Waukee Taukee wrote:Wiggins is already a better offensive player than any you mention above. He basically matches Parker as a spot up shooter. He just needs to tighten his handle and develop a few go-to moves (similar to when Kobe came into the league). I have much greater faith in a prospect developing his offensive game at the next level than his defense...
Parker will impact games with his scoring as a rookie but, IMO, Wiggins could pay much larger dividends two to three years from now. A better two-way prospect.
Wiggins is not a better offensive player than Childress already. He's worse. His last year at Stanford, Childress averaged more points pace adjusted per 40 (21.3 to 20), on a higher ts% (60 to 56), and posted a much higher assist rate (3.6 to 1.9). He also hit more 3's (2 to 1.4) and shot a higher percentage on them (39.5 to 34.1). Childress' PER was 27.7 to Wiggins' 21.6. That's all in spite Wiggins getting a couple star calls per game (I don't care what any Wiggins fanatic here says, I'll side with the neutral announcers who pointed it out). So Wiggins has a ways to go to even be Josh Childress offensively, although in fairness he's got a couple years extra of development to catch up.
As far as you saying you'd prefer a prospect has to develop his offense rather than defense, that's asinine. You're just blatantly confirming a bias by making that statement. Defense is a large part effort and anticipation. You can become a decent defender without good athleticism. Aaron Craft was a great defender as a mediocre athlete. Whereas there are so many more facets to offense. You need to dribble, shoot, pass, set up your man, wade thru multiple defenders on drives, etc. Jump shooting is the only aspect you typically see players discernibly improve from college to NBA. With dribbling, making moves, and reading held defender movement to score off drives or set up passes, what you saw prior to NBA is more or less what you're likely to get in the NBA.
