Why is Wiggins so hyped?

[l Abach l]

I didn't want every Kansas game this year, but I've watched a bunch of Wiggins highlights and don't understand why he'd be taken over Parker or Emblid. I get it - he's freakishly athletic and can jump out of the stadium. If I was Dennis Lindsay I'd have him as #3 on the big board. To me his offensive game looks so raw The majority of his highlights were dunks, putbacks, and awkward looking floaters. Can someone explain to me how he's so different than any other freakishly athletic 6'8 forward that's been drafted over the past 5 years?

 

[Chris-L]

his name is wiggins bro. wiggggiiiinnnsss. it just rolls off the tongue. wiggins. wiggins. gonna look bawse as **** on a jersey. hard to argue with that.

 

[Poontangalicious]

When you freeze-frame a picture of your vertical good things tend to happen.
That pic was sexy and athletic.

 

[Doublea]

1. He was super hyped before the season.
2. He didn't really get up to that hype, but that wasn't all on him. Kanses's offense is pretty strict where the two wing players go straight to the corners and stand there.
3. He ended the season playing pretty well (embiid was out at this time too).
4. He has a lot of potential.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Because he's going to be incredible.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Why do people expect a guy to have himself together as a player by age 18 or 19? His natural athleticism and talent for the game enable him to do some unguardable things. He's not even 20 and he already looks like a young Dominique Wilkins, who couldn't dribble much either, btw.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

dupe

 

[Dr. Jones]

.. and many like to cherry pick a game to show downside... (has happened a lot here).. but you could also point to him putting up 50+ as a HS player against a college team after getting pissed off by Thamel (NYT).

 

[Revolution 9]

I didn't want every Kansas game this year

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[LogGrad98]

So to summarize he's freakishly athletic, scored a ton of points in high school, and is just plain going to be awesome. Sounds unassailable to me. Might as well engrave the next 5 or 6 MVP trophies with his name right now. So much objective and measurable evidence just cannot be wrong.

 

[Dr. Jones]

So to summarize he's freakishly athletic, scored a ton of points in high school, and is just plain going to be awesome. Sounds unassailable to me. Might as well engrave the next 5 or 6 MVP trophies with his name right now. So much objective and measurable evidence just cannot be wrong.

weak

 

[NUMBERICA]

Cool thread.