Can I just say thank you so much for your consistent content. I know how hard it is to maintain a RUclips channel over time, especially when you're doing WBB content. I follow a lot of channels like W-hoops & Balanced Sports, who haven't uploaded in forever. So, thanks so much, Quita, for keeping us up to date.
Alexis is raw, she's the reason LSU won it all IN MY OPINION. 20+ points in the Elite eight, Final Four and Championship game 3 consecutive games... she was the most consistent and clutch in that LSU team. Deserved the MOP award over Angel Reese, this is a Hill I'm willing to die on🤞LSU don't win the natty without her. In any case I wish Lex the best🙏 and thank you for the update on her, hope we see in the W soon!
I will say Alexis Morris was the X factor for LSU winning & Jasmine Carson. Imagine she was that good and got waived in WNBA; HVL has less defense than Morris and believe she will actually be a downgrade at PG for LSU.
Enjoyed the update on Alexis Morris. From time to time wouldn’t mind hearing an update from you on Alexis’ progress. This opportunity in Turkey will help her improve her game and perhaps learn a bit of humility and experience some personal growth. Glad to learn that she worked over the summer to get her degree from LSU. I’ll go out on a limb and predict that she will be on an WNBA roster in two years. Great reporting and analysis as usual.
@airr6112 her team is playing now (Sunday 9/24 11:15 am EST). They’re in the end of the third quarter. ruclips.net/user/livevizrPbcBfX4?si=43ZlLnEPRK2fI2bi
Thanks Quita, I think Alexis has the drive but we all know it’s about more than just skills in the WNBA. You are spot on about the entertainment. AR, HVL, CC, all have entertainment value with their skill set, but the better player athlete is Rickea At Tennessee. Anywho, any updates on Chennedy Carter? I would love to see her back. You can hate her or love her, but she’s the female AI, and could bring interest to the WNBA. Trash talking is an art. Let’s be real, Some of the WNBA games are very boring. I drove to Memphis from another state to watch Ja Morant not because of his points scored but because how he scored them. My point is, we want our favorite teams to succeed but we also want to be entertained. WNBA marketing should get a team with a bunch of “rejects” and call them the “bad girls”and let Candace Parker coach them 😊. I also drove to Dallas to watch Indiana and the wings play a few weeks ago. My state doesn’t have a NBA or WNBA. I didn’t want the perception I support the men and not the women. I just love the game. 🏀
Wonderful!! Everything happens for reasons..she got her bachelors degree over the summer at LSU..now more experience in Turkey..living aboad will be interesting. I Hope it helps her with her next level skills for wnba etc.
i can see the comparison to C Williams now, but Courtney came into the league as a slasher/ wing player with a nice J. Morris is a ball handler who can get to her spot and hit the mid range. more similar to seimone augustus
I am relatively new to the WNBA, but I have learned how relatively little they pay (avg. $72K-ish/yr), which forces some WNBA players to play in offseason international leagues to supplement their income/desired lifestyle. However, I am completely unfamiliar with international leagues. (The Brittney Griner incident taught me Russian leagues actually exist.) Do we happen to know what these leagues pay in comparison to the WNBA? Are any leagues "premium-pay", like say LIV Golf , which attracted elite golf pros to leave the PGA? Where does the Turkish league rank pay-wise? Any insight is appreciated.
Turkey is a really good league! Bre-Stewie, Satou, Chelsea, and many other W players play super-league in Turkey. Lex will definitely gain the experience playing against physically large and faster players. If her team manages to play Eurocup, she'll play against teams in other countries too.
Yea it looks like she is no longer with the Turkey team, she is now in Romania but it doesn’t seem like she likes her experience there. Im looking more into it and hope to post some updates on the community tab.
There are a lot of great players who may never make the WNBA . Limited spots. It is unfortunate. The Europe option is great. They make good money and can have a career they can be proud of. I don't know her game enough to comment further but nothing wrong with going to Turkey to play.
