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next 21 games, he actually took the same numbers of shots from that exact area on the floor… and made close to 43 percent. During that span, only five point guards shot a better percentage from that area, and none of them were named Westbrook, Rose, Rondo or Williams. "I think he's definitely improved and he's been in a situation in Washington that hasn't been great for him," Love says. "But I think as they get more quality players and set up a better team around him they'll have better success." Still, because of that ghastly start, and a weak finish to the season, Wall's midrange numbers for the entire season showed he was the second-worst midrange shooter amongst starting-caliber point guards. Com- pare that to his game at the rim, where he made more shots than any point guard out- side of two: Russell Westbrook, and Tyreke Evans, who was playing small forward by the end of the season in Sacramento. "People may think he's this and that, but at the end of the day, he's pretty damn good," says Lowry, who admits it took him five years to get comfortable with his perimeter shot. "Everyone always has their own opin- ions about his game. I think he should just 58 go and play his game. Everybody says he should shoot jump shots and make threes. Why make threes when he can get to the lane with the best of them?" In July, Wall will head to Las Vegas to train with the U.S. Men's National Team. Hav- ing been selected to the 13-man U.S. Select Team, which is often the first step towards eventually earning a spot on the Olympic roster, Wall will go up against players like Deron Williams and Chris Paul, and learn from them. In a way, he's actually already started. He traveled to Los Angeles to take in the play-