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cancontent said:
Wasn't Miller the coach of the Sun at the time though? If memory is correct she played an important role in their run to the WNBA finals that year.
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You're absolutely right, my faulty memory. The Sun shipped Bentley out soon after the incident, and obviously Miller knows more about the situation than I do.
 
I like this move for Seattle. January is a tough, physical defender on the perimeter which was lacking on last year's team. Does this mean Canada will be wearing a new uniform next season?

 
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UConnCat said:
I like this move for Seattle. January is a tough, physical defender on the perimeter which was lacking on last year's team. Does this mean Canada will be wearing a new uniform next season?

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They seem to have a thing for acquiring veterans near the end of their career. If they stick to their usual, they'll keep her for a year or two after her days of being able to be effective on the basketball court are over.


Yeah, that was lacking because they let their 2 best perimeter defenders walk away for nothing in Clark and Whitcomb.
 
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Hasn't been discussed as much yet, but this could be a really interesting year for early entrants. There aren't too many heralded eligible prospects in the junior class with Lee returning to school, but you have to think the strength of next year's class is going to raise some eyebrows if you're debating between staying and going.

Boston, H. Jones, D. Miller, Owusu, R. Jackson, Amihere, Horston, Blackwell, Kitley, Holmes. Add in Lee since she's staying. There are a ton of other quality players in this 2023 class, too. Might not project as stars, but if I am a GM with two or three picks in this draft, my team is going to get better.

Will be worth watching as season's end nears.
 
GoChips20 said:
Hasn't been discussed as much yet, but this could be a really interesting year for early entrants. There aren't too many heralded eligible prospects in the junior class with Lee returning to school, but you have to think the strength of next year's class is going to raise some eyebrows if you're debating between staying and going.

Boston, H. Jones, D. Miller, Owusu, R. Jackson, Amihere, Horston, Blackwell, Kitley, Holmes. Add in Lee since she's staying. There are a ton of other quality players in this 2023 class, too. Might not project as stars, but if I am a GM with two or three picks in this draft, my team is going to get better.

Will be worth watching as season's end nears.
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Are they all of age to enter the draft
 
Zanzman said:
Are they all of age to enter the draft
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I don't think so. The names I listed are part of next year's class. I was just saying that if I were eligible this year, I'd be looking at that list and thinking it might be better to strike while the iron is hot.
 
ochoopsfan said:
Meeseman reportedly signs with Chicago Sky

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Wow that's an upgrade from Dolson/Deshields. Huge pickup for the Sky. Question is will Sloot/Quigley stay or are they venturing elsewhere? A trio of Parker, Meesseman and Copper is very good. Keep Sloot/Quigley and they're a title threat again.
 
Elizabeth Williams will sign with the Mystics thus ending Tina Charles tenure with the Mystics. Mystics could be a great defensive team with 4 former All Defensive players on the roster. Atkins, Cloud, Clark and Williams.
 
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TerpWomenFan said:
Elizabeth Williams will sign with the Mystics thus ending Tina Charles tenure with the Mystics. Mystics could be a great defensive team with 4 former All Defensive players on the roster. Atkins, Cloud, Clark and Williams.
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Why would you say that? Tina Charles kept them afloat last year and she is a PF not C.
 
TerpWomenFan said:
Elizabeth Williams will sign with the Mystics thus ending Tina Charles tenure with the Mystics. Mystics could be a great defensive team with 4 former All Defensive players on the roster. Atkins, Cloud, Clark and Williams.
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Does anyone know if EDD is planning to play this season? With those 4 plus Hines-Allen, Washington could be a pretty solid team this season.
 
Sophie Cunningham back to Phoenix. Because Phoenix declined her option and she is a FA they’ll now have to pay her even more. It’s been 6 months and I still call that decision the worst front office decision last year. And it’s even worse considering how bad the cap situation in Phoenix is. Curious to see how much they have to pay her now.
 
I believe from reading this, tweet or instagram post by Stewie, she is staying in Seattle.

 
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ochoopsfan said:
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I guess that's good news, but it makes me think she's returning for one last hurrah with Bird, then will sign with someone else after the '22 season. Could be looking at 4 of the 5 starters from the 2 recent Championship teams no longer being with the Storm for '23. Going into rebuilding mode right after getting their shiny new building, great timing.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I guess that's good news, but it makes me think she's returning for one last hurrah with Bird, then will sign with someone else after the '22 season. Could be looking at 4 of the 5 starters from the 2 recent Championship teams no longer being with the Storm for '23. Going into rebuilding mode right after getting their shiny new building, great timing.
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Yep! 2023 don't be shocked to see her with the Liberty. The Storm will be in serious rebuild mode.
 
bballnut90 said:
Wow that's an upgrade from Dolson/Deshields. Huge pickup for the Sky. Question is will Sloot/Quigley stay or are they venturing elsewhere? A trio of Parker, Meesseman and Copper is very good. Keep Sloot/Quigley and they're a title threat again.
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In order to sign all four of Vandersloot, Quigley, Meesseman, and Copper, some folks are going to have to agree to team-friendly deals.

An interesting wrinkle is that Vanderquigs are teammates with Emma at UMMC Ekaterinburg and have been for a few years now. One wonders if they discussed the idea of all taking a little less to play together in the WNBA.

At this point, I don't see Sloot going anywhere. Seattle's money is surely all spoken for between Bird, Loyd, Stewart, and Russell. I don't know what other contender has both cap space and a vacancy at starting point guard.

She said her top priority for free agency was to play with talented players. Not sure how you are going to do much better on that front than Copper, Meesseman, and Parker.

I think the most likely scenario where they don't both come back is that Quigley simply retires.
 
It will be an interesting year in the WNBA. Fowles has announced this is her final year. Bird is coming back but is likely in hers as well. DT and Parker have yet to verbally commit. I do think both will come back but I look for one or both to be playing their final season.
 
Orangutan said:
An interesting wrinkle is that Vanderquigs are teammates with Emma at UMMC Ekaterinburg and have been for a few years now. One wonders if they discussed the idea of all taking a little less to play together in the WNBA.
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And, fwiw, Meesseman was in also Ekaterinburg the year James Wade was an assistant.
 
UConnCat said:
I like this move for Seattle. January is a tough, physical defender on the perimeter which was lacking on last year's team. Does this mean Canada will be wearing a new uniform next season?

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I forgot that Napheesa will be my absent this next WNB season so Minnesota needed an Angel to step in. Maybe Cheryl can handle her better than her three previous coaches.

Who doubts her amazing talent but is Angel subtraction by addition? Her play on the Olympic teams demonstrates that she can be team player. But league play has been a different story.
 
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Irony overload. All of Chicago's stars left over the years, except for Sloot, helped get them a Championship, now they're gonna risk losing her? We'll take her in Seattle in '23 when Bird retires and Stewie signs somewhere else.
 
Has any player ever played for 4 different teams her first 4 years in the league before? If so, it probably wasn't a top 4 draft pick. Gabby for KLS straight up seems like an OK trade, why do the Storm have to throw in a draft pick as well?
 
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