Washington Wizards WizKid Player Of The Week: Randy Wittman
Randy Wittman deserves praise for his ability to stay the course with the Washington Wizards as WizKid of the week.
With their hopes of making the playoffs gone, the Washington Wizards have nothing left to play for in the grand scheme of things. A season of inconsistency and multiple injuries plagued the team’s chances of success from the start, not to mention a lack of motivation and veteran leadership to aid this young team from getting complacent with their inconsistent ways.
So I’ve decided to give the last WizKid player of the week award to someone who has seen it all this season and no matter what still tried to get this team to play to the best of their ability, Randy Wittman.
Now I know what you’re thinking, someone who wears a suit and coaches the team couldn’t possibly be a player of the week. But I wanted to take the time to shine a spotlight on someone who may not get the recognition he deserves, and will ultimately receive all the blame for his team’s struggles this season.
With many NBA coaches, the blame for losing falls on their shoulders and if the team wins it’s more about the players than it is them. It’s a sort of double-edged sword so to speak. And we’ve seen many coaches become sacrificial lambs to the concept because a team was in drastic need of change to turn its season around, i.e., Kevin McHale and David Blatt.
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Wittman has been a constant professional throughout the entire process of this team going up and down like an emotional roller coaster. He had to endure injuries to one of his top two players, as well as multiple centers and backup guards. The fact he and his team were even able to win 40 games is a testament to his ability to coach.
These past games against the Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets have been testaments to his team being able to win without John Wall and Bradley Beal at times. It also serves to show Wittman can still get the best out of his players.
Wittman also had to endure the heartbreaking reality of losing his brother earlier in the season, according to Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post. Many probably wouldn’t be able to withstand such pain and rightfully so. But Wittman decided to coach the next game his team played in honor of him.
His commitment to his team goes unnoticed and should be broadcasted even more for fellow Wizards fans to hear. So when I hear rumors about this possibly being his last year coaching the team, I find it pretty shocking, according to CBSSports.com.
Why should he be punished for not being to get through to guys who have emotionally been in offseason mode for the last month or so? Maybe it is time for the Wizards to have a new voice to motivate them and lead them into battle. Whatever the case may be, I believe he deserves another shot at trying to get this guy’s to play for him again.
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If not, at least he’ll go out as the final WizKid of the season.