CRYSTAL!!

[Zanzman]

Crystal would not be in the discussion if she was stuck playing with Arike in Dallas. Cheryl Reeve is a terrific coach. The Lynx are one of the few teams in which the ball moves with limited dribbling. Crystal has been terrific but she got lucky with who chose her.

Some say the Lynx were the lucky ones with Crystal dropping to them

 

[MilfordHusky]

Just daydreaming how cool it would be for the Lynx to get a 3rd ROY from UConn and the special joy of playing in her home state. Nothing sinister.

We still have Evina, Liv, Christyn, Anna, and Aubrey before Paige.

 

[CL82]

Hey, I'll say it... I had no idea that Crystal would be as effective as she has been. She looks awesome out there.

 

[Carnac]

Or Curt Warner. I had to give my guy some props. I hope she continues to play well. It is obvious that Sims has a ways to go to get in shape.

Yeah, she went 1-10 fgm in her first game back.

 

[MilfordHusky]

To win the award, Crystal need to keep up her stellar play, have the Lynx continue to win, and not be passed by one of the former front-runners coming back from injury. I think it's great that Crystal is getting a lot of press. She deserves it. She clearly should be on the All-Rookie team. She's not the best player in the group, but I think she's closer to #1 than to #16.

Past All-Rookie Teams:

All-Rookie Teams - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

2021 Shakira Austin, Washington Mystics Queen Egbo, Indiana Fever Rebekah Gardner, Chicago Sky Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream NaLyssa Smith, Indiana Fever 2021 Charli Collier, Dallas Wings Dana Evans, Chicago Sky Aari McDonald, Atlanta Dream Michaela Onyenwere, New York Liberty DiDi Richards, New...

www.wnba.com

 

[MilfordHusky]

Hey, I'll say it... I had no idea that Crystal would be as effective as she has been. She looks awesome out there.

I was concerned about Crystal's size and how it might affect her defense, but she's using her size and quickness very well, especially on offense.

 

[da60]

Big credit to Geno....and his system...you all saw the clear communication with she and the coach. If it was Shea who did the hard daily work, congrats. A kid I won't name would be nuts not to go to Geno. KUDOS

 

[ochoopsfan]

Dont recall if Crystal signed, or will play overseas. Does anyone know if she did?

 

[eebmg]

Dont recall if Crystal signed, or will play overseas. Does anyone know if she did?

If she did, I would renegotiate.

 

[eebmg]

Nice focused article in the Athletic where her basketball career / recruiting / WNBA is discussed.

Crystal Dangerfield’s been building toward her WNBA moment since the fifth grade

Back home in Tennessee, Dangerfield's parents are DVR-ing every game of her rookie season with the Lynx, just as they've done for years.

theathletic.com

The recruiting is of course of most interest and I do not recall the details being particularly well known. Other stuff includes her maniacal devotion to film study from her earliest days.



“I was all set to (go to UT),” Dangerfield said. “I was always watching Candace and the teams that she was on then. Everywhere I went, people were asking me, ‘Oh, are you going to go to Tennessee?’ That’s what I got when I was growing up.”

Dangerfield was a standout player at Blackman High School in Tennessee. (Davonna Dangerfield)

But by the time she started getting recruited, Summitt had retired and other schools were after Dangerfield. She took three official visits as a junior, to Vanderbilt, Maryland and UConn. During her weekend at Maryland, she nearly committed because of the feeling she got on campus, and if she was going to be leaving Tennessee for the first time in her life, she wanted something that felt like home. But on the advice of her mother, she decided to wait until after her final visit — UConn.

During the visit to Storrs, she felt something that was even more familiar than a home 16 hours from home — the feeling of a raised expectation, sometimes on a minute-by-minute basis from coach Geno Auriemma, for everyone that touched the UConn program. Dangerfield committed.

“He has this vision of what you can be, if you just trust him to build you into the player that he sees you being,” Dangerfield said. “And it’s hard, because most of the players that go there, you’re all that where you come from — you’re All-American, McDonald’s All-American, your Gatorade Player of the Year and all of that. And you get there and they basically strip that away — you’re a freshman. You haven’t earned anything. You haven’t proven anything.”

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Big credit to Geno....and his system...you all saw the clear communication with she and the coach. If it was Shea who did the hard daily work, congrats. A kid I won't name would be nuts not to go to Geno. KUDOS

Proper nomenclature is the recruit who shall not be named.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The Crystal Dangerfield Show continues tonight at 9 PM ET, as Minnesota takes on Dallas. I hope she continues her stellar play and helps lead the Lynx to a win.

 

[eebmg]

The Crystal Dangerfield Show continues tonight at 9 PM ET, as Minnesota takes on Dallas. I hope she continues her stellar play and helps lead the Lynx to a win.

Well, mixed feelings with Katie Lou on the other side and rooting for her to continue her positive play but Lynx have 2 Huskies and Arike I guess acts to negate a husky. Maybe Moriah will get back in?

