I think this year it might be rough to watch spacing, but after the season ends they will have time to work on their shot and if Reese can develop a reliable 15-19 ft shot they will be fine. That shot is likely the primary reason Edwards went before Reese.
I think both will be coming off the bench. As they gave a good big right now As season progresses we might see them together. If angel can play small forward as her shooting gets better we might..but angel should have fresh legs as she wont be in the gane for 30 plus minutes...and camilla the same thing. Definitely they have a great coach..see how t-spoon develops them
Clark and Boston, Brink and Jackson, Cardoso and Reese, Juhaz and Miller, Edwards and Austin, wow, this season is gonna be one of the best ever, so many iconic young duos to join the vets
@@camilasilvaalves6319 It's not how good they are, it's salaries. Plus, there are only so many slots. Rookies and vets alike were cut from their teams, including six of the top 24 draft picks from 2023. Just 15 of 36 draftees appeared on opening day rosters.
I think Cardoso has great upside. She actually has a decent midrange shot with nice form. I wish she would take it more. I also believe single coverage and better spacing in the W is going to prove that Cardoso is likely going to be a better pro than she was in college.
@@richhahn2443that's not on conditioning, that's how Dawn Staley coaches. SC has the depth to rotate players in & out throughout the game without losing production so that the younger players get actual game experience rather than just playing cleanup. It's the reason most people underestimated the team going into this past season; all the media paid attention to was how much production had graduated, they didn't realize how much the bench was doing.
There were three winners in the 2024 WNBA Draft... The Indiana Fever, the Chicago Sky, and the LA Sparks-I gave each team a grade of A+ because Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso & Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink & Rickea Jackson are going to teams with outstanding coaches; but most important, teams with great player development. As for playing Angel and Cardoso on the floor at the same time...you can just posted them up on the opposite of the paint, which would leave the other to clean-up each other's or their teammates misses; trust me coach T-spoon will figure it out!
Marina Mabrey is a volume shooter and with Copper gone to Phoenix, they need someone to grab all those REBs. Cardoso and Reese will definitely make an impact in year one even if their offensive games are behind in the beginning. The #1 winner is the Fever of course, because they got the generational prospect!
People say they needed Sheldon for 3pt shooting. My issue with the Dallas/Sheldon pick is the Wings have Lou Lopez Senechal (which sat out 2023 due to surgery after the NCAA season) who shot 44% from the 3pt line at Uconn. Sheldon shot 37% from the 3pt line at Ohio St. Now Sheldon is arguably the better defensive player and has fewer injury issues. But we know Uconn players usually translate well to the WNBA. My other issue is this draft was very good on guards (including Sheldon's teammate Taylor) with only a few elite forwards. In fact after Reese the next 7 players taken were all Guards, including Dallas's second pick. Knowing there is a drop off at forward I would have taken Edwards at 5 (while Reese might have more theoretical potential, Edwards's Uconn background and offensive game has less risk than Reese and again Uconn players typically translate their game well to the WNBA).. Yes they have several 6'6+ players but they are mostly 5s they could use an athletic player like Edwards that can hit from 15-19' (that has zero injury history). I think the Mystics likely felt like they won when Edwards was still there, they still got Kaylynne Truong in the 2nd, and they had lacked a real 4 position player to play alongside Austin and Della Done (who despite her size has the skill set of point-forward and is even more effective when playing the 3) .
Very thoughtful analysis. The Wings are getting a lot of heat for the Sheldon pick. I like it because of the glaring issues with guard play that were obvious last season. Burton is a better defender than Dangerfield but gave you no offense. Jacy is a better defender while still providing offensive punch. I think there are 7 inside players that are already a lock to make the team (Tiera, Kalani, Stephanie Soars, Satou, Natasha, Maddy, and Emma Cannon) and there was not enough room for Edwards although she was the pick I was hoping for.
@@RustyLou18 I agree but LS is the better offensive player, my main issue is they had pick 9 and the F talent drops alot after Edwards and Reese and its a G deep draft.. So when you have LS and can get a G at 9.
They’ll probably get the first pick past the lottery (#5). But there will be an expansion draft, where the new team will be awarded unprotected players from other teams.
see this person knows their x's and o's when it comes to the wnba....angel and kardosa going to be tricky but it also may be fine since (don't sleep on them defensively), mabrey is a gem i really feel like is special when i saw her in dallas she had nice all around game and i really hoping she found a home in chicago...in terms of coaching i think angel benefited going to chicago plus angel can be glue/vocal in chicago...but in terms of workload, roster and adjusting i feel like angel playing with collier and mcbride would have done wonders for her since she can be a dennis rodman there and then evolve from there on....but lynx got a really interesting fluid offensive setup with the women from utah going there so we shall see how all the picks pan out (they can be traded or just leave for a better destination)
Good recap of the draft. Agree that Chicago could have done better. I don’t see Cardozo and Reese as a god fit either! However, Reese’s shooting will improve with a good shooting coach.
Angel & Cardoso will be fine. Angel gets to go back to her natural Wing spot, instead of playing 4 & 5 for lsu. She's 2 years behind in her overall game because of it. Still, when you specialize in offensive boards & defensive stops, any coach is glad to have you because those kinda high motor players are rare finds. Coming out averaging over 20pts & 10rebs for her senior season, playing outta position, says a lot about her willingness to do the dirty work, if it means winning. That's all any coach can ask for from any player. You trade up to get those players because she has 3 guaranteed years to earn the 4th year team option thru her development; same with Cardoso. That's 2 defensive minded & rebound oriented young core pieces, who need & want to be coached up. Spoon will love'em because they got that DAWG in'em, hidden behind a smile.
Bro your review is hilariously funny but so on point thought. Yes the Fever are the Queens of tanking. it's so blatant it should be made illegal🤣 Some of the picks were puzzling based on the teams current roster like Chicago, and the Dallas Wings.
Here is a case where HE knows what a team should have done more than the teams who actually drafted the players. Listen to what he said "Cardoso and Reese won't be able to play together because neither can shoot, and they won't have room on the court"....what? Reese avg 18.6 and 13.4 reb on 47.6 pct shooting this season at LSU and Cardoso avg 14.9 and 9.7 reb on 59% shooting for SC, so they can't do that in the pros? Cardoso is a center and Reese PF. You are underestimating Reese. Obviously, the Sky will play inside out and surround them with shooters. He claims Brink is multi-faceted and Jackson is a scorer for LA...OK let's see how that will transform the Sparks. Regarding Clark to the Fever, yea the ratings will be high, but the results in wins and losses are what counts. Not one mention of her defensive shortcomings in dealing with WNBA guards. Listening to the Sky Coach and General Manager, they know exactly what they are doing.
