
- Nene/Gortat neutralized Noah's and Gibson's effect on the game
- Wiz found a way to win even though they didn't have a great night shooting the 3 ball

Thibodeau will make adjustments. We'll see how game 2 goes!

P.S. Also have to give it up to Whitman and Tibbido for having perhaps the most difficult coach names to spell in the league!

dlts20 · Post #382 » by **dlts20** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:41 pm

on a side note, when I was watching either TNT or NBA TV they were talking about the points that LMA & Lillard scored. They said it was just the 5th time in playoff history when one teammate scored atleast 45 and another scored 30 and one of the other 5 were Wittman & Wilkins in Atl

hands11 · Post #383 » by **hands11** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:47 pm

dlts20 wrote:on a side note, when I was watching either TNT or NBA TV they were talking about the points that LMA & Lillard scored. They said it was just the 5th time in playoff history when one teammate scored atleast 45 and another scored 30 and one of the other 5 were Wittman & Wilkins in Atl

There was something in the WP about him. I think that might have been the topic.

queridiculo · Post #384 » by **queridiculo** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:55 pm

Is this "Whitman" thing a gag I'm not quite in on?

hands11 · Post #385 » by **hands11** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:45 am

Randy sounds confident about the team and the game plan

http://www.monumentalnetwork.com/videos ... me-4-20-14

hands11 · Post #386 » by **hands11** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:36 am

I have to say. Randy had them ready for two games in a row now.

Man that was close but Ill take it.

Randy Wittman Playoff Record 2-0

Tip of the hat Randy.

milellie111 · Post #387 » by **milellie111** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:37 am

hands11 wrote:I have to say. Randy had them ready for two games in a row now.

Man that was close but Ill take it.

Randy Wittman Playoff Record 2-0

Tip of the hat Randy.

Speak the truth hands!!

dlts20 · Post #388 » by **dlts20** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:56 am

gotta give it up to Witt. Pulling all the right strings. Brinking Book in for Gortat and putting Ariza on DJ changed th game. They didnt score after that

Post #389 » by **miller31time** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:04 am

I really try to lay off the "superbly coached game" or "man, what a terribly coached game" lines because, honestly, who here actually knows what's going on behind the scenes.

Yes, rotations are important and many times can have a great impact on the game but that's just one aspect to coaching. Offensive schemes, defensive schemes, defensive match-ups, player morale, etc -- all of these are just as important.

That's why I don't always jump on the "I HATE WITTMAN" bandwagon. Doesn't mean I think we can't do better (we clearly can) but it does a disservice to ourselves to paint coaching as simple as we do here, sometimes.

Anyway, I thought Wittman struck the right chords today. As was noted already, switching Ariza on DJ was a great move. Taking Gortat out was completely necessary (and hard to do -- he's been a rock for us this year). Never let the lead get too big without a timeout.

Just really impressed.

nuposse04 · Post #390 » by **nuposse04** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:37 am

I'm a randy hater, through and through, I didn't see 95% of this game unfortunately, but I assumed he made sure the guys stayed composed...so for that Randy, I shall eat crow, you are having a fine playoffs by anyones standards.

nuposse04 · Post #391 » by **nuposse04** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:39 am

*whoops

FAH1223 · Post #392 » by **FAH1223** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:55 am

Randy made adjustments in game, I'm just stunned by how well he's managed these two games

Now the real test is at home. Will these guys be ready at home? The Wiz underwhelm at home this year.

Post #393 » by **Rafael122** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:40 pm

I think I would hate Thibs if he were the Wizards coach, this dude runs his players to the ground. Jimmy Butler played all 53 minutes.

dandridge 10 · Post #394 » by **dandridge 10** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:24 pm

nuposse04 wrote:I'm a randy hater, through and through, I didn't see 95% of this game unfortunately, but I assumed he made sure the guys stayed composed...so for that Randy, I shall eat crow, you are having a fine playoffs by anyones standards.

And I have been called an Wittman apologist all season, but the truth is I don't think Wittman has made all that much difference this series. People are now giving Wittman credit for having the guys ready to play and staying composed, but the Wizards have been ready to play and have been composed all season AGAINST GOOD TEAMS. Its the bad teams where they have struggled. I can understand people being surprised that the Wiz are 2-0 against the Bulls, but I'm not surprised at all that the Wizards are bringing it during the playoffs where they were considered an underdog.

And, the adjustment on putting Ariza on Augustin was not really a miraculous epiphany that Wittman had. Wittman has used Ariza against hot opposing players all season.

Really, the only difference in Wittman's coaching this series so far has been less Goodan and Harrington. Everything else has been the same.

