{"id":127154,"date":"2024-05-30T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swishappeal.com\/wnba\/2024\/5\/30\/24167730\/wnba-chicago-sky-angel-reese-lsu-rookie-report-defense-offensive-performance-bayou-chi-barbie"},"modified":"2024-05-30T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T18:00:00","slug":"rookie-report-reese-is-the-real-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/rookie-report-reese-is-the-real-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rookie Report: Reese is the real deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connecticut Sun v Chicago Sky\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/k4DfXXj7yDliGuyUXAGD-xlk5es=\/0x0:5579x3719\/1310x873\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73378690\/2154156011.0.jpg\" \/><figcaption>Angel Reese\u2019s WNBA career is off to a stellar start. | Photo by Jeff Haynes\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Angel Reese was drafted No. 7 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft, and that is already looking too low given what the Chi Barbie is doing for the Chicago Sky.<\/p>\n<p id=\"rEPkmu\">There has been an exorbitant amount of attention on the Indiana Fever\u2019s Caitlin Clark and the Los Angeles Sparks\u2019 Cameron Brink as the stars of this rookie class, and while those players have been impressive, the Chicago Sky\u2019s Angel Reese has a case as the best this 2024 class has to offer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"xTXaIb\">She entered the league out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andthevalleyshook.com\/\">LSU<\/a> with a national title in hand, beating Iowa and the beloved Clark on the biggest college basketball stage in 2023. Never one to be timid, she let the world know in her now infamous celebration, telling her competition they couldn\u2019t see her and demonstrating that a ring would soon be on her hand. <\/p>\n<div id=\"xk2dpK\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ANGEL REESE HIT CAITLIN CLARK WITH THE &#8220;YOU CAN&#8217;T SEE ME&#8221;   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zj3mqIzkk9\">pic.twitter.com\/Zj3mqIzkk9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1642650038886170624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"V7ho8E\">The Bayou Barbie was one of the reasons the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swishappeal.com\/\">WNBA<\/a> Draft was considered to be one of the best ever, but she wasn\u2019t the top pick like Clark or the second pick like Brink. She wasn\u2019t even the first pick on her team, as Chicago drafted Kamilla Cardoso with the No. 3 overall pick.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UpNrSt\">Reese was drafted at seventh, which is nothing to sneeze at but peculiar given her accolades in college. The reason for the lower draft selection? It seems teams believed she would have issues scoring at the next level. Well, it\u2019s early, but five games in, she\u2019s making even the Sky look foolish for not drafting her sooner.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"aRYSHq\">The Chi Barbie might be the best thing coming out of the Midwest, and she has begun her rookie campaign averaging 12.0 points and 8.6 rebounds. Reese is the only rookie to score in double figures in her first five games this season and only the second to do so in a Chicago Sky jersey. Who is the other player? Future Hall of Famer Sylvia Fowles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"XQMqBw\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chicago Sky rookies to record a double-double within their first five career games:<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese<br \/>Sylvia Fowles<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. That&#8217;s the list. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForeverLSU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForeverLSU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W1Wy64pjz6\">pic.twitter.com\/W1Wy64pjz6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LSU Women&#8217;s Basketball (@LSUwbkb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LSUwbkb\/status\/1795830102552609059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"VZEL0q\"><strong>Reese is an offensive irritant<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"YkC40V\">Why did so many miss the mark on their assumptions about Reese\u2019s game translating to the WNBA? Simply put, her tools are better than anticipated. <\/p>\n<p id=\"XCIaKO\">What\u2019s been so impressive with her game early on is how many ways she can get to the basket. She has the speed and power to take the ball from the top of the key to the hoop. Reese has impeccable footwork and can create separation with little forward momentum. She bends and twirls like a ballerina, finding even the tiniest opening and using it to get a good look near the rim. <\/p>\n<div id=\"hkm3ze\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Angel Reese layup for her 2nd field goal of the game!