Article on why Wiggins blows and plays like Marvin Williams
http://deanondraft.com/2014/02/14/andrew-wiggins-an-ordinary-player-in-an-extraordinary-body/
http://deanondraft.com/2014/02/14/andrew-wiggins-an-ordinary-player-in-an-extraordinary-body/
KJ McDaniels: Andrew Wiggins if Wiggins could jump in traffic
Kyle Anderson: Great at basketball
Delon Wright: Going to be a first round pick and a good player
Joel Embiid: Next Hakeem
Tyler Ennis: Stat god
Aaron Gordon: Fucking terrible
Doug McDermott: Worst athletic stats (STLs per 40 + BLKs per 40) of any lottery prospect ever?
James Young: Shooter that can't shoot, I don't get it.
Jerami Grant: SF who can't shoot at all and has probably been ruined on defense by the zone and has bad athletic stats. I guess mixtapes are what matters most.
Kyle Anderson: Great at basketball
Delon Wright: Going to be a first round pick and a good player
Joel Embiid: Next Hakeem
Tyler Ennis: Stat god
Aaron Gordon: Fucking terrible
Doug McDermott: Worst athletic stats (STLs per 40 + BLKs per 40) of any lottery prospect ever?
James Young: Shooter that can't shoot, I don't get it.
Jerami Grant: SF who can't shoot at all and has probably been ruined on defense by the zone and has bad athletic stats. I guess mixtapes are what matters most.
I still believe in Wiggins
(have no choice as I don't believe in Parker or Randle and I think Embiid is going back)
(have no choice as I don't believe in Parker or Randle and I think Embiid is going back)
I still believe in WigginsI doubt Embiid goes back.
(have no choice as I don't believe in Parker or Randle and I think Embiid is going back)
for a 7'er there's no reason to risk injury.
I still believe in WigginsI doubt Embiid goes back.
(have no choice as I don't believe in Parker or Randle and I think Embiid is going back)
for a 7'er there's no reason to risk injury.
Case in point: Mitch McGary likely would've gone Top 10 if he declared last year
hurt his shoulder this season and nobody gives a shit about him now
I still believe in WigginsI doubt Embiid goes back.
(have no choice as I don't believe in Parker or Randle and I think Embiid is going back)
for a 7'er there's no reason to risk injury.
Case in point: Mitch McGary likely would've gone Top 10 if he declared last year
hurt his shoulder this season and nobody gives a shit about him now
Wasn't it his back?
Great article on draft potential:
http://www.canishoopus.com/2014/2/26/5435374/potential-nba-draft-prospects
vjl thinks that BBIQ might be close to as big a determinant for potential than athleticism is. Interesting that block, rebound, and steal rates don't change in the transition from the NBA to college. Kyle "Magic" Anderson has had a dominant season and rates at the top of vjl's board but is late first everywhere.
http://www.canishoopus.com/2014/2/26/5435374/potential-nba-draft-prospects
vjl thinks that BBIQ might be close to as big a determinant for potential than athleticism is. Interesting that block, rebound, and steal rates don't change in the transition from the NBA to college. Kyle "Magic" Anderson has had a dominant season and rates at the top of vjl's board but is late first everywhere.
Name School Pos HMBLE EWP BUST BNCH STRT STAR DIF Comp
Joel Embiid KANSAS 5 14.2 11.5 14% 14% 44% 28% 5.2 2.1 Shelden Williams 0.43
LOOOOOL
Joel Embiid KANSAS 5 14.2 11.5 14% 14% 44% 28% 5.2 2.1 Shelden Williams 0.43
LOOOOOL
Everyone's way too harsh on Wiggins. Him and embiid are the only guys in discussion for the top 5 that even have an inkling of what defense is.
Kentucky is really fucking terrible.
The Harrison twins being top 6 recruits is just confusing in retrospect.
The Harrison twins being top 6 recruits is just confusing in retrospect.
The Harrisons and Young just look like guys to me, maybe I'm crazy. Like dime a dozen NBDL type of guys.
Where does Randle stand now that the season is near over? What do you guys think of him?
Where does Randle stand now that the season is near over? What do you guys think of him?
The Harrisons and Young just look like guys to me, maybe I'm crazy. Like dime a dozen NBDL type of guys.
Where does Randle stand now that the season is near over? What do you guys think of him?
I don't think you're crazy. Andrew Harrison is going to need miraculous development to even get drafted. No athleticism, horrible numbers, super low BBIQ. Aaron is athletic, but he's a dumbass. James Young is a shooter only and he's shooting 33% from three and 65% from the line so...
Randle's a good rebounder and he plays really hard, but his steal rate suggests some really poor athleticism and that makes me question him as a starter.
Embiid's had some awesome plays in this game already.
The Harrisons and Young just look like guys to me, maybe I'm crazy. Like dime a dozen NBDL type of guys.
Where does Randle stand now that the season is near over? What do you guys think of him?
The Harrisons always looked like guys. I never got the hype on them even in HS. You could look at their tape and see that their games wouldn't scale up to the next level. Add to that their generally selfish play and you get this disaster.
Randle's still a top 5 pick as he always was, but there's some guys behind him that I'd be more interested in drafting.
I expected Young to be the surprise guy on that team after seeing him early in the year but there's just so much that he needs to learn both offensively and defensively.
