Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Nneka Ogwumike’s Rise to Most Valueable Player MVP of Women Basketball Association WNBA 2016


Nigerian born Nneka Ogwumike  has won most valuable player of Women National Basket –ball Association (WNBA)  Here are just a few of the words used by coaches, players, analysts and fans to describe Nneka Ogwumike and her game: smart, efficient, athletic, quick, gritty, tenacious, physical, focused, effort, hard worker.

When speaking with her college coach, Tara VanDerveer of Stanford University, there was another word that stood out: springy.
It’s such a perfect word to describe Nneka’s ability to exploit opponents with her superior quickness and athleticism in all facets of the game – offensive rebounds and put-backs, straight line or backdoor cuts to the basket for layups, getting in the passing lane for a steal or leaping quickly to block an opposing players shot.

It’s also a perfect word to describe Nneka’s meteoric rise from All-Star sidekick to Most Valuable Player, an award she won on Tuesday after receiving 31 of 38 first place votes from a national panel of sportswriters.


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