Dallas Wings vs Washington Mystics - 9/06/20

[Dillon77]

101-94 DAL final in OT

Mabrey was big down the stretch too.

Good win for Dallas.
- Nice start for KLS. Would like to see here be able to "get in the flow" and just let it go.
- Speaking of flow, when Arike gets into the combo pull-ups and blow-bys, it's tough.
- I agree. Marike hit the on button last quarter/OT.
- Sabally should be playing further out, but with the injuries, she's doing what's needed. Tough kid.

 

[TheFarmFan]

- Sabally should be playing further out, but with the injuries, she's doing what's needed. Tough kid.

Eventually, yes. So far she's shot 18% from outside as a pro (waaaaay below her shooting percentage at Oregon), so I'd say keeping her in the paint is the numbers move when you have so many sharpshooters in KLS, Arike, and Mabrey. Once she gets her 3 shot back I'd move her to play a stretch 4 because she really can do it all.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Big game for Arike. She's trying to pin down the scoring title and get Dallas into the playoffs.

 

[Plebe]

Great shot by Arike. I'm particularly impressed at how she's elevated her team to an impressive 7-12 record with a momentous win over a depleted 5-13 team.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Great shot by Arike. I'm particularly impressed at how she's elevated her team to an impressive 7-12 record with a momentous win over a depleted 5-13 team.

Hey now, the Mystics were red hot. They were on a 1 game winning streak.

 

[Orangutan]

Dallas was projected to be a lottery team and are the youngest team in the league.

Snagging the 8th playoff spot would actually constitute overachieving somewhat.

 

[Plebe]

Dallas was projected to be a lottery team and are the youngest team in the league.

Snagging the 8th playoff spot would actually constitute overachieving somewhat.

So if this constitutes "overachieving" by Dallas, I suppose Washington are the "underachievers"? Did these vaunted projections take into account all the player absences and opt-outs? E.g., that the Mystics would be without Delle Donne, Charles, Cloud and Powers?

 

[sivad40]

So if this constitutes "overachieving" by Dallas, I suppose Washington are the "underachievers"? Did these vaunted projections take into account all the player absences and opt-outs? E.g., that the Mystics would be without Delle Donne, Charles, Cloud and Powers?

I know you hate Arike, Muffet, and ND in general for on court and off the court actions and antics ward UConn but half of the league has a losing record and the majority of the teams (including Dallas) have had either player absences, injuries, and opt-outs, so what's the point?

 

[Plebe]

I know you hate Arike, Muffet, and ND in general for on court and off the court actions and antics ward UConn but half of the league has a losing record and the majority of the teams (including Dallas) have had either player absences, injuries, and opt-outs, so what's the point?

But those absences have impacted different teams to varying degrees. I believe that Dallas had no players opt out, and Harrison and Jefferson are their currently injured players. Pretty safe to say that Washington's personnel losses this year are more severe.

I started by commending Arike for her great shot.

 

[Orangutan]

So if this constitutes "overachieving" by Dallas, I suppose Washington are the "underachievers"? Did these vaunted projections take into account all the player absences and opt-outs? E.g., that the Mystics would be without Delle Donne, Charles, Cloud and Powers?

They did take into account the opt-outs. Obviously not the mid-season Powers injury.

But Dallas also lost their original starting point guard in Jefferson.

 

[UConnCat]

In a normal season without opt-outs the Wings probably finish 9th or 10th which would be expected given their youth.

It's tough to gauge whether the Wings have actually improved. They're scoring more points (largely from taking and making more 3s) but have given up more points. Scoring overall looks to be up in the league this season. They should end up with a slightly better win % this season over last season (36% vs 29%), but with a much smaller % of their wins against playoff teams. Last season 7 of the Wings 10 wins were against playoff teams while so far this season only 1 of their 7 wins is against a team above them in the standings. They've won just enough games against the bottom 1/3 of the league.

All that said, the Wings are a dangerous single elimination team because of Arike's ability to make a lot of the many shots she's going to take.

 

[nwhoopfan]

What a minute, maybe Washington is a little better than @Plebe was giving them credit for? Just took down Minnesota.

 

[Plebe]

What a minute, maybe Washington is a little better than @Plebe was giving them credit for? Just took down Minnesota.

What's their record again?

 

[nwhoopfan]

What's their record again?

Better than it was a few days ago. Beating 2 playoff teams seems at least a little bit noteworthy.

 

[Plebe]

Better than it was a few days ago. Beating 2 playoff teams seems at least a little bit noteworthy.

Yeah, their record went from 5-13 to 6-13. Note taken.