The Magic were a terrible first game for a rookie point guard, even one of Wall's caliber. Not only are the Magic one of the top 3 defensive teams in the league (and that might be understating them), but they're also the most prepared team coming out of the gate this season (they didn't just win every game in the preseason, but they weren't challenged in the preseason, this team is really about business) and they're also one of the best coached teams in the league (which translates especially on the defense end). Wall did try to do too much last night, but that was mainly because no one on the Wizards was ready to do much of anything. They were passing up easy shots to take harder shots, there was little to no movement, no one was even attempting to set up in the post, it was just a godawful performance. Wall will be fine once he settles down. He had some good looks but just rushed the shots. He also looked solid on defense, which is comforting (at least when he wasn't chasing down his man on the pick and roll because the help defense was just standing there and staring). He'll let the game come to him, so long as he's not playing an excellent defensive team that's really forcing the issue with him (knowing full well that no one else on the Wizards is going to hurt them). I agree with basically everything you said. I hated the hype (I guess you can call it that) surrounding JeVale McGee. He just doesn't get it. He doesn't have a good feel for the game at all, and it's a huge concern moving forward. I can somewhat understand Blatche's performance, it was abysmal in so many ways, but you gotta give credit to Orlando's defense. When they weren't doubling him, he was being guarded by Dwight, so he was really just left in no man's land. He couldn't do anything last night. I also think last night's game is a reason to look forward to Arenas' comeback next week. We need that extra boost on offense, someone to take the pressure off of Wall and give him another kick out shooter. We don't have many knock down shooters, so if Arenas is able to successfully make the transition to an off the ball scorer, we may be able to win some games and help John get more comfortable in the offense. We're still trying to figure things out, we have a ton of holes on this team, and they won't be filled in one season. This rebuilding process will take a while, and after witnessing two straight disgraceful seasons, I'm willing to stay patient.