Kentucky Wildcats Basketball: Guide to Andrew Wiggins Announcement
It’s D-Day for Wiggins Watch. After months and months of speculation, procrastination, and hesitation, the Canadian LeBron will finally announce his college decision today at 12:15 PM, EST. His parents have made the trek from the Great White North to be with their basketball prodigy son as he finally lets the Cat (hopefully) out of the bag.
This young man has held the attention of four schools hostage for months. He remains the loan major recruit to have not committed to any decision. He will immediately improve any roster that adds him. In short, what will happen later today is going to be huge.
As we have been waiting a long time for this, I find in necessary to provide a guide on what to expect and how to handle the Wiggins announcement.
Have Your Computer and/or Smart Phone Ready to Rock
Most of us (me included) will be at work when the news breaks. Wiggins will not have a press conference and he will not have the decision televised in any way, shape, or form. In true Wiggins fashion, he will have his friends, family and host family in attendance and it will be a low-key affair. The only media present will be Grant Taylor. Taylor is a reporter for the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington West Virginia. Mr. Taylor gets the privilege of tweeting out Wiggins’ decision at 12:15.
So, while you pretend to work, get on twitter. Have it on your phone and on your computer. If you don’t have a twitter, create one just for this moment because that’s the only way you will know the decision in real-time.
And also follow @GrantTaylor. That’s kind of important too.
Even When It’s Over, It’s Not Over
There is a large contingent fans that are sick of everything Andrew Wiggins. They’ve been inandated with “Wiggins Watch” information on Twitter, major sports websites, their favorite team blogs and even a website dedicated totally to the decision. Once the announcement is made, Wiggins Mania will finally subside, right?
Wrong. Be prepared for even more Wiggins fun. After the announcement, Twitter, websites and blogs will be flooded with the pros and cons of his decision; team and schedule break downs; line up possibilities; and updated NBA draft predictions. Things may actually get worse depending on how you look at the entire situation.
How to React: If He Picks Kentucky
Go crazy. That’s right. Don’t act like you’ve been there before because honestly you haven’t. John Calipari has had some blockbuster classes while at Kentucky but none as big as this one with Andrew Wiggins on board. It will be a cause for celebration. Talk trash to North Carolina fans, Kansas fans, Duke fans and especially Louisville fans because they have the delusion that Louisville is going to win the game at Rupp because Lil’ Russ Smith came back. Even without Wiggins that game will be tough for them to win; but with Wiggins on board it will damn near be impossible for them. So give it to them. Hard. They deserve it.
How to React: If He Doesn’t Pick Kentucky
DO NOT TWEET ANDREW WIGGINS IF HE CHOOSES ANOTHER SCHOOL. POINT. BLANK. PERIOD.
Stay classy in this regard. The world is always watching Big Blue Nation and we’ve reacted poorly before in regards to tweeting athletes, even our own. If he picks FSU, UNC or KU, take comfort in the fact that Cal has the #1 recruiting class in the nation coming in along with returning players Alex Poythress, Willie Cauley-Stein and Kyle Witljer. While we want Wiggins badly he isn’t an immediate need and having him would be an added luxury.
Let the other fan bases have their moment in the sun. Don’t act like jerk-wads.
Be Prepared…If He Picks Kentucky
– For “Cheatapari”, “World Wide Wes” and “Wiggins went for the money” comments
-For “We Didn’t Want Him Anyway” comments from the other three fan bases
– For “We are still going to win” from Louisville fans
– For “We are still going to win” from UNC fans
– For unadulterated Wiggins coverage from all Kentucky websites and blogs
– For the best damn team in the country to take the floor this fall
Be Prepared… If He Doesn’t Pick Kentucky
– For “Cal’s cheating didn’t work this time” comments
– For major smack talk from X. Y, or Z fan base
– For major smack talk from Louisville fans
– For Kentucky fans calling for Cal to be fired (Just kidding. I hope)
-For the best damn team in the country to still take the floor this fall
Hopefully I’ve covered everything. Stay tuned to the website and our Twitter page @WildcatBlueNatn for updates, the announcement and analysis that will immediately follow.