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The “Everywhere” used in this context is not referring to a Faris type player assigned to Chelsea Gray in one game and Alyssa Thomas in another. Bueckers is not at that Faris type level. However, she is competently versatile, able to adjust to defend multiple positions as well as adapt to...

There is not a single type of shot, nor type of pass, Bueckers made in the pros that I did not see her make in college as well. Without looking it up I am guessing her shots per game was slightly higher in the pros, and if her pro teammates had the same shooting percentages as her college...

The difference between the Aces and Liberty parallels in small measure the difference between 2018 ND and UConn post covid up until last year. There is a difference between most injuries occurring at the start, a la ND, but still having the core of talent needed to mesh throughout the year, vs...

During the span of our “down years,” we first were playing a supremely talented Collier out of position, so that we were vulnerable to teams with elite bigs. After that came the covid and injury plagued seasons, with the injuries occurring throughout the season, ever changing the roster and...

More demanding than Rizzotti? Lobo probably disagrees.

That move would make me dizzy … or sprain my ankles … or both.

The best shooting percentages for teams in the pros are not as good as the best ones in college. In college the best percentages are around 50%. Last year the Fever topped the league at over 45%; this year the Lynx are currently tops at over 46%, while the Fever are maintaining their 45%+...

While I agree with this, I feel that if coaches simplified her offensive role they could also maintain her endurance that way, in addition to her making better decisions.

Glad you mentioned Penecheiro. I just looked up a highlight assist video for her that looks much like Clark’s. Same for Bird, Vandersloot and Bueckers. My personal favorite is a no look, through the legs bounce pass from Bird to a charging Lauren Jackson behind her for the lay up. That was a...

? Just the opposite. At one time Taurasi was tenth in career blocks in the WNBA. There are highlights of her blocks. In a college game against Seton Hall a dissatisfied Auriemma challenged Taurasi to get ten rebounds. She got eleven. This is not to say Taurasi was a great defender, I don’t...

Good catch on this, and it makes me wonder. The bottom line for an WNBA player is to survive in the league. Perhaps Carrington thinks this warrants being a greater offensive presence? Yet players like Stokes survive by precisely specializing on defense. Carrington has proven she could offer...

In her last 5 games Bueckers was 4/18, including 2/3 in the last one before her break. It still proves the point, though 2/17 is worse than Plum’s, 4/18 better.

I just heard stocks (steals and blocks) in the context of 5 Huskies being in the top ten: Stevens, Bueckers, Williams, Stewart and Collier.

From my point of view, I see @HuskyNan @oldude and @ucbart as mostly in agreement. The Wings have an offense needing more ball movement, player movement and screens. It is up to the coach to change that. Ironically, I feel much the same about the Fever, except that they are faster paced...

Over the course of her first year in the WNBA, my impression of Clark grew more favorably. Initially, I thought she was more suited to be an off guard, now I think she can be an excellent point guard … if she cuts down on turnovers. The obstacle to this lies not so much with her as with her...