Holy crap someone actually cares about my garbage wizards Edit: very accurate vid, thanks for bringing this hopeless franchise I call my team into the light
They shouldn't have traded their younger players for nothing if anything if they wanted to dump salary only vets that won't play a part in the rebuild at least get first rounders years down the line like the rockets gave
Man how the mighty Washington Wizards have fallen .. damn I really feel for John Wall , his prime has truly been diminished , 2018-19 season was really Unfortunate because of that injury
You could say it was better for his legacy. Otherwise he would've kept getting exposed on a yearly basis, at least now you can use the injuries as an excuse. Sucks for his money tho
@@josesalazar7556 man got bank before getting injured again but that's probably his last major contract. Really depressing to think about Wall because you can argue at one point you he was possibly the second best player in the East. Him and Beal step in up in the playoffs too.
@@renzocabarco472 you could say so, but that's only because the east was trash af during those years. I mean just in 2017 you could argue IT was the second best.
@@josesalazar7556 no cap, but Wall that year was on a whole another level you can put him on a mediocre west team and they'd make the playoffs. IT will always struggle in a situation that's not built like Boston for his strengths but Wall balled out and was even a respectable shooter that 2-3 ish year span.
The most incredible thing about the 2010s wizards is that they didn't face lebron in the playoffs once. Celtics faced him 6 times, pacers 5 times, bulls 4 times and raptors 3 times. How were they ever considered contenders in the weak east if they never even made it to lebron.Thats like constantly getting killed by a goomba on the way to bowser
That's why these Wizards fucking piss me off all they do is talk, talking all that shit as if they actually accomplished something, correct me if I'm wrong but they haven't made a conference finals since the 70s and during the times when John Wall was healthy everybody be gassing them up like they gonna challenge Lebron when in reality they get knocked out 2nd rd, 1st rd to not even making playoffs
Rafael Herrera he is one of the reason wizards are the worst defensive team. He is bottom on defensive rating. He needs to improve is defense. Serious work. Only beal tries for defense in their team.
@@charlesandrecuadra8569 "only Beal tries for defence" bro did you even watch the games lmao, Bradley mostly doesn't even try on D and I wouldn't even blame him, the coach litteraly doesn't even care about defence, Rui is a much better defender than Beal just from the eye tests, yes he does rookie mistakes and his defensive numbers can say otherwise, but I seriously see some defensive potential in him. they just need a new coach
SELFIEMIREDO 17 dude the wizards whole game plan is to not play defense watch the games bro. Hachimura has all the tools to be a good defender and can be once the team defense gets better and he gets more experience.
Signing Scott Brooks to coach the team was just a move to try to influence KD to come to Washington 🤦🏼♂️ As a fan of the wizards I am really excited about next year when wall returns though.
Lol good luck with that. Wall is a lazy bum who milked his injury. Have you seen him lately? He's like a fat pigeon. Looks like he let loose. Probably can't even jump right now.
@@altruistic3276 Yeah. There's been rumors of him being the next coach for the Knicks next year. I think that would be a great move for the Knicks tbh. He's improved every team that he's coached & led them to the playoffs. More pros than cons if they bring in Thibs. Also, what's the worst that Thibs can do anyway? Its the fucking Knicks bro. Its not like he can fuck that situation up much worser than it is now lol. Ideal situation for Thibs because there's nowhere to go but up coaching the Knicks because the team is deep, deep rock bottom.
Good moves: unloading Porters contract was a good move since they overpaid him. Bear in mind that one or two offseasons ago the Brooklyn Nets offered him a huge contract and wizards matched that offer despite having Kelly Oubre. Firing EG was also a good move. Now bad moves are the Oubre trade, Walls and Beals huge extensions and the coaching. Not a big fan of Brooks and hopefully he done after this season.
Wizards have always been my team. It hurts my soul when I see how far they cane and how fast they fell. I still have a picture on my phone of Wall Beal Porter Gortat and Morris...DCrising
Can’t believe it been 4 years since they fired randy next year 5 and we haven’t heard of him and seen him since like there’s literally nothing about him
I'm a Wizards fan. You got everything right. 2016-2017 season was so fun! Never thought that it would be the peak of Wall-Beal era. I thought that 2017-2018 would be our time, some analysts even predicted that Wall would be an MVP candidate. This team is a different team now. I hope we can go back as a Playoff contender next season.
