So I don't watch enough WNBA games (I will when I have the Valkyries to root for, I promise)g to really have a handle on players so I am reduced to kind of hoping for archetypes (example: Diamond Miller is the type of player I like, though I haven't seen more than a few minutes of her in actual play, so I guess I'm hoping she's unprotected and we get her).
However, this quote:
>You might not win a lot of games, but you’re going to have a lot of fun.
plus a few minutes watching highlights (and since we're probably not going to win a lot of games no matter what, at first) has me really hoping they get Johannes!
PS even though I don't know the players that well, yet, and I have no idea what kind of player Nakase likes or what strategy the Vs will use to construct a team, I am enjoying this window shopping trip/series through the possible available players and I plan to enjoy the expansion draft, the collegiate draft, and free agency with all the anticipatory fun of watching a great meal being prepared.
Her shooting has really dropped off, so I'm not sure she is a starting level player any more. Agree she would get them organized, but may not provide enough even this year, and it is downhill from there.
And, I'm a huge Sloot fan, just giving my honest opinion on that option.
Yeah, that’s fair. I guess you’d be banking on a return to form (or something closer to peak form, anyway) after some difficult years in her personal life. Her mom passed away in June, on the west coast, so Courtney was away from the team a lot. Very much like the Wiggins situation—which obviously does not guarantee a similar bounce back, but does sort of illustrate the outcome to be hoped for.
I think it’s also notable that her 2pt percentage really hasn't declined—it’s just the three ball—which suggests her athleticism remains largely intact. She’s at an age where some regression is inevitable, but among recent hall-of-fame guards she would seem to be a closer comp, physically, to Sue Bird (who was effective past 40) than to Lindsay Whalen (who was done at about Sloot’s current age).
So I don't watch enough WNBA games (I will when I have the Valkyries to root for, I promise)g to really have a handle on players so I am reduced to kind of hoping for archetypes (example: Diamond Miller is the type of player I like, though I haven't seen more than a few minutes of her in actual play, so I guess I'm hoping she's unprotected and we get her).
However, this quote:
>You might not win a lot of games, but you’re going to have a lot of fun.
plus a few minutes watching highlights (and since we're probably not going to win a lot of games no matter what, at first) has me really hoping they get Johannes!
PS even though I don't know the players that well, yet, and I have no idea what kind of player Nakase likes or what strategy the Vs will use to construct a team, I am enjoying this window shopping trip/series through the possible available players and I plan to enjoy the expansion draft, the collegiate draft, and free agency with all the anticipatory fun of watching a great meal being prepared.
Johannes has spectacular passing and a quirky one foot three pointer. Would be a fun pick for sure.
Yeah, The 1 foot 3 pointer is what sold me. I alos love good passing.
If the goal is to start playing serious, organized offense in year one, Sloot would be a dream.
Her shooting has really dropped off, so I'm not sure she is a starting level player any more. Agree she would get them organized, but may not provide enough even this year, and it is downhill from there.
And, I'm a huge Sloot fan, just giving my honest opinion on that option.
Yeah, that’s fair. I guess you’d be banking on a return to form (or something closer to peak form, anyway) after some difficult years in her personal life. Her mom passed away in June, on the west coast, so Courtney was away from the team a lot. Very much like the Wiggins situation—which obviously does not guarantee a similar bounce back, but does sort of illustrate the outcome to be hoped for.
I think it’s also notable that her 2pt percentage really hasn't declined—it’s just the three ball—which suggests her athleticism remains largely intact. She’s at an age where some regression is inevitable, but among recent hall-of-fame guards she would seem to be a closer comp, physically, to Sue Bird (who was effective past 40) than to Lindsay Whalen (who was done at about Sloot’s current age).