Megan WNBA ?

[RogueDave]

At times looks looks like a WNBA player competing against college players on offense. Very glad she is a Junior. I would opinion she would need to make a team as a guard. What areas of her game does she have to develop to make WNBA ?

 

[Centerstream]

I will reply to you next April, when she has completed her Senior year, ok?

 

[donalddoowop]

I will reply to you next April, when she has completed her Senior year, ok?

Next April? That is 2.5 months away.

 

[Littlemin]

At times looks looks like a WNBA player competing against college players on offense. Very glad she is a Junior. I would opinion she would need to make a team as a guard. What areas of her game does she have to develop to make WNBA ?

Players focusing their games / auditioning for the pros (not just the NBA, but the vast international opportunities) has seriously eroded team basketball on the men’s side. Many times games look like playground runs with refs and a scoreboard, and for many teams, hero ball at the end of games rule. And I emphasize eroded, not destroyed. Hopefully, this does not happen to the women’s game.

 

[Shades]

At times looks looks like a WNBA player competing against college players on offense. Very glad she is a Junior. I would opinion she would need to make a team as a guard. What areas of her game does she have to develop to make WNBA ?

The WNBA recently got a salary hike, so maybe it’ll be enough to entice Walker into declaring for the draft.

 

[CocoHusky]

At times looks looks like a WNBA player competing against college players on offense. Very glad she is a Junior. I would opinion she would need to make a team as a guard. What areas of her game does she have to develop to make WNBA ?

Ball handling and perimeter defense.

 

[BobbyJ]

At times looks looks like a WNBA player competing against college players on offense. Very glad she is a Junior. I would opinion she would need to make a team as a guard. What areas of her game does she have to develop to make WNBA ?

Her lack of speed, ballhandling, and slow shot release will be serious obstacles as a pro. She's a tweener at 6-1 with very little vertical so I doubt she'll play inside.

 

[Huskie02]

The WNBA recently got a salary hike, so maybe it’ll be enough to entice Walker into declaring for the draft.

I don’t think she is ready but the money is very enticing. I’m more concerned what the new agreement will mean for women’s college basketball. How many young women will jump ship and head for the WNBA After a few seasons. I’m sure Westbrook will move on if she has a decent junior year. the main reason I follow the women’s game is you can follow a recruit through her four years, unlike the men’s one and done.

 

[Shades]

I don’t think she is ready but the money is very enticing. I’m more concerned what the new agreement will mean for women’s college basketball. How many young women will jump ship and head for the WNBA After a few seasons. I’m sure Westbrook will move on if she has a decent junior year. the main reason I follow the women’s game is you can follow a recruit through her four years, unlike the men’s one and done.

Players have to turn 22 the year of the draft in order to declare for the WNBA draft, so not that many players qualify. Usually it’s just redshirt players that qualify, but occasionally a player will be old enough without redshirting. Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young are a couple of other examples. Ionescu could have entered last year’s draft but she stayed. Sabally could enter this year’s draft.

 

[donalddoowop]

Ball handling and perimeter defense.

And decision making, along better passing ability.

 

[Longtime fan]

At times looks looks like a WNBA player competing against college players on offense. Very glad she is a Junior. I would opinion she would need to make a team as a guard. What areas of her game does she have to develop to make WNBA ?

She has to become a more proficient ball handler ( even as a shooting guard ), and she has to show better decision-making. Her ball security and ( sometimes ) the timing and accuracy of her passes are questionable.

 

[DaddyChoc]

How about Dangerfield in a few months... or is there a thread already out about her?

 

[Longtime fan]

How about Dangerfield in a few months... or is there a thread already out about her?

I have no idea if there is a thread out about Dangerfield. I think everyone assumes she will be a high draft pick, and can play well in the WNBA. Once she is on a team of professionals, she can concentrate on doing her thing as a point guard. At UCONN, particularly this season, she has far too much responsibility on her shoulders. In the pros, she can do what a point guard does. I think she will be a great asset.

 

[Shades]

If it was a choice between Walker and Dangerfield for my WNBA team, I’d take Walker. She has size and a capable three point shot.

