Bigboote
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I was going to say something similar. The Storm have taken doing less with more to a whole new level.
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We'll see when they roll into Phoenix to take on the million dollar coach's squad.
Great win last night but it is telling how hard they had to work at home against a tired Liberty team without Stewie
I'd say tomorrow night pressure is squarely on the Merc as the million dollar coach matches wits with Becky
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6 losses in a row
Fiery tempers in a meaningless game last night.
www.usatoday.com
One of the participants laid the responsibility on the officials for failing to maintain control.
While frustration is understandable on two really poor teams I would think the players would want to devote their thought, time and energy to improving play rather than placing blame
I see this is another illustration of a prevalent failure of participants in our society to take responsibility for their own actions.
WNBA news: Sky, Sun fracas leads to ejections | Fox News Sky, Sun players get into intense tussle during WNBA game, leads to multiple ejections
Three WNBA players ejected from Sky-Sun game after heated exchange
Rebecca Allen and Ariel Atkins of the Chicago Sky and Bria Hartley of the Connecticut Sun hit the showers early after a skirmish Wednesday.
www.usatoday.com
One of the participants laid the responsibility on the officials for failing to maintain control.
While frustration is understandable on two really poor teams I would think the players would want to devote their thought, time and energy to improving play rather than placing blame
I see this is another illustration of a prevalent failure of participants in our society to take responsibility for their own actions.
WNBA news: Sky, Sun fracas leads to ejections | Fox News Sky, Sun players get into intense tussle during WNBA game, leads to multiple ejections
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I'm not sure I see it quite the same way. I think what Marsh was (rightly) indicating was that if the officials don't keep a lid on physicality, players will keep escalating and it will lead to frustrations and eventually fights. Obviously he was speaking in defense of his player, but I think his overall point is valid - this will be bound to happen when the refs don't check excessive aggression from the tip.Fiery tempers in a meaningless game last night.
Three WNBA players ejected from Sky-Sun game after heated exchange
Rebecca Allen and Ariel Atkins of the Chicago Sky and Bria Hartley of the Connecticut Sun hit the showers early after a skirmish Wednesday.
One of the participants laid the responsibility on the officials for failing to maintain control.
While frustration is understandable on two really poor teams I would think the players would want to devote their thought, time and energy to improving play rather than placing blame
I see this is another illustration of a prevalent failure of participants in our society to take responsibility for their own actions.
WNBA news: Sky, Sun fracas leads to ejections | Fox News Sky, Sun players get into intense tussle during WNBA game, leads to multiple ejections
I certainly can appreciate that point of view.
The ejections yesterday were a failure underneath part of all parties involved.
The physicality and tit for tat that we see in professional sports is reflective of a complex set of factors one of which is consistency and officiating. A second is accountability and ownership.
In one of the games yesterday Britney Sykes made an extraordinarily hard foul on Grey. This was a typical Slim foul but she immediately went over checked on Gray and helped her up. This kind of behavior goes along way I think in my mind to minimize tic for tat. It's also important to realize these two players are of much higher quality, much more successful, and have I think demonstrated throughout their career character.
The ejections yesterday were a failure underneath part of all parties involved.
The physicality and tit for tat that we see in professional sports is reflective of a complex set of factors one of which is consistency and officiating. A second is accountability and ownership.
In one of the games yesterday Britney Sykes made an extraordinarily hard foul on Grey. This was a typical Slim foul but she immediately went over checked on Gray and helped her up. This kind of behavior goes along way I think in my mind to minimize tic for tat. It's also important to realize these two players are of much higher quality, much more successful, and have I think demonstrated throughout their career character.
Emma was not apart of the team the year after they won the championship , everyone on that squad pretty much left lol .
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Check again. Won the Title in '21. Brought back Copper, Sloot, Parker, Stevens, Quigley, added Meesseman. Went 26-10 in the regular season but lost in the semis to the Sun. '23 was the mass exodus, not '22.
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It's just something about Connecticut. Head coach doesn't seem to matter, it's always the same thing. I thought it would change when AT left...but nope. Carrington was not that player before she arrived, but she went all in. Probably Mabrey was always chippy, but it got worse when she went to the Sun. Sheldon was instantly all in. There have probably been others. Not quite every player subscribes to that style, I don't think ONO has ever joined in. But there are enough examples, it's just a style or philosophy that prevails there even though coaches and players keep changing over.
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From that article: Following the matchup, Sky forward Angel Reese posted, "ARIEL A REAL ONE. BEEN."Fiery tempers in a meaningless game last night.
Three WNBA players ejected from Sky-Sun game after heated exchange
Rebecca Allen and Ariel Atkins of the Chicago Sky and Bria Hartley of the Connecticut Sun hit the showers early after a skirmish Wednesday.
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I'm befuddled, both what that means (might make some sense in Pennsylvania Dutch*) and why the author of the article decided to put it in.
*Reese grew up not far from there, might have picked some up. 😁
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It means Angel thinks Ariel’s a good teammate for sticking up for Allen and having her back after the scuffle with Hartley. “Been” means Ariel’s been a good teammate for a long time.
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My guess is the author added it because it would gain clicks when people search her name. The definition of "real one" is typically taken to mean that the person has been supportive from the start. Although, when I used that term on a recent vacation, it was for the bartenders who knew how I liked my "drinks". 😈😁
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Gotta love the Boneyard... learn about basketball and modern slang in the same thread
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And sometimes you get hot tips about restaurants and local food specialties.
you are correct i apologize .
ya her defensive talents were projected to be near Jackie Young as a prospect. I wholeheartly believe she will be better on that end of the ball than Jackie heck she may already be better than jackie on the Defensive side of things right now !