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Message: [QUOTE="Cuango, post: 4913624, member: 3834"] First, I don’t agree that she’s the best player on that team. As for the minutes, I tend to doubt if Paige played 20 mnutes and scored 14 ppg that [B]she[/B] would be on this list even though [B]she[/B] is clearly the best player on our team. When you play on a loaded team like SC, or in normal years, UConn, that is the tradeoff you make. You subsume your individual goals into the overall efficiency of the team. This almost always means that your recognition as an individual is not as great because you are part of something greater than yourself. Your reward is in winning as a team, (usually at a higher rate than if you simply tried to play for individual stats.) in this case as a part of the odds on favorite to win the title. I agree that Aaliyah is a better player than Cardoso or for that matter, Rickea Jackson. They both, however are being predicted to go higher than Aaliyah in the upcoming draft. Cardoso, even though the lesser player, I can understand as she is 6’7”, but Jackson is a puzzle. Their scoring is about the same, Aaliyah is a better rebounder, better shooter; 59.4% to 47.1%, [B]and[/B] is an inch taller at 6’3”! Also, Aaliyah has missed [B]two [/B](I believe but certainly less than 10) games in her entire college career while Rickea has missed 40+! I just don’t get the imo disrespect ( certainly undervaluing) that is being shown our Aaliyah! (I’m mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it!)Head bang:rolleyes: I mean, I saw one mock draft that had Georgia Amoore, a slow, 5’6”, 42% shooting PG who (with all due respect) will most likely either be (at best) a backup or out of the league within two years, being picked ahead of Aaliyah? (I [B]do[/B] think some of the drafts are starting to come to their senses) Somehow I’ve gotten (waay) off the track of my original point :oops: so I’ll just say Cardoso should [B]not[/B] be a finalist and Aaliyah is going to take the WNBA by storm! [/QUOTE]

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