John Wall Wins MVP of T-Mobile Rookie Challenge - Dougie Dunks?

by Jon Kelman on Feb 18, 2011 11:19 PM EST in Recaps

John Wall dished out a Rookie Challenge record 22 assists in leading the Rookies to a 148-140 win over the Sophomores. DeMarcus Cousins had a legit claim to MVP, but Jimmy's 22 assists were just too much, which included a bounce-pass alley-oop to Blake Griffin. Yeah, you read that correctly (the highlight of the game). I thought Wall and Cousins would share MVP, but no gripes with our man taking it all for himself. Cousins was good, but didn't generate the excitement in the game that his stats indicate, and Wall obliterated Chris Paul's record of 17 assists. Whatever, at least the Wizards won something this year.

Cali Swag District performed at halftime, and I was hoping for a Dougie-off between the Rookies and Sophomores, but no dice. You know what, forget it, they didn't even need Cali Swag District, there still should have been a Dougie-off worth maybe 10 pts in that game.

My favorite part of the game, other than the bounce-pass alley-oop, was the final play of Wall getting an off the backboard alley-oop from Cousins. That sounds amazing enough, but it is very possible that Jimmy did the Dougie while hanging on the rim:

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My DVR couldn't stop a split second before this shot for some reason, so this is not the best shot. That said, Jimmy's hand definitely went behind the head, a little Prime Time Deion Sanders, but more likely a Dougie move.

For anyone who watched the dunk, I'd like to hear thoughts on whether Wall was trying to do the Dougie here. He was definitely trying to do something as he swung side to side......

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Did John Wall Dougie While Dunking?

That was definitely the Dougie

159 votes

He did something, not the Dougie

88 votes

Other (explain in comments)

10 votes

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DeMarcus Cousins needs to keep an alibi for a couple days

Just in case Craig Sager turns up dead.

Wall. Ovechkin.

by bronco6778 on Feb 18, 2011 11:22 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

Well played

by Jon Kelman on Feb 18, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions

by KurisuDevil on Feb 19, 2011 2:47 AM EST up reply actions

He Did the JOHN WALL MVP Babe !!!!

by eltacoman on Feb 18, 2011 11:25 PM EST reply actions

I didn't even think about that, that John Wall dance would have been prime

by Jon Kelman on Feb 18, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully this sets up John Wall winning the skills challenge tomorrow along with McGee getting the dunk title!

by thewiz06 on Feb 18, 2011 11:25 PM EST reply actions

If Cousins ever wears out his welcome in Sacramento, and they hint around that he could be moved… the Wizards had better be first in line to re-unite those two guys for good…

-- Tim | Lexington

"I watch (UK) every night... I am going to support them for the rest of my life. I'm a Wildcat for the rest of my life." -- JWall, 2/8/11

by HSLex on Feb 18, 2011 11:52 PM EST reply actions

Yessir

they have great chemistry

by zl on Feb 19, 2011 1:05 AM EST up reply actions

wizards fans are due for some reparations for the way the kings poached us of c webb, who played out of his mind for his yrs in sactown, while we were left with old mitch richmond…. I shudder when I think about “The Rock” years

by rzawrecktah on Feb 19, 2011 1:27 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

I am just glad

John Wall may have gotten some more buzz going his way. I’ve begun to get annoyed with ALL of the Blake Griffin hype so its nice to see John grab the MVP in a game that Blake also plated in.

Now how awesome would it be for JWall to win the Skills and then help McGee knock off Griffin in the dunk contest?!

by returnofswagger on Feb 19, 2011 2:40 AM EST via mobile reply actions

If this team had better players Wall would have more buzz going his way

and this is why this team has got to put players around Wall. Long term thinking is nice if your team sucks, but if to get a player like Wall changes the thinkng of this team into the now mode. So, even if Griffin wins the ROY, the Wall effect is upon this team. I would rather this team win a championship. This team has Wall, so let’s win it all.

by hambonejackson on Feb 19, 2011 5:20 AM EST up reply actions

Yes, the casting call is open now...

Nice show Mr Wall… the bluest of the blue chips on display. Now go win the Skills Challenge, just for the heck of it.

Oh… and… uh… DeJuan Blair. Ernie I know you were not the only one who passed on him, but you were the only one who is GM of the Wizards.

James Harden impresses me more and more … I never pictured him as an above the rim player… and to think he was an add-on to the soph team after Tyreke had to sit out. Had he been available at #5 in 2009 I hope to hell EG would have picked him.

Rookie Game… What a Fun way to spend Saturday morning in Warsaw (watched in on replay at 9:30 local time).

by khrabb on Feb 19, 2011 7:48 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah the Clips have been making some noise as a team as well.

And I guess Blake really does deserve all of the Sportscenter minutes and all the hype. But I am still not positive he Blake is going to be all that more impactful than Wall throughout his career.

Blake is like a WR who makes a ton of amazing catches and makes people’s jaws drop. But Wall is the QB who might need some work, but will be the one to take a team to the next level one day.

by returnofswagger on Feb 19, 2011 5:30 PM EST up reply actions