The WNBA is BACK!!!!!

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LOL

 

 

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The 3X3 ladies lost today to Germany.  The way that games is played makes pretty much any game a toss up.  If someone gets hot and strings together 4-5 buckets a game can get away from you in a hurry

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

4 hours ago, d2o said:

The 3X3 ladies lost today to Germany.  The way that games is played makes pretty much any game a toss up.  If someone gets hot and strings together 4-5 buckets a game can get away from you in a hurry

The game goes really fast. They use the ladies size ball but heavier, what's that about....

The US team with almost zero time together, which seems really important with no in-game coaching and the constant play.

Won gold in Tokyo, but not the favorite this year. Weird to be rooting for Van Lith...

[BurntOrange&White 39,821]

They’re missing Brink big time

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The gold medal game was an absolute GRIND but the ladies get it done!!!

 

 

 

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[ChickenSandwich 9,805]

That was a low skill display of basketball and thank goodness we were taller. 
 

If the US offensive identity was to chuck up bricks and clean up the boards, forget clark, they should have brought Reece. 

[d2o 1,602]

3 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

That was a low skill display of basketball and thank goodness we were taller. 
 

If the US offensive identity was to chuck up bricks and clean up the boards, forget clark, they should have brought Reece. 

That was by far the worst game they've played.   They got killed on the o boards, turned it over way too much, missed a lot of bunnies and barely even shot 3s.   Didnt matter though.  Win is a win

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

Rebounds U.S. 48, France 39.     U.S. 16 Offensive boards, France 16 Offensive boards.
We shot the ball very poorly from 3  -  2 for 12 for 16%

We just are in no way used to games being played this physical. If this was a WNBA game half the France team would have fouled out.
US 16 fouls, France 25   - In international play we need to go ahead and bang the shit out of people, cause it's not getting called.
Big-time home game for France, the girls did great.

Need to do a better job of selecting the players, Taurasi never saw the floor this game.
Copper was huge in the fourth, France couldn't keep up with her speed.
Would have like to see Chennedy and Arike on this team.

 

 

 

 

[d2o 1,602]

1 hour ago, TommysTinyTowels said:

Rebounds U.S. 48, France 39.     U.S. 16 Offensive boards, France 16 Offensive boards.
We shot the ball very poorly from 3  -  2 for 12 for 16%

We just are in no way used to games being played this physical. If this was a WNBA game half the France team would have fouled out.
US 16 fouls, France 25   - In international play we need to go ahead and bang the shit out of people, cause it's not getting called.
Big-time home game for France, the girls did great.

Need to do a better job of selecting the players, Taurasi never saw the floor this game.
Copper was huge in the fourth, France couldn't keep up with her speed.
Would have like to see Chennedy and Arike on this team.

 

 

 

 

Surprised the o board count was even.   Seemed like France was getting o boards constantly.  And yeah the refs were definitely letting them play.

[d2o 1,602]

15 hours ago, TommysTinyTowels said:

Rebounds U.S. 48, France 39.     U.S. 16 Offensive boards, France 16 Offensive boards.
We shot the ball very poorly from 3  -  2 for 12 for 16%

We just are in no way used to games being played this physical. If this was a WNBA game half the France team would have fouled out.
US 16 fouls, France 25   - In international play we need to go ahead and bang the shit out of people, cause it's not getting called.
Big-time home game for France, the girls did great.

Need to do a better job of selecting the players, Taurasi never saw the floor this game.
Copper was huge in the fourth, France couldn't keep up with her speed.
Would have like to see Chennedy and Arike on this team.

 

 

 

 

DT not playing (Jewel Loyd didnt play either) yesterday was not a referendum on player selection.    Its a numbers game.   There are not enough mins in a 40 min gm to give 12 people meaningful mins so realistically someone (ideally 2 IMO) should sit every game.  In the blowout wins they had earlier it was easy to get everyone 5-6 mins but in a tight one you try and find something that works and then stick with it, minutes be damned.  BG only played 5 mins, Alyssa Thomas and Sabrina only played 10 each.

