Boston declares for WNBA nm
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Slept on it. Loss did not motivate her to come back - but can't blame her.
Good luck to her. We’ll miss her. Great player, great representative for our school.
Everyone knew Aliyah was leaving. Why would she return. Won every honor possible last season. Multiple SEC championships plus a national title. She's going to be the #1 pick in the WNBA and will take, most if not all, of her endorsements. She, along with the other seniors, probably didn't want to announce until the last game. I doubt any of the seniors return. Beal and Olivia have already said they're not coming back. Zia and LA most likely leaving as well. Best wishes to a terrific class. I only wish they could have left with another title.
Good luck to her. Seems like an outstanding young lady.
That did cause me to pause but then logically I thought no way. That has to be about something else
Dawn said she had told her to go…that she was ready for the next chapter of her life. I am sure Boston just did not want to make the announcement right after losing. So glad she shared four years with us!!
She is the presumed #1 pick. I get it isn’t NBA money, but come on man. There is no need in remotely hinting or even saying anything that could be twisted as negative towards her. She has been a great ambassador for the school and program. Thank her and wish her luck. She deserves it from this fan base.
Anyone who watched the coach's news conference after last night's game knew the outcome because, if asked, the coach was going to be advising her to go.
Same here. I think it'd be selfish to expect her to stay another year.
Yes, her qualities are manifest and multiple. She is a wonderful person and her comportment last night following the loss was exemplary, bespeaking a girl who has grown into a woman. Time for her to go make her way.
Good luck to her as she moves on with her career both on and off the court.
I’ll always remember how when she first came in, in some interview, said it was her goal to be better than Aja Wilson. It wasn’t stated in a pretentious or conceited way, but it was her respectful aspiration. I think she did pretty well!! So glad she was a Gamecock and wish her well moving forward!
Staley sounded like she let her emotions get the best of her during that press conference, and advising her to leave for all the wrong reasons. I’d be interested to know what is the better financial position for Boston. WNBA money is not anything like nba money, and with nil I’ve heard she was doing very well. Not to mention the opportunity to go out on top next year, and maybe get some payback
I think Aliyah is more than capable of seeing and weighing all the options, and she has great parents supporting her.
I don’t doubt that, and it makes me feel warm and cozy knowing that you are so confident in your thinking. However, my point was that Boston’s coach seemed let her emotions get the best of her, and my question was, what is financially better for Aliyah?
Happy to provide comfort. My response is that Aliyah's got this. If Dawn got a little visceral during the news conference, which she did, I don't think it influenced Aliyah's decision whatsoever. She's her own person now.
Thanks for being a Gamecock, Aliyah! And thanks for the memories!
Best wishes and Godspeed in all that you do!!
Best wishes and Godspeed in all that you do!!
Ray Tanner used to tell his players the same if he thought they were ready to go. That's what unselfish coaches do. Or you could be self centered and convince a first rounder to return. Like a certain coach in the upstate. If Dawn thought a player would benefit from another year, I'm sure she'd tell them (if they ask). I have yet to find anyone that covers WBB that thinks Aliyah would benefit from another year. Projected #1 pick is hard to top.
I'm pretty sure I've read Saban does the same as well, and that's with juniors.
There’s a huge financial difference in going pro in baseball and football . Not really a good comparison for either scenario, especially when you consider how much she could make in nil money
She has whatever endorsement potential (NIL without any regulations whatsoever) she can muster - PLUS her salary. Her income is limited only by her marketability.
It's the person and WNBA markets are in some major cities. A'ja is flush.
Last year’s no.1
Aja Wilson has been in the league for around 4 years and has a net worth of around 2 mil. Brianna Stewart is around 1.4 million. None of them had the benefit of nil like Boston. Does anyone know what Boston made this year on nil deals? A quick google search says she has a net worth of between 1 & 2 million. I don’t think it’s as clear cut as some think for women’s basketball players to go pro with the current nil situation in college
I believe most if not all of her NIL endorsements are national companies and should follow her to the WNBA. She easily could pick up more than those she already has being in a much larger city.
Why would any fan assume he/she knows more about her earning potential than she does? She knows what she's doing. You can bet the house that one of the reasons she knows what she's doing is having talked to some people.
Plus she has an agent. These players are much more informed that fans give them credit for
Some people are trying to rationalize a way that she ought to be staying; they can't do it.