Who were left out of the 2017 WNBA All-Star rosters?


The rosters for the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game have been finalized a few days ago with the announcement of the all-star reserves.

Joining Sylvia Fowles, Maya Moore, Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi, and Sue Bird in the Western Conference All-Stars are Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart, Chelsea Gray, Seimone Augustus, Skylar Diggins-Smith, and Rebekkah Brunson, who replaced the injured Brittney Griner. Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve will be coaching the West.


Meanwhile, Eastern Conference starters Jonquel Jones, Tina Charles, Elena Delle Donne, Jasmine Thomas and Tiffany Hayes were joined by Candice Dupree, Elizabeth Williams, Layshia Clarendon, Allie Quigley, Stephanie Dolson, and Alyssa Thomas. Sugar Rodgers was later named a replacement for the unavailable Delle Donne. Connecticut Sun head coach Curt Miller replaced New York Liberty's Bill Laimbeer (personal reasons) as the mentor of the East.

Without a doubt, both rosters pack lots of starpower. Both feature a handful of the best players in the league today and newcomers which have been elevating their games. And yet, just like in any all-star contest, there have been deserving players who might have been left out.

Here are some all-star snubs.

Tayler Hill, Washington Mystics


Obviously, with the announcement Hill will miss the rest of the season due to an ACL injury, she won't be available to play in the All-Star Game although it is interesting to see if coaches would have considered her even just as a replacement if she was healthy.

Statistical-wise, Hill's averages have slightly dipped from last season, but she is shooting more efficiently while being one of the team's assists leaders.

The Mystics are also the only team in the upper third of the WNBA with not enough all-star representation. The Lynx have three originally, and eventually four after the Brunson announcement while the Los Angeles Sparks and Connecticut Sun both have three apiece as well. With Delle Donne injured, that only means there would be no Mystics in the all-star game this year, a shame considering they have been playing well this season.

Glory Johnson, Dallas Wings

Johnson has bounced back this season, giving the Wings energy in the frontcourt. She is averaging 13.8 PPG and 8.5 RPG while shooting above 48 percent from the field, one of the key reasons why the Wings are competitive against any team in the league.

Johnson is the team's leading rebounder, and the second leading scorer.

Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm
Make no mistake, this isn't to get her in because the all-star game is in Seattle. Loyd is shooting better from the field than during her rookie season, and shooting her best rate from three-point land while having solid averages of 16.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.7 APG, and 1.5 SPG.

Plus if the Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky can have multiple players in the all-star game, the Storm should also have their best players in the annual event.

Three-point contest snubs

Meanwhile, the WNBA also announced the participants for the three-point contest. Bird, Moore, Jasmine Thomas, Quigley, and Rodgers will be competing for this year's title.

I wrote an article about who I think should make the three-point contest and I feel those who have not been included in the contest, particularly Diana Taurasi and Briann January, deserve spots.

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