WNBA.com: GM Survey: Best Players

WNBA General Managers make their picks for 2009

GM Survey: Best Players

Who is the best player in the game? Who is the best coach? Which team has the best chance of taking the title from the Detroit Shock? Which player would GMs sign first if they were starting a team today?

Once again, WNBA.com posed questions to the league's general managers to learn what the people who make the decisions really think about these topics and more.

Who will win the 2009 MVP?
1.	Lisa Leslie	41.6%	Lisa Leslie
2.	Lauren Jackson	16.7%
3.	Seimone Augustus	8.3%
	Tamika Catchings	8.3%
	Sylvia Fowles	8.3%
	Kara Lawson	8.3%
	Diana Taurasi	8.3%

If you were starting a franchise today and could sign any player in the WNBA, who would it be?
1.	Candace Parker	36.3%	Candace Parker
2.	Tamika Catchings	18.2%
	Lauren Jackson	18.2%
	Diana Taurasi	18.2%
	Sylvia Fowles	9.1%

Which player is most likely to have a breakout season in 2009?
1.	Sylvia Fowles	27.2%	Sylvia Fowles
2.	Matee Ajavon	9.1%
	Kara Braxton	9.1%
	Laura Harper	9.1%
	Sancho Lyttle	9.1%
	Katie Mattera	9.1%
	Erin Phillips	9.1%
	Candice Wiggins	9.1%
	Tanisha Wright	9.1%

Which player do you think has the greatest hunger to win a championship in 2009?
1.	Tamika Catchings	25%	Tamika Catchings
	Lisa Leslie	25%
3.	Becky Hammon	8.3%
	Chamique Holdsclaw	8.3%
	Vickie Johnson	8.3%
	Asjha Jones	8.3%
	Kara Lawson	8.3%
	Tina Thompson	8.3%

Who is the best point guard in the WNBA?
1.	Sue Bird	58.3%	Sue Bird
2	Lindsay Whalen	16.7%
3.	Becky Hammon	8.3%
	Ticha Penicheiro	8.3%
	Katie Smith	8.3%

Who is the best shooting guard in the WNBA?
1.	Deanna Nolan	50%	Deanna Nolan
2	Diana Taurasi	20.8%
3.	Cappie Pondexter	16.7%
4.	Betty Lennox	8.3%
5.	Katie Smith	4.1%

Who is the best small forward in the WNBA?
1.	Tamika Catchings	22.7%	Tamika Catchings
2.	Sophia Young	13.6%
3.	Seimone Augustus	9.1%
	Chamique Holdsclaw	9.1%
	Candace Parker	9.1%
	Nicole Powell	9.1%
	Katie Smith	9.1%
	Diana Taurasi	9.1%
	Tina Thompson	9.1%

Who is the best power forward in the WNBA?
1.	Tina Thompson	36.3%	Tina Thompson
2.	Lauren Jackson	27.2%
3.	Rebekkah Brunson	9.1%
	Asjha Jones	9.1%
	Candace Parker	9.1%
	Sophia Young	9.1%

Who is the best center in the WNBA?
1.	Lisa Leslie	58.3%	Lisa Leslie
2.	Lauren Jackson	16.7%
3.	Sylvia Fowles	16.7%
	Erika DeSouza	8.3%

Who is the most underrated player in the WNBA?
1.	Seimone Augustus	9.1%	Seimone Augustus
	Tully Bevilaqua	9.1%
	Sue Bird	9.1%
	Asjha Jones	9.1%
	Coco Miller	9.1%
	DeLisha Milton-Jones	9.1%
	Deanna Nolan	9.1%
	Jia Perkins	9.1%
	Erin Perperoglou	9.1%
	Cappie Pondexter	9.1%
	Katie Smith	9.1%