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coffy73
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Natalie Novosel fights to the top
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She certainly didn't do any "fighting" in that last game.
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| Posted: 04/13/12 4:56 pm ::: |
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Reeve Excited To Pick Third In This Year's WNBA Draft
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Reeve said more than one particular area or position, the Lynx are trying to find a player at the No.3 pick that will simply fit into their organization. Minnesota wants a player who can adjust from being the best player on her college team to someone who is patient and can help fill a role with an already talented and deep roster.
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It sounds like Reeve is describing Shenise Johnson. Whether she realizes that or not, I'm not sure.
Like I said before, Shenise Johnson can play the SF, SG, and PG. If a castrophe arosed where Maya would be needed to work some minutes at PF (and do it better than Charde Houston), Johnson can work minutes at SF and she could also work minutes at PG if Whalen/Wiggins were to go down. Gracious, unassuming, and versatile....these are words I use to describe Shenise Johnson, not Glory Johnson.
So if, for some reason, Seattle passes on Shenise Johnson, I hope Reeve(Roger) takes the best player available (as she suggests she would)....which would be MoMo for suresure. |
I am actually liking the idea of Minny taking Shenise Johnson now too. If she gets by the Storm, and Minny takes her, I think something has to happen. She is versatile, but I then think she takes the place of Monica Wright. I think we would have too many perimeter players then, so maybe a trade in the works. Or we as you said we have Maya play a little 4 once in a while, and we are expecting to have Amber Harris play a bigger role this year.
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Shekinna Stricklen Q&A
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What strengths, qualities or skills will be able to bring to a WNBA team?
I am a versatile player. I can literally play positions 1-4. |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 5:49 pm ::: |
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Shekinna Stricklen Q&A
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What strengths, qualities or skills will be able to bring to a WNBA team?
I am a versatile player. I can literally play positions 1-4. |
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In your dreams girl! She's been listening to someone's hype. Dreamin is ok so long as you don't get too attached to it.
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Shades
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| Posted: 04/13/12 5:49 pm ::: |
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Kayla Standish Q&A
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9. Are there any current WNBA players that you model your game after?
My coach told me that I play like Cathrine Kraayeveld and once I saw her play I saw the similarity between us. |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 6:14 pm ::: |
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Shekinna Stricklen Q&A
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What strengths, qualities or skills will be able to bring to a WNBA team?
I am a versatile player. I can literally play positions 1-4. |
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In your dreams girl! She's been listening to someone's hype. Dreamin is ok so long as you don't get too attached to it. |
Um, actually, the "hype" comes from Brian Agler:
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She played point her freshman year and got a USBWA Freshman of the Year award doing it.
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Big difference between having done something before (out of necessity) and doing something because you're proficient.
Stricklen is a 2/3.
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Big difference between having done something before (out of necessity) and doing something because you're proficient.
Stricklen is a 2/3. |
Which is exactly what Seattle's need is... |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 7:18 pm ::: |
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Bravard Ready For Monday’s WNBA Draft
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| Recent FSU WNBA Draft picks include Jacinta Monroe (sixth pick, first round – 2010), Brittany Miller (18th overall pick, second round – 2009), Tanae Davis-Cain (37th overall pick, third round – 2009), Mara Freshour (38th overall pick, third round – 2009) and Roneeka Hodges (15th overall pick, second round – 2005). |
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From the Libert draft overview:
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“We’re looking for a post that can guard and run the floor, but we need rebounds,” Whisenant said. “Rebounding is critical in all basketball and the WNBA is no different. That why big players are so critical, they’re closer to the rebounding. We’ll look for that. If that’s not there, we may take a scorer.”
Nobody seems to have a good gauge on who will be available in the second half of the first round, but the options for Whisenant and the Liberty may be limited at No. 7.