Oh these teams are so smart. Like letting wade trade all your draft picks & giving maybrey 200k or mercury giving up swap right to NY for Owonewera who they have already trade away or giving DT a max contract at 40 when obviously she is past her prime. Yep genius that should not be questioned.
@@back2sports then you are in the wrong profession since you already know more than all the teams about what they should be doing. Have you ever played basketball in college, or professionally? Have you coached on those levels? I don't think so...just a guy with an opinion who thinks your viewpoint is better than those who are paid to do it. Have a great day.
Vegas are the biggest winners to me because they and both Fair and Kitley. Granted Kitley will miss this season but for the champs to get these two is wild.
and not to be mean but the turnover in the WNBA is like 15 players a year so you sorta need to be first round or low second round to feel really good about your chances. Kitley was picked last in the 2nd round so it is kind of a free pick, you're not going to get someone that helps your team right away anyway. The Aces have won the last two titles so they're pretty set on a starting lineup I'd presume, so they can afford to gamble on stealing what would have been a high draft pick. Great strategy considering they have to pick last in each round. I'm not sure what I think about Fair, a lot of her scoring was at Buffalo, and yeah she snuck up behind Clark on the all time scoring list this year but she was five years. So I'll trust their scouts here I guess. Kitley and the Hokies beat the 'cuse at their place earlier this year btw.
It’s apparent you haven’t seen Reese’s high school videos. She has a great midrange shot. She was the #1 Wing recruit out of high school. She is actually a perimeter player that played as a big because LSU didn’t have good bigs. The Cardosa-Reese tandem is deadly.
Please don't draft for my NFL team - He played cornerback in highschool so it's clear he can play cornerback in the NFL after playing safety for 4 years in college. As the best way to measure pro potential is to look at players HS film
@@back2sports You simply are repeating things stated by others without doing your research. And, you probably did not play a sport at the highest levels. She will only improve from where she was in high school. She was the best at her position in high school and in college. You may argue she was in the top 3 power forwards in college and be correct. Reese is a perimeter player that had to play on the block at LSU. When/if you do your research you will find she has a strong mid range shot, great ball handling, and has nifty skill play to the rim. Perhaps you can read what other scouts have said about her when they were preparing to play her in college. It's ok. Everybody doesn't need to have a podcast.
Dallas taking Jacy Sheldon over Aaliyah Edwards was smart by Dallas. Sheldon is a better player, more likely to be a significant WNBA player long-term because she can run, shoot, dribble, pass, and play defense as a point guard. With a little improvement at each, she'll be a keeper. Edwards can't shoot or dribble much, but is a good athlete. If Edwards can become a decent shooter, she can be very useful, but she is so bad at distance control that I am skeptical. With no jumper and not a serious dribbler, Edwards won't do much.
I would also say that while the Indiana Fever were the winners, they also lost by not drafting Kate Martin earlier. Aces made a huge gamble move on taking Kate Martin
I don't think Kate Martin was a gamble move. She was like Robin to Caitlin Clark's Batman. I'm not an Iowa fan, but frequently in pressure situations, it was Martin who they would go to when I watched their games.
Two of the previous National Champions is a great look. The powerhouse of Chicago Sky is coming. So much for thinking Reese would drop in the draft huh? The sky got two beasts in the paint, and like Cardoso said, good luck getting any rebounds m against them. Their guards better come correct & feed the beasts! ❤️
@@ms.peaches1 have you forgotten how The Sun put Morris in their advertising and even had her on the front cover of their Facebook Page season ad then waived her a week later and then she went off on all the older players telling them to retire so the younger group could make a Team. We shall see....
New Fan of WNBA here and 1st time vewer here. I enjoyed your commentary. Although one thing I wished you would’ve mentioned and I don’t see it mentioned alot at all anywhere is Nika Mühl. I Honestly believe she’s overlooked. I think alot of these Draft video’s look strictly at numbers, and thats good and fine, but there alot of areas beyond numbers to Carefully Examine Factors of Athletes and their Abilities beyond just the numbers game. Im a long time coach of Youth and Highschool Baseball, yeah a different game, but Ive Drafted alot of Talent for Teams and Im just saying Respectfully, theres alot of other methods for Rating an Athlete. As for Nika Mühl, She is in my opinion The Best Defensive Player out of The Colleges. She single handedly Kept Uconn in The game against my Hawkeyes, and My Fave Caitlin Clark, My Alma mater. Nika was on Caitlin like Gorilla Glue taking Caitlins Impact almost entirely out of that game. Nika can also shoot well, Pass well, Rebound well , and Assist. Her Energy level is Relentless and Stays Consistent thruout the game when others are worn to their cores. As for Nika’s numbers, well she can certainly shoot 3’s when needed, or shoot underneath well too. She coulve easily had a much higher PPG. Anyone can Go Back watch all her college games as Ive done. The Reason she passed alot in her career was spreading the Ball around to other Teammates, including Bueckers. Nika is not an offensive Ball hog, shes a Real Team player, with Great Hands, great Vision and a Tireless Fire and work ethic, and Tenacious Defensive skills. And again, Respectfully just one opinion here, from a Hawkeye and CC Fan, Paying it forward to a Great rival School Player that Desrves better recognition. She will Impact the WNBA and I’ll be cheering for her. Respect to you sir and everyone here for the open Door of Opinions. Thank you.
Hi Mikail, I will be interesting with Muhl and if she makes the Storm. I really think it will come down to how she shoots and if she needs to protect the ball. But making the WNBA as a PG is very hard.
@@back2sports I much appeciate your knowledge of The game and input. As a new Fan, I have alot to learn here, but its very exciting and Ive honestly never been quite as excited about Sports as Iam now in this new area for me. I truly hope Nika Adapts, Excels and adds a Great key contributional part to Her Team, because she’s become one of just a few personal Fave Players for me. Thanks again, and Im looking forward to watching more of your video presentations.
