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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2021714, member: 6620"] Agree with both of you that this trade addressed both teams' needs. If memory holds, Izzy Harrison had solid junior and senior years at Tennessee. Kayla Alexander (Syracuse) rebounded pretty well for the Stars in a back-up role and forward Dearica Hanby (Wake Forest) also hit the boards and scored pretty well from the "power" forward position (nearly 10 points per game). Both are young, joining long-time warrior Monique Curry. But the key elements are obvious Ms.'s Jefferson and McBride. What does one do with that #1 and 5 picks? McBride can "wing" it (she rebounds well), so do you concentrate one pick on scoring? Options: - Have Kelsey Plum join Moriah? Freed of ball-handling responsibilities, Plum could just let her arm fall off shooting. Or is having the ball critical to her success? (For some reason, I could see both of them working well together.) - Speaking of shooting, Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State is already 22 years old, so she could conceivably come out in this draft. Plum and Mitchell are both only 5.8", which would give the Stars a small(er) guard line-up so one could look at: - Mikayla Epps of Kentucky is a senior and 5'11", but don't see her as top 5 material. - Sydney Wiese of Oregon State is 6'0", has an outstanding 3-pt. shot and is a dogged defender. Fast enough? or -- the nuclear option: - Diamond DeShields, all 6'1" of her, who has a March 5th birthday and would be eligible to come out. Does Riley take a chance that Moriah, Monique and Kayla can reel her in? With the other slot: regardless of Harrison, does Riley look for another center....Brionna Jones (Md.), Mercedes Russell (Tn., if she comes out) or Alaina Coates (S. Carolina)? Any other ideas? [/QUOTE]

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