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Ros Casares Valencia point guard Silvia Dominguez
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| Posted: 04/06/12 12:46 pm ::: |
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| Yeah, from the noises Agler was making on Twitter it seemed like one of the Euros - probably either Palau or Dominguez - was on their way. I prefer Palau, personally, but Dominguez should be able to help as Bird's backup. Always questionable how international players will adapt to the US, but she's decent. Certainly better than Nuria Martinez, who's already had a couple of cracks at the WNBA. |
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| Posted: 04/06/12 1:21 pm ::: |
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| Pretty much puts the final nail in the bizarre Prahalis-with-the-second-pick coffin.
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| Posted: 04/06/12 1:29 pm ::: |
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| So it's a training camp contract and she won't arrive until halfway through training camp. Not odd at all? Agler is really talking her up. |
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| She's a 'rookie' foreigner - she can't sign any other kind of contract for the first season. |
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| Yeah, from the noises Agler was making on Twitter it seemed like one of the Euros - probably either Palau or Dominguez - was on their way. I prefer Palau, personally, but Dominguez should be able to help as Bird's backup. Always questionable how international players will adapt to the US, but she's decent. Certainly better than Nuria Martinez, who's already had a couple of cracks at the WNBA. |
It has to help that she's played with LJ and Wauters. I also expect that the pecking order would have been fully explained to her. Now is she a pure PG or does she play some SG as well? Agler really likes to swap SGs at the 5 minute mark and then bring T back as a PG minutes later.
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| She's a reasonable shooter, but she's about 5'5", if that. So she could play off the ball offensively if necessary, but you wouldn't want her trying to defend many WNBA 2-guards at the other end. |
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| She's a reasonable shooter, but she's about 5'5", if that. So she could play off the ball offensively if necessary, but you wouldn't want her trying to defend many WNBA 2-guards at the other end. |
Ah, ok. I'm thinking of a post-Smith team and wondering whether Dominguez would be that first-guard-off-bench. But it sounds like in that scenario guard defense would really take a hit.
Agler mentioned a Draft day trip he was taking yesterday that was CMH-MEM-?? . The only time I ever traveled through Memphis was to get to Knoxville. I think at this point signs point to Seattle keeping the pick and going with a Johnson or Stricklen. It's no Nneka, but with one of them plus Dunlap in development Seattle might finally be able to have a rookie it keeps. Not sure how they'd fit it all into the roster though. I hope Dominguez sticks so that a decent PG doesn't go onto the waiver wire for other needy teams. Still annoyed at making Phillips basically a gift to a team that ended up needing her.
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| Posted: 04/06/12 2:35 pm ::: |
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| I hope Dominguez sticks so that a decent PG doesn't go onto the waiver wire for other needy teams. |
Hold on, are you saying other teams need Agler to scout and discover point guard talent, and his cast-offs would be good enough for them? |
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| Pretty much puts the final nail in the bizarre Prahalis-with-the-second-pick coffin. |
Good for Storm, but I doubt they have really thought about drafting a PG with the 2nd pick. A player with size might be more desirable for their roster.
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Decent signing to have as your potential 10th/11th player. I had a chance to watch her play some during the Euroleague season. She looked good at times (Galatasaray, Rivas) but looked like shit at other times (CCC Polkowice). I doubt she'll play much if everyone stays healthy, so any deficiencies she has shouldn't matter much. She's small, scrappy, and seems to be able to take care of the ball. She's got experience playing at a high level, but she's also young enough (at 25) to develop a little more. I don't see that happening (since she won't see the floor much and because she's imp-sized), but who knows?
Agler usually doesn't cut these Europeans, so I would think this means that Quigley's path to a roster spot just got THAT much harder.
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| Posted: 04/06/12 3:20 pm ::: |
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| I hope Dominguez sticks so that a decent PG doesn't go onto the waiver wire for other needy teams. |
Hold on, are you saying other teams need Agler to scout and discover point guard talent, and his cast-offs would be good enough for them? |
No. Stop putting words in my mouth. I doubt Dominguez is unknown to most coaches but I don't automatically assume that Euro players WANT to transition to the WNBA. Agler has had to do a little convincing to get them to come (Jana, Wauters). Now that Dominguez has decided to commit and come over, however, if she were to be cut and put on the wire I could see her being willing to sign with another team who she might have even rejected in past years.
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Decent signing to have as your potential 10th/11th player. I had a chance to watch her play some during the Euroleague season. She looked good at times (Galatasaray, Rivas) but looked like shit at other times (CCC Polkowice). I doubt she'll play much if everyone stays healthy, so any deficiencies she has shouldn't matter much. She's small, scrappy, and seems to be able to take care of the ball. She's got experience playing at a high level, but she's also young enough (at 25) to develop a little more. I don't see that happening (since she won't see the floor much and because she's imp-sized), but who knows?
