The main storyline out of the week-long Washington Wizards training camp was the team transitioning to a new offensive philosophy. The previous system—running heavy offensive sets through the low or high post, or letting John Wall just do his half-court thing—has been jettisoned for “pace-and-space.” The fresh focus is now on driving, dishing and shooting 3-pointers. The long 2s are out and “Blogger Ball” is in. Randy Wittman is even spouting off metrics, while Bradley Beal is emphasizing the need to launch more 3-pointers.
These are encouraging signs to long-time critics (/raises hand) of Washington’s usual plodding offense that produced mediocre results.