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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3521316, member: 7548"] Rare to see a real negative assessment but the Mercury earn it [B][URL='https://www.espn.com/wnba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-mercury']Phoenix Mercury[/URL]: C-minus Picks:[/B] 18. Te'a Cooper, Baylor, PG; 29. Stella Johnson, Rider, SG What's odd is that it seemed as if the Mercury got one of the things they needed -- a wing who could score -- when they selected Virginia's Jocelyn Willoughby with the No. 10 pick. But then they traded her to New York for the contract of shooting guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, who has averaged 5.2 points as a reserve in three seasons with Washington. With Skylar Diggins-Smith and Bria Hartley now on the Mercury roster, along with Diana Taurasi, there might not be much need for Cooper at point guard. Johnson was the leading scorer in Division I this season at 24.8 PPG, but will her game translate from a small conference to the WNBA? It has happened for other players, but it's not easy. [/QUOTE]