I'm from D.C. and am a huge Wizards Fan. Everyone in the NBA Community seems to have forgotten just how good John Wall was. I have high hopes still that when he returns, he will shock the league. I hope 😭
As a Wizards fan all I can say is that I have optimism for the future. Bradley Beal and Rui Hachimura are coming into their own, and I think that when John Wall comes back from injury, he’ll have a few good years left it him. And now, we have a decent supporting cast, but most of them are young players that show promise.
John Wall will come back & be a solid 15-10 guy w an improved jump shot & more committed on defense now that Bradley has entered his offensive prime & Rui & Bertans are able to help . Next step is a new coach
@@Eckhert16 well when video has some information thank okey,but this video is pretty simple injury of wall started everything all the trades and not spending cuz they knew they had no chance without him
ADAJ3 y’all shoulda moved on from John wall headass injured for 3 yrs and y’all have beal a max which is okay but y’all have no other good pieces except for rui hachimura lmaoo
I couldn't believe they traded Oubre and Porter, but as a Raps fan I was very delighted. That core could have made noise in the playoffs as they matured together.
There was a time in which all DC teams were the punchlines of their respective leagues - the Redskins in NFL, Capitals in NHL, Nationals in MLB and the Wizards in NBA.
Glad you made a video about this. If you ask me the wizards, suns, kings, all deserve more criticism for being terrible teams the past couple of years but yet barely anybody talks about them
The wizards would have won game 7 vs the Celtics in 2017 if coach Scott brooks didn’t take kelly obure out the game from defending Kelly olynyk and switched Ian mahainmi on him, this is when Boston went on a hot streak and won game 7
I think the way you described post Arenas Wizards as "bunch of knuckleheads" is blowing things out of proportion... They were just bunch of young guys who were coming into their own. Javale McGee averaged 10/8 with great defense and over 2 blocks per game, and was seen as a great promising young player, and Nick Young, although he had a lot of questionable stuff around him, was a good scorer and role player. I may just be way too optimistic about Wizards and Wall, but there could perhaps be a way they could bounce back. Although John Wall is a guy who relies a lot on his athleticism, i can see the scenario where he goes Chris Paul route, where he changes his game in a way that makes him rely on athleticism less, while remaining a great floor general and solid defender. He doesn't quite have the IQ Paul possesses, but he is also bigger, which could help him tremendously on both ends of the court.
Not my favorite player but Wall was my favorite player to watch and it deeply saddens me what happened to him over the past 2 years. But I firmly believe he can come back as a 17-18 ppg 7-8 ast player and be an all star again.
John wall is gunna be fine cuz if you watch basketball then you know that Wall's explosive foot is his right foot not left and he ruptured his left achilles so he's going to be fine when he returns back. Ofourse he's going to be a little rusty but he's gunna be back in form very quickly.
They had a good rebuilding project. Built a great backcourt and picked up the right vets. Other teams should model what Washington did and roll with it, you can't control injuries all the time so maybe it can have better playoff success.
Great vid and yes I am biased but I like to think that Beal and Wall potentially a longer window now than they did before. I’d like to categorize Bertans, Rui, Troy brown jr, Wagner, Napier as players who are good enough to contribute to a contending team. However, with that said they need a solution at center and another wing. Thomas Bryant is good offensively but doesn’t protect the rim well. AP gets me fired up but has a long way to go in his development. If they can get a veteran wing, center on cheap deals and a solid rookie (all big ifs) they could make some noise sooner than later
You know damn well Wall didn’t tear his Achilles falling down the stairs. He was probably hoopin and BSing in his backyard. He would just be in big trouble if this info came out
It didn't suddenly fell you could see that it had an expiration date. Not trying to be a hater, just my opinion. Great work Andy, keep it up (been watching you since way back).
Even if Wall comes back I don't think they can be any higher then the 8th seed, because of how surprisingly good the top of the east has gotten. I can't see them being a better team then any of the top 6 seeds right now, or Brooklyn with Kyrie and Durant
Can do you the Toronto Raptors of the 2010s and the 90s to early 00s and the Mid 00s as their franchise had a lot of transactions and a lot of up and downs
I'm glad you pointed out the bad draft picks and trades instead of just blaming wall and beal, and notice how otto struggled when wall went out that shouldn't be the case, otto is a top 3 pick he shouldn't NEED wall to make him look good 2015 2nd round I wish wall didnt get hurt and in 2017 if our bench scored more then 5 in GAME 7 we could have won
I have always liked the Wiz but I never felt like they were more than a 2-man team. They need more quality than just Wall and Beal. I really hope that Wall can come back close to 100%. One thing I'll always applaud Wall and Beal for is their loyalty. They really are trying to elevate this franchise by themselves.
