look out, lebron, andrew wiggins will soon be coming....

[shockey]

it's easy to think sports illustrated's cover boy, built up to be the next big thang at kansas in the footsteps of WILT and danny manning, is a victim of overhype considering he has yet to play a game. but this highlight reel has me quite charge up to see the 6-8 phenom in action/

yes, i understand how a bunch of clips can make any slapdick look good but this one leaves me agape: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=andrew+wiggins&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=5F825666608C1B2A328F5F825666608C1B2A328F
i mean, holy effin' moley....

 

[Stoney]

I think the best comparison for Wiggins is Dominique Wilkins. People keep throwing Lebron's name out there when discussing him, but he's not really the same kind of player, doesn't have anywhere near the court sense, playmaking and passing instincts that Lebron did. From what I've seen, he reminds me most a of young Nique.

And, yes, his athletic gifts are just obscene. As quick and explosive a leaper as any prospect his size has ever been.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

I think the best comparison for Wiggins is Dominique Wilkins. People keep throwing Lebron's name out there when discussing him, but he's not really the same kind of player, doesn't have anywhere near the court sense, playmaking and passing instincts that Lebron did. From what I've seen, he reminds me most a of young Nique.

And, yes, his athletic gifts are just obscene. As quick and explosive a leaper as any prospect his size has ever been.

I think this is right on. Somebody called him the best high school player since LeBron and people somehow took that to mean he played like LeBron or was as good, which is not what was said.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

And allow me to make a prediction you should completely dismiss because I'm in total homer mode right now:

A Kansas player will be the first pick in the draft, but it might not be Wiggins. Keep an eye out for 7-footer Joel Embiid. He's a little raw right now, but like Wiggins has incredible physical gifts. I could see him dominating by March.

 

[dreunc1542]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

 

[Bodie_Broadus]

Felipe Lopez doesn't get what the hype is all about.

 

[Beef03]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

That was my first thought too.

But as a Canadian, I'm just excited what this may mean for Canadian basketball, especially internationally. Hell of a group forming right now with Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Kelly Olynyk and Andrew Nicholson, and then there are supposed to be more coming up in the NCAA and high school ranks. Definitely a golden era for Canadian basketball. We may even one day make the Olympics again.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Since he's Canadian, if he scores four baskets he is going to hold his **** out, stroking it.

 

[Beef03]

Since he's Canadian, if he scores four baskets he is going to hold his **** out, stroking it.

Then we'll find out who really is Jumbo . . .

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

That was my first thought too.

But as a Canadian, I'm just excited what this may mean for Canadian basketball, especially internationally. Hell of a group forming right now with Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Kelly Olynyk and Andrew Nicholson, and then there are supposed to be more coming up in the NCAA and high school ranks. Definitely a golden era for Canadian basketball. We may even one day make the Olympics again.

Canada should make Nash a player/coach in 2016, let him play with and lead all those young guns and go out that way.

 

[Beef03]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

That was my first thought too.

But as a Canadian, I'm just excited what this may mean for Canadian basketball, especially internationally. Hell of a group forming right now with Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Kelly Olynyk and Andrew Nicholson, and then there are supposed to be more coming up in the NCAA and high school ranks. Definitely a golden era for Canadian basketball. We may even one day make the Olympics again.

Canada should make Nash a player/coach in 2016, let him play with and lead all those young guns and go out that way.

That would be awesome, but I believe he is already the general manager of the senior men's team. He is too brittle to play international basketball anymore. Hasn't since he led Canada on a run at I think it was Sidney. Every time Oly qualifying comes up there's a push to get Nash out and he always says no, he's saving himself for the rigours of the nba season, which he has a hard enough time staying healthy for.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

That was my first thought too.

But as a Canadian, I'm just excited what this may mean for Canadian basketball, especially internationally. Hell of a group forming right now with Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Kelly Olynyk and Andrew Nicholson, and then there are supposed to be more coming up in the NCAA and high school ranks. Definitely a golden era for Canadian basketball. We may even one day make the Olympics again.

Canada should make Nash a player/coach in 2016, let him play with and lead all those young guns and go out that way.

That would be awesome, but I believe he is already the general manager of the senior men's team. He is too brittle to play international basketball anymore. Hasn't since he led Canada on a run at I think it was Sidney. Every time Oly qualifying comes up there's a push to get Nash out and he always says no, he's saving himself for the rigours of the nba season, which he has a hard enough time staying healthy for.

Yeah, I was thinking by 2016 he'd be retired from the NBA, but no so far removed he couldn't play a few minutes a game in international play.

 

[Stoney]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

That was my first thought too.

