You can’t blame the Wizards slow start on 24-year old center JaVale McGee, as he has been solid for them so far this year. McGee has played in 18 games (all starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 29.1 minutes, 10.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 3.0 blocked shots per game. He is shooting 51.7% from the floor so far this year, but most of his points are coming from putbacks and dunks. McGee really needs to start working harder on his free throw shooting as he is only hitting 40.4% from the charity stripe…and that’s pathetic. If McGee could improve his free throw shooting just a little bit, he would be able to pump up his scoring average because he gets fouled a lot.

25-year old power forward Andray Blatche just seems to be going through the motions for the Wizards so far this year and that’s just not acceptable. Blatche has played in 15 games (13 starts) for he Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 30.8 minutes, 11.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Blatche is shooting a pathetic 38.7% from the floor and that is pathetic for a player that is as tall as he is. The Wizards should seriously consider dealing Blatche as they can’t afford to let him effect the younger players on the team with his poor attitude and work ethic.

The Wizards outrebounded the Bobcats 51-38 last night and they held them to 35.9% from the floor in a very impressive home victory in Randy Wittman’s debut as the new head coach. Nick Young (20 points and 2 rebounds) and Andray Blatche (17 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals) led the way for the Wizards in this game. John Wall also pitched in with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots in this game. The Wizards are now 3-15 on the year.

The Wizards have fired 56-year old head coach Flip Saunders. The Wizards were 2-15 on the year when Saunders got the axe as they averaged 88.6 points while giving up 99.3 points per game so far this year. Saunders compiled a 51-130 (28.2%) record in his three years in charge for the Wizards. He now has a career record of 638-526 (54.8%) during the regular season in his first 16 years on the job. He is also 47-51 (48%) in the playoffs. The Wizards are going to replace Saunders with 50-year old Randy Wittman for the rest of this season. He last was a head coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2008-09. He has a 100-207 (32.6%) record during his first five years as a NBA head coach. Don’t expect miracles out of Wittman as this is going to be a very long season for the Wizards.

The Wizards didn’t play any D on Monday Night as the Bulls shot 51.8% from the floor and it did them in. Jordan Crawford led the way for the Wizards in this game with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 24 minutes on the floor. Andray Blatche (13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals), John Wall (13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists), Rashard Lewis (11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist) and Nick Young (10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist) also pitched in for the Wizards in this game. The Wizards are now 2-15 on the season.