Devereaux Peters Waived by Indiana

[psconn]

Pretty good player, I wonder what happened? Anyone have any intel?

 

[psconn]

If I'm Coach Miller, I'm on the phone to Lynetta Kizer ASAP to get a feel for the situation. At one point she was seen as a possible successor to Tamika Catchings, now cut loose for no return. ?!?!?!

About a year ago the Indianapolis Star wrote:

"Devereaux Peters knows how hard it is to crack that Lynx lineup. The WNBA’s No. 3 draft choice from 2012 started four games in four years for the Lynx.

Now that she is on the Indiana Fever, though, the 6-2 Notre Dame graduate is transitioning into a role just as daunting: the forward who succeeds Tamika Catchings.

'She’s ready to make that jump,' coach Stephanie White said Monday at the Fever’s media day. “She’s ready to make that next step in her career to a more substantial role. It’s big for us to have her. Her experience, her mentality, her toughness. Now she’s just got to get familiar with our system and the way that we play.”

Peters was acquired in a Feb. 2 trade sending Natasha Howard to the Lynx. Howard was once projected to be the forward to succeed Catchings.

Peters had a career scoring average of 4.2 with the Lynx, including 3.2 last season. The 26-year-old Chicagoan said family and friends welcomed the trade because it brought her closer to home. She welcomed the change because of a potentially larger role."

 

[Go/huskies]

Not that surprised, most ND players don't excel in the pros

 

[bizarro aj]

I always thought she was overrated just like diggins who has done nothing in the wnba.

 

[DaddyChoc]

maybe they're making space for unproven rookies...

hopefully you post about every player that's going to get waived

 

[psconn]

Just found out she has torn her labrum in both hips... had surgery and is doing rehab. Done till next season. Peters is a good player, her waiver would have been more of a story than "every player who is going to get waived" if it didn't involve a season-ending injury.

 

[Go/huskies]

I always thought she was overrated just like diggins who has done nothing in the wnba.

Diggins is a perennial All Star, has been a All WNBA 1st team member, and has been top 2 in the league in scoring, Diggins has done a lot in the WNBA.

 

[triaddukefan]

I always thought she was overrated just like diggins who has done nothing in the wnba.

 

[bizarro aj]

Diggins is a perennial All Star, has been a All WNBA 1st team member, and has been top 2 in the league in scoring, Diggins has done a lot in the WNBA.

And how many wnba and ncaa championships has she won? How many wnba finals has she brought her team to? Thats how i judge a wnba player to call them great.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Just found out she has torn her labrum in both hips... had surgery and is doing rehab. Done till next season. Peters is a good player, her waiver would have been more of a story than "every player who is going to get waived" if it didn't involve a season-ending injury.

Wasn't she frequently injured while at ND as well?

 

[JordyG]

And how many wnba and ncaa championships has she won? How many wnba finals has she brought her team to? Thats how i judge a wnba player to call them great.

The list of great players in the NBA and WNBA who have never won championships in college or at the pro level is too numerous to mention. I think your statement is a bit harsh and cynical. How would you like your career job performance rated on how many employee of the year plaques you received or how often your firm/corporation/warehouse/sanitation department was rated #1 in the country?

 

[msf22b]

Not that surprised, most ND players don't excel in the pros

I always thought she was overrated just like diggins who has done nothing in the wnba.

My impression was of two neh-culturny comments with a dubious relationship with the truth.

 

[psconn]

My impression was of two neh-culturny comments with a dubious relationship with the truth.

Is that like troll comments?

 

[psconn]

Not to get lost in the anti-Irish nonsense... here's hoping Ms. Peters a swift and complete recovery and successful return to the court. Also, her Mom is apparently in the hospital. Best wishes for a positive outcome there too.

 

[EricLA]

And how many wnba and ncaa championships has she won? How many wnba finals has she brought her team to? Thats how i judge a wnba player to call them great.

I don't like Diggins. Never liked her at ND (it's not a ND thing - I liked Peters a lot). But she's a terrific player. To judge how "good" she is based solely on winning NC's and WNBA titles is just ... bizarro...

 

[mdakota]

And how many wnba and ncaa championships has she won? How many wnba finals has she brought her team to? Thats how i judge a wnba player to call them great.

Well then you're judging is a lot off... So you think Becky Hammond wasn't worth anything?

 

[Geew1992]

And how many wnba and ncaa championships has she won? How many wnba finals has she brought her team to? Thats how i judge a wnba player to call them great.

I'm no diggins fan but you can say this with a lot of WNBA players. That's such an unfair statement to make

There are plenty of players that have a WNBA and NCAA championship but aren't great. Just like there are plenty of players that don't have those championships that are great players

 

[ThisJustIn]

Well then you're judging is a lot off... So you think Becky Hammond wasn't worth anything?

Who's Becky Hammond? (Sorry to be snarky, but I couldn't resist. And people get her name wrong so often....)

 

[DaddyChoc]

Diggins is a perennial All Star, has been a All WNBA 1st team member, and has been top 2 in the league in scoring, Diggins has done a lot in the WNBA.

sometimes you must ignore the silly comments

 

[DaddyChoc]

And how many wnba and ncaa championships has she won? How many wnba finals has she brought her team to? Thats how i judge a wnba player to call them great.

How many has anyone won outside of being UConn players

 

[CL82]

My impression was of two neh-culturny comments with a dubious relationship with the truth.

Do you speak Russian? I love that phrase. It's equivalent appears in a lot of cultures.

 

[msf22b]

Do you speak Russian? I love that phrase. It's equivalent appears in a lot of cultures.

No, but I love that phrase; pull it out once a decade or so.
Last time in minutes describing a meeting with an ignorant administrator of a failing high school
in the North Bronx...My retirement job.

Caused quite a stir, I recall.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Nice to see a thread with so snark in it; signs of healing . We have less than 6 months before practice begins and far less before summer practice/Italy trip.

 

[mdakota]

Who's Becky Hammond? (Sorry to be snarky, but I couldn't resist. And people get her name wrong so often....)

oops Hammon

 

[Plebe]

And how many wnba and ncaa championships has she won? How many wnba finals has she brought her team to? Thats how i judge a wnba player to call them great.

So by your reckoning, just so we're clear, Russell Westbrook has had a "nothing" season this year because he won't end up with the big team trophy.