Well the NCAA championship is over, and it was indeed a fun adventure.
Again congrats to Baylor University.
I have given myself an opportunity to let some of the recent moves marinate before I decided to post on this particular topic. I posted this in another forum I am on and haven't gotten a response, so I hope the wise folks on this board can help out.
What it comes down to is this.
We screwed ourselves. There is now way around it.
We were not very proactive and we got younger but we didn't get better. We didn't get quality in the guards. Well I guess I should say proven quality in the guard. And nobody we draft will give us the immediate quality we need.
I think we have been really compromised at the 3 guard because whomever we start will be at a disadvantage in the West. Be it Fei Fei or Powell, they will be matching up with the likes of Holdsclaw. Which means she will need help. And as athletic at Maiga may be I just think we are at a true disagvantage at the 3 right now. Seattle is better at the 3, Svet/Smith is better than our 3. Tina is kinda a 3 1/2 which means she will match up with our 3. SASS I am not sure about.
We will get better at that position and that is encouraging. Or perhaps Whiz will pull the best 3 Athletes deal and move Brunson to start at the 3 position. And if that was the case, then why work to get a"true" 3 guard.
I am cool with the Aussie pick ups, but I am still not sold on the Fei Fei/Miao signing when we got Powell. I like the move to get Powell. I think she can thrive on the West Coast.
I don't like the free for all, competition coming into camp.
It lacks direction. Makes it look like he has no idea who he plans to pick, or play. And if you are competing for a title you should have the core of your team in tact and should be looking for support to complete your team.
So for all of ya'll who are smarter than me, (and that should be all of ya) who is the starting line up for this team?
Who do you draft?
And what last minute trade can you make to immediately make this team better?
My Starters are
Ticha, Kara, Brunson, DeMya and Yo. Cause those are your best horses. Which defeated the entire purpose of trading Tangie. Other than to get younger.
Personally at the 9th pick, no high impact player that can help the Monarchs would be left. Lots of good 2nd tier players out there so I may consider trading that pick to SASS for the first pick in the 2nd round and a 3rd rounder for 2005/2006. I think there are a few points out there. I am sure the one he wants is Suminski from Stanford. She is not worth 1st round Money, but not a totally bad pick. I think there are a few other points that come to mind. Wecker from KSU and some others. His first pick needs to be a big Point guard.
Of Course by acquiring Powell, OSR, and Buschler, you have gotten really thick in the front Court, and you have players to move. I am not sure If you can trade for the player you want, but at this stage of the game the competition in camp thing needs to be chucked. It won't be a quality competition. If you dont think you can use someone, trade them now. Get some future draft picks at least and get some value out of them.
The other option is to consider a big trade. NY, and perhaps Washington are looking for a point guard. Maybe you can get draft picks and a quality player out of that deal.
I have gone on record as saying to give up the first round pick for Anna DeForge but I think that isn't the most practical choice at this point.
I think the Mystics are also looking for another body inside, that might be a place to start. But I need some help here.
So lets go Monarchs Fans...
What have you heard? What are we gonna do?
Again congrats to Baylor University.
I have given myself an opportunity to let some of the recent moves marinate before I decided to post on this particular topic. I posted this in another forum I am on and haven't gotten a response, so I hope the wise folks on this board can help out.
What it comes down to is this.
We screwed ourselves. There is now way around it.
We were not very proactive and we got younger but we didn't get better. We didn't get quality in the guards. Well I guess I should say proven quality in the guard. And nobody we draft will give us the immediate quality we need.
I think we have been really compromised at the 3 guard because whomever we start will be at a disadvantage in the West. Be it Fei Fei or Powell, they will be matching up with the likes of Holdsclaw. Which means she will need help. And as athletic at Maiga may be I just think we are at a true disagvantage at the 3 right now. Seattle is better at the 3, Svet/Smith is better than our 3. Tina is kinda a 3 1/2 which means she will match up with our 3. SASS I am not sure about.
We will get better at that position and that is encouraging. Or perhaps Whiz will pull the best 3 Athletes deal and move Brunson to start at the 3 position. And if that was the case, then why work to get a"true" 3 guard.
I am cool with the Aussie pick ups, but I am still not sold on the Fei Fei/Miao signing when we got Powell. I like the move to get Powell. I think she can thrive on the West Coast.
I don't like the free for all, competition coming into camp.
It lacks direction. Makes it look like he has no idea who he plans to pick, or play. And if you are competing for a title you should have the core of your team in tact and should be looking for support to complete your team.
So for all of ya'll who are smarter than me, (and that should be all of ya) who is the starting line up for this team?
Who do you draft?
And what last minute trade can you make to immediately make this team better?
My Starters are
Ticha, Kara, Brunson, DeMya and Yo. Cause those are your best horses. Which defeated the entire purpose of trading Tangie. Other than to get younger.
Personally at the 9th pick, no high impact player that can help the Monarchs would be left. Lots of good 2nd tier players out there so I may consider trading that pick to SASS for the first pick in the 2nd round and a 3rd rounder for 2005/2006. I think there are a few points out there. I am sure the one he wants is Suminski from Stanford. She is not worth 1st round Money, but not a totally bad pick. I think there are a few other points that come to mind. Wecker from KSU and some others. His first pick needs to be a big Point guard.
Of Course by acquiring Powell, OSR, and Buschler, you have gotten really thick in the front Court, and you have players to move. I am not sure If you can trade for the player you want, but at this stage of the game the competition in camp thing needs to be chucked. It won't be a quality competition. If you dont think you can use someone, trade them now. Get some future draft picks at least and get some value out of them.
The other option is to consider a big trade. NY, and perhaps Washington are looking for a point guard. Maybe you can get draft picks and a quality player out of that deal.
I have gone on record as saying to give up the first round pick for Anna DeForge but I think that isn't the most practical choice at this point.
I think the Mystics are also looking for another body inside, that might be a place to start. But I need some help here.
So lets go Monarchs Fans...
What have you heard? What are we gonna do?