Ivander85 EXACTLY!!!! The most noise they made in the playoffs was when Ariza was first with them and when 37 year old Paul Pierce was the third option. AND this is back when John and Brad were still really young...Ernie Grunfeld basically wasted their window by trading away draft picks for rentals of players that they wouldn’t even re-sign.
Wall peaked and then the injuries piled on. They’ve have never had a modern center, their bench is suspect and always has been, they got rid of oubre too early. They’ve been looking for a real wing and a solid center for a decade and haven’t found either.
The reason number 1, and weirdly absent in this video, should be the immaturity of its supposedly franchise player, John Wall. They reached their peak when Pierce was there, providing his playoff experience, veteran leadership and mentoring. Wall has been all about being gangsta, dishing 10+ empty assists per game and playing less and less defense years after years. I remember when his patented "John Wall defense" was the point about why he was the best all-around PG in the East.
Gruddy I agree it’s just Wall can’t shoot so he would be like Eric Bledsoe in that offense which isn’t bad I just don’t know if Wall can. If Wall could then that would be deadly as well
Wizards shouldn't have rush to give Wall that extension. Otto Porter Jr isn't worth the max, but the Nets signed him to a toxic offer sheet which the Wizards had no choice but to match. It's not 1 reason, but multiple reasons. However, the chain reaction of 1 bad decision lead to another.
Least they won 3 playoff series, Which would be the equivalent of winning 1 in the western conference Which is alright since even AD only won once in NO.
Honestly, The Wizards should've let Porter walk BEFORE they match the contract from Brooklyn, especially when Kelly Oubre was on the team and was in second year. The Wizards needed a bench and a coach. Scott Brooks was hired to lure KD and it didn't work. Getting Oubre was to also help bring in KD and he didn't even wanna interview with The Wizards. Ernie should've been gone after Gilbert Arenas gun fiasco.
Been watching the Wizards all my life and this is the most well-rounded and accurate analysis I’ve seen. The best help John and Brad ever had were Gortat, Nene, Ariza, and 37 year old Paul Pierce. Otto Porter would have nights where he’d drop 25 and then only shoot 3 shots the next night. I liked Kelly Oubre but he was inconsistent. Ian Mahinmi was a waste of $64 million. Ernie Grunfeld always traded first rounders for RENTALS that they never resigned. Scott Brooks doesn’t coach defense and that was obvious in OKC and definitely obvious now in DC. With that being said, I fully expect the Wizards to make the playoffs again next season. John will be back, Brad is coming off his best season ever, Bertans will re-sign, Rui is developing, and we’ll probably have a lottery pick to use. Tommy Sheppard, our new GM, said before the season that he didn’t expect the team to compete and this season was a season for retooling and adding depth and that’s exactly what we did. The team had a top 5 offense and the worst defense and the return of John Wall will definitely help the defense. I don’t think they’ll get past the Bucks, but they won’t be as bad as a lot make them out to be.
To me they were basically the eastern conference’s version of the Blazers
Jason Graves that’s like the best way to put it
Yes they had similar backcourts
At least the Blazers made it all the way to the Conference Finals
The blazers of the east. The only difference is that Portland is more of a 3 point team.
I'd compare them to the Lob City Clippers of the East
To this day, I don’t understand why we traded Kelly Oubre for A SEASON OF TREVOR ARIZA.🤦🏾♂️
half a season basically
@Star I loved Kelly Oubre's thicc ass in Washington.
Kelly Oubre is a thug. Trust me, you don't want that punk in your locker room.
P C ok PC Principal
P C he has done nothing but be productive for the Suns. Whatever he might be, he can ball
It’s been all downhill since Wall’s game winner in game 6 in 2017.
for reallll 😔
So downhill the man fell down the stairs while having a season ending injury 😔
Felt like they were already down in 2017, all these years they have been a more athletic version of the Blazers but with less brain, and more ego.
