WNBA 2023 Season, Part 2

[cancontent]

The tenacity of players like Westbrook and Engstler, to name a few, to keep themselves in the WNBA in some form is amazing. This is a rollercoaster that not a lot of us would be able to handle.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Don't know why someone would want to post this celebrating the action. For as much as one may dislike Mabrey, Taurasi, or someone else, referees missing this is inexcusable.

Appalling. DT is truly her own worst enemy sometimes. (And as just about anyone knows, there are few players I like less than Mabrey, but NO ONE warrants that.) Pathetic.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Disagree but we usually do on most fronts. Would feel the same way if it were reversed and it was Mabrey who "tapped" Taurasi in the face. Rivalries be damned, if we don't keep making missed calls like this an issue, we'll see it get worse in the WNBA.

There are already worse calls in the WNBA… they told Jewel Lloyd during a game they weren’t calling a foul because they didn’t like a play. Refs are trash and intentionally affecting and also this is funny. I’d find it FUNNIER if Mabrey did this to Diana honestly.

 

[cancontent]

There are already worse calls in the WNBA… they told Jewel Lloyd during a game they weren’t calling a foul because they didn’t like a play. Refs are trash and intentionally affecting and also this is funny. I’d find it FUNNIER if Mabrey did this to Diana honestly.

Shrugging this off due to the current state of refereeing in the sport doesn't make it okay. It just further shows that the league needs to find ways to get this out of the game before something really bad happens.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Shrugging this off due to the current state of refereeing in the sport doesn't make it okay. It just further shows that the league needs to find ways to get this out of the game before something really bad happens.

Get what out of the game? A playful tap? There is no risk for injury it’s just gamesmanship. They should work on getting the actual dangerous plays out of the game or just the incompetence that makes games unwatchable. You’re focused on harmless nonsense instead of real officiating in the league.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Since all of the players are, or were, in the WNBA I thought this might fit here. Karlie Samuelson opines on the UConn Zoom discussion.

 

[cancontent]

Get what out of the game? A playful tap? There is no risk for injury it’s just gamesmanship. They should work on getting the actual dangerous plays out of the game or just the incompetence that makes games unwatchable. You’re focused on harmless nonsense instead of real officiating in the league.

Gamesmanship? "Gamesmanship" like this leads to fights, like we saw this past season at the NCAA level.

Yes, there are a lot of dangerous plays that need to be cleaned up, but it doesn't mean stuff like this should get a pass. It's small things like this that build into larger issues. Nip it in the bud while also working on the larger challenges is how I see it.

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

This really says more about Mabrey than Taurasi.
After all, Seimone Augustus got a kiss from Diana.

 

[bballnut90]

So is Tina Charles confirmed not playing this year? Haven't heard anything but thought we might get some chatter post ASG.

 

[triaddukefan]

Get what out of the game? A playful tap? There is no risk for injury it’s just gamesmanship. They should work on getting the actual dangerous plays out of the game or just the incompetence that makes games unwatchable. You’re focused on harmless nonsense instead of real officiating in the league.

Maybe someone should give you a playful tap on the face.. See how you would like that.. since it's just harmless nonsense.

 

[Geew1992]

So is Tina Charles confirmed not playing this year? Haven't heard anything but thought we might get some chatter post ASG.

Nope. Nothing has been confirmed at all

 

[cancontent]

So is Tina Charles confirmed not playing this year? Haven't heard anything but thought we might get some chatter post ASG.

Nope. Nothing has been confirmed at all

With the number of injuries teams have gone through, I would have thought she'd get some interest.

 

[Carnac]

Since all of the players are, or were, in the WNBA I thought this might fit here. Karlie Samuelson opines on the UConn Zoom discussion.

I attended that loss to Stanford. While I was happy to see them play in person, I was shocked and bummed out that they lost. As I recall, UConn had a 10 point lead with 6 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, and let it slip away. Stanford kept the pressure on, and never let up.
After the game, the Stanford fans and players were celebrating like they had just won the national championship.

 

[bballnut90]

Some notable stat updates:
1. Dewanna Bonner is now #8 all time in career points, passing Candace Parker. If she keeps up her level of play a couple more years, she'll likely finish her career #2 all time in career points.

