And Wall improved his 3pt shooting drastically. If his trajectory continues, he may eclipse Lowry's % this year.
Wall has never had great talent or coaching around him. To me, it's ******* insane that someone outside of Canada actually thinks that Wall isn't better than Lowry. We're just a season removed from the Wizards/Wall making KL look like the journeyman he was before he landed with the Raptors.
Says a lot that we're gassing up a guy who had a career year at 30, slighting Wall for averaging 19/10/5.
PER be damned, give me Wall 10x outta 10.
How is this even a discussion?
1. John Wall is not taking contest 3 pointers, or off the dribble 3's at the rate Lowry is. John Wall is still given open shots, teams still go under screenshe doesn't have the respect of NBA defenses yet. So 35% for John wall isn't all that impressive because it doesn't put the same kind of pressure on the defense, combine that with his love of mid range jumpers and his poor finishing you get a really inefficient guard.
2. It's a discussion because Lowry out performs wall in by most statistical measures. If you want to make the case that Wall is better that's fine, but you are acting like it's not even a conversation when they evidence isn't really on your side.
3. KL was hurt in the playoffs against washington, and that is a reasonable knock against Lowry and a reason to prefer Wall, Lowry can't make it through 82+playoffs healthy
4. I'm not slighting Wall, by saying I think Lowry is better, I think Lowry is really really good. and I think Lowry could fall of a cliff in short order, history of short PG's being really effective past 30 isn't great. but that's not the question, the question is who is the better player right now and imo it's Lowry.
Lowry is 6'0 tall, and is occasionally fat.
John Wall is 6'4, elite athlete prototypical PG.
Wall looks like he should be better but he isn't and I think that's messing people up. Reasonable minds can differ but to act like it's not worth a conversation is crazy to me.