They traded away some key pieces
Wizardsnation
Holy crap someone actually cares about my garbage wizards
Edit: very accurate vid, thanks for bringing this hopeless franchise I call my team into the light
It is what it is
bruh thats what i thought i was like what team is this gonna be and i was like oh shit its the wizards😂 and then i was like oh shit its the wizards :/
Wizards fan since 2005
They shouldn't have traded their younger players for nothing if anything if they wanted to dump salary only vets that won't play a part in the rebuild at least get first rounders years down the line like the rockets gave
Same my wiz get no love
The screenshot of Gilbert doing finger guns while saying “gun incident” 😂😂😂 you’re a gem Andy
Easy with the ass-kissing. Have some respect for yourself.
Le Comité stfu Nigga
You can’t really blame them for giving John wall that huge contract though.... man was absolutely balling
Jimmy Brisky but sort of contract should only be reserved for top 10 players
I understand he was ballin, deadass one of my favorite PG's inthe game, but even I knew he didn't deserve a "top 10 player" contract
@@okboomer6181 it's better than not giving him the money and risk him getting pissed off because he thinks he deserves it
Lorenzo Krumm no it clearly wasn’t better
FAAAAAACTS MAN
How good was Antawn Jamison a great scorer who averaged 20 and 8 in his prime in the NBA.
I agree with this
He was ight
How good was Javale McGee he averaged 4 missed dunks, 7 out of bounds passes and 3 shaqtin appearances per game
Jefferson Steelflex nah he was good not GOOD, he was good
Pretty good
Imagine wall comes back with a curry like jumpshot and takes the wizards to the finals
I fuckin wish
And then u wake up to ur mom telling u to get up and realize it was just a dream
Carino Sanchez he doesn’t have a jump shop in his dreams close to Curry’s unfortunately
We can only dream
I hope bro
Man how the mighty Washington Wizards have fallen .. damn I really feel for John Wall , his prime has truly been diminished , 2018-19 season was really Unfortunate because of that injury
You could say it was better for his legacy. Otherwise he would've kept getting exposed on a yearly basis, at least now you can use the injuries as an excuse. Sucks for his money tho
@@josesalazar7556 man got bank before getting injured again but that's probably his last major contract.
Really depressing to think about Wall because you can argue at one point you he was possibly the second best player in the East. Him and Beal step in up in the playoffs too.
Did this man just say “The mighty Washington wizards”
@@renzocabarco472 you could say so, but that's only because the east was trash af during those years. I mean just in 2017 you could argue IT was the second best.
@@josesalazar7556 no cap, but Wall that year was on a whole another level you can put him on a mediocre west team and they'd make the playoffs. IT will always struggle in a situation that's not built like Boston for his strengths but Wall balled out and was even a respectable shooter that 2-3 ish year span.
John Wall: *recovers from injury*
John Wall: *slips and the tears his achilles*
Wizards: _surprised pikachu face_
One of them is almost always injured
The most incredible thing about the 2010s wizards is that they didn't face lebron in the playoffs once. Celtics faced him 6 times, pacers 5 times, bulls 4 times and raptors 3 times.
How were they ever considered contenders in the weak east if they never even made it to lebron.Thats like constantly getting killed by a goomba on the way to bowser
That's why these Wizards fucking piss me off all they do is talk, talking all that shit as if they actually accomplished something, correct me if I'm wrong but they haven't made a conference finals since the 70s and during the times when John Wall was healthy everybody be gassing them up like they gonna challenge Lebron when in reality they get knocked out 2nd rd, 1st rd to not even making playoffs
Rui looks promising and can be a new star along with Beal.
Rafael Herrera he is one of the reason wizards are the worst defensive team. He is bottom on defensive rating.
He needs to improve is defense. Serious work.
Only beal tries for defense in their team.
@@charlesandrecuadra8569 "only Beal tries for defence" bro did you even watch the games lmao, Bradley mostly doesn't even try on D and I wouldn't even blame him, the coach litteraly doesn't even care about defence, Rui is a much better defender than Beal just from the eye tests, yes he does rookie mistakes and his defensive numbers can say otherwise, but I seriously see some defensive potential in him. they just need a new coach
That’s what he already said
saeed senpai Rui is not a better defender than Beal are you smoking crack
SELFIEMIREDO 17 dude the wizards whole game plan is to not play defense watch the games bro. Hachimura has all the tools to be a good defender and can be once the team defense gets better and he gets more experience.
If you're a true Wizard fan you know the reason of the fall. Very poor management, coaching and leadership.
Exactly. Unfortunately, the finger is usually fixed on John Wall, and to a lesser extent, Bradley Beal
The 7 deitys have declared the Wizards of Washington to be....OBSOLETE!!
