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Baller29 said:
With all the criticism Christie Sides has gotten I’d say she has done a hell of a job this back half of the year. They play team basketball, she finally sat Wallace and adjusted her rotations.
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100% agree! Coach Sides got hammered at the start of the season. "Can't coach", "Not the right fit", "Over her head", and "Not a great coach for CC". Now? I am not hearing that noise anymore. She has her squad playing at a high level. Well done, Coach Sides!!
 
WBBTakeover said:
No mention of Minnesota getting embarrassed (again) by the Wings? :eek: Same team that the Aces lost to (by 3, mind you) and had everyone claiming that the season was over for LV.

And A'ja had 42 against them while Phee had how many?
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Dallas is just a bad match up for my Lynx. Dallas blew out my Lynx earlier this season. Just goes to show that the W is tough and there really is no easy wins out there. You still gotta play the games and be locked in and focused. Hats off to Dallas on their win.
 
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Liatu King made a similar play last year for Pitt against Notre Dame. She drove against the Irish, slipped to her butt and shot the ball in anyways. That, and the whole performance (32 points, 12 rebounds), caught Coach Niele Ivey's eye because she's now playing for the Irish! Take a look.

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JellyBean said:
100% agree! Coach Sides got hammered at the start of the season. "Can't coach", "Not the right fit", "Over her head", and "Not a great coach for CC". Now? I am not hearing that noise anymore. She has her squad playing at a high level. Well done, Coach Sides!!
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Oohh they’re still saying it but only when they lose
 
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To bad the old Timex commercials of back in the day, "Takes a licking. Keeps on ticking." are no longer a thing. Would have been a good endorsement opportunity for Clark. BTW, in the upcoming season if your teams star player gets run over I don't really expect the response to be "Ah, that's okay.".

 
ISUnorth said:
To bad the old Timex commercials of back in the day, "Takes a licking. Keeps on ticking." are no longer a thing. Would have been a good endorsement opportunity for Clark. BTW, in the upcoming season if your teams star player gets run over I don't really expect the response to be "Ah, that's okay.".

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I didn't see it, but apparently DeShields had THREE hard fouls on Clark in about a minute right before all the starters (other than Reese...) sat down for both teams. Lots of chatter on the internet. Seems like Chicago completely lost their cool as they were getting blown out.

As for Reese, it's not even deniable that Coach Weatherspoon left her in the game to chase a double double. Probably not the first time, but it was very blatant last night.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I didn't see it, but apparently DeShields had THREE hard fouls on Clark in about a minute right before all the starters (other than Reese...) sat down for both teams. Lots of chatter on the internet. Seems like Chicago completely lost their cool as they were getting blown out.

As for Reese, it's not even deniable that Coach Weatherspoon left her in the game to chase a double double. Probably not the first time, but it was very blatant last night.
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Not exactly new. Chennedy Carter mugging Clark earlier in the season sort of kicked things off with Reese applauding the foul from the bench like she was paying a bounty for teammates to try and hurt Clark.
 
ISUnorth said:
Not exactly new. Chennedy Carter mugging Clark earlier in the season sort of kicked things off with Reese applauding the foul from the bench like she was paying a bounty for teammates to try and hurt Clark.
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I read somewhere that Carter went after Mabrey in a recent Sky-Sun matchup. Chicago is making it REALLY easy to not root for them.


I am happy that the rest of the league seems to have put the "let's try to injure Clark" thing aside a while ago.
 
JellyBean said:
This is the 2nd blowout loss to the Wings Minnesota has suffered this season. Minnesota is still the hottest team in the league, with 8 games left.
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They certainly are one of the hottest teams, but NY and even Indiana have also been hot as of late.

My post was more of the "maybe the Wings aren't that bad right now" variety. They barely lost to the Liberty last week and could beat them at least once in September (in Arlington).
 
nwhoopfan said:
I didn't see it, but apparently DeShields had THREE hard fouls on Clark in about a minute right before all the starters (other than Reese...) sat down for both teams. Lots of chatter on the internet. Seems like Chicago completely lost their cool as they were getting blown out.
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In real time, I thought the first foul was a nothing burger (the on-air analyst called it “nothing”) and the second one a real foul, but no big deal. The third one was hard contact after a turnover leading to a transition break, but not malicious, IMO. DeShields obviously felt bad and went to help Clark up. Her reaction was nothing like Kennedy’s reaction after Kennedy had delivered her cheap shot on Clark earlier in the year.

Without the Sky-Clark history, I wondered whether the 3rd foul would have been reviewed for a flagrant foul. Still, it was not the worst flagrant foul call given it was hard contact from behind.
 
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BigTenGuy said:
In real time, I thought the first foul was a nothing burger (the on-air analyst called it “nothing”) and the second one a real foul, but no big deal. The third one was hard contact after a turnover leading to a transition break, but not malicious, IMO. DeShields obviously felt bad and went to help Clark up. Her reaction was nothing like Kennedy’s reaction after Kennedy had delivered her cheap shot on Clark earlier in the year.

Without the Sky-Clark history, I wondered whether the 3rd foul would have been reviewed for a flagrant foul. Still, it was not the worst flagrant foul call given it was hard contact from behind.
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I saw those calls from a similar perspective. People are reading way too much into this.
 
Hats off to the WNBA. Scheduling a game on Week One (Saturday) of college football. Pretty impressive.
 
JellyBean said:
Hats off to the WNBA. Scheduling a game on Week One (Saturday) of college football. Pretty impressive.
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Speaking of that game, Connecticut beats Washington 96-85.
I missed most of the first half, but noticed Alyssa Thomas only played 7 minutes the entire game. Does anyone know what happened to her? Sick? Injury?

