Predicting the Top 25 WNBA Players in Five Years (2029)
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- Who are the Top 25 players in 2029? WNBA analyst Hunter Cruse gives his take on where he sees WBB stars in five years, including Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Flau'jae Johnson.
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I love how thoughtful, specific and respectful you are towards each player.
Flau'Jae is the best woman in college right now! Thanks for recognizing her.
This is really good, as you said its hard to make projections but these are well capable of this
Thank you, it was fun to look ahead!
🎉after last night...id redo that...angel be top 10..talk about someone pushing herself...not so sure on a your liberty picks..id move them down ...i like paige but her body wont be able to play like she wants. Clark has to add defense..she does..then i agree....just hope she doesnt burn out
Love the content ! Keep it up
Really good stuff here!!
Thanks for listening
Great video!!
Glad you enjoyed it
#1 Bueckers most complete skilled overall player (if she can stay injury free)
#2 Wilson elite both sides of the ball
#3 Watson skilled both sides of the ball
#4 - Stewart - elite skills but aging
#5 - #10 Clark good shooter , good passing, weak handling, very weak defender (#5 if she improves handling and defense skills)
Her GM and coach says she has excellent handling 🤷 they mentioned in their interview she's a decent defender when she's no providing the sole offense.
@@aliciaedgar4211 A GM and coach would never say anything negative about their players.
@@aliciaedgar4211....that's why she is the turnover queen.....weak handling skills.....4.7 TOs in college and averaging 5.5 in 2 preseason games ....a team high average
@@Redridge07 Apparently you have not been watching Sides post game interviews.
@@albertbowen6197 Even the announcers are saying that the TO's should not be faulted to Clark because her teammates are dropping her passes, and we all see it when we watch the games.
A'ja is elite on both side of the ball. Clark is not.
Nope.. Boston is a shooter once the coach decided to have Boston outside on offense then Aja guarding Boston outside the paint would be useless. Clark can play off the ball, if you haven't notice her motor is Steph Curry-like. Even how elite Aja is on defense if Boston will bring her outside, then night night. Also, this is a team game.
This is also in 5 years
@k3anelovesgam1ng86 aja is also a very good 3pt threat. U cannot leave he open out the she will knock it down. Then she has elite vision one of only kow 3 bigs in the league with that level of skill in that area. 1 of only 2 that can do it from the top of the key as a big.
@@daijourcalloway998she shooting 25%
Where is Mikayla Williams? She has a pro body, and good arm. Flaujae Johnson is too low
She was also in the next batch of HMs
Love the list. Appreciate the work and thought put into this.
For me, I would want to see Shakira Austin a little higher. Im really high on her and I think of her in a similar way to Satou. Their skills at their size, they're both so unique and im looking forward to the growth and watching them both.
Thanks for the kind words, means a lot. I agree 100% on Austin. They are very unique, but the main question is injuries and that's tough to project five years from now.
I believe that Caitlyn Clark and Paige Buechers are the W's version of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Juju is the Michael Jordan type player. If healthy, that trio will be top 5 every year for the next decade. How each of their teams develop will determine the ultimate rankings. If the old WNBA players (old in age and mentality) can move on or adapt, I believe that the new players coming in, bringing their fan base, these next few seasons, I can envision the league being the female version of the NBA 1980's and 90's. Arguably the Golden Age of Professional Basketball. If not, then the league will be like the 1970's NBA where fans found it difficult to relate and root for the players. In watching this year's draft, I believe that the W's Commissioner sees this and purposely changed the appearance and focus to what will please a new fan base going forward.
Nope nice try though
Could u do a ur ranking of WNBA champions
Yes, I did a WNBA power rankings video last week! I'd give that a watch
@@HunterCruse14already watched and loved it. The Lynx dynasty was amazing but I was too busy rooting against them at the time
You put satou way too high. She ducks and falls off when clutch time
I've seen Satou come up big in the clutch. WNBA's KG. High motor, complete skill set, intense player, long, and athletic.
You are drunk to think that the W won’t be carried by Stewie and Wilson as well as that list you discluded by 2029 please watch the wnba before making these weird posts that are delusional at its best
Well, the Liberty have Stewie and Sabrina on the team. They broke the record for 2 million in revenue for their game Saturday. Who did they play? The Fever. Who is on that team? We know who is carrying the W.
Fulwiley, Paige, juju, Caitlin are gonna be fire to watch develop 🔥🔥🔥🔥
YOU GOT BIG 4 TOO LOW.
Wayyy to low she didn't even make the list.
Also angel reese is wayy too low she got a lot of Candace Parker in her game.
If she can get that jumper together it could be her and aja fighting for that #1 spot.
Your respect for uncertainty, as well as the talent shines. Think peices and debates should be fun and informative, you covered both.
Diamond Miller is the sleeper. She could be similar to Tamika Catchings. Low key GOAT.
That’s really kind of you, appreciate it! Thanks for watching
I’d swap Howard with quite a few of the young players you have ahead of her.
I can’t wait to see Fulwiley developed next season and the rest of her career. She’s going to be a beast.
So u telling me Angel Reese not going be a top 25 player in 5 years..😂😂😂🤦🏿♂️
Raven Johnson ?
