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azfan said:
So the question in my mind is would Becky be willing to take that risk particularly given the stable of guardss that she has now.
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No.

And the "stable of guards" you refer to includes three Team USA members, a solid vet in Tiffany Mitchell (31), a youngish guard in Dana Evans (turning 27) who was horribly mismanaged by two Sky coaching staffs, and a rookie in Aaliyah Nye (turning 23). The latter three are replacing Alysha Clark (38), Tiffany Hayes (36), and Sydney Colson (36), three aging guards who people criticized about being too old when they were in Vegas but somehow became irreplaceable now that other teams were willing to overpay for their services (two franchises, at least--Seattle and Golden State). Clark (2023) and Hayes (2024) won 6th POY while they were here, and I would bet that at least one of the players set to come off the bench (be it Mitchell, Evans, or a big like Liz Kitley) will be in the running this season.

Things aren't quite as dire as you make them out to be in Vegas, especially on the guard front.
 
ochoopsfan said:
Hopefully good news on Edwards

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Thought I had seen something earlier this week showing she wasn't practicing currently. Maybe she's doing non-contact type of drills??? Never had a back injury but friends who have said they're tricky depending on how bad it is. This post gives us a slice of hope.
 
WBBTakeover said:
No.

And the "stable of guards" you refer to includes three Team USA members, a solid vet in Tiffany Mitchell (31), a youngish guard in Dana Evans (turning 27) who was horribly mismanaged by two Sky coaching staffs, and a rookie in Aaliyah Nye (turning 23). The latter three are replacing Alysha Clark (38), Tiffany Hayes (36), and Sydney Colson (36), three aging guards who people criticized about being too old when they were in Vegas but somehow became irreplaceable now that other teams were willing to overpay for their services (two franchises, at least--Seattle and Golden State). Clark (2023) and Hayes (2024) won 6th POY while they were here, and I would bet that at least one of the players set to come off the bench (be it Mitchell, Evans, or a big like Liz Kitley) will be in the running this season.

Things aren't quite as dire as you make them out to be in Vegas, especially on the guard front.
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Back court not a problemo in Vegas
 
BRS24 said:
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Sorry -- but not surprised -- to hear this news.
Ustby is an undersized wing who does most of her damage with her hustle. She's not as physical, however, as Morrow and has not developed her mid-range (and even long- , now) like Emily Engstler. If she wants to make a run at professional hoops, I'd recommend that's the key to making it, while she adds her positives in international leagues.

Otherwise, here's another idea: she, apparently, is a simply fantastic overall athlete. Learn how to do the pentathlon? With her drive, I could see her getting up to speed quickly and I'd bet Bubba Cunningham would love to let her use UNC as a training base.
 


Thought this was a good video. Like his incredulity. I agree though with a lot of his takes and the over unders are a bit off. If Pher stays healthy I don't see Minnesota winning less than 28 games. Valkyrie winning 15 and Mystic winning above 18 seems like a reach.
 
Pre games start tonight, and they are on TV. The power of this new wave of talent coming into the W!! Those of us that have been around a long time know that the WNBA never showed any preseason games on TV back in the day.
 
Oof. Dallas looked pretty bad tonight. Dallas has a new front office and a new coach. But my issue with them is that I feel like they have made some big mistakes already.

Should have protected Carla Leite in the expansion draft. Might have gotten the coach hire wrong. And mistakenly gave Hines-Allen a basically max contract.
 
So....... Dallas defense still ........invisible.

Jackie Young looked like well to quote Peck ....2023 Jackie. She looked great

Wonder over/under on Dallas 12 wins
 
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We up!

Need Kierstan Bell to disappear into an abyss.
 
cancontent said:


Not able to watch the game tonight but this caught my eye on Twitter.
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It's unbelievable to me that it took this long for someone to work with her and get her to this point. Some of that is on her too, but Frese and Mulkey both didn't get the job done. Obviously she was a very productive player at both schools, but she was just missing some such basic fundamentals to her game.
 
It’s one preseason game but the Aces had better chemistry tonight than literally anything I saw from them last season. Still extremely thin in the post outside of Wilson though. I continue to dream of a world where Vegas under Hammon finds an offensively competent post to pair with her. Nye looked great, I think she’s a perfect stylistic fit for Vegas and can help replace Plum’s deadeye shooting. Brings some nice size too. I think Vegas’ season rides on Gray returning to form (passed the eye test for me) and Loyd gelling with the team in a reduced role (early to tell but seems very happy to be in LV).

Quiet debut from Bueckers but still had some nice moments. I think she’ll play much heavier minutes as the season progresses. She played as late into the college season as she could and the Wings can and should play the long game given her injury history.

I’m almost certain Clark will get it done first, likely this year or next, but if I was betting I might place some early money on an Angel Reese MVP run within the next 5 years. She was already an elite player as a rookie despite having no range and awful fundamentals but seems to have a work ethic and hunger to improve as good as anyone’s in the league. Either way she’s already a far cry from being a player many (myself included) thought would struggle to play in the W.
 
nwhoopfan said:
It's unbelievable to me that it took this long for someone to work with her and get her to this point. Some of that is on her too, but Frese and Mulkey both didn't get the job done. Obviously she was a very productive player at both schools, but she was just missing some such basic fundamentals to her game.
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To you point about it being on her, could it be that the light bulb finally went off for her? Her athleticism allowed her to get away with a lot. Not to mention, Leslie has been coaching for years, including the Big 3. She has an ability to connect with players in ways that Frese and Mulkey can't.

Her development reminds me of Pascal Siakam when he was drafted by the Raptors. Granted he started basketball a little later in life, but he was raw and needed time for refinement. It started to show when they won the NBA title in 2019. Years later, his game improved so much it was impossible for the Raptors to keep him and they did the right thing by trading him to Indiana.
 
From the WNBA Transaction Pages of Friday, May 2nd:

  • Kaitlyn Davis was waived by the New York Liberty
  • Anneli Maley was waived by the Los Angeles Sparks
 
GoChips20 said:
Quiet debut from Bueckers but still had some nice moments. I think she’ll play much heavier minutes as the season progresses. She played as late into the college season as she could and the Wings can and should play the long game given her injury history.

I’m almost certain Clark will get it done first, likely this year or next, but if I was betting I might place some early money on an Angel Reese MVP run within the next 5 years. She was already an elite player as a rookie despite having no range and awful fundamentals but seems to have a work ethic and hunger to improve as good as anyone’s in the league. Either way she’s already a far cry from being a player many (myself included) thought would struggle to play in the W.
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Wilson sure looked great, against a non existent defense, but she sure looked like an MVP
 
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