Brittany Boyd waived by Liberty

[ClayK]

After five years in New York, Brittany Boyd was waived by the Liberty today -- ironically, she was waived in part due to the arrival of another East Bay guard, Sabrina Ionescu.

Boyd was noted for her intensity and aggression, but struggled with her shooting at the WNBA level, and one thing that needs to be pointed out is that the WNBA is a much, much tougher league than casual observers give it credit for. The level of play is very, very high, and a five-year career is something to be proud of.

And of course, Boyd may land with another team, as the Berkeley grad will turn 27 in June and remains one of the top 25 or so point guards in the world. (There are 12 WNBA teams ...)

 

[AtomicDawg1911]

Sounds like you a hater. Loved to keep her name in your mouth.

After five years in New York, Brittany Boyd was waived by the Liberty today -- ironically, she was waived in part due to the arrival of another East Bay guard, Sabrina Ionescu.

Boyd was noted for her intensity and aggression, but struggled with her shooting at the WNBA level, and one thing that needs to be pointed out is that the WNBA is a much, much tougher league than casual observers give it credit for. The level of play is very, very high, and a five-year career is something to be proud of.

And of course, Boyd may land with another team, as the Berkeley grad will turn 27 in June and remains one of the top 25 or so point guards in the world. (There are 12 WNBA teams ...)

 

[Norcal_Fan]

Sounds like you a hater. Loved to keep her name in your mouth.

how is what he wrote hating? He just called her one of the best PG's in the world, had a great 5 year career and could get picked up.

 

[colhenrylives]

Self-quarantine is doing strange things to the best of us.

 

[ankleassassin]

how is what he wrote hating? He just called her one of the best 12 PG's in the world, had a great 5 year career and could get picked up.

ironically, she was waived in part due to the arrival of another East Bay guard, Sabrina Ionescu.
but struggled with her shooting at the WNBA level
I do not agree because I have never watched a womens pro game. I am just helping ya out with the sneak dissing. Not that I think it was sneak dissing either I was just showing what he was referring to. Not that I know him I am only assuming. Not... nevermind you get it.

 

[Norcal_Fan]

ironically, she was waived in part due to the arrival of another East Bay guard, Sabrina Ionescu.
but struggled with her shooting at the WNBA level
I do not agree because I have never watched a womens pro game. I am just helping ya out with the sneak dissing. Not that I think it was sneak dissing either I was just showing what he was referring to. Not that I know him I am only assuming. Not... nevermind you get it.

I also can't speak to her WNBA game, but I do remember her being more of a playmaker than a shooter in HS. Saying she struggled with shooting and that's possibly what got her cut is his opinion (Im sure he knows a lot more about women's hoops than many of us combined). You just focused on one part of a sentence...typical BS to try to make a point

 

[ankleassassin]

I also can't speak to her WNBA game, but I do remember her being more of a playmaker than a shooter in HS. Saying she struggled with shooting and that's possibly what got her cut is his opinion (Im sure he knows a lot more about women's hoops than many of us combined). You just focused on one part of a sentence...typical BS to try to make a point

I think that was 2 different sentences. I didnt make a point simply gave a thought.

 

[Streak One]

I’ve heard the theory that the WNBA is one of the toughest pro league to stick in because of the limited number of teams and the flow of young talent into the league.

League gets stronger every year.

 

[ClayK]

I don't know that the league gets stronger every year because of the slow attrition of young players shifting to volleyball, but it's not getting a lot weaker either.

The 12 teams, though, is a real issue, and remember, there are a maximum of 12 players per roster, unlike the 15 in the NBA. (And a couple teams will only carry 11 due to the salary cap.)

So 140-144 spots in the WNBA; 450 in the NBA.

 

[colhenrylives]

That 3:1 ratio is interesting. In one way, does it reflect the issue of depth of talent men vs. women? Or is the ratio even more stark than that?

 

[ankleassassin]

I don't know that the league gets stronger every year because of the slow attrition of young players shifting to volleyball, but it's not getting a lot weaker either.

The 12 teams, though, is a real issue, and remember, there are a maximum of 12 players per roster, unlike the 15 in the NBA. (And a couple teams will only carry 11 due to the salary cap.)

So 140-144 spots in the WNBA; 450 in the NBA.

Why is it that girls who enter high school equally skilled in volleyball and basketball more often pick volleyball?

 

[stepslide]

Danielle Robinson also is not a great shooter but she is a great PG and has had a pretty solid 8 or 9 year career in the WNBA. Another Bay Area PG. Brittany is a competitor and will land somewhere as she is still in her prime and as long as she is healthy she is very good with a team that wants to push tempo. Seattle might be a good spot for her. Sue Bird 16 years in the league at age 40!!! Amazing!

