John Wall was a huge story last season, as he emerged into the one of the league’s top rookies and played up on a status which put him in a group with the elite rookie floor generals that the league has ever seen.This all led everyone to think that the first overall pick of the 2010 draft was poised to have a break through season, even he thought that as well. However, it didn’t happen like that.
John played bad at the start of the season, in fact, the word “terrible” is a better term to describe a guy who supposed to be in the group of the elite players etc.
His entire play was down. Wall kept losing the ball more. He couldn’t finish his attempts in the paint. To make it even worse, his jumper wasn’t falling at all.
Wall was additionally inconsistent as well. He’d have a solid game, then few off and so on. This affected the Wizards, who went without a win for a big streak until they finally won.
Washington fired coach Sanders after a long stunt with the franchise. In his place came assistant coach Randy Witmman and this was a blessing for the young sophomore.
Here’re some stats to show that.
-With Sanders: 15.8 points, 7.1 assists, 5.4 boards, 4.2 turn overs, 1.2 steals, 38.8% field goal percentage in 36.6 minutes per game, 3-15 W/L
-With Witmman: 17.6 points, 8.5 assists, 2.8 boards, 2.7 turn overs, 1.3 steals, 46.3% field goal percentage in 36.7 minutes per game, 5-7 W/L
It’s safe to say that under the new coach, the freakishly gifted point guard out of Kentucky has been playing so much better overall as he’s clearly bounced back from his sophomore slump and has started to breakthrough slowly, but surely.
John’s already established a good connection with his new coach, and it’s has resulted in nothing expect positive results for both sides so far.
He’s given a bigger freedom offensively and he’s used it quite nicely. Wall’s finally starting to play up to the level he was thought to. He’s making a terrific impact for the Wizards, who’re now on a 5-7 record.
John’s entire play has increased and the stats prove it. He’s doing a better job of involving his team mates, he’s scoring on a higher rate with bigger efficiency, is turning the ball less and is more committed to playing defense.
In the latter, he’s shown a big improvement overall. He’s a good on ball defender, is willing to commit on this side of the court and does a great job of playing off-ball defense, in terms of steals and blocks too.
Then, Wall’s shot has finally started to serve him well, as he’s connecting on his mid range shots. He’s still not a threat from outside, an area in which he needs to improve.
When also, his team mates he’s playing with it, with few shooters that makes bonehead decisions (Nick Young, Jordan Crawford), with the others being mostly inside players, he’s done quite a lot with the roster he’s been given.
The 2011-12 season has been a big up and down for John. There’s no doubt that as of lately, he’s been playing so much better and that he’ll continue to play at this, if not a higher level overall.
