West is here
Round One
1. Breanna Stewart d. 16. Austin Carr
Stewart won the Naismith 3 times
8. Bobby Hurley d. 9. Allen Iverson
Hurley played in more than twice as many games and won two titles
12. Shane Battier d. Len Bias
-Battier won the Naismith and a title
4. Ralph Sampson d. Pete Maravich
-This is a cruel draw; Sampson won the Naismith three times, Maravich averaged 44 points a game...other than Stewart, each of these guys is better than anyone else in the top half of this bracket.
6. Sheryl Swoopes d. 11. JJ Redick
-Swoopes averaged more than 35 points a game in the '93 tournament
3. Larry Bird d. 14. Dawn Staley
-30 points, 13 rebounds a game for his career; this is a tough out for Staley
10. Rebecca Lobo d. 7. Grant Hill
-Lobo won the Naismith and had an undefeated season
2. Bill Russell d. 15. Doug McDermott
-Russell averaged 20-20 for his career
Round of 32
1. Stewart d. 8. Hurley
Stewart won 4 titles.
4. Sampson d. 12 Battier
3 Naismiths...and 2 Woodens...
3. Bird d. 6. Swoopes
Without really looking hard, I might have gone Staley over Swoopes
2. Russell d. 10. Lobo
-back to back titles for Russell
Sweet 16
1. Stewart d. 4. Sampson
Stewart was 151-5 in her career.
2. Russell d. 3. Bird
Like the top half matchup, the team success that Russell had is a real advantage over Bird
Elite 8
1. Breanna Stewart d. 2. Bill Russell
-very similar; individual dominance, team success - but Russell played in less than half Stewart's games.
