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John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:23 pm
by picc
And 3-42 from beyond the arc.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wi ... ory_1.htmlTeams managed to neutralize his speed in the half court by staying back and daring him to beat them with his jumper, which he had little confidence in and took reluctantly. Wall made 61.9 percent of his shots inside three feet (237 for 383), but he struggled to connect from everywhere else. He shot just 27.6 percent (141 for 511) from three feet and beyond and Thorpe said his three-point shot “fell off the face of the earth.” He missed 39 of his 42 attempts from long distance; his 7.1 percent accuracy ranks as worst among any player to make a three-pointer this season.
“For two years, he’s regarded league-wide as a talented player with a couple of exceptional physical attributes, his speed in particular. But he seems to be a little stubborn in adjusting to the NBA game,” said an Eastern Conference advance scout, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not at liberty to make comments on behalf of his team. “You get the sense on the whole, he’s not doing a lot of thinking the game yet. He’s kind of run into a little bit of roadblock as far as understanding why what he’s doing isn’t good enough yet. I do feel there is a lot more that’s still there.”
Much more in article.
I really hope he improves and works hard in the offseason, he's a great young player and a good guy. Way too much talent to let such an important part of his game flounder like that.
Thankfully he's been so good at other things its hidden it pretty well, but if he develops even an average J it'll make him a lot more dangerous.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:35 pm
by rocketsballin
good lord that is filty disgusting, yuck
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:37 pm
by ManualRam
good to see the hard work paying off
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Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:41 pm
by FireRicBucher
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:41 pm
by magicman1978
Wow. That could be the absolute worst in the league - regardless of position.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:43 pm
by Marlo Stanfield
Who read that article and still thought or said, "I'll still take him on my team"?
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:43 pm
by MVP Rose
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:43 pm
by koko
Blame hs teammates.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:44 pm
by colts18
Just imagine what he would have shot if he didn't practice that hard in the summer
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:44 pm
by colts18
What are Vesely's numbers in the same situation? I think it might be worse
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:46 pm
by picc
colts18 wrote:Just imagine what he would have shot if he didn't practice that hard in the summer
hahaha
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:47 pm
by tclg
wow thats a really low number. His jumpshot must be really broken
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:48 pm
by trickshot
I actually have a lot of faith in his potential. However reading him say this last year
"I didn’t have to shoot jumpshots when I was in high school; I just ran past everybody and just dunked and did whatever"
.....and still try and do the same thing this season is discouraging. He did however admit that he worked out wrongly over the offseason.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:48 pm
by MVP Rose
koko wrote:Blame hs teammates.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:49 pm
by Ice Trae
He used to be a beast in 2k12 until they lowered his midrange and 3 point range to the lower 60s
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 6:57 pm
by Rerisen
donnieme wrote:I actually have a lot of faith in his potential. However reading him say this last year
"I didn’t have to shoot jumpshots when I was in high school; I just ran past everybody and just dunked and did whatever"
.....and still try and do the same thing this season is discouraging. He did however admit that he worked out wrongly over the offseason.
That is also what he was able to do a lot of in those summer pro-am games, that people were so hyped about. I said this is not good indication for NBA play, and Wiz fans said it was hating.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 7:01 pm
by MaliBrah
dang thats awful
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 7:02 pm
by ETphoneHome12
bust.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 7:04 pm
by LionOfLannister
He was still an above average player overall- this just tells me that if he can get his shot to be average or even slightly below average he would be one of the best PGs in the NBA. The lack of improvement since he joined the NBA concerns me more than his absolute shooting ability.
Re: John Wall shot 28% outside of 3-feet this year
Posted: Tue May 1, 2012 7:07 pm
by GameOver25
Cmon Wall you're better then that.....
Well aren't you?
