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Message: [QUOTE="WBBTakeover, post: 5284330, member: 13257"] The Valkyries won their first ever WNBA game last night! It only took them two tries (probably could've defeated the Sparks with proper adjustments). Veronica Burton and Kayla Thornton looked great, and they were able to get support from Salaün and Leite. Hope that Tip Hayes is okay moving forward. Not surprised that they were able to win with JV largely playing a role as a bench ornament (hope that continues). Not sure what to make of Kate Martin's role, but there are still a lot of games left to be played. The Mystics did not look good in this one. There was too much "hero ball" with the "I gotta get mine" mindset. I don't think that having Brittney Sykes leading the way with high volume shooting nights will be sustainable given her injury history, so the young players will have to develop quickly to lighten her load. Kiki did have a double-double, so that's something positive. Shakira Austin needs to be benched if she can't control her emotions. She's too old to be acting like a toddler. I get that she might want out (and she should--this is a contract year for her and she hasn't shown anything that would warrant a team truly investing in her), but there are more mature ways of making that known. As for LA/Phoenix, well, the Kelsey Plum Experience was in full display. She giveth and taketh away. I'm sure the Mercury enjoyed those eight turnovers, though--but probably didn't enjoy having to deal with her furious comeback attempt at the end. I'm still not sure why LA traded for her, as she looked like the third-best player on the floor AT BEST, and the third-best player on her own team AT WORST. At some point, I hope that we can abandon the notion that big, bad A'ja is the reason why she's not a bigger star in the WNBA instead of her own genetics (a 6'0 KP would be a much better KP). [/QUOTE]

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