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Message: [QUOTE="Kmoney, post: 3928936, member: 6174"] I disagree with Geno. How many 4th year all Americans can’t even make a WNBA roster. 1st round picks can’t make a roster. There was a girl from SC just a few years ago, as a top pick, that didn’t even make it through camp. It’s not that Paige isn’t WNBA ready, it’s the 10 other girls that think they are. You can’t dilute Women’s college basketball of its top talent and expect it to keep growing. Following the model of the men’s game is suicide for women’s college basketball and the WNBA. For every inexperienced 19 year old that you keep on your WNBA roster based on her potential, you have to let go an experienced veteran. Foreign leagues generally are only looking for “ready to play” Americans. Plus, the WNBA doesn’t really pay well enough to give up your education. I don’t profess to know what the answer is but i know what’s not going to work and is doomed to failure. the men’s ratings are way down and I think will continue to fall. I’ll watch Gonzaga or Villanova sometimes, because their players stay around long enough for me to learn their names. my last thought on this is, I think USA basketball should get involved. They should start a commission and submit recommendations for what is best for the game of basketball and the players involved. [/QUOTE]