“There are two or three good draft picks in the post and a couple in the ‘2’, ‘3’ wing areas,” said Whisenant. “And we’ve got Leilani (Mitchell), we’ve got Kelly Miller and we’ve got last year’s rookie, Sydney Colson, who we had hoped would be more productive last year, but sometimes age will give you that. So, at the point guard, we’ve got about as much invested and we can invest, so what we’ll probably do in the draft is look probably at post, and everybody always takes the bigs first, so by the time we pick, I don’t know who will be left there.”
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All of a sudden, every team has decided they are good at PG. |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 7:33 pm ::: |
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From the Libert draft overview:
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“We’re looking for a post that can guard and run the floor, but we need rebounds,” Whisenant said. “Rebounding is critical in all basketball and the WNBA is no different. That why big players are so critical, they’re closer to the rebounding. We’ll look for that. If that’s not there, we may take a scorer.”
Nobody seems to have a good gauge on who will be available in the second half of the first round, but the options for Whisenant and the Liberty may be limited at No. 7.
“There are two or three good draft picks in the post and a couple in the ‘2’, ‘3’ wing areas,” said Whisenant. “And we’ve got Leilani (Mitchell), we’ve got Kelly Miller and we’ve got last year’s rookie, Sydney Colson, who we had hoped would be more productive last year, but sometimes age will give you that. So, at the point guard, we’ve got about as much invested and we can invest, so what we’ll probably do in the draft is look probably at post, and everybody always takes the bigs first, so by the time we pick, I don’t know who will be left there.”
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All of a sudden, every team has decided they are good at PG. |
Then why bother signing Walker 3 days prior to the draft. Why not wait and see what you get in the draft first. One or both of Peters/G. Johnson (the posts he's referring to, obviously) may still be around at 7 so why add Walker to a team that has Pierson, Vaughn, Braxton, Phillips, Hollingsworth (maybe), and maybe McCarville (doubtful). What the hell does he want an inconsistently scoring post for???????? |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 7:35 pm ::: |
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Stanford's Ogwumike expected to be No. 1 overall pick in WNBA draft
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| There is no guarantee Ogwumike will be the No. 1 overall pick on Monday, but it would come as a major shock if someone other than Ogwumike were the Sparks’ choice. |
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| Parker will miss a significant chunk of the season, however, because she is part of the U.S. Olympic team. That will take her and a number of WNBA stars away from the league for about a month in July and August for preparation for the Olympics and for the Olympic Games tournament, although that should give Ogwumike more time to establish herself. |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 7:59 pm ::: |
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Stanford's Ogwumike expected to be No. 1 overall pick in WNBA draft
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| There is no guarantee Ogwumike will be the No. 1 overall pick on Monday, but it would come as a major shock if someone other than Ogwumike were the Sparks’ choice. |
I liked the following part
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| Parker will miss a significant chunk of the season, however, because she is part of the U.S. Olympic team. That will take her and a number of WNBA stars away from the league for about a month in July and August for preparation for the Olympics and for the Olympic Games tournament, although that should give Ogwumike more time to establish herself. |
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Oh yeah, always great when people writing about the W on a decent-sized website are completely fucking clueless. And can't be assed to do five minutes of research. |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 8:12 pm ::: |
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From the Mystics draft overview:
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| Lacey mentioned UConn’s Tiffany Hayes, Notre Dame’s Natalie Novosel, Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Julie Wojta and even Ohio State's Samantha Prahalis as potential targets. |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 8:23 pm ::: |
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From the Sun draft overview:
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| “I’m not sure whoever we get at the 9th pick will be able to challenge for a spot in our lineup right now,” said Connecticut Head Coach Mike Thibault. “Don’t get me wrong, there are some really good players available in this year’s draft, but looking at our roster, which last year we had one of the youngest teams in the league, right now, bringing in another young player who will need to learn the league and pick up that necessary experience to win, is not ideal.” |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 8:25 pm ::: |
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| question: now that the ncaa tourney has ended, can gm's speak directly with eligible players before they put them on their wish list?
