Yeah, like the time she was "off the court" at a rock festival while the rest of the Aussie National Team was starting their Olympic training camp...
Lack of intestinal fortitude and professionalism when they refused to play. Plus I am not a fan of Wilson.
I doubt we'll see Chong in the WNBA again. Several teams had vacancies during the season and could have brought her in. She played well last year, but her production and effectiveness declined quickly this season which led to her being waived 14 days into the season, replaced by Leticia Romero on May 31.
Chong was on the end of the bench at the beginning of the season. She played a team low 3 minutes on opening day against the Mercury. She had an outstanding season overseas during the winter, but like Kiah Stokes, was not able to bring that success back to the U.S. with her this spring.
You can remove the "likely" out of the headline of this thread. Taj McWilliams-Franklin has been named interim coach the remainder of the season effective immediately. That profanity laced altercation with President and CEO Greg Bibb, was one Williams could not win. You don't get to cuss out the boss and keep your job.
Their game with the Aces in Las Vegas on Friday will determine who gets that final playoff spot. The Wings will lose Tuesday on the road against the Sun, falling back to the Aces at 14-18. The Aces will beat the Liberty on Wednesday (15th), and go up by 1 game at 15-18. The Aces must win Friday's game.
The Dream have won the first two games they've played against the Aces this season. The Aces have failed to cash in several opportunities to win games this season that they lost.
With 3 games left, they can still make the playoffs. Neither team should win their last game. The Aces host the Dream, the Wings travel to Seattle. With Angel McCoughtry unavailable for that game, the Aces may have a puncher's chance to win that game.
The players won't play any harder fot Taj than they did for Williams. As HuskyFan 1125 said, "IMO this isn’t just on Fred Williams. There has been some trouble under the water for some time particularly with leadership and executives". The players had a large part in the team's underachievement this year. There's some turmoil going on behind closed doors that they have managed to keep on the down low.
They've already indicated they will begin a search for a new HC immediately at the end of the season. I also suspect that players that can't/don't get along with other players, or can't/won't buy in to the Wings' overall team philosophy will not be on the team's opening day roster next year.
In other news -
- Veteran Lynx guard Lindsey Whalen announces her retirement at the end of this season.
- Atlanta Dream sign Adaora Elonu (TA&M) to a 7 day contract due to Angel McCoughtry's season ending injury.
What if the teams both finish 15-19? Who gets in?
Good self awareness. Least she knows.
I fall into this category after the forfeit by the Aces. Bummer too because I really liked watching them. Don't have that underdog fever for them anymore. Understand why they didn't show up but no interest in them like I did. I was really into that team.
If it comes down to Sunday I wouldn't think Seattle would rest anyone. Think about it, would you rather have Dallas in the playoffs or the Aces. Wings have the talent to go far and cause some upsets. I wouldn't want to face Cambage in the playoffs.The Dream's leading scorer, Angel McCoughtry is out for the season. They come into that road game at less that full strength. Don't count your chickens just yet. The only other player that might be able to carry the team in this game is Tiffany Hayes. I like the Aces in this one. The dream are already in the playoffs, this game means nothing to them. The BIGGEST game of the season for the ACES is tomorrow night in Dallas. That game is a MUST win. Between losing their beloved head coach, and the internal turmoil and chemistry issues the Wings are dealing with, my $$$ is on the Aces to leave Dallas smiling and grinning with a W.