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Post by toad455 on Apr 20, 2023 10:03:18 GMT -5
The "experts" over at The Next listed their top NCAA prospects/players. I get being not crazy about Reese, but she's not on their list. No Mackenzie Holmes or Cardoso, either.
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Post by WBBDaily on May 21, 2023 20:58:38 GMT -5
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Post by WBBDaily on Jul 3, 2023 13:01:38 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Jul 29, 2023 7:47:07 GMT -5
I'll say at this point, here's the early first-round mock without Clark, Bueckers or Reese.
1. Indiana - Brink 2. Seattle - Edwards 3. Phoenix - Jacy Sheldon 4. Dallas (via Chicago) - Van Lith 5. Los Angeles - Mackenzie Holmes 6. Minnesota - Nika Muhl 7. Washington - Celeste Taylor 8. Atlanta - Te-Hina Paopao 9. Dallas - Georgia Amoore 10. Connecticut - Kamilla Cardoso 11. New York - Isobel Borlase 12. Los Angeles (via Las Vegas) - Rickea Jackson
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Post by lynxmania on Jul 29, 2023 10:34:27 GMT -5
Hell no to Muhl that high lol
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2023 12:26:48 GMT -5
i don’t see Van Lith turning pro in 2024… unless she really clashes with Reese (or Mulkey for that matter lol)
i do think it’s ok at this time to include anyone & everyone who’s eligible, even if we think they’ll probably stay in school an extra season. why not? it’s hype-building stuff.
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Post by lynxmania on Jul 29, 2023 16:54:00 GMT -5
Also I would be really interested in what Indy would do if they got #1 again. Can Brink/Boston work? Do they trade Smith? Do they trade the #1? Would be an interesting thing to watch
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Post by toad455 on Jul 29, 2023 17:15:34 GMT -5
Also I would be really interested in what Indy would do if they got #1 again. Can Brink/Boston work? Do they trade Smith? Do they trade the #1? Would be an interesting thing to watch I honestly think they could get something solid out of trading NaLyssa Smith. Brink would work out better at the 4 in the WNBA anyways. Smith to Phoenix for a bunch of picks?
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Post by toad455 on Jul 29, 2023 17:36:13 GMT -5
Hell no to Muhl that high lol With the depth of PGs (possibly) for this draft, Lynx have to be taking a PG? If not Muhl, Amoore? Rogers? Paopao?
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Post by toad455 on Jul 29, 2023 17:39:15 GMT -5
With everyone currently eligible:
1. Indiana - Clark 2. Seattle - Brink 3. Phoenix - Bueckers 4. Dallas (via Chicago) - Reese 5. Los Angeles - Edwards 6. Minnesota - Jacy Sheldon 7. Washington - Van Lith 8. Atlanta - Te-Hina Paopao 9. Dallas - Nika Muhl 10. Connecticut - Holmes 11. New York - Isobel Borlase 12. Los Angeles (via Las Vegas) - Georgia Amoore
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Post by lynxmania on Jul 29, 2023 18:03:06 GMT -5
Hell no to Muhl that high lol With the depth of PGs (possibly) for this draft, Lynx have to be taking a PG? If not Muhl, Amoore? Rogers? Paopao? I think our FA will be a guard so I’d look at a post potentially. I also don’t see Muhl as a first rounder.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2023 18:22:45 GMT -5
i feel like Mulkey will make Van Lith look good as a PG for however long Van Lith sticks around at LSU, but then Van Lith will get a rude awakening in the W… sorta like the one Alexis Morris got. 🫣 although Louisville products have a decent chance at sticking, so maybe that’ll end up making all the difference for Van Lith, who knows.
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Post by lynxmania on Jul 29, 2023 21:43:43 GMT -5
i feel like Mulkey will make Van Lith look good as a PG for however long Van Lith sticks around at LSU, but then Van Lith will get a rude awakening in the W… sorta like the one Alexis Morris got. 🫣 although Louisville products have a decent chance at sticking, so maybe that’ll end up making all the difference for Van Lith, who knows. The last Baylor/Mulkey guard to have an impact was Odyssey Sims.... Otherwise she sends mid players who stay for 1-2 years and then fizzled out because they aren't that good in Alexis Jones, Chloe Jackson, Didi Richards, Te'a Cooper.... You can decide how you want on if Kristy Wallace is better than the ones listed cuz she is still in the league you can also decide if you really want to consider DiJonai Carrington one of Mulkey's too. she would be the second best guard to come from her then lol
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2023 5:19:28 GMT -5
i feel like Mulkey will make Van Lith look good as a PG for however long Van Lith sticks around at LSU, but then Van Lith will get a rude awakening in the W… sorta like the one Alexis Morris got. 🫣 although Louisville products have a decent chance at sticking, so maybe that’ll end up making all the difference for Van Lith, who knows. The last Baylor/Mulkey guard to have an impact was Odyssey Sims.... Otherwise she sends mid players who stay for 1-2 years and then fizzled out because they aren't that good in Alexis Jones, Chloe Jackson, Didi Richards, Te'a Cooper.... You can decide how you want on if Kristy Wallace is better than the ones listed cuz she is still in the league you can also decide if you really want to consider DiJonai Carrington one of Mulkey's too. she would be the second best guard to come from her then lol Carrington even while she's barely Mulkey's didn't change a whole lot as a player coming from Stanford. Wallace had to overcome a lot after her ACL tear(s) while being a pro in Australia and having to build herself back up, so i nearly credit herself more than anyone. those Aussies are built different sometimes tho. and i never particularly disliked any of the aforementioned burnouts as prospects or thought they had little to no potential as pros, but i mean to your point, they flamed out anyway. idk. Van Lith imo always had the talent, she just needs to be steered into a different direction than the '1st-2nd-3rd option at SG' one Walz was taking her at Louisville. although if nothing else, she now has much more name recognition for one reason or another than this time last year. she'll be somebody's first-round pick whenever she turns pro.
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Post by toad455 on Aug 11, 2023 9:54:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2023 16:11:23 GMT -5
whatever Fever fans are left after these years in turmoil deserve to see the team get another really good pick, if the team is really not gonna just relocate any time soon.
i really hope the Storm get a pick higher than #4. 🥺 some certainly believe that we don’t deserve it after how much lottery luck we’ve had in the past, but without question we need all the help we can get. 🙃
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Post by toad455 on Aug 13, 2023 7:50:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2023 11:42:53 GMT -5
i don’t foresee Angel Reese turning pro next year anyway, but… i really don’t want us to end up with her. give us Aaliyah Edwards instead!
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Post by WBBDaily on Sept 1, 2023 0:48:57 GMT -5
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Post by pilight on Sept 8, 2023 21:24:34 GMT -5
The draft order for non-playoff teams should go in reverse order of which team had the #1 pick most recently. For this year that would be...
1 Los Angeles last had the #1 pick in 2012 2 Phoenix last had the #1 pick in 2013 3 Seattle last had the #1 pick in 2016 4 Indiana had the #1 pick last year
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