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Message: [QUOTE="PAC-12HoopFan, post: 3276667, member: 8997"] I agree with much of what Alydar writes above about Ionescu. She will face challenges and adversity in adapting to the speed and strength in the WNBA. Her situation in Oregon has e been a near-perfect one for her to shine. She didn't shoot well from the field during her freshman season. Now, her three-point shooting is one of her strengths. Having seen Ionescu play at the AAU level through her first three years in college, I believe it is her competitiveness, high basketball IQ, and disdain for losing that separates her from the other top guards in the country. Some of that competitiveness and occasional pouting is why she has a number of detractors who don't like how she handles herself on the court. Unless she takes a significant step back during her senior season, she will be drafted #1 overall next April and will quickly be thrust into the fire against stronger and more athletic players. That hasn't prevented her in the past from excelling at a very high level. I expect Ionescu to quickly figure out what she can get away with and can't get away with at the WNBA level. I also expect her to be a challenge for her coaches to manage throughout her professional career. Not all of her teammates at Oregon have enjoyed playing with her. The egos of WNBA players will only tolerate so much from a teammate who can be perceived as being "me first" too much of the time. [/QUOTE]