2008 Draft Player Watch

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

I'm not warm to Bobbit at all...a point guard should have some assists and that's just not Bobbit's game, Hornbuckle has more assists and fewer turnovers than Bobbit does. What is her selling point?

I'd still look at Beck, I'd be willing to also look at Rego and Mitchell. Zoll, meh, I guess.... I'd still look at White, she's running Van's pro style offense,and is running it efficiently and still is among the top leaders in the country in A/TO and she's been having a helluva tournament.

But we need to be looking post first...If Humphrey is who is there, I'd call it good.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

WNBA.com Draft Central

For your viewing pleasure...the WNBA Draft Central Page is up


http://www.wnba.com/draft2008/index.html


Whilst I was playing around with all the widgetry there, I dialed up the last few #10 overall picks in the WNBA draft.



PlayerYearRoundPickCollegeCurrent Team
Douglas, Katie 2001 1 10 Purdue Indiana Fever
Snow, Michelle 2002 1 10 Tennessee Houston Comets
Brunson, Rebekkah 2004 1 10 Georgetown Sacramento Monarchs
Moore, Loree 2005 1 10 Tennessee New York Liberty
Fluker, Tye'sha 2006 1 10 Tennessee Seattle Storm
Thomas, Carla 2007 1 10 Vanderbilt Atlanta Dream

Not too shabby....except I was never sold on Fluker and Thomas barely got to play last year, so I dunno what to think of her as a pro...otherwise...eh, not too shabby.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Preliminary Invitees To Pre-Draft Camp

WNBA Press Release
http://www.spmsportspage.com/published/pr/participants-announced-fo.shtml


The list of invited players is below, obviously the ones who will be participating in the Final Four aren't on here, but these names pretty much seem familiar for the most part....and some names are missing that we've also been discussing.

Allen, Charel (Notre Dame)
Anderson, Jolene (Wisconsin)
Atunrase, Morenike (Texas A&M)
Banks, Janese (Wisconsin)
Beck, Kimberly (George Washington)
Berezhynska, Valeriya (Rice)
Bulger, Meg (West Virginia)
Comfort, Lady (Temple)
Doma, Natalie (Idaho State)
Elliot, Sarah (Kentucky)
Gissendanner, Kamela (Penn State)
Green, Danielle (Oklahoma State)
Holt, Amber (Middle Tennessee State)
Hood, Danielle (Hartford)
Humphrey, Tasha (Georgia)
Kelly, Crystal (Western Kentucky)
Lacy, Natasha (Texas-El Paso)
Lawrence, Sarah-Jo (George Washington)
Mahoney, Samantha (Kentucky)
Marsh, Dionne (New Mexico)
Mitchell, Leilani (Utah)
Nnamaka, Chioma (Georgia Tech)
Oakley, Shalamar (Coppin State)
Packer, Marscilla (Ohio State)
Pluimer, Lindsey (UCLA)
Quigley, Allie (DePaul)
Ross, Adrianne (Texas Christian)
Sanni, Olayinka (West Virginia)
Smith, Wanisha (Duke)
Sneed, JoKeirra (Louisiana Tech)
Suber, Rashida (Coppin State)
Tisdale, Angela (Baylor)
Vaughn, Krystal (Virginia Commonwealth)
Wilson, Tierre (Fresno State)
Walker, Marcedes (Pittsburgh)
Wright, Kia (St. John’s)
Young, Tamera (James Madison)
Zoll, Sharnee’ (Virginia)

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Coaches Talk Draft

Atlanta's Meadors, Detroit's Laimbeer LA's Cooper and Chicago's Key talk about players in the draft class....


http://www.wnba.com/draft2008/confcall_coaches_080402.html

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

NCAA Draft Class "Survivor" (Round 5)