 

[ochoopsfan]

Mo and Sabally are still out tonight.

 

[ochoopsfan]

The Crystal Dangerfield Show continues tonight at 9 PM ET, as Minnesota takes on Dallas. I hope she continues her stellar play and helps lead the Lynx to a win.

 

[MilfordHusky]

But Lou looked pretty good and got 20 minutes.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Crystal was Player of the Game and had 21 points and 6 assists. She hit 5-7 from the arc, from way past the arc.

Regarding Rookie of the Year, just give her the damn trophy now!

 

[JordyG]

Crystal was Player of the Game and had 21 points and 6 assists. She hit 5-7 from the arc, from way past the arc.

Regarding Rookie of the Year, just give her the damn trophy now!

Still a ways to go, but I love the way you think.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Still a ways to go, but I love the way you think.

I was thinking she needed another strong effort, but I wasn't necessarily expecting a come-from-behind-win and earning Player of the Game. Damn, she's good!

 

[ochoopsfan]

But Lou looked pretty good and got 20 minutes.

Lou's 2 baskets. Went one on one vs Harrigan and then Collier. Lou's last 6 baskets have all been in the paint.
I think Lou played much better against Phoenix, at least on defense.
Crystal was unreal.

Samuelson 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS)

Samuelson 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS) 2020-08-19/DALMIN

stats.wnba.com

 

[MilfordHusky]

Lou's 2 baskets. Went one on one vs Harrigan and then Collier. Lou's last 6 baskets have all been in the paint.
I think Lou played much better against Phoenix, at least on defense.
Crystal was unreal.

Samuelson 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS)

Samuelson 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS) 2020-08-19/DALMIN

stats.wnba.com

I've seen Lou's games and love her repertoire. Given that she's usually playing PF, she needs to use it all.

 

[eebmg]

From the opposing bench when asked about Crystal

“I thought she did a good job of getting in the lane,” Wings head coach Brian Agler said. “She got going downhill towards the rim and distorted our defense. She did an extraordinary job for [Minnesota].”


She was not bad out of the lane either.

 

[ochoopsfan]

When UConn played ND either 2 or 3 years ago did Crystal and Arike get into something. I think the game was at ND and Crystal was shoved or kicked by AO, behind the play? I only ask as in the last minute of the game they sort of collided and Crystal kind of shoved her away.

These are all of AO's shots tonight. Go to the very bottom shot, a 3 pointer with just under a minute left. It was a miss, and CD got the rebound and AO reached in for a steal and they collided. CD shoved her away.

MISS Ogunbowale 14' Pullup Jump Shot

MISS Ogunbowale 14' Pullup Jump Shot 2020-08-19/DALMIN

go.nba.com

 

[Carnac]

When UConn played ND either 2 or 3 years ago did Crystal and Arike get into something. I think the game was at ND and Crystal was shoved or kicked by AO, behind the play? I only ask as in the last minute of the game they sort of collided and Crystal kind of shoved her away.

These are all of AO's shots tonight. Go to the very bottom shot, a 3 pointer with just under a minute left. It was a miss, and CD got the rebound and AO reached in for a steal and they collided. CD shoved her away.

MISS Ogunbowale 14' Pullup Jump Shot

MISS Ogunbowale 14' Pullup Jump Shot 2020-08-19/DALMIN

go.nba.com

There is no love lost between these two. As long as they’re both in the league, there will continue to be bad blood and hard feelings between them.

 

[eebmg]

 

[eebmg]

Highlights.

That first change of pace highlight layup dusting Marina Mabrey gives a smile to my face.

 

[eebmg]

and complementary Naphessa highlights. Interesting how Crystal bleeds into Naphessa's highlights.

 

[oldude]

When UConn played ND either 2 or 3 years ago did Crystal and Arike get into something. I think the game was at ND and Crystal was shoved or kicked by AO, behind the play? I only ask as in the last minute of the game they sort of collided and Crystal kind of shoved her away.

These are all of AO's shots tonight. Go to the very bottom shot, a 3 pointer with just under a minute left. It was a miss, and CD got the rebound and AO reached in for a steal and they collided. CD shoved her away.

MISS Ogunbowale 14' Pullup Jump Shot

MISS Ogunbowale 14' Pullup Jump Shot 2020-08-19/DALMIN

go.nba.com

To be precise, Crystal was bringing the ball up the floor when Ogunbowle deliberately leg-whipped her to the floor, in a potentially dangerous move. Fortunately, Crystal was not injured in the play.

 

[eebmg]

What the hell. Another clip of Crystal as a senior in HS after declaring UConn. She looks and acts exactly the same now as then. Includes her explanation why she chose UConn.

 

[Carnac]

To be precise, Crystal was bringing the ball up the floor when Ogunbowle deliberately leg-whipped her to the floor, in a potentially dangerous move. Fortunately, Crystal was not injured in the play.

“Deliberately“ with malice of forethought. Another phrase for that play is “cheap shot” that she and her coach was perfectly ok with.