Agler usually doesn't cut these Europeans, so I would think this means that Quigley's path to a roster spot just got THAT much harder. |
Yeah, I look at Quigley and Kobryn and wonder if one of them will make the roster only until LJ comes back. And that whole rotation will be VERY interesting when she does. Say, for example, Thompson is tapped at the 3 with Wauters at the 5. When LJ comes back, Wauters or Thompson might slide to the bench as the first post on.
Pre-August:
Starters: Wauters/Little/Thompson/Wright/Bird
Bench: Smith/Kobryn/Quigley/Dunlap/Dominguez/2nd pick
The bottom five are a bit fluid with whatever other camp invitees and draft picks are there. But they'll still be competing until the Olympic break since one of them would need to be waived when Jackson returns. And man, not a bad situation if your 1st bench post is Thompson, Wauters or Jackson.
The whole key to me still is whether Brian will play the bottom 3 benchies more than garbage time. Play them Brian - show us their development potential!
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| Posted: 04/06/12 4:23 pm ::: |
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Decent signing to have as your potential 10th/11th player. I had a chance to watch her play some during the Euroleague season. She looked good at times (Galatasaray, Rivas) but looked like shit at other times (CCC Polkowice). I doubt she'll play much if everyone stays healthy, so any deficiencies she has shouldn't matter much. She's small, scrappy, and seems to be able to take care of the ball. She's got experience playing at a high level, but she's also young enough (at 25) to develop a little more. I don't see that happening (since she won't see the floor much and because she's imp-sized), but who knows?
Agler usually doesn't cut these Europeans, so I would think this means that Quigley's path to a roster spot just got THAT much harder. |
Yeah, I look at Quigley and Kobryn and wonder if one of them will make the roster only until LJ comes back. And that whole rotation will be VERY interesting when she does. Say, for example, Thompson is tapped at the 3 with Wauters at the 5. When LJ comes back, Wauters or Thompson might slide to the bench as the first post on.
Pre-August:
Starters: Wauters/Little/Thompson/Wright/Bird
Bench: Smith/Kobryn/Quigley/Dunlap/Dominguez/2nd pick
The bottom five are a bit fluid with whatever other camp invitees and draft picks are there. But they'll still be competing until the Olympic break since one of them would need to be waived when Jackson returns. And man, not a bad situation if your 1st bench post is Thompson, Wauters or Jackson.
The whole key to me still is whether Brian will play the bottom 3 benchies more than garbage time. Play them Brian - show us their development potential! |
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Decent signing to have as your potential 10th/11th player. I had a chance to watch her play some during the Euroleague season. She looked good at times (Galatasaray, Rivas) but looked like shit at other times (CCC Polkowice). I doubt she'll play much if everyone stays healthy, so any deficiencies she has shouldn't matter much. She's small, scrappy, and seems to be able to take care of the ball. She's got experience playing at a high level, but she's also young enough (at 25) to develop a little more. I don't see that happening (since she won't see the floor much and because she's imp-sized), but who knows?
Agler usually doesn't cut these Europeans, so I would think this means that Quigley's path to a roster spot just got THAT much harder. |
Yeah, I look at Quigley and Kobryn and wonder if one of them will make the roster only until LJ comes back. And that whole rotation will be VERY interesting when she does. Say, for example, Thompson is tapped at the 3 with Wauters at the 5. When LJ comes back, Wauters or Thompson might slide to the bench as the first post on.
Pre-August:
Starters: Wauters/Little/Thompson/Wright/Bird
Bench: Smith/Kobryn/Quigley/Dunlap/Dominguez/2nd pick
The bottom five are a bit fluid with whatever other camp invitees and draft picks are there. But they'll still be competing until the Olympic break since one of them would need to be waived when Jackson returns. And man, not a bad situation if your 1st bench post is Thompson, Wauters or Jackson.
The whole key to me still is whether Brian will play the bottom 3 benchies more than garbage time. Play them Brian - show us their development potential! |
I thought Jana Vesela and Svetlana Abrosimova were suppose to come over after the Olympics as well. Or is that still not a for sure thing. |
I hadn't heard that they would this year. I know Svet had said she'd like to play again. If Katie retires after this year I could see her filling that role next year.
