Washington Wizards: Things don’t need to fall apart, 3 possible solutions

3. Let Coach Brooks off the hook

Did Brooks lose control of the locker room? Maybe, maybe not.

Brooks liked to say, after losing games last season: “I’ll find five guys that want to play”. He played that line again this season. Did it ever occur to Brooks, that the Wizards “could find one guy that wants to coach”? Idle threats don’t help anyone.

Some argue that he can’t be replaced because of his contract. That’s a simplistic way of looking at time and money.

One could argue, and I will, that owner Ted Leonsis can replace Brooks. Leonsis may waste his money, but why waste his time? In other words, time is the one commodity that cannot be replaced.

Replace Brooks, hire a new coach and go from there. Thus, the Wizards are no longer wasting the players’ time, ownership’s’ time and that of the fans.

If Brooks did not lose control of the locker room, then what’s the next problem to tackle? Leadership. Can Wall and Bradley Beal effectively corral this team back together such that everyone is fighting for one goal–winning?