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Post by toad455 on Mar 8, 2024 14:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by WBBDaily on Mar 8, 2024 18:44:39 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Mar 8, 2024 20:56:26 GMT -5
Doesn't say she's entering the draft.
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Post by tpd on Mar 9, 2024 1:05:07 GMT -5
It’s being reported that she is forgoing her extra year of COVID eligibility, so I think that means she’s entering the draft. I suspect that Edwards will be joining her, especially since, as a foreign-born player, there are restrictions on her ability to earn NIL money.
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Post by toad455 on Mar 9, 2024 10:09:08 GMT -5
Hi, Clay. Personally, I would also take Cardoso over Jackson. Heck, I'd take both Aaliyah Edwards and Jacy Sheldon over Jackson. In the video that I posted, Hunter Cruse specifically says that he does not think that Rickea Jackson is the player whom he would select at 3 if he were picking for Chicago. Still, from what he's heard, he thinks that Chicago will probably go with Rickea. I guess we will find out very soon if he's reading the situation correctly--if he is, it's a gift for L.A. Jackson may end up a bust in the W if she can't develop an outside shot and work on her ball handling. I don't see her dropping past Dallas at #5. She's a player with a high ceiling and under the right coach will do well in the WNBA.
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Post by tpd on Mar 9, 2024 11:17:02 GMT -5
She can score. She is not a great outside shooter, and I don’t think that she’s as good defensively as either Edwards or Sheldon. Still, she’s athletic, and perhaps she will develop both defensively and as a shooter from deep.
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Post by tpd on Mar 10, 2024 12:30:32 GMT -5
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Post by WBBDaily on Mar 10, 2024 19:20:51 GMT -5
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Post by bluedevilsdsufan5 on Mar 10, 2024 23:04:36 GMT -5
I think she’ll go top 4. Semifinal vs South Carolina: 22 points 9-18, 3-6 from deep, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 turnover in 36 minutes. Obviously just one game, but what I continue to like about her is her midrange and slashing game, she can get a bucket. If she continues to expand her range she will be good, but I think she’s a decent scorer in the W even without the consistent range. She’s faster than traditional 4s, and taller and longer than traditional 3s. I hope she keeps developing the playmaking and shooting 🙏🏽
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Post by tpd on Mar 11, 2024 8:47:40 GMT -5
She was actually 9 of 21 from the field (42.9%), not 9 of 18. Still, she was very good on Saturday shooting from deep, 3 of 6 like you said, and showed an ability to act as a playmaker, amassing a surprising 8 assists. When she gets to the pros, I doubt that she will be the focal point of the offense like she was on Saturday against South Carolina. For that reason, I think that she will have to work on other parts of her game in order to play more of a supporting role in a team offense. Still, I do understand why she is in the lottery conversation.
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Post by clayk on Mar 11, 2024 9:28:14 GMT -5
Interesting videos that show Jackson's ability to pass. But notice that she wasn't pressured on any of those passes because the defense played off of her, giving her room and space to find the openings. (And the defenders did a pretty weak job of team defense, considering they were sagging off Jackson and giving her the three-pointer.) The only outside shot she made in those highlights was a bad one, even though it went in. She came off a screen and took a very long two instead of being a foot further back and shooting a three. If she cannot consistently hit three-pointers, WNBA teams will sag off of her just as they do in college, except her defenders will be taller and better able to cut off her passing lanes while giving her room to shoot. And the other defenders will presumably know how to defend a pick-and-roll, which seemed like a mystery to the opponents in the highlight reel. I was impressed with Jackson's passing in this, but little else changed my mind. And since she has always had more turnovers than assists, this game might have been an outlier in that regard.
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Post by WBBDaily on Mar 11, 2024 22:05:22 GMT -5
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Post by dreamfan12 on Mar 12, 2024 5:40:07 GMT -5
Because she’s not good and has a terrible attitude, that’s why.
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Post by toad455 on Mar 12, 2024 8:03:24 GMT -5
Because she’s not good and has a terrible attitude, that’s why. Liz Cambage 2.0 with less talent.
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Post by tpd on Mar 12, 2024 9:01:48 GMT -5
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Post by pilight on Mar 12, 2024 14:38:34 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Mar 12, 2024 14:43:27 GMT -5
Picks #1 & #2 are locked in.
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Post by wbbfan2020 on Mar 12, 2024 16:48:29 GMT -5
alright, who's going #3 now?
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Post by bluedevilsdsufan5 on Mar 12, 2024 16:55:29 GMT -5
alright, who's going #3 now? Still Cardoso for me, if she declares.
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Post by tpd on Mar 12, 2024 23:00:49 GMT -5
I am guessing that Cardoso, Edwards, and Amoore will all declare for the draft. As players who were born in Brazil, Canada, and Australia respectively, they don’t have the same access to NIL money as a player like Reese, a US citizen.
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