Collier & Samuelson tracker

[SVCBeercats]

Follow the WNBA rookie campaigns of UConn grads Katie Lou Samuelson, Napheesa Collier
Of Samuelson and Collier — joined since 2015 — who’ll have the better rookie season? Every week or so, Swish Appeal will run side-by-side comparisons of the two and track them through the 2019 WNBA regular season. Go crazy folks, go crazy!

Week of Friday, May 24 - Sunday, June 1
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Two-game totals: 59 minutes played, 36 points, 70-percent field-goal shooting, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks
Opponent(s) faced this week: Chicago Sky (Saturday, May 25), Seattle Storm (Wednesday, May 29)
Grade for the week: A
Grade breakdown: Rookie of the week Napheesa Collier made a statement in her young WNBA career. Much like her time at UConn, her endurance kept her on court for almost a full game. Her placement on offense, especially when she crossed over ex-teammate Samuelson, and defense were nothing but sublime. Against the Storm, Collier did do her signature layup in tight man coverage, but her ball handling was a little shaky. Nonetheless, Collier’s first week in the WNBA was one to remember.
Next week’s schedule: Dallas Wings (Saturday, June 1), Seattle Storm (Tuesday, June 4), Phoenix Mercury (Thursday, June 6), Los Angeles Sparks (Saturday, June 8)

Katie Lou Samuelson, Chicago Sky
One-game totals: 17 minutes played, 4 points, 2 assists
Opponent(s) faced this week: Minnesota Lynx (Friday, May 25)
Grade for the week: B-
Grade breakdown: Granted, Samuelson may not get the playing time that’s deserved, but with an already-loaded roster, the Sky most definitely need No. 33 as a reinforcement. After all, 17 minutes is a fair stretch of time to get climatized. She even recorded her first bucket in the game’s opening minutes. In her first WNBA game, Lou struggled slightly on defense and she seemed to be only a pawn in a Quigley-Vandersloot-steered offense.
Next week’s schedule: Seattle Storm (Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 9), Washington Mystics (Wednesday, June 5)

 

[southofnorth]

Lou struggled slightly on defense and she seemed to be only a pawn in a Quigley-Vandersloot-steered offense.

Lou’s struggles on defense mirrored that of nearly every other player for the Sky and to call what Quigley and Vandersloot were doing that night “offense” is...offensive. They just chucked up Hail Mary’s all night and did little to run offensive sets beyond one or two passes.

Still, I’m proud of the start they both had and I can’t wait to see them both play!! Collier has a golden opportunity with the Lynx and what’s happened to their roster this year and I hope she takes full advantage. KLS will probably be in the regular rotation and scoring at least 10ppg by the end of the season.

 

[Dokey]

Sky need to work Lou into game plan since she's there to stretch the floor. It isn't that Sloot and Quigley are married but that they are used to playing with each other