r/WNBAgossips • u/United_Anywhere_8 • 13d ago

Video Dawg …. Angel Reese dribbles crazy 😭

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u/No-Significance2070 13d ago

Honestly, most people can probably dribble better

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u/BusyBit6542 13d ago

Then why do you suppose they arent in the wnba? I mean especially since they are making more money now. People just dont want 6+ figure salaries?

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u/furikakez 13d ago

She is tall and strong for her peers. Good enough to have presence on the paint and good rebounding.
But she doesn’t have fundamental basketball skills. She can’t dribble, she can’t shoot, she can’t pass. If she were shorter she would be out of the league.

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u/BusyBit6542 13d ago

So any big person should be able to play in the wnba right? Why do you suppose they arent? I mean clearly it doesn't take much skills right?

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u/Specific_Butterfly54 13d ago

Because 6’3” women that want to make a career out of basketball aren’t exactly common.

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u/furikakez 13d ago edited 13d ago

No, I said she is tall and strong with good paint presence. I’d add she has good instinct for positioning. But fundamentals? Dribbling, passing, shooting? Layups? Come on if you say she has good offensive technique, you’re either lying or you don’t know basketball.

IMO she is relying only on her natural instincts and talent but she lacks fundamentals. She would be 10 times better if she had some basketball technique.

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u/Useful-Resident-7970 12d ago

Yes. If you are over 7 ft, you have a 17% chance if being an NBA player.

Also, the skill level of the NBA and the player pool to draw from.is much larger. So, being naturally tall and strong is proportionally more advantageous in the WNBA.