tontoz wrote:dangermouse wrote:The internet google tells me that Mark Jackson holds the rookie record for assists in a season at 868 assists. I cant find it, but something tells me the record for assists per game by a rookie is 9.3, and something in my brain links the name Damon Stoudemire to that feat? Maybe somebody else knows and can help me out?
Anyway, Wall is averaging 9.3 so far, but he is on track to top 10 assists per game the way he has been going about it the last few games.
Thoughts?
Right now i don't care about his assists. He can't score or defend for crap. Maybe it is just because he is a rookie still learning the game but until he learns to score and defend he is nothing but a below average starting pg.
Wall is currently 27th among pgs in PER and 51st in TS%. Add in his lame defense and I am not impressed.
tontoz, a week or so ago I posted a statistical comparison between Wall and the rookie years of basically all the elite PG's in the league. The only one who was markedly better was Chris Paul. Wall stacks up extremely well with Rose, Westbrook, Deron Williams, Rondo, J-Kidd, etc. He's going to be great.
No he can't shoot. But he's not Rondo -- he doesn't have a hopelessly irreparable shooting form. For instance, look at his accuracy from the free throw line. Give Wall and off-season or two and he'll develop a good, reliable jumper. And I give the kid a ton of credit -- he recognizes his own weaknesses (something I think say, Young, Blatche and Mcgee don't). He said himself that he needs to learn/master the Tony Parker floater/tear drop. He has all the skills to master a shot like that. Imagine when he does -- thereby getting more effective in the lane and takes less punishment.
Wall's going to be great. He's the only player on the roster that I am "confidently excited" about.
Edit: Here....
I wish I knew how to post these as charts, but Wall is stacking up pretty damn well to elite NBA PG's when comparing their rookie seasons.
[url]http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tiny.cgi?id=v7f2b
Wall, Paul, Westrbook, Rose[/url]
Paul is on another planet in terms of PER (best shooter and rebounder). But compares well with the other two. He's the best 3-pt shooter of the four, turns it over the most, highest assist percentage.
Wall, Rondo, D. Williams, CurryWall, Kidd, Nash, Billups