The only reason that it's perceived that Wiggins is playing better than expected, is because of the East coast pundits that tried their best to convince us that Wiggins was inferior to Parker. We who saw his talents on full display last year for 35 games, knew he was destined for super stardom.
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MSU was ranked 20 when we beat the. So that would make us 1-1 vs top 25 teams to date. I also don't know how GTown was not ranked. Thst is, most certainly, a top 25 team.
Good post, you make some excellent points. Especially about the three guards who played the majority of the 2nd half. I think this dispels some of the notion that Svi is the savior and needs to be out there at all times. While he is great and hustles every second he's in the game, there will be times when we need different pieces in the game. I like how Self recognized that and allowed some other players to play a bit. Notably Graham and Oubre.
Great post. Spot on analysis of why he isn't playing. The eye test tells you he belongs out on the court, so it's probably a matter of not being good enough defensively or not knowing the offense well enough. But it's just a matter of time before it clicks and he busts out of his shell, ala Perry Ellis 2/3 the way into his Frosh year. Hang in there young fella!
Oubre has very obvious talent. Once he learns a couple of the basic principles that Self is trying to drill into him, he'll get the minutes. He's too talented not to.
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