Minnesota Lynx vs Dallas Wings - 9/04/20

[ochoopsfan]

Lou is just not physical enough to defend Collier or Dantas.

Lou doesnt guard either of those players unless there is a switch off on defense. When you have a switch off you can have a miss match.

 

[pvdoggy]

I don't know how Agler was a coach before at Seattle and LA when they won their championship, but I can't believe he is letting his team playing so much selfish basketball.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Despite what looks like a decent game by Lou, I hate to see the way she is playing on offense which reminds me of her freshman year at Uconn. How many times do you see Lou just goes and camps out at either the left or right corner and does not even bother to move for the entire possession.

Lou has one of the highest BB IQ's in the game. If she is in the corner it is to spread the floor and give more room for someone to drive. If they leave her open, then she can shoot, too. I doubt she is hanging out there to get a breather or to not go under the boards. I doubt Agler, or even Geno, allows any player to just hang out in the corner, without a purpose.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Dallas's game vs Washington, on Sunday will have a big decision on the 8th playoff spot. If Dallas wins they will be up a game and have swept Washington, so Washington will need to beat them out right, no tie breaker. If Washington wins it will be 1-1 on the season series and Washington will be 1 up in the loss column. After watching Washington play Chicago today, they have a good chance.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Lou's 5 baskets today. Four in the paint and one 3 pointer.
https://go.nba.com/yjvmy

 

[MilfordHusky]

Arike does not reach 15. Her 28 game consecutive streak is over.

Arike didn't reach 15, but Crystal did.

 

[eebmg]

How it turned back..


“We were up double figures, then went down double figures,’’ Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. “Sometimes it’s who you’re playing, meaning it’s a kind of style of play. … But, my goodness, it was maybe the worst basketball we’ve played of the season.’’

She was talking about a 10-minute, 21-second stretch that began right after Lexie Brown scored with 3:06 left in the first quarter to put the Lynx up 13.

After that? A 33-5 Dallas run that included 21 straight missed shots by the Lynx, a sudden lapse in the transition defense and a vulnerability in the paint.

It ended when Arike Ogunbowale scored on a layup with 2:45 left in the first half to put Dallas up 44-29.

Moments later Crystal Dangerfield hit a three-pointer. And from there, it was all Lynx.

Minnesota ended the half on a 12-5 run. Then the Lynx started the third quarter on fire, pushing that run to 34-10 when Napheesa Collier scored with 4:02 left in the third quarter to put the Lynx up 11.

 

[baggerbob]

I don't know how Agler was a coach before at Seattle and LA when they won their championship, but I can't believe he is letting his team playing so much selfish basketball.

At Seattle he had Jackson and Bird 2 of the best to ever play.