Odds for WNBA Rookie of the Year

[HuskyNan]

Louuuuuu!

 

[MSGRET]

Louuuuuu!

Might just put down $10.00 on Lou just for the fun of it. If she wins that would be icing on the cake.

 

[wingsfan055]

I put a nice amount on Boston. Unless she gets injured, she'll put up monster numbers on a bad team.

 

[Rowdy831]

Maddy at #2 is a bit of a surprise. Not because she doesn't deserve it but she just seemed like she was always battling to get the credit she deserved last season from the national media.

 

[Carnac]

Well….for starters, I imagine that a serious candidate for ROY would have to be a starter and go from there.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

I put a nice amount on Boston. Unless she gets injured, she'll put up monster numbers on a bad team.

Has Boston ever put up monster numbers? I don’t see her doing great win the WNBA until she has a consistent jump shot. She’ll be going up against bigger faster bigs.

 

[donalddoowop]

I don't think Boston will come anywhere near being ROY or even the standout many thinks she will be.

 

[HuskyNan]

Maddy at #2 is a bit of a surprise. Not because she doesn't deserve it but she just seemed like she was always battling to get the credit she deserved last season from the national media.

We’ve seen this before. Go Maddy!

 

[MilfordHusky]

We’ve seen this before. Go Maddy!

Danger will get her the ball in her favorite spots!

 

[Geew1992]

Well….for starters, I imagine that a serious candidate for ROY would have to be a starter and go from there.

Looks to me Boston will be

 

[DrummerDee]

Looks to me Boston will be

Well, the game stats are not impressive for Boston, Beal or Saxton so far. Now Dorka on the other hand....

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Yea I’m going with Miller for ROY. Boston’s going to have to rely upon a weak backcourt to get her the ball to put up ROY the year numbers and I don’t see that happening. Miller is a three level scorer who can create her own shot from anywhere on the floor. Boston’s face up game isn’t strong enough yet to create her own shot at this level.

 

[DEpup]

I would say Dorka has a good chance just because of the team she is on just like Crystal. Good coach and they are height challenged so she should get lots of minutes to build stats.

 

[JoePgh]

Yea I’m going with Miller for ROY. Boston’s going to have to rely upon a weak backcourt to get her the ball to put up ROY the year numbers and I don’t see that happening. Miller is a three level scorer who can create her own shot from anywhere on the floor. Boston’s face up game isn’t strong enough yet to create her own shot at this level.

Aaliyah Boston will get her WNBA points in the same way that she got most of her points in college -- through putbacks following offensive rebounds, not through jump shots or passes into the post from guards. I don't see many post players in the WNBA who can keep her off the offensive boards.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Aaliyah Boston will get her WNBA points in the same way that she got most of her points in college -- through putbacks following offensive rebounds, not through jump shots or passes into the post from guards. I don't see many post players in the WNBA who can keep her off the offensive boards.

I'm not sure you watch the WNBA much then. Just off the top of my head post players that will be able to keep her off the boards: Aja Wilson, Britney Griner, B Jones, Stewart, J Jones, Candace Parker, EDD, the list goes on. I don't think she'll have as easy of a time rebounding in the WNBA as she did in college because her size advantage is gone and players won't be as out of position covering her.

Even in her pre-season debut she only got 2 rebounds and they were both defensive and she was not facing an elite front court.

 

[Longtime fan]

Louuuuuu!

It will be Boston. Without a doubt. Unless an injury intervenes.

 

[donalddoowop]

It will be Boston. Without a doubt. Unless an injury intervenes.

It will be Boston "without a doubt" only if all the other post players decide to sit out the season.

 

[BRS24]

My dark horse is Dorka.

 

[FormerCTrez]

Has Boston ever put up monster numbers? I don’t see her doing great win the WNBA until she has a consistent jump shot. She’ll be going up against bigger faster bigs.

Yes, she’ll be playing against other bigs with more experience, but I believe she’ll still make her shots. And if she doesn’t, she‘ll find ways to help her team win. She was the number 1 pick in the recent draft, she was the number 1 player in her class, and she did win an NCAA Championship, so she does have some game within her. So, ……….

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Yes, she’ll be playing against other bigs with more experience, but I believe she’ll still make her shots. And if she doesn’t, she‘ll find ways to help her team win. She was the number 1 pick in the recent draft, she was the number 1 player in her class, and she did win an NCAA Championship, so she does have some game within her. So, ……….

I thought Haley Jones was the number one player of the 2019 class, no?

No doubt she'll be a good player, I just don't think she is ROY ready yet and will probably be one dimensional her first year in the league until she grows her perimeter and face up game.

 

[Kaizen]

I will go Maddy ..

 

[Reypl21]

Boston has a good chance because she will get a lot of playing time.
Will Miller play the 3 or the 4 for the Lynx? Shepard and Collier occupy both of those spots in the starting lineup.

 

[FormerCTrez]

I thought Haley Jones was the number one player of the 2019 class, no?

No doubt she'll be a good player, I just don't think she is ROY ready yet and will probably be one dimensional her first year in the league until she grows her perimeter and face up game.

Yes, Haley Jones was the number one player in 2019.
But in this instance, I carelessly used the phrase “her class” instead of her graduation year.

Anyway, Ms. Boston, along with a few other of this year’s draftees, has the potential to be crowned ROY. All the best to them.

 

[wingsfan055]

Boston will be a double-double machine in the WNBA. Even as a rookie, she has the best body type and skill level as many of the Bigs.