[2006alum]

C

Sadly Kiana was waived today

Shoot. Fooled me.

I hope with two new teams entering the league next year in Portland and Toronto, Kiana will get another chance to prove her capabilities

The league definitely needs the expansion - just too few open opportunities in a year with only 13 teams and 12 roster spots. 156 players total; so you maybe have 20-30 open spots in a year. That isn’t very many, especially when you have a talented pool of players on various short-term contracts floating around.

That’s why I don’t get when people malign Jones for having trouble in the league.  She’s one of the 200 best women’s basketball players on the planet.  That’s like the top 0.000005% of women.  That she is not one of the best 100 women’s basketball players isn’t really that much of an indictment.

BC

I'm not sure who you're thinking of who's seeking to indict her. I think a lot of us are disappointed that her trajectory has been from consensus number one recruit, to first team All-American, to 6th draft pick, to not sticking to a roster. And being merely the 200th best player willing to play in the US means we don't get to see her play much at all, so that's also disappointing.

I think the separate line of discussion, which may have a tinge of maligning, is that she seemed to have no qualms about burning bridges exiting Stanford (skipping her senior banquet, her podcast giggled with Lauren Betts, not coming back for Tara's record setting game, never once coming back to Stanford, etc.) Obviously we don't know how justified her reasons were, but for fans who were hoping and expecting to root for the next great representative of Stanford turned WNBA pro, neither part has worked out as planned and I think lingering fan disappointment and dissatisfaction is totally understandable, even if not universally shared.

[2006alum]

C

Sadly Kiana was waived today

Shoot. Fooled me.

I hope with two new teams entering the league next year in Portland and Toronto, Kiana will get another chance to prove her capabilities

The league definitely needs the expansion - just too few open opportunities in a year with only 13 teams and 12 roster spots. 156 players total; so you maybe have 20-30 open spots in a year. That isn’t very many, especially when you have a talented pool of players on various short-term contracts floating around.

That’s why I don’t get when people malign Jones for having trouble in the league.  She’s one of the 200 best women’s basketball players on the planet.  That’s like the top 0.000005% of women.  That she is not one of the best 100 women’s basketball players isn’t really that much of an indictment.

BC

I'm not sure who you're thinking of who's seeking to indict her. I think a lot of us are disappointed that her trajectory has been from consensus number one recruit, to first team All-American, to 6th draft pick, to not sticking to a roster. And being merely the 200th best player willing to play in the US means we don't get to see her play much at all, so that's also disappointing.

I think the separate line of discussion, which may have a tinge of maligning, is that she seemed to have no qualms about burning bridges exiting Stanford (skipping her senior banquet, her podcast giggled with Lauren Betts, not coming back for Tara's record setting game, never once coming back to Stanford, etc.) Obviously we don't know how justified her reasons were, but for fans who were hoping and expecting to root for the next great representative of Stanford turned WNBA pro, neither part has worked out as planned and I think lingering fan disappointment and dissatisfaction is totally understandable, even if not universally shared.