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Rowdy831 said:
I would take Cardoso with the 2nd pick for sure. Cameron is going to be pushed around in the WNBA and she couldn't stay out of foul trouble in college in big games. Aaliyah and Angel are both really good players but Angel is a better all around player right now and I think she helped her stock toward the end of the season and Aaliyah I think lost a little luster especially how badly she got outplayed by a smaller forward/post against Iowa. She also missed a lot of bunnies this year when she wasn't being defended particularly close. On the upside though she has the perfect WNBA build and when she doesn't have to be the whole inside game she might shine.

In the end if I was the GM I would pick Aaliyah and it has nothing to do with her playing skills. As far as attitude goes I love Aaliyah and I think once she moves to the 4 and cleans up a couple parts of her game she is going to be a great WNBA player.
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I disagree with this. Angel's game is rebounds and put backs. Not much foot work and no outside shot.
 
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Rowdy831 said:
Cameron is going to be pushed around in the WNBA
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Why do people keep insisting this? Her Fr. year I watched her play against Pili and Angel Jackson from USC, and Lauren Miller from UCLA. All very large players. They all tried to back her down in the low post, and she held her ground against all of them. That was 4 years ago. There is nobody in the WNBA currently bigger than Crooks from Iowa St. While she was able to move Brink to some degree, Cameron absolutely ate her up defensively. Crooks was 3-21 shooting. Some of that was also Iriafen, but it was mostly Brink. She is thin, that doesn't mean she's weak. People have been wrong about this for 4 years. Wake up America!
 
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jeff30189 said:
I'm surprised to see that Nika isn't standing directly in front of CC.....
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The photo clearly shows Clark attempting to straight arm her. Nika moved slightly to her right to avoid having the ref call a blocking foul on her for contact initiated by Clark.
 
Honestly think Indiana should try to snag a pick and draft angel reese for fun. I think Clark, Boston, Reese is some major talent. Worry about the rest later. Honestly trade smith to a team like Washington for their pick and like a pick swap next year. I like Smith a lot tho, just a thought.
 
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Just thinking out loud about the 7th pick, now belonging to the Chicago Sky.
- When that trade, many journalists and posters (including me) thought it was a sign that Chicago knew exactly who they wanted to draft and that's why they dealt resources to move up all of one slot.

Could that be Angel Reese? Granted, she's lacking in offensive diversity, but has the defensive intensity and drive for rebounding that Coach Teresa Witherspoon would like.

- Interestingly, the Sky have a player who does that right now: Brianna Turner, who came over in the Copper trade and has a guaranteed contract this season. Is this duplication? Or, could Sky management want to take advantage of having Breezy Bri -- a noted professional and even-keeled sort -- serve as a mentor for Angel Reese for a season (before Bri comes off the books for the Sky)?

- If the Sky goes through with this, they'll have a lot of "defense-first" players with Turner, Reese and Elizabeth Williams.
 
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Bone Dog said:
Voepel projects Nika for the first round? I hope it works out that way for her. Way to go, Nika!
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Given how tough a league this is to gain an entry - let alone a foothold -- so much of this depends on who drafts you.
Perhaps the only league where "team needs" often are paramount, even in the first round. As noted, the Liberty need some defending to help the backcourt ('Sloot). Will see what happens.....
 
nickp91 said:
Class of 2024 I feel like we'll be talking about this one for a long time as one of the all time great classes
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2013 Griner, Delle Donne, Diggins,

2008 Parker, Fowles, Quigley
2009 Angel, Kristi, Rene, DeWanna, Briann
2011 Maya, Cambage, Sloot, Danielle Robinson, Jasmine Thomas
2015 Lloyd, Cheyenne Parker, Elizabeth Williams, Stokes, Cloud, Laney

2014.....for depth and Shoni and Machine Gun Maggie

2024.... Definitely in the top 15.

Am I the only one skeptical about Brink?

Apparently the Sparks aren't.
 
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