Links: John Wall Goes Off In Goodman-Drew Rematch, Plus Lockout News
by Mike Prada on Oct 10, 2011 10:20 AM EDT
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We've got a ton of links today, ranging from people playing basketball to men in suits trying to figure out ways to have the people who are supposed to play basketball actually play basketball. Make the jump for everything while enjoying this highlight video of John Wall and Kevin Durant in the Goodman vs. Drew rematch last night. The Drew League won, but Wall was the star with 55 (!) points.
- That video is from here, by the way. [SB Nation]
- Full report from the game. [ESPN LA]
- Clipper Blog on Wall: There was something Derrick Rose-esque about his performance (expect more efficient, of course). The way he glided in air, absorbing the contact from anyone from Javale McGee to Matt Barnes, and finishing with acrobatic lay-ups and dunks (including a jaw-dropping 360 spin into a lay-up). Whenever he wanted to, which was quite often, he’d blow by Brandon Jennings or Marcus Banks, finding his way to the rim with ease. Even though defenses will adjust accordingly throughout the season, Wall’s combination of length, speed, quickness and athleticism is matched by a select few. In my opinion, he’s the game’s most athletically-gifted point guard (yes, more so than Rose or Russell Westbrook). [Clipper Blog]
- Brian Kamenetzky on Wall: Watching John Wall in a game like this is essentially a science experiment. How much damage can one guy with that much quickness and speed do if the efforts to stop him are, at best, cursory? Wall doesn’t just have a fifth or sixth gear but pulls a Spinal Tap and goes to 11. Even on a floor full of NBA talent -- in some cases very high-level NBA talent -- the gap between Wall’s speed and everyone else’s is clear. The acceleration is absurd. [ESPN LA]
- This is a couple days old, but a nice, passionate defense of summer basketball games. [Hardwood Paroxysm]
- More video from the game. [I Am A GM/Ballislife]
- Nick Young and JaVale McGee were much less passionate about the Basketball-Related Income split than some of their peers. [Kevin Arnovitz]
- Speaking of the lockout ...
- The two sides met yesterday and are meeting again at 2 p.m. today to save the season.
- Apparently, they didn't discuss the BRI split issue yesterday. [Woj/Marc Spears]
- Instead, they talked about stuff like the salary cap and luxury tax. [Berger]
- See reason and end this damn thing. [Ziller]
- Really good stuff here on the financial implications for both sides on not starting the season on time. [Tim Donahue | Larry Coon]
- Derek Fisher and Chris Paul are telling players to tweet "Let Us Play" all throughout the day. I'm not sure how many people they'll really reach, but a social media push is a social media push. [SI]
- Kevin Seraphin has already made someone bleed in France. [Truth About It]
- Yi Jianlian is going back to China, where he'll get an NBA out even though he's an NBA free agent. [Michael Lee]
- The Truth About It gang discusses Wall's ESPN ranking (No. 40 overall) and more Wall stuff. [TAI]
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Words can't even begin to express
how badly wall was owning the 4th quarter. He ran circles around the entire drew team.
Geting it done.
That footage of Seraphin is incredible
His close-out defense is great, he’s getting blocks like crazy. You can tell he’s lost the weight from last season, and it’s translated into much improved lateral movement and impressive hops. He’s also playing with attitude – something he’ll need when he comes back.
Oh yeah, and John Wall’s looking pretty good, too.
by satchmore on Oct 10, 2011 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Are those Euro hoops 9ft tall?
Keveeeeen looks like a pogo stick dunking and blocking everyone’s attempt out there. Good look!
Expecting big season from Serif!!!
He should do damage against 2nd unit centers this year. His best position is probably PF, but he can get away with this for now.
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by averagebro on Oct 10, 2011 9:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
allowing john wall to play should be part of the NBAPA’s arguments for getting a deal done.
by FTT on Oct 10, 2011 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Fro is out of control!
It should get its own twitter account
"My logic fails all the time...especially when talking to females" Rook6980
by Dutch Hoopfan on Oct 10, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
DWade playing PG
you could see Wall had that type of body potential, but damn i thought it wouldn’t be til he was in his mid20s instead it’s after just one offseason and his 21st bday. incredible! he is so big for a PG and he is going to be so strong….kid has comparable athleticism to rose and westbrook while being more towards tyreke’s size. Sky is the limit
I watched the whole game
Wall was unstoppable. First of all, his jumper was money! I don’t remember him missing any of them his jumpshots. Most of them were of the pullup variety, and even made some with a hand in his face. He also had some nice drives and had a nifty 360-layup on the break. He would even be more unstoppable if he played with a lower center of gravity!
