Official John Wall Appreciation Thread

Pollinator · Post #21 » by **Pollinator** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:42 pm

dobrojim wrote:He wasn't that personable. I also finally met Gil for the first time.
Gil was MUCH more charismatic and friendly. Gil had a big smile
on his face pretty much the whole time I saw him. Wall not so
much.

Just goes to show that guys with all world talent are human beings like the rest of us, for better or worse. You have your Bill Russells who would absolutely refuse to make eye contact or sign autographs and send kids away crying, and you have other superstars like Wilt Chamberlain who would walk all around the arena after a game searching for a kid he had promised an autograph to earlier.

From everything I have read it seems like Wall is basically a good kid, and I think he'll get better and more at ease with these kinds of events pretty quickly.

Post #22 » by **nate33** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:46 pm

dobrojim wrote:I love Wall's game and am really excited about his future here.
At this point in time I hope he plays his whole career here.

that said, I met him last night at the planholders party at 6 flags.
He wasn't that personable. I also finally met Gil for the first time.
Gil was MUCH more charismatic and friendly. Gil had a big smile
on his face pretty much the whole time I saw him. Wall not so
much.

make of this as much or as little as you wish

He seems a bit shy more than anything else. All this attention is a lot to handle for most 20 year olds.

Induveca · Post #23 » by **Induveca** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:50 pm

I'm just happy he smiles the entire time he's on the court almost, haven't seen someone obviously enjoy playing the game this much since Arenas 4 years ago.........good stuff.

The social/fan interaction stuff has to be overwhelming at 20 years old.

AceDegenerate · Post #24 » by **AceDegenerate** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:44 pm

Yes, cut Wall all the slack in the world: The kid can do no wrong right now. Just wait til he breaks one of your moral rules then.. oh my.

Illuminaire · Post #25 » by **Illuminaire** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:24 pm

Edit: Post was off topic. This is a place to appreciate a phenomenal young player we were lucky to get, not to argue tangential issues about a different player entirely.

John Wall has looked WAY better so far in the pre-season than I expected him. Under control and aggressive at the same time. Can I say again how glad I am we drafted him? =D

DCsOwn · Post #26 » by **DCsOwn** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:49 pm

"Stop pooping our shoes," literally made soda come out of my nose. Classic.

DCsOwn · Post #27 » by **DCsOwn** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:53 pm

Illuminaire wrote:Edit: Post was off topic. This is a place to appreciate a phenomenal young player we were lucky to get, not to argue tangential issues about a different player entirely.

John Wall has looked WAY better so far in the pre-season than I expected him. Under control and aggressive at the same time. Can I say again how glad I am we drafted him? =D

Amen.

I've been impressed most by his basketball IQ and vision. He is absolutely a pure point guard, just one augmented with elite athletic ability.

Hoopalotta · Post #28 » by **Hoopalotta** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:10 pm

DCsOwn wrote::laugh:

"Stop pooping our shoes," literally made soda come out of my nose. Classic.

Sounds like we missed out on a quality post with that edit.

DCsOwn · Post #29 » by **DCsOwn** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:33 pm

Hoopalotta wrote:
DCsOwn wrote::laugh:

"Stop pooping our shoes," literally made soda come out of my nose. Classic.

Sounds like we missed out on a quality post with that edit.

Yeah, it was a quality post from Illuminaire, that's for sure. I respect his decision to edit it though.

dobrojim · Post #30 » by **dobrojim** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:19 pm

just to clarify or reiterate

I couldn't be happier JW is here. He was not at all rude. He was probably
tired and could well also just be shy as another suggested.

Marty McFly · Post #31 » by **Marty McFly** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:30 am

http://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/ ... name/36025

I think Flash is fitting for Wall. 8-)

20MexicanosIn1Van · Post #32 » by **20MexicanosIn1Van** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:43 am

And J.R Smith wanted to go by "Earl Smith Jr." or something like that. Flash is Wade's nickname, whether he likes it or not.

closg00 · Post #33 » by **closg00** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:04 am

Wall on #wizards:"We dont have no go-to player like most teams in NBA. We don’t have 1 person that can go out & carry this team for 48mins."

Refreshing honesty from Wall.

Hoopalotta · Post #34 » by **Hoopalotta** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:31 am

^ You'd think he'd never heard of Nick Young.

verbal8 · Post #35 » by **verbal8** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:25 am

closg00 wrote:
Wall on #wizards:"We dont have no go-to player like most teams in NBA. We don’t have 1 person that can go out & carry this team for 48mins."

Refreshing honesty from Wall.

Honesty from PGs is the new trend

Nash said he doesn't see the Suns as a play-off team.

MJG · Post #36 » by **MJG** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:45 am

REVOLVER wrote:http://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/dwyane-wade-ditching-flash-nickname/36025

I think Flash is fitting for Wall.

It does seem fitting, though it is a bit weird taking away another player's nickname, even if they don't plan on using it any more.

Sticking with the comics idea, how about "The Speeding Bullet"?

doclinkin · Post #37 » by **doclinkin** » Wed Nov 3, 2010 2:21 am

Johnny BALLGAME. Vs sixers: 29, 13ast, and 9 steals. Breaks wiz record of steals per game. Breaks NBA record of assists in first 3 games to debut career. Kid is damn good.

doclinkin · Post #38 » by **doclinkin** » Wed Nov 3, 2010 2:22 am

might as well sticky this bztch...

Halcyon · Post #39 » by **Halcyon** » Wed Nov 3, 2010 2:29 am

I love John Wall.

jimij · Post #40 » by **jimij** » Wed Nov 3, 2010 2:40 am

I'd like to predict that there will NEVER be an amazingly sucky thread for John Wall. Just don't see how it could be possible.