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Message: [QUOTE="WBBTakeover, post: 5134316, member: 13257"] Like what, exactly? Because none of those bigs entered/will enter the WNBA at age 25 (Malonga is 19) like she will. At least half of them can dunk with ease. BG was one of the biggest game-changing presences in WCBB in at least a generation. Cardoso, Amihere, and Griner have NCAA rings. Malonga was part of a medal-winning senior national team as a teenager. What is Prince doing that most collegiate All-American bigs don't do? Again, we can say this about pretty much every prospect. IF this, then that. This is not unique to Prince. What is unique to Prince is that she's doing this at 25 years old while the average college senior is about 21-22 (23 if they take the extra year and/or have a late birthday). It is, actually. Curt Miller doesn't thumb his nose publicly at his old organization just to take a 25-year-old 6'7 player while having two 6'7 players (and a recent 6'6 lottery pick) on his roster. He's taking Paige because (1) his team needs her and (2) he can keep the team that needs her more (the Sparks) from getting her. The Sparks are not chomping at the bit to pair Brink up with a 25-year-old rookie big when they have a 26-year-old "veteran" international big who is just as tall and versatile offensively. The Sparks would, however, take Paige in a nanosecond if she's available. Thanks to Curt Miller, she won't be. [/QUOTE]