Wall must improve as a leader

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[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

You know all that talk about John Wall and Boogie Cousins? Forget Boogie or at least chill during the off-season as he recovers. I am truly curious to see what John Wall with an athletic center who can run and finish will be like. But not right now...Presently, I am much more interested in Buggie. Who is he?

Paul Edwards creates music which at least a few of you will like. ( I appreciate Keith Moon and John Bonham... Phil Collins before and after Genesis I do appreciate. I also know who Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich are or should I say were.)

If you're like me and you just don't care you can dance to the Go-Go beat

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[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Perhaps the best leader on the Wizards would be someone who plays the drums. Because I had to get back on topic some kind of way... John Wall as a leader.

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[Wizardspride]

The details of his beef with Gortat are starting to leak:

https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/06/29/report-john-walls-lazy-defense-at-center-of-squabble-with-marcin-gortat/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Serious lack of maturity

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[Kanyewest]

Nate Duncan from the Dunc'd on Podcast made a joke about the Wall/Gortat beef saying that if he was Gortat, he would also be criticizing Wall's defense.

Anyways, here's hoping that Wall can start eliminating some mid-range jumpers from his game considering he was the 2nd worst mid range shooter in the league only to Ben Simmons. Wall shot in the neighborhood of 28% while Steph Curry shot 60%. At least, one can hope that Wall can get back to where he was in the 2016-17 season.

[Shoe]

Nate Duncan from the Dunc'd on Podcast made a joke about the Wall/Gortat beef saying that if he was Gortat, he would also be criticizing Wall's defense.

Anyways, here's hoping that Wall can start eliminating some mid-range jumpers from his game considering he was the 2nd worst mid range shooter in the league only to Ben Simmons. Wall shot in the neighborhood of 28% while Steph Curry shot 60%. At least, one can hope that Wall can get back to where he was in the 2016-17 season.

EG and Brooks said they want to shoot more 3s. Wall has such a slow jumper I wish he would just fire away.

[NatP4]

Nate Duncan from the Dunc'd on Podcast made a joke about the Wall/Gortat beef saying that if he was Gortat, he would also be criticizing Wall's defense.

Anyways, here's hoping that Wall can start eliminating some mid-range jumpers from his game considering he was the 2nd worst mid range shooter in the league only to Ben Simmons. Wall shot in the neighborhood of 28% while Steph Curry shot 60%. At least, one can hope that Wall can get back to where he was in the 2016-17 season.

Duncan would make jokes about Walls defense all year long on his livestreams. He said that people still think Wall is a good defender because he used to be 3-4 years ago.

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Good god, that's putrid.

Nothing going to change under Brooks, unfortunately. He's not going to get in John's ear, but it's not like his offense is built around movement either.

[Coach76]

Why is Wall saying stuff like this? This is why people like Ryen Russillo say the things they do about this team being more about talk than action.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-wall-says-wizards-included-among-easts-elite-put-us-right-190807874.html

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Why is Wall saying stuff like this? This is why people like Ryen Russillo say the things they do about this team being more about talk than action.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-wall-says-wizards-included-among-easts-elite-put-us-right-190807874.html

Who is Ryen Russillo and why does he matter? John isn't saying anything different than the rest of the organization. As far as criticism of John goes it is what it is. You get criticized until you win. It wouldn't matter if John kept quiet or if he speaks out. I couldn't care less about how people outside of DC perceive it. I actually find it very interesting that you even chose to post this here.

https://sports.yahoo.com/celtics-jaylen-brown-makes-plain-getting-finals-no-question-155454718.html

What do you think about this statement?

[Illmatic12]

Why is Wall saying stuff like this? This is why people like Ryen Russillo say the things they do about this team being more about talk than action.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-wall-says-wizards-included-among-easts-elite-put-us-right-190807874.html

Who is Ryen Russillo? Has he ever picked up a basketball? What about you, what level of basketball did you play? If you're going to criticize someone for being more about talk than action, we need to know if you're aware of how much "action" John is putting in behind the scenes and what it actually takes to be a pro basketball player.

Wall was giving an interview. If you interview any competitive athlete and ask them about their team's outlook on the season, they're going to be confident.. ie your boy Jaylen Brown who guaranteed the Celtics will make the Finals and not a single game has been played yet.

[Kanyewest]

Why is Wall saying stuff like this? This is why people like Ryen Russillo say the things they do about this team being more about talk than action.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-wall-says-wizards-included-among-easts-elite-put-us-right-190807874.html

Who is Ryen Russillo? Has he ever picked up a basketball? What about you, what level of basketball did you play? If you're going to criticize someone for being more about talk than action, we need to know if you're aware of how much "action" John is putting in behind the scenes and what it actually takes to be a pro basketball player.

Wall was giving an interview. If you interview any competitive athlete and ask them about their team's outlook on the season, they're going to be confident.. ie your boy Jaylen Brown who guaranteed the Celtics will make the Finals and not a single game has been played yet.

You do have a point in saying that what is Wall supposed to say although you're argument come off as flat when you state how Rusillo or anyone can have an opinion based on whether or not they played basketball. There is a reason why not all NBA players have great basketball minds to run a team (see Michael Jordan, Kevin McHale, Wes Unseld).

