Yes, it’s early in the season. Yes, training camp and preseason were rushed. It would be totally understandable to be 0-3 after playing two solid teams if the Wizards just looked rusty and disorganized.
But the way they’ve lost those games has gotten a lot of attention from fans and pundits. After benching players with hot hands and odd lineup combinations that lose leads, head coach Scott Brooks should not be free from criticism, no matter how early it is.
When asked about some of his less conventional lineups, Brooks attributed them to early season experimentation. But when asked why Raul Neto didn’t get back in the Game 2, he blamed it on the pre-established rotation.