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Post by toad455 on Apr 9, 2023 9:22:59 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Apr 9, 2023 11:06:15 GMT -5
Welp, now that the 2023 declarers are in, I've pieced together my database for 2024. Hit 100 players already, which includes 8 foreigners. Any possible unknowns or mid-majors for 2024 that might be worth keeping an eye on?
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Post by toad455 on Apr 12, 2023 15:18:43 GMT -5
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Post by sp on Apr 12, 2023 21:42:15 GMT -5
A few comments on that way premature 2024 draft board:
1) I would rank Brink above Bueckers until Bueckers can prove she can play another full healthy season.
2) Nyadiew Puoch at #6? I love her game but to have her so high after one exhibition game is kinda... optimistic. Her offensive game is still very raw. I would rank Aaliyah Edwards, Jacy Sheldon and Kamilla Cardoso above her, at least.
3) How on earth is Charisma Osborne (#12) above Charlisse Leger-Walker (#17)?! Their rankings should be switched. Osborne is the better defender, but Leger-Walker's offense is much better than Osborne's.
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Post by awhom111 on Apr 12, 2023 23:23:23 GMT -5
A few comments on that way premature 2024 draft board: 1) I would rank Brink above Bueckers until Bueckers can prove she can play another full healthy season. 2) Nyadiew Puoch at #6? I love her game but to have her so high after one exhibition game is kinda... optimistic. Her offensive game is still very raw. I would rank Aaliyah Edwards, Jacy Sheldon and Kamilla Cardoso above her, at least. 3) How on earth is Charisma Osborne (#12) above Charlisse Leger-Walker (#17)?! Their rankings should be switched. Osborne is the better defender, but Leger-Walker's offense is much better than Osborne's. Feels like some hype over research there. Definitely gotta get Borlase on there at this point.
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Post by sp on Apr 12, 2023 23:40:05 GMT -5
Feels like some hype over research there. Definitely gotta get Borlase on there at this point. I agree. Borlase shot 60% from 2 as a 18yo rookie GUARD in the WNBL. That's pretty unusual and special and her outside shooting is decent too, albeit on low volume. It's so easy to do research on non-US based players nowadays and US media and front offices still drop the ball repeatedly on this...
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 14, 2023 15:57:28 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Apr 14, 2023 16:23:46 GMT -5
If Bueckers performs up to her potential next season, she's a top 3 pick. Clark has all of the momentum to be #1. Unfortunately, Clark, Bueckers, Brink and Reese can all opt to skip the 2024 draft and return to school.
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 15, 2023 18:49:51 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Apr 15, 2023 20:59:19 GMT -5
She's a 2025 international prospect. She turns 18 this year and 19 in Nov. 2024.
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Post by awhom111 on Apr 15, 2023 23:06:55 GMT -5
She was born in Washington D.C. so technically she's a 2027 non-international prospect. Will a team try to pick her in 2025 anyway?
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Post by sp on Apr 15, 2023 23:17:30 GMT -5
She was born in Washington D.C. so technically she's a 2027 non-international prospect. Will a team try to pick her in 2025 anyway? Here’s hoping somebody challenges the WNBA’s weirdly inconsistent rules for draft eligibility.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 16, 2023 8:27:20 GMT -5
She was born in Washington D.C. so technically she's a 2027 non-international prospect. Will a team try to pick her in 2025 anyway? Is she entering a US college? If she has dual citizenship, she can go in 2025. I wonder if lowering the age to 21 years old to enter would see more early entrants? Of course, the rookie salaries need to be upped where first rounders get $100k.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 16, 2023 13:15:09 GMT -5
Notables left off are: Mackenzie Holmes, Ayoka Lee, Nika Muhl and Australia's Borlase. Been ranking my list for 2024 and this draft class has a solid 50 available players.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 18, 2023 11:43:18 GMT -5
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Post by awhom111 on Apr 18, 2023 23:28:19 GMT -5
Great work!
Somewhere in France though, Angers is getting ready for a game and Leila Lacan is angrily scanning this list yelling about what kind of numbers need to be put up to get the WNBA to notice you. Alexis Peterson is furiously nodding in agreement.
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Post by pilight on Apr 19, 2023 12:54:44 GMT -5
If Bueckers performs up to her potential next season, she's a top 3 pick. Clark has all of the momentum to be #1. Unfortunately, Clark, Bueckers, Brink and Reese can all opt to skip the 2024 draft and return to school. They won't. For all the hand wringing, nobody who was expected to be going at the top of the draft went back to school for a 5th year.
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Post by dreamfan12 on Apr 19, 2023 15:18:00 GMT -5
Bueckers is going to be a better pro than Clark. Easily.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 19, 2023 15:26:31 GMT -5
Bueckers is going to be a better pro than Clark. Easily. Clark's range is better but Bueckers is likely a better ball handler. Let's see Bueckers complete an entire season without any injuries first.
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Post by clayk on Apr 20, 2023 9:11:01 GMT -5
Bueckers is going to be a better pro than Clark. Easily. Interesting take. I don't necessarily disagree, but assuming both are healthy, I'm curious as to what you see as Bueckers' significant advantages. I can see her being better, but the "easily" tag is what is intriguing. Clark appears to be a better shooter and had a great year passing the ball. Bueckers is a better defender. So where's the "easily" part?
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