CT Sun Change in the Air

[Wbbfan1]

Change in the Air as Sun Prepare for Another Major Step in Rebuild - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

Will one of the Changes be the arrival of Moriah or Morgan to the Roster?

 

[JColes]

Change in the Air as Sun Prepare for Another Major Step in Rebuild - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

Will one of the Changes be the arrival of Moriah or Morgan to the Roster?

Hope not for their sake. Average WNBA rookie salary $35,000, CT state taxes plus cost of living in CT. Of course they could probably go out to a restaurant for every meal and never have to pay.

 

[UcMiami]

Hope not for their sake. Average WNBA rookie salary $35,000, CT state taxes plus cost of living in CT. Of course they could probably go out to a restaurant for every meal and never have to pay.

Cost of living in the state is a lot less on the eastern border than say the LI Sound or around Hartford. And state tax is deductible so not as onerous as it is made out to be.

 

[Sonny44]

Cost of living in the state is a lot less on the eastern border than say the LI Sound or around Hartford. And state tax is deductible so not as onerous as it is made out to be.

You've got to be kidding. In every study I've seen in the past few years by several measures Ct is at or near the top of the list as the worst state to live in.

 

[Waquoit]

You've got to be kidding. In every study I've seen in the past few years by several measures Ct is at or near the top of the list as the worst state to live in.

Being the worst state to live in and high taxes aren't the same thing. Anyone who thinks CT is one of the worst states to live in is nuts.

 

[JoePgh]

So that brings us to the subject of next week's WNBA draft, and whom the Sun will or should pick. There was a quite mention during the final game that Danielle Robinson of the San Antonio team (which has the 2nd pick) is injured, and that therefore it is more likely that they will indeed pick Moriah (Texas's Favorite Daughter, I suppose) with that pick. Previously it was thought that they had bigger needs in the post, and might not pick a point guard even if it were Moriah.

So apparently Rebecca has projected that the Sun, who have the next two picks, will take Morgan and USF's Courtney Williams. I have heard others say that the Sun will pick Rachel Banham of Minnesota.

Those wouldn't be my picks. I would expect and hope that the Sun would first grab Jonquel Jones of GW (assuming that San Antonio really passes on her, about which I am skeptical). Morgan, Williams, or Tiffany Mitchell of South Carolina would be other plausible choices. But I agree with Kara Lawson that Morgan would be a risky pick because (only) of her injury history, and I don't think the Sun should take that risk. Some better team with a later pick would be more able to take that risk, and Morgan would probably be better off there anyway.

One person who doesn't seem to be highly rated in mock drafts is Bashaara Graves of Tennessee. I doubt that the Sun would choose her with either of their first-round picks, but as a second round pick she would be a good bet to make the team and contribute. She hasn't gotten much coaching at Tennessee as we all know, but her physical gifts and her attitude make her look to me like a very good bet.

I also wonder where Madison Cable of Notre Dame will go in the draft. One mock draft had the Sun taking her in the second round. It seems a bit doubtful to me that she will still be available at that point.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Being the worst state to live in and high taxes aren't the same thing. Anyone who thinks CT is one of the worst states to live in is nuts.

Definitely not the worst state to live in - ever been to Mississippi? WallSt.com ranks CT in the top 5 best states to live in. However, looking at cost of living CT ranked 6th highest (2014) in the country. The CT state and local tax burden for 2016 ranks 48th. That will probably get even worse as politicians wrestle with balancing the budget while still sucking up to the groups that elect them.

 

[warbler1055]

Hope not for their sake. Average WNBA rookie salary $35,000, CT state taxes plus cost of living in CT. Of course they could probably go out to a restaurant for every meal and never have to pay.

If the $35000 /yr is real then I am wondering, is this the poverty level in CT?

 

[Wally East]

If the $35000 /yr is real then I am wondering, is this the poverty level in CT?

Poverty level is a federal determination. For 2016, for one person in the 48 contiguous states and DC, it was $11,880.

The median income in Connecticut in 2015 for a family of one is $55,220.36.

Picks 1-4 get paid $45,936 and picks 4-8 get paid $40,992, which is why players play overseas.

 

[vtcwbuff]

If it weren't for the men's salary comparison a starting wage of $40K - S50K for a few months work is not a bad deal. Especially for a 22 y/o with a jock BA.

 

[warbler1055]

Thank you both for the info. I am totally ignorant of the financial side of WBB and/or living costs in general.

 

[RowdyFan]

Eastern CT is the least expensive part of the state to live in.....except the Mystic/Stonington area. But I wouldn't live anywhere else.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Poverty level is a federal determination. For 2016, for one person in the 48 contiguous states and DC, it was $11,880.

The median income in Connecticut in 2015 for a family of one is $55,220.36.

Picks 1-4 get paid $45,936 and picks 4-8 get paid $40,992, which is why players play overseas.

and for about 5 months of work...

 

[UcMiami]

Definitely not the worst state to live in - ever been to Mississippi? WallSt.com ranks CT in the top 5 best states to live in. However, looking at cost of living CT ranked 6th highest (2014) in the country. The CT state and local tax burden for 2016 ranks 48th. That will probably get even worse as politicians wrestle with balancing the budget while still sucking up to the groups that elect them.

The difference in cost of living between coastal southwestern CT, where 75% of the population lives and is suburban and commuter belt for NYC and eastern CT which is rural and semi-depressed is huge, because the cost of housing is a significant portion of that and real-estate taxes are a significant portion of that.