WNBA Draft Thread

[Vowelguy]

Top players still on the board
Boyette - consensus 7th pick
Mitchell - 9th
Weisner - 10th

 

[UC10NN]

It's a fist bump and a W. (Took me long enough to figure it out.)

Ooooohhhhhh.....would not have figured that. Thanks.

 

[Mdoggie]

Morgan said a lot of the UConn fans wanted her to stay an extra year, so she's staying, just playing for a different team, and that she loves Connecticut and the fans and is excited.

"Our coach knows what he's doing and made us the best players possible" I think I quoted her correctly. That should help with recruiting.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Tiffany Mitchell goes 9th to Indiana

 

[noirwestern]

Dee will teach Courtney.

She had a great reaction when Rowe pointed that out to her. Speechless and awed at the same time.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Rebecca called the pick of Tiffany Mitchell.

Dawn is there with her.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Boyette is wearing a nice dress and heels. She's 7' tall in heels.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Bria Holmes to Atlanta to play with Angel and Tiff.

 

[MumboJumbo]

Stewie's reaction when Tuck was picked 3rd at around 0:25
Dishin' & Swishin' @DishNSwish

 

[EricSD]

So glad that Courtney Williams got some first round love. She will have a long career in the WNBA and will be a good fit in Phoenix. Not a super star, but a really solid player who will up good numbers every year for them.

 

[BRS24]

TAMU's Courtney Walker and Washington's Talia Walton invited to draft but not taken in 1st round. Hate seeing that.

 

[noirwestern]

Boyette is wearing a nice dress and heels. She's 7' tall in heels.

Boyette to Chicago. Meh. Delle Donne needed some help and didn't really get it. I suppose she's going to have more of an impact than Bulgak would.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Bulgak to NY to play with Tina and Kiah. Talllllll!

 

[Orangutan]

Boyette to Chicago. Meh. Delle Donne needed some help and didn't really get it. I suppose she's going to have more of an impact than Bulgak would.

Pokey was pretty honest about wanting a defensive-minded interior player. Boyette fits that description.

I've always thought she was a stiff that was overrated because of her size. But we'll see. Probably a better fit for CHI than Bulgak but I like Bulgak better overall.

 

[BearJWS]

Question: Does the NY Liberty still own Michala Johnson's rights? Or is she draft eligible again this draft? I don't know the WNBA rule on this.

 

[Orangutan]

Woo, big trade. Sun getting Jonquel Jones from LA. Chelsea Gray and a 1st round pick going the other way.

 

[noirwestern]

Pokey was pretty honest about wanting a defensive-minded interior player. Boyette fits that description.

I've always thought she was a stiff that was overrated because of her size. But we'll see. Probably a better fit for CHI than Bulgak but I like Bulgak better overall.

I always worried about someone breaking Bulgak in half under the basket. I'm sure she was training in the weight room but holy jeez is she ever a slender reed.

 

[BRS24]

My head is spinning with that last draft announcement.

 

[Vowelguy]

Rutgers with 2 picks in top 13.

 

[MilfordHusky]

For reference, here is the HoopGurlz ranking of players from 2012. Note that some had injuries and are not in the draft this year. Note also that some players improved drastically while in college, whereas some did not. Courtney Williams went from outside the top 100 to the #8 pick.

2012 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 - ESPN

 

[BearJWS]

LOL - Chiney O. is FUNNY... The Sun will have a nice frontcourt this summer.

 

[Orangutan]

Rutgers with 2 picks in top 13.

Seems like they should have been better with that being the case.

 

[noirwestern]

Shoot. I guess ESPN2 is only going to run the first round of the draft in my corner of the swamp. Oh well. Will read about it tomorrow.

 

[Charliebball]

Our work is done here. We can change channels now.

wait a minute...................what about Pulido....................do they draft team doctors????

 

[hoopsdiva]

Woo, big trade. Sun getting Jonquel Jones from LA. Chelsea Gray and a 1st round pick going the other way.

So who does the Sun have now as a point guard?

 

[malevocalist#]

8th pick Courtney Williams to Phoenix

I can't believe teams pass on her after the 4th pick

 

[BRS24]

B. Graves (TN) to the Lynx ... good for her. I think she has more upside than folks know. HuskyNan probably has a good viewpoint.

 

[johnnyc]

Bashaara Graves goes late in 2nd round. UConn beats Tenn again.

 

[formerlurker]

Our work is done here. We can change channels now.

No way! At this rate I'm thinking Briana Pulido might hear her name called tonight! I'll miss her coming off the bench.

 

[BRS24]

TAMU's Courtney Walker and Washington's Talia Walton invited to draft but not taken in 1st round. Hate seeing that.

Thankfully Walker was picked in 2nd round, but Walton must be crushed. I hope she uses this at motivation. Got to wonder how the planners could make this mistake.