Excellent analysis. Happy to see you put A'ja second without fear while using sound analysis. I still think she is the best...but you make Napheesa a credible choice for the top spot with your arguments. Very well done...felt like I was watching a Capstone Project presentation for a Master's degree...look forward to more. P.S. Bravest thing was the Chennedy argument...she is legit top 5 hated in my opinion, despite her high skill level. I can imagine having her in your top10 took some consideration...she is very polarizing.

Yeah CC!

The quality of analysis reminds of Thinking Basketball's annual NBA rankings, and that's saying a lot. I'll be looking forward to this yearly now. This is amazing.

Napheesa collier is the most skilled i ever seen in wnba. The talent is unreal 🔥

whew

Great work!

Great list. My top 10 would be: 1. A'Ja Wilson 2. Napheesa Collier 3. Breanna Stewart 4. Sabrina Ionescu 5. Caitlin Clark 6. Alyssa Thomas 7. Jonquel Jones 8. Nneka Ogwumike 9. Jackie Young 10. Kahleah Copper

sad to see CC and Sabrina so much higher than e.g. jones. watching sabrina brick shot after shot with jones holding the liberty together, it's hard to make sense of her sitting at #8 for me

I agree with you for the most part, but a couple of areas where I disagree: 1. Every player needs some level of off-ball facility, which lowers my estimate of both Chennedy and AT for the purposes of this exercise. In addition to lacking a three-point shot, you rarely see Chennedy generating offense out of anything that isn't a drive to the basket, and you can't do that every time down the court. It is an issue I would worry about when picking her for a team in a vacuum. 2. I think the Aces guards generating most of the offense in the playoffs isn't a knock against A'ja, since her gravity is what facilitates it. Every team sells out to help against her which has left Chelsea/Kelsey/Jackie lots of room to maneuver, and they are skilled enough to take advantage, driving the offense into nuclear territory. Which isn't to say that I take particular issue with the ranking since I think there's a path to putting both Phee and Stewie ahead of her due to variety of offense (I still would take A'ja, though).

Phee is the correct objective #1 spot on this list. It's not even a contest. I don't understand the reasoning for A'ja taking the MVP, honestly.

What are you using for box creation estimates?

Good list. I don’t necessarily disagree with Carter’s inclusion but I’ll emphasize your point about lacking an outside shot. Simply put. I don’t think a guard can thrive in the modern game on slashing alone. They need to either be a playmaker with at least 4 or 5 assists per game OR an outside threat with at least 36% on 4+ attempts per game.

Who are some players u think can crack the list next year?

Josh + Chinese Food , I love my Mondays afternoons

Sabrina was clearly better than CC this year (don't ignore the early stretch), and I don't believe Chennedy was T10 this year a lot of players had a better case than her. Everything else is fair IMO. good video

Enjoyed your wnba videos this year!!

Angel Reese is the Chicago Franchise Player I grew up in a era when Basketball players played defense. When PF's and Centers played in the paint instead of top of the key

ok girl so wheres the video at- cause got me waiting

Catalina - a genius at work.

Love the Thinking Basketball shoutout. You guys are the perfect combo of NBA/WNBA analysis between your two channels

I can recognize all the players in the thumbnail from their outline 😂

If you’re using ppp what’s the need for TS? Are you including passing and tov on synergy when looking at ppp?

She single handed destroyed the sky franchise

I agree with the general point made in this video. But is it just me or are these clips showing a few bad calls on Phee Collier by the refs? The one at the beginning where she “travels”looks like a perfectly fine pivot to me. Then the Phee “turnover” forced by Laney-Hamilton is a clear case of kickball to me. And that’s just in a few clips from a video! It’s almost like the refs aren’t used to seeing a player with such great footwork!

She’s basically Allen Iverson but taller 😀 And did you all catch that push-off at the end of the video?

Hey Josh! Who do u think is gonna win? I'm a Sparks fan just enjoying basketball and these two teams gave me a lot of joy this season. Fingers crossed on Magic not interfering with Raegan Pebley so she can hire a coach that will lead us to playing basketball like the Libs and the Lynx. Libs in 5!

Banger

Now for Game 3. And Game 4. This will be very interesting now that they are in Minneapolis.........

Steward should of went up with her left on that last attempt. She shoots the layup with her left, she makes it. I mean it's fundamentals. You going for a layup on the left side of the rim, you shot it with your left hand. The same goes for the right side of the rim. Right side of the rim. You shoot layup with your right hand.

Incredible analysis, thank you for the breakdown. The Lynx are a great defensive team, you very capably help me understand why they are great.

Good breakdown Minnesota wins series 3-1 or 3-0 👍🏾

Great breakdown

SUBSCRIBED 🙌 This was a great breakdown! Thank you bro

I keep saying, this game was an epic poem. What a journey. I've already rewatched it twice 😂 Excellent breakdown, thank you!

Game 2 will reveal a lot about the Liberty. This was a devastating lost that could really damage them psychologically. If they truly learned from the Finals last year then they gotta stay even keeled and focus on execution. Good thing for them they have some days off and can really internalize the loss and focus on what adjustments they need to make

Amazing game and awesome breakdown. Keep em coming!

what a game and and certainly an excellent breakdown

Lynx taking down the dynasty killers

How much of the blame do you put on Brondello for this loss? NYL fans on Twitter are calling for her head

Nobody else is doing this type of video breakdown 😤

I love film breakdowns. I love just feeling the flow of the game and all the thrills. I know the Lynx were switching and they use their speed on D, but the game becomes a lot more when you slow it, and break it down.

Liberty in 4🗽🗽🗽

Who cares!!!! Now that I know the players, refs and execs are racist….. no one cares

Unrelated to the actual content of the video, but use this west coast type beat for every video gang. Ngl that shit had me locked in😂💯

Banger

And- the Lynx never stop.

Was this the best game in WNBA playoff history? 👀

i'm definitely not as knowledgeable of a basketball fan as you and a lot of others, so i wanted to get your opinion on this. lots of fever fans are clamoring for stephanie white to come coach the fever, while a vocal few are advocating for sides to stay. i'm firmly on the get stephanie white camp. what are your thoughts on it, if possible? obviously they sign white if she's available right? also, awesome video, and i haven't watched much of the wnba playoffs but i'm tuning in to the finals. game 1 was crazy. definitely on the finals mvphee train thanks for the content!

Who will win the Finals MVP? 👀

Great vid bro. I hope Minny wins tonight. if they do I got them in 5 vs the Liberty in the finals