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Message: [QUOTE="Roger G, post: 2502391, member: 7083"] There are twelve teams in the WNBA. At least twenty-four players would have to been seen as more valuable than Natalie for her to go in the third round. If Natalie is not seen as more valuable than twenty-four other players drafted in the Spring, I would... well, be very surprised. For one thing, she's tall. You can't teach that. And the pros really value height because of the style of play. Secondly, she has shown she can score. Thirdly, she is leading the country in rebounding. And against the one quality opponent she faced, Michigan, the one you brought up, a quality team that was certainly keying on her way more than anyone else, she came up one rebound short of a double double. Wow! That was pretty darn good. We have all seen players against quality opponents fall flat on their faces when everyone is focused on them. Did Natalie? Not by a long shot. She scored in double figures. By the way, when Natalie was freshman of the year, it was in the Big East. She now plays in the Atlantic 10. And just for comparison, think about this. A center for the Dayton Flyers, an Atlantic 10 team, was picked by Brian Agler and the Los Angeles Sparks last year in the third round. She averaged 9.9 points and 8.6 rebounds. Those were not exactly Natalie numbers. As a freshman, Butler put up 13.9 and 13.28. This year's averages: 18.7 and 14.9. Outstanding, whomever one's opponents are and way better than the comparative third round Atlantic 10 center. Barring injury, my guess is that Natalie should be going in the late first round or at worst early second. [/QUOTE]

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