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Oooh...not her best night, but looks like Plum came up with a buzzer beater to spoil Bueckers' 44 point explosion.
 
nwhoopfan said:
What's the WNBA record for most points in a game by a rookie? Bueckers has 43, game isn't over yet. Why does LA have to work so hard trying to beat a team as bad as Dallas? Wings up 1 w/ 2 1/2 minutes left.
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Found this: In July 1997, Cynthia Cooper, the eventual four-time champion and two-time MVP registered 44 points in a game as a rookie for the Houston Comets in a regular-season game against the Sacramento Monarchs.

So, it looks like Paige Bueckers and Coop have something in common --- 44 points. Wow.
 
nwhoopfan said:
What's the WNBA record for most points in a game by a rookie? Bueckers has 43, game isn't over yet. Why does LA have to work so hard trying to beat a team as bad as Dallas? Wings up 1 w/ 2 1/2 minutes left.
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The rookie record was set by Cooper--not a true rookie--and Paige tied it. It was also the highest total in the W by anyone this year. Paige shot 17-21, 4-4, and 6-6.

I like Citron's game, but she's no Paige Bueckers.
 
Wow. Hard hedge by Geiselsoder almost at half court, but once KP finally got around her it was like the parting of the red seas. One defender started to come over to help, but then moved back toward Allemand spotted up on the 3 point line. Between the 2 I think you should be more worried about KP than Allemand w/ a couple seconds left.

 
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I love Kelsey Plum but she’s now my least favorite player for ruining what may be the best rookie game in the history of the league

ROY conversation is officially over
 
nwhoopfan said:
Wow. Hard hedge by Geiselsoder almost at half court, but once KP finally got around her it was like the parting of the red seas. One defender started to come over to help, but then moved back toward Allemand spotted up on the 3 point line. Between the 2 I think you should be more worried about KP than Allemand w/ a couple seconds left.

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Wow. Reminded me of how Mitchell/Sims would take high screens against the Sun/Mystics bigs, wait for the switches by a big and then just get to the lane. In Plum's case, however, she took it back into the lane for the driving banker.
 
REB1094 said:
I love Kelsey Plum but she’s now my least favorite player for ruining what may be the best rookie game in the history of the league

ROY conversation is officially over
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17-21 from the floor for Paige? 4-4 from three and perfect from the line. If you were scribbling her name as ROY in pencil, just switch that writing instrument to black or blue ink. Done deal with this game.
 
REB1094 said:
I love Kelsey Plum but she’s now my least favorite player for ruining what may be the best rookie game in the history of the league

ROY conversation is officially over
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I wouldn't say it is officially over. But yes, the door is shut until further notice. If Citron were to have a 40+ points game or a multi-game streak of 30+ points, we're right back in this conversation. With that said, I can't remember Citron ever doing the above feats, so it seems almost impossible to overcome.
 
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GamecockFam said:
I wouldn't say it is officially over. But yes, the door is shut until further notice. If Citron were to have a 40+ points game or a multi-game streak of 30+ points, we're right back in this conversation. With that said, I can't remember Citron ever doing the above feats, so it seems almost impossible to overcome.
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Its Over Basketball GIF by NBA

Personally, the ROY discussion is done as per this all time reaction thanks to this Raptors legend. 😉

What I'm more interested in is who everyone thinks should be part of the All Rookie team. Bueckers, Citron, Rivers jump out to me instantly but who else deserves to be on the list?
 
cancontent said:
Its Over Basketball GIF by NBA

Personally, the ROY discussion is done as per this all time reaction thanks to this Raptors legend. 😉

What I'm more interested in is who everyone thinks should be part of the All Rookie team. Bueckers, Citron, Rivers jump out to me instantly but who else deserves to be on the list?
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I think Iriafen will get a nod.
 
Jonathan14 said:
I think Iriafen will get a nod.
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cancontent said:
Its Over Basketball GIF by NBA

Personally, the ROY discussion is done as per this all time reaction thanks to this Raptors legend. 😉

What I'm more interested in is who everyone thinks should be part of the All Rookie team. Bueckers, Citron, Rivers jump out to me instantly but who else deserves to be on the list?
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Oops, pressed send too soon! I'd also like to see Janelle Salaün from the Valks recognized. Lacan has played well for the Sun, but I'm not sure she's played enough games to qualify.
 
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cancontent said:
Its Over Basketball GIF by NBA

Personally, the ROY discussion is done as per this all time reaction thanks to this Raptors legend. 😉

What I'm more interested in is who everyone thinks should be part of the All Rookie team. Bueckers, Citron, Rivers jump out to me instantly but who else deserves to be on the list?
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Agree with those three (Bueckers, Citron and Rivers) and submit these two to round out the team for your consideration:
  • Kiki Iriafen, Mystics. 12.7 ppg and 8.6 rpg.
  • Janelle Salaun, the undrafted rookie forward from France, playing for the Valkyries. 10.4 ppg and 4.7 rpg.
 
cancontent said:


Awesome to see.
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Love to see this!

Is it me, or is Dearica Hamby the least heralded star in the WNBA? I was just looking at some stats, and she is in the top ten in the league in points, rebounds, steals, and PER. The only players with better player efficiency ratings the last time I checked are A'ja, Phee, and AT.

I know LA has not been having a great season, but how did Dearica not make the All-Star team? That's just bonkers to me. I actually think both she and Azurá should have been there, but Dearica especially was a big miss by the fans and the coaches.
 
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No one should have never been comparing any other rookies with Paige in the first place but people love to argue about these awards. They did this last year too with Clark and Reese even though that was equally pointless. Sorry just my opinion. I like all the players involved.

MVP is more interesting. It really looked like Phee was running away with it but A’ja has made a heck of a push while Phee has unfortunately been injured. A’ja is truly playing out of her mind!
 
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