'09 NC PG John Wall (Kentucky Verbal) - Page 4

Napoleonbuck · #46 (**permalink**) 04-17-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by OH10

Young PGs are rarely ready for the NBA and I can't think of one high school point guard that made an impact.

Most PGs aren't an athletic freak like Wall is.

He's kind of like Derek Rose. If Rose had been able to go to the NBA right out of HS, I think he would have made as big an impact that he had with his one year in college.

LitlBuck · #47 (**permalink**) 04-17-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by OH10

Would be the biggest mistake this young man could ever make...

I hope you had seen him play before you made that statement. He would be a top 5 pick if he is able to enter the NBA draft.

OSUBasketballJunkie · #48 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:03 PM

Does anyone here believe Wall is better at this stage than Mike Conley?

I actually think Wall is more athletic and a better perimeter shooter......does that mean he will not struggle as a rookie in the NBA......I would bet he does........history reflects that.......Conley struggled a bit during his rookie season.........some of that is due to the players around the point guard..........

LitlBuck · #49 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:22 PM

I have only seen a few clips of Wall so it is hard for me to compare their outside shooting but quickness wise Wall is definitely on a par with Mike if not a little bit quicker. I have heard a couple guys say that Wall would be a top-five pick if he were to declare which he is not due to a promise to his father.

OH10 · #50 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 02:51 PM

I've never seen a high school player that was ready for the NBA other than Lebron James.

LitlBuck · #51 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OH10

I've never seen a high school player that was ready for the NBA other than Lebron James.

Bill Willoughby

Kobe

Are you aware that there is a guy who is going to skip his last year of high school to go play in Europe.

OH10 · #52 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Bill Willoughby

Kobe

Are you aware that there is a guy who is going to skip his last year of high school to go play in Europe.

It's a myth that guys like Kobe or KG were ready for the NBA. These are guys who had the talent for the league, but took time to develop that talent for the game.

Lebron was just ready and not from a talent standpoint alone. His size and maturity allowed him to thrive.

If John Wall is a once-in-a-lifetime player (not just point guard), then he might be ready. But if not, he's better served to go play some college ball for a couple of years and hone his game.

And that guy whose going to Europe??? Ask him to check with Brandon Jennings and see how easy it is to fit in as a teenager in a strange country where you will have difficulty even communicating on the court.

Napoleonbuck · #53 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by OH10

I've never seen a high school player that was ready for the NBA other than Lebron James.

You haven't seen many high school basketball players then.

OH10 · #54 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Napoleonbuck

You haven't seen many high school basketball players then.

Funny how that is considering all of the high school players other than Lebron who have taken the NBA by storm right out of the gate...

I guess I should watch more high school and less NBA.

Even most of the general managers that have been depantsed picking high school players in the past only took the risk because they were afraid they could be passing on the next Kobe or KG. The fact is that too many people were saying the same things about Wall after watching film of him against high school that they were Sebastian Telfair or even Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, Eddy Curry, Desagana Diop... None of those guys were ready, but people thought they were or thought they couldn't afford to pass up on them just in case.

That kind of thinking got people fired.

LitlBuck · #55 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 04:53 PM

Let's get back to Wall and take this type of discussion to General Discussion/Recruiting. Thanks.

ScarletBlood31 · #56 (**permalink**) 04-23-2009, 05:09 PM

While I completely agree that Wall should go to college for atleast a year, I think that if he wanted and could go to the NBA right now he would be ready. I also think he would be a Top #3 pick.

He's a more explosive Derrick Rose. Obviously, Rose is getting it done at the NBA level and last year in the college game, but Wall is an outstanding athlete. Not only is he terrifying when driving to the basket, but he can dish the ball out to his teammates like he has eyes in the back of his head. He has the elite speed and athleticism to push the tempo at ANY level, now its just a matter of working on his overall game and basketball IQ.

I firmly believe that with a season or 2 of college basketball and good coaching, he will be the #1 pick in the draft and make a Derrick Rose/Chris Paul - like impact in the NBA.

osugrad21 · #57 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 06:17 PM

ESPN

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Top recruit Wall charged in break-in

ESPN.com news services

Updated: May 4, 2009, 3:17 PM ET

RALEIGH, N.C. -- John Wall, the country's top unsigned high school recruit in basketball, has been charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering after police found him walking out of a vacant house in North Carolina.

Chris Williams/Icon SMI
John Wall is ranked fifth in the ESPNU 100's Class of 2009.

Wall, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound point guard ranked fifth in the ESPNU 100's Class of 2009, was cited in connection with an April 27 break-in of a Raleigh residence, the police said. Wall, a point guard at Raleigh Word of God, was voted The Associated Press men's prep basketball player of the year for North Carolina in March.
Police said an officer detained Wall, 18, after observing him leaving out the back of the home.
Two minors were also detained and charged in connection with the break-in.
Police said there was no forced entry and nothing to indicate anything was missing from the residence.
Cont...

twoodbuck97 · #58 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 06:42 PM

Wow! hope this kid isn't stupid. The way he is talked about helping whatever team he joins next season, you get the feeling he is going to be the next Carmelo Anthony. Makes you appreciate LeBron even more now, having all the hype and looks like he is one of the most humble sports stars there is. Wall has to bright of a future to start screwing up now.

LitlBuck · #59 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 07:00 PM

Before we start judging him let's remember this was a vacant house and nothing was taken or broken. He is only an 18 year old kid with a lot on his mind.

TRON 2.0 · #60 (**permalink**) 05-04-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Before we start judging him let's remember this was a vacant house and nothing was taken or broken. He is only an 18 year old kid with a lot on his mind.

As an 18 year old, Wall is an adult and knew what he was doing was wrong.

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