The Andrew Wiggins Thread

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #121 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Thu Nov 6, 2014 6:19 pm

He looks great guys. Congrats and look forward to see his development over the next 2-3 years. don't listen to the noise.

big3_8_19_21 · Post #122 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Thu Nov 6, 2014 10:23 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51aS6Ul1J60[/youtube]

Post #123 » by **Klomp** » Thu Nov 6, 2014 11:07 pm

His +8.8 is the best on the team through four games, ahead of both Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic (+7.3).

AttackTheRack · Post #124 » by **AttackTheRack** » Fri Nov 7, 2014 5:53 am

A legit stud. A KG-level impact player. Needs time. No use projecting career arcs this early in the game, but . . . we've all seen the glimpses. That J is wet!! If Andrew Wiggins wants a jumpshot, Andrew Wiggins gets a jumpshot. It's that simple. Not really talking about right now, but next year? The year after? The mid range J. The 3. The contact and continue. The FTs. The tip ins. It's all there. You can't keep him off the scoreboard. Not with those physical gifts. Only if he's ice cold. I thought he was going just SMASH that dunk!

MinneOOPalis · Post #125 » by **MinneOOPalis** » Fri Nov 7, 2014 6:01 am

We hit the jackpot, boys.

MrSparkle · Post #126 » by **MrSparkle** » Fri Nov 7, 2014 7:53 pm

You guys sure did!

I never bought the Wiggins hate... found it comical how unreasonable the predictions were. There's no way a player with his defensive floor could bust, esp. considering he showed he was capable of 40+ point games in college.

theGreatRC · Post #127 » by **theGreatRC** » Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:13 pm

Once he learns to have better handle/ball security..he is going to become an unstoppable force.

Merc_Porto · Post #128 » by **Merc_Porto** » Fri Nov 7, 2014 8:16 pm

theGreatRC wrote:Once he learns to have better handle/ball security..he is going to become an unstoppable force.

Yes, pretty much this ...

Post #129 » by **Klomp** » Fri Nov 7, 2014 9:53 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JjGZYpy7I[/youtube]

aminiaturebuddha · Post #130 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Sat Nov 8, 2014 3:04 pm

I've only seen parts of Minnesota games so far this year, but every time Wiggins has played he looks pretty good. But I notice that once again last night he only got 25 minutes and 6 shots. Any ideas why?

Also, are you guys alright with this as just a natural part of his development, or do you think he should be played and featured a little more?

Nitroglycerin · Post #131 » by **Nitroglycerin** » Sat Nov 8, 2014 3:23 pm

aminiaturebuddha wrote:I've only seen parts of Minnesota games so far this year, but every time Wiggins has played he looks pretty good. But I notice that once again last night he only got 25 minutes and 6 shots. Any ideas why?

Also, are you guys alright with this as just a natural part of his development, or do you think he should be played and featured a little more?

Believing in the rookieAfter relying upon Wiggins to defend Chicago’sJimmy Butlerwith Saturday’s game on the line aswell as Brooklyn’sJoe Johnsonin Wednesday’s fourth quarters, Saunders turned to veteranCoreyBrewerin Friday’s overtime after Orlando’sTobias Harrisoutscored Wiggins 17-6 and outrebounded him 16-3 in the small-forward matchup.“Floating a little bit too much,” Saunders said, “and Brewer was having a hell of a game.”Still, Saunders said before the game he’s convinced Wiggins is the best man for the job both because of the player he is now and the player will become.“That’s what he’s going to be,” Saunders said. “He’s advanced defensively right now, and that’s what he’s going to be. He’s also different than Corey because Corey’s a mosquito-type defender, a pest. But Joe Johnson and Butler, both those guys are pretty heavy in the pants andCorey’s pretty light in the pants. Drew is a little bigger, a little longer and he’s deceivingly long. The main thing is he’s going to be an elite defender before anything else.”

righterwriter · Post #132 » by **righterwriter** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:54 am

He's Harrison Barnes with more quickness. Compare all of their measurables, college numbers, and their rookie season stats.

urinesane · Post #133 » by **urinesane** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:03 am

righterwriter wrote:He's Harrison Barnes with more quickness. Compare all of their measurables, college numbers, and their rookie season stats.

That's a pretty lazy assessment, especially this early in his rookie year.

theGreatRC · Post #134 » by **theGreatRC** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 3:30 am

righterwriter wrote:He's Harrison Barnes with more quickness. Compare all of their measurables, college numbers, and their rookie season stats.

