[QUOTE…. Would love to see data that would confirm or prove me wrong on my suspicion.
What data are you looking for? As I am not sure the data I have or Lisa is gathering will help you with your “tainting” suspicion.
The other main point is the main ranking services are NOT Ranking for WNBA criteria or “potential of 4 years down the road”.
Sure you could look at a correlation but HS girl ranking has 4 years of variables that are being ignored-college program, games played, competition, coaching development that are unknown by the evaluators.
Lauren Cox was a number 1, earned AA honors, won the Big 12 POY and didn’t last long in the WNBA, yet Mercedes Russell is still in the league.
As I said above, I have lots of data but am struggling how to best aggregate it for a logical presentation.
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This is an example of the data, which is what I thought was the idea being proposed.
Fully aware that there are plenty of variables when it comes to whether a college player makes it in the W. From a Canadian perspective, Kia Nurse and Bridget Carleton is a great example. Nurse was ranked if I recall correctly, where Carleton was relatively unknown. Both now in the WNBA, however I would say Carleton has had the better career to date.
And I'm fully aware that ranking services are not predicting WNBA, however their opinion carries weight in AAU circles. Athletes end up chasing the programs who boast these prospects instead of going to a program that's right for them.
Or all these clinics and showcases for players to be "seen" by the right people. It's gotten excessive over the last few years in my opinion.
The story about Sarah Strong and how she was discovered was refreshing to hear during the tournament. Proof that the adage "if you have the talent, you'll be seen" still rings true.