She was in my next batch of HMs
Wtf Angel Reese not top 25 invalidate the entire list she literally is a young Aja Wilson Caitlyn Clark will be a role player
No Diamond Deshields 💀
Clark the gent Kent will be done by 25💯
Angel going be in the 10 and ailyah going be top 5
Brink top 8 she can also shoot
What About Azzie Fudd
She's so much of a wildcard because of injury. She would've probably between in the 20-25 rank for me if it wasn't for this last injury. We've seen players overcome two torn ACLs (i.e. Brittney Sykes), but we've also seen Shea Ralph -- another UConn alum -- who was also thought to be a lottery-level talent, but couldn't play professionally after two torn ACLs and various other injuries. It's tough to tell at the moment, but I'm a big Azzi fan. Hope she bounces back!
DeWanna Bonner should be in the middle of her prime.
41 y/o DB getting BUCKETS
😮 Wow man, u r bold going out onna limb w/ a 25+ person projection 5yrs out. It's safe 2 say ur #2 won't b nearly as bad as the guy who had Wiggins @2 😅😂 Glad 2 see 2 Sky players on ur HM list. I think Fulwiley & Malonga could make many WNBA highlight plays down the road 🤩🏀 I feel Shakira could be top 5 or 10 honestly & Edwards as high as top 15. We see eye-2-eye on Collier (who is gr8 although she's probably a #2 on a title team), Satou (who has every ability except durability), & A'ja (she's top 10 all-time rn & might be in the 🐐 convo by '29 or @ least on the WNBA's Mt. Rushmore).
Very bold lol! Thanks for watching!
@@HunterCruse14 u don't think angel will be top 10? She currently has a lot of Candace in her game. If she gets that jumper together don't u think she and a'ja will be fighting #1? Clark will probably be the most popular but her defense is atrocious. Her ball handling is lacking and she struggles tremendously against tight man to man defense especially playing elite defensive teams like Connecticut who will give u a problem when they switch. She relies on ball screens in order to cook. That might be a problem against about half the wnba. She's still gonna be top 10 but not top 5.
Top 10 is questionable to say the least
Taste!!
JuJu watkins has to be high on this list.... She could be better than Clark.
Juju and paige already are better on defense than Clark:
Clark: 1.5 steals per game
Paige: 2.2 per game
Juju: 2.5 steals per game
I hope you all realize basketball is a lot more than scoring and offense: Part of offense is rebounding. Caitlin is only 6 ft tall.
That's a big reason why she s never won a national title : this year in the nattyt a 5 ft 7 guard held down clark to 7 pts the entire game after she started guarding her.
I don't think after 3 or 4 years of college experience Juju will be held in check that easily. Or by that meh/ mediocre of a player.
So whoever steals more win the game?😂 your analysis is crazy.. wtf are you talking about Caitlin is just 6 ft tall.. how does that impact losing? So Steph would just stay at home and eat popcorn just because he's just 6'2" and Lebron is 6'9"? wtf you mean Juju will be held in check that easily. Her and Clark will dominate the W soon. My goodness child! keep up, other kids are smarter than you.
funny you didnt mention assists and scoring. I wonder whose leading in those two areas in the ncaa for 3 fucking years. CAITLIN CLARK
and in case your ignorant mind cannot process CC career high on rebs in 17. Clearly you are a worshipper of PB and Juju and dont know anything about CC.
That’s not the point.
The point is there are many factors to winning games - not just how many fans you excite & how highlight reel your 3 pointers are:
1. Yes defense is very important. So is rebounding and blocked shots.
Breanna Stewart has all those things. Clark does not give you that many steal, rebounds, blocks ..
Stewart does ANd she still hits 3s and can score over bigger defenders too
The only question is age.
Clark does not have the speed of Kelsey plum. She certainly will never have the size ang ability in the paint of Stewart And Aja Wilson z
Therefore even if you wanna project 5 years from now, I think it’s highly speculative and questionable to put Clark at #1. Stewie or Aja are better candidates
Goes to show how much many of you have bought into Clark mania hype
Yeah, JuJu could be a Top 3 player in the world, but also, she won’t even be 24 in 2029, which is typically 2-3 years away from the start of a player’s peak
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She did that in college...
We'll see if she's doing that in the pros with grown women guarding her...
She can get there and she can do it - but it should be obvious that it won't be that easy. It's gonna take time - and she might now have that many 40 pt games like she did in college.
Imagine Reggie bush: When he got to the pros, he had some great plays, but he wasn't running all over teams like he did at USC.
The fact that you are throwing f-bombs shows how frustrated you are - like you want it so badly ...
Just watch objectively - but you can't do that bc you are blinded by your desires and your ambition (delusions of grandeur....
She's leading in scoring? Once she gets into the torunament against really good tdefenders its' a different story:
Clark exploded for 18 in teh 1st Quarter in the natty this year... then what happened? A 5 ft 7 girl held her to 7 pts the whole rest of the way.
2 years ago what happened? She lost in the 2nd round.
in the semifnals what happend? A giirl (Nike Muhl) who couldn't really defend or stop Kelsey Plum from getting all the way to the cup - held clakr down to 3 pts thet entire first half... and this was just 3 or 4 weeks ago.
In the Pros, Clark will be facing a lot better defenders than raven johnson and Nike Muhl
Be realistic. I like her - she's a really good player.
But many of you are not seeing truth. You are just hoping beyond hope .... and it exposes some of the racism in a lot of you.
i hope caitlin can get aja to sign with the fever by then… imagine CC, aja and boston 🤣