…when he said the Wizards’ defense was stingy last season. I guess Mannix hasn’t heard of this thing called “pace.” The Wizards gave up fewer points because they slowed down. Their defense was almost as bad last season as it was the year before.

I agree that sitting Haywood for the whole season might be a good idea, but if Arenas is healed and ready to go, what’s wrong with playing him? Is he really supposed to sit out the entire season again if he’s able to play? He might lose his mind (even more so) if he can’t play for another 10 months.

The Wizards aren’t going to necessarily play better defense just because Jordan is gone, though. I’m glad they’ll spend more time on defense in practice, but who exactly on this team is a defensive stopper? Stevenson? Please. Butler? No. Hopefully Tapscott puts some better lineups on the floor and at least focuses on improving defensive rotations. But, really, the Wizards’ defense isn’t going to improve anytime soon when neither of the team’s three best players is known for strapping up on defense.

But you picked the only two things out of the article worth reading (1. EJ spent most of the practices on offense, 2. EJ was nearly fired 2 years ago). The rest of the article is full of warmed-over cliches and half-baked arm-chair analysis.