I get the feeling she is a disruptor and the WNBA is not a fan of anyone who does not fit their wholesome image. I believe that is part of why Stewie, Ionescu and Bird are usually highlighted players for the league. Things she said about vets taking spots is true, but you get the feeling that many teams carry players along because they like them, more than how much they can contribute. Once the culture of the league just adopts the newer more dynamics personalities like the Aces, Mystics, Sky and Wings have, she may have a shot. Plus you have to keep in mind that the WNBA much like the NBA takes some of the best players and then turn them into role players and for some folks, that is a hard pill to swallow. In addition they run plays that are sometimes just for star players, diminishing everyone else's skillets, so there are a lot of dynamics at play that make all this soo tough.
One of my very favorite players! Wishing AM ALL the best in Turkey, and YES, she deserves a spot in the WNBA, she's better, quicker, and faster than Berger for the Fever. AM plays very good D and is deadly at the mid-range. There's something to be said that she held Clark to only 30 points. Henny is thriving over there, and NaLyssa Smith is headed that way as well. LOVE your CW comparison!!!
Her being 5’6 will make it challenging to make a wnba roster. She better take notes from crystal dangerfield (5’5 dallas wings guard) on how to make a wnba roster!
She'll find her way back to the W rather quickly. She'll be playing against WNBA players almost every night. Stewie, Satou, Destanni Henderson all play in the Turkish League. I like the Courtney Williams comp, but if I'm Lex I'd be studying Deanna Nolan like a mad woman. Very similar profiles and games in my opinion. Finally, marketing. You hit it on the nail, those leagues are also built on personalities and right now the WNBA still rides the momentum of the 2023 Final Four and needs to create/promote stars that are familiar faces to average consumers. Great video as usual Quite, keep it up.
Now Haley Van Lith will 100% make an WNBA roster no matter what and you telling me Alexis Morris doesn't have as much talent as HVL. They are about the same size. Getting on a WNBA roster has as much to do with politics, clicks and connections to certain college programs as it does with some supposed players with elite talent. I think her game if she wants to get in the league should be modeled more off the other guard that plays for Aces. If the WNBA expands depending on new ownership she might make a team but it's shaking. It's too many other players the league would have to put at the front of the line like girls who play like the Clark and Paige style of ball. Morris and many other rookies have an entertainment value to their game and marketability factors unfortunately that's doesn't matter to the WNBA because they are subsidized. They don't need to fill stadiums and put behind in seats because they don't have to turn a profit. With only 15 rookies going to the league per draft and only 12 teams a lot of great players the casual fans would want to pay to see will miss out. These girls coming out of college and certain programs, not political connected should form a WBB club league that plays an entertaining style of basketball that appeals to the average consumer that don't know basketball from the x's and o's especially if going overseas is not in their cultural appetite. Other than HVL, I don't see any talent coming out of LSU that's could make the WNBA league as their rosters are presently constructed. None of them are politically connected and they play an entertaining style of basketball which is not the style the WNBA desires. Thanks for the update, I wish her all the best.
I think they are never given enough time to prove themselves once drafted. If you see the number of players who were waived it’s so sad. They just need to expand the league cause 12 teams are not enough. They draft you then boom, one week later you get waive.
Where did you hear that from? She just signed with this team a couple weeks ago: justwomenssports.com/reads/alexis-morris-turkish-basketball-team-signing/
when i was looking at the roster her name isnt there. She was in turkey for weeks and practicing with the team but shes not at any of the games I watch them on youtube. And she made an ig post basically saying " u got signed off again" the post is on her page from september 10th. @@QuitaLovesSports
She didn’t get cut apparently she had signed with Romania 🇷🇴 but because of the paper delayment, she was offered another contract with Turkey 🇹🇷. She signed with Turkey not knowing that she can’t come out of the Romania 🇷🇴 contract until it finishes. So the time she got to Turkey, the Romanian team request that she 4filz their contract those are some of the rules stipulated by FIBA.
