It’s just a blip on the radar. It’s an 82-game season, every team goes through a rough patch. I’m gonna keep telling myself these things over and over until the Washington Wizards win again.

In a nightmarish 0-4 week, the Wizards saw all the flaws in their roster construction and offensive philosophy horribly exposed – the only saving grace is the fact that the Bulls and Raptors are going through slumps of their own.

Let’s think about it though: a loss in Atlanta? No one wins in Atlanta, and the Washington Wizards didn’t look too bad. An overtime loss to Toronto? That’s a tough result, but it was a tight, entertaining game against a very good team.

The real damage came in those two losses to the Hornets – games they could have won, should have won, but the Wizards couldn’t get out of their own way. The Wizards need to pick it up fast, or it could all go down the drain.

Let’s grade.

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John Wall: 20.8 PPG (46.6 FG%), 4.8 RPG, 11.0 APG

But through it all, Johnathan Hildred Wall continues to play fabulous, fabulous basketball.

Despite repeated ankle sprains, Achilles soreness, illness and migraine headaches, John Wall is consistently the best player on the court. Please, please, please do not take him for granted.

The Washington Wizards are an absolute disaster right now without Wall – if he wasn’t getting it already, he deserves serious MVP consideration.

Grade: A+

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Bradley Beal: 17.0 PPG (42.1 FG%), 4.8 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.3 SPG

Bradley Beal leaving Thursday night’s game against Charlotte with a toe injury was a real downer, but he’s sustained a lot worse looking knocks and been just fine.

Remember last year when he went down against the Timberwolves and we all thought he had torn his ACL or something? I swear, this has happened like eight times. It’s always a bummer to see the Panda get hurt, but it was an even bigger bummer that the Washington Wizards didn’t have him down the stretch in an eventual loss.

Beal has stepped up his game recently, and while he’s still a brick factory from the midrange, he’s attacking the rim with more aggression and firing away more threes. Taking the Hornets game (which he left after just 10 minutes) out of the equation, Beal averaged over 22 points a game this week.

That’s a bit more like it, Brad.

Grade: A

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Paul Pierce: 13.3 PPG (51.4 FG%), 3.5 RPG, 1.8 APG

Paul Anthony Pierce just stays hitting big shots. Also, dunks!

Pierce has thrown down six or seven excellent jams this season, which is 600-700% more excellent jams than I ever expected from the 37-year-old. Pierce has been so hot lately, especially from three-point range, that I expect him to make literally any shot he throws up.

Trailing three from 38 feet? Make. Turnaround leaner with seven people in his face? Buckets.

It’s fun to root for Paul Pierce.

Grade: B+

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Nene: 13.0 PPG (50.0 FG%), 4.8 RPG, 1.3 APG

Since the beginning of 2015, Nene is averaging 13 points per game on about 55% shooting, and he’s been nailing that midrange jumper with supreme confidence.

Nene’s contribution to the team isn’t usually measured in the scoreline, but a few points here and there certainly don’t hurt – especially now, when the Washington Wizards find themselves relying on his offensive contributions more than ever.

Since a rough first few weeks of the season, Nene has been magnificent, and I maintain that the big Brazilian deserved an All-Star berth.

Grade: A-

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Marcin Gortat: 7.0 PPG (33.3 FG%), 6.3 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.8 BPG

The Washingotn Wizards have spent all season putting Marcin Gortat in the wrong spots offensively, so why are we surprised that he’s struggling?

Gortat is still pretty automatic in the pick-and-roll game – which the Wizards never run, of course – but he’s just about lost all confidence in his spot-up jumpshot and his post game, so he’s turned into basically a one-note guy offensively. This is bad.

The good part is that despite his offensive woes, Gortat is still providing high-level defense and rim protection, as well as a cool action figure.

The Polish Machine will get it going soon, he’s too good not to.

Grade: D+