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I pretty much agree. Veronica Burton is like Davion Mitchell with talent. Jk. I actually like Mitchell. But she reminds me of Nika. I think I got slandered about this when I said this months ago. But I moreso mean fearless and stout on the defensive side of the ball. I remember one of the first times seeing Nika play in person and I thought she looked massive. Like a legit 5'10 and strong/athletic. I think Burton is like that in that she's not necessarily a small guard which I somewhat miscategorized her as when coming out of college and is physical on both sides of the ball. I think Natalie Nakase is doing an amazing job.
 
5 interesting games today!

The most significant will take place up in Seattle. Playoff seeding at stake as the million dollar coach matches wits with Noelle, hoping that the match turns out better than the one he just lost to Becky at home If the Merc somehow manage to do the hard thing today which leads to a spiral and the Storm out of the playoffs I'm wondering what is the likelihood that a change takes place in Seattle?

I know the million dollar coach would like to start this three game road trip with a win so let's see how well his troops perform with the Storm back against the wall. Blooming on Prime Thursday night is the rematch against the Aces in Vegas.
 
jdote33 said:


I pretty much agree. Veronica Burton is like Davion Mitchell with talent. Jk. I actually like Mitchell. But she reminds me of Nika. I think I got slandered about this when I said this months ago. But I moreso mean fearless and stout on the defensive side of the ball. I remember one of the first times seeing Nika play in person and I thought she looked massive. Like a legit 5'10 and strong/athletic. I think Burton is like that in that she's not necessarily a small guard which I somewhat miscategorized her as when coming out of college and is physical on both sides of the ball. I think Natalie Nakase is doing an amazing job.
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I have been a Veronica Burton fan since Day One of her career here in the Big Ten (Northwestern). There would be college games where she would have 7 or 8 steals! But what gets lost in the sauce, is her offensive game. VB has a nice offensive game. She is awesome and in a great situation. I also agree with you about Coach Nakase. She is doing an amazing job.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Well they did win 2 Championships with that #1 pick playing a big role. So there's that.
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Prolly why I said 24 and 25. But you could slot Gray into Plum’s minutes in each of those championship years and the team would lose nothing on the court.
 
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Saw something about Sophie Cunningham going down with a knee injury today. Fever are losing players at an alarming rate.
 
Sun were up 19 at the half. About to go to OT w/ the Fever. 1.2 seconds left all tied up.
 
LA has been winning games...but they stink every time I get to watch them play. Washington can't hardly miss and are pulling away.
 
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I will give credit to Washington, they are playing well. LA just looks lackluster. Mystics are killing them on the glass. If your opponent is shooting better than you (and it's just one of those days, everything Washington throws up is going in), you better do something to make up for it. The Sparks aren't doing that.
 
Not sounding good for Cunningham. Probably another of the dreaded season ending injuries.
 
27-13 rebounding advantage for Washington. It's like LA isn't even trying today.
 
I don't know what the WNBA referees have been told regarding the "reckless close-out" upgrade foul for shooters beyond the arc, but whatever is/was conveyed by the league, it is time for a more comprehensive discussion to bring common sense into the review process. For starters, if the shooter starts her shot from behind the line and the defender stays inside the arc, common sense would say that should negate any upgrade. Furthermore, if the shooter starts behind the line and then swings her legs forward after release to land inside the line, then there shouldn't even be a common shooting foul called if contact is made below the knee.

Kelsey Mitchell/fever and Chelsea Grey/Aces both were gifted in today's games with this absurd call/review. Good grief....
 
Citron was pretty quiet for 2 1/2 quarters...then just went nuts. Iriafen/Austin combo has been nice.

Hamby is having a huge game. Plum got going after a slow start. Right now LA needs to get the ball to one of them on every possession, not have Vanloo bricking shots late in the 4th quarter.
 
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Cunningham injury wasn't non contact like most of them, but a player driving and tripped and then bulldozed right into her knee.
 
YKCornelius said:
I don't know what the WNBA referees have been told regarding the "reckless close-out" upgrade foul for shooters beyond the arc, but whatever is/was conveyed by the league, it is time for a more comprehensive discussion to bring common sense into the review process. For starters, if the shooter starts her shot from behind the line and the defender stays inside the arc, common sense would say that should negate any upgrade. Furthermore, if the shooter starts behind the line and then swings her legs forward after release to land inside the line, then there shouldn't even be a common shooting foul called if contact is made below the knee.

Kelsey Mitchell/fever and Chelsea Grey/Aces both were gifted in today's games with this absurd call/review. Good grief....
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Had been wondering the same recently. Good to know I'm not the only one who had the same thoughts.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Cunningham injury wasn't non contact like most of them, but a player driving and tripped and then bulldozed right into her knee.
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From what I saw, it looked like Hartley was tripped by the other Fever defender. It didn't look like she had the ability to avoid Cunningham to help minimize some of the impact.
 
95-86 final. LA offense was actually decent, but defense and rebounding was atrocious. Hamby and Plum combined for 51 points on 22-32 shooting. Burrell was 3-4, but the rest of the team shot pretty poorly. They needed to keep feeding the hot hands more, but some poor shot selection at times.

Wow, Brink looked absolutely lost today. Just couldn't do anything...other than commit fouls.


I didn't realize it, but Citron has been a monster in 4th quarters this year. Did it again today.
 
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Bigboote said:
The Mystics' bench ended with 13 rebounds to the Sparks' 15 for the team. Something is wrong with a team's effort when that happens.
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Yep. Washington was shooting lights out all game so there weren't as many D boards available as usual, but LA finished w/ 11 defensive rebounds while Washington had 8 O boards. That is pretty pathetic.
 
Bigboote said:
The Sun gave up 70 points in the last 25 minutes. After the first half, I thought the game was safe, but playing (alleged) defense like that they'll lose every time.
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Lately, the Sun have been making a habit of fading in the second half. Here are their quarter by quarter
cumulative point margins over the last five games:

1st Q: +18
2nd Q: +11
3rd Q: -27
4th Q: -29
 
Washington and LA are now tied at 16-18. Sparks just can't get over the hump trying to grab that #8 playoff spot. Seattle still clinging to it at this point.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Washington and LA are now tied at 16-18. Sparks just can't get over the hump trying to grab that #8 playoff spot. Seattle still clinging to it at this point.
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Big game against the million dollar coach and team tipping at 3:00 p.m..an important game as the Aces are surging.
 
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