Contract Extension for Coach Robinson

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[90Aggie]

Where can I get that jacket?

[babybandit]

I think this is a smart move on A&T's part. I thought coach Robinson did his best job last year. He seem to be able to recruit with the best of them and with a long term deal it gives him the leverage to continue to recruit top prospects. My only concern is the need to get players to improve year over year.It's time we had a player to make that jump to the WNBA. I think Scott has a chance.

[Maxell]

Jul 22, 2021 15:39:29 GMT -5 babybandit said:

It's time we had a player to make that jump to the WNBA.

That's a way way early conversation. We still have to make it out of the first round of March Madness. Talk to me when we get 12 seed and win the 1st round. Don't get me wrong, that may only be a year or two away but it will be just the start of that conversation only. Have you ever been to a WNBA game? The skill level is much higher that you might imagine in your head. To go to the WNBA is much tougher than getting into the NBA for two reasons. Generally player longevity keeps the number of rookies that make the league lower. Plus there are only 12 teams in the WNBA vs 30 in the NBA. If your college team doesn't make the Sweet 16, unlike men's sports, you may not be on anyone's radar for teams that are only looking to replace 1-2 players per year.

[oleschoolaggie]

all you have to do is look at "history" relative to the last time an hbcu player made it full time to the wnba. its been about "20 years" since the last hbcu grad got drafted by the wnba and i don't see it happening again anytime soon. i mean, its great to be ambitious and all. but its not very likely that an hbcu grad will make the wnba anytime within the near future. our players have a much better chance of playing pro ball "overseas".

i totally agree with everything maxell posted. i posted this about 3 months ago and it still stands...

bluedeathvalley.proboards.com/search/results?who_at_least_one=388&captcha_id=captcha_search&what_all=hbcu+wnba&when_days=800&display_as=0&search=Search

Apr 21, 2021 22:22:03 GMT -5 outsidethinker said:

Apr 21, 2021 14:43:15 GMT -5 oleschoolaggie said:

did you think about what you just said? do you realize how long its been since an hbcu alum played in the wnba? much less get drafted? in the 23 year history of the wnba, only "3" hbcu players have "ever" been drafted and the last time it happened was in 2002 almost 20 years ago.

a lot of "outstanding" female basketball players have passed thru the hbcu conferences (meac, swac, ciaa, siac) over the years, but only "3" made it to the wnba. that's a very tall order for chanin, but let's keep hope alive.

the "3" hbcu players that got drafted by the wnba were howard’s andrea gardner, nccu's amba kongolo, and southern's jacklyn winfield. none of them lasted very long, gardner did complete her rookie season but was let go after that. neither kongolo nor winfield played an entire season.

so as far as the wnba goes, it doesn't look very promising for hbcu players...

What's your explanation upon why the numbers are so low? What would you suggest as the fix?

i have to be “honest”, but i think the reason that the numbers are so low is because hbcu’s simply do not have the “best” talent in the country. same goes on the men’s side.

let’s look at it this way, there’s only “12” total wnba teams and each team carries “12” total players. that means there’s only “144” total active players in the wnba both veterans and rookies. the wnba draft has “3” rounds, “theorically” meaning that the “36” best college players will get drafted.

there are approximately 1,300 “four year” women’s college basketball teams in the country including “all levels” (i.e., d1, d2, d3, naia). plus there’s another 500 juco women’s basketball teams, but for argument sake we’ll only consider “four year” women’s college basketball teams.

so there’s 1,300 women’s college basketball teams that have on average 15 players on each team. that means there’s approximately 19,500 active women’s college basketball players in the country. out of that 19,500 players, only the “36” best women’s college players will get drafted.

even if we “estimate” seniors only which comes to approximately 4,875 players, we’re talking ‘bout the “36” best college players out of roughly 5,000 players.

now, do we really believe that we have one of the “36” best college players in the country out of roughly 5,000 seniors and roughly 20,000 players of all classes?

so long story short, i think the reason that hbcu numbers are so low is because hbcu’s simply do not have “top 40” talent on our teams. those players usually go to “top 10” ranked d1 teams like uconn, stanford, south carolina, or notre dame.

so when you ask me to suggest a fix for that problem? to me, the only answer is to sign “top 40” talent on our teams but that’s a lot easier said than done...

[babybandit]

Jul 22, 2021 16:37:40 GMT -5 Maxell said:

Jul 22, 2021 15:39:29 GMT -5 babybandit said:

It's time we had a player to make that jump to the WNBA.

That's a way way early conversation. We still have to make it out of the first round of March Madness. Talk to me when we get 12 seed and win the 1st round. Don't get me wrong, that may only be a year or two away but it will be just the start of that conversation only. Have you ever been to a WNBA game? The skill level is much higher that you might imagine in your head. To go to the WNBA is much tougher than getting into the NBA for two reasons. Generally player longevity keeps the number of rookies that make the league lower. Plus there are only 12 teams in the WNBA vs 30 in the NBA. If your college team doesn't make the Sweet 16, unlike men's sports, you may not be on anyone's radar for teams that are only looking to replace 1-2 players per year.

Your points are well taken. I live in the DMV area and attend a few Mystics games each season so I have seem most of the so call best players in the league in person and only a few of them I feel can really play. Most of them can't throw it in an ocean if they were standing on a beach . The only thing I am saying is the gap between college and the WNBA is not that great in the women's league. Yes it's a numbers game but Scott has the size, skill and the athleticism to make the league. All she needs is the promotion to get her name out there.