It was an interesting game tonight. Congrats to the Sky. But first...Prime with a major screwup - they lost the game for about 3 critical fourth quarter minutes (offering no explanation, but filling the time with commercial upon commercial).
Back to the game: Arike showed up in the first half tonight (&, indeed for the entire game) and was very effective with her drives and long-range bombs.
The Wings usage of Paige is kind of weird. She'll bring the ball up, but will rarely touch the ball again once she gives it up. She had another impressively impactful game (as pointed out in the previous post), culminating in a last minute attempt at a three which hit nothing (though, as noted by the horrible Chicago announcers, she was probably fouled on the shot...). Again, it seems that, because the defense will collapse on her, she is frequently able to pass the ball to teammates who are wide open (& invariably miss those shots).
The team has still really not figured out their front court and their defensive switches, but they can be an exciting offensive team when Arike plays her normal aggressive game (& shares the ball - she can be a very effective passer off of her drives).
