Good points on Miller's athleticism, which is indeed exceptional. And her sophomore year she shot 50.6%, which is much better -- and thanks undersized (and welcome) for the perspective on last year at Maryland.
But of course, I'm always a contrarian -- Miller also shot 40% as a freshman, so it could be her middle season is the outlier. Obviously, we'll know a lot more in March, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if she emerged as a legit lottery pick.
As for Boston shooting 29% from the collegiate three-point distance, I don't know if a WNBA coach will allow her to shoot that percentage (or lower, from the longer distance). Now if she is a 33% three-point shooter and makes the open three consistently, that's absolutely added value.
And Boston is of course still in college. Every halfway-decent player naturally develops to some extent as their years as a pro go by. No reason why Boston won’t be able to become at least an average 3PT shooter as a post player.
I want Collier to go to another team before calling her a bust.
At this point, I'm not sure any other team even wants her either. Or even willing to give up anything.
I take it y’all wouldn’t wanna trade the #12 Pick for her. 🥴
CCollier’s about to be the biggest #1 Pick bust of all time if she gets cut & no one picks her up, which is incredibly sad. Frustrating that Dallas didn’t try to trade her in the offseason once she clearly fell out of favor with VJ at the end of last season. Her trade value was higher then, too, considering how much more she was on the bench this past season.
Most likely she get waived and picked on the waiver wire or gets a training camp contract. I'll save Clayk the effort of pointing out that Charli's on-off per 100 is -35.7. (I might start a thread on the on-off because I've noticed some strange things coming from that stat. Might a better item for the off-season.)
My Top-36 Preseason Senior Draft Prospects for 2023
Anyone who does not have an asterisk * next to their name has eligibility beyond the '22-'23 season and could return to school the following school year
Anyone with a caret ^ next to their name has already renounced their remaining eligibility and/or left school
#
PLAYER
HEIGHT
POSITION
SCHOOL
1
Aliyah Boston
6-5
C/F
South Carolina
2
Diamond Miller
6-3
F
Maryland
3
Elizabeth Kitley
6-6
C
Virginia Tech
4
Ashley Joens*
6-1
F/G
Iowa State
5
Haley Jones
6-1
G/F
Stanford
6
Ashley Owusu
6-0
PG
Virginia Tech
7
Rickea Jackson
6-2
F
Tennessee
8
Aijha Blackwell
5-11
F/G
Baylor
9
Maddy Siegrist
6-1
F
Villanova
10
Tamari Key
6-6
C
Tennessee
11
Jordan Horston
6-2
G/F
Tennessee
12
Mackenzie Holmes
6-3
F/C
Indiana
13
Jacy Sheldon
5-10
CG
Ohio State
14
Madi Williams*
5-11
F/G
Oklahoma
15
Dorka Juhász*
6-5
C/F
UConn
16
Dyaisha Fair
5-5
PG
Syracuse
17
Taylor Mikesell*
5-11
SG
Ohio State
18
Taylor Robertson*
5-11
SG
Oklahoma
19
Jaz Shelley
5-9
PG
Nebraska
20
Hannah Jump
6-0
SG
Stanford
21
Lavender Briggs
6-1
F/G
Maryland
22
Grace Berger*
6-0
G/F
Indiana
23
Dre'una Edwards
6-0
F
Baylor
24
Makenna Marisa
5-11
CG
Penn State
25
Sedona Prince^
6-7
C/F
Oregon
26
Monika Czinano*
6-3
F/C
Iowa
27
Sara Scalia
5-10
SG
Indiana
28
Hayley Frank
6-1
F
Missouri
29
Leigha Brown*
6-1
F/G
Michigan
30
Anastasia Hayes*
5-7
CG
Mississippi State
31
Laeticia Amihere
6-4
F
South Carolina
32
Abby Meyers*
6-0
SG
Maryland
33
Jakia Brown-Turner
6-0
F/G
NC State
34
Zia Cooke
5-9
CG
South Carolina
35
Victaria Saxton*
6-2
F
South Carolina
36
Dara Mabrey*
5-7
SG
Notre Dame
—The height listings are from each player's current college website profile (ie: you may have noticed Edwards was 6-2 at Kentucky but now she's 6-0 at Baylor) —Even without Ayoka Lee, it's still a good year to take a center if you need one —Absolutely no one will be good enough to overtake Boston as the #1 —Anyone in that 2-6 range could probably go #2 overall these days —It's a "big guard"-heavy draft —I predict some underrated shooters being taken in the 2nd round —Soooo many transfers whose placements or lack thereof I simply had to guess on —I think we could see a lot more movement than usual up/down & on/off the board due to the many transfer situations + the covid-eligibility wrinkle —I am sure that I'm snubbing some/all players below the Power-5+UConn level – perhaps even those on my list —Keep an eye on SoCar, Maryland, Tennessee, VT, Indiana, Stanford, Oklahoma, and Ohio State in particular for prospect-watching —Pro tip: If you want to move up my or anyone else's draft board, you simply have to start shooting better (hint hint: Cooke [career 37% FG]) or producing more in general (hint hint: Amihere [career 6 PPG, on 41.5% FG]) —Yes, Dara Mabrey is a bit of a token final listing, but y'all know some team is gonna take her somewhere just cuz of her last name
—Pro tip: If you want to move up my or anyone else's draft board, you simply have to start shooting better (hint hint: Cooke [career 37% FG]) or producing more in general (hint hint: Amihere [career 6 PPG, on 41.5% FG])