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Cuango said:
People are saying that Clark flopped but I saw a view that showed that she was tripped by Charles, I think accidentally when Mabry pushed her. She was facing away and when Mabry shoved her, her foot caught on Tina’s foot and down she went.
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Caitlin didn't flop. Mabrey bodychecked her. It was a blindside hit that should've resulted in an ejection, a hefty fine, and a suspension.
 
JellyBean said:
Alyssa Thomas may never win the league MVP award, but she is definitely MVP worthy. She just makes her teams better. They match her energy.
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Oddly enough, this may be her best shot at it IF Phoenix proves itself to be legit. Injuries, scheduling, and unconventional stats (e.g. triple doubles) will play a bigger role than in previous seasons.
 
cancontent said:
There are new fans coming because of Reese, Citron, Bueckers, Iriafen, etc., as well. Clark may have the lionshare of the numbers, but to assume she's the only one bringing in new fans is short changing the impact a lot of these new players have in the league.
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I’m not saying no one else is bringing in the new fans. I relieve that.
 
Oh boy. Both games are on Prime tonight. I hope Amazon fixed their video issues with Prime Sports. I can watch a whole movie and 3 seasons of Jack Ryan without one issue. Watch a WNBA game on Prime and I get glitches every second! We will see what happens later with these games on Prime.
 
JellyBean said:
Oh boy. Both games are on Prime tonight. I hope Amazon fixed their video issues with Prime Sports. I can watch a whole movie and 3 seasons of Jack Ryan without one issue. Watch a WNBA game on Prime and I get glitches every second! We will see what happens later with these games on Prime.
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Had to laugh. My wife and I struggle with Prime (we cast from our phones to the TV) and we always assume it's user error.
 
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The WNBA League office screws themselves when they don't suspend these players for their actions like what happened the other day in that Indiana/Connecticut game. A fine is nice but if the League was serious, they would suspend players for their actions out on the court.
 
azfan said:
Had to laugh. My wife and I struggle with Prime (we cast from our phones to the TV) and we always assume it's user error.
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Watching the WNBA on Prime is the most interesting thing! I do remember watching an NFL game on Prime last season and there were some issues but nothing like when watching a WNBA game.
 
Cuango said:
Clark pushed Sheldon after being poked in the eye and being bellied up (Jacy followed up the poke by rushing up to Clark and pushing her with her belly.) l believe I would have pushed back too. She can’t let these girls intimidate her! The refs are simply atrocious beyond belief! Mabry should have been ejected. I really think there’s a strong likelihood that Clark will not make it through this season if something is not done. It’s not just Clark either, though I think she gets it from way more people. The physicality is just way out of hand and is imo spoiling the game.
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I was talking about the first incident, in the second quarter, when things started getting out of hand.
 
cancontent said:
Either way, it still being celebrated by a subset of the WNBA fanbase. It doesn't matter if it's Clark or someone else, it's a mob mentality that contradicts the media talking heads saying fans don't want this in the game. If they can make it an exception because it's Clark, what's to stop them from explaining it away when the next generational talent goes pro?

It's a slipper slope to me and the WNBA needs to do something about the refereeing situation. I don't have an issue with physicality as most BYers know I prefer FIBA interpretations more than NCAAW. My bone of contention has been the lack of consistency because that's what leads to these problems. The focus of emphasis on "freedom of movement" this season, which should have addressed this, seems to be just talk sadly. :(
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My husband watches The Herd, a sports talk show on CNBC. The host, Colin Cowherd, started yesterday’s show talking about Caitlin Clark and the Sun game as his opening comments for that show. Mind you, this is a show that talks about the NFL (endlessly) and some NBA but he spent a fair amount of time talking about the W. Apparently, rough play and in-game fights make the W more appealing to a male audience that had dismissed the W as “girls basketball “.
 
HuskyNan said:
My husband watches The Herd, a sports talk show on CNBC. The host, Colin Cowherd, started yesterday’s show talking about Caitlin Clark and the Sun game as his opening comments for that show. Mind you, this is a show that talks about the NFL (endlessly) and some NBA but he spent a fair amount of time talking about the W. Apparently, rough play and in-game fights make the W more appealing to a male audience that had dismissed the W as “girls basketball “.
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Ugh......just bloody wonderful. :mad:
 
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JellyBean said:
Oh boy. Both games are on Prime tonight. I hope Amazon fixed their video issues with Prime Sports. I can watch a whole movie and 3 seasons of Jack Ryan without one issue. Watch a WNBA game on Prime and I get glitches every second! We will see what happens later with these games on Prime.
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I've never had any issues with Prime sports using the app on my tv. My biggest gripe with Prime is that I cannot start the watching the game from the start while game is still live. You can only replay the game once it is finished. Typically I start watching games about 30 minutes into the game so I can skip commercials and catch up to the live stream sometime in the late 4th quarter but that strategy doesn't work with Prime.
 
