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

Loco Hornet Fan said

I just don’t understand this argument. Angel Reese is not a shot creator, not from deep, not from the block.

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.

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That's exactly what I said. She's getting most of her shots off of offensive rebounds which usually favors the defense. Those are tough points in any league but especially in the WNBA.

You're comparing her average within 3ft to the other people on her team. She's scoring on offensive rebounds not shot created for her to get the ball under the rim.

But there's a fair comp literally on the Chicago Sky in her teammate, Kamilla Cardoso. She was taken before Reese and is much taller at 6'7". For comparison, Reese is closer in height to Clark. Camilla shoots a better percentage but she's not doing so off offensive rebounds at the rate Reese is doing it. When you compare Reese to Cardosa you see how much of a standout year Reese is having. Just looking at fg% within 3ft just doesn't tell the whole story. The offense doesn't run through Reese, she's creating her looks. That's much harder than you're giving her credit for.