I think it was Chad Ford on a BS Report said that Wiggins' best case comp is Paul George. He also called him a potentially "rich man's DeMar DeRozan" which sort of scared the shit out of me. He doesn't appear to have the handles to be another LeBron or even KD. LaVine intrigues me though from the spurts I've seen of him.
The weird thing with Chad Ford is that he has Wiggins second overall and KJ McDaniels 51st.
I know Wiggins is two years younger, but McDaniels is a more athletic, much better at college basketball version of Wiggins.
I know Wiggins is two years younger, but McDaniels is a more athletic, much better at college basketball version of Wiggins.
IWMTB19, please tell me about Dante Exum.
on that note, we really should have you write for the new site.
we'll call it "IWMTB19's Slant" or some shit.
on that note, we really should have you write for the new site.
we'll call it "IWMTB19's Slant" or some shit.
I haven't watched enough games of Exum yet to have a good, detailed opinion on him. I'm going to wait until after the college season is over to try to watch more games of him and guys like Jusuf. He seems really good at creating offense from what I have seen though.
Here's the full game of his 33 points against Spain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IBvtMkkEdA
Here's the full game of his 33 points against Spain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IBvtMkkEdA
"rich man's DeMar DeRozan"
Maybe the Raptors knew something
Embiid's back is not feeling well, I'm filled with infinite pain :(
I saw they compared his first year numbers with Hakeem, I forgot how low his freshman numbers were considering how good he was. I really think he should be #1 even if someone Philly gets it.
smart's been noticeably better post-suspension. still kinda bad shooting stats but good everywhere else and his team is winning.
lakeshow will get randle and you'll like it
mitch will declare him as pau's protege
IWMTB19, please tell me about Dante Exum.
on that note, we really should have you write for the new site.
we'll call it "IWMTB19's Slant" or some shit.
lakeshow will get randle and you'll like it
mitch will declare him as pau's protege
IWMTB have you seen much of Stauskas this year. Didn't know he was so good on the ball. Bad on D and has crappy physical attributes as well, he might be a less stupid Jamal Crawford at the next level.
He's looked bad in all of the games I've seen of him, he's really struggled to get penetration in the games I've seen. He is a great shooter though and a good passer so he'll probably find some role as a contributor in the NBA.
The only thing I know about CBB this year is that I predicted my Alma Mater's high end for conference wins at 5 and they currently have 1 with 2 games to go.
I hope Andy Enfield is one hell of a recruiter.
I hope Andy Enfield is one hell of a recruiter.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aipd_3kGfREgdHRtcThFd3ZtMlRPYldIRmdGb241RlE&usp=drive_web#gid=2
Embiid statistical comparisons:
Shelden Williams (D:)
Ewing
Erick Dampier (D:)
Hakeem
Barkley
Pretty good...
Wiggins:
Quincy Miller
Tremaine Fowlkes
Marcus Williams
Julius Hodge
Lucious Harris
Embiid statistical comparisons:
Shelden Williams (D:)
Ewing
Erick Dampier (D:)
Hakeem
Barkley
Pretty good...
Wiggins:
Quincy Miller
Tremaine Fowlkes
Marcus Williams
Julius Hodge
Lucious Harris
Deanondraft's videos are good as well:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGxuhiJlcLlJiRuLZehZqA?feature=watch
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGxuhiJlcLlJiRuLZehZqA?feature=watch
Jordan Adams has been a badass recently. Not sure who he's similar to though.
Zach LaVine has been really bad for the entirety of Pac-12 play.
Zach LaVine has been really bad for the entirety of Pac-12 play.
Jordan Adams has been a badass recently. Not sure who he's similar to though.
Zach LaVine has been really bad for the entirety of Pac-12 play.
Harden with less hops.
Adams is a guy I secretly want with our Pelicans pick....but i suspect we will get basketball reason'd and lose it or it will be too "high" for him.
and then Aaron Gordon happens.
Lavine should go back but then again...people will reach for potential.
Wiggins probably had first his truly great game of the year, but Kansas got destroyed.
edit: lol, guess WVU wants to choke this away instead.
edit: lol, guess WVU wants to choke this away instead.
Wiggins probably had first his truly great game of the year, but Kansas got destroyed.sounds like kobe between the championship years.
edit: lol, guess WVU wants to choke this away instead.
we'll take him!
I still believe in Wiggins
(have no choice as I don't believe in Parker or Randle and I think Embiid is going back)
He almost a lock for the 1st pick... going back makes little sense
Embiid's going to back specialist D:
And he posted this:
I am filled with intense pain.
And he posted this:
I want to live in LA so bad #beautiful
I am filled with intense pain.
Wiggins is rising on my board of late. He's shown some things that make me think he might be able overcome the Barnes label.
My top 5
1. Parker
2. Wiggins
3. Smart
4. Embiid
5. LaVine
yall laughin
I don't trust embiid
Guy who's barely played basketball and can't stay on the court or seem to control his emotions, back issues this early on in his career, meh
My top 5
1. Parker
2. Wiggins
3. Smart
4. Embiid
5. LaVine
yall laughin
I don't trust embiid
Guy who's barely played basketball and can't stay on the court or seem to control his emotions, back issues this early on in his career, meh
That was a great game for Wiggins, but even that game had huge chucks of his offense consisting of running into someone and praying for a whistle because he can't make layups. He still has too much Derrick Williams/Marvin Williams/Ben McLemore (McLemore actually had 36-7-4 against WVU last year, lol) in him in terms of lack of coordination. I don't know how well he'll do against athletic players in the NBA.