2024 WNBA Season: Part 2 (August ---)

[nwhoopfan]

A'ja hadn't missed a game since 2019 season, longest consecutive games played streak snapped.

 

[azfan]

I think teams would still rather take their chances with a talent-bereft Washington team led by a 31-year-old rookie PG who sucks.

Certainly looks like the Mystics are anything but talent bereft as they lead the Lynx and are really having their way offensively.

The Mercury have only one way to win and that's to hit over 50% of their threes and hope their opponent gets tired from abusing the non-existent Merc defense.

Washington on the other hand plays hard all the time and is getting their pieces back. A case could be made that with BG demonstrating indifference to the game, Diana fist fighting her way to the rim and Copper wondering what the hell is going on that the Mystics are by far a more dangerous opponent.

While the talented Merc couldn't break 70 in their last outing the Mystics have 50 against a much better opponent at the half.

In any event we'll see in 2 weeks as the Merc gets slapped around and the Mystics at least will give a full effort and their series loss to the Liberty.

 

[azfan]

I'm definitely not a Debbie Antonelli fan, I find her very irritating, but she's completely on point in her call of the Fever Dream game. She's accurately depicting the myriad defensive deficiencies of this Fever team. While they play such an exciting brand of offensive ball for extended streaks their playoff chances are the same as the hapless, talent rich, motivation deficient Phoenix Mercury given their inability to play defense.

 

[nwhoopfan]

No surprise, it's like shooting fish in a barrel for Stewie and JJ w/ no A'ja to oppose them. Aces started red hot but then went ice cold and predictably getting blown out. I think Hammon is giving up on this game, has 4 subs in during Q3.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Certainly looks like the Mystics are anything but talent bereft as they lead the Lynx and are really having their way offensively.

The Mercury have only one way to win and that's to hit over 50% of their threes and hope their opponent gets tired from abusing the non-existent Merc defense.

Washington on the other hand plays hard all the time and is getting their pieces back. A case could be made that with BG demonstrating indifference to the game, Diana fist fighting her way to the rim and Copper wondering what the hell is going on that the Mystics are by far a more dangerous opponent.

While the talented Merc couldn't break 70 in their last outing the Mystics have 50 against a much better opponent at the half.

In any event we'll see in 2 weeks as the Merc gets slapped around and the Mystics at least will give a full effort and their series loss to the Liberty.

Same Mystics team that ended up losing again to the Lynx? The team with what--24 losses now?

I'm sure the Lynx are shaking in their boots over that squad!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Dang, huge collision between JJ and Laney on a loose ball scramble. Laney went down holding her knee that she had surgery on earlier this season.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Uh...

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think Atlanta was up as much as 15 or 16. It's going OT.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Inexplicable meltdown by New York. Up by 20, actually trailed by 1. Gonna pull it out though.

Props to Colson and Hayes, they turned the game w/ a run at the end of Q3. Plum was ballin' today.

 

[WBBTakeover]

The Liberty really should be ashamed of themselves after that performance. Feels like this is Sandy's final season in Brooklyn.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Indiana wins in OT. Atlanta needed that one more than the Fever did, but couldn't close it out.

30 pts/13 reb/5 assists for Boston. 26 pts/12 assists for Clark. Mitchell pitched in w/21. Hull 4-5 behind the arc--has there EVER been a bigger mid season turnaround than what she's done? Night and day difference.

36 for Howard. Charles and Gray both w/ 17.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Congrats are in order for KP getting her All-WNBA spot back! As for Jackie (and Chelsea), well...

 

[nwhoopfan]

Doesn't Jackie Young trail off at the end of the season every year? Her production has plummeted since the Olympics break. Which is crazy, because she was probably the best guard for the U.S. in Paris.

 

[visitingcock]

Indiana wins in OT. Atlanta needed that one more than the Fever did, but couldn't close it out.

