Please show me this quote.
His athleticism isbut that's all I took away from the vid. His handles need to be tightened, he has no left hand. Jumper is decent though he gets little elevation, you'd think someone with his hops would have a really high unblockable release.
Wiggins physical gifts are undeniable, but you know how people talk about "So and so is an athlete, not a basketball player"? Wiggins is the prototype of that guy. I can't remember the last #1 pick who had a greater disparity between athleticism and skill. Kenyon Martin maybe? AW is basically being drafted #1 on sheer athleticism alone, there isn't a very long list of basketball (not athleticism, BASKETBALL) skills he is above average in.
An article I read linked this video that compiles all of his attempts at the rim in his freshman season. It's kind of worrisome that Wiggins bricks layups when college defenders breath on him:
He doesn't have that natural 'touch' around the rim.. that's not something you develop when you're already in the NBA, you learn it from a young age on the playground. What basketball skills is he elite in? He has sloppy handles in the halfcourt and dribbles way too high, looks stiff when he tries to do basketball moves. He's provides 0 in the passing department. I'll concede that he should be a good defender at the next level purely based on athleticism (However defense in the NBA is more about effort/focus than athleticism).
This dude is not a ballplayer man, he's an athlete. I don't see a generational basketball talent with this dude. Just my opinion.
1. That is definitely something that can be developed.
2. College is 95% zone while nba is 95% man. What I saw from that vid was everytime he beat somebody, he was going straight into a big waiting for him, very seldom will it be like that in the NBA. He'll be going against a guy helping and more times than not finish because of his athleticism alone, or be able to draw the foul. Sit back and let him cook in the NBA
So you agree that he's the best prospect since Lebron James? You agree with that statement? Because that in and of itself is ridiculous, Kevin Durant who was drafted in '07 is heads and shoulders above any other prospect since.
You gonna have to pick a point and stick to it.
he isn't as bad as he showed last year. I think his work in the NBA thus far proves that he isn't that bad. That was an uncharacteristically bad year for him. But I could see him doing something like 16 3 and 4 next year. He had to plummet in Dallas to get to those numbers so he should be able to achieve that.
His athleticism is
Wiggins physical gifts are undeniable, but you know how people talk about "So and so is an athlete, not a basketball player"? Wiggins is the prototype of that guy. I can't remember the last #1 pick who had a greater disparity between athleticism and skill. Kenyon Martin maybe? AW is basically being drafted #1 on sheer athleticism alone, there isn't a very long list of basketball (not athleticism, BASKETBALL) skills he is above average in.
An article I read linked this video that compiles all of his attempts at the rim in his freshman season. It's kind of worrisome that Wiggins bricks layups when college defenders breath on him:
He doesn't have that natural 'touch' around the rim.. that's not something you develop when you're already in the NBA, you learn it from a young age on the playground. What basketball skills is he elite in? He has sloppy handles in the halfcourt and dribbles way too high, looks stiff when he tries to do basketball moves. He's provides 0 in the passing department. I'll concede that he should be a good defender at the next level purely based on athleticism (However defense in the NBA is more about effort/focus than athleticism).
This dude is not a ballplayer man, he's an athlete. I don't see a generational basketball talent with this dude. Just my opinion.
1. That is definitely something that can be developed.
2. College is 95% zone while nba is 95% man. What I saw from that vid was everytime he beat somebody, he was going straight into a big waiting for him, very seldom will it be like that in the NBA. He'll be going against a guy helping and more times than not finish because of his athleticism alone, or be able to draw the foul. Sit back and let him cook in the NBA
Give me an example of someone who developed elite touch around the rim, after they had already come into the league with poor touch?
All the great finishers in the NBA were like that from day 1. Wade, Rose, LBJ, etc were superior finishers going back to their HS days. Someone did a study showing that rim finishing % generally doesn't improve a whole lot throughout a player's career, I will try to find it.
The man vs zone stuff is a reach, most of those layups he missed had nothing to do with the way the defense was playing him. He just blew the layups
My point is that the hype surrounding a prospect isn't always what they pan out to be. How is that hard to understand?
My dude, it's a workout vid...with HIMSELF
I'm surprised you of all people are suckered into this workout vid.
I know I'm ashamed of myself. That pull up jumper was giving me a half chub though.
Starts 4:30 pacific time, so I'm guessing closer to 4:45ish?
Wiggins, said a Western Conference assistant GM, "isn't quite a LeBron talent, but he's right behind him," a mouth-watering thought for the teams craving a franchise player.
Wiggins definitely has the upside to become a franchise player. The tools are there; it'll take hard work to get that elite level.
HA!Every nba player was a great finisher in hs
Dude I was here the whole time lol. It's been a debate with support on both sides for the past 6 months. The discussion has so many different subtopics it's almost not even worth talking about it no more. People coming from way too many different stances and then thinking we're all discussing the topic from the same vantage point when in reality everyone is operating on perception
my guess is 5
