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[QUOTE="Scotter, post: 2054833, member: 53"]
Wiggins went from a college star with a promising rookie WNBA season to quickly being a barely functional WNBA player after the injuries started.  I'm sure in that situation someone that had never really failed up until that point feels a need to look for outside reasons for the failure.

I did find the comments about playing like a guy interesting.  I wonder how literally she meant that.  When I project players forward to the NBA one of the main things I look for is to what degree they play basketball like a guy in terms of their skills, a particularly shooting form.  Especially as the skill level to play in the WNBA continues to increase.

I agree with Wiggins in that she did not play like a guy.  Her shooting form did not allow her to come off screens and shoot quickly.  She couldn't really fade away.  The difference in shooting form between Wiggins and someone like Maya is enormous.  Her ability to finish driving to the basket was also limited.  She quickly became a player limited to being a spot up shooter in the WNBA as she didn't have the shooting form or ball handling ability to create opportunities in a WNBA environment.
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