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Message: [QUOTE="Jonathan14, post: 5323648, member: 11087"] I admit I am incredibly biased, being a huge UConn and Paige fan, but it seems to me that you're selling Paige very short. Not only does she lead the rookies in scoring, assists, and steals, but she is also top ten in the league in all of those categories, which none of the other guards on your list are (nor, I believe, is any other guard in the league). Here are the statistical leaders through last night's games, according to ESPN: Kelsey Plum is 3rd in scoring Kelsey Mitchell is 4th Sabrina is 5th [B]Paige is 6th[/B] Allisha is 7th Jackie is 11th Soni is 17th Burton is 32nd Kelsey Plum is 3rd in assists Sab is 5th Burton is 7th [B]Paige is 8th[/B] Jackie is 11th Allisha is 16th Mitchell is 22nd Soni is 38th [B]Paige is 4th[/B] in steals Sab is 12th Jackie is 15th Kelsey P. is 19th Allisha is 25th Soni is 27th Burton is 29th Mitchell is 45th I think Soni is a tremendous player, and I realize it's become a popular narrative, especially since Slim was traded to Seattle, that she should be ROY, but neither the numbers nor the eye test support it. (In addition to the rankings above, the other stats show that Soni averages 4.3 rebounds a game and Paige 4.1; Paige averages 0.5 blocks a game and Sonia 0.3; and Paige averages 2.1 TOs per game and Soni 1.8, so it's not like Soni is blowing Paige away in the other categories.) And Paige has had to carry a heavier load as a first option on a worse team. I know that basketball is not only about statistics, and that statistics don't tell the whole story, but I respectfully disagree that Paige isn't the clear ROTY. [/QUOTE]

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