{"id":296180,"date":"2025-11-17T01:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/296180\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:56:09","slug":"cant-see-her-being-an-elite-guard-fans-react-as-dawn-staley-drops-advice-for-wnba-teams-about-raven-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/296180\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCan\u2019t See Her Being An Elite Guard\u201d: Fans React As Dawn Staley Drops Advice for WNBA Teams About\u00a0Raven\u00a0Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Carolina Gamecocks coach <a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/womens-college-basketball\/dawn-staley-raven-johnson-more-selfish\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dawn Staley<\/a> has dropped a bold take on the WNBA Draft stock of one of her graduating players. On Sunday, Nov. 16, a video was uploaded by @brwsports on Instagram that shows Staley at a recent press conference. One of the questions asked of Staley was about senior Raven Johnson and how she will fare in the 2026 WNBA Draft next year.<\/p>\n<p>Staley urged WNBA franchises to look at <a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/womens-college-basketball\/raven-johnson-taniya-latson-south-carolina\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johnson\u2019s<\/a> skill set from a wider perspective. The current narrative for Johnson is whether or not she can score despite being a pass-first point guard. Staley pointed out all the ways Johnson can help a WNBA team out, apart from scoring.<\/p>\n<p>However, women\u2019s basketball fans online are not convinced by the statements made by Staley, as they feel Johnson is not as good as her coach talks her up to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t see her being an elite guard in the W. Sorry, still love ya\u2019ll down though,\u201d one user pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-170013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cant-see-her-being-elite-11-17-25-6.jpg\" alt=\"(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)\" width=\"301\" height=\"105\"  \/>(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see how she goes first round,\u201d another user commented.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cant-see-her-being-elite-11-17-25-5-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\"  \/>(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing is Raven can\u2019t shoot. She\u2019s a great player though,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-170011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cant-see-her-being-elite-11-17-25-4.jpg\" alt=\"(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)\" width=\"293\" height=\"92\"  \/>(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, Raven is not a first-round caliber guard,\u201d a user posted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cant-see-her-being-elite-11-17-25-3-300x99.jpg\" alt=\"(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\"  \/>(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>Other users agreed with Staley and believe that Johnson is a proven winner in the game of basketball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove this, Raven is a pure winner!!! I mean what else matters outside of winning,\u201d one fan claimed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cant-see-her-being-elite-11-17-25-2-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\"  \/>(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove a coach that rides for their players,\u201d another fan said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cant-see-her-being-elite-11-17-25-1-300x97.jpg\" alt=\"(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\"  \/>(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree 100%,\u201d a fan shared.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cant-see-her-being-elite-11-17-25-300x77.jpg\" alt=\"(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)\" width=\"300\" height=\"77\"  \/>(image credits @brwsports on Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is currently in her fifth and final year of college basketball, all of which has been spent under the tutelage of coach Staley and the <a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/womens-college-basketball\/chloe-kitts-raven-johnson-preseason-photoshoot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gamecocks<\/a> program. She was a key cog for the Gamecocks teams that won the 2022 and the 2024 national titles. Johnson aims to help South Carolina win its third NCAA title in the last five years in her final campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/womens-college-basketball\/raven-johnson-comment-angel-reese-look\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More: South Carolina Star Raven Johnson Drops 1-Word Comment As Angel Reese Dons Chic Burberry Look<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dawn Staley Says WNBA Teams Can Count on Raven Johnson<\/p>\n<p>In the same press conference, Dawn Staley detailed that there is more to Raven Johnson than just a pass-first point guard. The tenured tactician went on to be specific about what exactly Raven Johnson can bring to the table in terms of her all-around game. With this, she affirmed that WNBA squads can expect success if they select Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u200aWhen it comes down to winning, right, she makes the right plays. Whether that\u2019s scoring, whether that\u2019s defending, whether that\u2019s rebounding, um, whether that\u2019s getting people, other people involved. So I, you know, I love Raven. We\u2019re gonna miss her presence. But, when you think about a winner, when you think about a consummate point guard, Raven is that,\u201d Staley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRIK6hIkU0E\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf WNBA teams want to do, like, wanna be like us, meaning the amount of success that we\u2019ve had with her in the lineup, they\u2019re gonna take Raven, they\u2019re gonna take Raven in the first round,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/womens-college-basketball\/chloe-kitts-raven-johnson-stylish-swimwear\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Also Read: \u2018Fine Shyttt\u2019, \u2018Hi Sweetiee\u2019: Chloe Kitts, Bree Hall and More Gush Over Raven Johnson As She Rocks Stylish Swimwear<\/a><\/p>\n<p>College Sports Network has you covered with the latest news, analysis, insights, and trending stories in\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/football\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">football<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/mens-college-basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/collegefootballnetwork.com\/mens-college-basketball\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">basketball<\/a>, and more!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley has dropped a bold take on the WNBA Draft stock of one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296181,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-296180","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}