Forgot Becky HammonWho doesn't like a good list?
Ranking top 25 women's basketball players of 21st century
Here are the best since 2000, including Olympians Brittney Griner, Lauren Jackson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson.www.espn.com
Recency bias maybe? They’re super tight in terms of accolades in the W but Stewie was 10x the player A’ja was in college and there’s really no denying that.
I think there’s six in the top 25…GenoFour UConn players in the top 10, five in the top 25. That is one heck of a legacy.
Especially considering Swoopes and Leslie played college ball in the 90s and Jackson and Taylor are both Aussies. It’s nice to see these players mentioned as it’s easy to forget how good they were in their prime.
How about moving Fowles ahead of them both? Considering her resume is just as good and sometimes better (4 gold medals) along with WNBA records yet to be broken, that would quell the Stewart vs Wilson debate for the time being in my opinion.
Who would you bump?
Well it looks as though WNBA/Olympics were a heavy consideration I would put Sue 2nd for her longevity and overall success in those areas plus ending her college career in 2002 as a AA and NC.
I can see that argument. I had the same reaction that you did, that Sue was too low but everyone else seemed deserving as well.
I've posted before my all time fav players are Sue, Maya and Catch. All three were the personification of greatness combined with pure class on the floor and extremely well spoken off of it. Maya chose not to play as long as the others but no one can deny how good she was. Catch never took off a single play and could impact the game in so many different ways at all positions on the floor. Sue was a phenominal passer, scorer when she needed to be, leader and all around ambassador of the game. Her longevity over Maya and Catch would put her above those two in my mind.
