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Big game tonight in Minnesota as the million dollar coach takes his team on the road. A loss would return the 1.2 million salaried Mercury head coach to .500.

Cheryl Reeves took her team sans Collier to the valley of the Sun and was able to pick up a tough road win.

Reeves always emphasizes the importance of defending the home court and winning at home.

Looking forward to tonight's game which should clearly reflect the impact of both coaching and culture.
 
Fans in the Target center enjoyed the Lynx extending the unbeaten streak to 8.

After falling behind in the first quarter the links went on a 22 to 5 run and interestingly enough Karlie Samuelson's 3 gave the Lynx the lead for the first time in the game. She and Natasha off the bench are electric and started their performance a combined six for six.

So there is excellent coaching, culture, performance on display and it wasn't associated with the $1.2 million dollar coach.

2 minutes left in the third quarter and the Lynx bench is celebrating. I think they're also laughing because what they're seeing on the court for an opponent is laughable.

Nate Tibbetts must have the same agent as the fashionista, former kitty now SMU coach.

Nate's agent belongs in the agent Hall of fame. His deal is on the same level as Bobby Bonilla.
 
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Megan McConnell played in a WNBA game! Looks like she's on a short term contract w/ the Mercury? I'm gonna guess there have not been very many brother and sister combinations playing simultaneously in the NBA and WNBA. Big bro TJ is heading into the Finals w/ the Pacers.
 
Is Dolson nearing the end of her career? She's started every game for the Mystics but has been fairly unproductive and inefficient.

Fever finally won a game without Clark.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Megan McConnell played in a WNBA game! Looks like she's on a short term contract w/ the Mercury? I'm gonna guess there have not been very many brother and sister combinations playing simultaneously in the NBA and WNBA. Big bro TJ is heading into the Finals w/ the Pacers.
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But she injured her leg. I hope she's ok.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Is Dolson nearing the end of her career? She's started every game for the Mystics but has been fairly unproductive and inefficient.

Fever finally won a game without Clark.
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Send her to Dallas. Let her sure up the defensive woes and set screens for Paige and Arike.

MilfordHusky said:
Meanwhile, Seattle came from behind to beat Dallas. Gabby was really good.
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Really came here just to shout out Gabby. She's just so solid. I know it's not surprise after following her internationally and she's always been pretty good. But she's surpassed my expectations as a player. Like this 3 level scoring defensive anchor version of her is so impressive. This may be a weird question as I know players are always continuing to develop and get better, and I know she was a monster at UConn but is there a player who's game has continued to expand and grow like Gabby's throughout the W? Ppl say certain players will make better pros, but I honestly can't think of too many.

Stagnant said:
I am a bit concerned about Aaliyah Edwards in Washington. I know she is coming off an injury. But Iriafen plays the same position as her; and she just seems better.
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Another sophomore jinx for AE. Jk. It's a good question, I really like their 3 young bigs. I like Dolson too, I just kinda think she belongs on a vet team. I'm not too concerned it's a good problem to have imo. Perhaps AE can play center and then bring Shakira off the bench and somewhat limit her minutes as she seems susceptible to injury.
 
azfan said:
Fans in the Target center enjoyed the Lynx extending the unbeaten streak to 8.

After falling behind in the first quarter the links went on a 22 to 5 run and interestingly enough Karlie Samuelson's 3 gave the Lynx the lead for the first time in the game. She and Natasha off the bench are electric and started their performance a combined six for six.

So there is excellent coaching, culture, performance on display and it wasn't associated with the $1.2 million dollar coach.

2 minutes left in the third quarter and the Lynx bench is celebrating. I think they're also laughing because what they're seeing on the court for an opponent is laughable.

Nate Tibbetts must have the same agent as the fashionista, former kitty now SMU coach.

Nate's agent belongs in the agent Hall of fame. His deal is on the same level as Bobby Bonilla.
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It was nice to see the rebounding Samuelson hasn't lost her touch.
 
Great win here in Minnesota! Very proud of the way the Lynx are playing right now. 35 points from the bench! Well done, Minnesota!!


Seattle- I did not watch the game, just saw the scores on/off. Too close of a game but glad Seattle got the win. Definitely will have to watch later.

Indiana/Washington- That was actually a decent game to watch. Kiki and Sonia are not playing like rookies. Wow! Kiki is outworking folks out there. Sonia is just so steady. Those two are going to be All-Stars real soon. Indiana got their win!! Always been a fan of Lexie Hull. That young lady does not get a lot of respect for her toughness. The Fever did look a little better in some areas of their game, handles, ball movement, and rotations on defense and a little better offensive flow in this game. They played well. Good game to watch.
 
