The Washington Post reports that the Wizards' fifth straight loss at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks was a watershed game. The failures in tonight's doomsday second quarter featured enough repeat offenders for Coach Doug Collins to rule out giving significant minutes to certain players, including rookie forward Kwame Brown, in the near future.

"The rotation is going to be tightened, that's all," Collins said. "If we have to play eight guys, whatever it is. I can't continue to put guys out on the floor and have them collapse on us in the second quarter. We don't have enough margin for error."

When asked whether Brown, the rookie selected first overall from high school, would start a third consecutive game, Collins tersely said: "No. I've rewarded him when he didn't deserve it."

The Washington Times says that Collins will continue to run Michael Jordan out there. And Chris Whitney, who played on a sprained right ankle, is likely a given. But last night things were so bad that even players who have been in and out of his doghouse, such as Christian Laettner and Richard Hamilton, were once again in good graces.

Rip was great tonight and I can bring him off the bench and play him in a couple spots," Collins elaborated. "Bobby Simmons was solid as a rock out there. You can trust him. And Christian and Popeye [Jones] played well. But I've got to find a big man who will play for me so that I can have three guys that I can rotate in."

That probably doesn't include one-time starting center Jahidi White. White did not play at all for the second time this season and he's not injured. Rookie Kwame Brown started, played 12 minutes, made one of five shots from the field and finished with two points. And Tyrone Nesby, who has two starts under his belt, played all of 13.4 seconds.