RebKell's Junkie Boards

[basketballologist]

ATLANTA DREAM:
1: Layshia Clarendon / Matee Ajavon / Brianna Kiesel / Darxia Morris
2: Tiffany Hayes / Brittney Sykes / Meighan Simmons / Nirra Fields
3: Bria Holmes / Rachel Jarry / Whitney Knight / Jordan Reynolds
4: Sancho Lyttle / Aneika Morello / Oderah Chidom / Sarah Imovbioh
5: Elizabeth Williams / Damiris Dantas / Markeisha Gatling / Rachel Hollivay
INA: Angel McCoughtry

CHICAGO SKY:
1: Courtney Vandersloot / Jamierra Faulkner / Makayla Epps
2: Cappie Pondexter / Allie Quigley / Tori Jankoska
3: Tamera Young / Kahleah Copper / Betnijah Laney / Rebekah Gardner
4: Stefanie Dolson / Jessica Breland / Chantel Osahor / Amber Harris
5: Imani Boyette / Astou Ndour / Cheyenne Parker
INA: Alaina Coates

CONNECTICUT SUN:
1: Jasmine Thomas / Letecia Romero / Rachel Banham / Jessica January
2: Alex Bentley / Courtney Williams / Kelly Faris
3: Alyssa Thomas / Shekinna Stricklen / Shayla Cooper
4: Jonquel Jones / Morgan Tuck / Reshanda Gray / Kayla Pedersen
5: Lynetta Kizer / Brionna Jones / Danielle Adams / Jennifer Hamson
INA: Chiney Ogwumike

DALLAS WINGS:
1: Skylar Diggins-Smith / Erin Phillips / Tiffany Bias
2: Aerial Powers / Allisha Gray / Saniya Chong
3: Karima Christmas-Kelly / Kaela Davis / Jordan Hooper
4: Glory Johnson / Evelyn Akhator / Theresa Plaisance / Kayla Thornton
5: Courtney Paris / Ruth Hamblin / Breanna Lewis

INDIANA FEVER:
1: Briann January / Erica Wheeler / Feyonda Fitzgerald / Adrienne Motley
2: Tiffany Mitchell / Maggie Lucas / Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga
3: Shenise Johnson / Marissa Coleman / Erica McCall / Ronni Williams
4: Candice Dupree / Devereaux Peters / Bashaara Graves / Victoria Macaulay
5: Erlana Larkins / Natalie Achonwa / Nadia Colhado / Shanece McKinney

LOS ANGELES SPARKS:
1: Odyssey Sims / Chelsea Gray / Chelsea Hopkins / Aundrea Gamble
2: Alana Beard / Riquna Williams / Jamie Weisner
3: Essence Carson / Sydney Wiese / Mikaela Ruef
4: Nneka Ogwumike / Tiffany Jackson-Jones / Ify Ibekwe
5: Candace Parker / Jantel Lavender / Avery Warley-Talbert / Saicha Grant-Allen

MINNESOTA LYNX:
1: Lindsay Whalen / Renee Montgomery / Anna Cruz
2: Seimone Augustus / Alexis Jones
3: Maya Moore / Jia Perkins
4: Rebekkah Brunson / Natasha Howard / Keisha Hampton
5: Sylvia Fowles / Plenette Pierson / Temi Fagbenle
INA: Lisa Berkani / Tahlia Tupaea

NEW YORK LIBERTY:
1: Bria Hartley / Brittany Boyd / Lindsay Allen
2: Sugar Rodgers / Epiphanny Prince / Shoni Schimmel
3: Rebecca Allen / Shavonte Zellous / Ameryst Alston / Shacobia Barbee
4: Tina Charles / Amanda Zahui B / Cierra Burdick / Nayo Raincock-Ekwune
5: Kiah Stokes / Kia Vaughn / Kai James
INA: Tanisha Wright

PHOENIX MERCURY:
1: Danielle Robinson / Leilani Mitchell / Yvonne Turner
2: Diana Taurasi / Shay Murphy / Stephanie Talbot
3: Alex Harden / Alexis Prince / Danielle McCray
4: Camille Little / Emma Cannon / Katherine Plouffe
5: Brittney Griner / Cayla George / Jillian Alleyne

SAN ANTONIO STARS:
1: Moriah Jefferson / Kelsey Plum / Jazmon Gwathmey
2: Kayla McBride / Roneeka Hodges / Alex Montgomery / Sequoia Holmes
3: Monique Currie / Nia Coffey / Haley Peters / Courtney Williams
4: Clarissa dos Santos / Dearica Hamby / Adut Bulgak / Schaquilla Nunn
5: Kayla Alexander / Isabelle Harrison / Erika de Souza / Vicki Baugh

SEATTLE STORM:
1: Sue Bird / Alexis Peterson / Jennifer O'Neill
2: Jewell Loyd / Noelle Quinn / Sami Whitcomb
3: Alysha Clark / Jenna O'Hea / Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis
4: Breanna Stewart / Ramu Tokashiki / Nikki Greene
5: Carolyn Swords / Crystal Langhorne / Lanay Montgomery

WASHINGTON MYSTICS:
1: Kristi Toliver / Ivory Latta / Natasha Cloud
2: Tayler Hill / Tierra Ruffin-Pratt / Jennie Simms
3: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough / Ally Malott / Mehryn Kraker
4: Elena Delle Donne / Tianna Hawkins / Asia Taylor
5: Emma Meesseman / LaToya Sanders / Krystal Thomas

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[Phil]

You might want to update for the Osahor/Hampton trade.

