Maybe you know this and I'm not reading your statement correctly, but Aari McDonald is out for the rest of the season. So, I think that is what triggered this? But I guess I thought that's what that development player pool was for.
I was thinking the same but to @CBus13's point, McDonald being out could explain things.
The Breeze need another guard. I wonder if the Rose can sign someone not currently in the league? i.e Angel Reese
They have a pool of extra players this reason. Azahia James has come in for a couple teams when they've been short. And if they could sign players not in the league, Reese wouldn't be the likely choice for the guard position.
That's one possibility, but the Breeze and the Hive have been dealing with injury issues too. The Hive need another post/forward presence with Magbegor out for the last few games. Will be interesting to see who the Rose get to fill Stevens spot.
The Rose needed to replace Stevens and Reese fits that perfectly.
I certainly understand your point of view, but, for me, in addition to having a substantial rooting interest for the UCONN players, I am so much in awe of the extraordinary talents of this subset of W players. I appreciate the support and bonding of Unrivaled teammates who hail from different teams in the W, different colleges and different countries around the world.
We're also getting to see these players in a different light, both on and off the court. Unrivaled does a better job showing who these athletes are in my opinion. The 3 x 3 style also doesn't require players to be defined by a position like they would in 5 x 5. I love seeing players like Aaliyah Edwards, Aliyah Boston, and Naz Hillmon get to handle the ball more compared to when they play for their respective WNBA teams.
I chose Boston. She honestly has a great chance now that she has won her bracket. She'll be the biggest and most physical of the final four.
Shocked she shutout Courtney Williams in 1:15.
I haven’t watched the season but Mabrey’s 27 points in 5 minutes is one of the most insane feats I’ve seen in any basketball game. In front of 20000+ people too.
Veronica made it look easy. Sadly, she did not have enough to get by Kelsey Mitchell.
AB has the complete package to win it all. She is physical. She got the size. Now she can shoot for range. She could win it. Edwards tried to be physical and AB was giving it back to Edwards.
I feel like AB has always had Edwards number all the way back to the South Carolina and UConn days, so that matchup didn't worry me as much as the Stewie one.
So true on both. Love Aaliyah Edwards but she was no match against AB college days and now at the pro level. AB had that Tim Duncan game with the 10-12 footer. Loved how she could bank a shot, ala Duncan. But now with that deep ball, AB is so dangerous. This is why I am hoping that we have a WNBA season but that they don't rush a season, full or short on the players or the fans. Year 30. Neither the fans who have been with the W since Day One, or the new fans, or the players deserve a rushed or shorten season.
I really enjoyed the first game and kind of snoozed through the second one up until it looked like the Mist were going to make a comeback in the 4th.
I agree. It's unfortunate that they lost Boston at this specific time. Unless they pull from the player development pool, I'm not sure what Phantom can do. The Rose leveraged this and added Hillmon to their roster but I can't recall if it started during semi finals or the finals itself.