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Solid Article on Arike/Napheesa's Seasons by BBall Index by dillon77

Writer's name is Ben Dull and he does a very good job of seeting context for what Ogunbowale and Collier were put into, how they performed within those parameters, statistics and perceptions.

Most notably, he addresses the common perceptions that this is the "team player" vs. the "me-focused" one in b-ball terms and the shooting efficiency of both players.

As for Arike, he believes that "High-volume initiators play by different rules," and says that such players are rare to find.

And he actually thinks Collier's scoring was very good and could/should get better.

Good read. I learned some things.

Whats intersting to me is that while both players could be better professionals next year, their individual stats could come down due to being joined by other top-notch players:
- Arike, joined by Skylar and/or MoJeff
- Napheesa Collier, possibly by Maya Moore and -- at some point -- Jessica Shepard.