Any team that takes Kiki Iriafen over Paige Bueckers is insane. Paige will be close to leading the league in scoring. She's Diana Taurasi. Kiki is a good athlete and prospect, but she has a long way to go as a baller, and as an inside player isn't that big. She'll need to become a full baller to be a star, as in running the court dribbling and finshing, and shooting from everywhere; she only has a decent mid-range shot, a few low-post moves, but not much of a dribbler. Paige is a ready-made star with that jumper, dribbling and passing.
Is it me or was the WNBA "symbolic" draft boring this year. I feel like the set up was off. I didn't like Dawn Staley and Lisa Blouter being seated off the floor. Also did the WNBA go too small. Caitlin mania was pretty evident in January. I understand New York is the media capital, but could they have held it in a larger venue and in Vegas or at least a larger one in New York. Was Lisa Leslie there? I love seeing her and Dawn Staley interact. Has the W ever had fans and legends announce picks like they've done in the NFL?
But I think Cordoza and Reese will be very good together in my opinion, with their defense, the rebounding the score in the paint they will be good with each other but Cameron and RJ they will be good to not the defense side because Rickea is not a very good defender so I want to see how that work out
@@kimberlypaige2939 Cam will foul out a ton of games, Rickea will play more...So happy to see another Tennessee player on the Sparks roster, joining Rae Burrell!
Did you see the two Arizona players getting picked in the second round? I didn't get that. Arizona was the last team in in the tournament, primarily because of Jada Williams. What was I missing?
I'm so happy for Helena, she played on the Arizona team that beat UConn and PB by 10 points in the Final Four, 2021 and went on to only lose by ONE to Stanford for the natty.
@@leedickerson9852 Well, Jada Williams had a big game to beat Stanford, and I think that was their biggest win of the year. Arizona finished 7th in the Pac-12, not even in the top 25 nationally, and they get two of the 36 picks for the WNBA?
reese and cardoso could be great duo if they can both develop their games but I cannot for the life of me understand what chicago is doing. why would they swap their 1st round pick for 2026 when they’re clearly still rebuilding. now they gave up potentially a top 5 pick in a loaded draft in 2026 (possibly the 1st overall pick if they’re still mediocre to bad the next two seasons) and also gave up their 2nd round pick in a great 2025 draft so they have no picks next year and no 1st round pick in 2026. now they can only be hoping to get someone big in free agency and then have to play the cap space game after just clearing their books…they also picked both cardoso and reese over rickea who is probably the 2nd best scorer in the draft? i’m just so confused on what they’re doing. baffling draft for them
100% right! The GM Jeff Paglioca learned under Wade - trade all draft capital away as u over value your ability to build a team. It is crazy! People rubbish the draft but can get a starter with the first 5 picks on low contract. Jackson is a certain starter with high upside. KC & AR futures depends on them developing an outside shot. This is their team until 2027. Lynx scored as they were never going to take AR. There needs to be an investigation into how Chicago and phoenix run their teams. The fever & sparks are giving a clinic on how to rebuild and they need to learn from them as they are going to be dumpster fires!
@@back2sports theyre playing it like the harlem globetrotters and the savannah bananas! who cares about winning and losing when the name of the game is to entertain and make money! angel is one of the most overrated players ever to be drafted in the first round, but guess what? she's gonna sell tickets and shes gonna get people talking about the team! look at all these people in the comments who have poo-pooed on your analysis of the sky and feel like that organization came out on top! perception is everything! who's gonna care if they go 5-35 this season when every game will be sold out and the tickets are going for 5x what they were last year and they can use the excuse that "we're rebuilding." every 2 yrs players can renegotiate contracts. by that time good talent will probably want to come because of all the attention garnered from angel. kinda like when stewie, jonquel, and vandersloot decided to come to NY.
ladazhia williams--who was always the better player of the 2 and sadly didnt get picked up last year! what a shame. wish she'd get an invite from a team, she's been overseas working her butt off!
Let me tell you something Theresa Weatherspoon knows what she's doing, she was a beast as a player, and will be a beast as a coach trust me, Cordosa and Reese will be fine, yall are so negative, and want too see these females go against each other, but like T spoon said they are going to work together, she doesn't play
Don’t agree with the reasons for the Loser tag on the Wings draft. You site the fact that Howard and Sabaly are unrestricted free agents next year. This draft is for help this year and Edwards or Reese would not start over either this year. Additionally you go back to year before last in the Sun playoff series (which they lost) to talk about post play need without mentioning that they advanced last year to the semis where guard play was the primary issue in them not advancing. Lastly you mention Lou Lopez who they drafted last year being able to play this season but not Stephanie Soars - a good young big.
Soars doubtfull to make roster as Brown's money is guaranteed. Overall think their bigs struggle in pick and roll and thought Edwards would give them a chane to play small at times like when they had Harrison. I don't expect much for Sheldon this season. Do you? Though the need for a guard made them reach. Minnesota needed guard and got Williams for 180kwhich was. A good FA get. Usually don't fix.pg issue s with a rookie
All's well and good with Clark and Boston, but please don't "sleep on" NaLyssa Smith with the Fever, she's dangerous! I'm SO happy for Jacey Sheldon!!! Great win for Dallas!
Three guards (Dangerfield, Sims and Burton) were undersize Lou Lopez and Stephanie Soares were injured last year Draft Jacy Sheldon, Carla Leite from France(draft and stash) and Ashley Owusu cause wings need guards with size
@@back2sports Paige isn’t just another guard, you haven’t seen any UConn games this year. Paige will go number 1 next year. She didn’t stay just for friends. Championship and first pick, just like going into college she won states and was #1 pick as a freshman.
Caitlin Clark hasn’t won shit and looked like crap against UCONN and Raven Johnson but it’s an automatic A grade from you. However, the two women who stopped her from winning, you have questions about the draft pics. No one can tell me race and racism isn’t a major factor behind Clark mania.
Not impressed with Reese . Many of her rebounds are off her own shots. She has multiple areas of improvement and too many distractions. If she chooses basketball over the extra curriculars she can be very good. A template for a great player is Clark. Has a social media presence. Celebrates her teammates and her idols. That’s it.
U sound like a crack head if you think Reese isn’t gonna out rebound and play hard it’s no distractions off the court it’s only yt ppl and you think that, u see you want her to fail and it shows lol sad and a hater you are
Reese getting the rebounds is a key, unlike CC taking 50 shots just to get her points. She won’t be able to do that in the wnba. CC was just awful in the 2nd half against SC, who wore her down over the stretch, and CC turning the ball over, and throwing up bad shots.
