Me, too. And I'm still picking Stewie. Like intlz alluded to, the problem with these arguments is that makes it seem that you don't think the other (in my case DT) is great. Both players transcend stats with their team play.
The thing about Stewie is her defence, which everyone took for granted, yet was never player of the year. But her 1st year in the WNBA she was 2nd behind Sylvia for defensive player of the year. None of her teammates who won the college awards are on any of the defensive lists.
Stewie was indeed a terrific defender however, at no time in her 4 years at UCONN would she have been considered the team's best defender.
Just want to set the facts straight. Schumacher’s great finals game with 9 blocks came in 2000 against Tennessee. She had a good game with 17 boards in the 2001 semi-final loss to ND. Kelly graduated in 2001 so that was the only final four game she played with DT. She wasn’t around to help DT in her 3 consecutive championships.
Scope of this is performance in WCBB. Schumacher might have had a better WNBA career but surely she did not give DT as much "college" help as Morgan and Moriah ( both AA) gave to Stewie.
Yea, I was more thinking in the 10-20 range, where they'd end up. Collier had some great numbers. I'd think she'd make the top 15 and be close to the top 10.
What is interesting is that most of the players were NOT 3x All-Americans. Thus, implicitly, we are rating players based on their highest points, not on a full career.
Maya had arguably the best collegiate career of anyone. She couldn't get her team to championships as a freshman or senior, but she was a consensus All-American 4 times and finished 2nd, 1st, 2nd, and 1st in the AP POY voting. No one else finished in the top 2 in POY voting 4x! She was edged out by only Candace Parker and Tina Charles, who were not exactly flukes.
If Stewie played in 2003 and 2004 in Dianas spot. Uconn does not win either NC! Diana plays in Stewies spot they still win Cms! Taurasi the best ever at Uconn!
Kerry Bascom