"Paige Bueckers could obviously fill that spot; otherwise they'd have to get more creative." - Richard Cohen regarding the point guard position with the Washington Mystics.
What do you mean by more creative?
There could/should be other point guard possibilities in the upcoming draft, most notably Olivia Miles, whose strength as a guard is her playmaking ability. She's also a fairly tall point guard who rebounds exceptionally well and plays defense.
Obviously you can always take the next rookie down the list. I love watching Miles play, for the record. All I meant was that Bueckers is considered an immediate impact, plug-and-play player (as long as she's healthy). If they don't get her then you a) don't know exactly which players will already be gone before you choose in the draft, and b) have to think more about which free agent or rookie options might be worth going after and how much better they are than what they already have.
ET won’t but has to go. Brutally bad coach. So bad at coaching he won late in the year when they needed to keep losing. I hope they luck into Paige but they made it harder than it needed to be!
I don't agree. His defenses ran good teams into numerous shot clock violations, and his offenses moved the ball reasonably efficiently for a team that was beat up and not as talented as over half the teams in the league. They also seemed to like playing for him and played hard to the end of games. The Mystics issues were not keyed to their coaching.
Mystics have a bright future. I say get Olivia Miles, and draft and stash Malonga. They can use the 2nd from Connecticut on best available. Could be a Utsby, Ejim, etc.
"Paige Bueckers could obviously fill that spot; otherwise they'd have to get more creative." - Richard Cohen regarding the point guard position with the Washington Mystics.
What do you mean by more creative?
There could/should be other point guard possibilities in the upcoming draft, most notably Olivia Miles, whose strength as a guard is her playmaking ability. She's also a fairly tall point guard who rebounds exceptionally well and plays defense.
Obviously you can always take the next rookie down the list. I love watching Miles play, for the record. All I meant was that Bueckers is considered an immediate impact, plug-and-play player (as long as she's healthy). If they don't get her then you a) don't know exactly which players will already be gone before you choose in the draft, and b) have to think more about which free agent or rookie options might be worth going after and how much better they are than what they already have.
ET won’t but has to go. Brutally bad coach. So bad at coaching he won late in the year when they needed to keep losing. I hope they luck into Paige but they made it harder than it needed to be!
I don't agree. His defenses ran good teams into numerous shot clock violations, and his offenses moved the ball reasonably efficiently for a team that was beat up and not as talented as over half the teams in the league. They also seemed to like playing for him and played hard to the end of games. The Mystics issues were not keyed to their coaching.
Mystics have a bright future. I say get Olivia Miles, and draft and stash Malonga. They can use the 2nd from Connecticut on best available. Could be a Utsby, Ejim, etc.