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WNBA Rookie of the year

WNBA Rookie of the Year

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DaBball said:
I don't think winning has ever been a big factor, no ROY since Elena Delle Donne in 2013 has had a winning record.
2018: A'ja Wilson - Aces - 14-19
2017: Allisha Gray - Wings - 16-18
2016: Breanna Stewart - Storm - 16-18
2015: Jewell Loyd - Storm - 10-24
2014: Chiney Ogwumike - Sun - 13-21
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Did any of these winners have as much competition as the three rookies have this season? I'm curious.
 
donalddoowop said:
Did any of these winners have as much competition as the three rookies have this season? I'm curious.
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In 2014 - Sims and Ogwumike was a fairly close battle.
In 2017 - Sykes and Gray was pretty close too.

Both Sykes and Sims records were even worse I think though.
 
In most years, the best player goes to the team that had the worst record the previous years (there are of course outliers). So expecting just one player to turn a very bad team is asking a lot. Dallas and Indiana probably weren't making the playoffs this year no matter which rookie they drafted, though it should be noted that both have been winning more since their rookies have gone on a tear.
 
AO scores 30 again in a loss to EDD and the Mystics. Given the strong end of year performances by the to 3 rookies this will be a close race. As I posted earlier, I wonder if the W has had three strong rookies before
 
I am sure the WNBA bean counters consider Arike's game more conducive to getting more main stream fans interested in the WNBA than either Napheesa or Teiera's style of play. They want another Mamba.

For example, in last night's game, she missed multiple low percentage shots and followed them up with incredibly athletic makes.

That will count a lot more than any objective analysis. Might as well get used to it.
 
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But Na
eebmg said:
I am sure the WNBA bean counters consider Arike's game more conducive to getting more main stream fans interested in the WNBA than either Napheesa or Teiera's style of play. They want another Mamba.

For example, in last night's game, she missed multiple low percentage shots and followed them up with incredibly athletic makes.

That will count a lot more than any objective analysis. Might as well get used to it.
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But Napheesa was fourth in fan voting for the all-star game, so if fan interest has some effect, then that would be in her favor. OTOH, reporters cast the votes, so the league brass have (nominally) no say.

I looked at Basketball Reference at the past ROY winners. Arike would be toward the bottom in win shares (third from the bottom at this point). Napheesa would be in the middle (just above A’ja Wilson, who I thought had an amazing rookie year).
 
And in this evening's contest McCowan, a third outstanding rookie, at the end of the first quarter has five points and two boards Big Sylvia has zero points and two boards.

McCowan rounds out a trio of exceptional rookies.
 
eebmg said:
A gritty ball dominant guard pulling for a gritty ball dominant guard. Knock me over with a feather. :rolleyes:
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...and a humble one at that, "There hasn't been one explosive guard like me but it's safe to say....." ;)
 
azfan said:
And in this evening's contest McCowan, a third outstanding rookie, at the end of the first quarter has five points and two boards Big Sylvia has zero points and two boards.

McCowan rounds out a trio of exceptional rookies.
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Both rookies with double-doubles.
 
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donalddoowop said:
Every point is about offense. What other category is she a leader in?
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My favorite part is she thinks Arike deserves ROY because she's tied with DeWanna Bonner for asissts.

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Orangutan said:
I don't get it. What is the "sic" for? Because she didn't capitalize the W in DeWanna?
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I edited so as not to muddle the message :)
 
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Orangutan said:
Cappie P. weighs in:
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I like @Cappie's "lot of only's" list, couple highlighted are especially precious. Can someone direct me to where I can find these stats on the WNBA stat page? Have not seen that stat column "Player under 6'2" averaging 17 PPG" and the other stat column "Player with Assits per game scoring at least 16 PPG", I bet if @Cappie dug deeper she could have had Arike solo in first place in that stat category, instead tied with Bonner. The WNBA is getting inventive with their stats gategories. :rolleyes:

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mbr33ct said:
I like @Cappie's "lot of only's" list, couple highlighted are especially precious. Can someone direct me to where I can find these stats on the WNBA stat page? Have not seen that stat column "Player under 6'2" averaging 17 PPG" and the other stat column "Player with Assits per game scoring at least 16 PPG", I bet if @Cappie dug deeper she could have had Arike solo in first place in that stat category, instead tied with Bonner. The WNBA is getting inventive with their stats gategories. :rolleyes:

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On WNBA Advanced Stats. You can make it so it only shows players scoring 16 PPG and then sort it by assists.

Height is a little bit more limited (only a few options), but everything else is pretty much there. We should see who can come up with the most like that for Napheesa.
 
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Great SI article

Collier has two more games to make her case for the award, with the Lynx playing the Mercury and Sparks before season’s end while Ogunbowale has games against the Sun, Mystics and Storm left. It could be a critical week for both players and it’ll be a hell of a lot of fun for viewers tuning in to watch the rookies go off. I got my popcorn ready, do you?

www.si.com

Storylines to watch during last week of regular season

The WNBA regular season is almost over. But before you switch completely into playoff mode, check out some of the most intriguing storylines surrounding the last week of the season.
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As you can see above too, before her injury Durr was also having a very good rookie campaign, and should be a great shooting guard in the league for years to come.

Young has not been able to shoot a lick this season, but I'd be kind of shocked if a career 51% shooter from college doesn't' figure it out by next year. She's also been very impressive with the ball, averaging a rookie high 4.4apg vs just 1.5to/game.
 
bbsamjj said:
As you can see above too, before her injury Durr was also having a very good rookie campaign, and should be a great shooting guard in the league for years to come.

Young has not been able to shoot a lick this season, but I'd be kind of shocked if a career 51% shooter from college doesn't' figure it out by next year. She's also been very impressive with the ball, averaging a rookie high 4.4apg vs just 1.5to/game.
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The thing I’ve never liked about Durr in college is her weak rebounding especially for guard her size. That seems to have translated to her WNBA game. Lack of effort or desire?
 
Shades said:
The thing I’ve never liked about Durr in college is her weak rebounding especially for guard her size. That seems to have translated to her WNBA game. Lack of effort or desire?
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Not sure but in the WNBA more than college, many teams want one or more of their guards to sprint back on defense to prevent fast break points.

Maybe Arike is better at getting rebounds from her missed shots because she is more used to it. ;););););)
 
eebmg said:
Not sure but in the WNBA more than college, many teams want one or more of their guards to sprint back on defense to prevent fast break points.

Maybe Arike is better at getting rebounds from her missed shots because she is more used to it. ;););););)
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Not sure either, though even though she's 5-10, i've never thought of her as a "big" guard. But for her career in college, she averaged 3.2rpg, including 3.8rpg her senior year, so not sure how many rebounds you expect the guards to get?
 
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