Carrington carried the Sun early, then Mabrey got locked in and loaded from there, shooting 5-7 from three and scoring 21 points. Backcourt mate Ty Harris also was on target, shooting 5-7 overall and 4-4 from the line to finish with 16. Carrington finished with 17, so good day for the Sun guards.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I didn't see it, but apparently DeShields had THREE hard fouls on Clark in about a minute right before all the starters (other than Reese...) sat down for both teams. Lots of chatter on the internet. Seems like Chicago completely lost their cool as they were getting blown out.

As for Reese, it's not even deniable that Coach Weatherspoon left her in the game to chase a double double. Probably not the first time, but it was very blatant last night.
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I think Angel got her last hoop with about a minute left.
 
Dillon77 said:
Speaking of that game, Connecticut beats Washington 96-85.
I missed most of the first half, but noticed Alyssa Thomas only played 7 minutes the entire game. Does anyone know what happened to her? Sick? Injury?

Carrington carried the Sun early, then Mabrey got locked in and loaded from there, shooting 5-7 from three and scoring 21 points. Backcourt mate Ty Harris also was on target, shooting 5-7 overall and 4-4 from the line to finish with 16. Carrington finished with 17, so good day for the Sun guards.
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Both teams made a bunch of threes. Stef was 4-5 from deep and continues to lead the league.
 
Dillon77 said:
Speaking of that game, Connecticut beats Washington 96-85.
I missed most of the first half, but noticed Alyssa Thomas only played 7 minutes the entire game. Does anyone know what happened to her? Sick? Injury?

Carrington carried the Sun early, then Mabrey got locked in and loaded from there, shooting 5-7 from three and scoring 21 points. Backcourt mate Ty Harris also was on target, shooting 5-7 overall and 4-4 from the line to finish with 16. Carrington finished with 17, so good day for the Sun guards.
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Looks like Karlie was back for the Mystics.
 
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Dillon77 said:
Speaking of that game, Connecticut beats Washington 96-85.
I missed most of the first half, but noticed Alyssa Thomas only played 7 minutes the entire game. Does anyone know what happened to her? Sick? Injury?

Carrington carried the Sun early, then Mabrey got locked in and loaded from there, shooting 5-7 from three and scoring 21 points. Backcourt mate Ty Harris also was on target, shooting 5-7 overall and 4-4 from the line to finish with 16. Carrington finished with 17, so good day for the Sun guards.
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Unfortunately an injury when she and Samuelson got tangled up on a play. It was knee to knee contact. Samuelson was okay but you knew instantly with Thomas things don't look good.:oops:
 
cancontent said:
Unfortunately an injury when she and Samuelson got tangled up on a play. It was knee to knee contact. Samuelson was okay but you knew instantly with Thomas things don't look good.:oops:
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Ugh. Of all the players on the Sun, Thomas is the fulcrum. Hope this isn't serious but wouldn't count on seeing her in the next game.
 
cancontent said:
Sheesh.....the clip notes a transition and it will take some time. It has been a transition and it has taken some time for her to adjust. Not to mention the Olympic break was very beneficial. What Taurasi said wasn't inaccurate or a jab.
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With respect, cancontent, it was both, or at least DT intended it to be...
 
nwhoopfan said:
I didn't see it, but apparently DeShields had THREE hard fouls on Clark in about a minute right before all the starters (other than Reese...) sat down for both teams. Lots of chatter on the internet. Seems like Chicago completely lost their cool as they were getting blown out.
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BigTenGuy said:
In real time, I thought the first foul was a nothing burger (the on-air analyst called it “nothing”) and the second one a real foul, but no big deal. The third one was hard contact after a turnover leading to a transition break, but not malicious, IMO. DeShields obviously felt bad and went to help Clark up. Her reaction was nothing like Kennedy’s reaction after Kennedy had delivered her cheap shot on Clark earlier in the year.

Without the Sky-Clark history, I wondered whether the 3rd foul would have been reviewed for a flagrant foul. Still, it was not the worst flagrant foul call given it was hard contact from behind.
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cancontent said:
I saw those calls from a similar perspective. People are reading way too much into this.
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Okay, one player conspicuously frustrated by her own team's performance, in other words, in a foul mood, ran into the same player on the other team three times with 90 seconds of game time.... coincidence, you say?:rolleyes:

Anyone who watched that sequence knows better, or should... Diamond should have been tossed after the second incident, and probably suspended after the third. If that'd been Loyd, Ionescu, Napheesa or many other players getting knocked down, I believe your responses might have been different.
 
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Dillon77 said:
Ugh. Of all the players on the Sun, Thomas is the fulcrum. Hope this isn't serious but wouldn't count on seeing her in the next game.
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IDK about that. Before today's game ended they said she could have come back. I think she will go on Sunday against Seattle.
 
The deacon said:
Okay, one player conspicuously frustrated by her own team's performance, in other words, in a foul mood, ran into the same player on the other team three times with 90 seconds of game time.... coincidence, you say?:rolleyes:

Anyone who watched that sequence knows better, or should... Diamond should have been tossed after the second incident, and probably suspended after the third. If that'd been Loyd, Ionescu, Napheesa or many other players getting knocked down, I believe your responses might have been different.
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No mine wouldn't. Nor would it change if it was A'ja, Breanna, Bridget, Kayla, etc.
 
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Dillon77 said:
Ugh. Of all the players on the Sun, Thomas is the fulcrum. Hope this isn't serious but wouldn't count on seeing her in the next game.
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But if there is any player that is going to play with any type of injury, it will be Thomas. Tough as nails!
 
JellyBean said:
But if there is any player that is going to play with any type of injury, it will be Thomas. Tough as nails!
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Love the sentiment but when it comes to knees, I hope she doesn't take a chance just because she's tough.

Don't think there have been any updates on her status for today. Has anyone heard differently?
 
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