During these games, it has been Andrew Wiggins who has kept the Warriors in the game. Golden State has had a few games where they have struggled to get good looks out of their star-studded backcourt. Wiggins has also been the player to step up in stretches where nobody else can hit a shot. Outside of that one game, he is shooting 53.4% from the field. This would also naturally lead to a large leap in his percentage from the field as he shot 38% that game. Though some of that efficiency has dipped, if game two against the Memphis Grizzlies were to be ignored, he would be shooting a much better 44% from three these playoffs. This has led to a spike in efficiency that we saw in the regular season the last two seasons. However, he has also learned to have a much better shot selection as well, no longer settling for deep twos or contested threes as he did early in his career. Wiggins has taken some important strides while on the Warriors, most notably his newly found defensive prowess. He has put multiple players on momentum-swinging posters and had some very timely blocks and steals. While the stats seem mediocre, he has looked anything but that. Visually, Andrew Wiggins has had short stints of being the best player on the floor for the Golden State Warriors. Turnovers have been a major issue with this team, Wiggins being able to limit them is huge. Wiggins has also controlled his turnovers only averaging 1.3 per game most of which came from great defense by the Nuggets and Grizzlies. Wiggins has also been a net even or better in all but one game (Game three against the Denver Nuggets.) While those stats don’t jump out at you, he has been the most consistent player for the Warriors, only scoring single digits once while only fouling more than three times once as well. The first time All-Star is shooting 51% from the field and 33% from beyond the three-point arc during those games. He has averaged 15.2 points, 1.4 assists, and 7.1 rebounds, 0.9 blocks, as well as a steal per game across nine games. Except for one guy.Īndrew Wiggins has played at an All-Star level most of this postseason. It almost seems as if no Warriors player can have two good games in a row. The Golden State Warriors have faced their fair share of problems this postseason, most of which surround consistency. Though Wiggins hasn't officially made his announcement as to whether he'll stick with the Jayhawks for the 2014-15 season or depart for the NBA, it is believed he will be a lock for a top-five pick when the draft rolls around.By Gibson Lowenberg 2 months ago Follow Tweet 2 seed in the tournament, Wiggins is still a lock for a lottery pick in the 2014 NBA draft.Įric Koreen of the National Post spoke about just that when he made a comparison to an NBA superstar who finished his career with doubts as to whether he should be a No. Following a season in which he helped get Kansas to a No. While the final game of his freshman season-and potentially his career-at Kansas wasn't successful, he still has a bright future ahead of him in the NBA. He added four rebounds, a steal, an assist and two blocks, but he also committed four turnovers. In total, Wiggins finished with four points on 1-of-6 shooting, including 0-of-2 from downtown. Goodman broke down the play late in the game:
He finally tried to use his athleticism to create an opportunity, but he turned it over with less than a minute left and allowed Stanford to get the upper hand. Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports gave his take on why Wiggins wasn't finding as much success as in his first tournament game:ĭown the stretch, Wiggins' struggles continued to affect the Jayhawks. But with a 16.7 shooting percentage, it's easy to see why his teammates didn't look for him to finish possessions. With just six shots on the entire contest, Wiggins wasn't exactly given plenty of opportunities to succeed for the Jayhawks.
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