But as a Canadian, I'm just excited what this may mean for Canadian basketball, especially internationally. Hell of a group forming right now with Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Kelly Olynyk and Andrew Nicholson, and then there are supposed to be more coming up in the NCAA and high school ranks. Definitely a golden era for Canadian basketball. We may even one day make the Olympics again.

This is definitely true. Not to mention some other less heralded names like Kevin Pangos, Nick Stauskas and Myck Kabongo who've been making noise in college basketball in recent years.

Not sure what caused it (was it perhaps Steve Nash's success popularizing the game up there?), but in the last few years Canada went from being viewed as a hoops dead zone to cranking out big time talent left and right. Canada's never been viewed as a player in international competition, but that is definitely about the change, they've easily got the young talent to soon replace Spain as our top challenger.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

That was my first thought too.

But as a Canadian, I'm just excited what this may mean for Canadian basketball, especially internationally. Hell of a group forming right now with Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Kelly Olynyk and Andrew Nicholson, and then there are supposed to be more coming up in the NCAA and high school ranks. Definitely a golden era for Canadian basketball. We may even one day make the Olympics again.

This is definitely true. Not to mention some other less heralded names like Kevin Pangos, Nick Stauskas and Myck Kabongo who've been making noise in college basketball in recent years.

Not sure what caused it (was it perhaps Steve Nash's success popularizing the game up there?), but in the last few years Canada went from being viewed as a hoops dead zone to cranking out big time talent left and right. Canada's never been viewed as a player in international competition, but that is definitely about the change, they've easily got the young talent to soon replace Spain as our top challenger.

I'm not sure about the others, but Wiggins father is from North Carolina and played in the NBA, so there was a pretty good chance he was going to have an interest in basketball no matter where he grew up.

 

[Versatile]

Dominique Wilkins? Andrew Wiggins isn't that type of player at all. He's more along the lines of Scottie Pippen, a ridiculous athlete with a well-rounded game who probably can't run an offense full-time but does a lot of those types of things. He's definitely not a pure scorer like Wilkins.

 

[Versatile]

Most shocking thing about this thread - people use Bing?

That was my first thought too.

But as a Canadian, I'm just excited what this may mean for Canadian basketball, especially internationally. Hell of a group forming right now with Wiggins, Tristan Thompson, Anthony Bennett, Kelly Olynyk and Andrew Nicholson, and then there are supposed to be more coming up in the NCAA and high school ranks. Definitely a golden era for Canadian basketball. We may even one day make the Olympics again.

Canada should make Nash a player/coach in 2016, let him play with and lead all those young guns and go out that way.

Canada probably isn't making the 2016 Olympics.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

He has a lot more "Human Highlight Reel" in him than Pippen ever did. I wouldn't say Wilkins is a perfect comparison, but I can't think of anyone I'd say is.

Anyway, Embiid. Remember that name.

 

[Versatile]

He has a lot more "Human Highlight Reel" in him than Pippen ever did. I wouldn't say Wilkins is a perfect comparison, but I can't think of anyone I'd say is.

Pippen unleashed many, many great dunks in his day. He was a ridiculous athlete, which made him such a great defender. He probably was more athletic than Michael Jordan.

Dominique Wilkins was one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. Wiggins can't touch him in that category but has the potential to be better in almost every other aspect of the game.

Anyway, Embiid. Remember that name.

You're not coming up with some new opinion on that. DraftExpress.com has him sixth. ESPN's Chad Ford and NBADraft.net have him eighth. But from what I've seen, he has very high bust potential. Centers who struggle on offense at the high school level don't make it in the NBA very often.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

He has a lot more "Human Highlight Reel" in him than Pippen ever did. I wouldn't say Wilkins is a perfect comparison, but I can't think of anyone I'd say is.

Pippen unleashed many, many great dunks in his day. He was a ridiculous athlete, which made him such a great defender. He probably was more athletic than Michael Jordan.

Dominique Wilkins was one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. Wiggins can't touch him in that category but has the potential to be better in almost every other aspect of the game.

Anyway, Embiid. Remember that name.

You're not coming up with some new opinion on that. DraftExpress.com has him sixth. ESPN's Chad Ford and NBADraft.net have him eighth. But from what I've seen, he has very high bust potential. Centers who struggle on offense at the high school level don't make it in the NBA very often.

Yeah, but I don't think the average fan has him on the radar. Self said he had the best footwork from a 7-footer he's seen since Hakeem, and he doesn't throw that kind of comparison out there often. Watching Late Night in the Phog the other night I was fairly impressed with his offensive game, I think he's made strides already. And Self and staff have done a better job developing big men than anyone in the country.

 

[Versatile]

It's weird that Bill Self hasn't seen Tim Duncan, though.