Wall's game is nothing like Westbrook or Rose (other than the fact that they are all unstoppable in transition). He got that label early on in his HS+college career and it doesn't fit at all. Wall's court vision and floor game is much closer to CP3 or Rondo than Westbrook/Rose. Zach Lowe puts it better than I could:
- John Wall’s Passing Acrobatics
Wall is an otherworldly athlete, and his height helps him make cross-court passes that smaller point guards can’t manage. But his overwhelming athleticism shouldn’t outshine what a genius passer Wall has become.
Wall is throwing the kind of next-level passes that mark a truly great distributor. He isn’t reacting to a defense’s rotation and then hitting the open man. He’s anticipating the next rotation, and even coaxing it with a smart dribble or fake designed to get the defense leaning one way — only for Wall to fire the ball someplace else.
He knows where every teammate is, and he can hit everyone — even guys who think they are out of his passing window. Paul Pierce has looked surprised to be standing at the top of the key when Wall, under the rim, fires some crazy straight-line pass out to him for a triple.
Washington’s offense is heavy on midrange jumpers and running low on 3s and free throws. It should be better. But Wall is improving every day, and he’s dynamite to watch.
The type of passes he throws and the angles he can see, that's what differentiates him from Westbrook/Rose/etc. Most other PGs don't grasp the nuances of the position like Wall does. Much of that is natural, but a lot of it comes from John's own dedication to watching film. And I also believe that Andre Miller has been huge as well in passing on that vet knowledge about how to be a floor general. Also, Wall is arguably the best defensive PG in the league (there are a slew of defensive metrics that support this)