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I thought Jana Vesela and Svetlana Abrosimova were suppose to come over after the Olympics as well. Or is that still not a for sure thing. |
I hadn't heard that they would this year. I know Svet had said she'd like to play again. If Katie retires after this year I could see her filling that role next year. |
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Decent signing to have as your potential 10th/11th player. I had a chance to watch her play some during the Euroleague season. She looked good at times (Galatasaray, Rivas) but looked like shit at other times (CCC Polkowice). I doubt she'll play much if everyone stays healthy, so any deficiencies she has shouldn't matter much. She's small, scrappy, and seems to be able to take care of the ball. She's got experience playing at a high level, but she's also young enough (at 25) to develop a little more. I don't see that happening (since she won't see the floor much and because she's imp-sized), but who knows?
Agler usually doesn't cut these Europeans, so I would think this means that Quigley's path to a roster spot just got THAT much harder. |
Yeah, I look at Quigley and Kobryn and wonder if one of them will make the roster only until LJ comes back. And that whole rotation will be VERY interesting when she does. Say, for example, Thompson is tapped at the 3 with Wauters at the 5. When LJ comes back, Wauters or Thompson might slide to the bench as the first post on.
Pre-August:
Starters: Wauters/Little/Thompson/Wright/Bird
Bench: Smith/Kobryn/Quigley/Dunlap/Dominguez/2nd pick
The bottom five are a bit fluid with whatever other camp invitees and draft picks are there. But they'll still be competing until the Olympic break since one of them would need to be waived when Jackson returns. And man, not a bad situation if your 1st bench post is Thompson, Wauters or Jackson.
The whole key to me still is whether Brian will play the bottom 3 benchies more than garbage time. Play them Brian - show us their development potential! |
I thought Jana Vesela and Svetlana Abrosimova were suppose to come over after the Olympics as well. Or is that still not a for sure thing. |
Its a very small chance that they come over. If Vesela comes we have half the Ros Casares team  Hopefully they both come back next season but tbh i dont expect them this season.
Great signing! Agler hates to play rookies but Dominquez is not a rookie and she has a lot of international experience. So she can give Sue some extra minutes rest without having to worry about her leading the team and too much dropoff. She has great chemistry with Wauters(watch out for some alley-oop passes this season ) and LJ so i see her fitting well with the team!!
Having seen her this whole euroleague season and last season i think she has really grown and eventually became the starter PG for Ros Casares and she played a great Euroleague final 8 deserving the PG spot on the all tournament team Big upgrade over Quigley IMO.
@Nerd2. Normally he subs T Wright at the 5 minute mark so that she can come back later to sub for Sue. But i think if Katie doesnt start she will come in for T at around the 5 minute mark and then in the end of the quarter(with 1-2 minutes left) maybe Dominquez can come in for Birdy.
Roster (1st half season):
PG: Bird, Dominquez, Quigley
SG: T Wright, Smith, 2nd pick
SF: Thompson (Smith)
PF: Little, Dunlap
C: Wauters, Kobryn
Roster(2nd half season)
PG: Bird, Dominquez
SG: T Wright, Smith, 2nd pick
SF: Thompson (Smith)
PF: LJ, Dunlap
C: Little, Wauters, Kobryn
Tbh i expect with the signing of Dominquez that Agler will choose a bigger player to take that 11th spot on the roster hopefully a SF or PF. We dont need 3 PG's(when we mostly only play 1) When LJ comes back Quigley or that other 11th player will be cut. I expect Kobryn to stick because she had a good Euroleague season and she was decent for the Storm last season. And just in case LJ or any other post gets hurt.
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@Nerd2. Normally he subs T Wright at the 5 minute mark so that she can come back later to sub for Sue. But i think if Katie doesnt start she will come in for T at around the 5 minute mark and then in the end of the quarter(with 1-2 minutes left) maybe Dominquez can come in for Birdy. |
Right, he puts in 1st guard and 1st post and takes out T and Camille. I am rather assuming that Thompson would play the 3 on offense but that Camille would do more of the outside defending. It's the best way I can see that particular mix of players fit together. The key is who would that 1st post be and could they defend better than TT. Previously, T would come back in at the 8 minute mark to play PG with Camille back in to spell LJ or Swin.
If Dominguez or Quigley could come in for Birdy, then T could come back at the 2 and Smith slide over to the 3. Camille and a post would then allow Wauters to sit. I hope Kobryn does stick as the more height, the better.
I really hope Dunlap can develop into a quality post but I think the fact that it is in question means he will draft Stricklen or Glory Johnson as another post development option with the hope that Quigley or Dominguez will become the backup PG.
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Or maybe EDD or Nneka?? Wait is today the last day to declare for the draft??
