Debunking the August Swoon

The Wizards just finished up going 1-4 in the month of August. Most Wizards fans would not find this odd as the rumor is that the Wizards are never good in the month of August. People would say "well that's the Wizards, they're always bad in August." I started getting curious about the Wizards record in August, so I started researching the Wizards record in August throughout the years.

Going from 1996-2007, the Wizards are 29-31-11 in the month of August. In actuality, this year was the Wizards second worst August. The Wizards worst August came back in 2003 where the Wizards only picked up 2 points , going 0-3-2.

The Wizards record in August is not much different than their record over the course of the season, where the Wizards record is currently 149-150-63. So the Wizards always struggling in August looks to be a myth. Below is the Wizards record in August throughout their history (W-L-D)

1996 - 4-2
1997 - 5-1
1998 - 2-4
1999 - 2-3
2000 - 2-2-3
2001 - 1-3-1
2002 - 2-4-2*
2003 - 0-3-2
2004 - 3-2#
2005 - 5-2#
2006 - 2-1-3
2007 - 1-4

* - 2002 the Wizards had 2 CONCACAF Champion's Cup and 1 US Open Cup Match in August.
# - 2004, 2005 the Wizards had 2 US Open Cup matches in August.