I don't know...this was EDD's best year in seemingly forever, but she's still too questionable health wise I think. And Parker has the problem of, she's really good when she shows up, but she has far too many games when she seems disinterested. Was probably worse when she was in LA, but it still happens in Chicago. Stewie seems to stand alone among these 3 in terms of being reliable game in and game out.
Largely agree with this, though I'll say all 3 are different players. EDD's bread and butter is scoring the basketball and has great touch from anywhere. She had a great year but is so injury prone.
Parker is no longer the unstoppable scorer she once was but she's a heck of a weapon at 6-4 and is one of the main reasons why Chicago has such balanced scoring and ball movement. She impacts the game in more ways than anyone and has turned into one of the league's best leaders. She isn't as consistent night in night out compared to her early years but these playoffs she has been excellent night in night out.
At this point Stewart looks like the clear best player in the world to me. Stewie just does everything well, can score from anywhere and is so fluid handling the ball and operating both inside and out. She's like the female Kevin Durant without the drama. Comparing her to Wilson, I think Wilson deserves MVP this year but in a matchup or series I'm always picking Stewart over A'ja. She's dominated A'ja her entire career from college to the pros.
If Seattle pulls out this title, I think Stewart at just 28 has a legitimate argument for best player of all time even over the likes of Jackson, Taurasi, Parker, Moore, Leslie, etc. At 28 she'd have 4 NCAA titles, 4 Final Four MOPs, 3 WNBA titles, 3 WNBA Finals MVPs, possibly 2 regular season MVPs and her playoff numbers are just ridiculous. Not to mention she missed all of 2019 and missed the 2021 playoffs (where they likely beat Phoenix if she's healthy considering they almost won without her).
