Stewie and Jewell's All-Decade Women's College Hoops Team

[j66kicker]

Stewie and Jewell’s All-Decade Womens’ College Hoops Team | By Breanna Stewart & Jewell Loyd

The Players’ Tribune recruited two pros to draft an All-Decade womens’ hoops team — college edition.

www.theplayerstribune.com

 

[CocoHusky]

Sorry Jewell you wouldn't make my all decade team, I'd put Moriah Jefferson or Odyssey Sims on there before you.

 

[lebronfan23]

SATOU SABALLY? No way

 

[CocoHusky]

SATOU SABALLY? No way

Was just ready to say that. Chalk it up to recency bias. Chiney Ogwumike would have been a much better pick .

 

[bballnut90]

Stewie and Jewell’s All-Decade Womens’ College Hoops Team | By Breanna Stewart & Jewell Loyd

The Players’ Tribune recruited two pros to draft an All-Decade womens’ hoops team — college edition.

www.theplayerstribune.com

Fun interaction, but that's about all it can be summed up as since it really doesn't appear to be all that thought out and picks appear to be somewhat made on the fly. Lots of great players overlooked like Ogunbowale, Jefferson, Chiney, Plum, Sims, etc.

 

[CocoHusky]

Fun interaction, but that's about all it can be summed up as since it really doesn't appear to be all that thought out and picks appear to be somewhat made on the fly. Lots of great players overlooked like Ogunbowale, Jefferson, Chiney, Plum, Sims, etc.

Even on the fly though, how does Stewie overlook her own teammate in MoJeff? Jewell wasn't shy about throwing out ND names that she played with. Kmac might have been legit but Natalie Achonwa? Child PlUEESE!

Position​	1st Team​	2nd team​	3rd Team ​
PG​	Moriah Jefferson	Skylar Diggins	Odyssey Sims
SG​	Sabrina Ionescu	Kelsey Mitchell	Kelsey Plum
SF​	Maya Moore	Elena Delle Donne	Alyssa Thomas
PF​	Breanna Stewart	Chiney Ogwumike	A’Ja Wilson
C​	Brittney Griner	Tina Charles	Stefanie Dolson

 

[ballhawk]

Hard to believe Moriah doesn't make the team. How is Vandersloot even close to her? Moriah was a two time Lieberman award winner.

 

[lebronfan23]

Moriah was unstoppable her Junior and Senior year. She shut down your best player and without her Stewie wouldn’t have won # 3.

 

[bballnut90]

Hard to believe Moriah doesn't make the team. How is Vandersloot even close to her? Moriah was a two time Lieberman award winner.

Probably cause Vandersloot is tearing up the league while Moriah has been injured the last few years. Collegiately though there's zero comparison.

 

[bballnut90]

Even on the fly though, how does Stewie overlook her own teammate in MoJeff? Jewell wasn't shy about throwing out ND names that she played with. Kmac might have been legit but Natalie Achonwa? Child PlUEESE!

Position​	1st Team​	2nd team​	3rd Team ​
PG​	Moriah Jefferson	Skylar Diggins	Odyssey Sims
SG​	Sabrina Ionescu	Kelsey Mitchell	Kelsey Plum
SF​	Maya Moore	Elena Delle Donne	Alyssa Thomas
PF​	Breanna Stewart	Chiney Ogwumike	A’Ja Wilson
C​	Brittney Griner	Tina Charles	Stefanie Dolson

Definitely would put Wilson over Chiney and Plum is ahead of Mitchell by almost any measure.

I personally hate when G/G/F/F/C format with any All American or All-WNBA teams utilize since forwards are by far the strongest position in the women's game and we often times see legitimate MVP candidates fall to 2nd team or not even make a team due to there being an overload at their position. I think the 5 best should be one first team, 6-10 best on 2nd, etc.

 

[Baylor1994]

How is odyssey sims not on here!?

 

[JordyG]

Even if Moriah doesn't make the first team, how about Shoni Shimmel over Moriah for 2nd team? What kind of prism are they looking through to say that?

 

[eebmg]

Instead of attacking the list which is so easy, I am looking at some interesting blurbs

BRITTNEY GRINER
Stewie
Next one I’m picking is BG. She was a senior when I was a freshman, and we played Baylor at XL. I will never forget that game because, first of all, I played like s***. I played like eight minutes, and I had a donut. But she was just dominant.

KALEENA MOSQUEDA-LEWIS
Jewell
O.K., next I’m gonna go with … KML. She was an assassin in college. It was the worst trying to guard her. She might as well just run down the court — just cash every time. All the drills we had to do about closeouts and making sure we knew where Kaleena was on the floor at all times was so annoying. But, yeah, she could shoot. And the look.

 

[Mdoggie]

Where in the name of Coach Jumper are all the Tennessee players! I mean come on mannnnnn!!!

 

[eebmg]

Where in the name of Coach Jumper are all the Tennessee players! I mean come on mannnnnn!!!