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@Nerd2. Normally he subs T Wright at the 5 minute mark so that she can come back later to sub for Sue. But i think if Katie doesnt start she will come in for T at around the 5 minute mark and then in the end of the quarter(with 1-2 minutes left) maybe Dominquez can come in for Birdy. |
Right, he puts in 1st guard and 1st post and takes out T and Camille. I am rather assuming that Thompson would play the 3 on offense but that Camille would do more of the outside defending. It's the best way I can see that particular mix of players fit together. The key is who would that 1st post be and could they defend better than TT. Previously, T would come back in at the 8 minute mark to play PG with Camille back in to spell LJ or Swin.
If Dominguez or Quigley could come in for Birdy, then T could come back at the 2 and Smith slide over to the 3. Camille and a post would then allow Wauters to sit. I hope Kobryn does stick as the more height, the better.
I really hope Dunlap can develop into a quality post but I think the fact that it is in question means he will draft Stricklen or Glory Johnson as another post development option with the hope that Quigley or Dominguez will become the backup PG. |
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Supposedly so and I haven't heard anything. Of course with the lightning speed of the typical wnba.com update, it is possible that all three declared, Parker and Fowles were re-signed last month and Carson was signed and traded for a first round pick last week.
I think it was pretty obvious that no one big was going to declare early.
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Nope we dont need one we will play Birdy 34 minutes a game for the next 10 years  |
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See, I still have Shenise Johnson down as the most likely pick at #2 (assuming no trade, and no junior declarations), because to me the roster looks something like this:
Bird/(Dominguez)
Wright
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Little/Thompson/(Dunlap)
(Jackson)/Wauters/(Kobryn)
The people in brackets are either showing up late, question marks to make the roster, or question marks to be any use whatsoever.
Bear in mind that Dominguez is Spanish, which means she's part of a national team that's in with a shot of winning stuff nearly every summer. The reason she's available this year is that Spain screwed up last summer and are out of Olympic contention, so all they have this year are EuroBasket Women 2013 qualifiers (which the remaining group ought to be able to manage on their own). So I wouldn't exactly be counting on her to show up year after year even if she proves useful enough to want back consistently.
So I think theey could really use a perimeter player who can contribute pretty quickly, preferably this year but definitely by next year. And God, Stricklen's a project. Maybe he falls in love with her size, and thinks he can turn her into something like Cash-lite, but I'd be slightly more convinced I was getting something that would prove at least a little useful with Shenise Johnson.
Glory Johnson strikes me as a painfully 'safe' pick - play some defense, grab some rebounds, not do much else. She'd probably fit in nicely with the Storm, but they're pretty covered in what she can do already, and it just feels like you should aim higher with the #2, even in a horrible draft. Makes sense to me for the Lynx at 3, but not really for the Storm at 2. |
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Tina Thompson has never been a SF, and at her current age couldn't guard any of the top SF in the league right now. She'll back-up Little/Jackson at PF. Anyone else see Alysha Clark making the roster over Dunlap & Quigley??
PG: Bird/Dominguez
SG: Wright/SJohnson
SF: Little/KSmith/Clark
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Nope we dont need one we will play Birdy 34 minutes a game for the next 10 years |
If it isn't broke don't fix it! I guess as a back up it's a good idea! |
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| I don't think Dominquez is an heiress-apparent, though. Eventually, the organization will have to find a PG for the future.
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| I don't think Dominquez is an heiress-apparent, though. Eventually, the organization will have to find a PG for the future. |
The draft in two years will have at least 3 quality PGs. Birdy would be about to turn 33 so that class may be the perfect one to get a replacement from.
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| I don't think Dominquez is an heiress-apparent, though. Eventually, the organization will have to find a PG for the future. |
The draft in two years will have at least 3 quality PGs. Birdy would be about to turn 33 so that class may be the perfect one to get a replacement from. |
Next year's draft is pretty good in terms of PGs, too. It'll all come down to Agler shaking off his usual stubbornness.
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If Alison Lacey can average 7 minutes a game for the Storm(while shooting FG % 0,11 and 0,11 3P) as a rookie and pretty bad PG(she is a combo guard tbh) then am pretty sure Dominquez can average 10+ minutes.
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If Alison Lacey can average 7 minutes a game for the Storm(while shooting FG % 0,11 and 0,11 3P) as a rookie and pretty bad PG(she is a combo guard tbh) then am pretty sure Dominquez can average 10+ minutes. |
Lacey got mop-up minutes (and yes, she still sucked during those). I expect Dominguez to perform better during those mop-up minutes, but I don't expect her to see significant time during the heat of the battle unless Sue or Tanisha are injured. She's very small, she gets blown by by quick guards, and her jump shot is shaky. That's a recipe for disaster in this league. She is usually a good ballhandler, so maybe that gets her a few minutes here and there.
