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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

drives nearly as well as Kyrie but afraid to drive, drives nearly as fast as Westbrook but afraid of contact

face of a franchise in desperate need of one, yet doesn't endear himself to the city AT ALL. Bare minimum effort off court too.

Consistently agitated for not being considered "Top 5" at his position. A) pays WAY too much attention to this shit and B) doesn't make his team better at all (best they've played in four years was the stretch he was out last year)

He's the anti-Scherzer here, the anti-Ovi. I'd bet he's never had a halfsmoke and his face is on the side of Ben's building...

actually, check that, he's obviously not missing offseason meals so maybe he has eaten one.

Really, it's as simple as wanting Alpha credit and attention without putting in Alpha effort. I'd like to say "he'd be a great fit __________" but I don't even know who wants a point guard who can't shoot, doesn't want to sacrifice his body (unless it's to Domino's), and who's too selfish to try to make his teammates better every night.

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

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he shows up to Skins games in Cowboys jerseys and didn't go to a single Stanley Cup game even though they play in the same building. That shit makes fans feel a way, understandably.

Nobody cares about your D.C. sports fan code nigga.

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leaders do leader things

Should he pull up to every game bumping E.U. too?

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You could say that about sports as a whole.



If Derrick Rose showed up at a Bears game in an Aaron Rodgers jersey, I would have viewed it through a similar lens. If nothing else, it's tone-deaf and dumb, ESPECIALLY if you haven't won anything.


If Steph Curry wanted to wear a Chiefs jersey to a Raiders game, I imagine it would be a little different.

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>If Steph Curry wanted to wear a Chiefs jersey to a Raiders
>game, I imagine it would be a little different.

From what I recall, Steph showed up to a Panthers/Niners game in 2016 in a Panthers jersey. May have even sat in the Owner's box. That was excused because:

1. He's Steph and he gets to do whatever he wants in the Bay Area.

2. He'd won a championship by then.

3. He's always been upfront about his unabashed Panthers fandom. Shoot, in Superbowl 50 at Levi's he banged the Panthers drum to bring out the team.

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He gives up his body ALOT. He usually ends up on the ground when he drives and all of that contact is likely going to be what eventually injures him and robs him of some of his speed. He's talked about being more careful this year.

Otherwise, his whole persona is just off. It's like yo, why are you so bitter?

Some other great players have this whole "nobody believes in me" thing going on to motivate them but few wear their insecurity so publicly.

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he needs to lean into his skillset, and his only really obvious bread-and-butter skill is driving.

Have you ever been to a Wizards game? Honestly just asking a yes or no question, no snark intended at all. I ask because I CANNOT TELL YOU how many times this guy pulls up from the elbow with like 18 seconds left in the shot clock and the entire crowd groans or yells "NOOOOOO!"

Yeah, his jumper is still only mediocre but I think he takes it primarily to keep teams honest and setup lanes to drive. I think even he still realizes that getting to the basket is by far his best scoring potential.

He occasionally does get hot early and falls in love with his jumper but he consistently dives to the basket 4 or 5 times a game because that's an automatic 10+ points.

I think most of the groaning though is towards the end of the game when you'd usually want Brad taking the high pressure jumpers rather than John... or John putting pressure on the defense and trying to get to the basket.

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>Have you ever been to a Wizards game? Honestly just asking a
>yes or no question, no snark intended at all. I ask because I
>CANNOT TELL YOU how many times this guy pulls up from the
>elbow with like 18 seconds left in the shot clock and the
>entire crowd groans or yells "NOOOOOO!"

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He's gotta take some jump shots to keep the defense honest and he's improved over the years... but yeah, he's still not the one you want taking a jump shot when the clock's running down.

He'd usually be better off creating for someone else or going to the basket in those situations.

But early in the game and in the flow of the play? I say go ahead because if his jump-shot is on, he's impossible to guard.

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He has the 'talent' but not that 'gear' to take him to the next level. He wants all the accolades but not the grit to get it.

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He got a top 5 shooting guard, a small forward who has gotten better every damn year!!! (And you know I used to shit on Otto...but he's balling now)....and you got Oubre, D12 etc....

Are there any videos of this muhphucka in the gym working on his shit this summer? Only muhphucka who could get away with that was Rod Strickland...and Rod is my dude, but he ain't win shit.

