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JellyBean said:
Yeah. This loss was bad. Teams we are supposed to beat, we let those games get away from us. Now we got two games against Dallas, which can go either way. But Seattle seems to be getting their groove on right now and with what looks like some pretty winnable games down the stretch, they could finish the season on a high note.
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I think Seattle is getting better, but Gabby’s injury really hurts.
 
MilfordHusky said:
EDD seems to have 2 types of seasons: (1) She’s hurt or sick and misses several games. (2) She’s the MVP.
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Agreed. Just saw a headline for an article noting she's dealing with a hip issue now. Haven't had time to read about a timeline for return.
 
cancontent said:
Agreed. Just saw a headline for an article noting she's dealing with a hip issue now. Haven't had time to read about a timeline for return.
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Man. EDD can't catch a break. I hope that she can come back and finish the season strong. One of my favorite players.
 
JellyBean said:
Yeah. This loss was bad. Teams we are supposed to beat, we let those games get away from us. Now we got two games against Dallas, which can go either way. But Seattle seems to be getting their groove on right now and with what looks like some pretty winnable games down the stretch, they could finish the season on a high note.
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Transition from a team that has been led by a true point guard (Allen) to one that is a combo guard (Mitchell) is full of subtle differences: speed, distribution timing, when to penetrate and dish vs. shooting, etc. Coach Reeve would be wise to realize that PG's have different mind-sets: need two of them. Force-fitting a combo guard into the role (Mitchell, Banham) does not always achieve the desired effect. And, IMHO, relying on Collier and/or Shepard to be a "point forward" takes away from their primary missions (scoring, for the former, rebounding.).
 
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bbsamjj said:
If they require two guards on first team, I think all three get on second team in favor of Stew/Wilson/AT. If they require two guards on first team, I’d go with Loyd and C. Gray. If first team is positionless, I might put Phee on above Loyd, but I also might not.

As of today I think you got:

1st Team
B. Stewart
A. Wilson
A. Thomas
C. Gray
J. Loyd

2nd Team:
N. Collier
Nneka
Sabally
K. Plum
J. Young


Other folks high up: Sabrina, A. Gray, Arike, N. Howard, D. Bonner
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You must be an Aces fan. No way Plum and Young do what Arike and Sabrina do.
 
boontonbomber said:
You must be an Aces fan. No way Plum and Young do what Arike and Sabrina do.
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Eh, more like Arike and Sabrina don’t do what Plum and Young do, at least not when it comes to scoring:

Arike: 21 ppg, 39.7 FG%
Ionescu: 17 ppg, 41.3 FG%
Plum: 18.7 ppg, 48.3 FG%
Young: 18.3 ppg, 53.5 FG%

You can definitely make the all-league argument for Sabrina based on her overall floor game, but I’ll take 3 fewer points for +10% efficiency when it comes to Arike.
 
Sabrina’s shooting numbers are a bit deceiving (and bizarre) in that she is shooting close to 45% from 3, and taking a majority of her shots from long range. In fact, 109 of her 163 FGs this year are from 3. One of if not greatest 3-point shooting season in history.
 
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Dillon77 said:
Transition from a team that has been led by a true point guard (Allen) to one that is a combo guard (Mitchell) is full of subtle differences: speed, distribution timing, when to penetrate and dish vs. shooting, etc. Coach Reeve would be wise to realize that PG's have different mind-sets: need two of them. Force-fitting a combo guard into the role (Mitchell, Banham) does not always achieve the desired effect. And, IMHO, relying on Collier and/or Shepard to be a "point forward" takes away from their primary missions (scoring, for the former, rebounding.).
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Not sure why Coach Reeve did not try to sign a backup point guard earlier.
 
Geew1992 said:
I'm guessing they released her then signed her
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I'm no expert, but I think that may mean that her 7-day contract expired, so they "released" her. There is no action other than the passage of time. Then they signed her to another 7-day contract or a longer one.
 
MilfordHusky said:
I'm no expert, but I think that may mean that her 7-day contract expired, so they "released" her. There is no action other than the passage of time. Then they signed her to another 7-day contract or a longer one.
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Westbrook is listed on the LA Roster. so I think you're right:
  • the (latest?) 7-day roster expired so they had to release her; and,
  • the Sparks then signed her to a rest-of-the-year contract.

Whereas:
  • the Mercury, after signing Henderson to a a 7-day deal(s) cut her and
  • signed Madi Williams of Oklahoma for a 7-day tryout...errr, gig.

Geesh, I think Lobo's idea of a a two-person taxi squad is making more and more sense all the time.
 
