The Wednesday Wizengamot returns to pass judgment on Chicago Sky “star” Angel Reese. Evidently, she made some comments regarding the quality of her team/mates today: “I’m not settling for the same s*** we did this year.” There is so much to unpack here, but let’s start with the obvious: Reese is not a star; she is very overrated, just like Caitlin Clark; and if she wants her team to improve, she needs to start on her own game.

First, Reese is not a star, by any stretch of the WNBA imagination: in 63 games through almost two full seasons now, she has produced just 4.5 Win Shares as her team has posted a 22-57 record. She was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 draft, and she has shot just 42.2 percent from the floor as part of a dreadful 42.7 Effective Field Goal percentage. She’s best known for missing two-foot shots and snaring her own rebounds.

She was an All Star in name only as a rookie last year, as she finished fourth on her own team in Win Shares per Minute Played, demonstrating her average value to her team’s success. This year, she is only third on her own team in the same sabermetric category. Her play this season (1.8 WS in 29 games), however, has actually declined since last season (2.7 WS in 34 games). So, where does she get off criticizing her own team?

Second, and this connects from the first issue, Reese is overrated. Sabermetrically, she’s a joke, even compared to Clark, and that’s saying something. We know she is not even the best player on the Sky, but she thinks she is … maybe because of the media, or maybe because she won a national title while in college. We’re not really sure why everyone thinks she’s so great, because there is no data to back that assertion up.

She did top the WNBA in rebounds as a rookie, but she did so while shooting 39.1 percent from the floor and grabbing 172 offensive rebounds. Hence the nickname “Mebound” … this is almost the same as Clark leading the league in assists per game while also setting an all-time record for turnovers in a single season by about 2.0 TOs per outing. Whatever good Reese achieves is counteracted and erased by all the bad stuff.

Third, she was the No. 7 overall pick in the draft, and her game has so many holes in it, still. Yes, her shooting has improved a bit this season; she also leads the league in rebounding again, but she’s second in offensive rebounds still. Her Player Efficiency Rating has improved from her rookie season, but it’s nowhere near the top players in the WNBA. Her WS value is actually down, due to her still-poor shooting.

If Reese wants the Sky to improve, she needs to start by continuing to work on her own game and set an example that way. It’s what a team leader would do, even though she’s not close to being the best player on her own team—last year or this year. She’s a forward, and she still shoots just 46.3 percent from the floor. Her turnover rate this year is almost twice as high as it was last year, so where’s the mirror, Miss Reese?

In the end, a mature player knows not to criticize the team or the teammates unless there are few flaws in their own game. Reese is not mature; she is not a star; she is overrated and mediocre, really. But hey, she’s popular in some way, enough to get her own shoe deal, and we can all laugh at that for a player who has just 4.5 WS in 63 career games. The Top 10 WNBA this year features the No. 10 player with 5.1 WS this year alone.

So, yeah, Reese should shut up, look in the mirror, and fix her own game before criticizing her organization.