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of course it's partially awful coaching and a generally uninspired culture too

But a legitimate ALL-STAR point guard should see a guy like Oubre and think "we can win three or four more games alone this year if I get this guy to a higher level"

Oubre is the best athlete on the team and has more dog in his left pinky than Wall has in his whole body. But on a team with guys like Wall and Markief Morris and shit, that type of environment can be detrimental for a young raw player.

>Are there any videos of this muhphucka in the gym working on
>his shit this summer? Only muhphucka who could get away with
>that was Rod Strickland...and Rod is my dude, but he ain't win
>shit..

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but guess what, I found clips LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU2LyqUMjDA


21% from 3. Fultz shooting better from three than Wall. LOL.


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if LeBron came back to a Ky/Beal/Otto Cavaliers team.

Golden Piss could still have Klay and they'd still be on the other side of the bowl.

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Yeah, so Wiz faithful here.

Wall is my guy, but honestly, yeah he's entitled. His shot is still below par of the peers he insists he's better than (Lowry, Lillard, Conley). He does talk a little much in social media for someone who's not a true meat-eating Alpha.

But he's still my guy.

He does drive well and sacrifice his body. His perimeter D is up and down. But I gotta admit, he's not the truest in the sense of the word leader. Meaning he doesn't always show on the court the heart that he talks about having.

I think him not making his team mates better is a garbage argument. Porter and Beal both got better along side him and Gortat probably had his last good years getting fed. Problem is the only other guys on the team with dog in them are Beal and Oubre. And Oubre isn't starting when he probably should be.

And the Wiz's best stretch wasn't when he was out last year (though it was beneficial to Beal), it was two years ago taking Boston to 7 and just missing the conference finals. Bad coaching and defensive switching aside, everyone played to potential that year.

But honestly, Brooks and Grunfeld especially probably need to go. The team built around Wall ain't built for nothing but mediocrity. And he ain't that rising tide that raises all ships with this group.
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but.....

Fuck aliens.

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what tier do you have Wall in terms of the other point guards?

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

Yeah, I said it, CUSP.

Like, fanboy me wants to say he's top five. And he's been there in years past.

Right Today? He's not honestly top five. Not clearly. Cusp. Like if you ask ten mofos right now on the street the best 5pg's in the league today, prolly only 4 dudes would put him there max. If he was truly top five, it'd be 9/10.

Right Today? Nigga cusping like shit. And he does this every year, cause the Wizards do this every year- start like dog shit, go on a streak, end up winning in the mid 40's and drawing a 5-6 seed.

Right Today? Curry, Westbrook, Irving, Lillard, Paul. Then Regular Season Lowry, then some amalgam of Wall/Kemba/Conley. Haven't seen much Simmons so I won't speak on him.

Wall two years ago could edge out or at least draw even with Irving and Lillard. As always, it's his lack of shooting ability that keeps him cusping.

If it were me, i'd tell him to just about abandon anything but his mid-range from the right of the key, cause nothing else drops for him but that shot. Just keep driving the lane, finding your teammates, and tell Brooks "fuck you" on their bogus ass switches on D and specialize in being a defensive dog like Payton.

Even in a pg-centric era where lights out shooting is expected, driving finishes, continued excellence in passing AND top tier defensive abilities (IF he can ever push it there) would finally cement him as elite.

But he ain't. He's a perennial second tier all star who is very very good but lives on 19 & 9.5 Cusp Tier Lane NW, Washington D.C. 20004.
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but.....

Fuck aliens.

It appears you are more of a Wizards fan than a John Wall fan/agenda rider, so kudos to you for sticking it out with him.

With LeBron gone, it has to be disappointing this team hasn't ascended to top tier status in the East. Then again, the season just started, so time will tell where this Wizards will be come playoff time.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

like Dale Ellis. And what goes beyond that is his terrible decision making, born of his entitlement.

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They played well in the first 15 or so games Wall was out last year but then they were only average after that. The main issue is that Otto's shot isn't falling right now and their defense is despicable.

John's defense has ALWAYS been pathetic. He's a ball watcher who can't even stick with Shelvin Mack. If I was on his team I would not switch with him. If he's getting lit up, he's gotta learn to stay in defensive position and stay with his man. Use all that speed to beat his man to the spot on defense.

America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.

I don't think his defense has always been pathetic, but for a "leader" he don't take no pride in sticking his man either. He's all too willing to switch.

