It's not only casual fans. Just heard Frank Isola of ESPN on Around the Horn stating that Angel's rebound numbers would be lower if she made more of her shots. The problem isn't solely due to fans who aren't knowledgeable about the game. Even experienced media pundits are guilty for not doing their own research.
I mean, that's true. The key thing is not "meaningfully lower" insofar as she would still lead the league in rebounds.
Yikes! That is just lazy reporting. Folks like Isola do a huge disservice to sports. I did not watch Around the Horn so I am guessing that he did not show any data to back up his claim that Angel's rebound numbers would be lower if she made more of her shots. He does realize that out of her 152 offensive rebounds, 64 come from her own misses, which means she is, I am no math whiz but, getting 88 offensive rebounds from her teammates missed shots, and we know Chicago Sky can't shoot that well.
Nah, in this case Atlanta owns full responsibility for this loss.
). From my perspective though, they seemed a tad more worked up for this game than they usually are.And that's totally fair. It isn't pretty but it doesn't mean context can't be provided to help explain her stats.
Why? I actually love plays like that. It shows resilience, tenacity, fight and determination and aggression. That real hoops to me and more exciting that an easy lay-up. If it ends with 2, who cares how many misses it takes to get there? Obviously not everyone has to like the same things but people act like the way Angel plays is completely unenjoyable for everyone when its just a personal preference.
Tonight might be a tiny step in that direction.....
YepNah, in this case Atlanta owns full responsibility for this loss.
They fell back into their "What the???" offence instead of the ball movement and work the paint style that had been working for them. For a while I thought they gave up and were mailing it in.
Indiana was hot shooting and without looking at tie boxscore, I think they won the rebounding game. Howard and Gray, prior to her taking that elbow struggled to score. Maybe, we can blame you for we can blame you for that (
Definitely. Kudos to Washington for grinding it out to get the win. Hopefully Austin's injury isn't serious but the way that ankle rolled, it didn't look good.
Searching for home court advantage in the first round. While this game didn't show it Seattle has a much better home court record then their upcoming playoff opponent so they may need the home court more than the Aces.
Interesting. Road teams -- Mystics, Liberty, Fever -- won all three games last night.
Seattle had zero energy. Of course, the post-game presser for Seattle was interesting. The WNBA don't fine players for their language during post games anymore?
Maybe it will come later? It hasn't been 24 hours.
Hull gave valuable minutes. I don't know what you're talking about. Sure, she minimally contributed on offense, but she was essential on the defensive side and was a key reason they held the Dream to 79 points.
Hull is getting better with her defense. It speaks volumes about a player who gives up her offense to focus on her defense. She is no defensive stopper yet, but Hull is slowly developing into a defensive force out there.
