What a bittersweet season it was for IT, having a MVP season and then losing his sister in the playoffs and then getting traded after the year was over.
The Wizards have to be one of the most disappointing teams in the last 20 years. Beal and Wall should have been enough to at least get a conference finals but they never really built a team good enough around them. Otto Porter was supposed to that 3rd guy but just too many injuries. They just always ran into a team that was better than them like 2015 Hawks or this 2017 Celtics team. Although getting dubbed up by Kelly Olynyk in a game 7 probably isn’t the best way to go out. A good what if would be a healthy John Wall paired with this version of Bradley Beal
With how the East is now, this team with "a healthy John Wall paired with this version of Bradley Beal" wouldn't have much chance to make the Conf Finals
It's sad that Beal had lot's of injury issues early on, and as soon as those were done with, Wall started getting injured. People forget how crazy playoff Wall was. Dude averaged 25 and 10 with 2 steals and a block in the playoffs in both of his last healthy seasons. Sad he was never healthy again from the moment Beal became an all-star. Literally. The year Beal elevated himself into an all-star was when wall started having recurring foot issues. We never got to see prime wall play with another all-star, and they still made 2nd round twice. Imagine if Beal was what we know him to be now back then. We lost out on what could have been a great dynamic duo.
they actually made the 2nd round three times, but lost to the stacked pacers team in 2014, hawks in 2015, and this Celtics team in 2017. the 2017 team was one good piece from being something special.
@@mattbuchanan6412they were known to give the Cavs trouble in the regular season too so it would've been interesting had they made the ECF against Cleveland that year (I don't think they would've won but I think they would've put up a better fight than the Celtics did against the Cavs.
I saw the john wall tribute video earlier, remember the dagger 3 he made to force game 7. I remember this like it was yesterday. That play really sticks to my mind wherever I hear john wall. When I watching this live and john wall shot that, I was like "damn, there so much time left and it better to tie it because it's elimination game." But hey, he made it and now I will never forget it. PS: not a wizard or john wall fan. Just appreciate this play.
1:36 - for a young team like the Wizards-down 5, giving up two straight baskets, and on the wrong end of a charge-for them to keep their composure and clamp down with just over a minute left in an elimination game is impressive.
@@just_some_nobody199 Probably because you're a Warriors bandwagon fan or something that only cared about the power house super teams, it's nothing to be proud about. Pathetic really.
@@trevs4830 The injuries ruined his career, not the trade. He was never the same after that injury. He's not the first as well. Cousins, Wall, Simmons, Rose etc.
John Wall was ELITE that season. There was a legit debate between him, IT and Kyrie about whos the best PG in the east. I was always team Wall because of his defense
You can't always say, we will be back next year. I'm a Wizards fan and I thought we're on a good trajectory after that great series but we never reach that level again. The Celtics remain as one of the best teams in the East while we're stuck in mediocrity. I love the rivalry between these two teams but it ended quickly when they traded IT, Bradley, and Crowder. After 5 years, I didn't expect to see IT bouncing around teams for a 10-day contract and Wall getting his max contract but not playing a single game.
I remember me and my family had dinner at pizza my heart the night this game was on, mostly everyone there was a Celtic fan, and everyone groaned so loud when John Wall hit that shot. Crazy to think that was 5 years ago
Is this a serious comment 💀. The Cavs dismantle both these teams with ease. Don’t let the fact that they faced the greatest team of all time in the finals change the narrative of how good that team was. It’s levels above both of these teams
@@Ckproduction03 no they didnt Wiz deff beat the Cavs in Cle That regular season and would have been way better competition than a hurt IT and a superstarless Celtics team.
@@Artislife1992 that Cavs team coasted the entire regular season. I’m sorry but the Cavs were a complete tier above the Wizards. The teams aren’t even close. It’s a 6 games series at worst
who would've thought this would be the last time John Wall actually would be in the second round.. this was literally the last time he made it this far in the postseason .. Prime Wall was a beast. Injuries got the best of him but he will always be an icon in D.C.
