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Andrew Wiggins: 'There's not 100 players better than me'
« on: October 17, 2019, 03:22:31 PM »

Offline Tr1boy

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https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27866622/there-not-100-players-better-me

ok ok ... so 70 that are better?  ;D

Has no dog in him.  It's one of the key reasons why Wolves are consistently missing playoffs imo

Re: Andrew Wiggins: 'There's not 100 players better than me'
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2019, 03:32:27 PM »

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Marcus Smart is better than Wiggins.

Re: Andrew Wiggins: 'There's not 100 players better than me'
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2019, 03:34:52 PM »

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By my math that means, if talent were distributed evenly,  there would slightly more than 3 players per team that are better than the former number 1 pick.
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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2019, 03:34:54 PM »

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Talent and impact on winning are different things.


Wiggins has a ton of talent.


There's scant evidence he's ever consistently helped his team win games compared to your typical end of roster / D-League All-Star wing.


There aren't 100 players in the NBA with more raw talent than Wiggins, so long as we aren't counting feel for the game or ability to consistently bring fire / intensity / effort as "talent."


Even so, I'd rather give minutes to, say, Royce O'Neale, or Jake Layman (who happens to be on the same team as Wiggins).  Those guys use far fewer possessions and cost far less money than Wiggins.
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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2019, 03:47:00 PM »

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No, but there are 99!
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« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2019, 03:54:17 PM »

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Wow, what a competitive guy.  "There's not 100 players better than me,". That's just what you want to hear from a former #1 pick who is on a 5 year $148 million contract.  ;D

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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2019, 04:00:19 PM »

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He’s probably right that there aren’t 100 players better than him. The number may be closer to 125  ;).

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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2019, 04:44:39 PM »

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"some max players don't average as much" - Andrew Wiggins.