2010-2019. Pretty Barren after Candace Parker I think

 

[Mdoggie]

2010-2019. Pretty Barren after Candace Parker I think

Agreed

 

[Kaizen]

Why Stewie is not in the list if this is for 2010–2019. Don't be shy, Stewie you will be my first name in the list.

 

[eebmg]

Why Stewie is not in the list if this is for 2010–2019. Don't be shy, Stewie you will be my first name in the list.

Jewell and Stewie said they are picking assuming they are already on the team

 

[Dillon77]

Instead of attacking the list which is so easy, I am looking at some interesting blurbs

BRITTNEY GRINER
Stewie
Next one I’m picking is BG. She was a senior when I was a freshman, and we played Baylor at XL. I will never forget that game because, first of all, I played like s***. I played like eight minutes, and I had a donut. But she was just dominant.

KALEENA MOSQUEDA-LEWIS
Jewell
O.K., next I’m gonna go with … KML. She was an assassin in college. It was the worst trying to guard her. She might as well just run down the court — just cash every time. All the drills we had to do about closeouts and making sure we knew where Kaleena was on the floor at all times was so annoying. But, yeah, she could shoot. And the look.

This is precisely what I did in my comments on The Bench and will do here with a few of the picks (yes, they will be mostly Domers. Whad did you expect ?

First though, obviously Stewie and Jewell did this pretty much on the fly. Second, they picked whom they knew and it centered -- primarily -- on players in/around their time (save for feeling they had to get some "newbies" in.) And, for sure, the WNBA experiences seem to have an effect on their "retro-grading."

That said, some of my fave quotes:

SKYLAR DIGGINS-SMITH
Stewie
"...when we were playing against Notre Dame, for you guys, she seemed like the head of the snake almost, with her intensity and leadership and maturity.

"Also, she was just tough. She was always intense. And another thing is, she brought a different set of eyes, or brought more attention to women’s basketball — helped us bring things up to another level, and I appreciate how she embraced that opportunity."

Jewell
"Yeah, I think you’re right on. She was definitely the head of the snake for us. She held everyone to a very high standard, and she made sure that everyone was super accountable. With Skylar, you didn’t have time to make complaints or say, “Well, I’m just a freshman,” or whatnot."

KAYLA McBRIDE
Stewie:
"I’m picking K-Mac because … I think I just have PTSD from Notre Dame lol. And she’s been part of that team, and she’s reerally hard to guard. Her midrange, her one-dribble pull-up. She has it down in the WNBA, and it was her favorite thing to do in college. Her name has just continued to grow. But, I mean, between her and Skylar and YOU, it was tough. It was tough."

Dillon's Druthers: Fun to hear Stewie's insights into individual players througout, but you can tell she's got K-Mac's game down cold.

NATALIE ACHONWA
Jewell:
"...playing with her was amazing at Notre Dame. For us she was just really a point guard almost, especially when we played our Princeton offense, which she loved doing. She was just a great passer, 15-foot jump shot, very vocal. I loved playing with her. And I’m glad she’s been able to have a great career in the league after her knee injury at Notre Dame."

Dillon's druthers: I wanted to put this on The Boneyard because as long as ND employs some form of the Princeton offense, the coaches are going to look for someone who can do the things Jewell describes Ace doing at ND. She was who ND fans were looking for in forwards. Kat Westbeld wasn't everything Ace was, but she could pass, shoot the J and was a quiet(er) leader. When Jess Shepard wasn't pounding people down low, she was superb from the elbow in. And -- knock on wood -- we're hoping Maddy Westbeld will bring some of these attributes as well.

A'JA WILSON
Stewie
"A’ja was one that stayed home, playing at South Carolina. I think she really continued to develop a lot as she went on, from where she started as a freshman to where she finished as a senior — winning a national championship. ...I know from when we played against her a few times, at South Carolina and in Gampel, she’s hard to guard, especially being a lefty and having her shot be so high. It messes you up on where you think you’re supposed to contest it, and where you should contest it."

 

[eebmg]

This is precisely what I did in my comments on The Bench and will do here with a few of the picks (yes, they will be mostly Domers. Whad did you expect ?

First though, obviously Stewie and Jewell did this pretty much on the fly. Second, they picked whom they knew and it centered -- primarily -- on players in/around their time (save for feeling they had to get some "newbies" in.) And, for sure, the WNBA experiences seem to have an effect on their "retro-grading."

That said, some of my fave quotes:

SKYLAR DIGGINS-SMITH
Stewie
"...when we were playing against Notre Dame, for you guys, she seemed like the head of the snake almost, with her intensity and leadership and maturity.

"Also, she was just tough. She was always intense. And another thing is, she brought a different set of eyes, or brought more attention to women’s basketball — helped us bring things up to another level, and I appreciate how she embraced that opportunity."

Jewell
"Yeah, I think you’re right on. She was definitely the head of the snake for us. She held everyone to a very high standard, and she made sure that everyone was super accountable. With Skylar, you didn’t have time to make complaints or say, “Well, I’m just a freshman,” or whatnot."

