Official John Wall Appreciation Thread 2.0

GhostsOfGil · Post #1802 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:10 am

His stat lines in December have been crazy.

MIA - W 18 pts  13 asts  5 rbs  2 blks  1 stl
MAL - W 17 pts  15 asts  4 rbs  1 blk
DEN - W 9 pts   12 asts  8 rbs  2 blks  1 stl
BOS - L 17 pts  14 asts  8 rbs  3 blks  3 stls
BOS - W 26 pts  17 asts  7 rbs  3 stls
ORL - W 21 pts  11 asts  6 rbs  1 stl
LAC - W 17 pts  11 asts  1 rbs  2 blks  1 stl
UTA - W 17 pts   8 asts  6 rbs  3 blks  5 stls
MIN - W 21 pts  17 asts  4 rbs  1 blk   1 stl

Holy ****

benb331 · Post #1803 » by **benb331** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:14 am

I've been a little quiet on the boards lately, but I've watched 90% of the games this year, for once (thanks to an unnamed streaming site!!). When the Wizards landed the #1 pick, I was so excited to see John Wall in the phone booth. Like pretty much everyone else who follows basketball, I had been mesmerized by his high school highlights. Really enjoyed watching him grow, even on the struggling teams. Just saw flashes of what could be.

But I never considered him for either the "Favorite player ever" or "Favorite active player" slots in my mind - just seemed too front-runnerish. His play this season has forced me to put him in both categories by a landslide. I've just experienced SO much joy from watching him fly around the court, entirely in control. What a breakout year. The stats don't tell half the story (though they're fantastic). The way he impacts games is absolutely insane. 100% dictates the flow every minute he's on the court, even when he's playing defense.

For a lot of people this seems like a bandwagon or obvious Wizards fan statement. For me, someone who tries to pick out underdogs and unsung heroes, it means a bit more: John Wall is officially my favorite basketball player of all time. Sorry Juan Dixon.

hands11 · Post #1804 » by **hands11** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:32 am

GhostsOfGil wrote:His stat lines in December have been crazy.

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MIA - W 18 pts 13 asts 5 rbs 2 blks 1 stl MAL - W 17 pts 15 asts 4 rbs 1 blk DEN - W 9 pts 12 asts 8 rbs 2 blks 1 stl BOS - L 17 pts 14 asts 8 rbs 3 blks 3 stls BOS - W 26 pts 17 asts 7 rbs 3 stls ORL - W 21 pts 11 asts 6 rbs 1 stl LAC - W 17 pts 11 asts 1 rbs 2 blks 1 stl UTA - W 17 pts 8 asts 6 rbs 3 blks 5 stls MIN - W 26 pts 17 asts 4 rbs 1 blk 1 stl

Holy ****

That is nasty

GhostsOfGil · Post #1805 » by **GhostsOfGil** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:45 am

Wizardspride · Post #1806 » by **Wizardspride** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:49 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/BenStandig/status/545054090158702592[/tweet]

jangles86 · Post #1807 » by **jangles86** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:05 am

benb331 wrote:I've been a little quiet on the boards lately, but I've watched 90% of the games this year, for once (thanks to an unnamed streaming site!!). When the Wizards landed the #1 pick, I was so excited to see John Wall in the phone booth. Like pretty much everyone else who follows basketball, I had been mesmerized by his high school highlights. Really enjoyed watching him grow, even on the struggling teams. Just saw flashes of what could be.

But I never considered him for either the "Favorite player ever" or "Favorite active player" slots in my mind - just seemed too front-runnerish. His play this season has forced me to put him in both categories by a landslide. I've just experienced SO much joy from watching him fly around the court, entirely in control. What a breakout year. The stats don't tell half the story (though they're fantastic). The way he impacts games is absolutely insane. 100% dictates the flow every minute he's on the court, even when he's playing defense.

For a lot of people this seems like a bandwagon or obvious Wizards fan statement. For me, someone who tries to pick out underdogs and unsung heroes, it means a bit more: John Wall is officially my favorite basketball player of all time. Sorry Juan Dixon.

He had been a great player to watch from day one. We have gotten to ride a lot of lows and some highs with him. But now this feels like it's time we experience something special that not too many basketball followers get to experience. A leader and one of the games best players being a one team players and being a genuine "franchise" player.

TGW · Post #1808 » by **TGW** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:06 am

Remember when there were people arguing that Rubio was better than Wall?

Glad that argument is over.

DANNYLANDOVER · Post #1809 » by **DANNYLANDOVER** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:24 am

TGW wrote:Remember when there were people arguing that Rubio was better than Wall?

Glad that argument is over.

Is it really? We all know the culprit(s) will never let it go.

hands11 · Post #1810 » by **hands11** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:32 am

GhostsOfGil wrote:

Just came here to post that Ghost.

Wall dishing out some nasty right there.

How about this nasty dish to Butler.

Wizardspride · Post #1811 » by **Wizardspride** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:05 am

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQGimBtBzVU[/youtube]

Higga · Post #1812 » by **Higga** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:49 pm

Where's the king hater JonathanJoseph at?

JWizmentality · Post #1813 » by **JWizmentality** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:57 pm

Where is the Ariza fan club?!? Shooting 37FG and 3pt down to 34%

TGW · Post #1814 » by **TGW** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:03 pm

Isiah Thomas has no love for Wall.

Has 6 point guards ahead, including Irving. :roll:

benb331 · Post #1815 » by **benb331** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:14 pm

I'm lobbying for my wife to cancel our Christmas day tradition of a mid day oyster feast with extended redneck family whose ugly racist side rages at the mere mention of basketball.

"But MSG." No.
"But this could be John's big league-wide-recognition game." No.
"I'll buy our own oysters." No.
"Road trip! I'll buy tickets!" No.
"But the commercial..." No.

... dangit.

Post #1816 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:27 pm

Wizardspride wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/BenStandig/status/545054090158702592[/tweet]

I'd love to hear RG3 come close to that - before he leaves the Skins.

CntOutSmrtCrazy · Post #1817 » by **CntOutSmrtCrazy** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:08 pm

JWizmentality wrote:Where is the Ariza fan club?!? Shooting 37FG and 3pt down to 34%

After his red hot first 5-6 games he's been pretty bad from distance and from the field in general. He's been one of those odd players this year (like Tyreke Evans) who has pretty drastic home/away splits, but in his case he's been much better on the road in approximately an equal amount of games (11 road/12 home).

JWizmentality · Post #1818 » by **JWizmentality** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:18 pm

Wizardspride wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/BenStandig/status/545054090158702592[/tweet]

John Wall gained 900 exp points

John Wall is evolving....

John Wall became God Wall.

Post #1819 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:25 pm

CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:
JWizmentality wrote:Where is the Ariza fan club?!? Shooting 37FG and 3pt down to 34%

After his red hot first 5-6 games he's been pretty bad from distance and from the field in general. He's been one of those odd players this year (like Tyreke Evans) who has pretty drastic home/away splits, but in his case he's been much better on the road in approximately an equal amount of games (11 road/12 home).

Yeah, I thought he was headed to the All-Star game after those first 5 or 6 games. I'm just guessing here, but my hunch is he's played too many minutes - he's at 38 a game but he's played over 40 minutes in a lot of games.

TGW · Post #1820 » by **TGW** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:42 pm

The Rox are running him ragged out there. They want him to defend the best player on the opposing team and score points.

The John Wall effect, however, is not happening in Houston.