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Washington Wizards Team Analysis

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Rebuild's momentum halted, now what?

The Wizards have started 0-12 and the Leonsis line is looming, if it hasn't been crossed already. Head coach Randy Wittman and General Manager Ernie Grunfeld's job expectancy can likely be measured in games. Owner Ted Leonsis is on the clock.

Spurs' offense teaches Wizards some lessons

San Antonio's offense is worlds better than Washington's. Is there anything that the team can learn from it?

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Wizards play not to lose, lose

Three plays where the Washington Wizards had a chance to seize momentum and instead sat back and did nothing.

Wizards have no consistency, no confidence

The Washington Wizards lack consistency and confidence, and while their problems go much deeper, these issues are most fundamental.

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Disen-fan-chised: lowering the lowest expectations

There are certain things fans tell themselves entering a rebuilding period. An important point is establishing the worst case. The Wizards and Redskins are falling short in year 3 of their respective rebuilds

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The real problem with the Wizards' offense

The problem with the Wizards' offense isn't that it's selfish. It's that it can't generate points when its ball movement does create openings.

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Leonsis' line in the sand

There are a LOT of factors in play as Wizards head coach Randy Wittman attempts to tease coherence out of his squad. Owner Ted Leonsis has drawn a line in the sand at a bottom-three finish, and it could be more than Wittman's job on the line.

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The $43 million problem

It's not a huge deal that the Wizards are 0-3. It it a problem that their two most expensive offseason acquisitions are contributing nothing.

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How far can the Wizards rebuild go?

It's been a hard road for the Wizards, but the second phase of the rebuild is finally upon us. Injuries do the team no favors and because now is good a time as any we may as well ask, what's the floor of the rebuild in D.C.? The LSD-soaked ceiling?

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Meritocracies, the rotation and Randy Wittman

Randy Wittman laid the foundation for a playing time meritocracy when he benched Andray Blatche last season. A crack in that meritocracy has appeared with Trevor Ariza starting over Martell Webster and it stands to get wider without corrective action

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