Megan went 12 and 10 today in 26 minutes. Hopefully that helps her chances sticking with Phoenix beyond this year.
Megan Gustafson
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First WNBA career double double! Her defense may be lacking but the offensive game has really taken a step forward this season compared to what she showed in her first three seasons.
Well dang...if it's Vegas will have to go down to Mandalay Bay
She just needs more minutes & more opportunities
what sucks is that there are only 12 teams x 12 roster spots = 144 total jobs and each year the 12 teams bring in a 1st round pick that likely makes each roster
This is said a lot, but in practice more teams have been carrying 11 players than 12 under the most recent collective bargaining agreement
Technically, it was a Flagrant 1 (WNBA might have a different term).Was that Megan's first ever technical? Probably not. Probably her most deserved one though!
I might have seen her get kicked out of one of her Euroleague games that I was watching live on YouTube. Hard to tell without announcers. She never returned to the game after a bad foul call against her (and free throw(s) were shot with the lane cleared), and I didn't think she was in foul trouble.
Not commenting on my feelings towards Megan, lol, but she's definitely lost some weight at the pro level, like Luka. She's expanded her game and moves around the court a lot quicker and actually regularly takes 3s now. Never had to do that at Iowa because she was getting a bucket 75% of the time she caught the ball near the hoop.
Like Luka, I'm sure the reasoning is to play to her strengths. Both were never going to be major defenders at the next level or dominate the post offensively like they did in college. But they can be mismatches for bruising bigs who are forced to defend all over the court
Like Luka, I'm sure the reasoning is to play to her strengths. Both were never going to be major defenders at the next level or dominate the post offensively like they did in college. But they can be mismatches for bruising bigs who are forced to defend all over the court
Gustafson was very good at getting defensive rebounds and blocked some shots while in college. If she's above average in those areas at the professional level, then she is still an asset on defense.
She has completely altered her game, lost some weight and became very agile and quicker. She is a knock down 3 point shooter which she didn't do at Iowa. Amazing she was able to do that. Must have taken a great deal of work.
She's better at these things overseas but post defense in the WNBA is just a whole different beast. To her credit she did make notable progress on the defensive end of the court this season with the Mercury, more so than her first three seasons with the Wings and Mystics in my opinion.
Went through the Euroleague women’s rosters. Megan is the only Iowa grad listed. Rosters seem to limit teams to 2 Americans max.
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Kathleen Doyle was in Turkey last season. Not sure if she is playing anywhere this fall.
Looked at the Turkish League rosters. Kathleen not listed. Looks like the league limits teams to one non Turkish player per team
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