I bet they identified Wall of John as a Brother Nero so they decided to DELETE his achilles in his own SANCTUARY !!
Obsolete!!
DELETE DELETE
The Wizards shall be brought to the Lake of Reincarnation... and shall re-emerge as... THE BULLETS
Lmao
Real Rock'n'Rolla Ernie Grunfeld was the most traitorous Brother Nero
That 2017 series vs celtics was fire!🔥🔥
Shut up tomislav
Should’ve won that series
That was the best playoff series since the 2016 finals
@@mase8705 definitely, Wiz vs Cavs is a more sexier matchup than Celtics vs Cavs
Saint Bobnetcangar yea that mid season double OT game in 2017 they had was the best ever
Signing Scott Brooks to coach the team was just a move to try to influence KD to come to Washington 🤦🏼♂️ As a fan of the wizards I am really excited about next year when wall returns though.
Lol good luck with that. Wall is a lazy bum who milked his injury. Have you seen him lately? He's like a fat pigeon. Looks like he let loose. Probably can't even jump right now.
@@pctx1030 Fat Pigeon huh? I guess that Foot Locker commercial he did years ago is starting to look like a self profiling prophecy lol 😆
Dont be excited he tore his achilles so he wont be the same
I heard thibs wants a job
@@altruistic3276 Yeah. There's been rumors of him being the next coach for the Knicks next year.
I think that would be a great move for the Knicks tbh. He's improved every team that he's coached & led them to the playoffs. More pros than cons if they bring in Thibs.
Also, what's the worst that Thibs can do anyway? Its the fucking Knicks bro. Its not like he can fuck that situation up much worser than it is now lol.
Ideal situation for Thibs because there's nowhere to go but up coaching the Knicks because the team is deep, deep rock bottom.
Andy, please never stop making these videos u r absolutely undoubtedly the best
Javale Mcgee got two rings and Nick Young got a ring in the warriors
KO was a bad trade, Otto was a good trade they over paid him
Kelly Oubre Was Starting To Find His Identity
Good moves: unloading Porters contract was a good move since they overpaid him. Bear in mind that one or two offseasons ago the Brooklyn Nets offered him a huge contract and wizards matched that offer despite having Kelly Oubre.
Firing EG was also a good move.
Now bad moves are the Oubre trade, Walls and Beals huge extensions and the coaching. Not a big fan of Brooks and hopefully he done after this season.
What I know young and McGee were memes but were good in DC and L.A. and Cali
These type of videos are your best ones, you always give a great analysis
As a Wizards fan, im glad that you made this video! If Wall didnt get injured or if they didnt trade porter, they probs could contend fpr a champ
If Oubre didnt get traded either, wizards would have been beasts
Wizards have always been my team. It hurts my soul when I see how far they cane and how fast they fell. I still have a picture on my phone of Wall Beal Porter Gortat and Morris...DCrising
Joseph Markes Joseph same #dcfamily
This makes me cry.
who would you want the wizards to draft this year?
william ngo Jesus Christ hopefully
Can’t believe it been 4 years since they fired randy next year 5 and we haven’t heard of him and seen him since like there’s literally nothing about him
@ICUP Nibba oh god. Please no
You should do videos on how good were Luis scola and hedo turkoglu, two all star caliber players who are never talked about
Rashard Lewis too
Scola was underrated af
All-Star caliber is a stretch for those guys, but they definitely were good players and very underrated.
I remembered watching that Wizards-Celtics playoff series in 2017. It was such an amazing playoff series.
If u rely so much on ur athleticsm, its so hard to back from injury.
Bertans trade would be worth a mention. Pretty good trade by Wizard.
they did descent moves previous off-season, just wanna see how Wall's comback gonna be like
@@saeedsenpai5530 hope the best, expect the worst
That trade happened by accident.
They def need to resign him this offseason
@@TheNickyVera Yubb! Sad story behind the trade, espacially for Spurs fans like myself
Good job on hitting 100k
front office issues plus their coaching staffs is the problem of the washington wizards 😥
Good video but another huge thing was missing out on Al Horford and getting Ian Mahinmi instead, signing him to a huge deal
losing Oubre was a big hit he's been going off for the Suns
I'm a Wizards fan. You got everything right.
2016-2017 season was so fun! Never thought that it would be the peak of Wall-Beal era. I thought that 2017-2018 would be our time, some analysts even predicted that Wall would be an MVP candidate.
