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Post by toad455 on Apr 10, 2024 15:34:08 GMT -5
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Post by wbbfan2020 on Apr 10, 2024 17:48:12 GMT -5
Kitley probably goes higher. Don't see 3 foreigners in the first round.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 10, 2024 18:03:40 GMT -5
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Post by tpd on Apr 11, 2024 9:25:48 GMT -5
If anyone is curious how the WNBA Draft is seen outside of the United States, here is a bare-bones mock from Marca, Spain's national daily sports paper: www.marca.com/en/ncaa/2024/04/10/6616cf90e2704ec9588b45ac.htmlIt seems as if whoever came up with this mock has been reading some of the posts on Rebkell, where certain posters have suggested that L.A. should draft Rickea Jackson at 2 in order to keep her away from Chicago with the plan to then take either Brink or Cardoso at 4, whoever is left after Chicago picks.
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 11, 2024 12:28:11 GMT -5
Do we have a list of invited players yet? I hope Reese brings her tiara.
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Post by pilight on Apr 11, 2024 13:10:08 GMT -5
Do we have a list of invited players yet? I hope Reese brings her tiara. They're dribbling them out one at a time on social media
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 11, 2024 13:57:48 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Apr 11, 2024 14:20:11 GMT -5
Do we have a list of invited players yet? I hope Reese brings her tiara. They're dribbling them out one at a time on social media
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Post by dreamfan12 on Apr 11, 2024 16:18:21 GMT -5
They're dribbling them out one at a time on social media Davis? Muhl? Kitley? I think they are setting quite a few players up. If Puoch is coming to the draft she must be getting out of her deal and coming over this year.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 11, 2024 17:28:33 GMT -5
15 is definitely too many. Davis ain't on anyone's mock drafts. Would suck if she ends up waiting until the third round.
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Post by tpd on Apr 12, 2024 9:33:58 GMT -5
Two more mock drafts, including an updated three-round mock from Jackie Powell for Yahoo Sports, have recently appeared. Here is a link to Powell's three-rounder: sports.yahoo.com/2024-wnba-mock-draft-20-caitlin-clark-to-fever-at-no-1-followed-by-cameron-brink-kamilla-cardoso-133433192.htmlLike other recent mocks, Powell's mock has Cardoso moving up to the third spot and Rickea Jackson falling; however, this time Jackson falls entirely out of the lottery to Dallas at 5. Powell identifies Carla Leite, not Leila Lacan, as the French PG who goes in the first round (possibly because Leite has said that she wants to play in the WNBA), with Muhl going at 9 to Dallas, and with Marquesha Davis, the surprise entrant on the invite list, going to New York at 11. (Powell says that one WNBA talent evaluator has compared Davis's skill set to that of Kahleah Copper, though in a slightly shorter package.) The second mock is from a publication called The Mirror and can be seen here: www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wnba-mock-draft-2024-top-five-uncertainty-swirls-as-prospects-receive-event-invites/ar-BB1ltINPIt has Clark, Brink, Jackson, and Cardoso has the first four picks, with Dallas taking Edwards and Washington passing on Sheldon in favor of Isobel Borlase. Surprisingly, the Lynx then pass on Sheldon themselves in favor of Angel Reese.
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Post by dreamfan12 on Apr 12, 2024 10:04:41 GMT -5
Two more mock drafts, including an updated three-round mock from Jackie Powell for Yahoo Sports, have recently appeared. Here is a link to Powell's three-rounder: sports.yahoo.com/2024-wnba-mock-draft-20-caitlin-clark-to-fever-at-no-1-followed-by-cameron-brink-kamilla-cardoso-133433192.htmlLike other recent mocks, Powell's mock has Cardoso moving up to the third spot and Rickea Jackson falling; however, this time Jackson falls entirely out of the lottery to Dallas at 5. Powell identifies Carla Leite, not Leila Lacan, as the French PG who goes in the first round (possibly because Leite has said that she wants to play in the WNBA), with Muhl going at 9 to Dallas, and with Marquesha Davis, the surprise entrant on the invite list, going to New York at 11. (Powell says that one WNBA talent evaluator has compared Davis's skill set to that of Kahleah Copper, though in a slightly shorter package.) The second mock is from a publication called The Mirror and can be seen here: www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wnba-mock-draft-2024-top-five-uncertainty-swirls-as-prospects-receive-event-invites/ar-BB1ltINPIt has Clark, Brink, Jackson, and Cardoso has the first four picks, with Dallas taking Edwards and Washington passing on Sheldon in favor of Isobel Borlase. Surprisingly, the Lynx then pass on Sheldon themselves in favor of Angel Reese. That Yahoo Mock Draft is awful lol.
