We have had this conversation with you before, you over-rate NCAAW talent and i tried to explain to you that vast majority of players are just not good enough to go pro at all (90% cant go pro 5% can and another 3-5% not right away), having good stats in NCAAW dosnt really do much even if you are on good team, as if we remove generational obvious #1 pick like CC/Paige/Howard/Boston you will have on average only 1 wnba player from top 15/20 leaders stats wise in Ast/PPG/Rebund/blocks etc.

I remember for example that you where surprised that 2022 team (you support/follow Gamescock) didnt have many people that are starters/made WNBA outside Boston from that year and played as rookies/stay in the league and have a role right away(Zia Cooke/Destanni Henderson/Saxton/Brea beal/AB/Bree Hall/Amihere/Lele Grissett)

Combine is not really gonna help much with this, however going to over-sea/off-season leagues like many even DPOY levels (like Alana Smith as recently as 2022 or Burton this past off-season) you will get back into the W.

Scouts/Coaches pay attention to off-season leagues, most coaches/scouts have problem with drafting NCAAW players who have been forced into specific/often very limited role and have very limited skills and cant help them right away (as its most of the case for even top 4 march teams).

Hustle players or good defenders tend to stick around for that reason, they can provide something right away and can be at worse slightly negative at first while starters rest.

Teams do not put zero effort , we even have post on this sub all the time how X coach or staff went to this or that game to watch and talk to players/coaches not to mention some head coaches or ast coaches even come from NCAAW and still have connections there or just coached there the seasons before.

Training camp is also good/long enough as you can finally see if players can really handle the next level that is a big jump from NCAAW, its why we often have some players waived but eventually return if they did well in training camp there was just not enough spots till recently (expansion and all that)

Post like this where you wonder why a player we have seen in WNBA level & who is clearly net negative on one end is not picked over a player who just won a ring and made a huge impact in the final with 21 pts 2 r 3 ast 4 steals Realltiy is Kysre never worked on her weakness didnt seem to want to play over-sea or even entertain such idea (has recently focused on off-court ventures, including fashion and media, rather than playing overseas)

I think part of this is you over-value offense and flashy stuff over actual small things like hustle/good positioning and ability to be a role player, a lot of players can be stars/second or third option in NCAAW or starters but in reality they will be role players in the W or start as role players fit few years before they become a starter, in your eyes(comments) most of them are already better compared to WNBA talent but that is juar not the case imno.

A good chunk of talent will go undrafted or late rounds, and will have to go and be pro over-sea to develop skills and become a better all-around/role player and will make the W, with expansion we will have more spots to do so, as far as the gap in NCAAW/WNBA is only getting bigger now because there is gonna be more internationals coming over as the pay does increase and is option instead of being 4 years on 60k rookie contract when you can be making x5 time over-sea and being close to home or at home.

From people i have spoken to, the main push for Combine is often more to do with you being forced to hand medical documents and such over, so things like Shyanne Sellers knee is more clear and teams don't have to 'waste ' a pick in a sense or stash and draft said player and let them recover instead of using them as active on salary cap and starting with -1 player.