On one hand, it’s nice to know that the players feel the same way fans do after watching another ugly, uninspired loss. On the other hand, the players are the only ones who can actually prevent such losses from happening in the future and they seem just as perplexed as the fans do, when it comes to solutions about how to accomplish that.
Scott Brooks talked before the Knicks’ game about needing to come out with energy and effort – two things Washington has lacked during their recent two-game (now three-game) losing streak. The message didn’t register.
Washington sleepwalked through the first six-plus minutes of the game, scoring just six points in the first six minutes.