Washington Wizards Mailbag Monday: John Wall The Greatest Wizard Ever?

Washington Wizards Mailbag Monday: February 15, 2016

It’s Monday, people.

The NBA All-Star break is over. Valentine’s Day is over and your pharmacy-bought chocolates are probably stale. The Washington Wizards‘ fun time is over. It was cool to see John Wall perform well in the All-Star game, but we’re back to reality. The Wizards are below .500 and if they want to make a push towards the playoffs, the time is now.

Before the second half of the season begins, we took your questions.

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Today’s questions come from Twitter and Reddit.

Thanks for participating, and as always, happy Monday.

Is Marcus Markieff Morris a fit on the Wizards? I bet you could get him very cheap. I know he has attitude problems but he would be younger and help improve our defense. -via ethanw214

I know they’re twins, but I don’t think they’re conjoined. I’m assuming you mean Markieff — the Phoenix Suns’ Morris.

I wanted Kieff on the Washington Wizards. I thought he needed a change of scenery.

But then he tried to fight his teammate the other day.

No thanks.

I’d want Ramon Sessions back in D.C. next year.

He’s fast, does a fantastic job of getting to the free throw line and might be the only dude on the team besides Wall that could create his own shot. But he’s going to get a raise and the Washington Wizards will consider adding Tomas Satoransky this upcoming season. Satoransky is already hesitant to join the Wizards and won’t come over if they have a backup point guard.

With that said, I don’t think it’s settled. The Wizards will probably reach out to Sessions’ representatives at the end of the season.

Ideally, the Washington Wizards would trade Nene and get another center back in a separate deal.

For instance, if the Wizards were to trade Nene to the New Orleans Pelicans in a package for Ryan Anderson, they could probably acquire Miles Plumlee from the Milwaukee Bucks for essentially nothing.

So, if they trade Nene, they would get a center who’s currently not on the roster.

He’s one of the few Thot Coaches? I don’t know what that means, Domo.

But, here’s my take on coach Randy Wittman: he’s a great dude and did a fantastic job of rebuilding the team’s culture. Without Wittman, the Washington Wizards never would’ve made the progress they did a few years ago. But he’s terribly flawed. His rotations are still horrendous and it’s February. Plus, he’s a defensive-minded coach. The team isn’t playing defense.

I want Wittman to get fired. It’s just the nature of the business.

Every coach is hired to eventually be fired. That’s just how professional basketball works. No one has survived besides Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. Wittman isn’t the exception.

It’s time to get someone who will get the most out of the talent, specifically John Wall and Bradley Beal.

He fights his teammates, guys.

Look, I think Kieff is really talented. He has all the tools to thrive as a stretch four. But you can’t fight your teammates. That’s a no-no. The Washington Wizards don’t need a locker room cancer on their fragile-minded roster.

John Wall is a sneaker free agent and he’s trying to steez while he can. Soon, he’ll probably get locked up by one of the major companies and his freedom will be gone. I’d be surprised if he doesn’t land with Jordan.

But, yeah, I’m not a shoe expert. I have friends who drop thousands of dollars on shoes and I never got it. I bought Wall’s first Reebok sneaker.

I think he’s just trying to have fun. But I’m clearly not the right person for this question.

How cool was it to see Wall share the court with other actual NBA players? It was kind of weird, actually. He had teammates that knew how to play ball. Drew Gooden was no where to be seen. It was dope.

All jokes aside, Wall needs help. Wall has never played with another All-Star, and while Bradley Beal could become one, he’s oft-injured and can’t put together a string of consistent games.

I really, really hope the Washington Wizards don’t waste Wall’s prime like the Minnesota Timberwolves did with Kevin Garnett. Everyone on the roster is reliant on Wall. It’s not fair.

Eventually, I think the Wizards will feel the pressure and get an All-Star. I don’t think they’ll get a top-tier All-Star, but they could get someone like Paul Millsap or Al Horford. That’s certainly better than what they’re currently rolling with.

As much as I love Gilbert Arenas, we kind of have to relax. He was awesome, sure — but he never led the Washington Wizards to the Conference Finals. He couldn’t stay healthy and was a knucklehead. In terms of fun-value, Wall might never surpass Gilbert. But in terms of overall production, Wall has passed Gilbert.

Wall is an All-Defensive team player and he’s an elite distributor — two things Gilbert wasn’t great at. He was also an injury away from leading the team to the Eastern Conference Finals. He’s done a lot for the Wizards.

I don’t think he’ll retire as the greatest Wizard ever, though — unless you’re leaving the Bullets out of it. If you are, then maybe. The franchise hasn’t had much success since they changed their name.

Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld are probably the best players in franchise history.

The Washington Wizards are tough to root for. Football is way more popular than basketball, so the Washington football team will always have the advantage. As for the Nats and Caps, well, they’re actual contenders. The Wizards aren’t.

If the Wizards were a top-3 team, I think they’d get a bunch of bandwagon D.C. fans. But they’re not.

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