In 12 of the last 13 draft lottery's, the Washington Bullets/ Wizards either stayed in their draft order or moved DOWN. One of the most ridiculously unlucky statistics you will ever hear and impeccable to D.C. sports. And even when they did move up and got the number 1 pick in 2001, they had Tyson Chandler, Eddy Curry, and Kwame Brown to choose from. We all know how that worked out. On Tuesday, May 18th, D.C. got its first stroke of luck in a decade. The Wiz will pick first in June's draft, and will without question take star point guard John Wall. It could be a transformation of a franchise out of the gutter. People compare him to Derrick Rose, but I see alot of Rajon Rondo. He struggles with his outside shot but he will get better. He has a devastating crossover dribble and is as quick as I have ever seen anyone on the court. He has a will to get into the lane and finish. You are seeing the maturity of Rondo in these playoffs, how he is becoming more of a dominant scorer. You will see all of that and more from Wall, who could be the biggest lock of an all star player since Lebron James was selected in 2003. It is D.C. though, so anything can happen. Coming from the district, stay pessimistic.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wall is similar to Celtics' Rondo
In 12 of the last 13 draft lottery's, the Washington Bullets/ Wizards either stayed in their draft order or moved DOWN. One of the most ridiculously unlucky statistics you will ever hear and impeccable to D.C. sports. And even when they did move up and got the number 1 pick in 2001, they had Tyson Chandler, Eddy Curry, and Kwame Brown to choose from. We all know how that worked out. On Tuesday, May 18th, D.C. got its first stroke of luck in a decade. The Wiz will pick first in June's draft, and will without question take star point guard John Wall. It could be a transformation of a franchise out of the gutter. People compare him to Derrick Rose, but I see alot of Rajon Rondo. He struggles with his outside shot but he will get better. He has a devastating crossover dribble and is as quick as I have ever seen anyone on the court. He has a will to get into the lane and finish. You are seeing the maturity of Rondo in these playoffs, how he is becoming more of a dominant scorer. You will see all of that and more from Wall, who could be the biggest lock of an all star player since Lebron James was selected in 2003. It is D.C. though, so anything can happen. Coming from the district, stay pessimistic.
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It's about time you got a blog going...and I'm loving the title. I'm gonna go ahead and undeservingly give myself some of the credit for "Pessimistic in the District."
ReplyDeleteAs far as Wall being similar to Rondo, there are a few similarities, but Wall is 6'5" and 200 pounds, while Rondo is 6'0" and 170 soaking wet. Either way, as long as they dump Arenas and give Wall the keys to the franchise, they'll be alright.
Kev way to go with this blog - you'll do great. This has been immediately added to my favorites and will visited everyday after fantasy baseball and facebook.
ReplyDeleteRondo - Wall comparison:
I feel as if Rondo had better court vision coming out of Kentucky than Wall. However, Wall has a better overall offensive game (including jumpshot) than Rondo coming out of college. We all know how cursed D.C. sports are, but Wall will be stud no doubt about it. It will come down to who the Wizards surround him with.
**Get gilbert as far AWAY from Wall as possible**
Im pretty sure no matter what happens with this number one pick, it will be better than the last time you had a number 1 pick, because lets be honest, you cant get any worse than the catastrophic bust that was, kwame brown
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