[Illmatic12]

Why is Wall saying stuff like this? This is why people like Ryen Russillo say the things they do about this team being more about talk than action.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-wall-says-wizards-included-among-easts-elite-put-us-right-190807874.html

Who is Ryen Russillo? Has he ever picked up a basketball? What about you, what level of basketball did you play? If you're going to criticize someone for being more about talk than action, we need to know if you're aware of how much "action" John is putting in behind the scenes and what it actually takes to be a pro basketball player.

Wall was giving an interview. If you interview any competitive athlete and ask them about their team's outlook on the season, they're going to be confident.. ie your boy Jaylen Brown who guaranteed the Celtics will make the Finals and not a single game has been played yet.

You do have a point in saying that what is Wall supposed to say although you're argument come off as flat when you state how Rusillo or anyone can have an opinion based on whether or not they played basketball. There is a reason why not all NBA players have great basketball minds to run a team (see Michael Jordan, Kevin McHale, Wes Unseld).

Ehh.. sorry I don’t care bro. You don’t say someone is “more talk than action” if you don’t understand the mindset of a competitive athlete. It just shows a lack of perspective.

I guarantee everyone running a team would expect the player who’s the face of their franchise to express confidence & optimism in the offseason

[nate33]

Why is Wall saying stuff like this? This is why people like Ryen Russillo say the things they do about this team being more about talk than action.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-wall-says-wizards-included-among-easts-elite-put-us-right-190807874.html

After reading the whole article, I didn't think Wall came off as cocky and arrogant. He consistently credited other top tier teams for being talented and capable, he just believed that the Wizards are in the mix too if they can put it all together and stay healthy. What's he supposed to say? "Oh yeah, the Celtics and Raptors are way better than us. We shouldn't even bother playing this season because we have no chance!"

It's a classic example of the publication editor inserting a misleading headline that does not capture the essence of the story.

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[I_Like_Dirt]

It's a classic example of the publication editor inserting a misleading headline that does not capture the essence of the story.

I don't even think the headline is that misleading. I mean, it sums up the interview reasonably well. I'd suggest it's more on people who misinterpret it based on their own pre-existing biases without reading the article or title itself. And I'm not really sure what how else I'd title it to avoid the potential for any misassumptions in any particular direction.

[Kanyewest]

Who is Ryen Russillo? Has he ever picked up a basketball? What about you, what level of basketball did you play? If you're going to criticize someone for being more about talk than action, we need to know if you're aware of how much "action" John is putting in behind the scenes and what it actually takes to be a pro basketball player.

Wall was giving an interview. If you interview any competitive athlete and ask them about their team's outlook on the season, they're going to be confident.. ie your boy Jaylen Brown who guaranteed the Celtics will make the Finals and not a single game has been played yet.

You do have a point in saying that what is Wall supposed to say although you're argument come off as flat when you state how Rusillo or anyone can have an opinion based on whether or not they played basketball. There is a reason why not all NBA players have great basketball minds to run a team (see Michael Jordan, Kevin McHale, Wes Unseld).

Ehh.. sorry I don’t care bro. You don’t say someone is “more talk than action” if you don’t understand the mindset of a competitive athlete. It just shows a lack of perspective.

I guarantee everyone running a team would expect the player who’s the face of their franchise to express confidence & optimism in the offseason

I don't mind Wall talking himself up some, although wasn't he the one that said the Washington Wizards should talk less. It isn't a big deal. I'm just hoping Wall isn't the 2nd worst mid range shooter in the league and stays healthy/gets in shape and has a long productive career.

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The floater is a lousy, low percentage shot.

Of the 30 guys who put up at least 30 floaters last year, only 4 of them managed to do so with a TS% above the league average TS%: Lou Williams, Kyrie Irving, Reggie Jackson and Tobias Harris.

http://nbasavant.com/shot_search.php?hfST=11%7C&hfQ=&hfSZB=1%7C3%7C&hfSZA=&hfSZR=&ddlYear=2017&txtGameDateGT=&txtGameDateLT=&ddlGameTimeGT_min=&ddlGameTimeGT_sec=&ddlGameTimeLT_min=&ddlGameTimeLT_sec=&ddlShotDistanceGT=&ddlShotDistanceLT=&ddlTeamShooting=&ddlTeamDefense=&hfPT=&ddlGroupBy=player&ddlOrderBy=shots_taken_desc&hfGT=0%7C&ddlShotMade=&ddlMin=0#results

It won't bother me at all if Wall never learns to shoot the floater, at least not until he has lost a step in athleticism. For now, he has the size, strength and athleticism to finish pretty well at the rim among the trees so he doesn't need to take the high-degree-of-difficultly floater. Frankly, I'm more concerned with him improving his 3-point shot, not only his accuracy but the speed of his release. If he can force defense to go behind the screen, his pick-and-roll attack will be much stronger. And if he gets better as a catch-and-shoot 3-point threat, it'll make things easier for his teammates when Wall is off the ball.

[queridiculo]

Why is Wall saying stuff like this? This is why people like Ryen Russillo say the things they do about this team being more about talk than action.

https://sports.yahoo.com/john-wall-says-wizards-included-among-easts-elite-put-us-right-190807874.html

Why don’t you worry about your own team instead of trolling this board with inciendary posts about the teams star player?

Did you bother reading the full article before you decided to post your hot take..