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0-2 low; 3-5 moderate; 6-7 high; 8-10 very high; extreme. 8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm 1 1 2 2 1 1 A healthy Julian Blackmon will be back at strong safety, motivated to prove to the Colts and rest of the NFL that the playmaker he was last sea- son. The other three spots, two outside cornerbacks and the free safety posi- tion, are up for grabs. think really wide Bradley said. Barring an outside signing Colts general manager Chris Ballard indicated at the end of the NFL draft that there were still a couple of positions like to add this the major con- tenders at each spot are set.
JuJu Brents, Jaylon Jones and Dallis Flowers are the primary combatants for the two cornerback spots. Players who the prototype the Colts want. But players who still have something to prove. really like that part of it the skill set, the length, the Bradley said. just the consistency.
Who is going to step up and be that guy that takes the next step there as a cor- ner? Play in and play out, who can play at the standard looking to play Indianapolis liked the way Flowers played as the starter in the four games, but the third-year player is com- ing a torn Achilles tendon, an injury that is notoriously to return to full strength and explosiveness in one year of recovery. Brents showed the physicality and ball skills the Colts want in his 496 snaps last season, but he has to prove he can stay healthy. Jones, a former seventh-round pick, has to prove his performance as a starter a All three have to prove they can take the next step to avoid the lapses that came with inexperience last season. While all three cornerbacks played well at times, the trio of Brents, Jones and Flowers also had rough moments, mis- takes that can be chalked up, in part to inexperience. had a lot of guys who were in their year of experience last Moore said.
really do any- thing about it, because they seen it before, whether tempo, ad- justments, Free safety is the same way. Former starter Rodney Thomas II initially excited the Colts defensive with his play as a rookie, then frustratingly struggled with lapses in his second season. Eventually, Thom- as gave way to Nick Cross, the ultra- athletic third-rounder who struggled to any traction with the coaching until the end of his second season in the NFL. Indianapolis decision-makers have also thrown 2023 pick Daniel Scott into that mix as a possibil- ity, even though a torn ACL kept Scott from playing as a rookie. those guys at safety, just: Which one is going to come to the Bradley said.
guy like Rodney, his year was a good year, second year struggled at times, but it feels now, in a short time being back with him, now like, know what, I learned from that, not happening Nick, we tried him at strong, and he can play strong, but I think even look- ing back at him in college, when he sees things top down, his comfort level and his speed picks The Colts are counting on a handful of their young players to take the next step and become bona NFL start- ers this season. If they cannot, the Indianapolis de- fense could have a fatal weakness. Fresh playing a schedule full of backup quarterbacks, the Colts are slated to face some of the best next season, not only in the AFC South but the AFC East and NFC North as well, and although Indianapolis be- lieves the addition of pick Laiatu Latu will give the Colts a domi- nant pass rush, the secondary still has to be able to hold up its end of the bar- gain. A weight that was too much to carry last season, and also a weight the Colts knew would likely be too heavy for young players last year, hoping it would pay when the 2024 season arrived. Moore said.
we got hit on last year, try- ing to minimize that as much as pos- sible. The is only beginning. Indianapolis is barely at the start of its installation. But the signs of experience are al- ready there in the cornerbacks. see growth Moore said.
The Colts are betting on it. Colts Continued from Page 1B Defenders are going to be aggressive and physical with Clark, so likely struggle to score at the clip she did in college. But her passing will translate immediately, especially in transition. 2. Los Angeles Rickea Jackson will be the 2024 Rookie of the Year In the event that unfamiliar with Rickea Jackson, the No.
4 overall pick out of Tennessee, you should study up. The 6-foot-2 has tre- mendous size to go along with her skill- set, which means make an imme- diate impact. more, the Sparks are in desperate need of some scoring they lost their top two scorers in the season and Jackson can provide that. smooth, fun to watch and her per- sonality will in perfectly in Holly- wood. 3.
Charter flights will become mandatory basketball has never been more popular, and while absurd that the WNBA is 28 years old and still not chartering regularly especially after Brittney safety was threatened upon her return from Russia this is a problem likely to be soon. By the time everyone returns from the Olympic break Aug. 14, charters should be the norm in the WNBA. Members of the 2024 draft class, led by Clark, are so popular, regular- ly going to get mobbed in airports. not going to go over well with anyone, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver can step in and it with the snap of his Everyone associated with the WNBA players, coaches, fans wants charters.
