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The WNBA season is months away, but it's never too early to start thinking about the 2008 WNBA Draft. Hyped as the most anticipated draft in women's professional basketball history, the 2008 WNBA Draft will have it's fair share of big names and even bigger games. In this blog, we hope to shed a little light on some of the better prospects at each position or skill and look to keep up-to-date on their progress as they conclude their collegiate careers.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Introducing...The Overrated



She may talk the talk, but she doesn't walk the walk. The list below is a list of the overrated players in the women's game. They aren't bad by any means, but they've yet to live up to their hype.


  • Jolene Anderson(Wisconsin): Anderson never saw a shot she didn’t like. Speaking of taking shots, is there anything else that Anderson is capable of doing even marginally well (especially since she’s not that great at the one skill she’s supposed to excel at)?
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  • Nicky Anosike(Tennessee): If she put up similar career numbers (7.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg) at any other school, no one would be calling Nicky Anosike a pro prospect. And yes, she was a McDonald's All-American.
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  • Chardé Houston(Connecticut): Talk about not living up to tremendous pre-college expectations. There were talks that Houston would be the “next big thing” at UConn, following in the footsteps of fellow Cali prep great Diana Taurasi. Guess it wasn’t meant to be. Oh well. She’ll still have a good senior season—just not the kind UConn fans continue to hope for.
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  • Laura Harper(Maryland): This may seem unfair placement since she was injured for much of her freshman year, but when you struggle to make simple post moves despite being a 6-4 All-America candidate, you’re probably a tad bit overrated.
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  • Erneisha Bailey(Texas): Bailey seemed destined for a great college career after experiencing success on the AAU circuit (Philly Belles), but that potential has yet to materialize.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nicky is NOT overrated, no one even mentions her. The respect that Nicky does get (when she get some), is from her DEFENSE. At 6'4" Nicky is guarding the other teams BEST PLAYER, you have to respect that.

Anonymous said...

Jolene Anderson overrated???? hahahahaaha

How many other guards are 1st in their conference in scoring and assists/turnover ratio, while also being 5th in rebounding?

Oh yeah, while you say she can't shoot, she's 5th in FT% and 8th in 3pt %.

You apparently know very little.

Anonymous said...

Jolene Anderson overrated? NOT!

You can't really trash a player that you don't have the stats on. You don't make 4 USA basketball teams because you are "overrated"