August WNBA thread

[baggerbob]

Is it pretty much baked in at this point that Stewie is going to make a move to the Liberty come the off-season? The idea of her pairing with Ionescu is tantalizing given how versatile they both are. Thus far Ionescu hasn't had the opportunity to pair with a really dynamic big.

Seattle has become a bad team, management screwed up in hiring Quinn.
Benching your best defensive player at the end of the year was stupid. Ezi is a better defensive and offensive player then Gabby. If Bonner can play the 3 then Stewie should play the 3, Tina at the 4 and Ezi at the 5.
This is Jewell's worst year shooting, and Sue has been off because Seattle has a very bad shooter at the 3.
No one bothers with Gabby, because her offense is so bad.
26 minutes a game and 7 points doesn't make it in the WNBA.

 

[Dillon77]

Wow. The Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu goes for 32 and Marinne Johannes for 19, but Marina Mabrey has a career high 31, augmented by Allisha Gray's 18 and Big T's 16. in Dallas 86-77 win over the Liberty. Mabey shot 11-18 overall and 3-6 from three, while also running point for most of the second half. I guess it was a defensive move but Awok Kuier played nearly 18 minutes. Didn't score much but did clog up the middle a bit.

However, this was all about Mabrey nearly matching Ionescu in the third, then propelling Dallas to a lead and pulling away, along with Gray. Interesting, when I look at the scoreboard, only Ionescu and Johannes scored in double figures for NY, while Mabrey, Gray and Big T were the only ones for Dallas. However, it worked for Dallas -- They're in the playoffs now and can get the sixth spot if they beat the Liberty again next game.

 

[baggerbob]

Is it pretty much baked in at this point that Stewie is going to make a move to the Liberty come the off-season? The idea of her pairing with Ionescu is tantalizing given how versatile they both are. Thus far Ionescu hasn't had the opportunity to pair with a really dynamic big.

Actually a better place for Stewie, and Ezi would be Minnesota with Collier, Moriah, McBride, and a nice bench. Good management team and coach. Ezi is a restricted free agent, but she needs to get out of Seattle.
She can stay in Australia if she can't get out of that mess that the Storm have become.

 

[eebmg]

Wow. The Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu goes for 32 and Marinne Johannes for 19, but Marina Mabrey has a career high 31, augmented by Allisha Gray's 18 and Big T's 16. in Dallas 86-77 win over the Liberty. Mabey shot 11-18 overall and 3-6 from three, while also running point for most of the second half. I guess it was a defensive move but Awok Kuier played nearly 18 minutes. Didn't score much but did clog up the middle a bit.

However, this was all about Mabrey nearly matching Ionescu in the third, then propelling Dallas to a lead and pulling away, along with Gray. Interesting, when I look at the scoreboard, only Ionescu and Johannes scored in double figures for NY, while Mabrey, Gray and Big T were the only ones for Dallas. However, it worked for Dallas -- They're in the playoffs now and can get the sixth spot if they beat the Liberty again next game.

With Natash Howard out, very bleak. No one but Sabrina and Johannes. Crystal simply not looking to score enough or getting into the paint to create.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Wings clinched a playoff berth.

Last year the Liberty made the playoffs. They are in danger of not making it this year. With a overall better roster I'd say, especially considering how much healthier/better Ionescu has been. I've long been unimpressed w/ Brondello's coaching, this year isn't going to change that at all.

 

[socal613ws]

A'ja Wilson betting odds fave +100 to win Mvp, geez you wouldn't know it after some of the posters saying she might be the 3rd option on the team
Plum +600

 

[sivad40]

The LA Sparks were stuck in DC. Their flight was delayed and then got cancelled. Some of the team stayed in a hotel and others stayed at the airport.

 

[bbsamjj]

Wings clinched a playoff berth.

Last year the Liberty made the playoffs. They are in danger of not making it this year. With a overall better roster I'd say, especially considering how much healthier/better Ionescu has been. I've long been unimpressed w/ Brondello's coaching, this year isn't going to change that at all.

Yeah they made the playoffs last year, but they made it at 12-20. They are actually on average scoring more and giving up fewer points than last year. Obviously Laney has been out nearly all year, and not been at 100% in the few games she's played.

