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Huh. No Elise Woodward on the local broadcast of the Storm game tonight, instead UW coach Jody Wynn is on the mic.
 
Geew1992 said:
Any word on KML? She left the game with some sort of injury
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Sounds like a minor knee injury. Not playing tonight, but she expects to be back soon.
 
Whoa. Loyd was listed as questionable for the game, she just checked in w/ about 2 minutes left in Q1. Storm are all over the Aces 19-9.
 
Well, it's nice Loyd is able to play, but they need to get Whitcomb back on the court. A 19-6 lead is down to 24-19. She was 3-3 behind the arc and was bringing a ton of energy and hustle.

edit--well I called that, she came back in after a time out and immediately nailed another 3
 
LV tied it at 27, now Seattle is back up 10 41-31 approaching halftime.

During a 3 game losing streak Seattle couldn't buy a 3. The last 3+ games they can't miss. 8-14 so far today. I'm not sure when that happened but this year Clark has been almost automatic. Currently leading the league at 49%.
 
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43-35 at halftime. Dejounte Murray is in the house. I'm pretty sure Chantel Osahor is sitting directly behind the Aces bench. Commentator says there are 8,000+ in the building (capacity 10,000), good crowd.
 
(Are we still using this thread to discuss the Howard DV case?)

The plot thickens:
 
Jeez, now Howard limped off the floor (probably just a cramp).

Seattle has 15 steals thru 3 quarters. What a bunch of thieves.


edit--Swords might've just got a desperation 3 point heave at the buzzer to cut it to 55-52. Q3 was pretty ugly for both teams.

Never mind, shot was late.
 
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Q4 has been a battle of good defense and inept offense. This one has turned into a stinker. Seattle clinging to a 4 point lead w/ 1:20 left.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Jeez, now Howard limped off the floor (probably just a cramp).

Seattle has 15 steals thru 3 quarters. What a bunch of thieves.


edit--Swords might've just got a desperation 3 point heave at the buzzer to cut it to 55-52. Q3 was pretty ugly for both teams.

Never mind, shot was late.
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Im sure Howard will fight through that injury
 
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69-66 Seattle wins. I'm not sure how often you can win a game shooting under 30%, but they just did it. 20-20 from the FT line helped. The 18 steals played a factor as well, 21 total TOs for LV.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Q4 has been a battle of good defense and inept offense. This one has turned into a stinker. Seattle clinging to a 4 point lead w/ 1:20 left.
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Both teams with great defense and, by the end of the game, horrible offense. The Storm were completely taken out of their offensive rhythm and seemed unable to get even a decent look before the shot clock. But their defense was the story of the game, 18 steals is really amazing.
 
triaddukefan said:
Will the Storm be back in Key next season.?
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Had to look it up. Originally projected to be completed in spring of '21, now pushed back to summer of '21. Should be done in time for the new NHL franchise, but would cost the Storm another season in their home arena (3 seasons?! seriously?). Cost estimate has also quickly gone from $600 mil to $850 and now $930.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Had to look it up. Originally projected to be completed in spring of '21, now pushed back to summer of '21. Should be done in time for the new NHL franchise, but would cost the Storm another season in their home arena (3 seasons?! seriously?). Cost estimate has also quickly gone from $600 mil to $850 and now $930.
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Thats crazy.... almost a billion to update an arena.... not a football stadium..... oh well...
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Dang it, I can't find the scene from "Semi-Pro" where Andre Benjamin's character (nee Andre 3000) goes 1 on 5 while his teammates stand around laughing, I searched you tube diligently.

Ya know, I watched it again, there was a little more movement than I thought. Riquna sets a screen early on. Somebody (Chiney?) posts up on the right block. But there is quite a bit of standing around and not really knowing what they should be doing by several of the Sparks. The original clip in this post is now another sequence, but you can still see it where I quoted it.

I'm sticking to my guns. LA got a bucket, which is all that really matters. But if you're trying to teach a kid how to play basketball, you absolutely would not show that to them.
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The reason for that excess dribbling is that they want to run the time off the clock to get the last shot. That is why she dribbles and everyone stands around. Don't believe that if a teammate was open for a shot while she was dribbling that she would not see it and get them the ball. Chelsea normally is a very team-oriented player. Her best asset is actually her court vision and passing. I saw her play often when she was in high school. She averaged about 14 pts a game on a team that averaged around 90 a game. She probably could have averaged close to thirty in that she was unstoppable. She usually only shot when they needed a basket or at the close of quarters and halves. You have to put those plays into context.