@@charcoal1700 meaning the media brainwashes sheep fans to repeat there disrespectful redderic. They only disrespect Black Men. They only (try to) cancel Black Men. John Wall was asked from the organization to stay home even though he was fully healthy and capable. Sitting on the bench implies that he was gonna play. Which is a lie. Carry on. ✌🏾
The Wizards really could've been a championship team after this if a few things just went their way. This was supposed to be the beginning of Wall's peak, but the season after this is when injuries started to ruin him. Bradley Beal started being that 30 ppg scorer in 2019, but by that time Wall had already played his last game as a Wizard. If we got prime Wall and prime Beal at the same time, it really could've been something special. As a Wizards fan I can't help but wonder what we could've been for the past 6 seasons, sucks ass man.
You wanna see why they call Brad Stevens a great coach? Look at that inbound play at 4:02. Double screen to get 2 guys open, except if neither are open the play design is actually to give the ball to the pick guy on the right (Horford) so that one of the guys originally trying to get open (IT) can actually set a screen for the inbounder to make a backdoor cut. If the backdoor cut isn't open, IT is right there for the handoff and rub to the basket where he can essentially run a Horford pick and roll/pop with great spacing. Thats as good a play as you're going to see with 15 seconds, executed beautifully, although that shot was lucky lol Now see the Wizards answer at 4:20. Wall simply runs to the corner, Gortat sets a half-hearted screen for Morris that doesn't do anything, then takes his time setting a 2nd screen for Beal in the far side while everyone else just stands still. A miracle that they were even able to inbound the ball, yet alone get up a decent look. Shows how quick John Wall is to shake his man, but Scott Brooks and Gortat really show why the Celtecs were the 1 seed and Wizards were the 4 seed, despite similar talent on both sides
Wall and now Beal now gone. what a fun team they had. If otto had stayed healthy what could have been? To bad they have to rebuild now. If they could insert Porzingus n Kuzma instead there set.
here's what happened to all players seen in this game bojan bogdanovic (was) is now a regular starter for the utah jazz jaylen brown is now the the co-star alongside tatum for the celtics avery bradley (bos) and markieff morris (was) both won a championship with the lakers otto porter jr (was) just won a championship with the warriors against the celtics with a returning al horford marcin gortat (was) retired jae crowder (bos) is still a good role player, now playing for the suns marcus smart (bos) and bradley beal (was) still plays for their respective teams to this day and then the two main stars of this game: isaiah thomas and john wall both got their career ruined by injuries thomas struggled to find a new team but now he looks good in charlotte as a scorer off the bench with kelly oubre jr (who's with the wizards this game) wall hasn't played in over a year and still trying to find a team willing to take his hefty contract
Now just imagine if kd went back home to his state and joined John wall and Beal in 2016-17 instead of the warriors.. I’m pretty sure they would’ve won one chip at least.
They sped up the video and edited it too much. You couldnt really feel the true suspense. Or the excitement of Wall jumping on the scores table after that legacy defining moment. I wish sheep fans would actually place blame on the billionaire owners first who choose to pay for a championship caliber team or not. John and Beal always gave it there all. John never played with a Superstar like his counterparts Kyrie and Russ. Wall has always been the A1 player his whole career. And false narratives aside he hasnt lost a step. He still averaged 21 and 7 coming off 2 years of injuries. But when Klay comes back the world stops. Unfortunately Wall isn’t a media darling and Stephen A Smith has had it out for him for some time now. Welcome to LA. When healthy he’s still my favorite player. And I hope that he can some day come back to DC. If the organization finally wants to WIN FRFR. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The other story about the rotation was Brooks wouldn't play Kelly Oubre in Game 7. The Wizards played 6 players only and Wall gassed out in the 3rd quarter.
