Wall needed to play better and seemed to be pressing to break out but I figured he’d come around he just has too much raw talent and with experience he would smooth his game out more and more.

He just needs to work like dog to refine some of his skills like developing a paint shot like a floater and work on a standstill 3 pt shot. He may never become a solid mid range shooter but might not have to. if he gets a floater then develops a 3 pt shot he can use those to dominate games.

Jason Kidd never developed a mid range shot mechanics and balance was never right but he became a knock down 3 pot shooter.

he then used his speed to dominate games finding guys becoming a more efficient passer.

I think Wall has used Rose to become sorta the example to pattern his game but I think a scoring version of Jkidd might be the better player to emulate he’s faster than Jkidd was has more hops and lateral quicks to penetrate but doesn’t shoot it well from the mid range but also has some of Jkidd’s passing aility.

I think at his peak Wall could become a 21, 9,6,3,1 guy becoming a great defender along the way a potential lockdown defender.

He’s really impressing me with his ability now to get in front of guys and draw charges not just weakside but on the ball.

as he gets stronger he could be a monster defensively.

I think he can be a franchise player, if you consider Gary Payton to have been a franchise player. I didn’t think so earlier this year. I was very concerned.

But all of sudden we are seeing better finishing at the rim, change of pace, a floater or two, and a quicker less deliberate release on the jump shot. I also think I’m seeing better defense, particularly off the ball. He still has a tendency to get too high in his defensive stance, especially when anticipating a pick, allowing fast PGs to drive by him.

He’s getting in opposing PG grills as soon as they get over half court; he’s doing a better job of the surprise strip on opposing big men; he’s drawing charges at a mad man’s pace; and he’s flying all around trying to close out on rotations. I didn’t see the Denver game, so I don’t know how he did against Lawson, but he had Avery Bradley’s head spinning.

One note about the “I’m gonna guard Paul Pierce” thing: It does show JW’s fire, but Flip’s gotta go with Booker or Singleton there. This can’t be a precedent, because Wall shouldn’t have to guard LeBron, Kobe, etc. as well as float our ship offensively. Case in point: when the Clippers beat the Heat last week, Lebron guarded CP3 during crunch time, but CP3 most definitely did not guard Lebron.

We all knew Wall was fast, that he could pass, that he was a phemonemal athlete. But what it is with all these rebounds? The dude is averaging 8 rebs the past 5 games? That is a helluva lot for a guard and is the biggest surprise for me so far this year.

I still think there are things that he is certainly gonna have to spend a summer working on in order to fix, like dribbling and shooting. He has the drive, now if his work ethic meets his potential he should be just fine.

There were a lot of people coming out of the woodwork saying Wall was no good, and that they’d much rather have Turner, Irving, Rubio, McGee, etc., etc., than Wall. Do those people feel foolish yet?

Seriously though, the change from two weeks ago is remarkable. How does a guy improve on that many facets all at the same time? Was he just in a funk, or did something really click for him? He went from almost never using change of pace to using it several times a game, and at the same time started playing better defense, shooting better, and showing better court vision. The only thing I can think of is that it took him a little while to adjust from college/summer league game speed to NBA game speed, and now he’s caught up. If that’s true, then watch out, because it would mean he’s going to continue playing at this level.

but also making decisions with the ball about when to shoot. He is now learning how to integrate his shooting in to the offense flow. The more comfortable he feels letting go of the ball, the better he will shoot. It takes time, but does mushroom tea.