Leticia Romero Signs With Connecticut Sun

[JavaMan]

“After a year wait, we are excited to have signed Romero and look forward to having her in camp,” Connecticut Sun General Manager and Head Coach Curt Miller said. “She is a versatile guard who can play on and off the ball.”

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[Orangutan]

She's been playing overseas for USK Praha, a good team that is in the Euroleague playoffs. However, she's been a backup for them.

My instinct is that she's a borderline WNBA player. We'll see.

Speaking of borderline WNBA players, Laney has a lot of talent. If she's fully healed from her 2016 ACL injury, she stands a chance of making a roster.

 

[Bronxjeff]

I enjoyed her game. I hope this works out well for her and the Sun.

 

[psconn]

Romero was obviously expected and at this point she is a bit marginal for this league. Banham (the Sun have invested a lot in her), Bentley, Thomas, Williams and potentially a couple draft choices are the competition. Numerically, she could make the roster. I would guess the Sun could keep 5 guards and 7 posts. The Sun really had only 4 pure guards last season with Stricklen as a swing player. Romero's international experience should help.

Equally interesting is the return of Kelsey Griffin a HUGE fan favorite in Connecticut due to her blue collar, hustling approach to the game. She's been a real star in the WNBL (past MVP), but she's going to have to overcome a lot to stick around in the WNBA. In her favor - it looks like Kayla Pedersen will opt out this year and Danielle Adams (although she was a great teammate and chemistry booster) was not able to contribute much on the court. Coach Miller puts a lot of emphasis on chemistry. I think Kelsey would be a plus in that area. The acquisition of Cayla George won't help her chances. It is interesting and maybe troubling that she went out of the WNBL with a hip injury. IIRC, that was the problem when she left the Sun.

Laney... a really good athlete, very aggressive, but her stats are very unimpressive and her on court demeanor may not be a fit for the Sun. She's young and could have developed... we'll see.

 

[psconn]

I enjoyed her game. I hope this works out well for her and the Sun.

Referring to Romero, I assume?

 

[Bronxjeff]

Referring to Romero, I assume?

Yes.