The bottom line is that talent and heart wins in the NBA. The Wizards have more talent than the Bulls and are not playing down to a bad team. That is the reason why the Wizards have a 2-0 lead in this series, not because of anything special Randy has done.

Post #395 » by **nate33** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:31 pm

dandridge 10 wrote:People are now giving Wittman credit for having the guys ready to play and staying composed, but the Wizards have been ready to play and have been composed all season AGAINST GOOD TEAMS. Its the bad teams where they have struggled.

That's actually not true. The Wizards have owned bad teams. They're 15-1 against bad teams since the All Star Break.

dandridge 10 · Post #396 » by **dandridge 10** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:44 pm

nate33 wrote:
dandridge 10 wrote:People are now giving Wittman credit for having the guys ready to play and staying composed, but the Wizards have been ready to play and have been composed all season AGAINST GOOD TEAMS. Its the bad teams where they have struggled.

That's actually not true. The Wizards have owned bad teams. They're 15-1 against bad teams since the All Star Break.

Since the all-star break isn't even half the season Nate and I don't know why you would ignore the rest of the season. There is no doubt that the Wizards have played well since the all-star break. But, there is no denying that the Wizards lost their fair share against some bad teams this year and also struggled against some bad teams (even though they ended up winning some, e.g., Lakers). Also, to be nitpicky, they lost to Sacramento and Denver since the all-star break, which are 2 bad teams. Although I wouldn't call the Bobcats bad, they are also below average and the Wizards lost 3 games to them this year.

In any event, my main point is that the Wizards have played well when they have played with focus and intensity, which they tend to do more often against good teams than bad. Wittman is not doing anything drastically different than he has done all season. Its the same offense and defensive schemes. Wizards are winning because they have more talent than the Bulls and are at least matching their intensity. Players win games not coaches.

mohammed10 · Post #397 » by **mohammed10** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:57 pm

If this keeps up, Wittless may have my vote for Pimp of the Year!

JAR69 · Post #398 » by **JAR69** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:01 pm

Wittman is so good he has the Wizards scoring more points than humanly possible:

• Beal, Wall step up. Washington’s Game 1 victory over Chicago wasn’t just an impressive display of resiliency. It seemed to augur future success for the Wizards. John Wall and Beal shot just 7-for-28 from the field … and the Wizards still scored 112.8 points per possession against one of the best defensive teams in the league.

http://nba.si.com/2014/04/23/washington ... ?eref=sihp

That bodes well for our playoff chances.

Post #399 » by **nate33** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:10 pm

dandridge 10 wrote:
nate33 wrote:
dandridge 10 wrote:People are now giving Wittman credit for having the guys ready to play and staying composed, but the Wizards have been ready to play and have been composed all season AGAINST GOOD TEAMS. Its the bad teams where they have struggled.

That's actually not true. The Wizards have owned bad teams. They're 15-1 against bad teams since the All Star Break.

Since the all-star break isn't even half the season Nate and I don't know why you would ignore the rest of the season. There is no doubt that the Wizards have played well since the all-star break. But, there is no denying that the Wizards lost their fair share against some bad teams this year and also struggled against some bad teams (even though they ended up winning some, e.g., Lakers). Also, to be nitpicky, they lost to Sacramento and Denver since the all-star break, which are 2 bad teams. Although I wouldn't call the Bobcats bad, they are also below average and the Wizards lost 3 games to them this year.

In any event, my main point is that the Wizards have played well when they have played with focus and intensity, which they tend to do more often against good teams than bad. Wittman is not doing anything drastically different than he has done all season. Its the same offense and defensive schemes. Wizards are winning because they have more talent than the Bulls and are at least matching their intensity. Players win games not coaches.

I don't consider Denver a "bad team" because they'd be a .500 team in the East. The bad teams are the sub .500 East teams, plus the post-Horford-injury Hawks, Sacramento, LA and Utah.

I just take exception to the notion that the Wizards have a notable tendency to lose to bad teams. Every decent team occasionally falters to inferior competition. The Wizards did from time to time early in the season, but no more than teams like Brooklyn, Toronto, Charlotte and Minnesota did. Sure, we're not the San Antonio Spurs who NEVER lose to a bad team, but that's because we're not as good as the Spurs.

dandridge 10 · Post #400 » by **dandridge 10** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:00 pm

Nate, its not just losing to bad teams, it also not playing particularly well against bad teams. I have watched every game this year and have attended just about every home game. We can agree to disagree but IMHO the Wizards have tended to play down to their competition. Other good teams do that as well occasionally, I just think the Wizards do it more often.