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Seattle Storm @ Phoenix Mercury - 9/02/18

j66kicker said:
Looked to me like Sue just had a bloody nose - I’m expecting to see her 2nd half. Hopefully she’s not concussed.

Mercury seemed to wake up a little on offense last ~5 minutes (since Sue went down?), but Bonner still can’t find the basket.
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They said she has a broken nose. If she plays a game 5, I imagine they will need some face guard. Just a terrible way for the game to be decided.
 
Stewie finally scored. 82-80 a little over 2 minutes left.
 
Griner and Bonner both have 27. 84-80 Phoenix.
 
When Seattle wobbles on offense, it is due mainly to the shots being taken by people with little history (or just less history) of actually making those shots. Shot selection is about more than distance to the rim. It is also about that sharp difference between what a player thinks she can do, and what she actually can do.
 
Stewie got doubled and she knocked the ball out of bounds. Ugh, rough game for her.
 
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BigBird said:
When Seattle wobbles on offense, it is due mainly to the shots being taken by people with little history (or just less history) of actually making those shots. Shot selection is about more than distance to the rim. It is also about that sharp difference between what a player thinks she can do, and what she actually can do.
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Stewie has been awful in the 2nd half. Who should be taking shots?
 
Howard just tied it up with a floater!

31.7 seconds left, T.O. Phoenix
 
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offensive board by Little, Griner gets a bucket 86-84 Merc leading14.1 seconds left


I don't know if Little pushed Stewie out of the way or she just totally misplayed it, she should've had the defensive board. Had position.
 
Stewie just dribbled out the clock without even getting a shot off. I know she's a great young player, but she had a terrible 2nd half. Phoenix defense keyed on her and she did not respond well.
 
Not exactly perfect situational awareness from Stewie there. At least go up and try to get fouled...
 
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Geez. That was one ugly 4th quarter for Seattle. The last play was merely pro forma...
 
Well they said Sue's nose is broken so she's probably going to be wearing a mask if she's able to play at all.
 
Samanthabrown3 said:
She'll play. Bet you a nickel.
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As long as she's medically cleared, of course she'll be on the court. Players can usually return fairly quickly after a broken nose. Sometimes it seems to effect their play and sometimes it doesn't.
 
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It's been a pretty crappy 24 hours of sporting events for Seattle. Huskies squandered one scoring opportunity after another and came up short in the big game against Auburn yesterday and now this 2nd half meltdown for the Storm. At least they get another shot at home. D's got that whole "never loses a loser out game" thing going. Can the Storm break her streak?
 
At the end there I was totally focused on Stewie and Griner. Could Stewie have tried to use the basket on a reverse layup or was another defender in there?
 
BigBird said:
Loyd takes horrible shots at the worst times. Mercs are in overdrive right now.
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I thought her plan was not looking to win at all. Juts horrible ...
 
BigBird said:
Geez. That was one ugly 4th quarter for Seattle. The last play was merely pro forma...
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For sure. Stewie seemed to take herself out of the game mentally after breaking Sue's nose. She needs to be tougher. She needed to grab that defensive board on the next to last possession. Howard threw the ball away. Jewell tried a bevy of hero shots which is what she does when the pressure mounts. I can't explain what Canada was doing out there.

Ugh.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
At the end there I was totally focused on Stewie and Griner. Could Stewie have tried to use the basket on a reverse layup or was another defender in there?
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I think everybody else was behind the 3 point line so it was 1 on 1 IIRC.
 
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