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azfan said:
DJ didn't care for the officiating.

Hilarious post on Mercury social media following the game

On X, Phoenix celebrated their win but couldn't help to throw shade at Dallas.

"Can’t spell Dallas without an L," the franchise posted.
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I think it also had something to do with the last second bucket
 
Basingstoke said:
Does anyone know what was up with the extended argument following last night's Mercury-Wings game?
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I don't remember an argument after that game but my brain was in the twilight zone trying to stay awake at midnight. There was one between Erica Wheeler and Kayla McBride in the Storm-Lynx game after Erica acted like she was going to run out the clock but instead went for a layup and got fouled by McBride. I think it had to do with sportsmanship.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but point differential comes into play if there is a tie in the Commissioners cup standings. I think that's why teams that are comfortably in the lead are taking these shots with under 24 seconds left in the game.
 
GamecockFam said:
I don't remember an argument after that game but my brain was in the twilight zone trying to stay awake at midnight. There was one between Erica Wheeler and Kayla McBride in the Storm-Lynx game after Erica acted like she was going to run out the clock but instead went for a layup and got fouled by McBride. I think it had to do with sportsmanship.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but point differential comes into play if there is a tie in the Commissioners cup standings. I think that's why teams that are comfortably in the lead are taking these shots with under 24 seconds left in the game.
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If it's a 3 or more team tie point differential factors in. If 2 teams tie it's head to head. If New York wins 1 of the last 2 they are in.
 
What is going on with Vegas? Is Hammon just a below average coach (I say that sort of joking... sort of)? She has much of the same pieces as last year - trading down by swapping Plum for Loyd, but the BIG difference is she lost 2 of her assistants.

I do get that Loyd is not playing at anywhere near the level Plum was for Vegas, but still... the Sparks were 3-7 before that game and Vegas has 4 Olympians on their roster...

Hey Becky - instead of throwing your team under the bus for lack of effort, how about looking in the mirror and figuring out why your coaching sucks this season?
 
EricLA said:
What is going on with Vegas? Is Hammon just a below average coach? She has much of the same pieces as last year - trading down by swapping Plum for Loyd, but the BIG difference is she lost 2 of her assistants.

Hey Becky - instead of throwing your team under the bus for lack of effort, how about looking in the mirror and figuring out why your coaching sucks this season?
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The Golden State Coach took the play book with her
 
Stagnant said:
All star voting is open.

The all star game is an exhibition. I am going to vote for players I want to watch.

And so. I voted for both Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers.
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By any metric any other than playing time, I'm struggling to see why you feel the need to justify what seems, to me, to be obvious. ;)
 
TheFarmFan said:
By any metric any other than playing time, I'm struggling to see why you feel the need to justify what seems, to me, to be obvious. ;)
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I think Caitlin has played only 3 games. The wings are like 1-10. ‍ that’s probably why I felt the need to explain.

-Shrug-
 
Dillon77 said:
I noticed Jessica Shepard wasn't in the lineup for the Lynx last night against Seattle, offering her support to both 'Phee and Alanna Smith. Turns out the Nebraskan is going be away for awhile:

Steps away from Minnesota: Jessica Shepard has stepped away from the Lynx to compete in EuroBasket, Mitchell Hansen of CanisHoopus.com reports.
Impact The 28-year-old center will miss several weeks of the WNBA season to join the Slovenian national team for EuroBasket. Diamond Miller, Alissa Pili and Maria Kliundikova are candidates for a slight bump in minutes during Shepard's absence.

As per the suggestion on taking her place, Pili played just under 5 minutes last night and the other two didn't get in the game.
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I was wondering what happened to Shepard when I was looking at the box scores. I am about to cue up the game now. This stinks but also could give other players some minutes. Jessica was having a nice run. She will be missed here in Minnesota.
 
Kind of a stale start to the season. Some notable reasons why in my opinion:

1. Caitlin Clark is out, ratings have dropped as a result and Indiana hasn’t looked good with her out despite a ton of hype with new coaching and free agents signing.

2. Phoenix is missing Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper. Plus they don’t have DT or Griner. They’re doing well all things considered but aren’t going to draw interest or viewers in the same way until their stars are back.

3. Big names and exciting playmakers Jewell Loyd and Arike Ogunbowale have been awful. Both are kind of dragging down excitement for their franchises despite Wilson and Bueckers having very good starts to the season.

4. Libs and Lynx being the clear front runner is underwhelming. No shade to either team but we appear to be streamlined for another finals rematch this year with almost all of the same players for each team. Collier also seems to be headed to a pretty straight forward MVP award without other contenders at this point.

5. Chicago draws a lot of viewers but has been underwhelming too, and now with Vandersloot out they look like a long shot to be a playoff contender.

