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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 3560507, member: 3535"] [/QUOTE] The post is about best recruits, not best college careers, so yeah it's about talent moreso than production. Even still, [B]she is a legit WNBA all-star right now[/B] in her second year. So we're not talking about someone who is all hype. As soon as she got to Chicago, she fell in line behind Vanderquigs and there has been no trace of this "entitlement". It leaves me to conclude that she just needed a little guidance and structure. Her defense is pretty good as a pro. Of Chicago's rotation players, she was 2nd behind Cheyenne Parker in defensive rating and defensive win shares. [B]That leaves 3 point shooting[/B] as your remaining complaint and that's an area where she could still stand to improve. Not saying she is faultless but I think a lot of the flaws she displayed in college are correctable. Anyhow, she was certainly an excellent recruit. Let's not forget she led a very young UNC team to the Elite Eight as a true freshman. [/QUOTE] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alyadar has been spot on. You're hyping her the same way Olson is. First off- a fundamental of basketball is to shoot. Now if we're talking ALL-TIME GREATS -- if you're a wing and you can't shoot a 3 well -- that's a huge knock. You're just glossing over Alydar's comments with "That just leaves 3 pt shooting." Well it's huge. She hasn't shown in college or WNBA that she can shoot the basketball. Otherwise show the stats that show as a wing that she's a good shooter. Now on a lesser note-- she hasn't shown in stats she is a good passer either. Sure she can probably make a beautiful pretty pass- but overall what has she shown? The only thing someone can comeback with is "I know I watched her . . ." Well in response some of us could say "We know . . . you're hyping her." Fro example-- what you are mentioning here is DRating/DWin Shares. Sure terrific defender. But let's look at her offensive stats and her overall stats: 1--- She is 10th [B]on her team[/B] in Offensive Rating. 2-- She is 5th on her team in Offensive Win Shares 3-- She is 8th on her team in Efficiency FG% 4-- She is 6th on her team in Player Efficiency Rating 5-- She is 5th on her team in Win Shares 6-- She is 8th on her team in Win Shares per 40 minutes [B]***With all this inefficiency she leads the team in Usage. So how is it that we still shouldn't draw the conclusion that she is a gunner and either not that good of a passer or an unwilling passer? [/B]Then to boot we have to read Olson mention her and Jordan in the same breath? Doesn't all this show she is a lot of hype if you put her in the "ALL-TIME GREAT LIST" as Olson has? IMO you and others give her the hype which makes her a wnba star. Not saying she is not a star at some smaller level but she is not an extreme star other than in name only at this point. [/QUOTE]

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