She did not get snubbed for the All Star Game. She was just not voted by the fans as a starter for the All Star game.
Clearly in a 22 month period of existential failure Pittman deserves a significant slice of the responsibility.
DT I get. Wonder about Sabrina? The difference in player evaluation between her and Kelsey is really intriguing.
She was snubbed as an All-Star starter. What does she need, five triple-doubles?
More fan votes
She's also 7th in player rankings which is wild since she is a clear top 3 MVP candidate. Players are more wild than the fans with their votes.
Yep. Her fellow players had her ranked seventh ahead of Delladone and Collier.
DT I get. Wonder about Sabrina? The difference in player evaluation between her and Kelsey is really intriguing.
I'd love to ask a player for the reasoning.
. The players' vote is in stark contrast to media and fan voting. What are they seeing that the rest of us aren't?
A lot of people on Twitter sure got their panties in a bunch about Sabrina. Sure, she’s fiery and feisty and outspoken but I’ve been a fan of Diana Taurasi (and Geno) too long to think it’s a big deal. I follow her on Twitter and for every “outrageous “ statement she has, she makes 10 that are friendly, grateful, respectful, or funny. She loves her teammates and fans.
All Star games are notorious for lacking defense and I don't think players critically analyze the lineups to give amazing games as much as it's a fun event for players/fans. At the event a lot of posts also like having an opportunity to play on the perimeter more. We've seen players like Griner/Fowles take 3 point shots in ASGs they'd never take in a regular game.
The point is more guards should be making it than front court players since the WNBA is a league dominated by guards. Having 6 starter be post players is dumb.
This is absolutely not true. The league's best players has been the forwards/centers for a while now. The perennial MVP favorites are forwards and the best player on the tops teams have generally been the forwards. The last MVP that wasn't a forward was almost 15 years ago.
The selections did skew a bit post-heavy with BG/Boston/Wilson/Ogwumike, but I think the reasoning behind having 6 frontcourt players as starters is classifying 3- and 4-players (many of whom spend >50% of games outside the paint) as forwards rather than guards. Personally, I think a lot of 3s in the league are more akin to guards, but evidentally the league sees differently.
That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying most teams play three guard line-ups. Liberty, Aces, Mystics, Seattle, Lynx, Mercury, wings, Sky etc. There are simply more guards playing than front court players even if the best players in the league are in the front court. It doesn’t reflect modern day basketball to have more front court player than guards.
Indeed. And what's nice is that players who have been out/not 100% healthy lately (Nneka, EDD, Griner, Sabally, Collier) all are back and in top form.
Very physical game indeed. I noticed that Indiana has taken on the tone of their Coach. Coach Sides is intense! She is awesome. Indiana, in this game kept it close. Some bad shot selection here and there. Throw in some bad calls here and there. Indiana darn near pulled off a huge upset.
