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WBNA Playoffs - here we go!

Chris Gunther of Her Hoops Stats takes a (very) in-depth look at Final Regular Season stats (scoring, rebounding, assists) and
offers his takeaways. He then goes into miscellaneous stats, ranging from shooting percentages from mid-range and long-range, to defense and clutch shooting (looks at takes in the last five minutes and OT).

Gunther's points on the miscellaneous stats and a few of my executive points in ( ). Plus, the entire article is attached.

- A’ja is also good at defense.
(Alanna Smith and NaPheesa Collier are right behind, and Stewie and Gabby aren't far behind them!)

- If it wasn’t clear yet, A’ja should be the number one pick in any draft.
(That would be a fantasy draft....)

- Sonia Citron was accurate from deep.
(To the tune of leading the league with 44.5% accuracy from three-pt. land. Lots of Liberty...Fiebich, Jones and Burke and the Lynx dynamic trio of 'Phee, K-Mac and Courtney Williams.)

- Courtney Williams doesn’t care where the 3-point line is.
(She is the queens of the mid-range, particularly from 16 ft. to 3-pt. land. Paige B rules the 10-16 ft. area and is 2nd overall. These two were the best in the W by quite a bit. )

- Jackie Young will show up when you need her.
(In the final five minutes of regulation or overtime when the score is within five points, Jackie Young is the player you want with the ball, followed by Alyssa Thomas, A'ja Wilson, Rickea Jackson and Sonia Citron. 'Phee, Satou Sabally and Kiki Iriafen come next.)

 
NO other WNBA players routinely get double digit FT's nearly every game, nor do the moving screens get ignored like Wilson. I don't know how many more in that game last night. Quite a few by my eye. She leans her hip out and keeps moving in nearly every screen she sets. She also routinely gets called for only 1-2 fouls per game playing major minutes.
Wilson averaged 7.3 FTA per game. Stewie averaged 6.5. That's not that big of a difference, is it? I know there were multiple games where Stewie had as many attempts as the entire opposing team did. She hits double figures in FTs plenty often. Stewie was #6 in the league in FTA for the season, despite missing 13 games.
 
It seemed like that knee was on Stewie’s mind all game. I hope she plays game three injury free and gets some rest for Unrivaled (no way the Liberty win this series)
 

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