excited to know where wiggins will go... i hope he goes this year... cant wait for him to get to NBA.
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excited to know where wiggins will go... i hope he goes this year... cant wait for him to get to NBA.
[QUOTE=IGotACoolStory]It also pretty much guarantees he reclassifies.[/QUOTE]
how so?
Because he was likely heading to UK. His reclassification was in limbo and UK had been stringing James Young around the entire time waiting on Wiggins. They decided to take on Young.
Do you think most of the 2013 UK recruits will still be there in 2014 if he doesn't reclassify? I don't and the majority of recruits don't expect them to be either, which is how Cal can reload for the following season before the current season starts. Right now he's getting guys and he doesn't even have enough scholarships for... Why? Because we all know the freshman, and maybe someone like Harrow, will bolt for the NBA.
So why would Wiggins worry about players who won't even be there in two years?
btw, the list of schools the Wiggins camp reached out to is:
-North Carolina (Been listed in his top 3 for over the past year, has family in NC, his dad grew up in NC and wanted to attend UNC.)
-Kansas (Recently started recruiting him. Not sure of any connections.)
-Ohio State (Recently as well, a bit longer than KU. Has a brother at Wichita State)
-Syracuse (They haven't started recruiting him yet. His AAU teammate Tyler Ennis is committed to them.)
To go along with:
-UK (One and done school)
-FSU (Parents went there and has a good relationship with Leonard Hamilton)
A quote from Wiggins, himself:
“Every school is the same to me right now,” Wiggins said. “I don’t have any favorites. Even if a new school wanted to recruit me they can. My options are wide open, but a lot of schools aren’t recruiting me because of what they think.”
“I told them so they know now,” he added. “Hopefully other schools know now so they can start recruiting me.”
Virtually [I]only[/I] FSU and UK have been recruiting him over the past year.
This is the consensus best player in his class since he was a freshman. Most seem to think he's the best player not in the NBA, including high school, college, and overseas....
Yet, no one else is even giving him a flier? That's how much it was assumed he would end up at UK or FSU. Even the college coaches knew it.
There's so much to take in his recruitment now... I don't think anyone has a clue where he is going anymore.
One of the better AAU tournaments started today, City of Palms Classic.
[url]http://www.cityofpalmsclassic.com/scores-stats.php[/url]
Big time recruits like Andrew Wiggins, D'Angelo Russell, Justin Jackson, Marcus Derrickson, Jahlil Okafor, and Kasey Hill are playing.
Wiggins stole the show with a 31 point, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks performance. He finished the game 15 of 22 from the field while being matched up with top 20 2014 target, Justin Jackson.
Eric Bossi, the head scout at Rivals, tweeted:
[QUOTE=Bossi]It's been the Andrew Wiggins show on both ends of the floor. Trying to think of a guy with his defensive ability at 17 years old.[/QUOTE]
Telling you, McGrady on offense, Pippen on defense, with MJ's killer instinct. ...Only half kidding.
Got this recruit for next season
Kentan Facey
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD3fmNfSSJY[/url]
:confusedshrug:
[QUOTE=IGotACoolStory]One of the better AAU tournaments started today, City of Palms Classic.
[url]http://www.cityofpalmsclassic.com/scores-stats.php[/url]
Big time recruits like Andrew Wiggins, D'Angelo Russell, Justin Jackson, Marcus Derrickson, Jahlil Okafor, and Kasey Hill are playing.
Wiggins stole the show with a 31 point, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks performance. He finished the game 15 of 22 from the field while being matched up with top 20 2014 target, Justin Jackson.
Eric Bossi, the head scout at Rivals, tweeted:
Telling you, McGrady on offense, Pippen on defense, with MJ's killer instinct. ...Only half kidding.[/QUOTE]
At the high school level, he's probably ahead of any of them at the moment. Those players all became great as they matured into their 20's.
I just wish though he grows another inch or two, so he reaches Tmac size. He's already a very good size to play the SG in the NBA, but he would struggle as it is going against the more elite SFs like Granger, Gay, Iggy, Pierce and of course LeBron, guys who can post him up and back him down all the way to the rim. If he has the length of a Tmac, he doesn't need to gain as much weight to compete with those guys and keep the load off his knees for as long as possible. With length and height you can defend without matching strength.
In his two games he played well scoring and rebounding, but in both games combined he had 0 assists. I don't know if it's because of the fact that it's high school and he's so much better than the rest of the players, but playmaking/vision is one of those inherent skills in a player that are less likely to develop like shooting, defense, or post skills, so I wonder where he's at with respect to that. Any links to full games from the tournament?
I guess performance is thread bump worthy.
Ben Weixlmann @BWeixScout
Andrew Wiggins dropped 57 points on 24-for-28 shooting, per @FSOhioZJackson. That's efficient.
I should mention that just early today in an SI article his motor was questioned (which I think is absurd). He took note of it in a tweet, I think, and then played like that.
@Dave3 I didn't see your post and it's been a couple months...
I definitely agree that playmaking is not a strength of his. He's not... Well I hate to throw my own guy under the bus, but he's not Harrison Barnes either. He shown some unselfishness and passing ability in some of the games I've watched. Really, though, a lot of it has to do with that he can be unstoppable going to the rim at the high school level and he's the type of player that goes for points first.
I don't have any videos. Although some tournaments tend to have replays on their site. I'll look around.
This is from the Peach Jam.
[url]http://www.ihigh.com/peachjam/broadcasts.html?mode=school&schoolid=27479&status=completed[/url]
Search for CIA Bounce.
I strongly recommend this game against Julius Randle. Shows a good deal of his current offensive skill set (good and bad), his defensive ability against a guy bigger than what he will face in the NBA, and his ability to take over a game on both ends. The second half is where he starts to impose his talent.
[url]http://www.ihigh.com/peachjam/broadcast_233574.html?silverlight=1[/url]