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The Dagger:
We've yet to see John Wall play a single collegiate basketball game,
and already the consensus is that he'll be one of the best players in
the country. Given his high school highlights and off-the-charts
athleticism, this prediction is about as safe as it gets. John Wall is
going to be good. There's no getting arohnd it.
Except Kansas point guard Sherron Collins -- probably the title-holder
for best point guard in the country, at least until Wall makes a run at
the title -- isn't a fan of all the hype. He thinks Wall needs to pay some dues first.
“It bothers me a little bit,” Collins said when I asked
about all the attention Wall is getting. “I think I’ve established
myself, and he’s coming out of high school with a lot of hype. But I’m
the old guy, and I ain’t gonna let no young boy get the best of me.”
I love the inflection here, as if Collins is some 35-year-old NBA
veteran with an ABA game who plans on out-craftin...
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