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Post by beavershoopsfan on May 8, 2019 7:22:53 GMT -8
Willtalk is likely using the website that is accessible below to check on WNBA salaries. Accordingly to that website, Sue Bird will be earning $117,500 during the 2019 WNBA season. If the WNBA capalogy.com info accessible below is accurate, then the recently-injured Breanna Stewart, the reigning WNBA MVP and arguably the best female basketball player in the world, was slated to earn only $64,538 for 2019 for her 34 regular season games and playoff season for the Seattle Storm. Look for WNBA salaries to increase markedly within the next five years. While several posters on this website will take periodic jabs at Sabrina Ionescu for her "look at me" approach and self promotion, I believe that Ionescu will play a significant role in bringing additional "triple-double" attention to the women's professional game and will help to elevate WNBA salaries in the very near future. www.capology.com/basketball/player/breanna-stewart |
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Post by Werebeaver on May 8, 2019 14:52:04 GMT -8
Willtalk is likely using the website that is accessible below to check on WNBA salaries. Accordingly to that website, Sue Bird will be earning $117,500 during the 2019 WNBA season. If the WNBA capalogy.com info accessible below is accurate, then the recently-injured Breanna Stewart, the reigning WNBA MVP and arguably the best female basketball player in the world, was slated to earn only $64,538 for 2019 for her 34 regular season games and playoff season for the Seattle Storm. Look for WNBA salaries to increase markedly within the next five years. While several posters on this website will take periodic jabs at Sabrina Ionescu for her "look at me" approach and self promotion, I believe that Ionescu will play a significant role in bringing additional "triple-double" attention to the women's professional game and will help to elevate WNBA salaries in the very near future. www.capology.com/basketball/player/breanna-stewartShe’s certainly got talent but I don’t think she’s got the personality to single-handedly elevate the wnba’s public profile. |
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Post by beaverwbb fan on May 8, 2019 18:59:36 GMT -8
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Post by beaverwbb fan on May 9, 2019 16:21:55 GMT -8
Watching the New York Liberty play the Chinese National Team on ESPN right now...the Liberty have a really intriguing player Han Xu. I see a lot of similarities in her and Aquino’s games. Same age as Aquino and both are 6-9, but neither is a dominating back to the back player, but both seem prefer to face up around the high post. Neither moves like a 6-9 woman typically does, both move well laterally and up and down the floor. Lastly, with their unique skill sets, both can play with another dominant interior player.
Side note: Whoever made the comment about the 6-7 Yueru Li not being in training camp for the Atlanta Dream was correct. She is currently playing for the Chinese National team and won’t be at training camp due to military commitments.
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Post by beaverwbb fan on May 14, 2019 16:21:26 GMT -8
Gulich was 1-2 from 3 today!
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Post by believeinthebeavs on May 14, 2019 17:04:09 GMT -8
GO GERM!!!
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Post by willtalk on May 17, 2019 1:46:37 GMT -8
The dream traded Gulich's competition for the backup center, to Dallas for a future draft pick. That pretty much cements her spot of the roster. Gulish has pretty much the same sort of game that their regular center has " Williams" who is still playing overseas, which is probably why the dream traded for her. I understand they wanted to draft her last season but didn't have a first-round pick.
Hue the player that Beaverwbbfan was referring to was taken in the second round. She would have been a much higher pick, but foreign players often drop in the draft because their national commitments impact their availability. Players from China really have no say in respect to their careers. They need the approval of the governments' athletic committee for about everything. They do not even get to keep all of their salaries. It appears that China is letting Hue play because they believe the competition in the WNBA will accelerate her development. Their focus is purely on what is in the best interests of their national team. Any Chinese player commitment to the WNBA plays second fiddle to the Chinese teams' needs.
The reason I bring this up is to give some perspective on how high Aquino should eventually go in the draft. When Aquino is eligible she will have none of the availability baggage that Hue comes with. When NY drafted Hue they had no idea if China would even let her play this year. Had anyone been assured of her availability this season she would have gone much higher. All the other Chinese players drafted it seems will not play this season. Give Aquino a few more years of development and she could very well end up being the top pick.
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Post by 411500 on May 17, 2019 7:11:02 GMT -8
"Give Aquino a few more years of development and she could very well end up being the top pick."
Am I missing something here? Have you ever seen Aquino play?
Top WNBA pick? You're saying that AA in a few years will be the best player in OSU history?
