The NBA game looks pretty much like the college game to number one overall pick John Wall. Wall impressed in tonight's preseason opener in a 97-94 win over the Dallas Mavericks by having 21 points, 9 assists, and four steals. Not a bad start for Wall who as a freshman last year was tearing it up against kids while at Kentucky, and now he is doing the same against grown men in the NBA.
John Wall Scores 21 Points In His NBA Debut, No Big Deal
Here is what SB Nation's Washington Wizards blog said about Wall's performance:
John Wall is really fast.
Holy crap, John Wall is really fast.
It’s possible I underestimated the effect of John coming at you in transition will have on his stats and the team’s performance. Dallas isn’t exactly the fastest team in the world, but their only chance at stopping Wall coming at full speed was to foul him.
Wall’s half-court execution does still need work, especially his pick and roll offense. He’s still learning how to attack the pick in such a way where he actually uses it well. But on the bright side, he didn’t turn the ball over much and he realized that Dallas was often playing him to pass. All in all, it was a pretty great debut, with the obvious caveat that Dallas always struggles with quick guards.
While this is only a preseason game, the John Wall selection looks a thousand times better then the last time the Wizards had the number one pick when Michael Jordan chose Kwame Brown. Wizard fans can now stop worrying about Wall being a bust and start enjoying his game.
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