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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 4919334, member: 3535"] They are two All-Americans with a history of showing in big games. When UCONN was a juggernaut I'd always have some trepidation for a 1st team A/A (especially in which she could be the best player on the court) and a prior A/A like Edwards. Two highly experienced players. I didn't say win a championship - I said low floor (can get beat in rd 1) - and a high ceiling - I consider a high ceiling at least an E8. If you think it near hopeless to doubt A prior POY in which over her career she has been an enormous big game performer and Edwards - a very, very athletic talented player to certainly getting drafted in rd 1 in which she has played well vs the elite teams over her career- then that is your opinion. If I were to use your methodology - I might even look at Auriemma and say "He hasn’t performed well in big games this year too," and thus eliminate him from being capable of drawing up a game plan. Which is not what I'm willing to do. Adding all this up - along with the history of basketball which tells me to fear 1st team All-Americans (i.e. could be best player on the floor) - especially experienced ones along with a senior in Edwards - another very experienced and highly talented A/A caliber -- all of this equals imo as to what I say; - "High Ceiling." Tell me if you don't mind -- would you draft Paige Bueckers in 1st 5 picks of WNBA draft if she came out? If so, why? [/QUOTE]