How about Phoenix? Akoa Makani, Whitcomb and Laksa all stepped up big. Satou had her moments but overall struggled. AT had a big stat line but every time I was watching she seemed fairly quiet.

Lib wasted Stewie's big game. Ionescu couldn't hit a shot to save her life.
 
Where's the complaining about the "million $ coach" now? LOL.

Great game by Phx in spite of being without Copper. Their rookies are GOOD. Great game for Stewie, who found her 3 point shot, at least for 1 game. Is she above 15% for the season now?!!

Suddenly Minny and NY don't look so unbeatable. Could we see Indiana and Phx in the finals??
 
Phoenix looking pretty darn good! AT would have had a triple double out there, if her teammates made a few more buckets. Oh well. AT's hustle plays paid off for Phoenix. She out there guarding Stewie on/off. JJ on/off before JJ's injury. Threw in AT guarding Sabrina on/off, she played her butt off for Phoenix. The Mercury have a pretty decent team. Laksa, Makani, and Whitcomb looked really good out there. Fun game to watch and my Prime video did not crash out during the game. In my Ice Cube voice "Today Was a Good Day"
 
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JellyBean said:
Phoenix looking pretty darn good! AT would have had a triple double out there, if her teammates made a few more buckets. Oh well. AT's hustle plays paid off for Phoenix. She out there guarding Stewie on/off. JJ on/off before JJ's injury. Threw in AT guarding Sabrina on/off, she played her butt off for Phoenix. The Mercury have a pretty decent team. Laksa, Makani, and Whitcomb looked really good out there. Fun game to watch and my Prime video did not crash out during the game. In my Ice Cube voice "Today Was a Good Day"
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Just wondering, if JJ is out for a long time, is there a certain deadline for NY to make a move? Thanks.
 
GoChips20 said:
Clark’s off tonight and the Valks are a good team, but Indiana has picked up some interesting losses over this first quarter of the season.
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Clark didn't hit a three all night.
 
Valks win, incredible crowd on hand.

Chloe Bibby in her first game outscored Caitlin Clark head to head. Amihere also with a monster game off the bench, I have no idea how she hasn't seen the floor the last couple of years. She's one of the best athletes in the league and is a solid player. Martin also solid off the bench.

Updated sample size, Clark's productivity/efficiency after getting at least 2 days off between games:
24.8 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks, 4.3 TOs, 49.5% FG, 51.2% 3pt, 78.9% FT

Clark's efficiency with just 1 day off in between games :
13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 0.7 steals, 0 blocks, 6.7 TOs, 34.5% FG, 8.6% 3pt, 80% FT
 
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Ciscokid said:
Just wondering, if JJ is out for a long time, is there a certain deadline for NY to make a move? Thanks.
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They might need some help. There's a massive drop off from Jones to Sabally.
 
GamecockFam said:
I still can't fathom why the Valkyrie let go of Amihere. She was a difference maker in this game. I guess I am glad she is with them during EuroBasket but it's gonna suck when everyone returns...
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I don't know who they chop but I can't imagine she doesn't stick with the team considering how well she's playing. If I'm Dallas I'd absolutely cut Nalyssa Smith in favor of Amihere if she's available.
 
Wow, was that @TheFarmFan climbing the rafters out at Golden State? :)
Golden State outscores Indiana 33-18 to win 88-77. And GS's bench had 40+ pts.
  • Tiff Hayes comes back from injury to score 14
  • Chloe Bibby in -- I think I'm right here -- her first regular-season WNBA game goes for 12 and plays nearly 24 minutes.
  • And Laeticia Amihere scores some some clutch layups en route to 10 points. Perhaps more importantly, 4 blocks.

Well, this was worth staying up for on the East Coast. Now, where's @TheFarmFan now? ;)
 
bballnut90 said:
Valks win, incredible crowd on hand.

Chloe Bibby in her first game outscored Caitlin Clark head to head. Amihere also with a monster game off the bench, I have no idea how she hasn't seen the floor the last couple of years. She's one of the best athletes in the league and is a solid player. Martin also solid off the bench.

Updated sample size, Clark's productivity/efficiency after getting at least 2 days off between games:
24.8 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks, 4.3 TOs, 49.5% FG, 51.2% 3pt, 78.9% FT

Clark's efficiency with just 1 day off in between games :
13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 0.7 steals, 0 blocks, 6.7 TOs, 34.5% FG, 8.6% 3pt, 80% FT
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Baaaaallhalla, baaaahalla, hey hey hey, goodbyyyyye.

Amihere and Bibby showed out. Love that Nakase is going to have some difficult choices to make when Eurobasket is over. Also, I'm pretty sure a coach of the year credential is beating a team with 3 #1 picks with a team that's added 3 players who were picked up in the past week...
 
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