@@nizaschannel1441wow I had no idea. Thank you for sharing that. I must have missed her live when she made the announcement, do you know if that video is still on her IG?
You have excellent points. She brings fire to the court, I like her a lot. I think she will do great. I don't think you always have to have the best players, I think it would be smart of a W team to draft a Filipino player. They are basketball crazy and they have huge communities everywhere in the world. As long as she is good enough to play some minutes it would be a smart move. It is entertainment after all.
@@jen_nice2059 Perhaps but basketball is big in Europe and Asia. I visited the Philippines and saw more NBA jerseys there than anywhere else I have ever visited. The LPGA is big in Asia, I just think the WNBA could think outside the US.
she will definitely get some valuable and needed experience playing oversees. but unfortunately after all she has said the league will continue to white list her.
Can I just say thank you so much for your consistent content. I know how hard it is to maintain a RUclips channel over time, especially when you're doing WBB content. I follow a lot of channels like W-hoops & Balanced Sports, who haven't uploaded in forever. So, thanks so much, Quita, for keeping us up to date.
Alexis is raw, she's the reason LSU won it all IN MY OPINION. 20+ points in the Elite eight, Final Four and Championship game 3 consecutive games... she was the most consistent and clutch in that LSU team. Deserved the MOP award over Angel Reese, this is a Hill I'm willing to die on🤞LSU don't win the natty without her. In any case I wish Lex the best🙏 and thank you for the update on her, hope we see in the W soon!
My feelings EXACTLY! AM deserved MOP over Reese and I'll go on to say that Henny deserved it as well in 2022. I think AB would agree.
@@mplou699 exactly both Angel and Aliyah would agree, but the NCAA loves to go with the Usual suspects.
I will say Alexis Morris was the X factor for LSU winning & Jasmine Carson. Imagine she was that good and got waived in WNBA; HVL has less defense than Morris and believe she will actually be a downgrade at PG for LSU.
I agree, HVL is NOT as court smart as AM, we will see soon!
Enjoyed the update on Alexis Morris. From time to time wouldn’t mind hearing an update from you on Alexis’ progress. This opportunity in Turkey will help her improve her game and perhaps learn a bit of humility and experience some personal growth. Glad to learn that she worked over the summer to get her degree from LSU. I’ll go out on a limb and predict that she will be on an WNBA roster in two years. Great reporting and analysis as usual.
Thanks for watching!
@airr6112 her team is playing now (Sunday 9/24 11:15 am EST). They’re in the end of the third quarter. ruclips.net/user/livevizrPbcBfX4?si=43ZlLnEPRK2fI2bi
Thanks Quita, I think Alexis has the drive but we all know it’s about more than just skills in the WNBA. You are spot on about the entertainment. AR, HVL, CC, all have entertainment value with their skill set, but the better player athlete is Rickea At Tennessee. Anywho, any updates on Chennedy Carter? I would love to see her back. You can hate her or love her, but she’s the female AI, and could bring interest to the WNBA. Trash talking is an art. Let’s be real, Some of the WNBA games are very boring. I drove to Memphis from another state to watch Ja Morant not because of his points scored but because how he scored them. My point is, we want our favorite teams to succeed but we also want to be entertained. WNBA marketing should get a team with a bunch of “rejects” and call them the “bad girls”and let Candace Parker coach them 😊. I also drove to Dallas to watch Indiana and the wings play a few weeks ago. My state doesn’t have a NBA or WNBA. I didn’t want the perception I support the men and not the women. I just love the game. 🏀
Candace Parker, the GREATEST of all time!
Wonderful!! Everything happens for reasons..she got her bachelors degree over the summer at LSU..now more experience in Turkey..living aboad will be interesting. I Hope it helps her with her next level skills for wnba etc.
Yea I think Turkey will be good for her
Excellent video!.. Keep going!..❤
That’s awesome that both her and Destanni Henderson are playing in Turkey. I hope they both make it back to the league.
Agreed!