This team is a different team now. I hope we can go back as a Playoff contender next season.
John Wall got that fire contract baby! He's earning from the Wizards for life lol
As a Wizards fan, there’s only three things that ruined us
Injuries, trades, and management
Their golden years were with Arenas and Larry Hughes ruling the NBA.
*Fun fact* Larry Hughes does cheapest NBA Cameo shoutouts available.
damn no respect for antawn jamison who averaged 20 and 10...
@@trendngaming410 Him too!
The original big 3
They actually got a lil better with Caron but Larry Hughes is when Gilbert originally blossomed
I'm from D.C. and am a huge Wizards Fan. Everyone in the NBA Community seems to have forgotten just how good John Wall was. I have high hopes still that when he returns, he will shock the league. I hope 😭
Same bro
Same here
Their window has closed, even with Wall wizards will be 1st round exit team, east is too strong right now
kinda
Seba 1234 casual
@@bbblic2132 sorry tryhard
This just a really bad take lol
@@bbblic2132 okay
As a Wizards fan all I can say is that I have optimism for the future. Bradley Beal and Rui Hachimura are coming into their own, and I think that when John Wall comes back from injury, he’ll have a few good years left it him. And now, we have a decent supporting cast, but most of them are young players that show promise.
John Wall will come back & be a solid 15-10 guy w an improved jump shot & more committed on defense now that Bradley has entered his offensive prime & Rui & Bertans are able to help . Next step is a new coach
900% agree they need to fire Brooks .
On point analysis, coming from a wiz fan since 2010, exactly the start of wall era
how good was Jermaine o'Neal actually? A shock blocking monster with skilled post moves in his prime. Andy, please.
An 11 minute video with 4 ads to say “John Wall got hurt”
How good was Brian Scalabrine When he was a rookie when he averaged -30 2 3
Rayene Boussetta I’m gonna kidnap you for copying what I said.
@@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer I’m gonna kidnap you for kidnapping me for copying you
Rayene Boussetta I’m gonna kidnap you for continuing to copy what I say
Scott Brooks era isn't on him as a coach. There were obvious issues that ran rampant in the locker room...more player related than coaching.
Suddenly my wiz getting some love
i will save you 10 minutes
it's injury of John Wall
One does not simply skip an andy hoops video
@@Eckhert16 well when video has some information thank okey,but this video is pretty simple injury of wall started everything all the trades and not spending cuz they knew they had no chance without him
Juko Tuko I’ll get you banned from TH-cam for your short information even though there is more than that to how the Wizards collapsed
@@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer your sentence makes no sense
Juko Tuko I’m gonna kidnap you for saying that
This video hurt me I live in washington and I was so excited for them to be good but it just fell apart
If Wall comes back and does not want to get hurt again, Then he should rely heavily on his passing, and be like a Steve Nash.
We had to move on from Grunfeld, we’ll see what the future holds
ADAJ3 y’all shoulda moved on from John wall headass injured for 3 yrs and y’all have beal a max which is okay but y’all have no other good pieces except for rui hachimura lmaoo
@@hexicalcat4937 hes been out for a year and a half not even
@@hexicalcat4937 lmao stop being dumb
Hexical Cat Davis Bertans bra
I couldn't believe they traded Oubre and Porter, but as a Raps fan I was very delighted. That core could have made noise in the playoffs as they matured together.
There was a time in which all DC teams were the punchlines of their respective leagues - the Redskins in NFL, Capitals in NHL, Nationals in MLB and the Wizards in NBA.
Thanks Andy for talking about my home town team.
Glad you made a video about this. If you ask me the wizards, suns, kings, all deserve more criticism for being terrible teams the past couple of years but yet barely anybody talks about them
i hope we get better soon, it’s so sad to see the team fall and beal waste another great year
The wizards would have won game 7 vs the Celtics in 2017 if coach Scott brooks didn’t take kelly obure out the game from defending Kelly olynyk and switched Ian mahainmi on him, this is when Boston went on a hot streak and won game 7
But you will face LeBron after that
its so hard being a wizards fan now. I just hope our new gm actually makes smart decisions in the future.
I think the way you described post Arenas Wizards as "bunch of knuckleheads" is blowing things out of proportion... They were just bunch of young guys who were coming into their own. Javale McGee averaged 10/8 with great defense and over 2 blocks per game, and was seen as a great promising young player, and Nick Young, although he had a lot of questionable stuff around him, was a good scorer and role player.
