Ugh, to paraphrase the Who, "meet the new players, we'll talk about them just like the old players." You'd think the only Fever and Sky players who contributed to the terrifically entertaining game were Clark and Boston and Angel Reese. Now, they did have a whole lot to to do with it, but that's all Holly Rowe wanted to let the world know about. Geesh.
The Merc look pretty good at home. They're a horrible road team I mean a horrible and I wonder why that is?
Ionescu certainly has to be motivated by Clark, as she was the original Clark. She had the California high school hype, (in jest) single handedly drove Oregon to NCAA glory, and invented the flashy assist and triple double.
They were trending upward, then trending downwards prior to today's nice win. After winning 6 in a row, they've lost 3 of 5 including previous 2 games.
I mean, those players really did dominate today though and are some of the biggest names in the sport. Can’t blame ESPN for focusing on them when the hype is huge and they’re almost all having career games.
Reese plays very hard.
Fair. However, the scoring is a lot more balanced now compared to the start of the season.
That was a great game. I love the competitive level from both teams and even the back and forth between Smith and Reese. That was fun to watch. Great game.
I wonder if the Liberty might benefit from having either Sloot or Ionescu on the court, but not both, since, to me, the combination is less than the sum of its parts, with the major subtraction coming from Sabrina's overall game. As the past seven or so games have shown, she's can be a successful point guard in her own right.
It really was a great game to watch. And it was peak Angel Reese. I can't say enough about her performance. Caitlin was great too for much of the game. But I was blown away by Reese dominating Nalyssa Smith. Like Smith has 2 years of experience, 20 lbs on her at least, and Reese was totally dominating. And I like Smith a lot. I think she's super skilled, versatile, and it shows as she really dominates overseas in the off season. But Reese, with her unorthodox shot/ways was just too much for her. It's perplexing in a good way.
By the end of the year Cardoso might end up the best rookie.
As noted in my post, kudos to all the players mentioned by ESPN and many of the posts, including mine.
I've thought that at times. Seems like Sloot's best games are when Ionescu isn't going off. Sloot's as good of a playmaker as the WNBA has ever seen, but you have to have the ball in your hands to make plays. Ionescu can be an explosive scorer and skilled passer in her own right, so she also needs the ball in her hands to do what she does best. Something has to give.
'Angel Reese has no position at the next level' always seemed weird. She was POY in a league filled with pros and almost pros in the frontcourt. It's fair to be surprised by 2nd in the league in rebounding, but she had future pro all over her for the last two years at LSU.
I noticed that and made note of that as well. And to think she did this while having one of her worst shooting performances of the year, including missing two free throws at the end (MM is usually a spot-on FT shooter). A couple thoughts: Lindsay Allen played a lot of minutes yesterday and she's always a "keep cool" teammate for the Mabreys. Plus, MM's been in the league for what -- five+ years now -- and she's been around. Plus she's helping the "young 'uns" of the Chicago line-up: Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardosos, Chennedy Carter, etc.
