jgozalb wrote:Haven't those 2 played NCAA bball? I think Wall is the next Jennings, flashy, no brain, no experience.
And this is why I can tell you haven't seen Wall play. Wall has way more substance to his game than Jennings. Wall will likely go to college from what I hear (if he qualifies), and come out next year when he has NCAA experience. But he has far superior tools to Jennings at this point.
Believe me, I'm a Rubio fan. I was at his Euro-League debut. He'll be a good NBA player, and he could even end up as a better player than Wall. But Wall has impressive court-vision, he can run a team much better than you think, and the NBA game is generally played at a tempo that favors Wall.
I really don't even think this will be a discussion 2 years from now, but anything can happen. Wall was rumored to have been immature in the past, but as I just wrote in my article that will be published tomorrow, he has really matured, and the guys at Nike were raving about his leadership out in Portland.
If you want to talk about difference in half-court offenses, I can also start drawing up the plays if you really want me to. If Wall can master the floppy (and floppy to side P+R, the Horns set, and 4 out he'll be set in the NBA. It's not like there's anything too complicated in the offenses, especially compared to Europe.
Wall says he's study Chris Paul as well, which is smart. Paul is smarter and much more mature than any pg who has come into the NBA since kid. But if Wall can even learn a little bit about how Paul has his bigs change their angle or read the spacings, it would a long way for him at the next level. Paul is so intelligent with how he picks apart and defense, and his teammates respect that. When he tells the 5 man to dive and the 4 to pop because the opposing team "blue's" the side pick and roll, his teammates do it, and the result will either be an open jumper or dunk. Not to get too technical or anything. lol
I love Rubio's game, believe me, I just think Wall is on that next level up as a prospect. I could be wrong, but I'm going to stick with my instincts, as they are what land me basketball jobs.
Last thoughts on this for now. Wall isn't bad in the half-court at all. Rubio is a great deal more mature with running a half-court offense right now. But Wall has great vision, shows craftiness with the ball, and can always create something for somebody. If Wall makes an effort to study the pick and roll reads with an NBA head coach, great things could happen.