NCAA FINAL FOUR

Charde Houston (F) UConn
vs Cornell 14pts/3reb/4ast/1stl
vs Texas 10pts/6reb/4ast/1stl
vs Old Dominion 10pts/5reb/1ast
vs Rutgers 8pts/2reb
vs Stanford 10pts/5reb/1ast
Ketia Swanier (PG) UConn
vs Cornell 8pts/5reb/4ast/3stls (1 to)
vs Texas 4pts/3reb/7ast/2stls (1 to)
vs Old Dominion 4pts/5reb/4ast (1 to)
vs Rutgers 15pts/3reb/4ast (3 to)
vs Stanford 13pts/2reb/5ast (1 to)
Candice Wiggins (G) Stanford
vs Cleveland St. 13pts/5reb/4ast/2stls
vs UTEP 44pts/10reb/8ast/3stls/1blk
vs Pittsburgh 14pts/5reb/4ast/2stls/1blk
vs Maryland 41pts/4reb/2ast/2stls
vs UConn 25pts/13reb/5ast
Quianna Chaney (G) LSU
vs Jackson St. 12pts/2reb/5ast/3stls/1stl
vs Marist 10pts/1reb/1ast
vs Oklahoma St. 10pts/3reb/4ast/2stls
vs North Carolina 13pts/2reb/4ast/1stl
vs Tennessee 9pts/3reb/5ast/1stl
Sylvia Fowles (C) LSU
vs Jackson St. 16pts/7reb/6stls
vs Marist 19pts/13reb/1stl/2blks
vs Oklahoma St. 12pts/11reb/5blks
vs North Carolina 21pts/12reb/1ast/1stl/5blks
vs Tennessee 24pts/20reb/5blks
Erica White (PG) LSU
vs Jackson St. 5pts/4reb/6ast/2stls (4 to)
vs Marist 15pts/1reb/4ast/4stls (1 to)
vs Oklahoma St. 18pts/7reb/4ast/4stls (3 to)
vs North Carolina 8pts/8reb/4ast/1stl (4 to)
vs Tennessee 7pts/7reb/3ast/1stl (2 to)
Nicky Anosike (F) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 11pts/3reb/3ast/1stl/1blk
vs Purdue 9pts/10reb/3ast/1stl/2blks
vs Notre Dame 10pts/10reb/3ast/2blks
vs Texas A&M 2pts/8reb/2ast/1blk
vs LSU 5pts/7reb
Shannon Bobbitt (PG) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 6pts/1reb/3ast/1stls (2 to)
vs Purdue 5pts/2reb/4ast/2stls (3 to)
vs Notre Dame 11pts/2reb/1ast/3stl (1 to)
vs Texas A&M 9pts/2reb/1ast/2stls (7 to)
vs LSU 11pts/3reb/3ast (3 to)
Alexis Hornbuckle (G) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 13pts/6reb/7ast/2stls
vs Purdue 14pts/8reb/5ast/8stls
vs Notre Dame 8pts/9reb/4ast/4stls
vs Texas A&M 14pts/5reb/4ast/4stl
vs LSU 2pts/6reb/1ast/2stls
Candace Parker (F) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 14pts/4ast/2ast/4stls/1blk
vs Purdue 24pts/8reb/3ast/1stl/3blks
vs Notre Dame 34pts/13reb/3ast/3stl/4blks
vs Texas A&M 26pts/5reb/1ast/2stls/2blks
vs LSU 13pts/15reb/1ast/2stl/3blks

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

More Players Added to Draft Camp Invite List

Added draft campers (full release)

NEW YORK – The WNBA announced today that four players have been added to the group of prospects scheduled to participate in the 2008 WNBA Pre-Draft Camp at the University of Tampa on April 4-5.
In all, 42 prospects representing the top, young talent in the women’s game from around the world, will showcase their skills and compete against one another in drills, half court scenarios and full court scrimmages during three on-court sessions. The camp offers coaches and general managers from all 14 WNBA teams an opportunity to evaluate the top young players in advance of the 2008 WNBA Draft presented by adidas, which will take place on April 9 and is expected to be the deepest in league history.

