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Nurse one ups her family tonight
And Kia Nurse beats the Sky at the buzzer [merged thread]
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Clutch Nurse! In couple possessions prior, huge mistake by Diamond or the coach forgotten to remind Chicago not to shoot and run down the clock, resulting in Megan Walker made 2 FTs, and brought Phx to within 2 pts. Next, Copper missed field goal attempt and Nurse grabbed the rebound with 4.7s, raced to midcourt and launched the game winner.
BTW, Hartley is still not suited up, anyone knows the timeline for her return?
BTW, Hartley is still not suited up, anyone knows the timeline for her return?
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Hartley was in street clothes.
On that possession where Diamond took the the quick shot, the on-court scoreboards showed 5 to shoot when Chicago inbounded.
Obviously TV had different info. But in the arena it was 4 to shoot before the review and 5 after.
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The LOOK on the Sky coach's face was a mix of ftw...disgust and trauma. Someone should keep an eye on him tonight.
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I was on the lower bowl baseline for that.
Had a perfect view of the ball coming right towards me. Such a sickening feeling seeing it leave her hands perfectly on line.
5 straight home losses in 9 days now for the Sky after starting with two road wins.
The good news is that Stef Dolson and Allie Quigley will play Thursday and Parker will be ready soon, too.
Just in time for the Sky to go on the road...
Anyhow great shot by Nurse who hurt Chicago all night. Her 3s were the difference.
Had a perfect view of the ball coming right towards me. Such a sickening feeling seeing it leave her hands perfectly on line.
5 straight home losses in 9 days now for the Sky after starting with two road wins.
The good news is that Stef Dolson and Allie Quigley will play Thursday and Parker will be ready soon, too.
Just in time for the Sky to go on the road...
Anyhow great shot by Nurse who hurt Chicago all night. Her 3s were the difference.
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Chicago must lead the league in half court shots beating them at the buzzer.
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Watched it live. What a great moment for Kia. Time expired as the ball was in the air. The Sky played well enough to win. It took a half-court "prayer" to beat them. Nurse (and her teammates) will remember that one for a while. Any win on the road is nice, but especially one where you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. If you're the Sky, you just smile and tip your hat to them and walk off the court. 
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I don't think I'll ever get use to ex Uconn and Notre Dame players...hugging it up. lol
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Skylar is absolutely gaga over Diana Taurasi and the way she works in the off season. I just saw a quote of the same Type by Devon Booker
Devin Booker Credits Having a Basketball Legend' Right in Your Backyard' For His Success (sportscasting.com)
Being in the locker room and in the weight room with [the Mercury] at the same time, and seeing how Diana just goes about her business and her weights and her routine is something that helped me pick up and develop my game and develop my off-court ability and skills at the same time.
Devin Booker Talks Access to WNBA 'GOAT' Diana Taurasi, Mercury Stars (insider.com)
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His look was priceless. Not my favorite coach.
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Kia and Skylar highlights from the game. Anti-Skylar people, time to move on. She’s friends with Kia and Diana and that’s good enough for me.
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"and this one comes with extra pain"
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Yes, it is time to move on.Kia and Skylar highlights from the game. Anti-Skylar people, time to move on. She’s friends with Kia and Diana and that’s good enough for me.
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2 things to also note from the video. Sloot tried to take the ball to the hoop twice and Griner was in the way. Then Sloot passed to Copper and Nurse guarded Copper to have take a short jump shot vs a lay up. Good "D" and then a miracle shot.
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Kia also had an important 3pt shot to pull the Mercury to 6.
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I notice at times how much "great" defense is being played in some of these games. In these highlights, players with the ball are often stopped cold from driving and doing what they'd like to do because of the defensive effort the player guarding them is giving.
If you want (hope) to play in the W, you have to be willing and able to play defense. Yes, you've got to be able to score, but you also have to be able to STOP somebody sometimes as well. It's very noticeable how some players have improved their game since leaving college. I could name 15-20 right off the bat, but you know who they are.