MilfordHusky
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Phee had 31 as Minny beat red hot Indiana.
Smith's defense on Collier during the first quarter was the reason she was benched for the rest of the game. Collier is good, don't get me wrong, but Smith gave her zero resistance and allowed Collier to have wide-open shots.Collier with another monster night. If Vegas keeps faltering she has a real shot at MVP. On paper Minnesota has no business being as good as they’ve been.
Indiana fought hard but their inability to slow down Napheesa and perimeter players cost them. Dantas taking (and missing) a barrage of perimeter shots didn’t help either.
Fagbenle returned tonight and looked solid, though not as impactful as she was earlier in the year. Very few Nalyssa Smith minutes. Clark with her typical great night, too many TOs though (7). Mitchell was fantastic, Hull was once again terrific coming off the bench.
Smith's defense on Collier during the first quarter was the reason she was benched for the rest of the game. Collier is good, don't get me wrong, but Smith gave her zero resistance and allowed Collier to have wide-open shots.
"MVP" or "MV-Phee" as some posters like to say?Hearing the crowd shouting "MVP" for Phee gave me goosebumps. She is definitely making a strong case for herself. Great win for the Lynx! Great crowd for the Maya Moore jersey ceremony.
Perimeter shooting was the difference. Minny made 'em, Indy missed 'em, especially Dantas and Mitchell with a combined 2 of 15 from three.Collier with another monster night. If Vegas keeps faltering she has a real shot at MVP. On paper Minnesota has no business being as good as they’ve been.
Indiana fought hard but their inability to slow down Napheesa and perimeter players cost them. Dantas taking (and missing) a barrage of perimeter shots didn’t help either.
Fagbenle returned tonight and looked solid, though not as impactful as she was earlier in the year. Very few Nalyssa Smith minutes. Clark with her typical great night, too many TOs though (7). Mitchell was fantastic, Hull was once again terrific coming off the bench.
Thanks. Spotrac confirms that: Liberty (smartly) exercised the option for 2027 and she's a RFA in 2028. Based on what I've/we've seen so far, that's superb: getting her in her prime on a rookie contracts.I believe this is the first year of Fiebech's rookie contract so New York have her through 2028.
On many shots, I agree. On a few occasions, I said to myself "that's too good": Dantas was in her grill on a mid-range and 'Phee did that spin move and fadeaway on Hull from the elbow. She's really gotten that stroke down. When she and K-Mac have it going, Minnesota is very, very effective.Looked to me like no one played much defense on her.
I watched pretty closely her 14 minutes yesterday. She was 0-4 the field missing two wide open threes and a bunny from CC on a tremendous pass.I'd suggest you watch her play more closely.
Absolutely..... But then again Indiana does not play defense. Both due to roster construction and I think the investment in energy on offense.Smith's defense on Collier during the first quarter was the reason she was benched for the rest of the game. Collier is good, don't get me wrong, but Smith gave her zero resistance and allowed Collier to have wide-open shots.
I'd say defense was the difference.Perimeter shooting was the difference. Minny made 'em, Indy missed 'em, especially Dantas and Mitchell with a combined 2 of 15 from three.
Boston played some great defense on her. Collier was just so locked in that it didn't matter who was defending her. When Sides benched Smith and put Boston on Collier, she was denied the ball more often and rarely had a clean look. Collier had like half of her points in the first quarter and the other half over the remaining 3 quarters and that included the free throws from the intentional fouls in the last few minutes of the game.Looked to me like no one played much defense on her.
A'ja is starting to cool off so it's definitely a possibility. The issue is that A'ja lapped everyone (going with a running analogy) prior to the Olympic break and it's going to take a historic effort for Phee to close the gap.Hearing the crowd shouting "MVP" for Phee gave me goosebumps. She is definitely making a strong case for herself. Great win for the Lynx! Great crowd for the Maya Moore jersey ceremony.
Angel with three straight 20 rebound games is insanity. Might be one of the greatest rebounders of all time already and she's just a rookie.