D-Will defends Wall, rips Wizards and McGee

Interesting....your cast must not been far behind considering you only have 2 more victories than the Wiz.

DWill wasn't going to the Bullets anyway...

Most of the NBA players are dumb anyway.

So a guy on a losing team rips another losing team... great! SMH

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET  05.01 by JIGSAW

Most of the NBA players are dumb anyway.

Ain't that the truth. Players today think that because they cando an ally-oop they know how the game of basketball is played.

Stupid is too kind a word

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Originally posted 08:39 AM ET  05.01 by jgb

Although I agree they aren't einsteins.....you can't absolve wall.He's the #1 pick, a supposed franchise guy, and leader.

where a team drafts you is irrelevant to you being a leader. top picks used to be 3 or 4 year college players, men or bordering on men.

wall was a spoiled 1 year college player, a kid. he doesnt know how to play basketball. talent is not knowledge not leadership.

larry, michael, magic, they basically did nothing exceptional in their first 2 or 3 years of college. they were kids. they stuck around, grew up and learned how to lead BEFORE they took the job.

not faulting wall for taking the money. but nba teams no longer draft for nba-ready players. they draft for potential.

so you cant have the same realistic expectations for an talented but unskilled, untrained, non-leader, kid, vs skilled, highly trained leader, who were grown men when they entered the league.

he may learn.

but the fact is that he is (was?) a kid with no training to play at the nba level, he was stuck on a team with no one else that knew how to play nba caliber ball and no willingness to learn (spoiled rich kids with no incentive and questionable intelligence), with a coach(es) that dont
know how to coach or teach these players and bring them along even if they did WANT to learn the game, and a management who seems totally inept.

as a side note, now that jordan is gone from the wizards maybe they can regroup.

trading away a bunch of slackers and bringing in nene, along with some other late season quality moves may have given the wizards some hope. they truly played well down the stretch, actually like a real nba team. next season could be interesting for them.

now if the bobcats could only get rid of................... so we could make some quality moves.

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Originally posted 10:08 AM ET  05.01 by jgb

Not saying he cant learn....But fact is he is way behind other 'elite' young pgs that came out in his generation

Injuries hasn't helped him much either.
BUT you cannot discount the environment playing a part. Imagine Wall playing alongside someone like Billups or Ray or Timmy or Grant Hill, you don't think his NBA maturity will be a LOT better?
It's same like family upbringing. If parents are potheads, kids cannot be too much different (in most cases)

Worry About Yourself, Bro.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:28 AM ET  05.01 by JIGSAW

Most of the NBA players are dumb anyway.

NBA players represent America my friend...MOST Americans are dumb! Hate to say it but its true...

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:28 AM ET  05.01 by JIGSAW

Most of the NBA players are dumb anyway.

McGee makes them look like geniuses.

Yeah, they played against many teams resting players but the Wizards still ended the season on a 6-game winning streak. Wall shouldn't have to tell his teammates not to sprint back on defense when the Wizards have the ball and a fresh shot clock.

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Originally posted 10:08 AM ET  05.01 by jgb

Not saying he cant learn....But fact is he is way behind other 'elite' young pgs that came out in his generation

Look at the rosters and coaches for the the other "elite young pg's", has a better supporting cast than Wall. Irving, Curry, Teague, Rose, Collison, Conley, Rubio, Jennings, Westbrook, Holiday. A couple of them are stars, the others are not doing much better than Wall if at all. You can't just ignore rosters and team dysfunction and say he should make the team better. The Wiz had no other player in danger of being an all star (Nene just got to the team), or being called a team leader. And every good or great team had more than one leader. The Wiz as an organization has not been very professional.

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Originally posted 10:17 AM ET  05.01 by DR_Universal

NBA players represent America my friend...MOST Americans are dumb! Hate to say it but its true...

And getting dumber every day!

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 08:39 AM ET  05.01 by jgb

Although I agree they aren't einsteins.....you can't absolve wall.He's the #1 pick, a supposed franchise guy, and leader.

+1

I absolutely agree. The only thing wall makes a case for is a guy with talent who is clearly not "the guy". Talented, yes. Leader, Hell No!

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Originally posted 08:44 AM ET  05.01 by Epoch1

Ain't that the truth. Players today think that because they cando an ally-oop they know how the game of basketball is played.Stupid is too kind a word

I'm inclined to agree, but I can't go all in with this. Why? Because most of the players you describe are playing in the D-League. Players like... Gerald Green, who finally realized that hops and attitude doesn't cut it in the big leagues. While it's true that alot of N.B.A. players, are spoiled and self-absorbed, they are products of a system that feeds their sense of entitlement and absolves them of their failings. Tell me this isn't true...

Now put yourself in their shoes and imagine how you might turn out... Not knowing what you know today. This isn't to absolve them from taking responsibility for their progression as men and athletes (ironic huh, *laughs*), but you can't absolve the system that created them either.