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Post by oldbeav on Feb 7, 2023 12:23:43 GMT -8
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Post by newduke2 on Feb 7, 2023 12:38:51 GMT -8
That is great news for Sydney! One would think a dream come true. I do have a small gripe about the PMercury person who wrote the note...they left out OSU! She did not go directly from high school to the pros, as the sentence could be interpreted  |
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Post by oldbeav on May 3, 2023 16:00:36 GMT -8
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Post by finleybandbeav on May 3, 2023 16:24:44 GMT -8
Ouch.
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Post by amber on May 8, 2023 15:20:22 GMT -8
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Post by believeinthebeavs on May 8, 2023 15:33:35 GMT -8
It's really hard to make it in the wnba. They are not looking for players like Syd and Mik. I was surprised that Syd got as much playing time as she did. |
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Post by ricke71 on May 8, 2023 15:46:11 GMT -8
It's really hard to make it in the wnba. They are not looking for players like Syd and Mik. I was surprised that Syd got as much playing time as she did. I'll bet that both Mik and Syd land on their feet. Syd has great potential in the media world....Mik, in the medical. |
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Post by Werebeaver on May 8, 2023 17:10:22 GMT -8
It's really hard to make it in the wnba. They are not looking for players like Syd and Mik. I was surprised that Syd got as much playing time as she did. 12 teams. 12 players. 144 players in the entire league. All the league’s players could fit on a single Boeing 737. |
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Post by believeinthebeavs on May 8, 2023 18:37:05 GMT -8
It's not just the numbers, it is fitting in with how the wnba wants to be played
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Post by Werebeaver on May 8, 2023 18:39:17 GMT -8
It's not just the numbers, it is fitting in with how the wnba wants to be played Can you be more specific? What does "how the WNBA wants to be played" mean? I guess I don't watch enough WNBA to have a frame of reference. |
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Post by believeinthebeavs on May 8, 2023 21:45:09 GMT -8
It's not just the numbers, it is fitting in with how the wnba wants to be played Can you be more specific? What does "how the WNBA wants to be played" mean? I guess I don't watch enough WNBA to have a frame of reference. From what I've seen it looks like they want a women's version of the NBA. A lot of clearing out and playing 1 on 1 or 2 on 2. There is a preference to play flashy, athletic, players over fundamentally solid players. Even with the refs being lax with the rules there is still a lot of traveling and even double dribbles called. The difference between the men and women's game in college isn't carried over to the pros. I don't really watch them anymore because I got tired of the sloppy play. |
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Post by Werebeaver on May 8, 2023 21:57:21 GMT -8
Can you be more specific? What does "how the WNBA wants to be played" mean? I guess I don't watch enough WNBA to have a frame of reference. From what I've seen it looks like they want a women's version of the NBA. A lot of clearing out and playing 1 on 1 or 2 on 2. There is a preference to play flashy, athletic, players over fundamentally solid players. Even with the refs being lax with the rules there is still a lot of traveling and even double dribbles called. The difference between the men and women's game in college isn't carried over to the pros. I don't really watch them anymore because I got tired of the sloppy play. Thanks. Very concise and informative. Doesn’t sound like I’m missing much. |
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Post by nwhoopfan on May 9, 2023 9:37:41 GMT -8
It's really hard to make it in the wnba. They are not looking for players like Syd and Mik. I was surprised that Syd got as much playing time as she did. 12 teams. 12 players. 144 players in the entire league. All the league’s players could fit on a single Boeing 737. And some teams only carry 11 due to salary cap. |
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Post by nwhoopfan on May 9, 2023 9:44:01 GMT -8
I watched quite a bit of Las Vegas last year. Their bench was AWFUL. Wiese is clearly a better player than 3 guards they had on their roster. Bell, Colson and Shepard did NOTHING for them. I think it's more complicated than saying Syd doesn't have a WNBA type of game. At any rate, now that she's been out of the league, it's looking like she's gonna have a hard time getting back in. I don't think Pivec is ever gonna crack a roster.
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Post by 411500 on May 9, 2023 9:50:37 GMT -8
believeinthebeavs wrote: "From what I've seen it looks like they want a women's version of the NBA. A lot of clearing out and playing 1 on 1 or 2 on 2. There is a preference to play flashy, athletic, players over fundamentally solid players."
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I don't watch WNBA either....for many of the reasons you describe....
But I disagree with you on your assessment of WNBA talent.....
Most of the players in the league are "flashy," they are "athletic," - but believe me, they are also fundamentally sound....
The fact that the refs are loosy-goosy in what they allow doesn't mean WNBA players are not fundamentally sound. They are. Their heater-skelter play makes their fundamental skills less noticeable - but they are there....
What you say reminds me of the days when many college fans said they didn't watch NBA because they didn't play defense. Also wrong. It's just that the style of play in the NBA makes the defense less noticeable to many fans....
Bottom line: NBA players play good defense, and WNBA players are fundamentally sound. [At least, that's how I see it.]
GO BEAVS!!
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