John Wall Phone Home

The following is the free excerpt from ESPN Insider Chad Ford's article about how the 2010 NBA Draft is shaping up..
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1. John Wall, PG, Kentucky

Wall isn't super-athletic -- he's extraterrestrially athletic. He's been compared to Derrick Rose, and truthfully, he's even more explosive. While Wall doesn't have Rose's steadiness on or off the court, when you turn him loose, he's virtually impossible to guard. Wall has the inside track on the No. 1 pick right now. Point guards with his physical abilities come along only two or three times a decade.

Scouts will be scrutinizing Wall this season, and here's what they'll be looking for:.....

We will never know what the scouts are looking for, but let's assume it is further signs of his extraterrestrialness. I am pretty sure ESPN has a random generator for adjectives used for describing basketball prospects. I am thinking that Bill Simmons put 'extraterrestrially' in the random adjective generator as a prank, knowing that Ford wouldn't check it. Seriously, I look forward to Ford and Simmons battling it out in their annual Mock Draft, but I am tired of people like Ford stereotyping ET's. What credible source does Chad have that aliens are more athletic that you or me? Well, a moon rock is more athletic than me so bad example there...

And how is Derrick Rose more steady off the court than our man J Wall? Rose had a tumultuous off season where he was accused of not taking his SAT as well as the surfacing of a picture of him throwing up gang signs. I am not demonizing Rose, but Wall has been a model citizen for the most part (yeah he had a VERY minor misdemeanor trespassing charge and his AAU coach was an Agent which cost him two games of eligibility for this season, but those aren't necessarily major character flaws).

Also, I can't recall any PG ever having Wall's abilities. If Ford could point out the other 2 or 3 like him this decade I would appreciate it. Maybe that is in the rest of the article? In my opinion, Wall is a one of a kind player, and Derrick Rose, Magic Johnson, or Beldar Conehead can't replicate what he can do on the basketball court. I am sure the rest of the article is good though, so you should check it out if you are an Insider.