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I will call for dallas to replace the coach at some point. I am not someone that thinks you have to give a coach a full year no matter what. If this team gets to like 1-15; I will start arguing for a coaching change.

I think the roster is poorly constructed. But what I have seen is also not acceptable.
 
Stagnant said:
I will call for dallas to replace the coach at some point. I am not someone that thinks you have to give a coach a full year no matter what. If this team gets to like 1-15; I will start arguing for a coaching change.

I think the roster is poorly constructed. But what I have seen is also not acceptable.
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Dallas was very competitive against Seattle last night and this was without Bueckers and Harris running the point. No one saw this team being an upstart underdog. Carrington showed why she was Most Improved last season. They didn't need Ogunbowale to be the leading point scorer. They killed Seattle on the offensive glass when they have a size deficit.

Even if the coach is fired mid-season, how will that improve things? And who is available to take over that would make a significant impact at this point of the season?

Like I've said before in previous posts, this is very similar to what Indiana went through last year. There were complaints about the roster, coaching, etc. Sides did just enough to make the team more competitive for the second half finding gems in Hull and Temi (now at GS), when they hadn't been seen as key pieces before. The off-season is going to be wide open for free agency. Dallas should have an easier time attracting free agents.
 
Stagnant said:
I will call for dallas to replace the coach at some point. I am not someone that thinks you have to give a coach a full year no matter what. If this team gets to like 1-15; I will start arguing for a coaching change.

I think the roster is poorly constructed. But what I have seen is also not acceptable.
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Who gets shown the door first - the 1.2 million dollar coach or the Dallas coach
 
MilfordHusky said:
Meanwhile, Seattle came from behind to beat Dallas. Gabby was really good.
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Remember this is Dallas. Their mantra is to make their opponent look good.

Last in defense, last in team cohesion, and last in the hearts of Texans

Glad Gabby took advantage of the Dallas defense that can only be described as pathetic
 
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azfan said:
Big game tonight in Minnesota as the million dollar coach takes his team on the road. A loss would return the 1.2 million salaried Mercury head coach to .500.

Cheryl Reeves took her team sans Collier to the valley of the Sun and was able to pick up a tough road win.

Reeves always emphasizes the importance of defending the home court and winning at home.

Looking forward to tonight's game which should clearly reflect the impact of both coaching and culture.
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Really? 5-3 is .500? Not sure why you have like 4 posts on here ridiculing him - I think Phoenix is doing incredible given they are without Copper AND Alyssa Thomas not to mention back up center Mack...

I'll be curious to see how good they are when they got Thomas and Copper back. And for the record, I do think WNBA coaches should be paid good salaries. As should the players, which is apparently changing in the very near future...
 
cancontent said:
Dallas was very competitive against Seattle last night and this was without Bueckers and Harris running the point. No one saw this team being an upstart underdog. Carrington showed why she was Most Improved last season. They didn't need Ogunbowale to be the leading point scorer. They killed Seattle on the offensive glass when they have a size deficit.

Even if the coach is fired mid-season, how will that improve things? And who is available to take over that would make a significant impact at this point of the season?

Like I've said before in previous posts, this is very similar to what Indiana went through last year. There were complaints about the roster, coaching, etc. Sides did just enough to make the team more competitive for the second half finding gems in Hull and Temi (now at GS), when they hadn't been seen as key pieces before. The off-season is going to be wide open for free agency. Dallas should have an easier time attracting free agents.
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There is talks that Lisa Leslie was turned down. Idk if she's available now. I don't even know if she would be any better. She has no experience at all but people think she should've been the choice.
 
Geew1992 said:
There is talks that Lisa Leslie was turned down. Idk if she's available now. I don't even know if she would be any better. She has no experience at all but people think she should've been the choice.
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And that's the conundrum we're dealing with here. For all we know Koclanes may get the ship righted, Miller finds some great free agents during the off-season and Dallas has a team similar to what Indiana has this year.

I appreciate that UConn fans want the best situation for Paige, but nothing was going to change in Dallas overnight. Patience is needed (yeah - I know... that's a tough sell on this board ;))
 
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Bigboote said:
Investigation by “the WNBA and league security.” I have no idea what would lead to this.
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Agreed, which is why I said details are unclear. This could be totally different than the previous investigation.
 
cancontent said:
Dallas was very competitive against Seattle last night and this was without Bueckers and Harris running the point. No one saw this team being an upstart underdog. Carrington showed why she was Most Improved last season. They didn't need Ogunbowale to be the leading point scorer. They killed Seattle on the offensive glass when they have a size deficit.

