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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4749778, member: 6620"] With all due respect to Michael Voepel, he can be blinded by the lights. Tell me, if you read this about a projected #5 pick, would you pull the trigger? "Considering their depth in the post, the (Dallas) Wings might opt for another guard with clutch shooting ability. [I]Fill-in-the-blank [/I](19.7 points per game last season) hasn't been considered a top-tier defender or distributor, but she will work on both aspects of her game this season after transferring to LSU from [URL='https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/_/id/97/louisville-cardinals']Louisville[/URL]. It will be intriguing to see how she plays on a new team with so much talent. If she becomes a stronger all-around player, she will be more appealing as a pro." Yes, I'm writing about Haily Van Lith, who Vopel has pegged at #5. Now, I'm in the midst of watching the Dallas Wings vs. the Aces and I agree with the 'depth in the post" part and maybe even the need for another outside shooter. However.... - I don't think spending a #5 pick on a 5'7" shooting guard who can run hot/very cold who is a "meh" defender at best or playmaker is the best use of the pick.. She'll have to show a lot this season to justify that high a pick, in my opinion. Also, why spend a #5 on a back-up shooting guard who will mostly watch Arike play? - Dallas, knock on wood on with the injury gods, but Diamond DeShields and Lou Lopez-Senechal will be back from injury next year so that should also cover the wing spot, which Dallas could use. - So, if you're looking for a shooting guard who plays defense and a handle, I'd rather give a player like Jacy Sheldon a chance. A Grace Berger-type of technically sound player who you can count on. - BTW, regarding choosing a point guard for the Wings: Georgia Amorre is smart and shoots very well, too, but doesn't Crystal Dangerfeld do that, too? And Valerie Burton is there, but she's not really a scorer; having had her time dry up once Odyssey Sims was signed. Ah, what the heck, in GM Greg Bibb's world, the more is merrier. [/QUOTE]

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