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Message: [QUOTE="Shades, post: 3126034, member: 6101"] Having a job in the WNBA doesn’t require being a graduate, so if you get drafted into the WNBA, the player has to decide what’s more important to them. I’ve never heard of a case where a player doesn’t show up to training camp because they would prefer to finish up school the traditional way. Training camp is very important if a player is serious about the WNBA. They have to learn a new system, they have to learn new plays, they have learn how to play with new teammates. They only have three weeks to learn all this, and they have to do it well if they want to get any playing time. If a player were to decide to show up on opening day of the WNBA season (May 24), they would either be riding the pine or cut. If you’re a low draft pick with low odds of making the team the way it is, you definitely don’t want to miss training camp. The season is set when it is and has stayed about the same every year. So the players must be the ones adjusting. I’m sure most have planned ahead and been guided on how to handle the situation. A lot of the players have been in summer sessions fulfilling their requirements early. I heard both Young (12 credits short) and Ionescu nearly had all their requirements done in 3 years. Anriel Howard was a graduate in three years. That’s how she was able to do a no-wait graduate transfer. So if finishing up school before moving onto the WNBA is that important that to a player, they plan ahead and do what they need to do. I think a lot of the requirements and testing can be done online if they still have that to wrap up and it can be done at their leisure. You say it shouldn’t be a problem, not that it isn’t a problem. You tell me how it’s done then. You’re the expert here on the WNBA. Maybe your problem should be that giving males the choice to choose what path they want to take and not giving females that same right to choose is a form of sexism. Why does it exist? I guess it’s all about obtaining the best athletes in high-demand professional sports and the money generated by them. [/QUOTE]

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