30 pts/13 reb/5 assists for Boston. 26 pts/12 assists for Clark. Mitchell pitched in w/21. Hull 4-5 behind the arc--has there EVER been a bigger mid season turnaround than what she's done? Night and day difference.

36 for Howard. Charles and Gray both w/ 17.

She? Isn’t it still a team sport, or has Clark truly “changed basketball?”

 

[cancontent]

She? Isn’t it still a team sport, or has Clark truly “changed basketball?”

Think you're misunderstanding the question. Believe they're referring to Hull's turnaround compared to the first half of the season. They have a point if you ask me.

 

[baggerbob]

The Liberty really should be ashamed of themselves after that performance. Feels like this is Sandy's final season in Brooklyn.

She just isn't a Championship coach, the same with Quinn in Seattle.

 

[nwhoopfan]

She? Isn’t it still a team sport, or has Clark truly “changed basketball?”

Yes it's a team sport. Hull was pretty much a non factor the first half of the season. Since the Olympic break she's become a reliable 4th scorer who has been absolutely deadly behind the 3 point arc. I think she's hitting something outrageous like 70%. That's not getting hot for a few games, that's almost a month.

 

[nwhoopfan]

No Reese, no problem. Chicago with an easy win over Dallas. What happened to the team that beat Vegas and New York? 28 for Carter, 21/9 for Harrison.

 

[JellyBean]

I think Atlanta was up as much as 15 or 16. It's going OT.

They were playing Indiana, right?

 

[JellyBean]

She just isn't a Championship coach, the same with Quinn in Seattle.

How is Sandy not a "Championship" coach when she won a championship? Folks already know how I feel about coach Quinn. She is a decent coach with a decent coaching staff. The players speak highly of her and support her. The owners have her back. That is all that matters.

Heck. Folks were saying Becky Hammon wasn't a "Championship" coach until she won her first championship. Folks knew that she knew the game, but nobody knew how she would game plan or handle player rotations. It is working out pretty darn good for her in Las Vegas.

 

[nwhoopfan]

They were playing Indiana, right?

Yes. With today's results Chicago is 1 game up on Atlanta, Dallas is toast, and Washington is on life support.

 

[maccca3232]

Yes. With today's results Chicago is 1 game up on Atlanta, Dallas is toast, and Washington is on life support.

Washington's next 3 games are against the teams directly ahead of them in the Sky & Dream. If they lose any of those the will be out but not until then.

The Mystics started 0-3, during their 0-12 start overall, against teams that haven't guaranteed a playoff spot yet but are 8-0 in the last 8 games against them.



They would like to ensure the Dream don't make it to the playoffs, so they have another lottery pick. Edit: Strategically the best way to achieve this is lose their next game vs Sky.

 

[baggerbob]

The Liberty really should be ashamed of themselves after that performance. Feels like this is Sandy's final season in Brooklyn.

Maybe someone shouldn't take 21 shots make 6, and go 1 for 9 from 3. Stewie goes 8-14, JJ for 3-4, they combine for 13-17 at the free throw line.
Maybe some of those shots need to go elsewhere. Clark is shooting better then Sabrina, 2Pt, and 3Pt percentage, has more rebounds and assists. The only thing Sabrina is better at is less turnovers.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Maybe someone shouldn't take 21 shots make 6, and go 1 for 9 from 3. Stewie goes 8-14, JJ for 3-4, they combine for 13-17 at the free throw line.
Maybe some of those shots need to go elsewhere. Clark is shooting better then Sabrina, 2Pt, and 3Pt percentage, has more rebounds and assists. The only thing Sabrina is better at is less turnovers.

Ionescu did shoot poorly, but she hit several big ones at the end. I don't think Stewie scored again after about mid Q3. Anyway, NY's utter collapse is not simply because Ionescu missed some shots. That was on the WHOLE team.

 

[nwhoopfan]

LA was hanging tough with Connecticut, but then got blown out in the 4th quarter. Thomas with a triple double.