Jimmy Recard wrote:CCJ, i read your posts and i know that you bleed for this organisation. But I think what irks people are some of your knee jerk reactions regarding Wall. Proposing trades for inferior talent such DJ Augustine etc...and your infatuation with DeMarcus Cousins is mind boggling to me. You can throw all the advanced stats my way and it won't change my opinion of him. I've seen enough of him to know he is a knucklehead who will have problems wherever he goes.
Admittedly, Wall has flat out sucked this season save 2 or 3 games. It annoys the hell out of me that he still hasn't figured out how to be more effective in the half court. It's not just his abysmal jump shot, but his overall inability to read the defense and react to it the way PG's should is what concerns me. The shaky handle, the costly turnovers, the lack of fundamentals, even his effort has looked suspect this season, particularly on the road. But he's just too physically talented to give up on so quickly imo. I really believe that if he puts it together, he's gonna be a special player, because he seems like a good kid with a good attitude and work ethic. Time will tell i guess.
While i'm still on the fence with Javale, the guys i HAVE given up on are Blatche (obviously) and Young. Nick's really been a disappointment. I really thought when he came into the league that he had all star potential. Great size for a 2, tremendous scorer, and with those long arms i really thought he'd be more of a pest defensively. Turns out he hasn't expanded his game at all outside of his 1 on 1 game. Apart from the occasional scoring burst, he really adds nothing. Horrid rebounder, even worse playmaker, lazy on D and some putrid shot selection. He makes no one around him better, and i could live with that if he was at least efficient at what he CAN do, which is score, but that hasn't been the case either. He's going to be 27 this year, he aint getting any better. I doubt he's even worth the MLE, let alone 9 mil.
You are not having the stats, huh, Jimmy.
Fair enough.
I never said Cousins isn't a knucklehead who will have trouble wherever he goes. I think he probably will. I look at Rasheed Wallace and Artest and think if they can have rings so can Cousins some day.
Nice post, JR. I can accept all of what you're saying. I don't think I am knee jerk on Wall-- I've been an unwavering hater so to speak on the kid pretty much all along. Some people are great leaders and some are not. I think he's terrific at many things on a basketball court, and given his youth, a lot of good can happen. I don't think I'm wavering on the not so good. JR, I do believe you are right that I'm really patient with a guy like Cousins and really hard on Wall. Thanks, because I hadn't really focused on how much that could trouble others.
Noted.
Nick and Javale are two guys I think have pretty defined strengths and weaknesses. Young hits the three at a good percentage and he plays man defense well. Otherwise, he takes the darnedest shots, doesn't pass much, doesn't rebound, and is a low BBIQ player when he wants to shoot. The one thing about him that bothers me is he's not one to mix it up. He is a finesse shooter. I think Nick is fine on a roster at the right price. He'd be a good sixth man IMO. I really hope the Wizards can upgrade at SG. Javale will block shots, rebound, and play on emotion. He's mechanical on offense. He doesn't play the pick and roll or any semblence of physical defense, yet he really loves to block shots. He's an enigmatic player. Extremes both ways. He can make the greatest plays and the worst and often does them in the same game. I don't see limitless potential in him as I once thought possible for Javale. He seems to be really sullen and disappointed for a guy who's a young millionaire. I want the best for him but more and more each day it seems it won't be in a Wizard uniform. Honestly, I think McGee has all the talent in the world to be a star with another organization.
The Wizards need a savior, JR.
Other than divine intervention, I've been putting all hopes in them signing Dave Joerger to coach. I think anyone who wins that many championships in that few years has to be extremely talented and flexible enough to adapt. He has to be able to shuffle personnel and strategy. He's got youthful energy. He's the guy I hope saves the day.
Tre Johnson is the future of the Wizards.
I am still going to debate my POVs. A lot of times I change opinions when people refute my arguments. I don't think I get personal, but a lot of posters seem to go there. It is one thing to offend a person with your disparate views but it is quite another to attack or demean a person.
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