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| Posted: 04/13/12 8:26 pm ::: |
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From the Sun draft overview:
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| “I’m not sure whoever we get at the 9th pick will be able to challenge for a spot in our lineup right now,” said Connecticut Head Coach Mike Thibault. “Don’t get me wrong, there are some really good players available in this year’s draft, but looking at our roster, which last year we had one of the youngest teams in the league, right now, bringing in another young player who will need to learn the league and pick up that necessary experience to win, is not ideal.” |
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Would they perhaps pick Jacki Gemelos, injured now, not gonna fight for a spot on this years roster, they can bring her in next season and she hows she does. I think it would be quite a gamble to take her in the first round, but if he doesn't expect that player to make the roster anyways, why not use it on someone who can be saved for the future._________________ DeLisha Milton-Jones is my favorite player
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| Posted: 04/13/12 8:29 pm ::: |
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From the Sun draft overview:
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| “I’m not sure whoever we get at the 9th pick will be able to challenge for a spot in our lineup right now,” said Connecticut Head Coach Mike Thibault. “Don’t get me wrong, there are some really good players available in this year’s draft, but looking at our roster, which last year we had one of the youngest teams in the league, right now, bringing in another young player who will need to learn the league and pick up that necessary experience to win, is not ideal.” |
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Would they perhaps pick Jacki Gemelos, injured now, not gonna fight for a spot on this years roster, they can bring her in next season and she hows she does. I think it would be quite a gamble to take her in the first round, but if he doesn't expect that player to make the roster anyways, why not use it on someone who can be saved for the future. |
Not at #9. I think they'll take Damiris Dantas.
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From the Dream draft overview:
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| With Forward/Center Erika de Souza also heading to London this summer with the Brazilian Olympic team, the Dream will be without the feisty post play of de Souza until after the Olympics. This opens a hole in Atlanta’s roster that players like Notre Dame’s Devereaux Peters and Lynetta Kizer could ably fill. |
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From the Sky draft overview:
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| “We anticipate we might be getting some calls for our picks, which we’ll always evaluate based on how the draft is going and what we think is best for the team,” said House. “Right now, looking at our roster I think a combo-type guard who has long-distance shooting range would be a nice fit and we’ve identified about six or eight players who might be able to play that role.” |
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| Mike's taken some stick for selecting overseas players in the past though, and one of his defences has always been "it's not like I was wasting high picks on these players anyway". Taking someone who might not show up for years (and years) in the first round could be riskier than taking some American kid who would be 50/50 to even make the roster - for someone whose job doesn't seem nearly as secure as it used to. |
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| Posted: 04/13/12 9:47 pm ::: |
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From the Libert draft overview:
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“We’re looking for a post that can guard and run the floor, but we need rebounds,” Whisenant said. “Rebounding is critical in all basketball and the WNBA is no different. That why big players are so critical, they’re closer to the rebounding. We’ll look for that. If that’s not there, we may take a scorer.”
Nobody seems to have a good gauge on who will be available in the second half of the first round, but the options for Whisenant and the Liberty may be limited at No. 7.
“There are two or three good draft picks in the post and a couple in the ‘2’, ‘3’ wing areas,” said Whisenant. “And we’ve got Leilani (Mitchell), we’ve got Kelly Miller and we’ve got last year’s rookie, Sydney Colson, who we had hoped would be more productive last year, but sometimes age will give you that. So, at the point guard, we’ve got about as much invested and we can invest, so what we’ll probably do in the draft is look probably at post, and everybody always takes the bigs first, so by the time we pick, I don’t know who will be left there.”
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All of a sudden, every team has decided they are good at PG. |
Then why bother signing Walker 3 days prior to the draft. Why not wait and see what you get in the draft first. One or both of Peters/G. Johnson (the posts he's referring to, obviously) may still be around at 7 so why add Walker to a team that has Pierson, Vaughn, Braxton, Phillips, Hollingsworth (maybe), and maybe McCarville (doubtful). What the hell does he want an inconsistently scoring post for???????? |
How about Minny trades #3 to NY for McCarville and NY's 1st rd pick.
