PeteD
Masters Student
Posts: 558
Loc: California
Reg: 03-13-07
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04-15-24 09:40 PM - Post#367467
Two Lions picked back to back in Round 3…
Abbey Hsu to Connecticut (#34 overall). Kaitlyn Davis to New York (#35).
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mbaprof
Senior
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Age: 67
Reg: 12-24-11
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04-16-24 07:14 PM - Post#367491
In response to PeteD
Congrats , do third round picks typically make rosters?
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CM
Masters Student
Posts: 437
Reg: 10-11-18
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04-17-24 07:44 AM - Post#367500
In response to mbaprof
They do not. Remember, Abby Meyers was a first round pick and didn't even make a roster.
That said, there's always a chance.
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Go Green
PhD Student
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Age: 52
Reg: 04-22-10
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04-17-24 10:23 AM - Post#367508
In response to CM
They do not. Remember, Abby Meyers was a first round pick and didn't even make a roster.
That said, there's always a chance.
Congrats to the players!
Many have argued that the lack of teams is hurting the WNBA's chances for growth. Players get drafted and their college fans are excited. But there's just not enough spots on the active roster so players get cut and is not able to bring in new potential fans.
Tough cycle...
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palestra38
Professor
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Reg: 11-21-04
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04-17-24 11:21 AM - Post#367518
In response to Go Green
Maybe the attention the women's game received this year in the NCAA tournament will galvanize interest in the WNBA but I am not so sure. Up to this year, the WNBA exists because the NBA subsidizes it. If people cared and bought tickets and watched on TV, there would be more franchises and higher salaries.
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Go Green
PhD Student
Posts: 1152
Age: 52
Reg: 04-22-10
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04-17-24 11:33 AM - Post#367519
In response to palestra38
Maybe the attention the women's game received this year in the NCAA tournament will galvanize interest in the WNBA but I am not so sure. Up to this year, the WNBA exists because the NBA subsidizes it. If people cared and bought tickets and watched on TV, there would be more franchises and higher salaries.
I plead guilty. I've taken my daughters to countless women's college basketball games (we are walking distance of a D-I school).
But I have yet to take them to a WNBA game even though there is a franchise in our city.
Will try to change that.
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PeteD
Masters Student
Posts: 558
Loc: California
Reg: 03-13-07
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05-14-24 01:50 AM - Post#368332
In response to Go Green
I don’t believe Hsu or Davis participated in training camp this season… at least 10 of the 36 players drafted in 2024 did not make the opening day roster… and at least half of the 2nd rd picks got waived. With only 12 teams, there are simply not many roster spots available.
Many recent 1st rd picks are not in the league any longer… the aforementioned Abby Myers (#11 overall in 2023), Bella Alarie (#5 overall in 2020), & Charli Collier (#1 overall in 2021) to name a few.
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