Discussion: Wiggins and Embiid

Wiggins in the NYTimes:

http://nyti.ms/1fBUt7h

It is pretty remarkable how little emotion he shows on the court. His reaction to hitting this 3-point shot is worth a look (especially the view from behind):

http://youtu.be/i95iv9audN0

The Globe had a much longer article about him a few days ago.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/i...

Self's quotes in the two articles seem to contradict how he has treated Wiggins' passiveness.

Nice article. I especially like the part about the "drawn out Gregorian chant."

One observation about Self is that he has a bit of a pattern in what he says about teams and players as the season goes. He tends to start with some positive comments early before switching to talking about the need to toughen up and be more aggressive. Then as he gets closer to the end of the season he becomes more positive.

In general, I find it amusing that so many journalists are interested in the supposed disadvantage of Wiggins being nice instead of an arrogant jerk.