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| Posted: 04/13/12 10:39 pm ::: |
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“We’re looking for a post that can guard and run the floor, but we need rebounds,” Whisenant said. “Rebounding is critical in all basketball and the WNBA is no different. That why big players are so critical, they’re closer to the rebounding. We’ll look for that. If that’s not there, we may take a scorer.”
Nobody seems to have a good gauge on who will be available in the second half of the first round, but the options for Whisenant and the Liberty may be limited at No. 7.
“There are two or three good draft picks in the post and a couple in the ‘2’, ‘3’ wing areas,” said Whisenant. “And we’ve got Leilani (Mitchell), we’ve got Kelly Miller and we’ve got last year’s rookie, Sydney Colson, who we had hoped would be more productive last year, but sometimes age will give you that. So, at the point guard, we’ve got about as much invested and we can invest, so what we’ll probably do in the draft is look probably at post, and everybody always takes the bigs first, so by the time we pick, I don’t know who will be left there.”
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All of a sudden, every team has decided they are good at PG. |
Then why bother signing Walker 3 days prior to the draft. Why not wait and see what you get in the draft first. One or both of Peters/G. Johnson (the posts he's referring to, obviously) may still be around at 7 so why add Walker to a team that has Pierson, Vaughn, Braxton, Phillips, Hollingsworth (maybe), and maybe McCarville (doubtful). What the hell does he want an inconsistently scoring post for???????? |
How about Minny trades #3 to NY for McCarville and NY's 1st rd pick.
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As a NY fan I would like this trade because we could pick up Glory Johnson, or if she was gone Peters both who could help as a back PF and fit the system. But Minnesota only has one roster spot so they really would be trading the #3 pick for McCarville or the #7 pick and in that case if I was Minnesota I'd probably rather just keep who ever they would pick up at #3. Also I believe the signing of Walker is connected to the fact that Q might be leaving and we couldn't get McCarville to commit to return, though that trade might actually be appealing to Janel so it would be great if it could happen, but i just don't see it as possible.
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“We’re looking for a post that can guard and run the floor, but we need rebounds,” Whisenant said. “Rebounding is critical in all basketball and the WNBA is no different. That why big players are so critical, they’re closer to the rebounding. We’ll look for that. If that’s not there, we may take a scorer.”
Nobody seems to have a good gauge on who will be available in the second half of the first round, but the options for Whisenant and the Liberty may be limited at No. 7.
“There are two or three good draft picks in the post and a couple in the ‘2’, ‘3’ wing areas,” said Whisenant. “And we’ve got Leilani (Mitchell), we’ve got Kelly Miller and we’ve got last year’s rookie, Sydney Colson, who we had hoped would be more productive last year, but sometimes age will give you that. So, at the point guard, we’ve got about as much invested and we can invest, so what we’ll probably do in the draft is look probably at post, and everybody always takes the bigs first, so by the time we pick, I don’t know who will be left there.”
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All of a sudden, every team has decided they are good at PG. |
Then why bother signing Walker 3 days prior to the draft. Why not wait and see what you get in the draft first. One or both of Peters/G. Johnson (the posts he's referring to, obviously) may still be around at 7 so why add Walker to a team that has Pierson, Vaughn, Braxton, Phillips, Hollingsworth (maybe), and maybe McCarville (doubtful). What the hell does he want an inconsistently scoring post for???????? |
How about Minny trades #3 to NY for McCarville and NY's 1st rd pick.
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As a NY fan I would like this trade because we could pick up Glory Johnson, or if she was gone Peters both who could help as a back PF and fit the system. But Minnesota only has one roster spot so they really would be trading the #3 pick for McCarville or the #7 pick and in that case if I was Minnesota I'd probably rather just keep who ever they would pick up at #3. Also I believe the signing of Walker is connected to the fact that Q might be leaving and we couldn't get McCarville to commit to return, though that trade might actually be appealing to Janel so it would be great if it could happen, but i just don't see it as possible. |
Well, if they did they would need to suspend her or til next year. I doubt if Minny has the money for J-Mac. |
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| question: now that the ncaa tourney has ended, can gm's speak directly with eligible players before they put them on their wish list? |
Yes. Interviewing potential draftees is common practice.
