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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3436868, member: 2117"] Watch them play, there's really no comparison. Stewart dominated both ends her senior year unlike almost anyone else ever has. She won 4 titles and was the centerpiece of all 4. Even with all of those talented teammates and upperclassmen, she was the star. She went 116-1 over her last 3 seasons and every single win was by double figures. There was one truly competitive game in her final 3 seasons and it was a nail biter in overtime. 3 POY seasons and she dominated Wilson head to head. Wilson's SC teams were handily beat by UCONN each year, with or without Stewart. A'ja joined an excellent program (they were a #1 seed the year before she arrived) and elevated them to a title her junior year with the help of some marquee transfers. Her first 2 years she played with 2x SEC POY Tiffany Mitchell and #2 WNBA draft pick Alaina Coates. Coates was there her junior year too along with Gray/Davis. That year they took their time to adjust and ultimately hit their stride once A'ja had the paint to herself. Her senior year I'll give you that her supporting cast just wasn't very strong, but it was her 2nd year with the same PG for what its worth. She was a great collegiate player but just isn't on the same level as a Stewart/Griner/Moore/Parker. Her skill set wasn't as polished and she wasn't peerless like the "generational" types. She's more on par with the likes of the Ogwumikes, Tina Charles, Sylvia Fowles, Skylar Diggins. Excellent players who won a lot of awards/honors and elevated their team to greatness during their career but not in consideration for best ever. I know the argument of "Wilson won a title, Diggins/Fowles/Ogwumikes didn't" is coming, but I think there is value in noting that all of those players had their seasons end losing the likes of Moore, Griner, Stewart and Parker. A'ja deserves her 2017 title but I don't think of it as a difference maker comparing her to that other grouping considering the circumstances. [/QUOTE]

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