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| I remember a number of years ago, the Washington Mystics cut a couple of players and then gave them internships to hang around -- Megan Vogel was one of them. The Mystics were pretty open about it and no one seemed to care. Of course, that was under a different CBA, so things may be different now. The point is that keeping players around under a different capacity is not a new concept. You can even call Wright a practice player. Just because teams usually hire men doesn't mean it has to be a man. It's the level of play that counts.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 5:02 pm ::: |
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| Liberty waive Kai James and Jacki Gemelos
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| Posted: 05/09/17 5:12 pm ::: |
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| Liberty waive Kai James and Jacki Gemelos |
Surprised Alston is still there.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 5:17 pm ::: |
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| So where does that leave the Liberty numbers-wise?
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| Posted: 05/09/17 5:22 pm ::: |
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| lynxmania wrote: |
| Liberty waive Kai James and Jacki Gemelos |
Surprised Alston is still there. |
Ive always thought ameryst had the tools to be a player in this peague cant ever get past the last cut though smh
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| Posted: 05/09/17 5:23 pm ::: |
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If you want to be cynical, Alston has the Ohio State connection with Katie and Herb... Bernert too, even though she's now with the Knicks.
The Liberty are at 14 players.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 5:29 pm ::: |
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| Maybe Burdick sticks as the backup SF?
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| Posted: 05/09/17 8:32 pm ::: |
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| I think it'll be Nayo and Allen. Allen gives you the PG vision that not many other players on the team have, and Nayo has a versatility edge in terms of being able to swing between the 3 and 4 spots.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 8:47 pm ::: |
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| I think it'll be Nayo and Allen. Allen gives you the PG vision that not many other players on the team have, and Nayo has a versatility edge in terms of being able to swing between the 3 and 4 spots. |
I've agreed with this all along. I never thought Gemelos had a chance and was surprised that people thought she'd be chosen. I'd be shocked if Alston makes the team over Allen.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 9:20 pm ::: |
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| I think it'll be Nayo and Allen. Allen gives you the PG vision that not many other players on the team have, and Nayo has a versatility edge in terms of being able to swing between the 3 and 4 spots. |
I've agreed with this all along. I never thought Gemelos had a chance and was surprised that people thought she'd be chosen. I'd be shocked if Alston makes the team over Allen. |
L allen is a project with very sharp passing ability...she's worth keeping in P12...I think she can be very useful in that regard tho not this year.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 9:45 pm ::: |
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| I think it'll be Nayo and Allen. Allen gives you the PG vision that not many other players on the team have, and Nayo has a versatility edge in terms of being able to swing between the 3 and 4 spots. |
I've agreed with this all along. I never thought Gemelos had a chance and was surprised that people thought she'd be chosen. I'd be shocked if Alston makes the team over Allen. |
L allen is a project with very sharp passing ability...she's worth keeping in P12...I think she can be very useful in that regard tho not this year. |
That's what I've assumed. If she helps the team this year, that's a plus. But I view this as a draft pick made with the future in mind.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 10:26 pm ::: |
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| I think it'll be Nayo and Allen. Allen gives you the PG vision that not many other players on the team have, and Nayo has a versatility edge in terms of being able to swing between the 3 and 4 spots. |
I've agreed with this all along. I never thought Gemelos had a chance and was surprised that people thought she'd be chosen. I'd be shocked if Alston makes the team over Allen. |
L allen is a project with very sharp passing ability...she's worth keeping in P12...I think she can be very useful in that regard tho not this year. |
That's what I've assumed. If she helps the team this year, that's a plus. But I view this as a draft pick made with the future in mind. |
i agree on this, it would be a smart to keep her on the team for Value and see if anybody might bite if any team liked her maybe Bill could make a move. Because im thinkin about next year and how deep that 2018 draft is depending where we end up when we pick, hopefully we pick at 12 with a WNBA Championship.
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| Posted: 05/09/17 10:30 pm ::: |
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| Why do the words "... is a project " always strike fear in a Liberty Fans heart ?
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| Posted: 05/09/17 10:33 pm ::: |
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| Just IMO but I don't think Alston has the explosiveness to stick at the WNBA level. She's skilled with the ball but physically speaking I can't see her hanging with most of the perimeter players in this league, and she doesn't have the high vision and IQ of Allen to make up for it. Allen at least has a niche that she can fill in the right situation...I think the Liberty have enough combo guards...
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| Posted: 05/10/17 4:42 pm ::: |
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| Alston waived, so we're down to the 13 players we expected all along.
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| Posted: 05/10/17 5:07 pm ::: |
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| Alston waived, so we're down to the 13 players we expected all along. |
Although I've guessed Raincock-Ekunwe and Allen all along, I understood the arguments being made for Burdick over one of those two. I never understood the view that Gemelos or Alston would make the team over any of the 13 players still left.
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| I think most of us agree that Nayo is a lock. Now Laimbeer has to figure out if he wants that pure PG-type with Allen or attempt to make Burdick a SF.
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| Posted: 05/10/17 5:28 pm ::: |
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| I wonder if Laimbeer would try and pick up Erin Phillips? Veteran guard that would take Prince's minutes when she's out.
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But I think Bill figured all of that out long before he drafted Allen. He knew then what and who he wanted. That wasn't an accident.