You know, I hope you're right. But, jeez, she's never played a game at OSU..I'm not sure she's even played a complete scrimmage.
Do you know any other players who've never played a single college game who could be the best players their program has ever produced?
Rein 'em in a bit pardner.....
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Post by Werebeaver on May 17, 2019 7:13:59 GMT -8
The dream traded Gulich's competition for the backup center, to Dallas for a future draft pick. That pretty much cements her spot of the roster. Gulish has pretty much the same sort of game that their regular center has " Williams" who is still playing overseas, which is probably why the dream traded for her. I understand they wanted to draft her last season but didn't have a first-round pick. Hue the player that Beaverwbbfan was referring to was taken in the second round. She would have been a much higher pick, but foreign players often drop in the draft because their national commitments impact their availability. Players from China really have no say in respect to their careers. They need the approval of the governments' athletic committee for about everything. They do not even get to keep all of their salaries. It appears that China is letting Hue play because they believe the competition in the WNBA will accelerate her development. Their focus is purely on what is in the best interests of their national team. Any Chinese player commitment to the WNBA plays second fiddle to the Chinese teams' needs. The reason I bring this up is to give some perspective on how high Aquino should eventually go in the draft. When Aquino is eligible she will have none of the availability baggage that Hue comes with. When NY drafted Hue they had no idea if China would even let her play this year. Had anyone been assured of her availability this season she would have gone much higher. All the other Chinese players drafted it seems will not play this season. Give Aquino a few more years of development and she could very well end up being the top pick. While I admire your enthusiasm, I’m just looking forward to seeing her logging her first minute of D1 playing time, scoring her first point, grabbing her first rebound and seeing her first block and her first dunk. |
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Post by beaverwbb fan on May 17, 2019 7:33:38 GMT -8
willtalk is just speaking of Aquino’s potential and how incredibly high her ceiling is. Much like Satou Sabally is expected to be a #1 pick due to her rare combination of guard skills in a 6’4” body, Aquino has a unique skill set for 6’9”, which makes her intriguing.
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Post by willtalk on May 17, 2019 9:23:45 GMT -8
willtalk is just speaking of Aquino’s potential and how incredibly high her ceiling is. Much like Satou Sabally is expected to be a #1 pick due to her rare combination of guard skills in a 6’4” body, Aquino has a unique skill set for 6’9”, which makes her intriguing. Exactly! The best player on a college team does not necessary get drafted the highest. Some positions are scarcer and thus more valued than others. It also depends on how well a players talent translates to the next level. A player can be a really good all around player who does everything well and carries their team. However, those do everything well traits might not all reach the same level of effectiveness at the next level. Height and foot-speed are major examples of those. Tweeners seem to have the most issues. Their skill level and height is enough to get them by at the lower level but not at the next. Sometimes being exceptional at a needed specific skill will get you there as well. KLM of the Seattle Storm is an example. She isn't good at anything except hitting 3's. In fact she sucks on D. It's a surprise to me that she is still on the roster. Following high school ball, that is often obvious when a specific level of dominance does not always translate to college. Sometimes it does, but that is always an unknown. No one that followed Sabrina in high school really had any idea that her game would translate as well as it did to this level. Most under valued her and history an reason was on their side. There are always exceptions in both directions. What is difficult to measure is desire. Also BBIQ and court vision makes up for a lot of other deficiencies. Somethings will always translate over. Those are height, foot speed and BBIQ. I saw evidence of all those things in Aquino ( foot-speed relative to her height ). What impressed me the most was her court vision and BBIQ which was especially good considering her short history. The first time I saw Sabally in the Jordan classic I had her pegged for an All Star, even though she only scored 3 points. She also possessed all of those three as well as her individual basketball skills. I am certainly not always right, but my percentage in evaluation of certain players transitions to the next level has been pretty high. |
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on May 17, 2019 9:25:04 GMT -8
I am also really looking forward to AA logging real minutes for the Beavers next season. I think she can be a game changer.
I think Satou has built a resume, so folks can see her potential being actualized on the court. That is the next step for AA. So far it is all speculation. And AA's stint at Ribet did not provide much resume fodder either.
An aspect of AA's game that I also look forward to is with respect to her Syd Wiese level of enthusiasm on the bench - and how that might translate to energy for her and imparted to her teammates when she is on the court.