 

[wbball novice]

If I understand correctly, the WNBA agreement allots the big salaries to established, big name players to avoid the Brianna Stewart situation, where playing more games out of season in Europe & China increases the odds of injury to the marquee names. I don't think the entry level pay or veteran non-superstars salaries were significantly affected, and the WNBA owners locked the pay structure for eight years, so there wouldn't be significant change for some time. Crystal and Megan would still be risking their limbs in Beijing or Istanbul during the off-season. On the plus side, the players as a whole won't have to fly economy (chartered planes fahggetaboutit) and they can get separate rooms (!) in the hotels. Still, it's better than not getting paid by the NCAA schools, but 1st year WNBA players aren't going to be buying houses for granny.

Plus (I forgot) paid maternity leave.

 

[Shades]

I don’t think Stewart will avoid playing overseas, unless she makes a lot of that mysterious bonus money that is supposedly coming from sponsors. I’ll believe it when I see it. Stewart is still young and has expensive tastes in cars. Her first car was a Maserati!

Is 36 games plus playoffs all a female basketball player should have to endure? Between WNBA and overseas, it’s still probably less games than the men play in the NBA, and that’s at 48 min/gm.

 

[Dokey]

The WNBA isn’t the only potential poacher. Some have suggested Anna might be seduced to return home after only a year or two at UConn to play for pay in Poland. I suspect that won’t be the case, since sister Ola, after starring roles at Liberty, took a redshirt year to transfer to Utah as a reserve. Plus 94% of professional Polish players have college degrees. Besides the money isn’t that attractive, ranging from $30,132 to $53,011 with an average of $38,171. It isn’t the $600,000 Griner got to play in China.

 

[Millenial23]

I don’t think Stewart will avoid playing overseas, unless she makes a lot of that mysterious bonus money that is supposedly coming from sponsors. I’ll believe it when I see it. Stewart is still young and has expensive tastes in cars. Her first car was a Maserati!

Is 36 games plus playoffs all a female basketball player should have to endure? Between WNBA and overseas, it’s still probably less games than the men play in the NBA, and that’s at 48 min/gm.

Both the WNBA and the NBA play 48 minute games. And the NBA players have the summer off to rest their bodies.

 

[JoePgh]

Both the WNBA and the NBA play 48 minute games. And the NBA players have the summer off to rest their bodies.

Incorrect -- WNBA games are 40 minutes, even though it takes 6 fouls to foul out.

 

[Millenial23]

Incorrect -- WNBA games are 40 minutes, even though it takes 6 fouls to foul out.

My bad, you are correct.

 

[Charliebball]

Her lack of speed, ballhandling, and slow shot release will be serious obstacles as a pro. She's a tweener at 6-1 with very little vertical so I doubt she'll play inside.

gosh.................with all of those shortcomings I'm amazed she averaging almost twenty one points and nine rebounds a game...............

 

[BobbyJ]

gosh.................with all of those shortcomings I'm amazed she averaging almost twenty one points and nine rebounds a game...............

Because she's playing against college kids, of which 98% or so will never be pros. The question is about WNBA.

 

[Shades]

It isn’t the $600,000 Griner got to play in China.

Griner played her first season overseas in China, but she’s played for UMMC Ekaterinburg (Europe) for the past 6 years.

 

[JoePgh]

Because she's playing against college kids, of which 98% or so will never be pros. The question is about WNBA.

Megan's stats this year are quite comparable to Napheesa's stats in her senior year, and she was WNBA Rookie of the Year. Pheesa was also a "tweener" at 6-1, and similar predictions were made on the Boneyard about her WNBA future.

I particularly don't get your comment about "very little vertical". Ever since she was a freshman, but particularly this year, she has been getting rebounds against taller and seemingly stronger players. She did that against last year's Notre Dame team with Shepard and Turner, and she did it against Baylor a few weeks ago. She also did it against UCLA last year, who was a particularly good offensive rebounding team.

 

[Plebe]

If it was a choice between Walker and Dangerfield for my WNBA team, I’d take Walker. She has size and a capable three point shot.

I agree. Dangerfield's size could be an issue at the next level. Usually a small player like her needs blazing speed to overcome the size disadvantage. She is fairly fast for the college game but doesn't have blazing speed by WNBA standards. We shall see.