Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky - 8/22/20

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Palmetto, FL - Court 2 - 5:00 PM ET
TV: CBS Sports, The U Too

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Sky 87-76 Fever (Aug 22, 2020) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever WNBA game, final score 87-76, from August 22, 2020 on ESPN.

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Stevens out for rest/soreness. Gabby starting.

 

[Geew1992]

Did they mention DeSields? Let the last game and was hospitalized with a quad injury

 

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27-12 CHI end of first
Yikes! I was hoping for a competitive game.

 

[Shades]

Did they mention DeSields? Let the last game and was hospitalized with a quad injury

Doesn’t sound good. Shouldn’t hurt CHI too badly since she was playing deep bench minutes and Gabby should be able to soak up her minutes going forward.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Sloot is in scoring, not distributing mode. 15 points on 6-8 shooting, only 2 assists.

 

[Geew1992]

Doesn’t sound good. Shouldn’t hurt CHI too badly since she was playing deep bench minutes and Gabby should be able to soak up her minutes going forward.

I’m just hoping she’s gonna be okay. Not worried about it hurting chi-town.

 

[eebmg]

I’m just hoping she’s gonna be okay. Not worried about it hurting chi-town.

They described it game to game.

 

[eebmg]

So, they are saying the Fever's Allemand (3rd in assists in the WNBA) is Crystals main competition for ROY. I guess the record of the team is less critical for ROY than MVP.

 

[Shades]

Sloot is in scoring, not distributing mode. 15 points on 6-8 shooting, only 2 assists.

Maybe she’s trying for MVP now.

 

[eebmg]

Maybe she’s trying for MVP now.

If the Storm fall back to the pack., I think Stewie's strangle hold on MVP will be weakened. It might be the best player on the best team and that may open Asia, Parker, Sloot (what the hell, Collier) into the mix.

 

[Shades]

So, they are saying the Fever's Allemand (3rd in assists in the WNBA) is Crystals main competition for ROY. I guess the record of the team is less critical for ROY than MVP.

I wonder when Carter will be back.

The most games a ROY has missed is 4, which you can probably guess was Delle Donne.

If Carter comes back very soon and makes a splash, it could be hard to deny her.

 

[Geew1992]

I wonder when Carter will be back.

The most games a ROY has missed is 4, which you can probably guess was Delle Donne.

If Carter comes back very soon and makes a splash, it could be hard to deny her.

When she got hurt they said 2 weeks. That would be next week. With this condense schedule... she’s already surpassed that

 

[nwhoopfan]

19 scoreless minutes for Gabby in the first half. What happened to her 3 point shooting from early in the season? Seems to have disappeared.

 

[Geew1992]

So, they are saying the Fever's Allemand (3rd in assists in the WNBA) is Crystals main competition for ROY. I guess the record of the team is less critical for ROY than MVP.

I say correct

 

[Shades]

If the Storm fall back to the pack., I think Stewie's strangle hold on MVP will be weakened. It might be the best player on the best team and that may open Asia, Parker, Sloot (what the hell, Collier) into the mix.

The PG position has never won MVP.

Taurasi won it once, but I think she was playing the SF position during her MVP season.

Collier could do it, but she needs to keep scoring high, which will probably happen as long as Fowles is out.

I don’t think the voters will be looking for excuses to stray away from the Top 2 candidates. Barring injury, one of them should win it.

 

[eebmg]

19 scoreless minutes for Gabby in the first half. What happened to her 3 point shooting from early in the season? Seems to have disappeared.

FWIW, she is having a significantly bigger impact on the defense, boards running the floor and making good cuts in this game than her recent games. The 3pt shot is not her strong suit

 

[nwhoopfan]

The 3pt shot is not her strong suit

There was much talk about her having worked on and improved her shooting from distance. Initially that seemed apparent, but she's under 30% from behind the arc currently.

 

[nwhoopfan]

67-55 Chicago thru Q3. Sloot w/ 23 points on 8-11 shooting and 7 assists.

 

[Shades]

I think Sloot has locked up that East POW award.

 

[Geew1992]

FWIW, she is having a significantly bigger impact on the defense, boards running the floor and making good cuts in this game than her recent games. The 3pt shot is not her strong suit

Gabby needs to stop forcing the 3 point shot. Just let it come to her. Rebound put back... going to the hole...and go from there

 

[nwhoopfan]

Copper must've gotten hot. She had 12 or 14 points, next I know she's up to 26. 87-76 final Sky win. Sloot was quiet in Q4, but added a couple most assists, finished w/ 9 to go w/ her 23 points.

 

[eebmg]

Dolson with 5 pts on jump shots to help seal the deal.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Sloot is currently in the 50/40/90 club.

 

[Shades]

When she got hurt they said 2 weeks. That would be next week. With this condense schedule... she’s already surpassed that.

I just noticed she’s listed as Game Time Decision for tomorrow’s game against Minnesota, and she’s missed 5 games. If she misses 5-6 games, I think she’ll be back up for consideration.

 

[MilfordHusky]

So, they are saying the Fever's Allemand (3rd in assists in the WNBA) is Crystals main competition for ROY. I guess the record of the team is less critical for ROY than MVP.

I discussed that exact point with Eric last night. We think that being on a winning team really helps a player in MVP voting. We think that having a great team is less relevant in choosing the ROY award. I think it should matter some, however. Isn't the game about winning? Minnesota is 9-3. They probably would be 6-6 at best without Crystal. Sabrina's, Chennedy's, and Satou's teams have won only 8 games combined. I like Allemand's game and have since I saw in Tenerife in 2018 (the Belgians are good!), but I think Crystal has been the best rookie, based on performance. (Sabrina or Chennedy would be better if they had played more games.)