Nick had a good game. He had a nice 360 dunk, and made most of his jumpshots. Pure shooting stroke. He was even about to try his patented 360 layup, but Wall fouled him. His hair is getting out of control though, but it’s not worse than Beasley’s afro last year.
Harden and Durant were chucking the whole game. They had 48 and 50 apiece, but they NEVER passed the ball. And KD was very inefficient, and he needs to get lower on his dribbles. He was getting picked at alot.
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And JaVale didn't much
He didn’t that much playing time, but he didn’t do much when in the game. He had a few dunks and blocks, and a dropstep where he got fouled.
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with the way Wall is playing I think it doesn;t bode well for Nick Young staying here
Wall’s game seems to be transitioning to main scorer type like Rose did last season for the Bulls. I was hoping he’d settle into a 19-20 ppg 10-11 assists type role but he’s ramping it up to really be a scoring threat next season. So I think he’s gonna be headed to 25-30ppg area as a scorer 7 assists guy.
I think Crawford is a better fit if Walls plays this sorta role. Young and wall wouldn;t mesh well in that sorta environment.
and quite frankly I don’t know if Wall should be restricing his game to allow Nick young to shoot all those mid rage jumpers.
I know its just summer league but wall seems most comnfortable playing this way. Cp3 in the games I saw was still doing his normal thing but Wall is attacking looking to get buckets.
I like it I think Wall is gonna have a great season if we have one.
I don't think you can really judge Wall's style from this game
Everyone was chucking. It just happened that Wall made most of his shots. Maybe his assists go slightly down with an improved jumpshot, but I actually think he can average 10 apg if all our young guys improve, especially Dray, and because he won’t have to take over the scoring load as much if everyone remains healthy.
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by DMVLeGenD on Oct 10, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
If Wall is more focused on driving/pulling up Nick Young is exactly what he needs!
Nick compliments him perfectly because he spreads the floor for John, can catch and shoot, runs the floor really well and at 6’7 has legitimate size to defend Joe Johnson types as well as the quicknes and athleticism to guard the Marcus Thorton types as well.
Crawford would take shots ánd assists away from John as he doesn’t catch and shoot, he puts it on the floor mostly. He’s pretty redundant of Wall in that he dribble drive’s for either a kickout, pull up or lay up.
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Oct 10, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Crawford can catch and shoot
he did some do some of that last season. He was lining up like Young in the corner and caught it and let it rip. He was not as good as Young yet, but I can see the Wiz lining both Young and Crawford behind the arc. There is a lot of things the Wiz can do with Crawford.
by hambonejackson on Oct 10, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
the Wiz struggled a lot against zones and in Saunders offense he is always trying to flood one side of the zone. This is where a Young can be invaluable because if he can get an open look he can knock it down. Hopefully Crawford will be better at it. Then they can play a 3 guard set with Wall penetrating and kicking it out to Young or Crawford. It would help if McGee can go from all star McGee to the “big fundamental.” I suppose that is too much to hope for in one off season.
It does seem to me Saunders is very focused on zones and I think drafting Vesely is an example of that,
So Wall isn’t going to be putting up 50. He still has the mind of a 1. Right now, he is just showing off and practicing his jumpers. Or so it seems to me.
by hambonejackson on Oct 10, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I like JCraw a lot and look forward to his development
but he’s never going to be able to shoot like Nick and he’s quite similar to Wall in many ways, we have him at SG but he’s looks just as comfortable at the PG
Louis Williams...
…would be a good player for Crawford to emulate. He has some PG instincts and can play there in spots, but he is you classic offense off the bench combo guard.
Both players are similar in size and skill. Williams is a better ahooter now, Crawford’s more well rounded, but I like the comparison.
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by averagebro on Oct 10, 2011 9:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I thought Crawford made the play of the year
when he blocks a shot, spin moves at half court, brings it down the lane, bounce passes between his legs to Blatche for the jam. Flashy, but a perfect pass. Not bad for a rookie.
by hambonejackson on Oct 11, 2011 3:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Loving the Seraphin news
All the dude needs is a bit of time to prove that our faith in him was not misplaced.
Wall is torturing me, I wanna see him clowning on NBA defences in the regular season not just in streetball games. I hope wherever they are, this lockout meeting is making progress.
On CBA talks
I agree with Berger. The best way to solve the CBA is for the public to lose interest in them. Once Stern sees marketing metrics and that the NFL is consuming the public mind, there will be a CBA agreement. I think this whole thing was concocted by a Madison ave. firm. Maybe they were jealous of all the attention the NFL talks received, or the NFL in general.
One more link
Iowa Energy Selects Kevin Young as New Head Coach
I guess with such little time scheduled for training camp the Wizards might use the D-league more this season.
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