Deep Dive Into Angel Reese Stats Paints Grim Picture Of Sky Rookie's Skills

It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Caitlin Clark would win the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award pretty much the moment that the Indiana Fever selected her with the #1 overall pick in April. 

But there's rising discussion about the #7 overall pick, Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, as the potential winner of the award. Reese is amassing counting stats at a very high rate, even setting the WNBA record for consecutive games with a double-double (13). 

That's not the WNBA rookie record – that's the overall record previously set by Candace Parker back in 2009 and 2010 (12). It's impressive, for sure, but it doesn't really tell the whole story. 

The problem is that many of Reese's rebounds come on her own missed layups. In fact, Reese only makes 44% of her layups. She's attempted 185 layups this season and 40 of them have been blocked. 

Excitement is building for Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese to win Rookie of the Year, but her advanced stats are not very good.

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That's not a strong figure for someone who is often called one of the best post players in the league, despite being a rookie. 

Plus, if she were really as strong in the post as some people would like you to believe, wouldn't she have more blocked shots of her own? 

Reese has blocked seven opponent shots this season, less than one block for every two games she has played. For reference, Caitlin Clark has 17 blocks this season. Clark is a guard who is four inches shorter than Reese. 

Reese ranks outside the Top 40 in the league in blocks per game, which again, doesn't scream "disruptive interior presence." (Clark ranks 16th in this stat.)

Reese's offensive efficiency doesn't paint a pretty picture for the Sky rookie. She's shooting just