My guess: Caitlin & Angel will garner co-Rookie of the Year honors

livefromDC said

The argument is that Reese takes most of her shots closer to the goal. While true, it's still very different from the NBA land of 6'10 and 7 footers. She's not kicking it out or getting most her points on layups resulting from good ball movement. She's creating her own shot under her team's rim off of offensive boards. This means the defense usually has the advantage. Nevertheless, she'll get better at it. Her shooting percentage will get better.

For what's worth, Clark's percentage should be higher too. It will also get better. These are 2 great rookies playing different positions. And playing them at a level rarely seen by rookies in the WNBA, again, for their respective divisions. I can easily see either being ROY.

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I just don’t understand this argument. Angel Reese is not a shot creator, not from deep, not from the block. 63% of her 2-pt attempts (which most of her attempts are) are assisted. She does get layup opportunities, but doesn’t convert enough of them.

She is dependent on post-ups and (mostly) offensive rebounds, but is not efficient at converting either.

I see people continue to bring up NBA comparisons to shield AR’s shooting % (and I admit that part of that is my fault), but in comparison to other front court WNBA players, Angel Reese is a poor offensive performer.

She is, statistically, near the bottom of front court WNBA players when it comes to scoring close to the rim (where 85% of AR’s attempts come from).

She is a fantastic rebounder, but she is not a particularly good offensive player yet (obviously has time/ability to improve).