EDD is WNBA MVP

[Wbbfan1]

According to Doug Feinberg and ESPN

 

[alexrgct]

Congrats to her. Seems like moving around the country (maybe beyond?) and playing in the W (very well, at that) is paying off professionally and emotionally.

 

[j66kicker]

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter

1. SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 15m15 minutes ago
   BREAKING: Chicago Sky's Elena Delle Donne is 2015 WNBA MVP.
   
   
   

 

[Wbbfan1]

video recap http://espn.go.com/espnw/video/13670807/delle-donne-named-wnba-mvp

 

[VAMike23]

Well deserved, IMO.

Here's the list since the first award in 1997:

Year Player Nationality Team
1997 Cynthia Cooper United States Houston Comets
1998 Cynthia Cooper (2) United States Houston Comets
1999 Yolanda Griffith United States Sacramento Monarchs
2000 Sheryl Swoopes United States Houston Comets
2001 Lisa Leslie United States Los Angeles Sparks
2002 Sheryl Swoopes (2) United States Houston Comets
2003 Lauren Jackson Australia Seattle Storm
2004 Lisa Leslie (2) United States Los Angeles Sparks
2005 Sheryl Swoopes (3) United States Houston Comets
2006 Lisa Leslie (3) United States Los Angeles Sparks
2007 Lauren Jackson (2) Australia Seattle Storm
2008 Candace Parker United States Los Angeles Sparks
2009 Diana Taurasi United States Phoenix Mercury
2010 Lauren Jackson (3) Australia Seattle Storm
2011 Tamika Catchings United States Indiana Fever
2012 Tina Charles United States Connecticut Sun
2013 Candace Parker (2) United States Los Angeles Sparks
2014 Maya Moore United States Minnesota Lynx
2015 EDD

Breathing some pretty rarefied air, to be on that list ...

 

[CocoHusky]

Congrats to Elena Delle Donne on 2015 WNBA MVP.
I know this is selfish but every EDD success rips at my heart a little bit because I did not get to see Her, Maya, Tina in the same line up- that would have been Epic!

 

[msf22b]

Congrats to Elena Delle Donne on 2015 WNBA MVP.
I know this is selfish but every EDD success rips at my heart a little bit because I did not get to see Her, Maya, Tina in the same line up- that would have been Epic!

Totally unfair to the rest of the world.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

She's a beast! All the more impressive because she has to keep fighting the Lyme's demon. Congrats and a half EDD!

 

[rbny1]

Maya was second in the voting and Tina third, according to the WNBA website:

Points Player Team First-Place Votes
385 points - Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky (38 first place votes)
246 - Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx (1)
181 - Tina Charles New York Liberty
70 - Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury
57 - Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
29 - DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury
13 - Epiphanny Prince New York Liberty
10 - Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream
7 - Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky
1 - Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks

Here's a link:

MVP Announcement

 

[stwainfan]

Great season well deserved she is a fantastic player.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Must be something wrong with the Voting as the Pipeline to the WNBA; Notre Dame; doesn't have a player who received any votes

 

[CocoHusky]

Must be something wrong with the Voting as the Pipeline to the WNBA; Notre Dame; doesn't have a player who received any votes

Ouch!

 

[Orangutan]

Must be something wrong with the Voting as the Pipeline to the WNBA; Notre Dame; doesn't have a player who received any votes

Skylar was heading that way until her ACL had other plans .

I'm very happy for Elena. She is my favorite athlete and for her to win MVP (by a near-unanimous vote) while dealing with chronic Lyme is an amazing accomplishment.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Well deserved, IMO.

