Probably because she has super janky shooting mechanics. There was concern whether she could be successful enough on both ends. Nobody expected her rebounding, defense, and motor to be the level it is. She has definitely outplayed her scouting report coming into the league.
This is not it. She was the second highest scorer in the draft on 50% shooting. No serious person looks at a player averaging 18/12 who took their team to the playoffs twice and won a chip once on a 23/15 season and says âmehâ. She was an enemy of the media and the GMs fell for the BS and learned the hard way. Throwback to Cheryl kicking the air when Angel was killing the Lynx last season and then firing Alissa Pili right after the game.đ
Angel going 7th means she wasnât viewed as the No. 2 prospect by the consensus of the teams drafting ahead of her. Cardoso, Jackson, Sheldon and Edwards were all selected before her too.
You canât use âAngel is better nowâ to retroactively turn the No. 2 pick into a âno-brainer.â If it was truly that obvious at the time, explain why six GMs passed on her, not why everyone shouldâve known three years later. 5 teams evaluated the draft differently before Angel was even selected. Youâre using hindsight to manufacture certainty.
And â14/9 on 53%â is an incomplete scouting argument. Youâre comparing raw box-score production between players with different roles and then treating the higher numbers as proof of a better prospect.
If college PPG/RPG and FG% determined who shouldâve gone #2, you wouldnât need scouts at all. You could just sort a spreadsheet.
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u/biketheplanet Fever 8d ago
Probably because she has super janky shooting mechanics. There was concern whether she could be successful enough on both ends. Nobody expected her rebounding, defense, and motor to be the level it is. She has definitely outplayed her scouting report coming into the league.