Last night’s loss to the Indiana Pacers was more encouraging than the preceding one to the Boston Celtics. Sure, Boston is the better team, and the final margin was the same (12 points), but in this one, the kids did the heavy lifting. Bouncing back from their performances against the Celtics, Washington’s leaders against the Pacers in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocks were 20 years old or younger.
Better, while each of the youngsters made some good plays, the coaching staff will have an abundance of teachable moments when they get to the video review.