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Basically half of the season Phee was the clear front runner. The back half, Wilson has emerged as the clear best player while Phee has missed about half of it due to injury. Looking at the season on a whole, Collier and Wilson have strikingly similar stats. Collier’s team is better, but...

A non-leading scorer has never been MVP, which means Alyssa Thomas would be the first. Someone who has missed more than 20% of the season has never been MVP, meaning Napheesa Collier would be the first. And no one has ever won MVP 4x, which means A'ja Wilson would be the first.

I think it's Thomas or Wilson. Phee missing almost a full quarter of the season should take her out of consideration, otherwise I'd give it to her. All 3 have been brilliant.

Playoff picture starting to look clearer for Indiana after their huge win over LA last night. Minnesota Lynx-clear #1 at 30-8 2-5 Congestion: Vegas Aces, 26-14, 12 game win streak, though I wonder if they'll drop off to finish the season with a random week long break now. They should finish...

Here's a better article: https://www.on3.com/college/south-carolina-gamecocks/news/dawn-staley-considered-retirement-last-offseason-after-losing-all-five-starters-from-2023-squad/ But yes, who knows what'll happen. Dawn's also spoken about being interested in ownership so I could see her going...

Likely yes, she's hinted at it in the past: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2024/02/21/dawn-staley-womens-basketball-ncaa-tournament-march-madness-south-carolina/72655889007/

Thanks for breaking this down. I guess I was wrong about SOS, but I do think LA has a better shot to make playoffs, especially since they won the tiebreaker. Indiana has lost 6 of their last 8 (with only wins over Chicago/Connecticut) where LA has won 11 of their last 15.

Nebraska looks great. Penn State/Kansas will be another one worth watching. The Pitt/Florida game was the best match of the day. A lot of new faces for both teams and a hard fought win for the Gators.

Fever are now tied for 8th in the league. I think they just miss the playoffs this year, they have a tougher schedule down the stretch than LA does. Adding a top 5 draft pick means they could bring on a player like Flaujae or Fudd, both of whom would be lethal alongside Clark/Mitchell.

I voted Texas, South Carolina, USC and a random ACC/SEC program (likely LSU). All 4 schools have money and seem to be building in a positive direction. LSU/Texas/South Carolina will all likely have new coaches though. Gottlieb has a longer runway than the others but is the least proven.

Wilson was an absolute monster that year too and dominated Stewart in the playoffs. No doubt to me that she was the best player then and still is now.

Agreed. Collier missing 10 games plus this push by Wilson and Vegas likely catapults A’ja to #1.

It means Angel thinks Ariel’s a good teammate for sticking up for Allen and having her back after the scuffle with Hartley. “Been” means Ariel’s been a good teammate for a long time.

Anyone know what’s up with Bria Hartley? She seems to be committing excessively hard fouls and getting into feuds with everyone this year.

I think Sykes wanted out so they were in a tough spot regarding her. They at least get a draft pick next year out of it, but this significantly weakens Washington. Iriafen is a better player and fit than Edwards for a similar role in Washington. It's just not a good fit for Aaliyah with this...