WNBA All-star starters include Shoni, SkyDig, BG

[Orangutan]

Is there an anti-Stanford bias?

Both sisters have a good shot at being a reserve, which would be really cool for them.

I don't think so. Just other players that are better. I was voting Griner, Parker, Moore for West forwards and McCoughtry, Delle Donne, Breland/De Souza (depending on how much of a homer I felt like that day). I really wanted to voted for Nneka, but I just felt like Griner deserved it a little more.

 

[Striper69]

Shoni's happy about being picked.

 

[MilfordHusky]

When fans vote, it is a popularity contest. It used to be about who the best players were ... or who was having the best year. Given the small number of votes, relative to MLB, for example, it's easy for a small group to impact the selections.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Angel has surprised me this year. Not sure why the change or maybe the influence but she is more selfless.

I've never really thought of Angel as selfish. She can be out of control emotionally and make bad decisions, but she's ultra competitive. She wants to win as much as anyone, but her experience has been that she needs to do all the heavy lifting. Now that she is surrounded by talent, she needs to blend her game with those of her teammates. She seems to be doing a nice job of that this season. One of the hallmarks of former UConn players is good shot selection. If Angel has learned that, her team will compete for the championship. Teams are very fallible when their stars are forced to shoot a high volume of low percentage shots.

 

[wallman]

I've never really thought of Angel as selfish. She can be out of control emotionally and make bad decisions, but she's ultra competitive. She wants to win as much as anyone, but her experience has been that she needs to do all the heavy lifting. Now that she is surrounded by talent, she needs to blend her game with those of her teammates. She seems to be doing a nice job of that this season. One of the hallmarks of former UConn players is good shot selection. If Angel has learned that, her team will compete for the championship. Teams are very fallible when their stars are forced to shoot a high volume of low percentage shots.

Point taken, bad decision making for sure.

 

[FairView]

I agree. It don't seem fair too have Maya, Diana, and Candace on the same team.

The coaches of every national team that isn't spelled USA would agree with you.

 

[meyers7]

Do WNBA players have bonus incentives in their contracts (making an All-Star game)?

I thought so, but googling around I don't see that in any articles about salaries and bonuses. They have bonuses for stuff like making playoffs, 1st/2nd team WNBA, MVP, etc but I don't see anything for All-Star. Hmmmm

 

[Striper69]

I've never really thought of Angel as selfish. She can be out of control emotionally and make bad decisions, but she's ultra competitive. She wants to win as much as anyone, but her experience has been that she needs to do all the heavy lifting. Now that she is surrounded by talent, she needs to blend her game with those of her teammates. She seems to be doing a nice job of that this season. One of the hallmarks of former UConn players is good shot selection. If Angel has learned that, her team will compete for the championship. Teams are very fallible when their stars are forced to shoot a high volume of low percentage shots.

Last season she was always getting mad at her teammates and wore a scrowl quite a lot. She was taking a lot of bad shots- forcing up shots with more than one player guarding her.

Out of control. Looks like Coop has got her under control of herself.

 

[Striper69]

Bentley not being on the ballot pretty much guaranteed Shoni would be voted in. I was using the "write-in" feature to vote Bentley, but most people won't, so who else was it going to be?

Wouldn't have made a difference. There's a built in huge following of Schimmel. Many are not computer wise or there would've been even more votes.