So...Wilson was just short of a 50 spot today. Not bad. I guess if you can give up 100 points and still win by 12, at least your offense is good.
 
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Weird, when I first looked at the box score it showed Wilson w/ 49.
 
SEbluebood said:
Might have clinched MVP with that performance and Stewie struggling as of late.
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Seems like there are a lot of people trying really hard to talk everybody else into Thomas for MVP. I don't really see it myself, but I don't get a vote.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Seems like there are a lot of people trying really hard to talk everybody else into Thomas for MVP. I don't really see it myself, but I don't get a vote.
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She’s having a marvelous season and deserves her flowers, but the Sun have fallen too far behind the Aces and Liberty for her to take it to the finish line, in my opinion.
 
SEbluebood said:
Might have clinched MVP with that performance and Stewie struggling as of late.
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Stewie was the clear MVP for most of the season but Wilson has really come on strong the last month. They’re close in scoring now, Wilson has the edge in FG%, rebounds, and blocks. Stewie has it in assists and steals. Stewie is clearly the more versatile player but at times Wilson looks more dominant to me.
 
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I'm not going to get into whether she deserved to take all of these shots, but A'ja hit 20-21 free throws, which is beyond superb. Only one of my former Jesuit teachers would have a trouble with that ;).

That's some volume of shots. Only Arike -- who else -- managed 21 attempts and she chose to take all of them. :)

53 points. Wow.
 
The Lynx were doing their best Fever imitation but pulled it out in the end.
 
Dallas brought out the Minnesota "Nice" tonight. Holy smokes. But glad that Minnesota held on to get the win. When Kayla was making shots, I knew that we would win. Of course, in those last two minutes of the game, things looked pretty iffy. Glad the Lynx held on to get the win.
 
Aces/Dream was very entertaining tonight. Wilson was clearly on a mission after missing some good looks last game down the stretch. Just so dominant tonight on both ends. She’s elevated to top MVP candidate IMO.

The end was quite entertaining as she eclipsed 40 and then every time down the Aces started to look for her. Without difficulty she got to 49 just outplaying Atlanta, and then Atlanta started triple teaming her and doing everything possible to prevent her from breaking 50. It looked like she wouldn’t hit 50, and then the refs called an unbelievably tick tack foul to get A’ja on the line to hit 51. The broadcast didn’t show it but I’m guessing Atlanta’s coach lost her mind over the call because she picked up 2Ts and was promptly ejected, which led to 2 more FTs for A’ja. She tied Liz Cambage’s record of 53 and then was promptly subbed out. Someone on the Aces bench should be reprimanded for not knowing the all time record and taking A’ja out when she could have set the record outright. Not to mention it would dethrone Liz Cambage which is a big win all around for women’s basketball lol. Anyway, great offensive game tonight.
 
JellyBean said:
Dallas brought out the Minnesota "Nice" tonight. Holy smokes. But glad that Minnesota held on to get the win. When Kayla was making shots, I knew that we would win. Of course, in those last two minutes of the game, things looked pretty iffy. Glad the Lynx held on to get the win.
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"Minnesota "Nice""? Is that why Sabally posted on X complaining about the fans? Didn't see the game but her comments made me cringe. Thinking I shouldn't watch the replay.
 
bballnut90 said:
Aces/Dream was very entertaining tonight. Wilson was clearly on a mission after missing some good looks last game down the stretch. Just so dominant tonight on both ends. She’s elevated to top MVP candidate IMO.

The end was quite entertaining as she eclipsed 40 and then every time down the Aces started to look for her. Without difficulty she got to 49 just outplaying Atlanta, and then Atlanta started triple teaming her and doing everything possible to prevent her from breaking 50. It looked like she wouldn’t hit 50, and then the refs called an unbelievably tick tack foul to get A’ja on the line to hit 51. The broadcast didn’t show it but I’m guessing Atlanta’s coach lost her mind over the call because she picked up 2Ts and was promptly ejected, which led to 2 more FTs for A’ja. She tied Liz Cambage’s record of 53 and then was promptly subbed out. Someone on the Aces bench should be reprimanded for not knowing the all time record and taking A’ja out when she could have set the record outright. Not to mention it would dethrone Liz Cambage which is a big win all around for women’s basketball lol. Anyway, great offensive game tonight.
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A'ja was basically playing before a "home crowd" of Gamecock fans in Atlanta and was a little bit jacked bu the feathered faithfull pulling for several alumni on both rosters. BTW Amihere got 6 points for the Dream!

 
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