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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 5319695, member: 6620"] On the surface level, this is about two players taken relatively high in the first round (Sheldon, 5th and Edwards, 6th, who are coming off the bench for teams with losing records. Hence, the Mystics get a 40%+ shooter from three and a first-round draft choice for a forward who wasn't getting minutes. On the hand...drum roll please.... - Should Aaliyah Edwards be as buried as she should be (particularly after her season in Unrivaled) or is this a Sidney Johnson choice or a decision to go with the mercurial Ms. Austin at the expense of a hard-working player? Candidly, I think neophyte Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman decided she was going to trade Edwards and time was a tickin' on the trade deadline. Sun general manager Morgan Tuck -- undoubtedly advised by Jen Rizotti -- waited this one out and got a proven UConn presence to put up front. The draft choices they'll give up are both deep in the first round, so this looks like a plus value to me for the Sun. - I like Sheldon's smarts, hustle, do-the-right-thing in all aspects of her play. Plus, she can stroke the three and get out on the break. She should work very well with Sonia Citron (then again, who doesn't?) and by sympatico with Lucy Olsen and Jade Melbourne. But, I don't see her as a point guard that can break down teams, score and/or dish. Regardless of what people think, we'll have to see if Georgia Amoore can fill that role. Sheldon will help... However, I still think Edwards had a higher ceiling and Wideman should've held her cards to get more. [/QUOTE]

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