She has always been a pass-first PG. She is the reason I never cared for high scoring Points. I would agree with you about not over dribbling, however, she only does that when circumstances dictate it. LA sets up those plays for her to take the last shot because she can usually get it off successfully.
 
willtalk said:
The reason for that excess dribbling is that they want to run the time off the clock to get the last shot. That is why she dribbles and everyone stands around. Don't believe that if a teammate was open for a shot while she was dribbling that she would not see it and get them the ball. Chelsea normally is a very team-oriented player. Her best asset is actually her court vision and passing. I saw her play often when she was in high school. She averaged about 14 pts a game on a team that averaged around 90 a game. She probably could have averaged close to thirty in that she was unstoppable. She usually only shot when they needed a basket or at the close of quarters and halves. You have to put those plays into context.

She has always been a pass-first PG. She is the reason I never cared for high scoring Points. I would agree with you about not over dribbling, however, she only does that when circumstances dictate it. LA sets up those plays for her to take the last shot because she can usually get it off successfully.
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Of course I never say her play in high school........Just looking back over her college stats..... in her sophomore and junior years... the years she made some All-American squads... she averaged 12.5 and 12.6 pts respectively. She was averaging 10.8 pts in her senior year before another season ending injury.
 
Just finished watching Vegas/Seattle....wow what an ugly game! Canada and Co. only managed 2 FGs in the 4th and had a stretch of probably 4-5 straight shot clock violations and still found a way to survive. They were bailed out big time by Kelsey Plum committing a horrific foul with 27 seconds to go which put Canada at the line to create a 4 pt separation. Plum continues to struggle, she has shot 19-78 over the past month. Wouldnt be surprised if Bill is considering trading her.

Seattle's defense was spectacular though, Howard was an absolute beast for them. They seem to always find a way to win at home.
 
Liberty / Sparks. Liberty leading 44-37 at half behind remarkable shooting

(except for Tina) and I am blacked out. Head bangHead bangHead bang

Special Kudos to
Johannes 5-5 (3-3 from 3pt land)
Ekenwue 3-3 (1-1 from 3pt land).

and Kia getting to the line (5-8 only)

Hope they can keep it up.
 
Liberty hold on win 83-78. Tina Charles with 4-4 clutch FT's in the final minute
to offset a tough game. :D:D:D:D
 
eebmg said:
Liberty hold on win 83-78. Tina Charles with 4-4 clutch FT's in the final minute
to offset a tough game. :D:D:D:D
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Marine Johannès had a perfect shooting night - 6-6 overall, 4-4 from 3, and 1-1 on FT's for 17 points to lead the Liberty in scoring. I never even heard of her. I guess because she's French and never played WCBB in the US :confused::confused: Must have just gotten back from playing EuroBasket - she hasn't played much for the Liberty this year.
 
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j66kicker said:
Marine Johannès had a perfect shooting night - 6-6 overall, 4-4 from 3, and 1-1 on FT's for 17 points to lead the Liberty in scoring. I never even heard of her. I guess because she's French and never played WCBB in the US :confused::confused: Must have just gotten back from playing EuroBasket - she hasn't played much for the Liberty this year.
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She is a tough athletic player with alot of flair and can shoot it up.

Nice highlight video from Eurobasket

Marine Johannes - France - Amazing Performance - EuroBasket Women 2019
 
TheFarmFan said:
Was Mabrey injured? She only played 4 minutes and Karlie played 20, which is more than she's played for the Sparks in... forever? I think Karl's the better defender of the two, but I was surprised to see this given that Mabrey has seemed to have been improving lately and has been getting good minutes.

Man, with Parker, Jones, and Beard out, Williams serving her ban, and Vadeeva who-knows-where(???), the Sparks are pretty short-handed these days.
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Just watching the rebroadcast and the announcers were also perplexed why Mabrey was not out on the floor. They said maybe she was in the dog house?
 
j66kicker said:
Haven't seen anything to make me think she is. And sometimes they hint that she is even when she doesn't play, so I'd say, "no."
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I’m at the game in person and Diana isn’t even on the bench.
 
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