Agreed! And all of these women looked the part of MVP in their respective games (and thank you for adding Stewie because she's been missing from MVP discussions). There was no separator, to me. They all have a legit case.
I agree that she's hard to play with, but I think it has more to do with her emotions running wild than her actual game. She did not do a satisfactory job of controlling tempo last night, and what was a chaotic Seattle Storm offensive showing looked even more discombobulated due to her inability to organize her team.
I love her competitive fire. I am sure it rubs some people the wrong way, but you can't deny she is going to give her best out there every game. She gave her all out there the rest of the team, they were MIA. As for her not winning any titles. She came pretty close to winning a title in Unrivaled. I look at players like Dawn Staley, Sylvia Fowles, Seimone Augustus, and Nneka Ogwumike, college years, those players didn't win titles in college. When they got to the pros, minus Dawn, they won titles, but they needed another player to step up and bring that extra. In the case of Fowles and Augustus, that meant adding Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen. Players that step up and play to their potential. Gabby shocked me. I was not expecting that Gabby. I was looking for the Olympic Gabby. We shall see. It was 1 game. I am sure Seattle, especially their "Big 3" will shine. They got Dallas next.
Wasn't Diggins part of the Mercury team that lost to the Sky in the Finals as well? It's amazing what we'll forget when trying to make a point.
Which is why I think how technicals are defined needs to change. When I hear the word "flagrant", I'm thinking something egregious happened, like Thomas' clothesline on Reese last season.
Cancontent, I am confused by your post. In the WNBA, a flagrant foul is not a technical foul. A flagrant foul results in unnecessary or excessive contact. Unsportsmanlike conduct results in a technical foul. While you can have both on the same play, it makes sense to separate the two. Clark's act was not deemed to be unsportsmanlike, hence no technical. It was, however, deemed to be either unnecessary or excessive.
If I heard Lobo correctly yesterday, there is an emphasis on freedom of movement for the referees. We're going to hear a lot of whistles until players adjust if this is the case.
The definition of what's considered flagrant is my issue, especially because of how people interpret that word. Flagrant gives the impression of intent to cause harm, in my opinion.
Connecticut has looked smoother than I thought they would so far, and Bria was definitely part of that. One of my takeaways from the first two days of the season was that a bunch of teams seem to lack solid posts, but a frontcourt of Tina Charles and Olivia N-O is not a bad place to start with Kariata Diaby and Rayah Marshall ready to deploy—and let's not forget about Aneesah, undersized, but with the heart of a lion. I'll look forward to seeing what's in store for the Sun this season.
Two points: First, a clear path foul is a personal foul, not a technical foul. See Rule #12 (Fouls and Penalties), Section B (Personal Fouls), Section I (Types), Penalties paragraph (6). FWIW, Section A speaks to Technical Fouls.
Thanks for the correction. I'm thinking of the FIBA interpretation where it's considered unsportsmanlike and the player fouled gets 2 free throws.
The plus minus stat is useless. Mabrey goes 5-21, the rest of her team goes 24- 45, and she gets a +8. and they lose by 5.
Extremely entertaining game!
Jade Melbourne comes off the bench to hit 3 of 4 threes en route to 15 points.
A profound insight. Much of the statistical analysis of sport now is a distraction unless you're hardcore gambler.
She had critical baskets in the fourth while saddled with five fouls. Her plays under the basket against Charles were excellent examples of body control. Also had to play more due to Austin being ejected. Washington's depth in the front court will be a lot of fun to watch they're all healthy.
Actually Sikes even in college was supposedly the 2nd best player, but actually was the best.
Yes. Go Aaliyah!
