Following potential 2014 draftees
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Oh and I wanna add: The next person, who questions Wiggins drive, passion, killer instinct or hunger is getting a neg rep from me.
If he did what he did in the second half for a whole game and it would net them a win we'd already have the breakout performance that PKM wrongfully predicted to be yesterday.
If he did what he did in the second half for a whole game and it would net them a win we'd already have the breakout performance that PKM wrongfully predicted to be yesterday.
If this video is in any way accurate I'm still having Randle #2 or #3. He's so good. I like his double pump in the air bankshots. Switching his hand midair to get better balance(e.g. switching to right hand when he jumped off the left foot). He's so good boxing guys out. He'll create some midrange faceup game to mix with his back to the basket and driving moves. He's 19 he's got time to develop that. I like his long range shot. Arc and rotation are looking good. He just doesn't have a consistent point of release(sometimes on his way up, sometimes right after the apex). But his aim is up there. Shots are missing barely. He has to find a way to be efficient when pushing the ball in transition. He can't do behind the back dribbles because he's afraid to get stripped. If you do such a move you need a continuation. It freezes the defender and you gotta use that moment to make a followup move like a crossover change of direction style move.
The only knock which worries me a little is that he's not capable of using the right hand. The other weaknesses, I'm not concerned about. Plenty of time to work on them and he's doing all the right things. He has the highest floor IMO of all the prospects. Worst case he's a more nimble version of David West. Best case he's LaMarcus Aldridge from midrange, Kevin Love in the post and David West defensively. Maybe he'll even be able to shoot threes. But I think he should be more concerned about his midrange game as that fits better together with his post skills. That's a heck of a player.
If he can't make his offhand good enough to hit hooks with he's just got to develop a fade away out of the post so you can't overplay his left hand. It's all fixable and I'd say he's tied with Parker at #2 right now.
The only knock which worries me a little is that he's not capable of using the right hand. The other weaknesses, I'm not concerned about. Plenty of time to work on them and he's doing all the right things. He has the highest floor IMO of all the prospects. Worst case he's a more nimble version of David West. Best case he's LaMarcus Aldridge from midrange, Kevin Love in the post and David West defensively. Maybe he'll even be able to shoot threes. But I think he should be more concerned about his midrange game as that fits better together with his post skills. That's a heck of a player.
If he can't make his offhand good enough to hit hooks with he's just got to develop a fade away out of the post so you can't overplay his left hand. It's all fixable and I'd say he's tied with Parker at #2 right now.
orangello
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I was questioning his drive until yesterday. There was about 4 or 5 straight offensive possessions when he was open on the perimeter and his PG looked away from him and passed it in the opposite direction.
Those possessions turned into bad shot or TOs. KU doesn't have anything close to a respectable PG. If they did Wiggins would look like the top pick for sure.
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https://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/10072331/derrick-rose-rob-gronkowski-rise-acl-tears
Really awesome read about ACL injuries I found today. I really love it when medical expertise is dumbed down for normal mortal human beings.
Really awesome read about ACL injuries I found today. I really love it when medical expertise is dumbed down for normal mortal human beings.
Watching Wiggins is funny sometimes. In some ways, he reminds me of a 14-year old who grew six inches in a summer, in the sense that it seems like he's still growing into his size/athleticism combination.
He'll make moves sometimes with or without the ball and it looks a little out of control. Almost like he's a shade too quick/athletic/explosive for his own good.
Guess there's worse problems to have.
Sometimes he looks passive, other times (like last night) I watch him and think that once he pulls it all together, he could be a top-3 perimeter player of all time.
The #1 debate is going to get real interesting.
He'll make moves sometimes with or without the ball and it looks a little out of control. Almost like he's a shade too quick/athletic/explosive for his own good.
Guess there's worse problems to have.
Sometimes he looks passive, other times (like last night) I watch him and think that once he pulls it all together, he could be a top-3 perimeter player of all time.
The #1 debate is going to get real interesting.
orangello
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I do as well.
spycam1
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I haven't seen them put on youtube yet, but I'll post them when I see them.
They're even better than his highlights against Colorado tbh.