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Here is wnba.com's mock draft by Anthony Oliva:
1. LA Sparks-Nneka Ogwumike
2. Seattle Storm-Shenise Johnson
3. Minnesota Lynx-Glory Johnson
4. Tulsa Shock-Shekinna Stricklen
5. San Antonio Silver Stars-Devereaux Peters
6. Phoenix Mercury-Riquna Williams
7. New York Liberty-Natalie Novosel
8. Washington Mystics-Samantha Prahalis
9. Connecticut Sun-Tiffany Hayes
10. Washington Mystics-LaSondra Barrett
11. Indiana Fever-Sasha Goodlett
12. Minnesota Lynx-Lynetta Kizer
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With Cash in hand, Sky doesn’t need draft help
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Chatman will draft two college players on Monday and bring them in as bodies for training camp, but they will likely be cut before the opener in Washington on May 19, along with two other players on the current roster.
Players on the chopping block include: former DePaul star forward Felicia Chester, 6-foot-4 Serbian rookie Sonja Petrovic, 6-foot-6 second-year player Carolyn Swords, and former Purdue and Neuqua Valley standout forward Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton.
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Swish Appeal Mock Draft V2.0
http://www.swishappeal.com/2012/4/13/2947019/2012-wnba-mock-draft-2
1. Nneka Ogwumike, F
2. Shekinna Stricklen, G/F
3. Shenise Johnson, G/F
4. Glory Johnson, F
5. Devereaux Peters, F
6. Samantha Prahalis, PG
7. Courtney Hurt, F
8. Julie Wojta, F
9. Natalie Novosel, G
10. Tiffany Hayes, G
11. Sasha Goodlett, C
12. Vicki Baugh, F
Nate Parham gives the reasoning for the picks at the site.
The top half of this mock draft looks good, and I would really like if it fell this way. He gives a pretty good rationale for the picks.
The bottom half of this mock really falls apart for me. I think he's done a feature on Hurt and he seems to like her,
but to me being a 6'1 leading rebounder in the CCA doesn't translate that well to the WNBA.
Wojta to the Mystics? Maybe, but she won't be doing much behind Currie.
There's no way the USunn pass on Hayes in favor of Novosel.
I'll grant him that Goodlett's a possibility at #11.
The #12 pick being Baugh is definitely a blown call. Reeve said in an article about the Baylor-Tennessee Tourney game that Baugh did not improve her stock.
But maybe Parham reasoned that Reeve was just talking down her stock. |
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Santiago awaiting WNBA Draft
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| Santiago participated in a predraft camp in Denver earlier this month at the Final Four. She says she played well against the other top draft prospects and showed the ability to play on the perimeter by hitting some three pointers and driving to the basket off the dribble. Santiago says she also pleased the scouts with her height. "I did hear that a lot of people were impressed with my size. Because I am listed at 6'1" so I think a lot of people thought, oh she's going to be 5'10". I'm actually about 6'2" said Santiago. |
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Shekinna Stricklen Q&A
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What strengths, qualities or skills will be able to bring to a WNBA team?
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In your dreams girl! She's been listening to someone's hype. Dreamin is ok so long as you don't get too attached to it. |
Um, actually, the "hype" comes from Brian Agler:
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She played point her freshman year and got a USBWA Freshman of the Year award doing it. |
But then he compares her with Noelle Quinn so that smashes any hype.
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Also he thinks that Damaris Dantas(brazilian center) will go late first round or early 2nd.
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My guess 12th pick by Minny
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Lin Dunn's Mock Draft
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First Round predictions by Lin Dunn
1. Los Angeles selects Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Stanford, 6-2, forward) ... "She's an awesome athlete with a pro body who can play inside and out."
2. Seattle selects Shenise Johnson (Miami, 5-11, guard) ... "Shenise is a big combo guard who can defend and score."
3. Minnesota selects Shekinna Stricklen (Tennessee, 6-2, forward) ... "She's got the size and athleticism to play four positions."