Interestingly, they shoot better than their opponents from both FG and 3pt (near identical on FT). They average more turnovers than their opponents (15.7 v 12.7), but also more assists (20.6 v 18.5). They get outrebounded, but not by much (34.2 v 35.7).

The biggest difference seems to be in FTs. The Liberty have only taken 490 FTs this year. Their opponents? 678. That's a massive difference, particularly in close contests.

 

[ochoopsfan]

 

[cancontent]

Had to google that surgery to figure out the injury. Ow, ow, and OWWWWWW.
Anything abdominal sucks. You forgot how much of your body uses those muscles until they hurt!

 

[ochoopsfan]

Trying to find out about the injury, as I havent heard of it before.

What causes avulsion injury of the left iliac crest?

• The avulsion injury is also associated with left external oblique muscle and associated injury to the left transversus abdominus muscle tear. There is mild left-sided Iliopsoas bursitis and muscle sprain. There is stress fracture of the left iliac crest. There is muscle strain and sprain of the left iliacus muscle.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Seattle leads Chicago by 38-26 after Q1 on 76% shooting. Gabby has 10 on 4-4 shooting.

 

[bbsamjj]

What a first half in Chicago.

The Sky have scored 55pts, shot 56.4%FG, have 18 assists on 22 baskets, and just 5 turnovers.

But they are losing to the Storm, who have scored 66 points while shooting 66.7%FG, have 24 assists on 28 baskets, and only TWO turnovers.

Between the two teams, that's 121pts, 42 assists on 50 baskets and 61.7 %FG. And just 7 turnovers.

In other words, this is a video game.

 

[Bigboote]

Had to google that surgery to figure out the injury. Ow, ow, and OWWWWWW.
Anything abdominal sucks. You forgot how much of your body uses those muscles until they hurt!

Yeah, I agree with everything you said. The collision itself didn't look that bad to me, but she had to be carried from the bench to the evaluation room. Say what you want about Arike, but she's really (really) tough, and I knew it was bad when I saw that.

I hope she makes a full and speedy recovery.

 

[nwhoopfan]

No D here. If you like offense, this is the game for you!

Loyd has found her missing shot, enjoying her return home.

Sloot can be such a scorer at times, it's surprising her career average is only about 10 ppg.

 

[Bigboote]

Trying to find out about the injury, as I havent heard of it before.

What causes avulsion injury of the left iliac crest?

• The avulsion injury is also associated with left external oblique muscle and associated injury to the left transversus abdominus muscle tear. There is mild left-sided Iliopsoas bursitis and muscle sprain. There is stress fracture of the left iliac crest. There is muscle strain and sprain of the left iliacus muscle.

Basically, she took a knee to the gut close to the pelvis. Evidently it was enough force to do damage to the muscle and tear some of it away from the bone.

 

[Bigboote]

I don't get that clear-path foul on Sue. The other night I was watching a game, and there was something much clearer than that, which wasn't a clear-path foul because the player fouled didn't have possession of the ball. It seemed patent to me that Candace didn't have possession in this case.

 

[JellyBean]

Dang! Gabby Williams such an amazing athlete.

 

[JellyBean]

No D here. If you like offense, this is the game for you!

Loyd has found her missing shot, enjoying her return home.

Sloot can be such a scorer at times, it's surprising her career average is only about 10 ppg.

Just crazy how they have played 3/4 quarters of the game and not one block by either team.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Both teams have finally slowed down their scoring pace. Probably won't match that NY-LV game that was 112-103 or something insane like that.

 

[JellyBean]

Both teams have finally slowed down their scoring pace. Probably won't match that NY-LV game that was 112-103 or something insane like that.

I don't know. Seattle and Chicago are like, wait one second. They were trying to make it to 112.

 

[eebmg]

Gabby, Stewie and Bird down the stretch. Nasty;

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't know. Seattle and Chicago are like, wait one second. They were trying to make it to 112.

Close, but not quite.

Okay, not really that close. It was actually 116-107.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Gabby final: 21/4/7/3 and +16. 7-9 shooting

Seattle set a new W record for 37 assists in a game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Williams showed again she can score. She just can't do it with any consistency. Stewie is closing out the season strong. This was probably Ezi's best game since being taken out of the starting lineup.

Sloot dropped 28 points to lead all scorers, got a meaningless 3 at the buzzer.