Well, is this good news or bad news?
Beal, the last remaining
healthy star for the Wizards, played a team-high 45 minutes and went 15-of-29 from the floor (7/13 from behind the arc) and added five rebounds and five assists. Again raising the question: Are the Wizards
wasting his talent?
But the main question remains: How should Wizards fans feel about the team's latest defeat?
Should they be sad the team lost again? Or happy the team increased their odds of gaining a higher pick in the NBA Draft?
“If (the playoff race) goes down to the wire, we’ll definitely regret this,” forward Jabari Parker
said after the game.
But fans who believe the Wizards need to bottom-out so they can acquire better, younger assets through the draft would be rather pleased. Or, at least, OK with the loss, especially those who want to see longtime Wizards general manager
Ernie Grunfeld fired.
However, Leonsis has not demonstrated any interest in dismissing Grunfeld.
"And to this point, Ted's shown no sign that he's gonna make a change," Tim Bontemps
told 106.7 The Fan in February. "Until he does, I'm just gonna stick with the bet that would have won me a lot over the last 15 years or so, and say that (Grunfeld's) gonna stick around."
Leonsis says he wants to wait to "see how the season turns out" before deciding the fate of Grunfeld.
For many Wizards fans they don't need to wait for the final game:
The 2018-19 season has already
been a total failure.
Bradley Beal played 45 minutes in last night’s loss. The plan to eventually have 0 assets or positive things for the Wizards is in motion. Someone please put a stop to this. #FireErnie
— danny rouhier (@funnydanny)
March 16, 2019 This week the divide between fans and ownership came to a head. After the Wizards beat the Orlando Magic a fan shouted to "Fire Ernie!”
Leonsis' response: "Just enjoy the win!”
But should they really?
Sixty-nine games down, 13 games remaining in the Wizards' 2018-19 season.
