2023 WNBA Draft

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2023 WNBA Draft Oct 1, 2023 21:24:12 GMT -5

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Post by awhom111 on Oct 1, 2023 21:24:12 GMT -5

Sept 29, 2023 23:37:59 GMT -5 @stormeo said:

Sept 29, 2023 23:25:22 GMT -5 awhom111 said:

Speaking of Park, they faced each other in the second game. Park had 18 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks in 36 minutes. Pak played 29 points, 17 rebounds, and 4 assists and managed to play all 40 minutes. I wish we had footage to get an idea if she actually has skills. I had flagged her back in 2017 when she was warming the bench at the Asia Cup, but they have avoided FIBA competition so there was no way of tracking her progress. Even though they lost to South Korea, they should be favored against Thailand, which would get them to the next round.

As for Park, hopefully she was able to heal fully during her serious mental health break and will be back at her best again. South Korea should be participating in the 2024 extra qualifiers, although I do not believe that they have fully explained how those will work, but she could be available for the WNBA again. You have to figure that she is at least as useful as Cayla George or that they could get a third round pick for her rights or something.

i totally forgot about Park's mental health break. (at least, i think it was something i saw at the time?) i guess i should just be glad she's back out there at all. looking it up, she's still just 24/25 years-old, so it'd be interesting if she got another look in the W particularly by a different team.

even despite a lack of footage, those numbers for both Park & Pak are very good in an all-around sense.

Pak has 36 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 blocks in 31 minutes against Thailand, which is not very good. They get India in the quarterfinals, which seems somewhat winnable.

Given that Park has had her fair share of injuries, it may make sense for her to just not bother with the WNBA in the future. She figures to be in a position to make $3 Million or more after taxes just by sticking in the WKBL for a while, which means that she might feel it is riskier to play all year and possibly get hurt while on the vet minimum.

awhom111 MVP Posts: 621	2023 WNBA Draft Oct 2, 2023 9:30:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by awhom111 on Oct 2, 2023 9:30:34 GMT -5 Pak with 29 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes in the quarterfinals. They get China in the semifinals and then at least a bronze medal game so we will be able to see if she can do anything against the Han/Li duo.

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2023 WNBA Draft Oct 5, 2023 10:21:30 GMT -5

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Pak was mysteriously not available against China, but played all 40 minutes of the bronze medal game and had 27 points and 9 rebounds in another loss to South Korea.

China almost managed to lose the gold medal game to Japan, but did hang on in the end. I guess they really needed Han after all. For team sports, most countries do not care that much about the Asian Games, other than South Korea as men that win a gold medal there or in the full Olympics get exempted from military service:

www.si.com/more-sports/2023/10/04/south-korea-speed-skater-celebrates-early-lose-gold-medal-military-exemption

The hosts do tend to try to win every event though, which explains China trying to get their strongest women's basketball team on board.

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2023 WNBA Draft Oct 5, 2023 10:55:14 GMT -5 toad455 likes this

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Post by clayk on Oct 5, 2023 10:55:14 GMT -5

An interesting take on Caitlin Clark from someone close to the recruiting scene:

Clark is very competitive, and the word is that Iowa won't be nearly as good this year. If the Hawkeyes are a borderline tournament team and lose lots of games, Clark, in this view, would need to see a promise of a much-improved team in 24-25 or she would opt for the WNBA draft next spring.

Her decision, whatever it is, will have a major impact. She is a more athletic version of Sabrina, which means she could defend at a decent level if she worked at it a little.

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