The Run Up To Game 2

[nwhoopfan]

Tolliver dribbled the ball to death but eventually hit a fade away jumper. 74-73

 

[nwhoopfan]

Stewie at the line again. 16.9 sec left

missed the first

 

[nwhoopfan]

missed both, wow

 

[Mlb0814]

How could she have missed them both...

 

[nwhoopfan]

Washington has a chance to win w/ the last possession, 16.4 left.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Seattle is 16-24 from the line. Not terrible, but not good.

 

[nwhoopfan]

loose ball, refs called a tied up

8.8 left

 

[nwhoopfan]

Seattle won the tip and nearly dribbled out the clock before Washington finally managed to foul somebody. 1.8 left.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Srewie misses 2 free throws. Just that kind of game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

another missed FT

 

[BigBird]

Another entertaining game!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Hit 1 of 2, full court heave almost went in that would've won the game.

Really weird finish to this game, kinda ugly and disjointed for both teams.


edited--OK, more like half court, but that was darn close to going in.

 

[Kaizen]

Wow what a game ...congrats to SEA

 

[BigBird]

Washington is now in the unenviable position of having to defeat Seattle three times in three games. Ouch.

 

[Kaizen]

WSH used all their time outs at end ...

 

[j66kicker]

loose ball, refs called a tied up

8.8 left

The “loose ball”was from Sue reaching around and tapping it away from Toliver. That was the game-winning play, after Stewie tried her best to lose it (OK - that’s a little harsh, but when have you EVER seen Stewie miss 2 free throws with the game on the line??).

 

[nwhoopfan]

Sue blamed her poor shooting on the shoes. Never wearing them again. But she claims she called bank on that 3.

 

[eebmg]

One of the most physical games I have seen. More tackling than the average NFL game. Stewie handled the muggings well.

 

[Mlb0814]

I hope Seattle can close it out for the next game. They don’t want to give Washington momentum.

 

[nwhoopfan]

The “loose ball”was from Sue reaching around and tapping it away from Toliver. That was the game-winning play, after Stewie tried her best to lose it (OK - that’s a little harsh, but when have you EVER seen Stewie miss 2 free throws with the game on the line??).

I think she might've got away with a foul on that. Not the poke away, but plenty of contact before that.


edited--Tolliver clearly thought she was fouled, in fact she thought Bird was trying to foul her because the Storm still had 1 foul to give.

 

[BigBird]

Sorry kids, but I have to wonder if Hughes considers limiting Loyd’s late game minutes. She just has a knack - despite her obvious talent - to play irresponsibly in certain situations. At the least, somebody needs to explain to her that gunning threes with no rebounders and your shoulders not squared to the basket isn’t likely to help much. Can anyone shoot a midrange jump shot anymore?

 

[eebmg]

Sorry kids, but I have to wonder if Hughes considers limiting Loyd’s late game minutes. She just has a knack - despite her obvious talent - to play irresponsibly in certain situations. At the least, somebody needs to explain to her that gunning threes with no rebounders and your shoulders not squared to the basket isn’t likely to help much. Can anyone shoot a midrange jump shot anymore?

Based on Jewell's post game interview, her shot selection and approach to the game (don't think, just play) comes straight from Kobe. Enuff said.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't know. Loyd turned the game around in Q3. Sometimes her shot selection is questionable, but Sue had a quick trigger today and was 3-12 from the floor and 2-8 behind the arc. Was her shot selection much better? Whitcomb had her moments but I'm not sure if you sit Loyd in favor of Whitcomb in crunch time on a regular basis. I don't think anybody from Seattle hit a bucket the last couple minutes. All of their scoring was from the FT line at the end.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Based on Jewell's post game interview, her shot selection and approach to the game (don't think, just play) comes straight from Kobe. Enuff said.

I'd prefer that it come from Sue.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Sue blamed her poor shooting on the shoes. Never wearing them again. But she claims she called bank on that 3.

Nike?