Man you crazy, Kamilla have way more upside, do you watch basketball?? Before Cameron got hurt you could see Kamilla is way better, and two National Championship, most MVP in the final, Cameron wasn't there, please watch the gamesb😂lol
Maybe I am crazy but overall just not sure about super bigs as being stars as can be run off court with good shooters. Get them in pick and roll and they are exposed. More upside with the big that is 6'3 or 6'4 that.can guard in space and shoot like Wilson and Stewart - imo - if Reese gets outside shoot she will be better than Kamilla and more important as can guard 1 -5. IMO
the first two girls never won when it counted point blank so you can think playing is all about offense the 1,2,4 picks will be garbage on defense brick 100 lbs soaking wet she will get handled in the post
Dangerfield and Lou had better offense but no defense, Sims ain’t it and Burton had better defense but no offense and those three guards were undersize cause they got exposed in the playoffs against aces Lou Lopez and Stephanie Soares were injured last year but they healthy now Wings draft Jacy Sheldon, Carla Leite from France(draft and stash) and Ashley owusu(6’0 guard) cause guards with size is what wings need
man you dont know basketball. reese and cordaso will be played like david robinson and tim duncan DID WITH THE SPURS. tspoon is a defensive mined coach she has it all figured out that's WHY SHE DRAFTED BOTH
Cardoso not Duncan and Reese is not Robinson. Both those guys were drafted number 1 and teams tanked to get them. Yes Chicago will play defence and rebound but will get killed on perimeter with Maybrey and they will likely break the backboard with all the rocks they throw at basket. But at least they will draft more good players. Oh wait they gave Thier 25 to Dallas and swap rights to 26 to Minnesota . So instead.of taking the best all around guard in draft they took centre who will get played off court by a 5 that can shoot. And gave up swap right to pf that has not proved they could shoot and is under sized. Yes the are losers in this draft.
@@back2sports reese was the #1 wing coming out of high school, she will get her shot back. but i will remind you of this comment. and it doesnt matter what number you go, kobe was 13th, curry was 7th and brady was 199th.
Osborne never squares up to the basket on her shot very inconsistent shooter. Not sure how you label a player who cannot shoot a five footer a potential super star, only in the WNBA.
People thought David Robinson and Tim Duncan was a bad idea....Reese and Cardoso will be just fine together.
Definitely
People act like they play the same position.
wnba is different than the nba
Robinson and Duncan were the best.
Whoever thought Robinson and Duncan was a bad idea belonged in an insane asylum.
I think Reese and Kamilla will play great together - they have shooters on that team. They can play a high low - Kamilla can hit that midrange
Very true
I think this year it might be rough to watch spacing, but after the season ends they will have time to work on their shot and if Reese can develop a reliable 15-19 ft shot they will be fine. That shot is likely the primary reason Edwards went before Reese.
I think both will be coming off the bench. As they gave a good big right now As season progresses we might see them together. If angel can play small forward as her shooting gets better we might..but angel should have fresh legs as she wont be in the gane for 30 plus minutes...and camilla the same thing. Definitely they have a great coach..see how t-spoon develops them
Glad this just your opinion 👎
Clark and Boston, Brink and Jackson, Cardoso and Reese, Juhaz and Miller, Edwards and Austin, wow, this season is gonna be one of the best ever, so many iconic young duos to join the vets
The double up duo’s make’s it more interesting.
They have to make the cut first.
@@richhahn2443 4 of them play already and the other 4 are stars, they not getting cut
Edwards and Dolson....
@@camilasilvaalves6319 It's not how good they are, it's salaries. Plus, there are only so many slots.
Rookies and vets alike were cut from their teams, including six of the top 24 draft picks from 2023. Just 15 of 36 draftees appeared on opening day rosters.
Cardoso and Reese will fill the paint, ain't NOTHING coming in there when THOSE two are in the game together.
Spark really won in both picks
The sky really made solid pick, but if both Reese and Kamila develop the 8 foot jumper, and 3s it gonna be scary good
If Cardoso can play with Boston to the tune of 60+-0, a national championship , 2 final 4 appearances!!! she can play with Angel,
I think Cardoso has great upside. She actually has a decent midrange shot with nice form. I wish she would take it more. I also believe single coverage and better spacing in the W is going to prove that Cardoso is likely going to be a better pro than she was in college.
TSpoon will make Kamilla GREAT, not to worry.
Good luck
I like Reese and Cardosa together. They BOTH need to work on their jumps shots tho. They should work well on the bounds
I like them both but not together but time will tell!
Cardosa have a better shot than Reese
@@back2sports brink is inconsistent look at her stats from the tournament
@@back2sportsI like them with the Sky's coaching staff
@@back2sports A team HAS to have an answer(s) for Griner and McCowan...they are SUPER tall.
Angel, Reese and kamilla will be on the court together. They don’t play the same position. Angel is better at the for
I don't think Cardoso can get that big body up and down the court that many times before she needs a breather.
@@richhahn2443 well, she did it at South Carolina she’s barely get tired
@@richhahn2443you must haven’t seen her in games
@@kimberlypaige2939 I must have watched different games than you did. She was substituted for frequently.
@@richhahn2443that's not on conditioning, that's how Dawn Staley coaches. SC has the depth to rotate players in & out throughout the game without losing production so that the younger players get actual game experience rather than just playing cleanup. It's the reason most people underestimated the team going into this past season; all the media paid attention to was how much production had graduated, they didn't realize how much the bench was doing.
There were three winners in the 2024 WNBA Draft... The Indiana Fever, the Chicago Sky, and the LA Sparks-I gave each team a grade of A+ because Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso & Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink & Rickea Jackson are going to teams with outstanding coaches; but most important, teams with great player development. As for playing Angel and Cardoso on the floor at the same time...you can just posted them up on the opposite of the paint, which would leave the other to clean-up each other's or their teammates misses; trust me coach T-spoon will figure it out!
Chicago won hands down
Marina Mabrey is a volume shooter and with Copper gone to Phoenix, they need someone to grab all those REBs. Cardoso and Reese will definitely make an impact in year one even if their offensive games are behind in the beginning. The #1 winner is the Fever of course, because they got the generational prospect!