Id like to know why you think that

Zeitgeister · Post #135 » by **Zeitgeister** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 4:31 am

righterwriter wrote:He's Harrison Barnes with more quickness. Compare all of their measurables, college numbers, and their rookie season stats.

He's quicker than Barnes, a more explosive leaper just an all around superior athlete. He has more versatility defensively. In college, they were fairly close statistically their rookie years but Wiggins was better. Wiggins had a 21.4 PER, Barnes had a 19.4 PER. Wiggins had a .563 TS% and Barnes had a .528 TS% which is a pretty substantial difference and Wiggins did that while scoring more points. There's little to be gained from analyzing Wiggins' stats this early into the season either.

southern wolf · Post #136 » by **southern wolf** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:18 am

Nitroglycerin wrote:
aminiaturebuddha wrote:I've only seen parts of Minnesota games so far this year, but every time Wiggins has played he looks pretty good. But I notice that once again last night he only got 25 minutes and 6 shots. Any ideas why?

Also, are you guys alright with this as just a natural part of his development, or do you think he should be played and featured a little more?

Believing in the rookieAfter relying upon Wiggins to defend Chicago’sJimmy Butlerwith Saturday’s game on the line aswell as Brooklyn’sJoe Johnsonin Wednesday’s fourth quarters, Saunders turned to veteranCoreyBrewerin Friday’s overtime after Orlando’sTobias Harrisoutscored Wiggins 17-6 and outrebounded him 16-3 in the small-forward matchup.“Floating a little bit too much,” Saunders said, “and Brewer was having a hell of a game.”Still, Saunders said before the game he’s convinced Wiggins is the best man for the job both because of the player he is now and the player will become.“That’s what he’s going to be,” Saunders said. “He’s advanced defensively right now, and that’s what he’s going to be. He’s also different than Corey because Corey’s a mosquito-type defender, a pest. But Joe Johnson and Butler, both those guys are pretty heavy in the pants andCorey’s pretty light in the pants. Drew is a little bigger, a little longer and he’s deceivingly long. The main thing is he’s going to be an elite defender before anything else.”

FinnTheHuman · Post #137 » by **FinnTheHuman** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:38 pm

righterwriter wrote:He's Harrison Barnes with more quickness. Compare all of their measurables, college numbers, and their rookie season stats.

I don't know their wingspan measurements, but every Warriors fan is complaining about Barnes' short arms and how he can't defend well because of that, while Wiggins definitely doesn't have that problem.

righterwriter · Post #138 » by **righterwriter** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:59 pm

FinnTheHuman wrote:
righterwriter wrote:He's Harrison Barnes with more quickness. Compare all of their measurables, college numbers, and their rookie season stats.

I don't know their wingspan measurements, but every Warriors fan is complaining about Barnes' short arms and how he can't defend well because of that, while Wiggins definitely doesn't have that problem.

Barnes wingspan is 6'11.25 and Wiggins is 7'0.

Barnes is bigger and more capable of playing on the block. Wiggins is more outside orientated. Both share a certain passivity to utilize their superior physical and athletic gifts, perhaps due to their lack of ball handling, but I think more related to their character and personality. I think they are both looking at careers as role players, with the occasional flash of brilliance.

Post #139 » by **Worm Guts** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:02 pm

Barnes really doesn't have anything special in terms of athletic gifts. Wiggins has elite level explosiveness. That doesn't guarantee he'll be a special player, but he's definitely more gifted than Barnes.

urinesane · Post #140 » by **urinesane** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:42 pm

righterwriter wrote:
FinnTheHuman wrote:
righterwriter wrote:He's Harrison Barnes with more quickness. Compare all of their measurables, college numbers, and their rookie season stats.

I don't know their wingspan measurements, but every Warriors fan is complaining about Barnes' short arms and how he can't defend well because of that, while Wiggins definitely doesn't have that problem.

Barnes wingspan is 6'11.25 and Wiggins is 7'0.

Barnes is bigger and more capable of playing on the block. Wiggins is more outside orientated. Both share a certain passivity to utilize their superior physical and athletic gifts, perhaps due to their lack of ball handling, but I think more related to their character and personality. I think they are both looking at careers as role players, with the occasional flash of brilliance.

Lol, Barnes is bigger? Is that maybe because he's 3 years older?

Stop being silly, just because Barnes was overhyped and underwhelmed doesn't mean 6 games into Wiggins rookie year that they are the same. They aren't, Wiggins will be at least a star, if not a super star.

Wiggins is an athletic FREAK at 19. Barnes isn't (at 22).