Maybe she can pull a Freaky Friday with her twin Lacie, who ran point quite a bit for us over her four years in Cardinal red. I can't say I recall Lexie ever playing point, but that's mostly because of the two Lacie was always the more obvious choice.
I'm not sold, especially when facing the Mystics with players who are good at picking pockets like Citron, Sykes and Edwards. Court vision and speed is important but so is being able to protect the ball. That's why I'm skeptical.
Last I heard, she was working for Tesla in Austin. A very Stanford type of gig to land out of undergrad! (IIRC, she was a product design major with like a 3.99 GPA. Both she and Lexie were borderline 4.0 students their whole careers at Stanford, which is insane because they had hard, STEM majors, and, uh won a national championship at the same time.)
I don’t think it’s even a question of condoning. Angel’s taunting in college was shameful. The after echoes will haunt her for a while, especially since she hasn’t outgrown it even now. But maybe Kelsey’s giving her a way out, turning it into something more good-humored and even friendly. Turn it into a joke and they can all laugh about it together.
I love it. It's sports, not tea time. For whatever reason there is a double standard between men and women's sports. Men are allowed to taunt but women must be prim/proper/graceful/elegant. If you want that, watch ballet. Games are so much more fun when players get emotional and rib each other. I love that kind of drama. The refs will ensure it doesn't go too far.
Actually, men who taunt opponents are regularly held accountable as well. Most men’s sports have anti-taunting rules.
Are they though? While there are rules, how they are applied is a different matter. For example, Haliburton's imitation of Reggie Miller's choke sign hasn't gotten much push back from what I've been able to see.
True, and neither have the anti-taunting rules in WCBB or the WNBA been enforced very assiduously. But fan disapproval, which is what we’re talking about here, is a different story. It may not appear in on field penalties in the nfl or in salary but it definitely shows up in endorsement deals which is a closer measurement of fan judgments. I imagine it’s a similar story in the MNBA.
Well, there’s no double standard on my part. I hate it if it men or women. It’s a big part of why I don’t watch the NBA anymore.
Ditto, also haven't watched NCAAM in years.
Actually, my high school coach was more specific: "Act like you've been there before."
If endorsement deals was based on opposing fan disapproval, half or most of the players wouldn't have endorsement deals.
Are you sure about that? Sometimes that works to the athletes advantage when it comes to marketability.
See I'm the opposite. I don't want to watch emotionless robots. Let the players express emotions and take jabs at one another in a playful way. I think the refs do a good job of monitoring it now and know when it goes too far
Fun game in Minnesota, another entertaining contest demonstrating how hard it is to win on the road in the W.
The definition of "elite" is lost on some.Fun game in Minnesota, another entertaining contest demonstrating how hard it is to win on the road in the W.
An elite team on display at the Target Center running their W leading undefeated streak to 5.
Great game - Karlie's 4 point play at the end of the 1st underscored the depth and quality that characterizes an elite team
Always a pleasure to see the combination that characterizes a great team: elite coach, elite roster, elite culture ......
Seattle showed why they are also an elite squad.
A'ja's always going to be in the mix, but seeing Lish and AB do their thing early is a massive W.
Fun game indeed. I am loving watching the Lynx play. They just have a great bond. Tough for Seattle, another team that I love to watch. They played well and are looking better each game. Gabby looked real comfortable out there. Like France Olympic comfortable. That is scary for the rest of the W.Fun game in Minnesota, another entertaining contest demonstrating how hard it is to win on the road in the W.
An elite team on display at the Target Center running their W leading undefeated streak to 5.
Great game - Karlie's 4 point play at the end of the 1st underscored the depth and quality that characterizes an elite team
Always a pleasure to see the combination that characterizes a great team: elite coach, elite roster, elite culture ......
Seattle showed why they are also an elite squad.