4. Tulsa selects Samantha Prahalis (Ohio State, 5-7, guard) ... "Prahalis is a pure point guard. Might she be the next Sue Bird?"
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Santiago awaiting WNBA Draft
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| Santiago participated in a predraft camp in Denver earlier this month at the Final Four. She says she played well against the other top draft prospects and showed the ability to play on the perimeter by hitting some three pointers and driving to the basket off the dribble. Santiago says she also pleased the scouts with her height. "I did hear that a lot of people were impressed with my size. Because I am listed at 6'1" so I think a lot of people thought, oh she's going to be 5'10". I'm actually about 6'2" said Santiago. |
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The article that was linked is from 2010. I'd like to read the article you go the quote from is you can find it again, I tried looking through the site and I couldn't find it._________________ DeLisha Milton-Jones is my favorite player
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| Posted: 04/14/12 5:44 pm ::: |
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| Shades wrote: |
Santiago awaiting WNBA Draft
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| Santiago participated in a predraft camp in Denver earlier this month at the Final Four. She says she played well against the other top draft prospects and showed the ability to play on the perimeter by hitting some three pointers and driving to the basket off the dribble. Santiago says she also pleased the scouts with her height. "I did hear that a lot of people were impressed with my size. Because I am listed at 6'1" so I think a lot of people thought, oh she's going to be 5'10". I'm actually about 6'2" said Santiago. |
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The article that was linked is from 2010. I'd like to read the article you go the quote from is you can find it again, I tried looking through the site and I couldn't find it. |
Okay, I fixed it. http://www.ksby.com/news/santiago-awaiting-wnba-draft/ |
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Women's college basketball: Wojta stays busy ahead of draft
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| "She has to transition from the post to the perimeter and that's the hardest transition to make from college to the WNBA, especially defensively will be a challenge. She's a good, tough player and brings a lot," Lobo said. "It comes down to the best fit for every player and the team that drafts them. ... Julie has something about her that can be special and I hope she finds the right home." |
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| I don't think the league runs pre-draft camps. They're run by agents (looking for unsigned talent) and are attended by some GMs.
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| ]For SEA, I'd take Stricklen or Prahalis, but since Prahalis' stock has fallen |
Has it? Maybe this commentary from a Storm player will help bring her stock up. Draft picks such as Bird, Jackson few and far between
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At 25 with solid international playing experience, Dominguez may answer Bird and guard Tanisha Wright's request to Agler to find someone to help lessen minutes at the point. He could also draft Ohio State star Samantha Prahalis as another possibility.
"If you want to have a true point guard, then that's a perfect fit," Smith said recently. She was a graduate assistant at Ohio State this offseason, working with Prahalis. "Point guards are hard to find, and she is a good one ... but it's going to be a learning curve once she gets to the league."
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Potomac graduate Lynetta Kizer prepares for WNBA Draft
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Kizer was one of 15 players invited to attend the WNBA Draft, which is a pretty safe assumption she will be selected either in the first or second round. One mock draft has Kizer going in the second round (No. 15 overall) to Los Angeles. Another has her going 19th overall to Minnesota. Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press has Kizer going 10th overall in the first round to the Washington Mystics.
WNBA teams have been following Kizer’s career, especially this season, and like her 6-4 frame and her multi-dimensional play. Since coming to the Terrapins, Kizer has developed other aspects of her game, especially her outside shooting touch as she’s learned to move further and further away from the basket.
“In her four years here, she’s shown she can do it all, low post, face up and being able to extend her range,” Terrapins head women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese said. “She’s a scorer and a rebounder and having that versatility will make her attractive to a lot of teams.”
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UConn's Tiffany Hayes Takes Next Step Toward WNBA
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Most WNBA scouts expect Hayes to go in the second half of the first round.
"I would say somewhere between the seventh and 12th pick," Sun coach Mike Thibault said
If so, Hayes would become the 13th UConn player taken in the first round of the WNBA draft. |
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