Among the many surprises and disappointments of this NBA season, the Washington Wizards have to be near the top of the list. Last season, the John Wall-led Wizards hosted a first round series versus the Raptors and had a decent run in the second round. Many thought they would be able to build on that [...]
April 14, 2016
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Immediately following the Washington Wizards’ season-ending victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, head coach Randy Wittman was shown the door. Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post was the first with the news: [tweet https://twitter.com/jorgeccastillo/status/720450672869699584] Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical then followed up the report with some specific insight into the Wizards coaching search, [...]
April 14, 2016
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Heads will roll once the Washington Wizards officially wrap up a disastrous 2015-16 season. And it looks like head coach Randy Wittman will be the first form of collateral damage. Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com made an appearance on ESPN 980’s The Tony Kornheiser Show (h/t CBS Sports’ James Herbert), during which he painted Wittman’s exit [...]
April 12, 2016
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Randy Wittman must be an avid fan of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The Washington Wizards are floundering as a team. At 7-9, they’re owners of the fourth-worst record in the Eastern Conference. Their offense isn’t nearly as potent as it was during the playoffs, and their defense, relative to this season’s field of points-prevention units, has [...]
December 3, 2015
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John Wall is tough. So tough, Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman cannot think of another player he’s been around over the last 30 years who has been tougher. But before anything else, some context: The Wizards announced on Thursday that Wall suffered five non-displaced fractures in his left hand. The announcement came one day [...]
Imagine winning a playoff series for the first time since 2005, that to against the higher seeded Chicago, as well as winning a second-round playoff game for the first time since 1982 in the space of a month. You would think that all signs would be pointing upwards, but instead the Washington Wizards were continuously [...]
July 21, 2014
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June 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Wizards are in a rebuilding mode and will be in one next year as well. So I guess it doesn’t make sense to spend a ton of cash on a big name coach for that reason. Besides, the Wiz won their last 6 under Wittman so I [...]
June 4, 2012
Anou Enright
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