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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3892615, member: 2117"] I agree it's rarer to have a big physical center like Boston who has good perimeter touch, but I don't see how that's advantageous to having an elite forward who can score down low and from the perimeter too while playing great interior defense like any of the players I listed. What's the advantage of having a center in that role vs. a forward? I wouldn't consider CD/Allemand elite level point guards. Gray went pro in 2014....perhaps you're thinking of Carter? If so, Carter is a dynamic scorer but doesn't facilitate well. I wouldn't consider her an elite PG either. The only elite PG prospects who've entered the league this past decade IMO are Vandersloot, Diggins, Jefferson and Ionescu. Chelsea Gray worked her way up into that echelon but she sort of came out of nowhere after an injury plagued collegiate career. I think Jefferson would've been great but injuries have tarnished her pro career. Every year the All-WNBA teams are hyper competitive for forwards and center slots while guard spots usually have 1-2 players with much weaker stats than several forwards/centers who didn't make the cut. Or sometimes they'll label a SF (Moore/McCoughtry) as a guard for the All-WNBA spot to make room for more deserving forwards. Having an elite level facilitator who can also score has been an important factor for most title teams (4 for Whalen, 4 for Bird, 3 for Taurasi) and I think Clark can fill that role perfectly while also being a great bail out player. And I wouldn't expect WNBA GMs to take international play into consideration when drafting for their respective team. Just my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]

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