2017 WNBA.com GM Survey: Best Players/Coaches


Ever wonder what WNBA insiders think about the best teams, players and coaches in the league? 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.

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Who is the best guard in the WNBA?
1. Diana Taurasi = 67%
2. Maya Moore = 17% 
T-3. Cappie Pondexter, Skylar Diggins-Smith = 8% 

Who is the best forward in the WNBA?
1. Maya Moore = 33%
T-2. Nneka Ogwumike, Tina Charles = 25%
T-3. Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne = 8%

Who is the best center in the WNBA?
T-1. Sylvia Fowles, Tina Charles = 42%
T-2. Elizabeth Williams, Brittney Griner = 8%

Who is the best overall head coach in the WNBA?
1. Cheryl Reeve = 33%
2. Brian Agler = 17%

T-3. Bill Laimbeer, Fred Williams, Michael Cooper, Mike Thibault, Sandy Brondello = 8%

Which head coach is the best manager/motivator of people?
1. Cheryl Reeve = 42%
T-2. Brian Agler, Mike Thibault = 17%

T-3. Jenny Boucek, Pokey Chatman, Fred Williams = 8%

Who is the most underrated player in the WNBA?
1. Tiffany Hayes = 25%
2. Karima Christmas-Kelly = 17%
T-3. Alana Beard, Alysha Clark, Courtney Vandersloot, Erlana Larkins, Jantel Lavender, Kia Stokes, Tierra Ruffin-Pratt = 8%

Which player is the best finisher?
1. Maya Moore = 33%
2. Nneka Ogwumike = 25%
T-3. Angel McCoughtry, Crystal Langhorne, Diana Taurasi, Elena Delle Donne, Sue Bird = 8%

Which player is the best at getting her own shot?
1. Maya Moore = 33%
2. Diana Taurasi = 25%
3. Seimone Augustus = 17%
T-4.  Angel McCoughtry, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne = 8%

Which player is the best rebounder?
1. Nneka Ogwumike = 42%
2. Tina Charles = 25%
3. Sylvia Fowles = 17%
T-4. Glory Johnson, Rebekkah Brunson = 8%

Which player has the best post moves?
1. Tina Charles = 75%
2. Candace Parker = 17%
3. Crystal Langhorne = 8%

Which player is the best passer?
1. Sue Bird = 75%
T-2. Briann January, Courtney Vandersloot, Diana Taurasi = 8%

Which player is most dangerous in the open floor?
1. Maya Moore = 33%
2. Jewell Loyd = 25%
3. Diana Taurasi = 17%
T-4. Angel McCoughtry, Elena Delle Donne, Tiffany Hayes = 8%

Which player is the most athletic?
1. Nneka Ogwumike = 75%
T-2. Angel McCoughtry, Jewell Loyd, Glory Johnson = 8%

Which player is the best pure shooter?
1. Diana Taurasi = 58%
2. Elena Delle Donne = 17%
T-3. Allie Quigley, Sue Bird, Kristi Toliver = 8%

Which player is the best leader?
1. Sue Bird = 50%
T-2. Diana Taurasi, Lindsay Whalen = 17%
T-3. Cappie Pondexter, Maya Moore = 8%

Who is the toughest player in the WNBA?
1. Lindsay Whalen = 25%
2. Diana Taurasi = 17%
T-3. Alyssa Thomas, Briann January, Maya Moore, Nneka Ogwumike, Rebekkah Brunson,Sylvia Fowles, Tiffany Hayes = 8%

Which player has the best basketball I.Q.?
1. Sue Bird = 50%
2. Diana Taurasi = 25%
3. Candace Parker = 17%
4. Lindsay Whalen = 8%

Which player is the best at making her teammates better?
1. Sue Bird = 67%
2. Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Lindsay Whalen, Maya Moore = 8%