Chico23231
05-19-2010, 07:54 AM
Would anybody be upset if we picked Evan Turner?
Gotta say yes, he is a very nice player who really just "bloomed" this year...getting a great PG is kinda like getting a great Center, they just dont come around very often. Wall IMO is a better prospect than the recent Derrick Rose...I think we have to take him.
mredskins
05-19-2010, 08:27 AM
I am Celtics fan and I was even excited to hear that Washington got the first pick, since I live around here I watch plenty of Wizards ball to get my fix and it be nice to see a potential super star develop here.
CooleyAsCanBe
05-19-2010, 12:17 PM
I am stealing that. nice.
I saw another good one on Bulletsforever.com:
The Great Wall of Chinatown.
FRPLG
05-19-2010, 02:00 PM
Evan Turner is a really intriguing prospect. Like itvnetop said, he's another Brandon Roy (who in my opinion is the most underrated star in the NBA). I wouldn't be unhappy with him at all.
Still, there's something special about Wall.
It's a tough call for me quite honestly. On the one hand I love the idea of Wall at the point and move Gilbert off the ball (something that should have been done a long time ago). On the other hand, Shaun Livingston really impressed me this past season. He's a big point guard with great court vision. If they can move Arenas out of there, and draft Turner. I wouldn't hate a Livingston/Turner back-court.
It's nice to have options
Livingston really showed...but seriously? I can't see a Livingston/Turner back-court as much of a long term step up. I'd rather it be a Wall/Arenas
back-court where Gil can play for a year and up his value then trade him for better assets. I don't know...Livingston/Turner strikes me as, at best, a 45 win type back-court. Minus a formidable front-court of course. Wilbon has a good article...the league ahs become a point guard league and Wall is awesome. Of course Livingston was something special before the knee.
SmootSmack
05-19-2010, 02:11 PM
End of the day I'd have to go with Wall. Just saying I wouldn't hate on a Turner choice
tryfuhl
05-19-2010, 02:36 PM
I wouldn't be upset to have a player with Turner's potential, but I don't see any way we can pass up on a prospect of Wall's caliber. Seperate of John Wall, I think Evan Turner will pan out to be a very good player. But I'm not even blinking if I have choice between the two. And the Wizards have that choice.
Agreed, Wall is the top prospect and probably also has more room to grow. I've just heard it mentioned a time or two and wondered if there was anything to the idea of picking Turner. I didn't follow either of them much but obviously heard quite a bit about them during the past season.
12thMan
05-19-2010, 02:38 PM
You just have to go with Wall. No other way around it. Not to sound cliche, but he really is a special player. It's not often you can build a team around a point guard, but this is that rare occasion. Truth is, guys with Turner's size and athletic ability will be out there long after the first few picks, and perhaps in the FA market. Evans will be good, but Wall has the potential to be great. And for the people comparing this pick to Kwame Brown, apples and oranges. Not even close.
The way the league is trending right now, it's becoming a point guard driven league. The Celtics are clearly surging right now because of Rondo. There are others that come to mind, but he's the most vivid example for obvious reasons. You need a guy pushing the rock, controlling the tempo, and helping guys finish in the paint.
In terms of who is out there right now, it might not be a bad idea for the Zards to "skip" this FA class, let the lock out play itself out and go for a Durant or Mello the following season. How sick would that be? Listening to Grunfeld today, it's something that they're definitely considering.
tryfuhl
05-19-2010, 02:39 PM
I saw another good one on Bulletsforever.com:
The Great Wall of Chinatown.
lol nice
wall-shington wizards is the winner so far though
ArtMonkDrillz
05-19-2010, 04:48 PM
lol nice
wall-shington wizards is the winner so far thoughI was joking with my friend about this last night after I saw so many people with John Wall-related Facebook statuses. We were coming up with dumb ones for the area.
Wallshington Wallzards
The Wallshington Monument
DeAngelo Wall
...and so on.
Dirtbag59
05-19-2010, 06:10 PM
I was joking with my friend about this last night after I saw so many people with John Wall-related Facebook statuses. We were coming up with dumb ones for the area.
Wallshington Wallzards
The Wallshington Monument
DeAngelo Wall
...and so on.
Washington Wallets
John Wall + Yao Ming = Great Wall of China
Nicklas Wallstrom