OTOH, Howard entered today's game taking about 14 shots per game. Not sure what it was about today's game that caused her to more than double her average shot attempts. She made 9 shots of her 30 shots, including 3 in the final 3+ minutes when the game was out of reach. Perhaps the Storm were more intent on shutting down Hayes.
Hillmon's doing her part to contribute. Was a point short of a double double last night and with 9 points and 14 rebounds. Thought she had some good moments defending Stewart.
I guess since Seattle played so much zone, she is their designated zone buster ? Especially since Hayes, McDonald, Wallace were virtual no shows from 3.
In addition to her crash with Stewie yesterday, Hayes collided with Lexie Brown last game, in which Hayes appeared to take the worst of it and Lexie didn't play in the next game for the Sparks. This might have impacted her shot attempts. Also, AD (who has been hoisting a lot of shots), Billings, & Coffey didn't play.
PHX and her seem like a perfect fit ....Shit show all the way around
lease dont compare Charles and Cambage
Correct me if I'm off here, but wasn't Liz part of a group of players that urged the dismissal of Derek Fisher (yes, the one person in the league interested in signing her)). Then, she bails on Fred Williams, perhaps the only coach who has consistently had her back. Throw in the moves surrounding the Opals and Liz is painting herself into a very tiny corner of the WBB world. Don't care how big and how talented you are individually, it's still a team game and if you ostracize players and teams ad infinitum, well...check that mirror out for a cause.
Refs will start boycotting Phoenix games if they have to ref Cambage, Taurasi and Diggins-Smith all on the same teamPHX and her seem like a perfect fit .... show all the way around
Makes me think of the Peyton Manning - Ryan Leaf debate before the NFL draft in 1998 and how their careers played out.
I'm not comparing them as people but their 2022 basketball situations are quite similar. Both left their previous organization for greener pastures, the greener pasture wasn't what they expected and both quit on their team mid year. Phoenix has looked like a better team without Charles and I predict LA will be a better team without Cambage. Generally speaking, Tina seems like a generous and wonderful person, I wouldn't use those words to describe Liz.
Honestly, I feel sorry for her. I think she has a lot a deep rooted issues that she was never able to resolve. I can only imagine that being 6'8 biracial woman in Australia who didn't grow up with her Nigerian father didn't make for easiest life growing up. While I have been disappointed by her actions and play both on and off the court, I am a little scared on how she will handle life after basketball. I'm just hoping this at the very least this doesn't lead to a tragic end for her.
Definitely a more sympathetic way of looking at the situation than I insinuated with my post. Agree 100% with all of this.
At this point in 2022, is there anyone left who doesn't have Amazon Prime? If you polled my (admittedly millennial) friends, I'd bet three or four times as many of my friends have Amazon Prime as have terrestrial TV channels (let alone a TV)!Good job putting the Commissioner's cup game on Amazon Prime.
I don't have it and don't plan on getting it. I was hoping to see the game.
Phoenix may be better without Charles, but Seattle is better with her.
I'm not completely sold on that yet...they were 11-7 without her, 7-3 with so far which looks good, but 8 of the 10 games she's played in have been against losing teams. As a team they've evolved into a 3 person team offensively with Charles/Loyd/Stewart without much help and Magbegor's role has been greatly reduced and she's now coming off the bench. The rest of the way will tell us a lot about Seattle as a contender, 6 of their last 8 are against the other likely title threats (Chicago, Vegas, Connecticut and Washington).
