Congratulations Stef and Azura! WNBA Champs!

[UConnCat]

Quite a year for Stef.

 

[Vowelguy]

Congrats to Steph.
Though sad that it had to mean a title for those “other” folk.

 

[bballnut90]

For anyone who didn't watch, both came up huge in the series on both ends. Especially Stef down the stretch today.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Didn't think of that, Dolson is the only Olympic Gold Medalist/WNBA Champ this year, right? Phoenix would've had several, as would Las Vegas.

 

[Kaizen]

Congrats to Kahleah Copper well deserves to be the final MVP.

Phoenix has only 3 players can score, BG, DT and SDS, and sad to see Kia cannot play due to injury. Don't know why Phoenix only gives Bria 6 mins to play?

 

[vballcoach]

Kia being unavailable was HUGE for the series. I thought maybe Vandersloot might have been MVP. She made it all happen.

 

[MSGRET]

Not to take anything away from Steph but now I remember why I don't watch the WNBA anymore. The refs let so much contact that it's nothing like the way it's supposed to be played. In some States it would have been considered an assault on some of the players. DT got mugged, pushed, shoved, even got hit upside the head and no call. These refs shouldn't even be able to call grade school basketball.

 

[Orangutan]

So happy for Stef and Z.

Stef, especially because she lost a starting spot and had to accept a reduced role but stayed ready and came through huge in crunch time.

 

[Centerstream]

Congratulations to both.
I hope the Z bashing that is occurring on the FB post doesn't start here, just because she didn't return for her redshirt Senior year. I know some BYers took that personally, IMO, but she did what was best for her.
Jumping off my soapbox now.

 

[DEpup]

Dolson must be over the moon. A gold medal and a wnba championship in the same year!

So she is the only one, right? Gold from the latest olympics and this year's champion? I don't think Chicago has any other current usa olympians.

 

[UConnCat]

 

[UConnCat]

 

[BrianUC]

Who would have thought, the only player to win the WNBA championship and an Olympic gold this year?
Gotta love Stef!!

 

[FridaFriend]

Candace Parker is not my favorite player.

 

[Bama fan]

Candace Parker is not my favorite player.

Not mine either, but she is darn good

 

[msf22b]

She's got a chip still from 2 Olympics ago when she wasn't picked
This series, she was a wonderful teammate and very effective
And wasn't our Steff useful at the end making two big shots and clearing a big board
She's got the winning tradition
But how can how blow four chipees in 2 minutes...Any team that does that doesn't deserve to win.

 

[oldude]

Great for Steph & Z, although I must confess I was pulling for the GOAT to pull one more rabbit out of her hat.

 

[Kaizen]

DT must be very unhappy.

 

[oldude]

DT must be very unhappy.

She’s never been a good loser. Fortunately for her, she never had to deal with very many losses.

 

[Centerstream]

Swerve: Because of what I posted earlier in this thread, my mind got to thinking...did Azure get a degree from UConn and graduate? After all, she did attend college for 4 years (2 at Duke and 2 at UConn) and left partly because she had completed 4 years, or pretty close to that.

 

[oldude]

Swerve: Because of what I posted earlier in this thread, my mind got to thinking...did Azure get a degree from UConn and graduate? After all, she did attend college for 4 years (2 at Duke and 2 at UConn) and left partly because she had completed 4 years, or pretty close to that.

Z was on track to earn her CLAS (College of Liberal Arts & Science) degree during the summer of 2018, after turning pro during the spring of that year. I assume she completed her degree requirements, but I have not seen anything definitive.

 

[Geew1992]

Swerve: Because of what I posted earlier in this thread, my mind got to thinking...did Azure get a degree from UConn and graduate? After all, she did attend college for 4 years (2 at Duke and 2 at UConn) and left partly because she had completed 4 years, or pretty close to that.

 

[Biff]

 

[FridaFriend]

I congratulate Stef. I am still unapologetically bitter about Z. Wish I were a better person. Wish she was too.

 

[Reypl21]

Not to take anything away from Steph but now I remember why I don't watch the WNBA anymore. The refs let so much contact that it's nothing like the way it's supposed to be played. In some States it would have been considered an assault on some of the players. DT got mugged, pushed, shoved, even got hit upside the head and no call. These refs shouldn't even be able to call grade school basketball.

DT definitely dishes out as much cheap shots as any one else. She is even allowed to push refs too, with a fine instead of being suspended a game.