We have the 4 and 5 stars at all the positions, but we also need to have the right energy to compete with the other elites, and I think AA can really, really contribute in that regard as well.
(And unless @werebeaver's translation of the Paraguayan tweet is accurate :-), I see it as a good sign that she is being considered for inclusion on that team, in that one would hope she would be advised against it by our coaching staff unless she was healthy enough to compete for a spot)
Go Beavers!
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Post by Werebeaver on May 17, 2019 11:23:55 GMT -8
willtalk is just speaking of Aquino’s potential and how incredibly high her ceiling is. Much like Satou Sabally is expected to be a #1 pick due to her rare combination of guard skills in a 6’4” body, Aquino has a unique skill set for 6’9”, which makes her intriguing. Exactly! The best player on a college team does not necessary get drafted the highest. Some positions are scarcer and thus more valued than others. It also depends on how well a players talent translates to the next level. A player can be a really good all around player who does everything well and carries their team. However, those do everything well traits might not all reach the same level of effectiveness at the next level. Height and foot-speed are major examples of those. Tweeners seem to have the most issues. Their skill level and height is enough to get them by at the lower level but not at the next. Sometimes being exceptional at a needed specific skill will get you there as well. KLM of the Seattle Storm is an example. She isn't good at anything except hitting 3's. In fact she sucks on D. It's a surprise to me that she is still on the roster. Following high school ball, that is often obvious when a specific level of dominance does not always translate to college. Sometimes it does, but that is always an unknown. No one that followed Sabrina in high school really had any idea that her game would translate as well as it did to this level. Most under valued her and history an reason was on their side. There are always exceptions in both directions. What is difficult to measure is desire. Also BBIQ and court vision makes up for a lot of other deficiencies. Somethings will always translate over. Those are height, foot speed and BBIQ. I saw evidence of all those things in Aquino ( foot-speed relative to her height ). What impressed me the most was her court vision and BBIQ which was especially good considering her short history. The first time I saw Sabally in the Jordan classic I had her pegged for an All Star, even though she only scored 3 points. She also possessed all of those three as well as her individual basketball skills. I am certainly not always right, but my percentage in evaluation of certain players transitions to the next level has been pretty high. “No one that followed Sabrina in high school really had any idea that her game would translate as well as it did to this level.” No one? |
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Post by wbosh15 on May 17, 2019 11:51:59 GMT -8
Exactly! The best player on a college team does not necessary get drafted the highest. Some positions are scarcer and thus more valued than others. It also depends on how well a players talent translates to the next level. A player can be a really good all around player who does everything well and carries their team. However, those do everything well traits might not all reach the same level of effectiveness at the next level. Height and foot-speed are major examples of those. Tweeners seem to have the most issues. Their skill level and height is enough to get them by at the lower level but not at the next. Sometimes being exceptional at a needed specific skill will get you there as well. KLM of the Seattle Storm is an example. She isn't good at anything except hitting 3's. In fact she sucks on D. It's a surprise to me that she is still on the roster. Following high school ball, that is often obvious when a specific level of dominance does not always translate to college. Sometimes it does, but that is always an unknown. No one that followed Sabrina in high school really had any idea that her game would translate as well as it did to this level. Most under valued her and history an reason was on their side. There are always exceptions in both directions. What is difficult to measure is desire. Also BBIQ and court vision makes up for a lot of other deficiencies. Somethings will always translate over. Those are height, foot speed and BBIQ. I saw evidence of all those things in Aquino ( foot-speed relative to her height ). What impressed me the most was her court vision and BBIQ which was especially good considering her short history. The first time I saw Sabally in the Jordan classic I had her pegged for an All Star, even though she only scored 3 points. She also possessed all of those three as well as her individual basketball skills. I am certainly not always right, but my percentage in evaluation of certain players transitions to the next level has been pretty high. “No one that followed Sabrina in high school really had any idea that her game would translate as well as it did to this level.” No one? No one might be a little harsh, but the two players I think of similar to her in recent history as far as becoming the best player country where A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Both of whom where clear number 1 players in the country coming out of high school. SI was 4, right next to Boley in the rankings. So there was an expectation she would be good, but not completely game changing. It is a bit of splitting hairs, however. |
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Post by beaverwbb fan on May 17, 2019 11:56:03 GMT -8
Obviously people thought Sabrina was going to be good, but one of the greatest of all time? Not many saw it coming.
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