By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:26:54 +0000

As a former D-1 basketball player, I must say I was impressed by the athleticism of John Wall.
Of all the top draft choices, he really lived up to the expectations.
I’ve watched the Summer League games from Orlando and Las Vegas; and, Wall was the only first round pick that looked comfortable playing and competing. He’s the real deal.
The biggest disappointment was Daniel Orton. What a waste of a first round pick. He’s clueless.
This young man needed to stay in school for another two to three years to develop his game. He may not even make the Orlando Magic. I see him as a D-League player in the future. Someone gave this young man bad advice.
I don’t see the potential of Derrick Favors at # 3. He also looked confused as to what he was doing on the court. His numbers were very poor as were # 2 Evan Turner’s. Evan didn’t look like a number 2 pick.
I was very impressed with Damion James, Devin Ebanks and Derrick Character. They should help their respective teams from the opening whistle.

By: milt

milt — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:50:59 +0000

with all due respect your report tells us very little. we all knew he was iverson quick and could not yet shoot-but can he brake down a d even though they won’t guard him?, does he get the ball to shooters in stride, can he handle the ball against guys almost as quick, can he (did he) play d, does he want to play d. does he fight over screens and double down well and does he close out on shooters as quickly as he switchhes hands on the dribble? it is hard to figure out who is going to be good, who is going to be great and who will never improve. i understand that-it would seem that more emphasis on stuff guards have to do (aside from throwing alley oop passes!) wouild be nice.

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