 

[letsski]

Danielle Robinson also is not a great shooter but she is a great PG and has had a pretty solid 8 or 9 year career in the WNBA. Another Bay Area PG. Brittany is a competitor and will land somewhere as she is still in her prime and as long as she is healthy she is very good with a team that wants to push tempo. Seattle might be a good spot for her. Sue Bird 16 years in the league at age 40!!! Amazing!

Danielle Robinson has actually been a very good shooter shooter in the WNBA averaging 46% on 2 pt. shots. She has one of the best mid range pull up jumpers in the league. She is not a 3 pt. shooter, never has been and doesn't ever attempt 3 points.

 

[ankleassassin]

Danielle Robinson also is not a great shooter but she is a great PG and has had a pretty solid 8 or 9 year career in the WNBA. Another Bay Area PG. Brittany is a competitor and will land somewhere as she is still in her prime and as long as she is healthy she is very good with a team that wants to push tempo. Seattle might be a good spot for her. Sue Bird 16 years in the league at age 40!!! Amazing!

Sue bird... man I was heart broken when I found out

 

[ClayK]

The volleyball issue is a complex one, but to me, it's all about middle school, which is when girls decide what sport to play -- and often it's the sport their friends play.

So take Elite Athlete (call her EA). Her friends are not elite athletes and will probably play a sport in high school. So which sport is more attractive to a middle school girl? The one in which you can wear a flattering outfit, in which you never get knocked down, in which the fans are polite and supportive, in which everyone touches the ball? Or the one that requires serious conditioning, has baggy uniforms, involves lots of contact, has obnoxious fans and a serious star system at the lower levels?

EA has the skills to do well in both basketball and volleyball, and in a vacuum might choose basketball. But her friends don't, and in middle school, friends are pretty much everything. So EA signs up for volleyball, which is a good sport, and has a good time with her friends. She then starts to move up the ladder athletically and her friends go in other directions, but the decision has already been made.

 

[stepslide]

Danielle Robinson has actually been a very good shooter shooter in the WNBA averaging 46% on 2 pt. shots. She has one of the best mid range pull up jumpers in the league. She is not a 3 pt. shooter, never has been and doesn't ever attempt 3 points.

I guess I define a shooter as someone who can shoot from anywhere, not just 2 pt territory. If you can only shoot 2's I don't think you are considered a shooter. If you ask who are the top shooters in the NBA no one is going to say Ben Simmons who only shoots 2's.

 

[ankleassassin]

I guess I define a shooter as someone who can shoot from anywhere, not just 2 pt territory. If you can only shoot 2's I don't think you are considered a shooter. If you ask who are the top shooters in the NBA no one is going to say Ben Simmons who only shoots 2's.

we dont know if ben can or cannot. he doesnt shoot. i think he would be a great wnba shooter though!

 

[Willtalk]

One thing that also exacerbates the limited rosters spots available in the WNBA is that women tend to play longer. You will find a lot more older women still playing in the WNBA than in the NBA. DT and Bird being examples. These older players take up roster spots that are locked in for far longer. I mean Sue Bird is going to be 40 and DT is not much younger.

 

[ClayK]

The average of WNBA player is 27, just like for every other professional sport. Of course there are outliers in either direction, but the physical prime -- based on data dating back to the 19th century -- is right around 27.

So I would say that despite Bird and Taurasi, the statistics show that the WNBA is no "older" than the NBA.

 

[becoolpt55]

Basketball players are warriors volleyball players are politicians .... when a basketball coach
Starts the season..first practice... at mid court with A rack of balls and two lines end of the court...drops one ball and each girls runs full speed diving at the ball and the coach is screaming who wants it...
9 grade girls cut and tore up all over...
Some kids walk out and say... this basketball
Thing is not for me... when I trained at the ElCamino YMCA the St Francis kids used to come in after that first practice....I thought they had been in a automobile accident...

 

[Smell My Finger]

After five years in New York, Brittany Boyd was waived by the Liberty today -- ironically, she was waived in part due to the arrival of another East Bay guard, Sabrina Ionescu.

Boyd was noted for her intensity and aggression, but struggled with her shooting at the WNBA level, and one thing that needs to be pointed out is that the WNBA is a much, much tougher league than casual observers give it credit for. The level of play is very, very high, and a five-year career is something to be proud of.

And of course, Boyd may land with another team, as the Berkeley grad will turn 27 in June and remains one of the top 25 or so point guards in the world. (There are 12 WNBA teams ...)

 

[Smell My Finger]

Lmao... instead of all this back and forth bantering, why don’t you go directly to the source to find out the truth about why she was waived. I wouldn’t call clay a Hater as I believe he is Ms. Boyd’s biggest fan. He continues to write articles on Brittany still after all these years. #mrsneakdisshimself

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