Its nice to have players who can be ready when they are called though. Copper and Ionescu didnt play until the 2nd half.  Sabrina didnt really move the needle while Copper definitely did so she stayed on the court once she got on playing almost the entire 2nd half.

Now we have 4 yrs to make sure the next team is stacked like this one is.   Aja and probably Sabrina are the only real locks given age.   CC, Angel, Paige and maybe even Juju (especially with the games being in LA) will be ready.  Will be interesting to see what the roster looks like by then.

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Did good numbers even with the bad start time.

 

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Really wild how poorly the Aces handled her whole situation with how good the Aces org has been.

 

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Interesting list.   I like Angel more than most clearly but I'm not sure she belongs on this list.   She is not better than any of the players she is above.

 

[LTtxfan 49,055]

2 hours ago, d2o said:

 

Interesting list.   I like Angel more than most clearly but I'm not sure she belongs on this list.   She is not better than any of the players she is above.

 

ESPN doing this now is just click-bait...

Dumb

[d2o 1,602]

Picking up where she left off.   Got the season sweep of the Mercury

 

 

 

 

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Good stuff from one of the best to do it

 

 

 

 

Edited August 18 by d2o

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Flying high out of the break and  peaking at the right time.    Looking like a tough out for someone come playoff time.

 

 

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[Machinator 32,098]

 

[d2o 1,602]

12 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Was just coming to post this.   Could be a pretty big deal for a team that is in the #5 spot currently and has been playing pretty well all season to get someone as good as she is.   It could just as easily be an issue as she does need the ball in her hands a lot and they have Jewel and SkyDig with Nneka needing touches too.

[d2o 1,602]

More than ever its clear that Cathy Engelbert isnt the person to lead the league in its next steps of growth.   Daily there are reminders of that.

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit B    In a 12 team league there is ZERO excuse for having 3 gms starting at the exact same time.    

 

 

 

 

[ztejas 43,382]

Me checking if any of the games have my girl Caitlin playing. 

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[ztejas 43,382]

1 minute ago, d2o said:

 

 

 

KD female edition.

Not my GOAT but she's in the convo. 

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This beckons me back to the wilt vs bill days 

 

 

Edited August 26 by closetohumping

[d2o 1,602]

Angel is basically Andre Drummond at this point.    Huge rebounding numbers, shitty finisher.   She needs significant work on her finishing over the off-season if she is going to be anything more than a specialist

 

[closetohumping 17,412]

So far these girls have said Reese should be ROY:

Monica mcnutt 

dawn staley

juju Watkins 

 

 

all have either played or covered women’s basketball.    Maybe we’re the jackasses?

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8 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

So far these girls have said Reese should be ROY:

Monica mcnutt 

dawn staley

juju Watkins 

 

 

all have either played or covered women’s basketball.    Maybe we’re the jackasses?

Oh forgot to add Cheney Carter to my list

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Wonder if this one will make the news and spark a million op-eds

 

[ztejas 43,382]

5 minutes ago, d2o said:

 

Wonder if this one will make the news and spark a million op-eds

 

Who cares. She's fun as fuck to watch and the best thing to happen to women's sports since Serena Williams. 

Hate if you want - she's turning women's basketball into a household sport and I'm here for it. She can smack a few bitches along the way afaic. 

[Pam Cummings 9,603]

I was worried when she turned that ankle yesterday, looked bad. But she just kept on truckin.

[d2o 1,602]

14 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

I was worried when she turned that ankle yesterday, looked bad. But she just kept on truckin.

She joked about in the presser LOL.  

 

 

 

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50 minutes ago, d2o said:

 

Wonder if this one will make the news and spark a million op-eds

 

Looks like she was trying to block her shot?  

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

3 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Looks like she was trying to block her shot?  

Yes, just trying to block her shot. Absolutely did hit her in the head, but zero malicious intent.

As opposed to Chennedy Carter, who sees each foul as an opportunity to work out some childhood trauma.

 

 

[d2o 1,602]

3 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Looks like she was trying to block her shot?  

She was.   Just like Angel was when she hit CC in the head a couple months ago.   Back then I said it was a basketball play that happens all the time but there were whole news stories about Angel "assaulting" CC and op eds about how much she hates CC.

