Not many guards can accelerate from 0 to 100 like John Wall, and New York Knicks forward Michael Beasley was served a nasty reminder of that when the Washington Wizards guard blew by past him for a rack attack and a powerful left-handed dunk during a preseason game Friday at Madison Square Garden.

Hey, Michael Beasley, the Knicks aren’t going to be the sixth seed in the playoffs with a pathetic defensive effort you gave on this particular play. You’re not even going to get a whiff of the postseason if you get your teammates infected with such attitude on defense.

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At the same time, this also shows the genius of Wall. Right when he saw a soft secondary defense behind Beasley, all he had to do was fool Beasley into going right before crossing up to his left on his way for an emphatic finish. Without a doubt, Wall is ready for the regular season. Beasley? Well, we don’t think so.