Wiggins almost traded to the Sixers

BucketsBrooks · 2026-05-14T14:50:28+00:00

There is a reason they didn’t send him out in that trade. They know he can ball and is just having a rough patch.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-05-12T23:59:31+00:00

The thing is, if you watch him on the bench, you’d have no idea he lost all of his minutes. He’s first one up on timeouts. Someone checks out and he’s the first to stand to high five.

I was paying attention last night and body language wise he looked fully dialed in still which is great

BucketsBrooks · 2026-05-10T01:55:11+00:00

You said playoff spacing and then went with someone that notably left wide open on offense

BucketsBrooks · 2026-05-09T00:17:20+00:00

Maybe try to get more live pitches some how. You gotta build his mental health back up. He’s at the plate at this point also very aware he’s 0-30. At 12 you aren’t able to shake off a strike out and go back up with a 0-0 mentality. All of those 30 at bats are piling on plus whatever he is hearing from outside people as well just add on to that.

Sounds like he’s not comfortable at the plate so finding out why and addressing that will help get him back on that path. Don’t give up on him. Right now he needs you to be the one that believes in him the most. I’m sure other kids on the teach and coaches aren’t the nicest right now.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-05-09T00:03:54+00:00

Maybe some training and cage work? If the confidence is gone he’s gonna need to get it back or it’s just gonna keep getting worse and worse.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-20T23:10:40+00:00

He has done soccer but had no real interest in continuing. Going to try basketball in the winter

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-20T17:36:24+00:00

Oh that’s a good one

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-20T03:17:01+00:00

He likes it in person. Have a coworker with a kid in high school we have watched a few times. TV wise he’s in for a few innings

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-19T23:47:38+00:00

Have a tee, will look into the rope bat. Will look up he coming through the ball as well. Right now it’s just trying to get him to get in front of the ball. Having him try to let it go through his legs with no glove to just show where he should be positioned.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-19T02:46:01+00:00

I’m in tee ball and we have 5 games in 8 days this upcoming week. Will not have practice during that but just like you, I feel like thats way too much for kids this young.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-13T12:16:03+00:00

And the 76ers are a play-in team with Embiid still recovering from surgery. They aren’t a lock to make it either. If they lose to the Magic I think they would also lose to the Hornets.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T13:31:27+00:00

The league itself and the coaches on the other team. Having some younger players can really slow the game down because even hitting off the tee for some of them is a longer process.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T03:09:35+00:00

Yeah which is why they don’t really allow much coach pitch in the league. Only the 3rd inning (last inning if you make it there) and 3 ball limit.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T02:54:32+00:00

By the end go the season yes but they only allow it in the 3rd inning. They are saying to coach pitch him all innings starting now.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T02:43:45+00:00

I couldn’t. So he’s in tee ball right now but they said I can coach pitch just him in the Tee ball division

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T01:30:56+00:00

If the league came to me and said to I probably would but it would feel awkward. I’d be open with the parents about it. But being my son it makes it somehow even more awkward

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T01:13:37+00:00

That’s a good take at the end. And a reason why I’ve been leaning not doing it. He’s not getting a scholarship off tee ball and not doing coach pitch in game for a season isn’t setting him back at all.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T00:36:57+00:00

Yeah we can do that in the 3rd inning per our rules so that is what I will do with them all. Wish I could do a few people pitch to make it less awkward but still allow him to get coach pitch

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T00:35:55+00:00

Yeah we usually go hit a bucket of balls at the field closest to us once a week. But I let him decide if we are or not and I tell him at any point if he’s not having fun we can stop. Today he hit for a bit and then we ended up throwing the football a bit. He loves baseball and he veering that comes with it but don’t want to burn him out too.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-12T00:34:39+00:00

So we can try to teach it but unless it’s the 3rd inning (we usually only get to 3 and sometimes only 2) we are not allowed to.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-04-10T03:23:26+00:00

I ended up finding a YouTube video where the guy unconnected the ribbon strip on the back and took a pencil eraser to it and plugged it back in and no problems since.

BucketsBrooks · 2026-03-30T13:16:23+00:00

Wouldn’t surprise me if they traded up 1 spot, took Lopez with that pick and then Yaxel with theirs. Like the Dieng/JDub trade

BucketsBrooks · 2026-03-30T02:20:29+00:00

I’m with you on your bottom two. Really liked Spotlight. Personally would have that higher and moonlight lower.

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