KAYLA McBRIDE
Stewie:
"I’m picking K-Mac because … I think I just have PTSD from Notre Dame lol. And she’s been part of that team, and she’s reerally hard to guard. Her midrange, her one-dribble pull-up. She has it down in the WNBA, and it was her favorite thing to do in college. Her name has just continued to grow. But, I mean, between her and Skylar and YOU, it was tough. It was tough."

Dillon's Druthers: Fun to hear Stewie's insights into individual players througout, but you can tell she's got K-Mac's game down cold.

NATALIE ACHONWA
Jewell:
"...playing with her was amazing at Notre Dame. For us she was just really a point guard almost, especially when we played our Princeton offense, which she loved doing. She was just a great passer, 15-foot jump shot, very vocal. I loved playing with her. And I’m glad she’s been able to have a great career in the league after her knee injury at Notre Dame."

Dillon's druthers: I wanted to put this on The Boneyard because as long as ND employs some form of the Princeton offense, the coaches are going to look for someone who can do the things Jewell describes Ace doing at ND. She was who ND fans were looking for in forwards. Kat Westbeld wasn't everything Ace was, but she could pass, shoot the J and was a quiet(er) leader. When Jess Shepard wasn't pounding people down low, she was superb from the elbow in. And -- knock on wood -- we're hoping Maddy Westbeld will bring some of these attributes as well.

A'JA WILSON
Stewie
"A’ja was one that stayed home, playing at South Carolina. I think she really continued to develop a lot as she went on, from where she started as a freshman to where she finished as a senior — winning a national championship. ...I know from when we played against her a few times, at South Carolina and in Gampel, she’s hard to guard, especially being a lefty and having her shot be so high. It messes you up on where you think you’re supposed to contest it, and where you should contest it."

Alot of Similarities between Dolson and Achonwa (but I would give Dolson the edge (especially in College)) What did you expect?

 

[Dillon77]

Alot of Similarities between Dolson and Achonwa (but I would give Dolson the edge (especially in College)) What did you expect?

Hmm. I'll have to think about that one...suffice to say, both Dolson and Ace brought a lot to their respective teams. However, its' time to start weekend cocktails with my wife..... We'll keep that one for another day.

 

[DeeHusky]

Chiney was the all time leading pac 12 scorer and rebounder before Plum broke her scoring record if I remember correctly. No way she’s off this list and she’s not even an alternate.

I’d replace Vandersloot and Diggins with Sims and Jefferson. I’d even put Arike before Jewell or Skylar. She is Notre Dame’s all time leading scorer and she did win a championship on a team with 6 players.

You can’t ever name an accomplishment list without mentioning Dolson before Anchonwa.

I’d go with Morgan Tuck before I go Sabally. Or Lauren Cox or Kalani Brown— ladies who have won a championship.

 

[Orangutan]

Jewell as team captain is pretty funny because I'm not sure she cracks my top 3 Notre Dame guards of the decade (Skylar, Arike, McBride).

Overall, the team skews heavily towards the era Stewie and Jewell played in, unsurprisingly.

But then they do manage one pick of extreme recency bias in Sabally.

Someone (maybe @nwhoopfan) can dispute me on this, but I feel like it was only last season that Sabally became the most talked about non-Ionescu Duck. It feels like for most of their careers, there was more buzz around Hebard.

Now let's see Napheesa and Arike's all decade team so that we can have one that's heavily skewed towards the last half of the decade!

 

[Orangutan]

Even on the fly though, how does Stewie overlook her own teammate in MoJeff? Jewell wasn't shy about throwing out ND names that she played with. Kmac might have been legit but Natalie Achonwa? Child PlUEESE!

Position​	1st Team​	2nd team​	3rd Team ​
PG​	Moriah Jefferson	Skylar Diggins	Odyssey Sims
SG​	Sabrina Ionescu	Kelsey Mitchell	Kelsey Plum
SF​	Maya Moore	Elena Delle Donne	Alyssa Thomas
PF​	Breanna Stewart	Chiney Ogwumike	A’Ja Wilson
C​	Brittney Griner	Tina Charles	Stefanie Dolson

The only ND name Jewell threw out was Achonwa. Stewie picked both Skylar and KMac.

Achonwa is also the only ND player about whom I can imagine Jewell offering unsolicited praise.

I like your list except for Kelsey Mitchell. Scored alot but her Ohio State teams were pushovers when it counted. I'd move Plum up to 2nd team and then sneak Arike on as the 3rd team SG.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Someone (maybe @nwhoopfan) can dispute me on this, but I feel like it was only last season that Sabally became the most talked about non-Ionescu Duck. It feels like for most of their careers, there was more buzz around Hebard.

Don't need to dispute it, I think that's fair enough. Sabally's importance to the team really elevated during her Soph year but it probably wasn't til her final season that the pundits really took notice.