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Message: [QUOTE="Basingstoke, post: 5322995, member: 13809"] I'm certainly not here to lobby for the management of the Wings, but I wouldn't be so harsh on them for the decisions that you cite. They obviously had a giant hole to fill at center and power forward and tried to plug them with McCowan (a total misjudgement) and Smith (not good enough to anticipate re-signing but good enough to obtain draft capital in return). Carrington, also at shooting guard/wing didn't work out well as she really pressed within their offense to try and force the issue all too often and is a much more productive fit with the Lynx (brought back an insignificant return from the Lynx, too). However, as has been noted, their 2025 draft was very good, netting them Paige, developmental pg Quinerly and streaky scorer James - in addition to bringing in Geiselsoder (who I believe can develop into Meeseman-lite in time). Even though they are a mess this season as currently constituted, they have moved in a positive direction this season by acquiring and developing Li and Jones (while redefining Jones as a player in the W). I disagree about Siegrist being more of a guard: to me, she is more of an undersized, rugged stretch 4 and is proving her value with a greater role this season. I completely agree that they really have to figure out the center position (while developing Li, who will be limited by her lack of speed and athleticism, but can still be quite an asset going forward), bringing in a bigger, athletic 4 and a knock-down shooter (ala the Lynx' McBride). Because of the uniqueness of the range of possibilities going into the 2026 season, I believe that so much will depend on on how well Miller can sell free agents on playing with Paige and playing in Dallas as a city and as a franchise committed to really invested in a winning vision. [/QUOTE]

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