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Post by dreamfan12 on Apr 12, 2024 10:12:34 GMT -5
I don’t get the Fair hype. She scored a lot of points. But she is incredibly inefficient, not a good passer. And is also NOT a PG. They only call her one because she’s 5”5. She will never have the same freedom in that league that she did in college to just chuck it up. Not a first round talent imo.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 12, 2024 11:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by tpd on Apr 12, 2024 18:03:15 GMT -5
Eric Nemchock, who writes for SwishAppeal, has come out with a three-round mock draft for SBNation: www.sbnation.com/wnba/2024/4/12/24122137/wnba-mock-draft-2024-caitlin-clark-angel-reese-kamilla-cardoso-rickea-jackson-cameron-brink-sheldonHe has Rickea Jackson going 3rd and Cardoso 4th, but for some unknown reason has Dallas taking their deferral pick early (at pick 5) to grab a player, French PG Carla Leite, who really should be available later. That leads to Washington taking Sheldon and Minnesota Edwards, with Reese and Muhl going immediately thereafter. In his opinion, Dallas will load up on PGs with both Leite and Muhl. Leila Lacan rounds out the first round, being taken by Atlanta with pick 12, and Marquesha Davis hears her name called to open the second, heading off to Chicago.
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Post by dreamfan12 on Apr 12, 2024 21:27:46 GMT -5
Eric Nemchock, who writes for SwishAppeal, has come out with a three-round mock draft for SBNation: www.sbnation.com/wnba/2024/4/12/24122137/wnba-mock-draft-2024-caitlin-clark-angel-reese-kamilla-cardoso-rickea-jackson-cameron-brink-sheldonHe has Rickea Jackson going 3rd and Cardoso 4th, but for some unknown reason has Dallas taking their deferral pick early (at pick 5) to grab a player, French PG Carla Leite, who really should be available later. That leads to Washington taking Sheldon and Minnesota Edwards, with Reese and Muhl going immediately thereafter. In his opinion, Dallas will load up on PGs with both Leite and Muhl. Leila Lacan rounds out the first round, being taken by Atlanta with pick 12, and Marquesha Davis hears her name called to open the second, heading off to Chicago. Every Mock Draft gets worse. Monday can’t come soon enough.
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Post by awhom111 on Apr 12, 2024 22:01:08 GMT -5
Two more mock drafts, including an updated three-round mock from Jackie Powell for Yahoo Sports, have recently appeared. Here is a link to Powell's three-rounder: sports.yahoo.com/2024-wnba-mock-draft-20-caitlin-clark-to-fever-at-no-1-followed-by-cameron-brink-kamilla-cardoso-133433192.htmlLike other recent mocks, Powell's mock has Cardoso moving up to the third spot and Rickea Jackson falling; however, this time Jackson falls entirely out of the lottery to Dallas at 5. Powell identifies Carla Leite, not Leila Lacan, as the French PG who goes in the first round (possibly because Leite has said that she wants to play in the WNBA), with Muhl going at 9 to Dallas, and with Marquesha Davis, the surprise entrant on the invite list, going to New York at 11. (Powell says that one WNBA talent evaluator has compared Davis's skill set to that of Kahleah Copper, though in a slightly shorter package.) The second mock is from a publication called The Mirror and can be seen here: www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/wnba-mock-draft-2024-top-five-uncertainty-swirls-as-prospects-receive-event-invites/ar-BB1ltINPIt has Clark, Brink, Jackson, and Cardoso has the first four picks, with Dallas taking Edwards and Washington passing on Sheldon in favor of Isobel Borlase. Surprisingly, the Lynx then pass on Sheldon themselves in favor of Angel Reese. The part I like about the Yahoo draft is that the Aces apparently convince Izzy Borlase to change her last name to Borlace. We have some college NIL deals based on the player's actual name so maybe somebody will get paid to change their name at some point.
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 13, 2024 9:25:51 GMT -5
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Post by tpd on Apr 13, 2024 10:07:35 GMT -5
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Post by clayk on Apr 13, 2024 10:55:15 GMT -5
I just have trouble seeing Sheldon as a WNBA starter.
She doesn't appear to be athletic enough to be an above-average defender, and doesn't appear strong enough to handle WNBA defenders (who will force her right). She shoots OK, but didn't do well against Maryland and Duke in the tournament, so I wonder if she fattens her stats against weaker teams. Maybe not, as she did fine against Iowa in a 10-point loss, but still ...
She's clearly a wing, so she will have to shoot it to survive, and figure out a way to guard.
Could be wrong, but I see her as a nice reserve and not much more.
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