2. Diana Taurasi is 47 points away from 10k.

3. Vandersloot is 19 assists from moving to #2 all time on career assist charts. Taurasi is 5th, Parker 7th, and Danielle Robinson recently cracked top 10.

4. No active player is top 10 in career steals. Bonner is #13 with 545, and she has about half of what Catchings (#1) has for her career (1074).

5. Griner is #3 in career blocks and should catch the late 7-2 Margo Dydek in the next couple of seasons. Dydek has held the record for 20+ years and set the mark in just 10 seasons of play.

6. Aces are a league best 23-2 to start the year. I believe this record is only eclipsed by the 1998 Houston Comets who started 25-2 and finished 27-3. The 2016 LA Sparks started 20-1 before losing 7 of their final 13 games. To beat the Comets mark for best record by percentage in league history, they'll need to finish 13-1 the rest of the way.

 

[bbsamjj]

Really interesting bballnut90. It leads me to ask: Is DeWanna Bonner the most underrated WNBA player of all time?

 

[baggerbob]

I attended that loss to Stanford. While I was happy to see them play in person, I was shocked and bummed out that they lost. As I recall, UConn had a 10 point lead with 6 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, and let it slip away. Stanford kept the pressure on, and never let up.
After the game, the Stanford fans and players were celebrating like they had just won the national championship.

That was the wakeup call that they needed, and Nurse became a starter.

 

[JellyBean]

Rematch game. Can my beloved Minnesota Lynx squad make it four in a row and make it two in a row against the Sun? Going to be a good one.

 

[JellyBean]

Really interesting bballnut90. It leads me to ask: Is DeWanna Bonner the most underrated WNBA player of all time?

She is on that long list of players that are underrated.

 

[nwhoopfan]

and Danielle Robinson recently cracked top 10.

I saw that, and was really surprised. Never thought of her as much of a playmaker in the W.

 

[Blue Huskie]

And...... The Mercury have the worst road record in the W.

DT gets her 10,000 and it's a wrap for this season. I see little improvement on the horizon

What if they draft C. Clark? They could bode well for the horizon.

 

[MilfordHusky]

In a close Sun victory, Alyssa Thomas set a new league standard: 21 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists. Incredible!

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Gamesmanship? "Gamesmanship" like this leads to fights, like we saw this past season at the NCAA level.

Yes, there are a lot of dangerous plays that need to be cleaned up, but it doesn't mean stuff like this should get a pass. It's small things like this that build into larger issues. Nip it in the bud while also working on the larger challenges is how I see it.

Except their friends so I don’t think there was a risk of a fight breaking out lol. Y’all take things too seriously and want to take all the fun out of a literal GAME.

 

[nwhoopfan]

It was a foregone conclusion the Aces would be in the playoffs, but with the W tonight they officially clinched a berth. That is...early.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Hey, the Fever actually pulled off a win in a close game. But probably only because they were playing the Mercury.

 

[cancontent]

Hey, the Fever actually pulled off a win in a close game. But probably only because they were playing the Mercury.

Without Griner to boot. Based on the final score, she would have made a difference in the game.

 

[cancontent]

Man, I do not envy voters when it comes to MVP this year. No issues if Wilson wins it, but Alyssa Thomas is having an impressive season. Her fifth triple double with 21 pts, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, this season? What is Coach White doing differently than when Miller was there?

 

[Geew1992]

Kiah doing kiah things

 

[Geew1992]

Man, I do not envy voters when it comes to MVP this year. No issues if Wilson wins it, but Alyssa Thomas is having an impressive season. Her fifth triple double with 21 pts, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, this season? What is Coach White doing differently than when Miller was there?

The ball is in Thomas’s hands all the time.

 

[cancontent]

The ball is in Thomas’s hands all the time.

It hasn't seemed that way to me, but I haven't watched as many Suns games as I had hope so far this season.

 

[bbsamjj]

It's not like Thomas wasn't all over the place last year: She averaged 13.4ppg, 8.2rpg, and 6.1apg.

She IS playing 4 more minutes per game; and with the injury to B.Jones, Connecticut is also playing a lot more small ball, that allows Thomas to be more free in creating.