[Ay Mate]

Ruth Hamblin is missing the entire 2017 season for the Wings to play for her canadian national team

[toad455]

Probable 2017 rosters:

ATLANTA DREAM:
PG: Clarendon/Kiesel
SG: Hayes/Ajavon/Sykes
SF: Holmes/Jarry
PF: Lyttle/Morello
C: Williams/Dantas/Gatling
Suspended: Angel McCoughtry

CHICAGO SKY:
PG: Vandersloot/Faulkner
SG: Pondexter/Quigley
SF: Young/Copper
PF: Dolson/Breland
C: Boyette/Parker
11th: Jankoska, Hampton or Laney
IR: Coates
Suspended: Ndour

CONNECTICUT SUN:
PG: J. Thomas/Banham
SG: Bentley/C. Williams
SF: A. Thomas/Stricklen/Tuck
PF: J. Jones/Adams/Gray
C: Kizer/B. Jones
IR: Chiney Ogwumike

DALLAS WINGS:
PG: Diggins/Phillips
SG: Christmas-Kelly/Davis
SF: Powers/Gray/Hooper
PF: Johnson/Akhator/Plaisance
C: Paris/Lewis

INDIANA FEVER:
PG: January/Wheeler
SG: S. Johnson/Mitchell/Lucas
SF: Coleman/R. Williams
PF: Dupree/Peters
C: Larkins/Achonwa
12th: McCall, McKinney or Colhado

LOS ANGELES SPARKS:
PG: Gray/Wiese
SG: Beard/R. Williams/Sims
SF: Carson/Dabovic
PF: N. Ogwumike/Jackson-Jones
C: Parker/Lavender/Warley-Talbert

MINNESOTA LYNX:
PG: Whalen/Jones/Cruz
SG: Augustus/Montgomery
SF: Moore /Perkins
PF: Brunson/Howard/Pierson
C: Fowles/Osahor
Suspended: Berkani/Tupaea

NEW YORK LIBERTY
PG: Prince/Boyd/Hartley
SG: Rodgers/Zellous
SF: Allen/Barbee
PF: Charles/Zahui B./Burdick
C: Vaughn/Stokes

PHOENIX MERCURY(w/o Petrovic, Xargay & Bone):
PG: Robinson/Mitchell
SG: Taurasi/Harden/Prince
SF: Murphy/Talbot
PF: Little/Alleyne/Cannon
C: Griner/George

SAN ANTONIO STARS:
PG: Jefferson/Plum
SG: McBride/Montgomery
SF: Currie/Coffey/Peters
PF: dos Santos/Harrison
C: Alexander/de Souza
12th: Bulgak, Hamby or Baugh

SEATTLE STORM:
PG: Bird/Peterson
SG: Loyd/Quinn/Whitcomb
SF: Clark/O'Hea/Mosqueda-Lewis
PF: Stewart/Tokashiki
C: Swords/Langhorne

WASHINGTON MYSTICS:
PG: Toliver/Cloud
SG: Hill/Latta/Walker-Kimbrough
SF: Ruffin-Pratt/Taylor
PF: Delle Donne/Hawkins
C: Meesseman/Sanders/Thomas

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[J-Spoon]

Great work Toad!

I'm not convinced Barbee has the 12th spot in NY, I totally think Burdick has the 11th spot though.

I think everyone is still a possibility for the 12th spot. I'm growing fond of the go bigger concept with Burdick getting the 11th spot and Raincock-Ekunwe getting the 12th spot with one being transitioned into a full-time 3 while the other becomes the deep bench stretch 4 behind Charles and Zahui B.

If they don't go big I think the desire for another "real" PG gives Allen some hope, giving Alston another shot makes me think they might have regretted cutting her last season for instance they didn't invite back Bulgak, Hopkins or Orrange from last years camp, so an invite back might mean something, and if Schimmel's heart is still in it and she comes back in shape and fighting I wouldn't count her out, that's a big if but I feel like someone on the team wants her to succeed, just a feeling, but Shoni might actually have the best long range shot and handle on the team, she just needs to raise her defense from liability to mediocre, which might be a tall order. Granted Barbee has gotten the most praise from Laimbeer so she could be the one, but I think it is far from a done deal for the last spot.

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[ArtBest23]

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Im.under the impression she will be a reserved player

[Richyyy]

Hamblin's still under her rookie scale contract, so not reserved. But as she's essentially not going to show up, they can just suspend her. Doesn't count on the cap, or on the roster total of 11 or 12.

They could also just cut her. I'm yet to see why several people seem to have so much faith in these giant stiffs that have come out of school in recent years.

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[ArtBest23]

Thank you.

The term "reserved player" seems often to be used. What is a "reserved player" in terms of who can be a reserved player, how does one become a reserved player, and does a reserved player count for any purpose?

Also, with a temporary suspension, are you saying the full annual salary counts against the salary cap even though only, say, half or less of that amount is actually paid? So the first dollar paid triggers the full annual contract amount counting against the cap?

Why would they do that, and how could you possibly backfill her roster spot during her absence? (And have both the absent and replacement player salaries count?)

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[Richyyy]

Reserved players are also often foreigners who went undrafted, and eventually signed 1 or 2 year contracts. When you sign like that as an undrafted free agent the salary can't go above the minimum, so it makes sense to keep the deal short. Then, when they're reserved, they can be paid up to the max (with the leverage of "pay me what I'm worth or I just won't come at all").

Some teams are miles under the cap, so the figure from the temporary suspension being on their books is no big deal. In fact, in the past some teams have 'temporarily suspended' players who were very unlikely to play, because it made it easier to get up to the salary floor, never mind staying under the cap.

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[Randy]

I think its ok to quote yourself once, Maybe even twice if its a really important point. But more than that and people start to think you are perhaps a bit egotistical....

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