How Does Paige Bueckers’ Return To UConn Impact 2024 WNBA Draft? 

Bueckers has the best shooting form of any college women’s player. Her jump shots are classic true jump shots. She releases her shot at the top of the jump. She doesn’t jump and shoot simultaneously. Her fall away jumper is executed perfectly, tremendous athleticism. She might be a better scorer in the pro’s than Clark will be.

NIL is putting the finishing touches on the failed product known as the WNBA. If I was in college today and could play at the next level in WBB, I'd stay in college as long as I could and then go play overseas where US players have so much value that teams can only have a certain number on their rosters. And the money is much better and so is fan support. I've been up to my eyeballs in WBB at the high school and college levels for 3 decades; but I stopped watching the WNBA before 2010. I don't watch it now, I don't miss it, and I can probably only name a handful of players who have been playing for quite awhile.

Great vid Hunter. Showed up in my recommended. Didn’t even know you had a RU-vid. I listen to you on the locked on wbb pod and follow you on twitter though.

Awesome W content, Hunter! 🧡

Paige B for Golden State

Players that are coming out in the WNBA Draft are not in competition with only with players coming out in their draft year. They're also in competition with players who have come out in previous years who have gone overseas refined their games and are now ready. Many players that shine in college often times struggle in the WNBA. Their has to be something special about you as a player that translates to the professional game like being able to consistently make shots even against physical opposition or the ability to run a WNBA offense seamlessly and make players better(Pure PG ). Combo guards & tweeners (I Mean The Person's Skillz ) seem to have a tougher time sticking with teams in their initial rookie year because they don't meet the requirements of what teams in the WNBA need. For instance in the league they want smaller guards 5'9 and below to be able to pressure the ball 94 feet and be disrupters defensively ie... Dana Evans ( Chicago ) and Ari McDonald ( Atlanta Last Year ) So a smaller guard may run a team in college well but not make a roster because they have some else in mind who is a better defender. In WNBA overseas players are a major part of talent acquisition; as teams are not tied draft slots because of money like in the NBA. That's why you get players drafted high and now out of the league, and on the flip side a player like Sika Kone drafted late by New York and a year later picked up by Chicago and earned major minutes in playoff time. She might be one of the top players in the WNBA in 3 years. This young lady is the same age or younger than people who are coming out in this draft.

The most important thing about UCONN is that the championship program we have here in CT has not changed since all of the injuries. We often have 30 to 40 points (5 players) sitting on the bench. But, look how the program is going this year in spite of that! Many UCONN fans I know understand the most important thing about playing successful basketball. That is that there is no "I" in the word team. We don't need or want a Caitlin Clark who has never led her team to a National Championship. Yes, we have our outstanding players like Diana, Sue, Maya and Paige! But, the difference is, especially Paige, these are TEAM players! In fact, Coach has to keep reminding Paige (during games) to shoot and to stop passing the ball. She's an amazing person and an incredible basketball player. She's loved by all because of who she is. Paige passing the ball (in excess) to others is who she is. She's a team player. The difference between IOWA and UCONN is we have 11 National Championship banners hanging from the ceiling at Gampbel Pavillion the home of UCONN basketball. It will take another 10 years for any team, ANY TEAM, to catch up to UCONN.

Where do have Liz Kitley going in the draft and do you think she will make the roster? Also, seeing that Kitley and King will be done at VA Tech, do you think Amoore will return or declare?

Great video. Bueckers should have gone to the WNBA in 2024, especially since its renegotiating a new media deal which will be very lucrative thanks to the incoming wave of rookies (Clark, Brink, Reese, etc.).

I think it’s possible that Paige returns that second year if they don’t win the title next year. And Paige wanted to play together and if they don’t have an injury free year together, I’ll bet she stays. I think one reason that she might come out is if she’s projected the number one pick and Minnesota has it.

Some idiot made a comment below that Paige is overrated- Really - look at what she did her freshman year : AP Player of the Year (2021) Naismith College Player of the Year (2021) USBWA National Player of the Year (2021) John R. Wooden Award (2021) becoming the first freshman to receive any of the awards Unanimous first-team All-American (2021) First-team All-American - AP, USBWA (2021) WBCA Coaches' All-American (2021) Nancy Lieberman Award (2021) USBWA National Co-Freshman of the Year (2021) WBCA Co-Freshman of the Year (2021) Big East Player of the Year (2021) First-team All-Big East (2021) Big East Freshman of the Year (2021) *********************************************************************************

Phoenix is probably very happy they were able to trade that pick for good value in Copper

I haven't heard her name in a while. I hope she and the Huskies bounce back

Best player in the country period ...she can little bit of everything ❤

The way UCONN has so many "season ending" injuries, I would think she should leave. It's really a mess at UCONN with their program. Play 10-15 games and then be injured the rest of the season is normal.

Wnba is where great college players go to be forgotten.

We almost forget her, she stay at college and may be she will be first pick next year lol

Sorry UCONN run is over, happens to all programs sooner or later

She will probably do what she doing this season. Nothing exciting. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Who the hell cares.

Paige is over rated. With injurys proven player.

So the WNBA has to wait one more year. Big deal!! Don’t make something out of nothing!!!!!