I’ve never understood the arguments regarding a limited offensive skill set. I’ll admit she doesn’t have anywhere near guard skills but her shot extends beyond layups. She has developed range as evidenced by her free throw percentage her senior year. However her strength and ability to gain position to receive the ball down low is by far her greatest strength. I thought she would have difficulty against some of the bigger players in the WNBA but she is still holding her own. Therefore the low post positioning and layup is still her best weapon.McCowan has surprised me. I was worried about her speed and limited offensive skill set, but she's held her own in the minutes she's played.
I’ve never understood the arguments regarding a limited offensive skill set. I’ll admit she doesn’t have anywhere near guard skills but her shot extends beyond layups. She has developed range as evidenced by her free throw percentage her senior year. However her strength and ability to gain position to receive the ball down low is by far her greatest strength. I thought she would have difficulty against some of the bigger players in the WNBA but she is still holding her own. Therefore the low post positioning and layup is still her best weapon.
In this game the Wings dominated the Liberty. In addition to Arike's strong performance Megan Gustafson continued her fine play. Since re-signing with Dallas she's done a wonderful job. Certainly makes one wonder what the Wings were thinking when they initially cut her.Arike with 22 pts, 5 assists tonight on 7-12 shooting in a 23-point Dallas win.
With slightly over a month left in the season it appears this is a two-player race. Wondering if this might be the closest in WNBA history.
Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player(s) with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
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Last night Arike scored eight points in the final 5 minutes to lead Dallas to their first road win of the over the Mercury. After the ejection of her teammates including Kristine Anigwe and the Mercury's Brittney Griner Arike lead a come-from-behind victory.
Side rant--I've never understood the argument that she "drags" up the court or struggles to keep up with pace of play. She isnt fast but she is always back defensively and almost never looked winded during collegiate games when she was out there for a full 40 minutes. She isnt going to make her way up the court as effortlessly as players like the Ogwumikes, Turner and Wilson but she holds up.
I'm wondering at this stage of the season about rookie of the year...of the top three rookies my heart is with Pheesa but my eye leans toward McCowen
Last night AO had 5 assists in 39 minutes in addition to 21 points in a Wings win.
Pheesa had a another strong performance in a Lynx loss.
With 3 weeks left in the season ROY race is a barnburner.
I don't think anyone is disputing she's an excellent player. It's her proven lack of character that's more the problem.Arike is averaging 23 ppg her past 7 games. Surging. So whether she or Pheesa win, let's acknowledge that Ogunbowale is an excellent player, even if she went to ND.
Arike is averaging 23 ppg her past 7 games. Surging. So whether she or Pheesa win, let's acknowledge that Ogunbowale is an excellent player, even if she went to ND.