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First, Hughes has been hurt. it may a little quick to drop the axe on him.
Second, there is nothing wrong with the Wizards offense. I have been watching their sets and they are not taking advantage of the opportunites that they get out of it. I believe that part of it is Hughes gimpy knee, and players not responding because of lack of familiarity. However, they are there none the less. Agression and making the right pass and cut will make this offense work. Right now you see Stack be aggressive with MJ on the bench and MJ be agressive when he is in the game but they are rarely doing it together. They need to start to synchronize what they are trying to accomplish better.
I have been watching Kwame and Laettner play similar positions in the offensive set and Laettner is light years ahead of where Kwame is. Good or bad, whether you like Laettner or not, that is what is happening. It is not necessarily a knock on Kwame but he can apply more pressure when he gets the entry pass on the elbow extended than he does. He also can be a better target by moving more effectively off the ball.
Anyone notice that Laettner is our best perimeter threat so far?
The issues the offense is having will be fixed over time as the players get more comfortable. Throwing Dixon into the mix might give a brief look at a streaky shooter but it will not bring cohesion to the starting lineup and the rotation overall. Playing and working at it, will get the desired results. It is really a matter of the little things, that will make things start to click. Once that happens this team will start to be successful. A legit, all the time perimeter threat would be nice, but what we gain in shooting we probably lose on defense making it a zero sum exercise.
Let me add that we really are an offense that can be run without a traditional PG. Hughes will be fine, once he finds his role.
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