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[This article originally appeared on ESPN's Daily Dime for July 12, 2010, click for the full version.]
Wall talks to teammate JaVale McGee after a missed rebounding assignment.
It started from the second the ball was thrown in the air. Actually, those familiar with John Wall’s leadership and communication know it started much before that, even before he was the freshman leader of a talented Kentucky team. Wall is a natural born leader.
He wasn’t just vocal on both ends of the floor in his Summer League debut, an 84-79 Wizards win over the Warriors, he was loud. If his teammates don’t hear his instruction, it’s not his fault. They aren’t paying attention. And he doesn’t just use his vocal chords, pointing to talk is just as much a part of Wall’s game as that extra gear of speed he has over all others on the court.
Want more talking and leadership? When out of the game, Wall placed himself toward the front of the bench, talking with assistant coach Ryan Saunders, talking to his teammates, yelling out instruction toward the floor. Over the course of the game, you’re looking at 30 minutes if you total the amount of time Wall spent talking with Sam Cassell, who is heading the Summer League coaching staff for the Wizards. Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but you get the point, Sam I Am is always in Wall’s ear and Wall is always listening.
“Just listening to him is going to be a great experience because he’s been in this league a long time and he’s a vet,” Wall said after the game.
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So what can one deduce from Ernie Grunfeld’s press conference on the eve of the 2010 NBA Draft?
Not much … as usual.
On John Wall
When asked about his impressions of John Wall, aside from the ‘are you going to take him/not allowed to discuss who we will take’ mystery, Grunfeld dodged the question by saying, “As you know, we can’t say who are number one pick is, obviously.”
Grunfeld went on to say that Wall is an “impressive young man,” that he “comes from a good program,” and is an “outstanding leader ” … yada, yada, yada.
On Workouts
When asked what he wants to see out of players during workouts:
“These workouts are a little bit overrated. They’re just a small part of the whole evaluation process. I think we put a lot more emphasis on the regular season, how players actually play in games, and their whole body of work.”
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