Time to Start Wigg

[capitalcityguy]

Admittedly, I have not read this entire thread. My two cents on this situation is that Lindell deserves his spot back. He was injured and lost his starting job. Granted, the team played quite well while he was out, but I don't see how you can keep that guy out of the starting lineup. Would love to see him in the starting lineup Saturday.

I wouldn't say "deserve". That creates too many variables you have to justify.

Instead I'd simply suggest he is the most likely difference-maker on this team and I believe he will function better as a starter vs coming off the bench. He needs immediate presence into the game to get into the flow.

 

[Psiclone]

It’s a risky coaching move to de facto reward bench-level play. Starting is overrated, except in it’s symbolic value. Prohm has already been sneaking in Wigginton minutes he didn’t earn and other players didn’t lose. Prohm can’t start Wigginton until moments like his poor effort on defense against Brown are in the rear-view mirror.

Wigginton may improve, but it’s a bit amiss to allude to last year as better and labeling this a slump that needs jump starting- it’s just as much an inefficient volume scorer from a bad team that had the benefit of ample opportunities, now playing on a team in which you’ve got to pick your spots. Wigginton starting against Alabama A&M is really grasping at straws. If you’re going that route, you could argue perhaps the question shouldn’t be of Wigginton starting, but is he playing too much? Nearly all of the best team performances of the year didn’t include Wigginton getting the

"Bit amiss??" to allude to his shooting last year as better than this year? So, pointing out his 40% 3-pt shooting from last year vs 29% this year, and 42% vs 34% 2-pt shooting is an invalid comparison and not a slump in your book? Why is pointing to the one game this season in which he started "grasping at straws?" It happens to be the only valid point of comparison. Is it conclusive, no because it is only one game. But, should it be at least looked at vs the pure speculation in your post? Absolutely!

 

[TheSuperGenius]

1 good game now this? Wtf?

 

[Dale]

Minutes per game, in-conference:

Wigginton: 25.8
THT: 23.6

Even if Wigginton started, I doubt those numbers would change much.

 

[FinalFourCy]

"Bit amiss??" to allude to his shooting last year as better than this year? So, pointing out his 40% 3-pt shooting from last year vs 29% this year, and 42% vs 34% 2-pt shooting is an invalid comparison and not a slump in your book?

Why is pointing to the one game this season in which he started "grasping at straws?" It happens to be the only valid point of comparison. Is it conclusive, no because it is only one game. But, should it be at least looked at vs the pure speculation in your post? Absolutely!

Where did I say shooting slump? Have you watched him in defense? It’s not just shooting that’s been poor. The comment was a statement on people using his play last year as a standard that he’ll get back to- he wasn’t much better last year, even with better shooting percentages.

How is using one game against a horrible team not grasping at straws? There was no speculation in my post. Wigginton has yet to play at a starter level- the speculative position is yours.

 

[ZZZ]

I wouldn't say "deserve". That creates too many variables you have to justify.

Instead I'd simply suggest he is the most likely difference-maker on this team and I believe he will function better as a starter vs coming off the bench. He needs immediate presence into the game to get into the flow.

Yeah I can agree with that. I guess looking at the situation from afar, Lindell has seemed to have taken his role of coming off the bench well and even though he hasn't shot great from the field it is easy to see that he is a game changer.

He puts so much pressure on the rim to get himself to the free throw line or create open looks on kick out passes like we saw the other night against Tech.

 

[ZZZ]

Minutes per game, in-conference:

Wigginton: 25.8
THT: 23.6

Even if Wigginton started, I doubt those numbers would change much.

I think Wiggs would get a slight bump up if he started. Closer to 28-30 a game. Prohm has consistently left the starters in until the 14:00 minute mark or so before bringing in Lindell. That's six minutes right there that he hasn't had for any conference games to date.

 

[Halincandenza]

The KU game kind of skews his minute numbers. The last two games he played 28 and then 30 minutes. Those are started minutes he is just not playing the first part. So really doesn’t make too much of a difference.but sounds like he will start soon anyway.

 

[WastedTalent]

I think Wiggs would get a slight bump up if he started. Closer to 28-30 a game. Prohm has consistently left the starters in until the 14:00 minute mark or so before bringing in Lindell. That's six minutes right there that he hasn't had for any conference games to date.

Of each half, so 12.

 

[SCarolinaCy]

Last night's game showed why he is so important to the team. Despite his shooting slump, he had 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 assists, and passed after penetrating which led to other players being open.

Some players just play better as starters and he may be one of them. No game better than the OSU game to see how he does as a starter considering how depleted OSU is right now (19 pts/game lost due to dismissals). That doesn't mean he would necessarily get more PT than he is right now or TH get less. The team just needs to get him back to playing offensively like he did last year and this might do the trick. Lard was progressing nicely to getting back into the starting lineup before his injury so he looks on track to get back to optimal playing form.

When he proves himself off the bench, I agree.

 

[Psiclone]

The KU game kind of skews his minute numbers. The last two games he played 28 and then 30 minutes. Those are started minutes he is just not playing the first part. So really doesn’t make too much of a difference.but sounds like he will start soon anyway.

I posted a couple of days ago that it can matter if a player starts, depending on the player, because sitting first can cool a player down and take him longer to get in rhythm once he enters the game.

Looks like Wigg confirmed what I said:

https://247sports.com/college/iowa-...on-return-Cyclones-starting-lineup-128014116/

"t would be good to start just because I have my rhythm as soon as I get into the game. It’s tough because we go through warmups and I sit on the bench and my hands are getting cold and stuff. I just have to do what the team and coach wants me to do.”

 

[TheSuperGenius]

1 good game now this? Wtf?

I rest my case

 

[IASTATE07]

I rest my case

Who is this?

 

[TheSuperGenius]

Who is this?

The person you and many others should be listening to.

 

[State43]

Every time wig touched the ball, KU seemed to get 2 points. Lard was useless and Tucker had a fantastic game. Not enough for the win.

 

[CloneLawman]

The person you and many others should be listening to.

Go away Bode.

 

[TheSuperGenius]

Who is this?

You rated my post dumb. The only person's post you should be rating dumb is yourself. Wig is a me first guy and holding this team back offensively and defensively.

 

[cyclone87]

That was rough, is the foot still bothering him? He needs to play better to get where this team wants to go imo. Doesn't seem to be himself lately.

 

[CloneLawman]

You rated my post dumb. The only person's post you should be rating dumb is yourself. Wig is a me first guy and holding this team back offensively and defensively.

Explain your disagree, Chode.

 

[Malone]

A lot of people are going to remember Wigginton’s made 3 in the last few minutes.

I’m going to remember Prohm’s unconscionable insistence on playing Wigginton when Haliburton was, by and large, the best f****ng player on the court. We lost this game not because of Wigginton, but because Prohm serenaded Wigginton in recruiting and doesn’t have the sack to sit him when he’s playing like garbage (which has been 80% of his minutes).