Kamilla definitely got more upside than Cameron
People say they needed Sheldon for 3pt shooting. My issue with the Dallas/Sheldon pick is the Wings have Lou Lopez Senechal (which sat out 2023 due to surgery after the NCAA season) who shot 44% from the 3pt line at Uconn. Sheldon shot 37% from the 3pt line at Ohio St. Now Sheldon is arguably the better defensive player and has fewer injury issues. But we know Uconn players usually translate well to the WNBA. My other issue is this draft was very good on guards (including Sheldon's teammate Taylor) with only a few elite forwards. In fact after Reese the next 7 players taken were all Guards, including Dallas's second pick. Knowing there is a drop off at forward I would have taken Edwards at 5 (while Reese might have more theoretical potential, Edwards's Uconn background and offensive game has less risk than Reese and again Uconn players typically translate their game well to the WNBA).. Yes they have several 6'6+ players but they are mostly 5s they could use an athletic player like Edwards that can hit from 15-19' (that has zero injury history). I think the Mystics likely felt like they won when Edwards was still there, they still got Kaylynne Truong in the 2nd, and they had lacked a real 4 position player to play alongside Austin and Della Done (who despite her size has the skill set of point-forward and is even more effective when playing the 3) .
The wings need to play siegrist more this year.
And speaking of UConn...Stefi Dolson just returned to the Mystics...so she & Edwards will make things interesting I'm thinking!!
LLS can NOT play defense like Sheldon, never. Jacey is a FAR all round player than Senecal.
Very thoughtful analysis. The Wings are getting a lot of heat for the Sheldon pick. I like it because of the glaring issues with guard play that were obvious last season. Burton is a better defender than Dangerfield but gave you no offense. Jacy is a better defender while still providing offensive punch. I think there are 7 inside players that are already a lock to make the team (Tiera, Kalani, Stephanie Soars, Satou, Natasha, Maddy, and Emma Cannon) and there was not enough room for Edwards although she was the pick I was hoping for.
@@RustyLou18 I agree but LS is the better offensive player, my main issue is they had pick 9 and the F talent drops alot after Edwards and Reese and its a G deep draft.. So when you have LS and can get a G at 9.
Next year is an expansion team year. Doesnt the Bay Area team get the number 1 draft pick?
Possibly
You'd think
No
@@back2sports Oh
They’ll probably get the first pick past the lottery (#5). But there will be an expansion draft, where the new team will be awarded unprotected players from other teams.
see this person knows their x's and o's when it comes to the wnba....angel and kardosa going to be tricky but it also may be fine since (don't sleep on them defensively), mabrey is a gem i really feel like is special when i saw her in dallas she had nice all around game and i really hoping she found a home in chicago...in terms of coaching i think angel benefited going to chicago plus angel can be glue/vocal in chicago...but in terms of workload, roster and adjusting i feel like angel playing with collier and mcbride would have done wonders for her since she can be a dennis rodman there and then evolve from there on....but lynx got a really interesting fluid offensive setup with the women from utah going there so we shall see how all the picks pan out (they can be traded or just leave for a better destination)
Good recap of the draft. Agree that Chicago could have done better. I don’t see Cardozo and Reese as a god fit either! However, Reese’s shooting will improve with a good shooting coach.
And Charisma has arguably the best chance to cement her spot. That franchise badly needs a good big defensive guard
Angel & Cardoso will be fine. Angel gets to go back to her natural Wing spot, instead of playing 4 & 5 for lsu. She's 2 years behind in her overall game because of it. Still, when you specialize in offensive boards & defensive stops, any coach is glad to have you because those kinda high motor players are rare finds. Coming out averaging over 20pts & 10rebs for her senior season, playing outta position, says a lot about her willingness to do the dirty work, if it means winning. That's all any coach can ask for from any player. You trade up to get those players because she has 3 guaranteed years to earn the 4th year team option thru her development; same with Cardoso. That's 2 defensive minded & rebound oriented young core pieces, who need & want to be coached up. Spoon will love'em because they got that DAWG in'em, hidden behind a smile.
Bro your review is hilariously funny but so on point thought. Yes the Fever are the Queens of tanking. it's so blatant it should be made illegal🤣 Some of the picks were puzzling based on the teams current roster like Chicago, and the Dallas Wings.
Here is a case where HE knows what a team should have done more than the teams who actually drafted the players. Listen to what he said "Cardoso and Reese won't be able to play together because neither can shoot, and they won't have room on the court"....what? Reese avg 18.6 and 13.4 reb on 47.6 pct shooting this season at LSU and Cardoso avg 14.9 and 9.7 reb on 59% shooting for SC, so they can't do that in the pros? Cardoso is a center and Reese PF. You are underestimating Reese. Obviously, the Sky will play inside out and surround them with shooters. He claims Brink is multi-faceted and Jackson is a scorer for LA...OK let's see how that will transform the Sparks. Regarding Clark to the Fever, yea the ratings will be high, but the results in wins and losses are what counts. Not one mention of her defensive shortcomings in dealing with WNBA guards. Listening to the Sky Coach and General Manager, they know exactly what they are doing.
Oh these teams are so smart. Like letting wade trade all your draft picks & giving maybrey 200k or mercury giving up swap right to NY for Owonewera who they have already trade away or giving DT a max contract at 40 when obviously she is past her prime. Yep genius that should not be questioned.
@@back2sports then you are in the wrong profession since you already know more than all the teams about what they should be doing. Have you ever played basketball in college, or professionally? Have you coached on those levels? I don't think so...just a guy with an opinion who thinks your viewpoint is better than those who are paid to do it. Have a great day.
Vegas are the biggest winners to me because they and both Fair and Kitley. Granted Kitley will miss this season but for the champs to get these two is wild.
Would she even make the team
@@Lilquan2004 who?
and not to be mean but the turnover in the WNBA is like 15 players a year so you sorta need to be first round or low second round to feel really good about your chances. Kitley was picked last in the 2nd round so it is kind of a free pick, you're not going to get someone that helps your team right away anyway. The Aces have won the last two titles so they're pretty set on a starting lineup I'd presume, so they can afford to gamble on stealing what would have been a high draft pick. Great strategy considering they have to pick last in each round. I'm not sure what I think about Fair, a lot of her scoring was at Buffalo, and yeah she snuck up behind Clark on the all time scoring list this year but she was five years. So I'll trust their scouts here I guess. Kitley and the Hokies beat the 'cuse at their place earlier this year btw.
@TheJhtlag So are you agreeing that Kitley was a steal?