Joining the list of players announced yesterday are Aquonesia Franklin (Texas A&M), Carlene Hightower (LaSalle), Jackie McFarland (Colorado), and Khadijah Whittington (NC State

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

News from draft camp....

Silver Stars coach and GM Dan Hughes sat in the stands discussing the prospects with Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek.

hope coach had her poker-face on....

 

[Purple Reign]

http://www.wnba.com/draft2008/draft_feature_080404.html

Here is a quote from Coach Whisnant:

But deep drafts are also helpful to those teams that have the majority of their picks in the later stages. The Sacramento Monarchs have one first-round selection at No. 10, but their following three picks don’t come until the third round between Nos. 38 and 43.

“There are obviously a couple of really outstanding players that are difference makers that’ll go one and two,” said Sacramento GM John Whisenant. “Then there’s a shelf below those two that are really good players that can be contributing important assets for whatever teams’ needs are. There are some nice players down there that could go in the second and third rounds and make WNBA teams, depending on needs.

“With our third round picks, we’re just looking to fill in. We always need shooters, shooters on the wings. With losing Kristin Haynie in the expansion draft we need a backup point guard to Ticha (Penicheiro) and Kara (Lawson), in case we have injuries.”

AMEN, AMEN, AHHHHHHMENNNNNNN!!!!!

Coach also says......“I think this is an unusually good post year,” said Whisenant. “There’s an unusual number of 6-2, 6-3 and 6-4 players that have ability. I think that’s an indication that more and more young girls are playing because of the WNBA. You’re starting to see an effect of that. Twelve years (of the WNBA) is starting to give a lot of little girls motivation to take the game seriously.”

Sounds like he has been reading this board.



Seriously folks, I would like to take this brief opportunity to commend the Monarchs fans/family members here at Kings Fans.com I think ya'll know your stuff!!! I have been posting on this board for years and come to appreciate the knowledge and wisdom of WNBA Basketball here compared to a certain national board that I peek at often. I wish there were more of us, but the few that are here on the Monarchs side, keep doing what you do. I am a season ticket holder and some of your faces I see from a distance, and say there is ....... or there is....... You may not know or see my face, but that is OK. As long as you continue to come here and share Monarchs Basketball.

I know all of that is corny. Please forgive my cornyness!!!!!

 

[6th]

Seriously folks, I would like to take this brief opportunity to commend the Monarchs fans/family members here at Kings Fans.com I think ya'll know your stuff!!! I have been posting on this board for years and come to appreciate the knowledge and wisdom of WNBA Basketball here compared to a certain national board that I peek at often. I wish there were more of us, but the few that are here on the Monarchs side, keep doing what you do. I am a season ticket holder and some of your faces I see from a distance, and say there is ....... or there is....... You may not know or see my face, but that is OK. As long as you continue to come here and share Monarchs Basketball.

I know all of that is corny. Please forgive my cornyness!!!!!

Thanks for the sentiment, PR, and I could not agree more. We may disagree about things, but we have good basketball knowledge (especially of the women's game) to back up our talk. High 5 to everyone here.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Ditto what 6th and PR said....Whiz appears to have understood his marching orders as delineated by this forum.



I'm posting this link to a gallery from SPM of photos from draft camp, it made me laugh as I clicked through them when I saw sporty Whiz and coach JB. Particularly coach JB because if you look at the photo on page 4 (which should be the page this link starts on) AND look at the 4th photo from the end, it appears coach has ZERO poker face unless she was just bonding with her fellow Virginia (soon to be) alumni. Otherwise she is being incredibily obvious re: which pg she wants Whiz to give her.


http://www.spmsportspage.com/images/WNBA/2008/----WNBA-04-05-2008/index4.html

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

WNBA Announces Draft Prospects Invitees
WNBA Press Release
April 7, 2008

Usually extended for the most part to players expected to go in the first and second rounds. From my quick perusal, again some interesting names not on the list. Zoll and Beck may have flipped/flopped. Of the 20 or so names on the list, over half play or can play on the front line.

