Will Andrew Wiggins regain his 2022 playoff form?

tarantism · Post #181 » by **tarantism** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:58 pm

beavis15205 wrote:weird that Kerr said he was now hopeful that he could be back for playoffs and that he was working out on his own? They have to know at this point he's not coming back.

Why would Kerr be publicly optimistic that Wigs will come back after they've been silent all this time? I don't think they stand to gain anything at this point by masquerading like he's returning. Maybe we can take Kerr's comment at face value? I'm not saying get your hopes up but it sounds to me like there's at least a chance.

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Big J · Post #182 » by **Big J** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:19 pm

tarantism wrote:
beavis15205 wrote:weird that Kerr said he was now hopeful that he could be back for playoffs and that he was working out on his own? They have to know at this point he's not coming back.
Why would Kerr be publicly optimistic that Wigs will come back after they've been silent all this time? I don't think they stand to gain anything at this point by masquerading like he's returning. Maybe we can take Kerr's comment at face value? I'm not saying get your hopes up but it sounds to me like there's at least a chance.

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Maybe this is his way of lobbying through the media for Wiggs to come back.

tarantism · Post #183 » by **tarantism** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:36 pm

Big J wrote:
tarantism wrote:
beavis15205 wrote:weird that Kerr said he was now hopeful that he could be back for playoffs and that he was working out on his own? They have to know at this point he's not coming back.
Why would Kerr be publicly optimistic that Wigs will come back after they've been silent all this time? I don't think they stand to gain anything at this point by masquerading like he's returning. Maybe we can take Kerr's comment at face value? I'm not saying get your hopes up but it sounds to me like there's at least a chance.

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Maybe this is his way of lobbying through the media for Wiggs to come back.

Doubtful. They've been unified as an organization on this since the beginning. Why would Kerr break ranks, and right before the playoffs no less?

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Big J · Post #184 » by **Big J** » Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:50 pm

tarantism wrote:
Big J wrote:
tarantism wrote:Why would Kerr be publicly optimistic that Wigs will come back after they've been silent all this time? I don't think they stand to gain anything at this point by masquerading like he's returning. Maybe we can take Kerr's comment at face value? I'm not saying get your hopes up but it sounds to me like there's at least a chance.

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Maybe this is his way of lobbying through the media for Wiggs to come back.
Doubtful. They've been unified as an organization on this since the beginning. Why would Kerr break ranks, and right before the playoffs no less?

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He's not technically breaking rank unless he's literally telling him that he needs to come back to the team. It's more of a subtle way of throwing out hope to the fans that he'll be back, and putting the onus on Wiggins to come through on that hope. We all know that family issues are more important than hoops, but if Wiggs is on the fence on this then he might need some convincing.

Crazy-Canuck · Post #185 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:48 am

There's already enough outside pressures on wiggs from fans and media, he probably doesn't need any from the team.

Read on Twitter

It's not only the pressure of returning, but also the expectations and the impact of his return that is heavy.

Not saying it's true, but it will be said by someone and it will be what some are thinking.

"He doesn't come back, it's his fault that they didn't repeat."

"If he does return and they don't win, it's his fault again."

michaelm · Post #186 » by **michaelm** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:10 am

Crazy-Canuck wrote:There's already enough outside pressures on wiggs from fans and media, he probably doesn't need any from the team.

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

It's not only the pressure of returning, but also the expectations and the impact of his return that is heavy.

Not saying it's true, but it will be said by someone and it will be what some are thinking.

"He doesn't come back, it's his fault that they didn't repeat."

"If he does return and they don't win, it's his fault again."

I think they are something of a longshot with or without him, but obviously a better chance with him.

I doubt anyone in the GSW organisation will push him to return if he is unsure/not quite right for whatever reason after the KD thing in 2019, which as I understand it was KD’s choice but also probably involved some pressure to return even if not overt pressure.

In Wiggs’ case he wouldn’t be risking a career threatening physical injury I guess, but no-one should blame him either way. Even if he is happy to attempt a return he shouldn’t be expected to be peak 2022 play-off Wiggins straight away. The organisation has obviously been supporting him while he deals with an issue that they consider justifies him not playing.

killmongrel · Post #187 » by **killmongrel** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:06 am

GS needs Wiggins back to win a championship but there's no way I'm gonna be mad if he doesn't return this season.

If this boils over to next season however....

BayAreaDub · Post #188 » by **BayAreaDub** » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:17 am

He's going to come back and dominate

TB · Post #189 » by TB » Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:15 pm

Maybe wherever he is, he's had nothing to do but hit the weights and he comes back looking like the Hulk for the playoffs

BoatsNZones · Post #190 » by **BoatsNZones** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:44 pm

killmongrel wrote:GS needs Wiggins back to win a championship but there's no way I'm gonna be mad if he doesn't return this season.

