Enter John Wall

beastly.

some 2010 mocks had Wall in front of Rubio. Not to mention I’d never base my opinions on where a mock draft has a player ranked.

To be honest, I haven’t been as excited about a high school player as I am about Wall since Rose. I knew Rose was going to be legit. IMO, I think Wall can be better than Rose. Rose is great in almost every way, but I think Wall is slightly even more athletic/emphatic.

Personally, I’d take Wall over both Griffin & Rubio. He is THAT good.

… if not the draft.

And Greek. Which makes you 0 for 2.

1st(from the salary cap FAQ:

A player who is eligible for a draft must be at least 19 during the calendar year of that draft, and if a U.S. player, at least one year removed from high school.

Wall turns 19 on 9/6.

I believe the gray area comes from him being a 5th year H.S. senior, or age wise similar to this year’s crop of College freshmen.

You should read this link that TZ posted in the original article analyzing the eligibility.

but Chad Ford seems to think that because he’s a fifth year senior and will turn 19 in the calendar year of the draft he might be eligible. He says that the NBA will probably wait for Wall to declare for the draft before the NBA makes a ruling on the matter.

I did lean back & close my eyes. I even dreamed that Paul was complaining like LeBron after somebody dared challenge his crab dribbling.

Remember how weak the 2009 draft was supposed to be? Remember how weak the 2008 draft class was supposed to be? Now many insiders are talking about incredibly deep and talented overall the whole class is. We won’t know until a year or two after the draft.

I’d be sweating right now.

1) In that article about Daryl Morey and his advanced stats he talks about how he wishes Dikembe would block the ball and get the ball back rather than doing the finger wag and how blocks are only really useful if you get the ball, but if the opposing team gets it back it wasn’t a turnover and they get another chance to score

2) Nothing to do with blocking, but you bring up the inferior competition argument. There’s certain things in that video that are completely independent of the competition, meaning its all about how well he does it, not how well he does it versus the other team. Those handles and passes and athleticism are just insane. This kid’s gonna be special.

One of the reasons Brandon Jennings went to Europe was because his test scores were a little questionable for colleges

I’m not worried about his regular IQ, I’d rather focus on his basketball IQ

I think with the right coaching and focus on his development coming to the NBA could be just as good. Either way he’ll get acclimated to a pro-baller’s travel schedule, as well as pay, plus there’s less of a language barrier playing here.

He probably would be better of going to Europe, but I think the Kings would be better off if he was allowed to declare.

An interesting thought though: what if he declares and then before the NBA makes a ruling he signs with an agent?

What ever happened to ‘you get better by playing against the best’?

Thats not something I actually agree with, its just been thrown around a lot around here.

That kid looks like one of those precious few exceptions.

If Rubio and Wall get into this draft, the Kings have 3/4 chances (even more due to lottery statistics) to get a player I’d be ecstatic about: Griffin, Rubio, Wall.

THUUUUUBEEEEEET

All I can say is see the comments from Exhibit G above.

I’m not for it but some kids with supreme talent do succeed.