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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 4382496, member: 2117"] In her defense, she's 36 years old....she doesn't have the same abilities offensively she did when she was in her 20s. To expect her to be the best player in the league with players like Jones/Stewart/Wilson much younger and more spry, is a stretch. When she was at her peak (2008-2015), she was often injured or unavailable to play, or her supporting cast wasn't ready yet to contribute to a championship lineup. It's rarer to see post players last so long in the league compared to guards who play less physical basketball. Give it 10 years and I don't expect to see Wilson muscling her way in the post and finishing through contact in the manner she does now. Her game will develop and likely become more perimeter oriented and less contact oriented like we've seen from Tina Charles and Candace Parker. The last 4 years Parker's game has transitioned to become more of a facilitator and a contributing scorer but she isn't going to drop 18-20 night in night out. She's still among the best players in the league and her role as sort of a glue/do a bit of everything player is a major reason why her LA and Chicago teams have been so good, but realistically she hasn't been a MVP favorite in years. I agree I think she wanted to win this year and retire in style. Has to sting losing like this without putting forth her best effort. Curious to see where she ends up. I doubt either her or DT retire after this year though, I'm guessing they'll take a victory lap ala Bird/Fowles this year to soak in at least one more season. [/QUOTE]

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