Silver can, and should, make it happen. 4. This will not be Diana season A few important notes on the woman widely and correctly considered the GOAT of the WNBA: Yes, Diana Tau- rasi has talked about wanting to get through the Paris Olympics but Tau- rasi has an insatiable hunger for compe- tition, and not ready to give up the sport she loves, or the paycheck, even if dealt with more than her share of injuries lately. (Tauraisi played in just 26 of 40 games last season.) be around next summer, too, and very possibly after that as well. After missing the last season, be important to Taurasi to lead Phoenix back to the postseason before she bids goodbye.
5. The Las Vegas Aces will three-peat Yeah, the New York Liberty took Las Vegas to four games in the last but be real: In the right now, Las Vegas and everyone else. The Liberty might have the star power to match Las Vegas, but coach Becky Hammon has proved to be the The Aces re- turn their entire 2023 roster, and Wilson only keeps improving. No WNBA team has three-peated since the Houston Comets won the four titles, from 1997-2000. That changes this summer.
6. Skylar Diggins-Smith will have an All-WNBA season with the Seattle Storm The No. 3 overall pick in the 2013 draft, Skylar Diggins-Smith has a repu- tation for bringing drama wherever she goes. But let the rumors or antics take away from her on the court play, which is often spectacular. Throughout her career, the 5-foot-9 guard has averaged 16.7 points, 5.0 as- sists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game; also a defender.
Diggins-Smith missed last season af- ter giving birth to her second child, but her absence from the Phoenix Mercury went beyond that; last August, Diggins- Smith said been barred from the practice facility. Diggins-Smith has a long history of playing well when people are dismissing her. 7. The WNBA will announce three expansion teams by the 2024 Finals Initially, the planned to announce two expansion teams by the end of 2023, which would start play in the 2025 season. They got halfway there, with the addition of the Bay Area team (which has already sold 7,000 season tickets).
But the second team which was reported to be Portland fell through and now the is in a holding pattern. That means that as of now, the league is expected to play with just 13 teams in 2025. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said during the 2024 draft that the league can get to 16 teams by 2028. Fans are clamoring for expansion right now though and while the WNBA drags its feet, the NWSL is naming ex- pansion teams left and right. An easy way to all this: Name the next three cities by the Finals, which will run through October.
It really is that simple. 8. Wilson will win MVP honors. The vote be close Speaking of the best player, and the top player on both ends of the Wilson has won back-to- back DPOY awards the 27-year-old will be hungry to get her MVP trophy back this season. There was some con- troversy last season when Breanna Stewart took home MVP honors despite receiving fewer votes than Alyssa Thomas (in WNBA awards, voters rank their choices).
Wil- son admitted that third in 2023 MVP voting like in a bizarre move, someone even voted her fourth. be anxious to that feeling, and will go on a tear starting Day 1. 9. Chicago will lead the league in rebounds believe this because I said it, believe it because Kamilla Cardoso pro- claimed it. On draft night, after Chicago selected South Cardoso No.
3 overall and Angel Reese No. 7 overall, Cardoso joked of the imposing new front court, gonna get more rebounds than Except she kidding: Reese and Cardoso av- eraged 13.4 and 9.7 rebounds, respec- tively, in their college seasons, which ranked second and 41st national- ly. Chicago averaged 33.3 rebounds as a team last year. With Reese and Cardoso in the lineup, except that number to go up 10. Every New York Liberty starter will be an All-Star This is going to happen for two rea- sons: First, the Liberty is stacked with talent, from Breanna Stewart to Sabrina Ionescu to Courtney Vandersloot and more.
But the other caveat important to know: This summer, the Olympic team will be playing the All- Star team before the Americans head to Paris. Because all the Olympians are likely to be voted All-Stars numer- ous All-Star roster spots will open up; how Jonquel Jones and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton will also make the team. WNBA Continued from Page 1B From left to right: Team USA members Sabrina Ionescu, Aliyah Boston, WIlson, Brittney Griner, Jewel Lloyd, Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi. The United States will be going for their eighth straight gold medal. GETTY IMAGES.