Here's the list since the first award in 1997:

Year Player Nationality Team
1997 Cynthia Cooper United States Houston Comets
1998 Cynthia Cooper (2) United States Houston Comets
1999 Yolanda Griffith United States Sacramento Monarchs
2000 Sheryl Swoopes United States Houston Comets
2001 Lisa Leslie United States Los Angeles Sparks
2002 Sheryl Swoopes (2) United States Houston Comets
2003 Lauren Jackson Australia Seattle Storm
2004 Lisa Leslie (2) United States Los Angeles Sparks
2005 Sheryl Swoopes (3) United States Houston Comets
2006 Lisa Leslie (3) United States Los Angeles Sparks
2007 Lauren Jackson (2) Australia Seattle Storm
2008 Candace Parker United States Los Angeles Sparks
2009 Diana Taurasi United States Phoenix Mercury
2010 Lauren Jackson (3) Australia Seattle Storm
2011 Tamika Catchings United States Indiana Fever
2012 Tina Charles United States Connecticut Sun
2013 Candace Parker (2) United States Los Angeles Sparks
2014 Maya Moore United States Minnesota Lynx
2015 EDD

Breathing some pretty rarefied air, to be on that list ...

The best of the best. Congrats to Elena. What impresses me most about her season was doubling her rebounding average. Shooting 95% on FTs is also very impressive. I still want to see her play with Maya and Tina.

 

[EricLA]

Congrats to her. An almost Husky won out over 2 other Huskies. If Dee had played this past year, she'd probably have been on the short list too. We are so lucky to have had so many greats go thru our program!!

 

[DobbsRover2]

That's actually very good news for Kiah in the RoY voting because like Kiah in the rookies' contest, EDD had a huge lead over all the other players in the Win Shares category, beating out Maya by 8.7 to 6.3. So obviously the main thing that the voters are using to decide these awards has to be Win Shares.

 

[calpedaler]

That's actually very good news for Kiah in the RoY voting because like Kiah in the rookies' contest, EDD had a huge lead over all the other players in the Win Shares category, beating out Maya by 8.7 to 6.3. So obviously the main thing that the voters are using to decide these awards has to be Win Shares.

I hope so but they're one, two in scoring so...

 

[easttexastrash]

Maya was second in the voting and Tina third, according to the WNBA website:

Points Player Team First-Place Votes
385 points - Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky (38 first place votes)
246 - Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx (1)
181 - Tina Charles New York Liberty
70 - Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury
57 - Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
29 - DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury
13 - Epiphanny Prince New York Liberty
10 - Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream
7 - Courtney Vandersloot Chicago Sky
1 - Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks

Here's a link:

MVP Announcement

All 9 Americans. Do Bonner, Vandersloot and Prince have a shot at the Olympic team?

 

[easttexastrash]

Battling an infectious disease and playing at such a high level is incredibly hard to do. I have twice had long battles with infectious diseases and she has my utmost respect. I hope she is healthy for the Olympics.

 

[Orangutan]

All 9 Americans. Do Bonner, Vandersloot and Prince have a shot at the Olympic team?

Prince plays her international basketball for Russia, so no on that.

Not sure about Bonner.

I would think Sloot has a chance, especially if a pure point guard (pass-first) is preferred. After Bird, I can't come up with anyone better in that area. Her defense is just ok, though. Depends on what the coaches value.

 

[UcMiami]

All 9 Americans. Do Bonner, Vandersloot and Prince have a shot at the Olympic team?

Vandersloot is definitely in the team pool and I think has a good shot, the other two, meh - too much competition in the wing position for them to get a serious look.

 

[BroadwayVa]

According to Doug Feinberg and ESPN

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Local papers headlines (secondary type) EX-CAA STAR MVP, Eleana Delle Donne--etc.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Vandersloot is definitely in the team pool and I think has a good shot, the other two, meh - too much competition in the wing position for them to get a serious look.

As Orang noted, Prince is on the Russian National Team, although I thought I heard they didn't make the Olympics? or maybe I'm confused.

Nah, Bonner doesn't bring anything special to a National Team. Great player in the right circumstances, and love her on the Merc, but on a National Team not so much.

Sloot is indeed in the program and very well has a shot.

 

[Beemer]

Very well deserved IMO. Congratulations Elena!!!