Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm - 9/04/18

[Orangutan]

 

[ochoopsfan]

Pony Tails beat the bun.

 

[UConnCat]

UConn may not host recruits at prime time football games in front of 100,000 people but this program has produced players who can do that. Incredible.

 

[UConnCat]

 

[UConnCat]

 

[UConnCat]

Sue Bird is trending on twitter.

 

[bballnut90]

Wow..incredible game and series. Epic finishes and one of the most entertaining series ever.


Have to feel for Phoenix, they worked their butts off with a short roster all 5 games. Just came up short in the end. Was very impressed with great efforts by their big 3 for most of the series.

Bird just won that 4th quarter. Have never seen her lose her cool like that and then she just went into a different gear. Didn’t crack a smile until the game was over. Pretty epic performance, she just took over.

That said, DT and Bird both should’ve been T’d up. DT at the end was caught on TV saying “” to the male ref. She did not get any star treatment tonight, so understandable why she’d be so upset.

Bird absolutely lost her cool and it appears nothing significant happened. She definitely should’ve been t’d up...she tripped January and flipped out at the refs. Can’t blame Diana for being mad that she wasnt T’d up. Did anyone see anything malicious from that loose ball?

Mystics vs Storm should be a good series even if Storm are the obvious favorite. EDD vs Stewie will be a great matchup, as will Howard/Pringle. I think Washington has to steal game one or two to have a shot.

The 13-1 record by DT is remarkable. Amazed that Phoenix got so close to winning after going down 0-2. Next year they add in a high pick too. They should be one of the top 2-3 teams in the league with their Big 3.

 

[UConnCat]

The Best moment in the game was Diana Taurasi complaining to the officials that her good friend and Kim Perrot Award winner Sue Bird should have been T'd up.

Good no call in that situation. Emotions running high, it's Game 5. I give Maj Forsberg credit and I generally think she's terrible.

 

[UConnCat]

 

[eebmg]

Two fantastic points in the post game interviews of Sue Bird

1) I really wanted to nurture (love that word) Breanna Stewart
2) Breanna Stewart told me that I need to get more of my legs into the 3 pt shot after the 3Q.

So really, do the coaches on Seattle do anything?

 

[eebmg]

I was worried that Stewie may run out of gas playing all 40 minutes. Rest. I don't need no stinkin rest.

 

[UConnCat]

I was worried that Stewie may run out of gas playing all 40 minutes. Rest. I don't need no stinkin rest.

Stewie didn't come out of the game at all?

MVP. She played like one.

 

[eebmg]

Stewie didn't come out of the game at all?

MVP. She played like one.

Yes. By the way, just checked. BG played all 40 minutes as well. Had strong first half but I think faded in the 2nd half.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

Two very entertaining games with Mystics over Dream and Seattle over PHX!
Big names came through but role players really stepped up in both games!
Hopefully Washington and Seattle can rest & recover before Friday's opening game.
Two teams that no-one would have picked in March to make the finals, did! Outstanding!

 

[Carnac]

I like the Storm in 4. In 3 if they can figure out a way to slow down EDD.

 

[eebmg]

Sue Bird / Stewie taking over for Sue Bird / Lauren Jackson.

The parallel's are amazing (including Sue's Mask)

If you have not seen the clip below, you will learn a lot of interesting things.

 

[UConnCat]

What did Geno say about Sue and Dee?

"you have two great players and the only player in the world that they're afraid of is right across from them. "

 

[Shades]

 

[oldude]

Two fantastic points in the post game interviews of Sue Bird

1) I really wanted to nurture (love that word) Breanna Stewart
2) Breanna Stewart told me that I need to get more of my legs into the 3 pt shot after the 3Q.

So really, do the coaches on Seattle do anything?

For Sue, Stewie, DT and all the UConn alums in the WNBA, there is always one coach who’s voice is constantly ringing in their heads, the little Italian guy.

 

[eebmg]

While this game was Sue Bird's to own, dont fotget, when the Storm were in real trouble, Stewie played like the MVP she is (Multiple high difficulty shots over BG)

Also played all 40 minutes (Because BG did?)


Breanna Stewart with 28 Points vs. Phoenix Mercury - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

 

[SVCBeercats]

Is this goat's name Sue Bird? It should be today!

 

[SVCBeercats]

I see your GOAT and raise you a (BIRD)

Imagine doubting that Sue can still deliver in the biggest games? Who could be so foolish?
(It was me. I was the fool.)

No problem! We knew that.

 

[SVCBeercats]

In some post I had Sue Bird saying to Taurasi: "I have Stewie and you don't!"

I should have had Stewie saying to Taurasi: "I have Sue Bird and you don't!"

 

[MilfordHusky]

I see your GOAT and raise you a

Very good call!!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Who was that masked (wo)man?

This may be the only person with a mask as successful as Sue.