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Message: [QUOTE="DavidinNaples, post: 2827350, member: 3537"] [ATTACH=full]34040[/ATTACH] [B]No doubt, Alana Beard is a great defensive player and deserves recognition.[/B] I'm perplexed, however, that Stewie isn't on the 1st or 2nd team All-Defense...? Yes, I get that Stewie is ALL-World on offense. But how can she not be in the top 10 defensive players in the league? Consider: 1. [B]Rebounds[/B] - Stewie was 3rd in the league with 283 total rebounds. Got to assume many were defensive, right? Beard was not in the top 30. 2. [B]Steals [/B]- Stewie had 46, 5th highest in the WNBA. Beard had 44. 3. [B]Blocked shots -[/B] Stewie had 48, 7th in the league. Beard was not in the top 30. [B]I get that stats only tell part of the story and Alana plays extremely tough defense.[/B] [U]So does Stewie[/U]. In fact, she was WNBA All-Defense 2nd team in 2016. I'm betting she didn't regress on defense. I guess when you win WNBA Most Valuable Player and score the most points (727) in the league, you can't also be one of the defensive stars...:rolleyes: Go Stewie..!! P.S. - The other player in the above picture led the league in steals (56) and was twice WNBA All-Defense 2nd team (2014 & 2017). She is not in the top 10 either... P.S.S. - Stewie played in 33 games, Alana only in 29. Per game steals is higher for Beard. Total steals is higher for Stewie. [/QUOTE]