Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces - 9/22/20

[donalddoowop]

Wheels have fallen off the bus for the Sun. Terrible finish to the game for them.

Bonner hurt them with her turnovers late in the game. As far as Young is concerned, she is not a three point shooter. Look at how many times she knocks down the mid range jumper. That, and driving to the rim is her strong points.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

I think I've heard it's because she didn't want to have to sit out post surgery. Overseas season lasts most of the WNBA off season, so there's never really a long enough break between one and the other.

I can understand that. These players pretty much go all year long but I would think it would be in her best interest long term to just get it repaired and sit out a WNBA season or overseas season, especially as she ages. Again, just my two cents.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I can understand that. These players pretty much go all year long but I would think it would be in her best interest long term to just get it repaired and sit out a WNBA season or overseas season, especially as she ages. Again, just my two cents.

I agree with you. She's been dealing with this for years, that's gotta be painful in addition to limiting how she can shoot.

 

[MilfordHusky]

This is probably a silly question and I'm no medical expert but why doesn't Thomas have her shoulder repaired? I've read about her injury and don't exactly know specifics but it's something she's dealt with for years. She's an incredible player for her size and does so many little things on the floor, to think she could be even better if healthy.

I've wondered the same thing. Folks can add to this, but the recovery from torn labrum surgery appears to be 2-3 months for normal activity and 3-6 months for an elite athlete. For someone who is more or less disabled, Alyssa does a great job. But her FTs are still rather painful to watch.

 

[psconn]

Wilson with 2 world class drives to break the game open after being tied at 75. Hats off for the MVP.

Without AT guarding her, she becomes unstoppable. No one else can keep her from getting where she wants to go.

 

[eebmg]

Without AT guarding her, she becomes unstoppable. No one else can keep her from getting where she wants to go.

Any update on Alyssa? Rumor was dislocated shoulder

 

[psconn]

I've wondered the same thing. Folks can add to this, but the recovery from torn labrum surgery appears to be 2-3 months for normal activity and 3-6 months for an elite athlete. For someone who is more or less disabled, Alyssa does a great job. But her FTs are still rather painful to watch.

Gotta speak up for AT on this point. She has GREATLY improved her free throw shooting this season and it actually began late last season and in the playoffs.

2019 AT <50% on FTs during the regular season BUT 77.8% in the playoffs.

2020 regular season AT just under 70%... far less cringe-worthy and better than Bria Holmes, Mabrey, Gustafson, Augustus, Turner, Gabby, Morgan and Megan (among numerous others). 2020 playoffs... 93.8% FT shooting!! Among players with >10 attempts only Dee Bonner is better at 100%.

While her style is clearly unorthodox, it is increasingly more effective. In my experience, nobody ever asks how, just how many.

These numbers are one reason for the 2020 t-shirt:

 

[Bigboote]

I've wondered the same thing. Folks can add to this, but the recovery from torn labrum surgery appears to be 2-3 months for normal activity and 3-6 months for an elite athlete. For someone who is more or less disabled, Alyssa does a great job. But her FTs are still rather painful to watch.

The recovery time seems about right. I've had (likely) similar surgery to what AT would need -- fixing the labrum and stabilizing the shoulder. Mine had to be pretty much immobilized for a few days, then in a sling all the time for maybe three weeks. Then PT started, and I think I went for two months. 3-4 months later, I was bottling beer and discovered that I literally couldn't lift a beer bottle up to hold it below the spigot of the bottling bucket, but I did have full range of motion by then.

A couple of things about Alyssa Thomas: I remember in college she dislocated a shoulder and was playing again within a week. (After the second or third time I dislocated mine, the orthopedist said the only reason to wear a sling is for comfort -- the joint is so loose by then that resuming full activity the next day doesn't do any more damage.) Her tolerance for pain is so high that I'm sure she'd go nuts in PT and have a much accelerated recovery. Of course, too much too fast WILL damage the repaired joint.

Regarding her having the surgery -- I doubt she could have both shoulders done at once or even within a month of each other, so she might be looking at a full year, or two offseasons, to have them both repaired.