K Martin too
It’s apparent you haven’t seen Reese’s high school videos. She has a great midrange shot. She was the #1 Wing recruit out of high school. She is actually a perimeter player that played as a big because LSU didn’t have good bigs. The Cardosa-Reese tandem is deadly.
Please don't draft for my NFL team - He played cornerback in highschool so it's clear he can play cornerback in the NFL after playing safety for 4 years in college. As the best way to measure pro potential is to look at players HS film
@@back2sports You simply are repeating things stated by others without doing your research. And, you probably did not play a sport at the highest levels. She will only improve from where she was in high school. She was the best at her position in high school and in college. You may argue she was in the top 3 power forwards in college and be correct. Reese is a perimeter player that had to play on the block at LSU. When/if you do your research you will find she has a strong mid range shot, great ball handling, and has nifty skill play to the rim. Perhaps you can read what other scouts have said about her when they were preparing to play her in college. It's ok. Everybody doesn't need to have a podcast.
Nika was a steal
That's ludicrous.
Nika is not going to make team. Bad team to get drafted by as the Australian Jade Melbourne is good PG
Dallas taking Jacy Sheldon over Aaliyah Edwards was smart by Dallas. Sheldon is a better player, more likely to be a significant WNBA player long-term because she can run, shoot, dribble, pass, and play defense as a point guard. With a little improvement at each, she'll be a keeper. Edwards can't shoot or dribble much, but is a good athlete. If Edwards can become a decent shooter, she can be very useful, but she is so bad at distance control that I am skeptical. With no jumper and not a serious dribbler, Edwards won't do much.
I agree with you 100%. Edwards should have been in the LOW first round if any.
Uconn made the Final Four with Paige, Edwards, Nika and four freshmen.
I don't think it was smart but time will tell
I would also say that while the Indiana Fever were the winners, they also lost by not drafting Kate Martin earlier. Aces made a huge gamble move on taking Kate Martin
The Fever's got Katie Looouuuu
I don't think Kate Martin was a gamble move. She was like Robin to Caitlin Clark's Batman. I'm not an Iowa fan, but frequently in pressure situations, it was Martin who they would go to when I watched their games.
The sky also need publicity, marketing and fans and Angel Reese gonna help them with that to
AND Milla, 2023-24 National Champion with an UNDEFEATED team!
Two of the previous National Champions is a great look. The powerhouse of Chicago Sky is coming.
So much for thinking Reese would drop in the draft huh?
The sky got two beasts in the paint, and like Cardoso said, good luck getting any rebounds m against them.
Their guards better come correct & feed the beasts! ❤️
I thought Chicago would take Reece but did not think they would trade up a pick
it wasn’t even her draft but Paige Bueckers stole the show 🔥😍
Good grief...
Newsflash Angel Reese might end up playing the 3. Her and Cardoso will be fine together.
Reese will be waived!!
@@chasnamiabsolutely not, she already helped boost their numbers and attention 😂
@@ms.peaches1 have you forgotten how The Sun put Morris in their advertising and even had her on the front cover of their Facebook Page season ad then waived her a week later and then she went off on all the older players telling them to retire so the younger group could make a Team. We shall see....
@@chasnami Bet it
@@donaldtillman4351 Bet what? That Angel will be waived?
New Fan of WNBA here and 1st time vewer here. I enjoyed your commentary. Although one thing I wished you would’ve mentioned and I don’t see it mentioned alot at all anywhere is
Nika Mühl. I Honestly believe she’s overlooked. I think alot of these Draft video’s look strictly at numbers, and thats good and fine, but there alot of areas beyond numbers to Carefully Examine Factors of Athletes and their Abilities beyond just the numbers game. Im a long time coach of Youth and Highschool Baseball, yeah a different game, but Ive Drafted alot of Talent for Teams and Im just saying Respectfully, theres alot of other methods for Rating an Athlete. As for Nika Mühl, She is in my opinion The Best Defensive Player out of The Colleges. She single handedly Kept Uconn in The game against my Hawkeyes, and My Fave Caitlin Clark, My Alma mater. Nika was on Caitlin like Gorilla Glue taking Caitlins Impact almost entirely out of that game. Nika can also shoot well, Pass well, Rebound well , and Assist. Her Energy level is Relentless and Stays Consistent thruout the game when others are worn to their cores. As for Nika’s numbers, well she can certainly shoot 3’s when needed, or shoot underneath well too. She coulve easily had a much higher PPG. Anyone can Go Back watch all her college games as Ive done. The Reason she passed alot in her career was spreading the Ball around to other Teammates, including Bueckers. Nika is not an offensive Ball hog, shes a Real Team player, with Great Hands, great Vision and a Tireless Fire and work ethic, and Tenacious Defensive skills. And again, Respectfully just one opinion here, from a Hawkeye and CC Fan, Paying it forward to a Great rival School Player that Desrves better recognition. She will Impact the WNBA and I’ll be cheering for her. Respect to you sir and everyone here for the open Door of Opinions. Thank you.
Hi Mikail, I will be interesting with Muhl and if she makes the Storm. I really think it will come down to how she shoots and if she needs to protect the ball. But making the WNBA as a PG is very hard.
@@back2sports I much appeciate your knowledge of The game and input. As a new Fan, I have alot to learn here, but its very exciting and Ive honestly never been quite as excited about Sports as Iam now in this new area for me.
I truly hope Nika Adapts, Excels and adds a Great key contributional part to Her Team, because she’s become one of just a few personal Fave Players for me. Thanks again, and Im looking forward to watching more of your video presentations.
Nika and Edwards were picked so all is right with the world.🙂
Was happy for Nika.
Political picks, sorry. I knew Muhl would never make the first round.
@@RustyLou18 Some mock drafts had Nika going at eleven in the first round. But. She's in the door and she will make it work.
Any team that takes Kiki Iriafen over Paige Bueckers is insane.
Paige will be close to leading the league in scoring. She's Diana Taurasi.
Kiki is a good athlete and prospect, but she has a long way to go as a baller, and as an inside player isn't that big. She'll need to become a full baller to be a star, as in running the court dribbling and finshing, and shooting from everywhere; she only has a decent mid-range shot, a few low-post moves, but not much of a dribbler. Paige is a ready-made star with that jumper, dribbling and passing.
IF PB stays healthy... IF... and don't expect her to lead the league in scoring in 2024-25.