Then again, maybe Agler likes Dominquez enough to play her more. He's a strange duck. I think Zoll is a lot better than Dominguez, but he refused to make that work (Jenny was the one who brought her in).
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Tina Thompson has never been a SF, and at her current age couldn't guard any of the top SF in the league right now. She'll back-up Little/Jackson at PF. Anyone else see Alysha Clark making the roster over Dunlap & Quigley??
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I see Clark making the team over Quigley given the presence of Dominguez. Easily. If she can be more of a wing after her success in Israel...she is quite a player.
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| I don't see that at all. |
If Alison Lacey can average 7 minutes a game for the Storm(while shooting FG % 0,11 and 0,11 3P) as a rookie and pretty bad PG(she is a combo guard tbh) then am pretty sure Dominquez can average 10+ minutes. |
Lacey got mop-up minutes (and yes, she still sucked during those). I expect Dominguez to perform better during those mop-up minutes, but I don't expect her to see significant time during the heat of the battle unless Sue or Tanisha are injured. She's very small, she gets blown by by quick guards, and her jump shot is shaky. That's a recipe for disaster in this league. She is usually a good ballhandler, so maybe that gets her a few minutes here and there.
Then again, maybe Agler likes Dominquez enough to play her more. He's a strange duck. I think Zoll is a lot better than Dominguez, but he refused to make that work (Jenny was the one who brought her in). |
Is this something you know or are interpreting from the available facts?
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| bballfan2005 wrote: |
| I don't see that at all. |
If Alison Lacey can average 7 minutes a game for the Storm(while shooting FG % 0,11 and 0,11 3P) as a rookie and pretty bad PG(she is a combo guard tbh) then am pretty sure Dominquez can average 10+ minutes. |
Lacey got mop-up minutes (and yes, she still sucked during those). I expect Dominguez to perform better during those mop-up minutes, but I don't expect her to see significant time during the heat of the battle unless Sue or Tanisha are injured. She's very small, she gets blown by by quick guards, and her jump shot is shaky. That's a recipe for disaster in this league. She is usually a good ballhandler, so maybe that gets her a few minutes here and there.
Then again, maybe Agler likes Dominquez enough to play her more. He's a strange duck. I think Zoll is a lot better than Dominguez, but he refused to make that work (Jenny was the one who brought her in). |
Is this something you know or are interpreting from the available facts? |
Both.
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what I am saying here is what I know about Dominquez, my knowledge of the WNBA is not good enough to say if or how she will fit in.
Dominquez is one of the most deceptive players from her generation in Spain, when she was younger she was actually a shooting guard, you will be surprised to see high percentage from beyond the arc in those days when you see her today. She converted to a PG when she was around 17 and has taken her time in learning how to play the position with the required discipline.
Her one big strength which could help if if she is to play in the WNBA is anticipation, she reads cuts off well and when free to play that roll can be dangerous. The rest of her record speaks for itself, she has had enough knocks in her career but always picks herself up, so I can see her giving the WNBA a good shot, I can only hope that the WNBA can give her chance. |
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| We need at least one more guard or that, and ostensibly to play back-up to Sue and Tanisha. |
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what I am saying here is what I know about Dominquez, my knowledge of the WNBA is not good enough to say if or how she will fit in.
Dominquez is one of the most deceptive players from her generation in Spain, when she was younger she was actually a shooting guard, you will be surprised to see high percentage from beyond the arc in those days when you see her today. She converted to a PG when she was around 17 and has taken her time in learning how to play the position with the required discipline.
Her one big strength which could help if if she is to play in the WNBA is anticipation, she reads cuts off well and when free to play that roll can be dangerous. The rest of her record speaks for itself, she has had enough knocks in her career but always picks herself up, so I can see her giving the WNBA a good shot, I can only hope that the WNBA can give her chance. |
Jep i agree completely. She has a good outside shot and she will be open a lot if we play Inside-out with Wauters(and LJ) and Little inside. She likes to drive inside and then see what happens if she can get to the basket or pass it to a big or a shooter. So am not really worried about her jumper off the dribble or of the pick&roll thats Sue signature move anyway. I also like her scrappy defense.
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| We need at least one more guard or that, and ostensibly to play back-up to Sue and Tanisha. |
So you're saying you need to draft another guard? |
No. I'm just explaining the signing if she (or another guard) is on the roster opening day, yet sees little floor time.
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