I like Destani but not a fan of Alexis.
i can see the comparison to C Williams now, but Courtney came into the league as a slasher/ wing player with a nice J. Morris is a ball handler who can get to her spot and hit the mid range. more similar to seimone augustus
As the point gaurd of this championship team...I Respect her leadership for the time she spent with us.
👏🏀 Congratulations Alexis. It's your time to show them your skills, talents, attributes, etc.🏀
I am relatively new to the WNBA, but I have learned how relatively little they pay (avg. $72K-ish/yr), which forces some WNBA players to play in offseason international leagues to supplement their income/desired lifestyle. However, I am completely unfamiliar with international leagues. (The Brittney Griner incident taught me Russian leagues actually exist.) Do we happen to know what these leagues pay in comparison to the WNBA? Are any leagues "premium-pay", like say LIV Golf , which attracted elite golf pros to leave the PGA? Where does the Turkish league rank pay-wise? Any insight is appreciated.
Have to get title there in turkey
She is known as the comeback kid.
She sure is
Turkey is a really good league! Bre-Stewie, Satou, Chelsea, and many other W players play super-league in Turkey. Lex will definitely gain the experience playing against physically large and faster players. If her team manages to play Eurocup, she'll play against teams in other countries too.
How can I see her playing because I love her
Has she quit the turkey team. Is she in Romania now??
Yea it looks like she is no longer with the Turkey team, she is now in Romania but it doesn’t seem like she likes her experience there. Im looking more into it and hope to post some updates on the community tab.
@@QuitaLovesSports thank you ! Please keep posting about her. Worried about her in Romania .
Let’s go Alexis Morris. 🏀
I’m happy that she has this opportunity, we will see what happens!
There are a lot of great players who may never make the WNBA . Limited spots. It is unfortunate. The Europe option is great. They make good money and can have a career they can be proud of. I don't know her game enough to comment further but nothing wrong with going to Turkey to play.
Luthor!!!!! Go tigers 🐅🐅🐅
I get the feeling she is a disruptor and the WNBA is not a fan of anyone who does not fit their wholesome image. I believe that is part of why Stewie, Ionescu and Bird are usually highlighted players for the league. Things she said about vets taking spots is true, but you get the feeling that many teams carry players along because they like them, more than how much they can contribute. Once the culture of the league just adopts the newer more dynamics personalities like the Aces, Mystics, Sky and Wings have, she may have a shot. Plus you have to keep in mind that the WNBA much like the NBA takes some of the best players and then turn them into role players and for some folks, that is a hard pill to swallow. In addition they run plays that are sometimes just for star players, diminishing everyone else's skillets, so there are a lot of dynamics at play that make all this soo tough.
What is "wholesome" about DT's image????
@@mplou699 I think she's referring to marijuana usage. Alexis Morris was arrested for weed at Baylor, that's why she got kicked off the team.
Please keep us posted. Go Alexis Go. You can play lots of minutes and show the world your talent. I am cheering for you. Cam
Luther should be in the w hands down.
She got game
One of my very favorite players! Wishing AM ALL the best in Turkey, and YES, she deserves a spot in the WNBA, she's better, quicker, and faster than Berger for the Fever. AM plays very good D and is deadly at the mid-range. There's something to be said that she held Clark to only 30 points. Henny is thriving over there, and NaLyssa Smith is headed that way as well. LOVE your CW comparison!!!
Her being 5’6 will make it challenging to make a wnba roster. She better take notes from crystal dangerfield (5’5 dallas wings guard) on how to make a wnba roster!
Oh don't worry about 5'6" or 5'7, look at Aari McDonald with the Dream. She and Henny took out PB in the final fours in 2021 and 2022.@@marcusb.3038
She'll find her way back to the W rather quickly. She'll be playing against WNBA players almost every night. Stewie, Satou, Destanni Henderson all play in the Turkish League. I like the Courtney Williams comp, but if I'm Lex I'd be studying Deanna Nolan like a mad woman. Very similar profiles and games in my opinion. Finally, marketing. You hit it on the nail, those leagues are also built on personalities and right now the WNBA still rides the momentum of the 2023 Final Four and needs to create/promote stars that are familiar faces to average consumers. Great video as usual Quite, keep it up.