6. Encapsulating all of this, the young stars the league is building around are all on awful teams or injured. Clark, Brink, Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards and Rickea Jackson have all missed notable time due to injuries, and Kamilla Cardoso/Angel Reese are on a bad team and haven’t improved from a year ago.

I think the quality and excitement will heat up as the season unfolds but I’ve found the season to be a bit flat to start.
 
bballnut90 said:
Kind of a stale start to the season. Some notable reasons why in my opinion:

1. Caitlin Clark is out, ratings have dropped as a result and Indiana hasn’t looked good with her out despite a ton of hype with new coaching and free agents signing.

2. Phoenix is missing Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper. Plus they don’t have DT or Griner. They’re doing well all things considered but aren’t going to draw interest or viewers in the same way until their stars are back.

3. Big names and exciting playmakers Jewell Loyd and Arike Ogunbowale have been awful. Both are kind of dragging down excitement for their franchises despite Wilson and Bueckers having very good starts to the season.

4. Libs and Lynx being the clear front runner is underwhelming. No shade to either team but we appear to be streamlined for another finals rematch this year with almost all of the same players for each team. Collier also seems to be headed to a pretty straight forward MVP award without other contenders at this point.

5. Chicago draws a lot of viewers but has been underwhelming too, and now with Vandersloot out they look like a long shot to be a playoff contender.

6. Encapsulating all of this, the young stars the league is building around are all on awful teams or injured. Clark, Brink, Bueckers, Aaliyah Edwards and Rickea Jackson have all missed notable time due to injuries, and Kamilla Cardoso/Angel Reese are on a bad team and haven’t improved from a year ago.

I think the quality and excitement will heat up as the season unfolds but I’ve found the season to be a bit flat to start.
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I think the Valks have been a super exciting storyline given that we've already won thorough 9 games as many games as some thought we would (and Atlanta did) win their entire first season.

It's just no one else in the league cares about us yet, so I feel like we suffer from a lack of national attention. No big names, no particularly great angles to tell this story other than that Nakase should be front runner for COY and she wasn't 3ven in ESPN's most recent long list. (oy!)
 
TheFarmFan said:
I think the Valks have been a super exciting storyline given that we've already won thorough 9 games as many games as some thought we would (and Atlanta did) win their entire first season.

It's just no one else in the league cares about us yet, so I feel like we suffer from a lack of national attention. No big names, no particularly great angles to tell this story other than that Nakase should be front runner for COY and she wasn't 3ven in ESPN's most recent long list. (oy!)
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Which could be a good thing. Let the national public sleep on the Valkyries. It will make giving side eye to the new "fans" who claim they were there from the start even more satisfying. ;)
 
cancontent said:
Which could be a good thing. Let the national public sleep on the Valkyries. It will make giving side eye to the new "fans" who claim they were there from the start even more satisfying. ;)
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Is there any room for more?! (in person, at least. ) Every game has been a sellout and when I can't go, my secondary resale ticket fetches a price far higher than the pro rata share for my season tickets, which has been incredible. And I see folks in Valks merch all over town. All that said, the more the merrier! Join the bandwagon before that fills up too.
 
Somebody on the Vegas sideline dropped the ball with this injury. Wilson came to the sidelines after that hit and just got her nose plugged and kept playing for several minutes. She should have been checked immediately by the training staff. You can’t take a players word. Check the eyes and ask the questions. She was very vulnerable out there and it’s fortunate she didn’t take another hit.
 
TheFarmFan said:
I think the Valks have been a super exciting storyline given that we've already won thorough 9 games as many games as some thought we would (and Atlanta did) win their entire first season.

It's just no one else in the league cares about us yet, so I feel like we suffer from a lack of national attention. No big names, no particularly great angles to tell this story other than that Nakase should be front runner for COY and she wasn't 3ven in ESPN's most recent long list. (oy!)
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Totally agree. The Valkyries (I do like the way you use "The Valks") have been exciting to watch this season. They play hard, smart, and together. They do not look like an expansion team. And you guys as a fan base. Y'all are doing it right! I love the energy you guys bring to every game. Even in the games you guys are losing. The energy is still electric. Stuff like that makes it fun to watch a Golden State game. Keep up the great work.
 
Arike with a strong turn around game. 26 points, 8 assists, 9-17 FG. Up 9 on Vegas with 3 min to go. Paige having a solid game too.

Fever started 2-9 last year before turning it around. I wouldn't be shocked if Dallas improves significantly if Arike can find her shot more consistently.
 
OMG that was an awful ending for Dallas. That was like the CT collapse at the end of the game when lost to MINN. Combination bad play calls , home calls and Arike trying to do too much again. Just can't blow that big a lead in that short a time. Inexcusable. I'm not real impressed with that 1st year coach either. He displays no passion whatsoever.
 
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