ESPN's top 25 woman's basketball players for 2021 has some familiar faces

[Drew8]

I think their top 10 is pretty much the consensus. Not putting Paige #1 is a pretty controversial thing to do.

Paige is UCONN's only sure top 10 player, I could see 4 others with the potential to crack the top 10 next year, and at least 8 others cracking the top 25. Hard to forecast how it will play out.

Tough for me to assess players that aren't on top 10 caliber teams. Nice to have them on the list to watch out for them next year.

 

[GoChips20]

I think their top 10 is pretty much the consensus. Not putting Paige #1 is a pretty controversial thing to do.

Paige is UCONN's only sure top 10 player, I could see 4 others with the potential to crack the top 10 next year, and at least 8 others cracking the top 25. Hard to forecast how it will play out.

Tough for me to assess players that aren't on top 10 caliber teams. Nice to have them on the list to watch out for them next year.

Frankly it’s ridiculous to me that the consensus NPOY is not listed as the #1 player next year. I love Smith and Boston, but the article was pretty much discredited for me after that.

 

[GoChips20]

How can you not include Edwards? There isn't a post player in the country that I would pick over Edwards and that includes Boston!

This is not the first time I have seen this sentiment expressed by users here and I sincerely have to ask: what exactly do you see that makes Edwards the most valuable post in the country? No doubt AE had a terrific freshman season (probably a top ten player in her class in my opinion), but make no mistake: she is not the rebounder, shot blocker, post defender, passer, mid-range shooter, or team leader (yet) that Boston is.

 

[Bald Husky]

Would UConn trade Paige for NaLyssa Smith?

LMAAAAAAO. Nobody, and I mean nobody would make that trade. I even think most, if not all Baylor fans would make that trade. No offense to NaLyssa, but come on!

 

[HopJim]

For me ONO (cause of NCAA tournament impact) & Azzi (cause no College games) don't deserve. Paige should be # 1, Christyn in the 5-10, Evina around 15, Nika in the 21-25

Nika in top 21-25? Did you get a thank you note from Charlie Creme? He posts click bait every year to get his name in the news and you fell into his trap.

 

[Papa33]

These rankings are bizarre in a lot of ways to me. How is it possible that both NaLyssa Smith and Aliyah Boston are higher on this list than Paige Bueckers, Haley Jones, and Caitlyn Clark? Haley Jones was the championship game MVP, Paige swept virtually every award she could win as a freshman, and Caitlyn was, well . . . Caitlyn.

And Ashley Joens and Elissa Cunane over Zia Cooke? Kierstan Bell over Azzi Fudd? I guess I don't understand the metrics that were used here, but this seems entirely arbitrary (as the Charlie Creme/Mechelle Voepel duo often seems to operate).

This is yet another example of self-anointed “experts” feeling compelled to make periodic pronouncements in the form of ranked lists with little or no meaning or value. Arguments and squabbling will ensue, again with little real value. The ONLY real manner and place where players’ (and coaches’) relative value and worth are measured is on the court. That’s why they play the games!
I usually skim over such posts— they are usually more annoying than informative— but many fans find them entertaining and too provocative to ignore, and no one gets injured.