The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[NotSoSuper]

**** this team, honestly.

[boysetsfire]

I'm sorry but I can't take the NBA seriously with the bias that exists between refs and star players. I know it's always been that way but it is such a huge ****ing turnoff. A JOKE.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

And Singleton had 5 to lay it in.

Why this post is halfway up the page when I JUST posted it, I have no idea. Get your **** together ES.

[Sticksboi05]

Typical Wizards loss. Called it. Our star had 20 feet of open space to make a play and blows a three pointer then poor awareness and Singleton blows an easy rebound attempt and the last ditch shot falls short.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

G.A.C.O.L.B, you know you're my man but I gotta say something:

You seem to criticize every Wizards player but give Wall a pass on just about everything.


I know you're a fan of his but Wall is an average PG right now.


Actually, I think he's barely average.

---------- Post added January-7th-2012 at 02:35 AM ----------

Can we all agree that Rashard is basically done?

[StillUnknown]

Can we all agree that Rashard is basically done?

Everybody knows it except the men making the decisions.

[Sticksboi05]

And Singleton had 5 to lay it in.

Why deflect all blame off Wall? He's the star, he could've made a play, had all the time and space to do it and blew it. He's young and he'll learn but regardless he choked. Should've used the space to get a more comfortable shot since he can't shoot whatsoever.

[Kosher Ham]

Brave, you know he has thin skin.

Any honest criticism of the team gets him worked up.

I expect the typical name calling and such from my post since I am a Lakers fan.

And those that call Wall" the Star"...He is NOT yet. He is in training to be a star. He has all of that magical word..."potential". He still has a long way to go.

[ressecup1987]

Yea, Rashad Lewis is horrible. He had so many turnovers tonight. Kicked the ball off of his own foot out of bounds with no pressure from the defense, threw the ball away and didn't hustle to try to make up for it defensively. He is just bad and extra lazy this season. Get rid of him now imo.

[ressecup1987]

And we need to pay Nick Young right now... he is our best scorer on this team. No question about it.

[StillUnknown]

And we need to pay Nick Young right now... he is our best scorer on this team. No question about it.

Problem is that he's still not worth what he wants. He's still the same one-dimensional player he was before. Even though he's a big part of the team, it's not worth the bad contract it will probably take to keep him.

[Warhead36]

Wall dropped 22 and 9 and made a ton of baskets late to bring us back. I'd hardly call it choking. Sucks he missed that open 3 though.

Singleton played a good game, as did Booker. Melo just took over though, that's what superstars do.

Good loss. Almost had the W. Oh wells...

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Why deflect all blame off Wall? He's the star, he could've made a play, had all the time and space to do it and blew it. He's young and he'll learn but regardless he choked. Should've used the space to get a more comfortable shot since he can't shoot whatsoever.

You qouted me.

---------- Post added January-7th-2012 at 12:06 AM ----------

WALL IS NOT OVERRATED. He is a young developing point guard surrounded by mainly trash and being coached by a terrible coach. How are you supposed to succeed as a true point guard when you have ZERO reliable scorers. You put Wall on a playoff caliber team and he'd be a top 3 pg in the league.

This is what I think about Wall. Therefore, much of the criticisms of him I find absurd, short sighted and just ridiculous. And I do get annoyed. Because, quite frankly, I'm still waiting to be wrong about something. Just like it took two years (minimum) for everyone to catch up with me about Blatche, I fully expect the same to happen with Wall (on the flipside of things). In the meantime, please excuse me if I continue to be annoyed.

And Kosher,you got some serious issues man. Honestly, I don't care if yoiure a bandwagon fan, nobody does. Just let it go man. Be free. Stop obsessing over Wizards threads.

[No Excuses]

There are serious flaws to Wall's game. He does not have a single go to offensive move. What besides drive in and layups/dunks can he succesfully do on offense? No jumpshot, no tear drop, no step back, no fadeaway, abysmal from the three point line. Even his finishing around the basket with defenders around him is suspect at best right now.

The fact that he can go out and get 22 and 9 with such a poorly developed offensive game truly speaks to his overall talent and which is why I believe that he'll eventually become the best PG in the league. That is, I'm assuming that he either develops a reliable jumpshot or becomes crafty enough to make tear drops and be a better finisher around the rim.

Although to suggest, that right now, he can be put on a good playoff team and become a top 3 PG is truly underselling just how good a lot of PG's in the league are.

[Warhead36]

People forget that Rose went to what was basically a playoff team as a rookie surrounded by quality vets like Hinrich. Rondo eventually got surrounded by three future HOF-ers. Even Westbrook landed on a team with Durant.

Wall, on the other hand, has found himself in an awful situation. Nobody around him that's truly reliable. On top of that, he's had a ton of responsibility shouldered on him from the get go. Yet despite all that, he put up 16 and 8 last year and his #s were on par if not better than Rose, Westbrook, Rondo, and D-Will. I think the only pure PGs in NBA history who had better rookie years were CP3 and Isiah Thomas. He had a triple double less than a month into his rookie year(it took Rose 3 years to get a triple double just for comparison sakes).

Does Wall have flaws he needs to work on? Absolutely. What second year players that are 21 years old don't? He's obviously nowhere close to a finished product nor should he be. But many times in 1+ years so far he has put the team, an absolutely awful team that without him would contend for worst team of all time, on his back and gave them a chance to win. Anyone saying he's a bust is...well an idiot. Is he a star right now? No. Does he have star talent? Hell yeah. The LAST guy on this team I'm worried about is John Wall.