She'll grow...
Now Haley Van Lith will 100% make an WNBA roster no matter what and you telling me Alexis Morris doesn't have as much talent as HVL. They are about the same size. Getting on a WNBA roster has as much to do with politics, clicks and connections to certain college programs as it does with some supposed players with elite talent. I think her game if she wants to get in the league should be modeled more off the other guard that plays for Aces. If the WNBA expands depending on new ownership she might make a team but it's shaking. It's too many other players the league would have to put at the front of the line like girls who play like the Clark and Paige style of ball. Morris and many other rookies have an entertainment value to their game and marketability factors unfortunately that's doesn't matter to the WNBA because they are subsidized. They don't need to fill stadiums and put behind in seats because they don't have to turn a profit. With only 15 rookies going to the league per draft and only 12 teams a lot of great players the casual fans would want to pay to see will miss out. These girls coming out of college and certain programs, not political connected should form a WBB club league that plays an entertaining style of basketball that appeals to the average consumer that don't know basketball from the x's and o's especially if going overseas is not in their cultural appetite. Other than HVL, I don't see any talent coming out of LSU that's could make the WNBA league as their rosters are presently constructed. None of them are politically connected and they play an entertaining style of basketball which is not the style the WNBA desires. Thanks for the update, I wish her all the best.
I think they are never given enough time to prove themselves once drafted. If you see the number of players who were waived it’s so sad. They just need to expand the league cause 12 teams are not enough. They draft you then boom, one week later you get waive.
Gamecock evb non conference schedule is out ! Do u think they’ll go undefeated with the non conference not including n the sec .
Awesome, thanks for the heads up! I’ll take a look at the schedule and let you know what I think
When god say yes.no one can say no go ahead.bady is your time to shine just be humble and make your money screw.wnba ❤
A year
i think she actually got cut from this team ....
Where did you hear that from? She just signed with this team a couple weeks ago: justwomenssports.com/reads/alexis-morris-turkish-basketball-team-signing/
when i was looking at the roster her name isnt there. She was in turkey for weeks and practicing with the team but shes not at any of the games I watch them on youtube. And she made an ig post basically saying " u got signed off again" the post is on her page from september 10th. @@QuitaLovesSports
She didn’t get cut apparently she had signed with Romania 🇷🇴 but because of the paper delayment, she was offered another contract with Turkey 🇹🇷. She signed with Turkey not knowing that she can’t come out of the Romania 🇷🇴 contract until it finishes. So the time she got to Turkey, the Romanian team request that she 4filz their contract those are some of the rules stipulated by FIBA.
Now she will be playing in Romania 🇷🇴 she is in Romania 🇷🇴 and not in Turkey 🇹🇷. She explained everything on her IG live.
@@nizaschannel1441wow I had no idea. Thank you for sharing that. I must have missed her live when she made the announcement, do you know if that video is still on her IG?
You have excellent points. She brings fire to the court, I like her a lot. I think she will do great. I don't think you always have to have the best players, I think it would be smart of a W team to draft a Filipino player. They are basketball crazy and they have huge communities everywhere in the world. As long as she is good enough to play some minutes it would be a smart move. It is entertainment after all.
WNBA has no development plans so bringing in players who can’t produce now is not a good idea.
@@jen_nice2059 Perhaps but basketball is big in Europe and Asia. I visited the Philippines and saw more NBA jerseys there than anywhere else I have ever visited. The LPGA is big in Asia, I just think the WNBA could think outside the US.
Good luck
she will definitely get some valuable and needed experience playing oversees. but unfortunately after all she has said the league will continue to white list her.
Is this the one with drug arrest(s)?
Yes, I believe she was arrested for marijuana several years ago
Nope
@@AlonzoJohnson-l4m yep. At Baylor.