<\/p>\n<p>Great patience<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xJ5deWNF66\">pic.twitter.com\/xJ5deWNF66<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TimeoutSPORTS__ (@TimeoutSPORTS3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimeoutSPORTS3\/status\/1795614699834482914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"MJF1kY\">Is the physicality too much for her at this level? It doesn\u2019t seem to bother her one iota. She\u2019s played through contact from all kinds of bigs, has been effective scoring in post-up scenarios and is playing well through contact, drawing fouls and getting to the line. <\/p>\n<div id=\"bP6wvZ\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two words\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Angel. Reese.   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/skytown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#skytown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/riAIwAYRwY\">pic.twitter.com\/riAIwAYRwY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chicago Sky (@chicagosky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosky\/status\/1795633609505959959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"Uhcgu8\">Five games in, she\u2019s averaging 6.6 free throw attempts per game. Now, she\u2019s only converting on 66 percent of those shots, but that number is deceiving as most of her misses came in one game against the Dallas Wings, where she shot 2-for-8 from the charity stripe. In all other games, she was 70 percent or higher. <\/p>\n<p id=\"O8XfWA\">Being a franchise player is more than just scoring; you must have an all-around game in the WNBA to be impactful. Reese is leading the team in rebounds, and her defense has held up in the paint, bending but not breaking against the bigs in the W. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"R12sRe\"><strong>Barbie is never done developing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"hZpnLQ\">The rookie may be off to a great start, but even great ones have room to improve. Her offense is clearly further along than her defensive ability, and with virtually every team having quality bigs, there truly will be no days off for Reese in the defensive department. <\/p>\n<p id=\"Z0W7XB\">At times when she was at LSU, it felt like Reese would take plays off. Nothing major, but moments where she wouldn\u2019t engage offensively, didn\u2019t fight to box out or wouldn\u2019t close out on shooters. At this level, those kinds of lapses will be lethal, and while I\u2019ve seen less of them during this early part of the season, there have been a few plays here and there where it looked like Reese was beaten to a spot due to either a lack of focus or desire to execute. <\/p>\n<div id=\"g3sJqq\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;She recognizes that eyes are upon her, but what I like the most is she remains who she is. &#8230; She loves this game of basketball, but she also knows how to maximize everything that she&#8217;s earning. That&#8217;s big.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed this response from Teresa Weatherspoon today on Angel Reese <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DQ8G4mmP3c\">pic.twitter.com\/DQ8G4mmP3c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Hurd (@seanahurd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanahurd\/status\/1788308454999822472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"7pvQI7\"><strong>A star off the court <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"aYlu7g\">Being a star also means doing the non-basketball things. These players are more than athletes; they are representatives of their culture, the community and the sport. Personally, I would never blame a player for shying away from that aspect of being a superstar, but Reese seems to embrace it and does it well. <\/p>\n<p id=\"VTl5Oe\">Even her haters and critics are compelled enough by her big personality to watch and pay attention to her moves. Recently, those moves have involved attending the Met Gala on her 22nd birthday and joining Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla on stage at a Chicago concert. <\/p>\n<div id=\"WR064L\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Angel Reese is at the Met Gala  <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sjg6Vltka6\">pic.twitter.com\/Sjg6Vltka6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Women\u2019s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WomensHoops_USA\/status\/1787630668866077000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"E9qLNb\">Through it all, Reese has kept the main thing the main thing, playing well on the floor while participating in all these extracurricular activities. <\/p>\n<p id=\"IM6eXc\">The Chi Barbie is proving that she can truly have it all, and even her biggest critics have to admit that the Sky is far from the limit for this Angel. She\u2019s not a player to keep an eye on or one to watch when the time is convenient. She\u2019s box office now, and it\u2019s in your best interest as a fan of the sport to watch every minute of her rookie season that you can. <\/p>\n<p id=\"CIJRWh\">\n<p id=\"DO8F6t\">\n<p id=\"UCJG4d\">\n<p id=\"TxkqxU\">\n<p id=\"jrvEeH\">\n<p id=\"LtQwwf\">\n<p id=\"okhOpx\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>        Angel Reese\u2019s WNBA career is off to a stellar start. | Photo by Jeff Haynes\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  Angel Reese was drafted No. 7 overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft, and that is already looking too low given what the Chi 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