re: Andrew Wiggins To Announce Possibly Tuesday

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The funny part is if you stay beyond your freshman...well, I'll go sophomore year with Cal at Kentucky, you are pretty much mediocre to suck these days.

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Liggins, Lamb, Jones, and Miller are all on NBA rosters. The only one I know of who isn't is Harrelson and it's pretty much a miracle he made one to begin with (he's at the very least overseas now).

As far as the development comments, having watched some of those guys early in the season vs. late in the season I'd have to respectfully disagree. At the very least they come out much better defensively then they were running around on the AAU circuit. And a guy like Ben Howland later in his tenure at UCLA is a good example of what can go wrong with top players if you don't have the ability to manage them. And if you've ever seen a practice with Cal you'd know he's not just rolling the balls out either.

ETA: Now of course Wiggins could go to a small school and still be the #1 pick. He would if he was coming out of high school too because we all know the NBA drafts for potential. That's not a testament against Cal as much as how high Wiggins ceiling is. That said, Cal also helps kids be mentally ready for the NBA, just look up the work he did with MKG.