Okay, sorry to jump in randomly, but I have not been on the computer forever and just finished reading the conversation.
I think what someone is trying to say is that the student-athletes know about these forums and they read them, so to put up "negative" input about their performances might be hurtful to them and their super fans.
Also, no one actually knows what Aus' playing role was like. No one knows how she played in practices and what she was told to do when entering a game. On ESPN during her season in Seattle they called her a lights out shooter in practices. Who knows maybe Agler told Aus to take care of the ball and pass it only. :/ Nobody will know. So we can't really judge her.
My mother knows Aus personally and said Aus liked the experience but was not happy being a bench warmer and not being able to help out.
With that being said, we can all agree that Aus didn't have the season WE expected her to have nor what she will soon be capable of, but we all can agree that it is hard to have that super season when you have to play behind veterans that included one of the best players in the world, Lauren Jackson, the best point guard in the world, Sue Bird, and another great forward who is on the USA team, Swin Cash. Also, she had to play behind, Tanisha Wright, Camille Little, (starters) Jana Vesala, and Svet (starters on their national teams.) Hard? Yes. Also, for her to make it on a team in the WNBA that only allows 132 players total to play in the WNBA is a tremendous accomplishments. I only wish that they would go back to having 13 players on each team.
One. Step. At. A. Time.
Maybe if she was drafted somewhere else she would of got a better opportunity, but maybe it was her fate.
She is a hard worker that is working hard on improving her skills right now. I hope to see her in the Olympics in future, having a MVP season in Canberra next season, and back in the WNBA next year.
Go AUS-> forever a cyclone.
P.S. I know this is a opinion. We all should be nice to each other and accept what people think.