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Message: [QUOTE="Shades, post: 2487854, member: 6101"] I don't understand why you would object. You presented the Connecticut Sun draft history and challenged the guy with "I'm not sure I see several picks on international players even when the draft was 4 rounds." The drafts with 4 rounds were about 15 years ago. Speaking of ancient history, I challenge you find a drafted foreign player for any WNBA team that was worth a lottery pick. The only one I can think of is Lauren Jackson in 2001. Elizabeth Cambage from 2011 might still turn out to be worth it, but she hasn't panned out so far. Is Vadeeva the next Lauren Jackson? I wish her well but I really don't think so. The Spanish team must because that's always been Torrens' excuse. Any team trying for international relevance probably should be practicing all they can. USA seems to be the only team that doesn't practice a lot. I'm not saying it's a deal-breaker, but having seen a couple foreign players who didn't know a lick of English go through the Lynx system, it is a big pain in the butt, so the player really has to be worth it. The overseas teams need American players to be competitive, so they're used to dealing with the communication barriers. I remember Agler releasing a Polish player from the Storm because of communication issues. They had two strikes last year, and drafting Vadeeva that high this year would be a third strike. Amber Stocks... you're OUT! Hey, I'm all for raising Vadeeva's position on my draft board, but hype doesn't cut it for me. I need real information. *Does she speak or understand English? *Does she want to play for the WNBA at all? *Does she want to play for the WNBA every year? *Why does she only get 20 mpg in Euroleague? These seem like simple questions to me, the answers to which would raise or drop Vadeeva's position on my draft board. CocoHusky, if you're so passionate about Vadeeva, you should already know the answers to these questions. [/QUOTE]

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