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 Posted: 04/22/19 1:43 pm ::: Who do you think the favorites for the title are? |
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| So far i’ve heard mystics and sparks
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| Posted: 04/22/19 1:51 pm ::: |
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| Posted: 04/22/19 2:17 pm ::: |
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| Posted: 04/22/19 2:40 pm ::: |
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| Yeah im going with the Mercury aswell. Mystics 2nd. Sparks have a new coach so they will need time to adjust.
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| Posted: 04/22/19 7:23 pm ::: |
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Obviously this can change if Cambage plays, but right now the Mystics are the favorites (5/2). The Sparks, Sun and Mercury(all 5/1) followed by the Aces and Dream (6/1).
I personally believe that is a little too much respect for the Mystics, but overall I agree with the top 4.
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| Posted: 04/22/19 9:36 pm ::: |
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Phoenix
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Connecticut
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| Posted: 04/22/19 9:45 pm ::: |
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| Ironically, the Sun don't have the star power to win it all
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| Posted: 04/22/19 10:07 pm ::: |
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1. Mystics
2. Mercury
3. Sparks
4. Dream
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| Posted: 04/23/19 12:51 am ::: |
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I agree with the overall consensus of the Mystics and the Mercury as the front runner
LA with Cambage and Gray moves to the top
My sleeper pick the Aces, Laimbeer and Wilson are going to kill it this season.
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| Posted: 04/23/19 12:03 pm ::: |
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I agree with the overall consensus of the Mystics and the Mercury as the front runner
LA with Cambage and Gray moves to the top
My sleeper pick the Aces, Laimbeer and Wilson are going to kill it this season. |
The Aces have all these #1 picks, but they still haven't managed to acquire an above-average center. I'd like to see them kill it, but I doubt they'll be more than slightly better than last year without a trade.
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| Posted: 04/23/19 1:21 pm ::: |
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| J-Spoon wrote: |
I agree with the overall consensus of the Mystics and the Mercury as the front runner
LA with Cambage and Gray moves to the top
My sleeper pick the Aces, Laimbeer and Wilson are going to kill it this season. |
The Aces have all these #1 picks, but they still haven't managed to acquire an above-average center. I'd like to see them kill it, but I doubt they'll be more than slightly better than last year without a trade. |
Wilson is an above average center. Look what happened to South Carolina in 2017 when Coates was lost for the season. She played center, the floor opened up for her to operate in the paint, and they won the NC. This is the same for LV, IMO. I juts think they're a bit too young.
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| Posted: 04/23/19 2:46 pm ::: |
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If Liz ends up in LA, the Sparks easily are the favorites to win.
If not, I have the Mercury as the next most likely.
After that who knows...
The other top contenders are Washington and Connecticut. But neither will win it all. Washington has a head coach that is never able to get over the hump. Connecticut has the talent, but Miller never knows how to use it properly. If Miller figures out how to play combinations of Ogwumike, JJ, and AT on the floor at the same time, and the Sun stay injury free for the most part, I put the Sun up there with the Mercury.
Seattle doesn’t stand a chance without Stewart but should still be a playoff team at least. Atlanta doesn’t stand a chance without McCoughtry but will also be a playoff team. Las Vegas still needs time to cook but they’ll be in the picture by next season. Minnesota has added some decent talent to put them in the playoffs but thats as far as they go. Dallas is still cursed from when they left Detroit. If Liz stays in Dallas and plays like she cares, they could make some noise especially with Agler at the helm and if Diggins returns at some point and can get back into things quickly. New York will continue to be a disaster, as will Indiana, as will Chicago.
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| Posted: 04/24/19 10:19 am ::: |
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| toad455 wrote: |
| Admiral_Needa wrote: |
| ucbart wrote: |
| FrozenLVFan wrote: |
| J-Spoon wrote: |
I agree with the overall consensus of the Mystics and the Mercury as the front runner
LA with Cambage and Gray moves to the top
My sleeper pick the Aces, Laimbeer and Wilson are going to kill it this season. |
The Aces have all these #1 picks, but they still haven't managed to acquire an above-average center. I'd like to see them kill it, but I doubt they'll be more than slightly better than last year without a trade. |
Wilson is an above average center. Look what happened to South Carolina in 2017 when Coates was lost for the season. She played center, the floor opened up for her to operate in the paint, and they won the NC. This is the same for LV, IMO. I juts think they're a bit too young. |
No doubt, however with the current state of the league, you're going to need at least 2 good posts to compete for the title... 1 isn't enough anymore.  |
Park's going to have her breakout year before taking off 2020 for the Olympics!!  |
Wilson is a way above average 4, not a 5. Forcing her to play a 5 isn't going to keep her happy in LAV either.
I think Park is going to be very, very good, but I also think she's about 2-3 years away from that, and who knows what will happen after the Olympics.
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| Posted: 04/24/19 10:24 am ::: |
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On the other end, who's everyone's pick to be in the lottery?
Mine:
1. Indiana
2. New York
3. Dallas
4. Chicago or Minnesota
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| Posted: 04/25/19 1:39 pm ::: |
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| With Taurasi out 10-12 weeks, Washington has to be the favorite
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| Posted: 04/25/19 1:48 pm ::: |
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| With Taurasi out 10-12 weeks, Washington has to be the favorite |
How do you figure? If Taurasi comes back healthy, they have her for two-thirds of the season, and she will enter the play-offs with a third less wear and tear than if she had played the full season.
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| Posted: 04/25/19 1:52 pm ::: |
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| With Taurasi out 10-12 weeks, Washington has to be the favorite |
How do you figure? If Taurasi comes back healthy, they have her for two-thirds of the season, and she will enter the play-offs with a third less wear and tear than if she had played the full season. |
That's a big if. Also, there's no guarantee she'll be 100% when she gets back.
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| Posted: 04/25/19 1:55 pm ::: |
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| With Taurasi out 10-12 weeks, Washington has to be the favorite |
How do you figure? If Taurasi comes back healthy, they have her for two-thirds of the season, and she will enter the play-offs with a third less wear and tear than if she had played the full season. |
That's a big if. Also, there's no guarantee she'll be 100% when she gets back. |
Well, sure. But, at 37, there was no guarantee she would be healthy the whole season.
There is also no guarantee that DelleDonne stays healthy, so Washington can't be the favorite? That's a never-ending rabbit hole.
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