John Wall Appreciation Thread - Part III

payitforward · Post #1721 » by **payitforward** » Sat Oct 24, 2020 3:59 pm

It's a treat to watch that gifted guy playing pain free & enjoying himself. Long may he reign!

prime1time · Post #1722 » by **prime1time** » Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:41 am

nate33 wrote:He looks just like the old John Wall. The big question is, how long will that Achilles hold up?

He looks better. Old John was afraid to shoot 3's. It's only pick up but he seems to be much more confident. I also think that the ability to be Robin to Beal's batman will help him. We'll see. John's presence on the team will make everyone better. And if he has genuine confidence in his shot he will no longer be wary of giving up the ball.

WizarDynasty · Post #1723 » by **WizarDynasty** » Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:15 pm

This team is starting to look more and more like Detroit Bad Boys. Joe Dumars and Isaiah Thomas. Wall is Thomas, Beal is Dumars. Now we need our Dennis Rodman in this draft and Bill Laimbeer. I think we have our Mark Acquire with Rui.

WizarDynasty · Post #1724 » by **WizarDynasty** » Mon Nov 2, 2020 11:54 pm

See John out there balling with wiseman. Seeing if it is worth. I love John Wall passion as basketball player. He now ranks higher on scale than Gilbert.

Shoe · Post #1725 » by **Shoe** » Tue Nov 3, 2020 6:43 pm

The only guys still on the original team that drafted them up to 2010 is Wall and Curry edit: and Haslem I believe they are the oldest survivors of a transaction league today. He is a staple here as a Wizard.

TGW · Post #1726 » by **TGW** » Wed Nov 4, 2020 7:34 pm

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doclinkin · Post #1727 » by **doclinkin** » Wed Nov 4, 2020 8:58 pm

That was awesome.

Post #1728 » by **nate33** » Wed Nov 4, 2020 9:38 pm

It's interesting to hear Arenas talk about the game. You can tell he is extremely cerebral with a very high basketball IQ. Competition to him as just as much mental as it is physical. What's funny is that he does a lousy job explaining his thought process. He leaves out a lot of steps, assuming you already know what he is thinking. But he doesn't seem to understand that very few people think basketball on that level.

WizarDynasty · Post #1729 » by **WizarDynasty** » Thu Nov 5, 2020 6:29 am

Awesome interview with Wall and Arenas. 2 of greatest guards in franchise history. Hope Wall is taking is heavy Glucosamine supplements for those knees every day.

Shanghai Kid · Post #1730 » by **Shanghai Kid** » Thu Nov 5, 2020 10:03 pm

nate33 wrote:It's interesting to hear Arenas talk about the game. You can tell he is extremely cerebral with a very high basketball IQ. Competition to him as just as much mental as it is physical. What's funny is that he does a lousy job explaining his thought process. He leaves out a lot of steps, assuming you already know what he is thinking. But he doesn't seem to understand that very few people think basketball on that level.

There is a thin line between crazy and genius. And I think Gilbert walks that line. There is some crazy in him generally speaking, but he does appear to have an extremely high BBALL IQ offensively. At least lately it seems like he's been putting his energy to good use and really helping out the younger generations in bball. I could see him as an assistant coach in the future.

It's also interesting to me that the league has moved in a direction where most of the star perimeter players play like mid 2000's Gilbert. Gilbert really can coach and give advice on todays game and players. You could literally drop 06-07 Gil in todays league with no prior planning, and he would fit in extremely well. If anything, he would take 10-12 3s a game instead of the 6-8 3s he was doing back then.

doclinkin · Post #1731 » by **doclinkin** » Fri Nov 6, 2020 12:05 am

Shanghai Kid wrote:
nate33 wrote:It's interesting to hear Arenas talk about the game. You can tell he is extremely cerebral with a very high basketball IQ. Competition to him as just as much mental as it is physical. What's funny is that he does a lousy job explaining his thought process. He leaves out a lot of steps, assuming you already know what he is thinking. But he doesn't seem to understand that very few people think basketball on that level.

There is a thin line between crazy and genius. And I think Gilbert walks that line. There is some crazy in him generally speaking, but he does appear to have an extremely high BBALL IQ offensively. At least lately it seems like he's been putting his energy to good use and really helping out the younger generations in bball. I could see him as an assistant coach in the future.

It's also interesting to me that the league has moved in a direction where most of the star perimeter players play like mid 2000's Gilbert. Gilbert really can coach and give advice on todays game and players. You could literally drop 06-07 Gil in todays league with no prior planning, and he would fit in extremely well. If anything, he would take 10-12 3s a game instead of the 6-8 3s he was doing back then.

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But yeah watching No Chill, he is still really savvy about the game. Oddly as a lifelong gym rat who studies player weaknesses, he'd be best at the player development stuff. It would take a ballsy front office to hire him to do it, but I could see the Nets pulling him in as he seems to be pretty friendly with Kyrie and KD. If Mike D'Antoni had a Gilbert Arenas level gunner on his squad, he would have destroyed the game early on. Maybe Gil can train some young cat up.

doclinkin · Post #1732 » by **doclinkin** » Fri Nov 6, 2020 1:32 am

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Wizardspride · Post #1733 » by **Wizardspride** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:31 pm

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queridiculo · Post #1734 » by **queridiculo** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:25 pm

Chris Miller is corny, with the backhanded compliment..

doclinkin · Post #1735 » by **doclinkin** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:43 pm

True. These snippets are pure shots of adrenaline to Wizards fans. Like, is it possible an all-star becomes a MIP player? The only thing I wish in future offseasons is that he brings the young pups with him. If we saw Rui et al working like this, we would have daydreams of championships that actually mean soemthing.

FAH1223 · Post #1736 » by **FAH1223** » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:05 am

John looks really good. I'm not worried about his leg or his achilles. He's had nearly 24 months without playing pro-ball, rest, recovery, and training to be at as he says 110%.

I'm interested to see how he plays on DEFENSE. I'd love for him to return to being an ALL-NBA DEFENDER.

doclinkin · Post #1737 » by **doclinkin** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:51 am

Watch on YouTube

Wall is quick but damn KD looks good. So fast, so skilled. Also: is that Melo in the red t-shirt? He looks awesome. In shape. Like, I'd be willing to risk a contract to tutor Rui in how to do the thing.

Ooof 2:35 of this one. Wall working the defense over.

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I'm ready for the season to start to-DAY.

WizarDynasty · Post #1738 » by **WizarDynasty** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:00 am

doclinkin wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Wall is quick but damn KD looks good. So fast, so skilled. Also: is that Melo in the red t-shirt? He looks awesome. In shape. Like, I'd be willing to risk a contract to tutor Rui in how to do the thing.

Ooof 2:35 of this one. Wall working the defense over.

Watch on YouTube

I'm ready for the season to start to-DAY.

Wall's hip bend at the 7 second mark looks a little scary and stiff. It's like when he is dipping his hips downward, he can't arch is back at the same time. He doesn't start to arch his back until he is already off the ground. Not alot of arch in his lower back before he rises into his shot. He might need to take a little more time to get his flexibility back. His elbow isn't at his eye socket, well below the eye socket. We might need to get a dynamic guard to take alot of load off of him. I think Wall should wear harden's shoe, they have amazing arch support for his heel.

doclinkin · Post #1739 » by **doclinkin** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:54 pm

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queridiculo · Post #1740 » by **queridiculo** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:22 pm

Good luck trying to get Wall to rest, it'll be nearly two years by the time the first pre-season games start.