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Valkyries thread (Tip Hayes, Kaitlyn Chen)

I was at the game last night! First WNBA game I have ever seen in person, and have to say it was AWESOME! The Valkyries fans have given a new nickname to the Chase Center; as a knockoff to the mythological kingdom of “Valhalla” the locals call the stadium “Ballhalla”. I can attest, that place was absolutely rocking!

We road tripped it over to watch that particular game because it was against the Seattle Storm and Gabby is our local girl and thus our favorite. In honesty, I really hadn’t been paying all that much attention to the new franchise, but in the end, as it turns out, we are now Valkyries fans! Have now booked tickets for July 25th when Paige and the Wings come to Ballhalla. Just can’t wait for that.

As far as last evenings game, Gabby had a difficult night. But not Tip; it was the Tiffany Hayes show all night! The Valkyries just plain dominated the Storm last night. Kaitlyn played at least half of the game, and made some very impressive plays. I think she had three separate break away full court passes to her teammate(s) who were streaking to the basket. At least one where she stole the ball and drove the distance for a breakaway layup on the other end. And she hustles, diving for balls going out of bounds!

Laeticia Amihere, although being a Gamecock which makes it hard for me, is in fact exciting to watch! And Veronica Burton who Paige could certainly use in Dallas this year is wonderful. The Wing's sure should have protected her! Oh, they have Kate Martin as well.

So, yea, I guess the summary is, that we are now Valkyrie fans…
 
I can't believe that the Storm has lost twice to the Valkyries and badly in this 2nd loss. And, to think that two UConn WBB alums were instrumental in this particular game in their win......I didn't see the game but if I am to conclude something from the stats, I would say the Valkyries' defense was superb.

What? How can that be? What happened to the Storm's defense? There have been some question mark games from the Storm this season....when they seemed not able to get untracked.
 
With new teams a-coming in
There is little doubt that Chen's WNBA career
is guaranteed for the next couple of seasons
Good on her
Fine competitor
Made excellent career moves...Princeton/UConn
I wonder what happens with her 10 years from now?
I hope to be around to see.
 
I can see both sides of the situation, to a degree. I get that Golden State's basic instinct was to say thank you in person before releasing her, which on paper seems honorable. However, anyone with a computer and a brain knew she was at Eurobasket, and was leaving the celebration to get back to California so she could play, only to be released.

IMHO bad move by the Valkyries - first misstep they've made IMHO. And for Nakase to double down on the decision reflects poorly on her. To now even acknowledge how it must have made Julie feel - shame on the Valkyries and the HC.

On the flip side, thrilled for Kaitlyn. Perseverance paid off for her! I do feel like I can hold both things in my hand - happiness for Kaitlyn, and disappointment in the entire Valkyries management and HC.
 
I'm in agreement with you Eric, had the player been local to the area the appropriate thing would have been to bring them to the front office and explain face to face the business decision. Given that the player was not even on the same continent, had to fly 18 hrs to get to the front office just to tell them face to face ... perhaps a telephone call would have been more appropriate in that situation. But I am not one to nit-pic other's decisions when they do not affect me personally; they make them, some are solid, others are not so much!

That said, I'm also excited for our UConn girl!!! I went to the game and watched her play last weekend and honestly can state that this young lady is an asset to that team. She does not turn the ball over, she plays solid defense, and she makes big plays after which the crowd goes absolutely berserk! Those fans love her, and why in the heck wouldn't they!
 
EricLA said:
I can see both sides of the situation, to a degree. I get that Golden State's basic instinct was to say thank you in person before releasing her, which on paper seems honorable. However, anyone with a computer and a brain knew she was at Eurobasket, and was leaving the celebration to get back to California so she could play, only to be released.

IMHO bad move by the Valkyries - first misstep they've made IMHO. And for Nakase to double down on the decision reflects poorly on her. To now even acknowledge how it must have made Julie feel - shame on the Valkyries and the HC.

On the flip side, thrilled for Kaitlyn. Perseverance paid off for her! I do feel like I can hold both things in my hand - happiness for Kaitlyn, and disappointment in the entire Valkyries management and HC.
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Agreed. Everyone in my season ticket group is appalled. I wrote to my rep and to their credit he wrote back with a pretty thorough explanation within 24 hours, though I don't think they really appreciate just how bad this looks. JVL was the biggest cheerleader for us coming in, and before it was clear how well our team would do, was a major factor in building the culture and the hype. In that sense, it really stings, even if I don't necessarily disagree with the choice to cut her over KC and especially LA, who's been playing lights out.
 
Love Kaitlyn's game. Solid. Always up and always scrapping for the ball. She played an important part for our run to the NC this year and Geno readily says so.

Wonder if Kaitlyn considers herself a Husky or a Tiger? Maybe a combo. A Husky with Tiger stripes or a Tiger with a Husky coat? ;)
 
Chen with a "DNP - coach's decision" last night. Just a rest day (or she's slightly banged up) or something else? From what I can tell from box scores it seems like she's been a solid contributor off the bench.
 
ctbro1999 said:
Chen with a "DNP - coach's decision" last night. Just a rest day (or she's slightly banged up) or something else? From what I can tell from box scores it seems like she's been a solid contributor off the bench.
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I saw that. Hopefully they aren’t getting ready to waive her.
 
Newfie said:
I saw that. Hopefully they aren’t getting ready to waive her.
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Ok, I dug deeper and I guess one of the backup PGs that's been injured (could be why they signed Chen to begin with) recently got activated and is playing again.
 
WiseWillie said:
Love Kaitlyn's game. Solid. Always up and always scrapping for the ball. She played an important part for our run to the NC this year and Geno readily says so.

Wonder if Kaitlyn considers herself a Husky or a Tiger? Maybe a combo. A Husky with Tiger stripes or a Tiger with a Husky coat? ;)
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Maybe a Hus-ger, or a Tig-sky? ;)
 
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