Wiggins Leaving

Doug Wiggins had a bumpy ride during his two years at UConn. He was a little overwhelmed during his first year and struggled shooting, dribbling, and passing. During this season, Wiggins improved in all areas, but never could find the consistency that Calhoun wanted. No one can knock his effort while on the court, but off is another story.

What this is all about is that if Wiggins wants to play for money, he needs to become a point guard, and he isn’t going to do that here. There is no denying that Wiggins outplayed his counterpart Dyson this year and supplanted himself as the best bench player, but he could never find a consistent offense to take over the starting job. He has a chance to do it, but he needs to be able to remain in control while playing at that speed, shoot consistently from three, and run the break. He just finds himself a 2-guard stuck in a point guard’s body.

He’ll find a team that will give him the minutes to develop the skills he needs, and the farther away from Hartford the better. With a clean slate and some focus, he will do fine. It is a shame what has happened to Marcus Johnson and Wiggins, but especially for Johnson, who lost a whole year. Is Calhoun to blame, the new college basketball environment where freshmen and sophomores leave, or is it the player’s talent? There really isn’t a clear cut answer, and it makes it all the worse when you're dealing with someone’s dream.