(12-28-2020, 03:59 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Lots of other candidates to be glue players:
Vannessa Nygard
Jamila Wideman
Nicole Powell
Ros Gold-Onwunde
Kiana Williams
Erica McCall
Amber Orrange
Kayla Pedersen
Susan King
Kelley Suminski
I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, but all made their teammates better.
BC
Depends on your definition of glue player. Mine generally is: does all the unsung things - plays sound defense, boxes out, gets the tough/critical rebound, makes the right pass, plays scrappily - very well. A few on your list fit that definition, many others are very "sung" - though that doesn't preclude them from making "their teammates better."
Despite all the talent on this year's squad, Kiana Williams remains the most indispensable player on the roster (then Haley, then possibly Brink or Lexie). She can drop 30 in a game, but also can get a decent shot off against anyone. That just doesn't project "glue" to me.
(Indeed, Haley and Brink are too special to be glue players - Lexie might qualify).
Just one fan's take.