The Washington Wizards are not off to a great start this season; they’ve lost seven of their first nine games. Understandably, fans are frustrated. Team owner Ted Leonsis is here to reassure those fans, though. From Scott Allen of the Washington Post:
“Frankly, no one in the organization is happy with our performance. But it is very, very early in the season. We haven’t played 10 percent of our games this year. Again, if we learned anything from Washington, D.C. and the political season, we should not call the election too early. I’m not being smug in that comment; I mean it is very early. John Wall hasn’t been able to play back-to-back games as he overcomes an injury from the offseason. We don’t expect that issue to linger as we get into the season. Bradley Beal has missed a couple of games already. John was ejected from a couple of games. Our big free agent signing we think will add a lot of depth to us (Mahinmi) hasn’t made it onto the court, and I believe he will be able to play within 10 days or so. We do have to be patient, but I do understand what people are saying.”
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“I have confidence in everyone who works for me, but we have to be accountable,” Leonsis said. “We’re all accountable and we didn’t qualify for the playoffs last year, and our goal is to make the playoffs this year. That’s what everyone in our organization is focused on.”
As per usual, John Wall — aside from the ejections mentioned by Leonsis — has been spectacular for Washington. The 26-year-old point guard is averaging a career-high 22.3 points to go with 8.3 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and a pair of steals per game. He’s also shooting a career-best 46% from the floor. The rest of the team has — thus far — been a disappointment. As Leonsis said though, it’s early.