I may just be way too optimistic about Wizards and Wall, but there could perhaps be a way they could bounce back. Although John Wall is a guy who relies a lot on his athleticism, i can see the scenario where he goes Chris Paul route, where he changes his game in a way that makes him rely on athleticism less, while remaining a great floor general and solid defender. He doesn't quite have the IQ Paul possesses, but he is also bigger, which could help him tremendously on both ends of the court.
Not my favorite player but Wall was my favorite player to watch and it deeply saddens me what happened to him over the past 2 years. But I firmly believe he can come back as a 17-18 ppg 7-8 ast player and be an all star again.
They have to get rid of injury prone wall and trade Beal. It's the only way out for the wizards.
The contract of wall makes it impossible to trade him
CAC CAC do what the panthers did and cut em
No one will take that huge contract.
Jude Hindi money is guaranteed..
Waffuru yea but it’s the only way
John wall is gunna be fine cuz if you watch basketball then you know that Wall's explosive foot is his right foot not left and he ruptured his left achilles so he's going to be fine when he returns back. Ofourse he's going to be a little rusty but he's gunna be back in form very quickly.
I needed this😔
You need to do one of these on the 60 win Kyle Korver hawks
I remember that brief moment we had the best back court in the league.
Even better than Golden State Warriors backcourt?
Hmm, what year we talkin?
What year brug cause celtics always beat you ass
@@CashKetchum718 I was going to say same...😂🤣😅😅!
My dad would say 70's Earl "The pearl " Monroe and who ever was his backcourt mate was? Lol
What year? Because that must have been in an alternate dimension with a different timeline than ours.
As a wizards fan 2016-17 was so fun
We were competing at a high level this year and suffered injuries at beginning of the season lol
Nice story Andy!
Kindly make a video about how mike Finley was underrated fellow of Dallas mavericks
They had a good rebuilding project. Built a great backcourt and picked up the right vets. Other teams should model what Washington did and roll with it, you can't control injuries all the time so maybe it can have better playoff success.
Great vid and yes I am biased but I like to think that Beal and Wall potentially a longer window now than they did before. I’d like to categorize Bertans, Rui, Troy brown jr, Wagner, Napier as players who are good enough to contribute to a contending team. However, with that said they need a solution at center and another wing. Thomas Bryant is good offensively but doesn’t protect the rim well. AP gets me fired up but has a long way to go in his development. If they can get a veteran wing, center on cheap deals and a solid rookie (all big ifs) they could make some noise sooner than later
I thought after 2017 they were looking good for the future but of course, a bunch of bad moves and some terrible coaching really came to halt
They could beat the 1 seeded Raptors if Brooks played Mike Scott and Satoransky more
wizards is my favorite team even they are in this situation
I personally think that if 2017 Wizards reached the finals instead of Celtics the Cavs wouldn’t have came out so easy
You know damn well Wall didn’t tear his Achilles falling down the stairs. He was probably hoopin and BSing in his backyard. He would just be in big trouble if this info came out
Man i miss John Wall :(
It didn't suddenly fell you could see that it had an expiration date. Not trying to be a hater, just my opinion. Great work Andy, keep it up (been watching you since way back).
Even if Wall comes back I don't think they can be any higher then the 8th seed, because of how surprisingly good the top of the east has gotten. I can't see them being a better team then any of the top 6 seeds right now, or Brooklyn with Kyrie and Durant
Can do you the Toronto Raptors of the 2010s and the 90s to early 00s and the
Mid 00s as their franchise had a lot of transactions and a lot of up and downs
I'm glad you pointed out the bad draft picks and trades instead of just blaming wall and beal, and notice how otto struggled when wall went out that shouldn't be the case, otto is a top 3 pick he shouldn't NEED wall to make him look good
2015 2nd round I wish wall didnt get hurt and in 2017 if our bench scored more then 5 in GAME 7 we could have won
First video that actually goes into detail about my garbage team 😮
I have always liked the Wiz but I never felt like they were more than a 2-man team. They need more quality than just Wall and Beal. I really hope that Wall can come back close to 100%. One thing I'll always applaud Wall and Beal for is their loyalty. They really are trying to elevate this franchise by themselves.
