None of us know what is going on. Remember when Holdsclaw retired mid season after asking for a trade? People went nuts and wondered why she quit on the team. It turns out she was battling pretty severe mental illness. Not saying that’s what is going on with SDS. It could be a simple as she quit on the team, or it could be something else.
It was very evident based on the result of last night's game, even with Atlanta getting closer in the end. Agree re Caldwell and Hillmon as no one expected either to contribute at this level.
That was Tina Charles
I think that's kinda harsh. I wouldn't fault anyone in the league who knows BG from doing whatever they have to do to get mentally right because this whole situation is scary and draining and that's just from a fan perspective. I can't even imagine if one of my close friends was a predicament.
You wouldn't consider Cambage or Charles as quits?
I totally blocked out Cambage from my mind(lol), she's definitely one as well. I still give Charles the benefit of the doubt because we still don't the exact reason and apparently it was mutual decision according to Phoenix.
I think that it works to the Liberty's advantage psychologically that they won by 10 (5 or 6 would have been better), instead of 20+. I will say their talent and depth (huge output by the bench vs Dallas and huge output by starters vs Atlanta in their last 2 games) helps them prevail en route to a playoff berth. IMO, the Dream's best chance is an explosion (with 45+ fg%) by Howard, but I don't anticipate that happening to carry them to victory.
When Sophie is a distant 4th (5th including Nygaard), on the most controversial team member ranking this year, you know that you have something spicy.
I was just thinking about this on Friday. The Sky had a potential contender with Fowles, EDD, Cappie, Vandersloot, Quigley, a young Betnijah & Cheyenne, and a few solid role players as well as Syl's long-time (LSU) coach, Wanda Sykes, I mean Pokey Chatman. I think Fowles said she needed a change (wasn't very specific) and was very limited on which destination(s) would be acceptable for a trade.
It was 7 years ago...time usually makes people move on. That said, I agree she quit on the 2015 team to chase a title (in similar fashion to Tina Charles this year). The trade put Chicago in an awful spot considering she'd only accept going to Minnesota and in return they got a declining Erika De Souza while Fowles entered the peak of her career. And then a year later, EDD followed suit and demanded a trade to Washington. The Sky could've been a dominant force for years with EDD/Fowles/Vandersloot in the lineup together in the heights of their careers. Glad the Sky have recovered well the last couple of years and Sloot got her title.
She has not had a strong finish to the season. Extremely inefficient. She's had almost no impact in a couple of games I've watched recently.
100%. Sorta like a heavyweight fight where the 5:1 underdog has a "puncher's chance."
Allen leading Minnesota with 17 points and 5 triples. Coming into today she was 2-7 from deep on the season.
I have always liked Allen alot Great decision maker and mid range but the 3pt outburst is remarkable. Now up to 6-7 from 3 and 24 pts Still, she is the only one playing well and the Sun collectively are burying the Lynx.
Didn't the Mercury dissolve Skylar's contract?
Prince, January and Talbot were on the floor for quite a bit of Seattle's big run when they went from down 10 to up 10.