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Message: [QUOTE="wallman, post: 3122370, member: 1736"] This draft is a great example of the WNBA being stuck as the media has ran a lot of perceptions that have been proved somewhat inaccurate due to the way the season unfolded. The WNBA GMs should have been a little more savvy in watching more games over the course of the previous years instead of always relying on media fodder when picks have been less obvious. Years past should have been a warning sign but it was only on odd occasions that the GMs followed some media hype and were left scrambling. There has been a lot of trashing of players this year, more than I have ever seen. Comments like the one above trying to argue that Durr is a superior player as she creates her own shot. I am using this as an example of how misleading that statement can be. First Durr is a ball dominant guard and yes she needs to dribble to get in a rhythm, but is that a positive, what about playing without the ball in her hand, what about being able to move without the dribble and knocking down a shot in transition or off of a screen. The dribble can actually allow the defense to react more than a shot being taken that has been read without the dribble to rise up before the defender has time to react. If a player needs the dribble like both Durr and Ogunner seem to, maybe they have just missed opportunities for themselves or for their teammates by instinctively having the need to put the ball on the floor. I watched Durr against Dangerfield having a terrible game and no offense, but she was playing against a much smaller player and not once did she try to post her up. Just food for thought. [/QUOTE]

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