I don’t think the sky will play Cardoso and Reece together. Reece will be coming off the bench
Is it me or was the WNBA "symbolic" draft boring this year. I feel like the set up was off. I didn't like Dawn Staley and Lisa Blouter being seated off the floor. Also did the WNBA go too small. Caitlin mania was pretty evident in January. I understand New York is the media capital, but could they have held it in a larger venue and in Vegas or at least a larger one in New York. Was Lisa Leslie there? I love seeing her and Dawn Staley interact. Has the W ever had fans and legends announce picks like they've done in the NFL?
I think Brink and Jackson will do better together than Cardoso and Reese also.
But I think Cordoza and Reese will be very good together in my opinion, with their defense, the rebounding the score in the paint they will be good with each other but Cameron and RJ they will be good to not the defense side because Rickea is not a very good defender so I want to see how that work out
@@kimberlypaige2939 It's just my opinion Kimberly, you may be right. Time will tell.
@@VincentBaker-j1b I respect your opinion but you never know it might go we’ll
@@kimberlypaige2939 Cam will foul out a ton of games, Rickea will play more...So happy to see another Tennessee player on the Sparks roster, joining Rae Burrell!
Did you see the two Arizona players getting picked in the second round? I didn't get that. Arizona was the last team in in the tournament, primarily because of Jada Williams. What was I missing?
Jada Williams is what you missed, she like Reece is all hype did not see her with any consistency the entire season.
Arizona had injury and chemistry problems, but those two seniors are solid.
I'm so happy for Helena, she played on the Arizona team that beat UConn and PB by 10 points in the Final Four, 2021 and went on to only lose by ONE to Stanford for the natty.
@@leedickerson9852 Well, Jada Williams had a big game to beat Stanford, and I think that was their biggest win of the year. Arizona finished 7th in the Pac-12, not even in the top 25 nationally, and they get two of the 36 picks for the WNBA?
@@xcharles4376 If you say so. Still, 7th place in the Pac-12 was not impressive. If they were that good, Arizona should have done better overall.
Indiana also acquired Katie Lou Samuelson from the LA Sparks. I look for Katie Lou to have a bigger impact in Indiana than she did in LA.
I agree. I can't see Cardoso and Reese working out, but I'm excited to see it play out.
Dude u got that wrong go check out LSU when they put rasario at the 5 and Reese at the 4 ... Strong defense that set up there offense
We will see. Imo Chicago will be a rock fest!
No chicago is biggest winner!! Believe me
Reese can shoot and will shoot. Just watch
Cant wait to see it as did not see her shoot in college. Evil Mulkey chained her to the post
I wouldnt say evil mulkey
Had s'myah smith not been injured it might of been. She could of had more options..
@@back2sports Cardoza can shoot..she forced to practice it at SC. Did u watch tenn vs sc in sec tournament ?
@@kentuckylucky5762 yup, amazing shooter! cardoza is 100% from the 3pt line!! 🤣😂
reese and cardoso could be great duo if they can both develop their games but I cannot for the life of me understand what chicago is doing. why would they swap their 1st round pick for 2026 when they’re clearly still rebuilding. now they gave up potentially a top 5 pick in a loaded draft in 2026 (possibly the 1st overall pick if they’re still mediocre to bad the next two seasons) and also gave up their 2nd round pick in a great 2025 draft so they have no picks next year and no 1st round pick in 2026. now they can only be hoping to get someone big in free agency and then have to play the cap space game after just clearing their books…they also picked both cardoso and reese over rickea who is probably the 2nd best scorer in the draft? i’m just so confused on what they’re doing. baffling draft for them
100% right! The GM Jeff Paglioca learned under Wade - trade all draft capital away as u over value your ability to build a team. It is crazy! People rubbish the draft but can get a starter with the first 5 picks on low contract. Jackson is a certain starter with high upside. KC & AR futures depends on them developing an outside shot. This is their team until 2027. Lynx scored as they were never going to take AR.
There needs to be an investigation into how Chicago and phoenix run their teams. The fever & sparks are giving a clinic on how to rebuild and they need to learn from them as they are going to be dumpster fires!
@@back2sports theyre playing it like the harlem globetrotters and the savannah bananas! who cares about winning and losing when the name of the game is to entertain and make money! angel is one of the most overrated players ever to be drafted in the first round, but guess what? she's gonna sell tickets and shes gonna get people talking about the team! look at all these people in the comments who have poo-pooed on your analysis of the sky and feel like that organization came out on top! perception is everything! who's gonna care if they go 5-35 this season when every game will be sold out and the tickets are going for 5x what they were last year and they can use the excuse that "we're rebuilding." every 2 yrs players can renegotiate contracts. by that time good talent will probably want to come because of all the attention garnered from angel. kinda like when stewie, jonquel, and vandersloot decided to come to NY.
Chicago as a loser with Cardoso and Reese is ... an opinion.
I get it you don't mean this as a troll, I take your point. We'll see.
Ah, just wait until the Sky play against Griner....
Reese and Cordoso won in the draft.
Yep but did Chicago have a loss?
I thought we saw the strength of UConn yesterday. They can get anyone drafted. I hope recruits will consider that.
But SC can get them drafted higher I hope recruits look at that more every single mock draft had her going 4th and she went 3rd
Cardoso is really good and is 6’7”. Come on. You have to admit it is incredible that muhl went early second round.
@@TheDisruptiveOneI was happy for Nika. I'm a Carolina fan too
Nope, all I saw was the strength of the SEC.
Cardoso and Resse will be great together
Reese and Cardoso can absolutely work together like Reese did with L. Williams.
ladazhia williams--who was always the better player of the 2 and sadly didnt get picked up last year! what a shame. wish she'd get an invite from a team, she's been overseas working her butt off!
If you played the best NBA players against the best WNBA players, how would that work out.
I got the wnba team by 10
Huge womens hoops fans and this is by FAR the best analysis I hav3 seen. Kudos!!
Liberty are a winner for me. Most complete team.
Let me tell you something Theresa Weatherspoon knows what she's doing, she was a beast as a player, and will be a beast as a coach trust me, Cordosa and Reese will be fine, yall are so negative, and want too see these females go against each other, but like T spoon said they are going to work together, she doesn't play
Don’t agree with the reasons for the Loser tag on the Wings draft. You site the fact that Howard and Sabaly are unrestricted free agents next year. This draft is for help this year and Edwards or Reese would not start over either this year. Additionally you go back to year before last in the Sun playoff series (which they lost) to talk about post play need without mentioning that they advanced last year to the semis where guard play was the primary issue in them not advancing. Lastly you mention Lou Lopez who they drafted last year being able to play this season but not Stephanie Soars - a good young big.
