Washington Wizards All-Star guard John Wall is like The Roadrunner in those old Looney Tunes cartoons whenever he leads a fast break in the open court. So anyone trying to step up and stop him, best believe that he's going to make them look seriously stupid like Wile E. Coyote with their "ACME" form of defense.
The Wizards faced the Nets in Brooklyn on Saturday. Since it's the day after Christmas, Wall had the gift for us basketball lovers at the expense of the Net's Andrew Bargnani's logic trying to figure out how to stop him. For lack of a better term, he left homeboy "holidazed" and confused.
Near the end of the second quarter, John Wall was passed the ball by his teammate to start the break. Even the Nets color commentator had to drop an "uh-oh" as soon as Wall got the rock in his clutches, like they knew something was about to pop off. And it sure did. Wall saw the taller, slower Bargnani on his way to Washington's hoop. But Wall stepped to the left, dribbled quick with a short stutter-step, wrapped the ball behind his back (try that multiple times every two steps running full speed downcourt— it's not easy, trust me), and sent Bargnani's head spinning like Linda Blair in The Exorcist. The other trailing Nets Jarrett Jack and Brooke Lopez looked just as bewildered by what they saw.
And that's all folks!
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