Ernier Grunfeld had a long run as president of the Washington Wizards, taking over in 2003 and lasting all the way through 2019 before finally being fired.

But just because he was there for an extended period of time does not mean he was all that good at his job.

While many have criticized Grunfeld for his poor decisions as an executive, he apparently was not all that great at managing his players, either.

Former Wizards big man Brendan Haywood, who played for the team from 2001 through 2010, said that Grunfeld had no control and basically let everyone do what they wanted:

“When I was there, the culture really wasn’t set,” said Haywood, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. “There was never a set place (or) plan of: ‘Listen, this is what we do here. This is how we go about things here,’ that you sometimes see in other organizations.”

Haywood even provided an example of Grunfeld's lack of authority and penchant for passing the buck, citing an incident where he refused to do anything about former Wizards big man Andray Blatche not wanting to lift weights.

Grunfeld's solution? To deputize the strength coach to force Blatche into the weight room. Haywood thought that was a bad look and was not afraid to speak his mind about it:

“I said: ‘That’s where you come in,’” Haywood said. “(Grunfeld) didn’t like the fact that I said that and kind of thought I was abrasive at the time and didn’t like it. (A player) basically gets to do whatever he wants to without any repercussions. That's the culture.”

Now, with Grunfeld gone, perhaps a culture change will occur in Washington.