Soars doubtfull to make roster as Brown's money is guaranteed. Overall think their bigs struggle in pick and roll and thought Edwards would give them a chane to play small at times like when they had Harrison. I don't expect much for Sheldon this season. Do you? Though the need for a guard made them reach. Minnesota needed guard and got Williams for 180kwhich was. A good FA get. Usually don't fix.pg issue s with a rookie
All's well and good with Clark and Boston, but please don't "sleep on" NaLyssa Smith with the Fever, she's dangerous!
I'm SO happy for Jacey Sheldon!!! Great win for Dallas!
it's amazing that we're all talking about a WNBA draft.. CC has brought us all together
Dallas doesn't know what they're doing, their roster just doesn't make sense going forward.
Three guards (Dangerfield, Sims and Burton) were undersize
Lou Lopez and Stephanie Soares were injured last year
Draft Jacy Sheldon, Carla Leite from France(draft and stash) and Ashley Owusu cause wings need guards with size
Calling the Sky losers is a bad take in my opinion. Rickea will play PF or SF chicago needed sa actual 5
Will see
Paige didn’t stay for another year to be 2nd pick.
If Dallas gets the 1 pick it would be hard for them to take another guard
@@back2sports Paige isn’t just another guard, you haven’t seen any UConn games this year. Paige will go number 1 next year. She didn’t stay just for friends. Championship and first pick, just like going into college she won states and was #1 pick as a freshman.
Mention Angel and you'll get content...😂😂😂😂 AR5! Bookmarking
That's the hope for WNBA. My god if she can play then they will really have something.
Yes ANGEL AND CARDOSO GOING TO WIN!!!
Good luck
Cardoso and Reese can work.. just not this year. The Sky will be the lowest scoring team in the league. Under 13 wins..
Sky chose Reese she is a self promotional and will fire the team.
Caitlin Clark hasn’t won shit and looked like crap against UCONN and Raven Johnson but it’s an automatic A grade from you. However, the two women who stopped her from winning, you have questions about the draft pics. No one can tell me race and racism isn’t a major factor behind Clark mania.
Dude don't hate on these two ladies!! Angle has been working on her outside shots. Both of these players will be good together.
Not hating just don't think a good match. TBD
Lol Chicago gone clobber alot of teams ,defense wins titles 😂😂😂😂
Rocks break back boards
Not impressed with Reese . Many of her rebounds are off her own shots. She has multiple areas of improvement and too many distractions. If she chooses basketball over the extra curriculars she can be very good. A template for a great player is Clark. Has a social media presence. Celebrates her teammates and her idols. That’s it.
U sound like a crack head if you think Reese isn’t gonna out rebound and play hard it’s no distractions off the court it’s only yt ppl and you think that, u see you want her to fail and it shows lol sad and a hater you are
She had 20 rebounds her last game
Reese getting the rebounds is a key, unlike CC taking 50 shots just to get her points. She won’t be able to do that in the wnba. CC was just awful in the 2nd half against SC, who wore her down over the stretch, and CC turning the ball over, and throwing up bad shots.
@@Lilquan2004 at least 6 came of her own shots.
@@stargazer3677 if you truly believe that good for you.
Man you crazy, Kamilla have way more upside, do you watch basketball?? Before Cameron got hurt you could see Kamilla is way better, and two National Championship, most MVP in the final, Cameron wasn't there, please watch the gamesb😂lol
Maybe I am crazy but overall just not sure about super bigs as being stars as can be run off court with good shooters. Get them in pick and roll and they are exposed. More upside with the big that is 6'3 or 6'4 that.can guard in space and shoot like Wilson and Stewart - imo - if Reese gets outside shoot she will be better than Kamilla and more important as can guard 1 -5. IMO
Don't hate me. Don't love me.
Sorry
the first two girls never won when it counted point blank so you can think playing is all about offense the 1,2,4 picks will be garbage on defense brick 100 lbs soaking wet she will get handled in the post
Yep but when teams play sky it will be 5 on 3
LA and Indiana winners.
Seattle and Dallas losers.
Dallas keeps getting guards and don't use them
for seattle-- who cares! they have nneka, skylar, AND jewell this year!
Dangerfield and Lou had better offense but no defense, Sims ain’t it and Burton had better defense but no offense and those three guards were undersize cause they got exposed in the playoffs against aces
Lou Lopez and Stephanie Soares were injured last year but they healthy now
Wings draft Jacy Sheldon, Carla Leite from France(draft and stash) and Ashley owusu(6’0 guard) cause guards with size is what wings need
Lmao another video where your wrong again about Angel. She’s the 2nd best player in this draft.
Fantastic I can give u a laugh. Ur welcome!
I’m sorry I was wrong she’s the best player in the draft.
man you dont know basketball. reese and cordaso will be played like david robinson and tim duncan DID WITH THE SPURS. tspoon is a defensive mined coach she has it all figured out that's WHY SHE DRAFTED BOTH
Cardoso not Duncan and Reese is not Robinson. Both those guys were drafted number 1 and teams tanked to get them. Yes Chicago will play defence and rebound but will get killed on perimeter with Maybrey and they will likely break the backboard with all the rocks they throw at basket. But at least they will draft more good players. Oh wait they gave Thier 25 to Dallas and swap rights to 26 to Minnesota . So instead.of taking the best all around guard in draft they took centre who will get played off court by a 5 that can shoot. And gave up swap right to pf that has not proved they could shoot and is under sized. Yes the are losers in this draft.
@@back2sports reese was the #1 wing coming out of high school, she will get her shot back. but i will remind you of this comment. and it doesnt matter what number you go, kobe was 13th, curry was 7th and brady was 199th.
@@back2sports and its funny that ppl that has actually played the game gave chicago a A draft grade
U don't know basketball buddy
Dumb
Very
Osborne never squares up to the basket on her shot very inconsistent shooter. Not sure how you label a player who cannot shoot a five footer a potential super star, only in the WNBA.
Even the creighton guards dominated Osborne.
Osborne is not making a WNBA roster.
@@JaeRell Neither will Muhl.
Sparks got 2 of top 3 in draft. Insane.