Name -- College/University - Position - Height
Matee Ajavon -- Rutgers - Guard - 5’8
Nicky Anosike -- Tennessee - Center - 6’4
Morenike Atunrase -- Texas A&M - Guard/Forward - 5’10
Essence Carson -- Rutgers - Guard/Forward - 6’0
Quianna Chaney -- LSU - Guard - 5’11
Sylvia Fowles -- LSU - Center - 6’6
Laura Harper -- Maryland - Forward/Center - 6’4
Amber Holt -- Middle Tennessee State - Forward - 6’0
Alexis Hornbuckle -- Tennessee - Guard - 5’11
Charde Houston -- Connecticut - Forward - 6’1
Tasha Humphrey -- Georgia - Forward - 6’3
Crystal Kelly -- Western Kentucky - Forward - 6’3
Crystal Langhorne -- Maryland - Forward - 6’2
Erlana Larkins -- North Carolina - Forward - 6’1
Candace Parker -- Tennessee - Forward/Center - 6’4
LaToya Pringle -- North Carolina - Forward/Center - 6’3
Khadijah Whittington -- N.C. State - Forward - 6’1
Candice Wiggins -- Stanford - Guard - 5’11
Tamera Young -- James Madison - Guard - 6’2
Sharnee' Zoll -- Virginia - Guard - 5’7

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

NCAA Draft Class "Survivor" (Round 6)

NCAA National Championship Game

Candice Wiggins (G) Stanford
vs Cleveland St. 13pts/5reb/4ast/2stls
vs UTEP 44pts/10reb/8ast/3stls/1blk
vs Pittsburgh 14pts/5reb/4ast/2stls/1blk
vs Maryland 41pts/4reb/2ast/2stls
vs UConn 25pts/13reb/5ast
vs Tennessee
Nicky Anosike (F) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 11pts/3reb/3ast/1stl/1blk
vs Purdue 9pts/10reb/3ast/1stl/2blks
vs Notre Dame 10pts/10reb/3ast/2blks
vs Texas A&M 2pts/8reb/2ast/1blk
vs LSU 5pts/7reb
vs Stanford
Shannon Bobbitt (PG) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 6pts/1reb/3ast/1stls (2 to)
vs Purdue 5pts/2reb/4ast/2stls (3 to)
vs Notre Dame 11pts/2reb/1ast/3stl (1 to)
vs Texas A&M 9pts/2reb/1ast/2stls (7 to)
vs LSU 11pts/3reb/3ast (3 to)
vs Stanford
Alexis Hornbuckle (G) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 13pts/6reb/7ast/2stls
vs Purdue 14pts/8reb/5ast/8stls
vs Notre Dame 8pts/9reb/4ast/4stls
vs Texas A&M 14pts/5reb/4ast/4stl
vs LSU 2pts/6reb/1ast/2stls
vs Stanford
Candace Parker (F) Tennessee
vs Oral Roberts 14pts/4ast/2ast/4stls/1blk
vs Purdue 24pts/8reb/3ast/1stl/3blks
vs Notre Dame 34pts/13reb/3ast/3stl/4blks
vs Texas A&M 26pts/5reb/1ast/2stls/2blks
vs LSU 13pts/15reb/1ast/2stl/3blks
vs Stanford

 

[NothinButHoops]

Well it's official...CP3 goes #1 to the LA SPARKS
FOLWES to the Sky
WIGGINS #3 to the LYNX...happy fo her

 

[StevenHW]

...WIGGINS #3 to the LYNX...happy fo her

Yeah, and I am glad the Lynx took Wiggins, so the Shock would not get her! I just hope the Lynx don't trade the pick!