Ivander85 EXACTLY!!!! The most noise they made in the playoffs was when Ariza was first with them and when 37 year old Paul Pierce was the third option. AND this is back when John and Brad were still really young...Ernie Grunfeld basically wasted their window by trading away draft picks for rentals of players that they wouldn’t even re-sign.
Wall peaked and then the injuries piled on. They’ve have never had a modern center, their bench is suspect and always has been, they got rid of oubre too early. They’ve been looking for a real wing and a solid center for a decade and haven’t found either.
The reason number 1, and weirdly absent in this video, should be the immaturity of its supposedly franchise player, John Wall. They reached their peak when Pierce was there, providing his playoff experience, veteran leadership and mentoring.
Wall has been all about being gangsta, dishing 10+ empty assists per game and playing less and less defense years after years. I remember when his patented "John Wall defense" was the point about why he was the best all-around PG in the East.
I like how John wall is just that guy
Great video
John Wall use to be my favorite player until those injuries happen. I hope he will bounce back and stronger again.
That Cavs vs wizards game was crazy good
They should use the Bucks offense when Wall comes back. I can see Beal in a Middleton like role but a better playmaker. That offense would be deadly
Xavier Stamp true but they don’t have enough floor spacers to do that ,also after beals 30 ppg season he’s gonna be the #1 option forsure
Xavier Stamp their offense is good but the defense is the problem
Because wall isnt giannes that just wouldnt work
Gruddy I agree it’s just Wall can’t shoot so he would be like Eric Bledsoe in that offense which isn’t bad I just don’t know if Wall can. If Wall could then that would be deadly as well
Xavier Stamp wizards should build there team around 30 year old coming off the worst injury in basketball?
Wizards shouldn't have rush to give Wall that extension. Otto Porter Jr isn't worth the max, but the Nets signed him to a toxic offer sheet which the Wizards had no choice but to match. It's not 1 reason, but multiple reasons. However, the chain reaction of 1 bad decision lead to another.
As a fan of John Wall, this is pretty sad for the Wizards.
Can you make a video about one time nba all stars and what happened after that all star season. Like Devin Harris, josh howard,
In short John Wall’s injuries got injured and the team sucks now
wizards were never the same when kelly olynyk our of nowhere went for like 24 points in game 7 of that celtics series
bananabonzai exactly bruh, that’s only because Scott brooks took kelly obure off of Kelly olynyk and switched him with the slower Ian mahinmi
The Wizards GM probably wishes he has a time machine so he can travel back to the summer of 2017, and doesn’t give Wall that huge contract
Or, even before that, don't sign an injured 30+ year old center for more money than the starting C
Least they won 3 playoff series, Which would be the equivalent of winning 1 in the western conference Which is alright since even AD only won once in NO.
Honestly, The Wizards should've let Porter walk BEFORE they match the contract from Brooklyn, especially when Kelly Oubre was on the team and was in second year. The Wizards needed a bench and a coach. Scott Brooks was hired to lure KD and it didn't work. Getting Oubre was to also help bring in KD and he didn't even wanna interview with The Wizards. Ernie should've been gone after Gilbert Arenas gun fiasco.
Been watching the Wizards all my life and this is the most well-rounded and accurate analysis I’ve seen. The best help John and Brad ever had were Gortat, Nene, Ariza, and 37 year old Paul Pierce. Otto Porter would have nights where he’d drop 25 and then only shoot 3 shots the next night. I liked Kelly Oubre but he was inconsistent. Ian Mahinmi was a waste of $64 million. Ernie Grunfeld always traded first rounders for RENTALS that they never resigned. Scott Brooks doesn’t coach defense and that was obvious in OKC and definitely obvious now in DC. With that being said, I fully expect the Wizards to make the playoffs again next season. John will be back, Brad is coming off his best season ever, Bertans will re-sign, Rui is developing, and we’ll probably have a lottery pick to use. Tommy Sheppard, our new GM, said before the season that he didn’t expect the team to compete and this season was a season for retooling and adding depth and that’s exactly what we did. The team had a top 5 offense and the worst defense and the return of John Wall will definitely help the defense. I don’t think they’ll get past the Bucks, but they won’t be as bad as a lot make them out to be.
I was annoyed pierce didn't stay another year
Bradley Beal A.K.A the most underrated player in the league
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Not with that contract, also he is top five worst defender rating in the league lol
@Richforever ! you sound very arrogant I agree offense is more important now but D is still important
Defense doesn't matter in the regular season but once the playoffs hit and the deeper you get the more it matters
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