Prolly part ego, cause he don't wanna be responsible for getting torched.

Prime example: two years ago, in the 'offs against the Celtics, Isaiah Thomas was having his way with the team. Wall kept switching off leaving Morris or Gortat on speedy ass Thomas. He shot over them, or drove around their slow asses.

Brandon Jennings of all people, stuck with Thomas on a few possessions like in Game 6 or so. And he STUCK him. Didn't let him drive. Didn't switch off. Thomas passed or took bad shots for a stretch. Brandon.Fucking.Jennings.

Wall should be doing those things. More nights than most. But he doesn't.

>John's defense has ALWAYS been pathetic. He's a ball watcher
>who can't even stick with Shelvin Mack. If I was on his team
>I would not switch with him. If he's getting lit up, he's
>gotta learn to stay in defensive position and stay with his
>man. Use all that speed to beat his man to the spot on
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"To Each His Reach"

but.....

Fuck aliens.

Remember when Phil Pressey was brought up from the D league for one day and lit him up for 30 4 years ago and the celtics beat the wiz? The same shit. He's been a horrible defender for a long time.


America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.

wall ain't trash, he's a good player, but he's a trash ass nigga to build your team around. and not at all a leader


if he's your highest paid player you ain't winning a motherfucking thing.

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to meet his potential.

Good post.

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if "youngest mvp in league history / losing to lebron in the ecf" rose was a loser, then "most valuable $30-worth-of-chick-fil-a-orderer / losing to al fucking horford in rd 2" wall is.... what exactly?

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>if "youngest mvp in league history / losing to lebron in the
>ecf" rose was a loser, then "most valuable
>$30-worth-of-chick-fil-a-orderer / losing to al fucking
>horford in rd 2" wall is.... what exactly?

How well did Rose play?

That nigga and your team got washed.

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lmao!

"loser"

man, if you don't get the fuck out my face, nigga...

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Y’all goofy Bulls niggaz been trying to eat off that for years.

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lolz!

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after school special & might be a ***D-Rose sounding out words voice*** rrrrrrrrapist.

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Assistant coaches??..

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this is a club that hasn't made it to the East finals since 1979.

To call them consistently mediocre would be an insult to consistently mediocre teams like the Mavericks or Heat. Those teams at least broke through eventually before settling back into mediocrity. The Wizards have basically never ascended from their traditional bottom-four-seeds-best.

So the standards are laughably low. Low enough to sell Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler, and Antawn Jamison as a title-contending big three (lol).

Low enough to employ Ernie Grunfeld for over a decade. The same Ernie Grunfeld who thought it was smart to put Andray Blatche, Nick Young, and Javale McGee on the same team. The same Ernie Grunfeld who gave Ian Mahinmi 16 Million a year in an effort to save face after hometown hero Kevin Durant wouldn't even GIVE THEM A MEETING.

It's a losers' environment, and because the bar is so low there is no incentive to ever get better. That starts from the top on down. So, surely, if the decision makers never improve then the players won't either.

Ernie was the dude who used to be able to put together solid playoff teams. But anything that dude had in the tank was gone.

Being able to sign Arenas (coin flip aside) was a really good move.

Not signing Larry Hughes to a big payday and letting him walk was a really good move.

Essentially fleecing the Lakers for Caron Butler was a really good move.

Drafting Wall and Beal as well.

THAT'S IT. Every other move he's made covered up some other fuck up he made previously. He's just not a winning GM. His ceiling is building a 4-5 seed team. Let him go to the Nets or some other team that needs to get to playoffs that hasn't been in a while.

I think every GM has a certain number of savvy moves to make and favors to maybe call in. Ernie's expended all of his apparently. They really need a no-nonsense guy in the front office that's a lot more savvy in bringing together a grand vision. Part of what's wrong with the team now is Brooks + current roster = mismatch of abilities to execution. And Brooks ain't the greatest x and o's dude to start with.
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"To Each His Reach"

but.....

Fuck aliens.

My biggest issue with John is that he really don't take enough pride in his body during the offseason. He's 28. He can't use the regular season to get down to playing size no more. And after all these years, John hasn't learned really how to play good shutdown defense. It's maddening.

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America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.

Shit man just blow it up

Shit wasn’t even competitive.

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im dying lmao

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

just not that that price.

i really want kemba walker though

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