Even if the coach is fired mid-season, how will that improve things? And who is available to take over that would make a significant impact at this point of the season?

Like I've said before in previous posts, this is very similar to what Indiana went through last year. There were complaints about the roster, coaching, etc. Sides did just enough to make the team more competitive for the second half finding gems in Hull and Temi (now at GS), when they hadn't been seen as key pieces before. The off-season is going to be wide open for free agency. Dallas should have an easier time attracting free agents.
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I see your point. And while I don’t like to see people losing their jobs, I believe something needs to be done about the Dallas Wings. I also realize that this is (probably) the coach’s first position as a head coach, so lots of growing pains will present themselves. Additionally, there needs to be a better assembly of players, who can complement each other. But, it may be too late now to make such changes.
 
azfan said:
Who gets shown the door first - the 1.2 million dollar coach or the Dallas coach
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Won't be Tibbetts unless Satou, Kah, or AT absolutely hate his guts.
 
EricLA said:
Really? 5-3 is .500? Not sure why you have like 4 posts on here ridiculing him - I think Phoenix is doing incredible given they are without Copper AND Alyssa Thomas not to mention back up center Mack...

I'll be curious to see how good they are when they got Thomas and Copper back. And for the record, I do think WNBA coaches should be paid good salaries. As should the players, which is apparently changing in the very near future...
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Career record in the W. lol


19-21 last year as a head "coach" in Phoenix and as you point out 5-3 this year with wins over Sparks, Mystics and Sky *( by 5 points) and is under .500 against the Lynx 1-5 last year and 0-2 this year. Against the Liberty 1-2 last year and . . . well we know how the 1.2 million dollar coach will fare against the Liberty this year)

Hope spring eternal . . .

I agree on salaries

Sandy Brondello - coach of defending W champs - 500,000
Cheryl Reeves 4 WNBA championships 650,000

If Nate Tibbets is a 1 million dollar coach, those two champs are worth 4 million.

Nate Tibbets in his first head coaching job and first time coaching women with a career record as a head coach of .500 - 1.2 million

I would like to see compensation that reflects results.

As a Mercury fan I expect that the highest paid coach in WNBA history, the first coach to "earn" 1.2 million, a coach who makes more that every WNBA championship coach in history - well I expect more than a .500 team. A team that consistently losses to the elite teams and coaches in the league.
 
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FormerCTrez said:
I see your point. And while I don’t like to see people losing their jobs, I believe something needs to be done about the Dallas Wings. I also realize that this is (probably) the coach’s first position as a head coach, so lots of growing pains will present themselves. Additionally, there needs to be a better assembly of players, who can complement each other. But, it may be too late now to make such changes.
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@cancontent

Exec. Point to Leave Behind: Yup, it's too late to do anything (whatever that may be) in 2025 given the personnel.
And given the circumstances -- stay with me a bit -- that is probably the way to go for the 2026 season.

Context:
Former President and GM Greg Bibb finally kicked himself upstairs and hired Curt Miller, who was primarily responsible for the version of the Connecticut Sun that rocked, bumped and rolled into semifinals for years but were never able to win the big ones.
Miller had quite a task with Satou Sabally demanding a trade and a team that was anchored/chained to their erstwhile shooting guard. He moved a lot of players, bringing in players he knew (Carrington, Harris) and those whose style of play he knew and conceivably liked (Hines-Allen). And to coach them, he hired his longtime Conn. Sun assistant Chris Koclanes. Yes, he's very much a rookie coach and while I think no one would call this a "practice" year (heck, they are pro's), he can get the ya-ya's out because...

...Most of the team, as we know it, will be UFA's after this season, including one Arike Ogunbowale, Hines-Allen, Carrington, Big T McCowan and Ty Harris. Who will be back?
  • Maddy Siegrist and Lou Lopez-Senechal (Remember her? She's taking the year off).
  • And the rookies who made the squad will almost certainly be back: Paige Bueckers, Aziah James and JJ Quinerly.

In short, GM Miller will have a lot more flexibility to construct the roster the way he wants to; whether it's with a few folks who played for the Wings this year or a whole slew of pinpointed talent that can mesh with Bueckers, James, Siegrist, etc. Unless Koclanes completely deep sixes, I suspect he'll be back for a mulligan.

Like @cancontent , I thought the Wings hung in there pretty well against the Storm until they couldn't....Carrington is still rough around the edges but keeps coming and Hines-Allen, a very undersized paint player, grabbed 12 rebounds in 23+ minutes against some height.

Getting one/both point guards will help a bunch this season, but make no mistake....a lot of these Wings will fly out of Dallas before next season.
 
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