As most rookie PGs do. shyt Wall was exactly the same during his rookie season. He'd make a lot of highlight passes, but wouldn't make the easiest passes to wide open players. I mean shyt if you're critique of him is not finding open shooters/cutters but still praising him for making some of the best passes you've seen this season - surely it's going to be a lot easier for him to make those EASY passes to open players when he adjusts to the pace and play of the league.
I don't know where you're getting this lack of a skillset from - besides his shooting which was always going to be an issue coming into the league - he's got one of the best skillsets of any guard in his class. The main thing that has been holding him back in his first 20 games is his confidence and being aggressive when he needs to be. He can basically get any shot that he wants; his size, craftiness, athleticism and ball-handling is one of the main reasons he averaged 7+ drives a game before he was injured.
The mental side of things is probably the biggest cause of concern (which again will come in time as he learns and adjusts), not his skillset.
I just feel his shooting is so bad and even close range shots are a prob. I just don't think he has it in him to improve enough to be a competent scorer. And especially in today's league if you can'tshoot at all, it's an issue.
Russ, wall and rose were pretty bad as rookies shooting the ball but I looked at the numbers for all 4 players through their team's first 36 games.
Here is what I got
John Wall
32-102 .314 (2pt 15 feet or more)
80-162 .494 (15 feet or less)
19-56 .339 (Threes)
Russell Westbrook
22-68 .324 (2pt 15 feet or more)
137-306 .448 (15 feet or less)
16-47 .340 (Threes)
Derrick Rose
69-165 .418 (2pt 15 feet or more)
165-321 .514 (15 feet or less)
14-39 .359 (Threes)
Emmanuel Mudiay
18-73 .247 (2pt FG 15 feet or more)
56-156 .359 (15 feet or less)
18-71 .254 (Threes)
So as you Can see.. closer to the rim, three point shooting, midrange. Mudiay is the worst in all 3...
Here is Ricky Rubios rookie season. He was injured half the year and only played 41 games.
67-183 .366 (15 feet or less)
40-112 .357 (2pt 15 feet or more)
32-93 .344 (Threes)
So Rubio was actually 21 so a little older than Mudiay but similar numbers
Actually shot better on 3s and close shots but slighlty worse on mid range.