If this boils over to next season however....

This is in all likelihood their last season to make a run, possibly in our lifetime for all we know (we are never getting another Curry).

If Curry says he’s cool with it, then fine, you take that at face value. But it **** sucks because it’s going to cost them a chance at a Finals run in a wide open West.

killmongrel · Post #191 » by **killmongrel** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:43 pm

BoatsNZones wrote:
killmongrel wrote:GS needs Wiggins back to win a championship but there's no way I'm gonna be mad if he doesn't return this season.

If this boils over to next season however....

This is in all likelihood their last season to make a run, possibly in our lifetime for all we know (we are never getting another Curry).

If Curry says he’s cool with it, then fine, you take that at face value. But it **** sucks because it’s going to cost them a chance at a Finals run in a wide open West.

I think we underestimate Curry's ability to still compete at his current level for at least a few more years. If you mean because of a chance Draymond is gone after this year, then that's another matter.

Personally, I'm just grateful we got the last championship. Anything we get from here on out is just gravy.

BoatsNZones · Post #192 » by **BoatsNZones** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:46 pm

killmongrel wrote:
BoatsNZones wrote:
killmongrel wrote:GS needs Wiggins back to win a championship but there's no way I'm gonna be mad if he doesn't return this season.

If this boils over to next season however....

This is in all likelihood their last season to make a run, possibly in our lifetime for all we know (we are never getting another Curry).

If Curry says he’s cool with it, then fine, you take that at face value. But it **** sucks because it’s going to cost them a chance at a Finals run in a wide open West.

I think we underestimate Curry's ability to still compete at his current level for at least a few more years. If you mean because of a chance Draymond is gone after this year, then that's another matter.

Personally, I'm just grateful we got the last championship. Anything we get from here on out is just gravy.

Yeah, it’s because Draymond and/or Wiggins and/or Poole will be gone. It’s the most complete the team will be during Curry’s late prime.

It’s gravy sure, but I hope they’re not taking it for granted. It could be a very long time before we have the pieces to compete again.

killmongrel · Post #193 » by **killmongrel** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:55 pm

BoatsNZones wrote:
killmongrel wrote:
BoatsNZones wrote:This is in all likelihood their last season to make a run, possibly in our lifetime for all we know (we are never getting another Curry).

If Curry says he’s cool with it, then fine, you take that at face value. But it **** sucks because it’s going to cost them a chance at a Finals run in a wide open West.

I think we underestimate Curry's ability to still compete at his current level for at least a few more years. If you mean because of a chance Draymond is gone after this year, then that's another matter.

Personally, I'm just grateful we got the last championship. Anything we get from here on out is just gravy.

Yeah, it’s because Draymond and/or Wiggins and/or Poole will be gone. It’s the most complete the team will be during Curry’s late prime.

It’s gravy sure, but I hope they’re not taking it for granted. It could be a very long time before we have the pieces to compete again.

Regardless of what happens this season, hopefully the FO goes into the summer doing what is best for Steph's timeline. That's really the most important.

Big J · Post #194 » by **Big J** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:59 pm

4 rings is alright, but I want Curry to go out with at least 1 more than Lebron to silence all of the Bronsexuals who say that Curry had better teams around him.

KevinMcreynolds · Post #195 » by **KevinMcreynolds** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:34 pm

Curry, Wade, and Bosh would’ve actually won not 5, not 6…

parsnips33 · Post #196 » by **parsnips33** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:09 pm

Jason Dumas reporting Wiggins is back in the Bay Area today

Onus · Post #197 » by **Onus** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:17 pm

parsnips33 wrote:Jason Dumas reporting Wiggins is back in the Bay Area today

Read on Twitter

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Big J · Post #198 » by **Big J** » Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:14 pm

If this is real it’s over for the league.

Crazy-Canuck · Post #199 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 5:29 am

Has the dumas report even been corroborated by anyone? Could just be a cruel April fools day joke.

HiRez · Post #200 » by **HiRez** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 5:56 am

Crazy-Canuck wrote:Has the dumas report even been corroborated by anyone? Could just be a cruel April fools day joke.

Except it's not April 1 yet, so it may be true! Huge news, almost everyone else on the team is healthy at just the right time (well except Iguodala, but who really expected him to play?).Wiggins' absence has given Kuminga a little more space to get experience, Poole has been looking more like playoffs '22 Poole, and if Wiggs comes back, the bench of GP2, DDV, Kuminga, Poole, Lamb, JMG, Moody doesn't look half bad. My only regret is they didn't find a way to pick up Vanderbilt before the deadline.