 

 

 

[TommysTinyTowels 785]

4 hours ago, closetohumping said:

So far these girls have said Reese should be ROY:

Monica mcnutt, dawn staley, juju Watkins, Chennedy Carter

all have either played or covered women’s basketball.    Maybe we’re the jackasses?

No, we are not.

Clark's turnovers are an issue but she contributes massively to the success of her team. More points, assists, and shoots better than Angel. Steals and blocks about even.

Clark just tied the # 3 point shots in a year for a rookie with 10 games left (85).

Angel's claim to fame are her rebounds/double doubles. The criticism of her shooting so poorly and getting her own boards is legit. She's a good player and will be a league star for a long time, but she's not rookie of the year.

You would much rather have CC on your team to win games than Angel.

 

If you consider who contributes more the the success of the WNBA as a whole, the difference is laughable.

 

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Yeah, I'll give them a bit of a pass cause most of those statements were made a couple months ago.   Shit has changed a lot since then.    CC has been basically 20/10 since then on improved efficiency and more importantly the Fever are streaking winning and moving all the way up into the playoff group.    Angel was playing better and the Sky were in a better position.    

There was reasonable room for a debate then.   That shit is a wrap now.   There's more discussion for Angel v Rickea for #2 now

[d2o 1,602]

4 hours ago, ztejas said:

Who cares. She's fun as fuck to watch and the best thing to happen to women's sports since Serena Williams. 

Hate if you want - she's turning women's basketball into a household sport and I'm here for it. She can smack a few bitches along the way afaic. 

Not hating at all.   Just saying if its assault when someone hits her in the head (its not), its assault when she does it.   It was never anything other than a basketball play.

[BurntOrange&White 39,821]

CC is 3rd in odds to win MVP

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7 hours ago, d2o said:

She was.   Just like Angel was when she hit CC in the head a couple months ago.   Back then I said it was a basketball play that happens all the time but there were whole news stories about Angel "assaulting" CC and op eds about how much she hates CC.

 

 

 

Angel is the smartest person in the room.  She’d be a nobody if she hadn’t attached herself to Caitlin.  Props to her.  

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7 hours ago, d2o said:

Yeah, I'll give them a bit of a pass cause most of those statements were made a couple months ago.   Shit has changed a lot since then.    CC has been basically 20/10 since then on improved efficiency and more importantly the Fever are streaking winning and moving all the way up into the playoff group.    Angel was playing better and the Sky were in a better position.    

There was reasonable room for a debate then.   That shit is a wrap now.   There's more discussion for Angel v Rickea for #2 now

Weren’t the sky maybe one game ahead of the fever?  Come on man.  Plus the fever were way worse last year

[BurntOrange&White 39,821]

28 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Weren’t the sky maybe one game ahead of the fever?  Come on man.  Plus the fever were way worse last year

Yeah basically. Dude is hard coping

[d2o 1,602]

15 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Weren’t the sky maybe one game ahead of the fever?  Come on man.  Plus the fever were way worse last year

Yeah they were a gm or two better.   The Fever were worse last year (5 win difference) but using last year as a reference for the Sky isn't smart.    This year's team is completely different than last year's.  They only have one person left from last year's starting five (Elizabeth Williams) and she has only started 9 gms this year.   They only brought back 2 players from last year's team overall (Williams and Dana Evans).    They also replaced their coach.    Their record last year is irrelevant with that much change.

   

Edited August 28 by d2o

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1 hour ago, d2o said:

Yeah they were a gm or two better.   The Fever were worse last year (5 win difference) but using last year as a reference for the Sky isn't smart.    This year's team is completely different than last year's.  They only have one person left from last year's starting five (Elizabeth Williams) and she has only started 9 gms this year.   They only brought back 2 players from last year's team overall (Williams and Dana Evans).    They also replaced their coach.    Their record last year is irrelevant with that much change.

   

So they revamped their lineup and the fever brought back their shitty players?  Ok.  That’s another for Caitlin.  

[BurntOrange&White 39,821]

holy cope