WNBA -- 2023 Season

[nwhoopfan]

Fever can't take advantage of EDD-less Mystics. Looks like Boston didn't get many shots again. Hull had herself a game w/ 20 points. Sykes is probably pretty happy to be out of LA, she's having a nice season so far w/ Washington.

edit--no Cloud either; OK Indiana, you can't beat a team missing 2 starters?

Oops, forgot to count Austin. That is THREE starters missing and still got the W. Indiana is sinking fast. Only the ineptitude of Phoenix and Seattle will keep them out of the cellar yet again.

 

[Dillon77]

Watching a lot of the games via Ion but caught a stretch of the Sky-Dream game at the end of the third quarter/beginning of the fourth which reminded me why I'm not a huge fan of Dana Evans. It was a very close game and Evans was subbed in for Courtney Williams. The emphasis for her, based on what I saw, was on her shot first, pass only as a last option. It showed. Missed three's, too much dribbling resulting in last-second shots, ill-advised drive resulting in a blocked shot, getting called for a technical foul and always going for the steal at the expense of team defense. Chicago down a bunch when she left and the trend was set. When this team is not on all cylinders, the whole is much less than the sum of it's parts. And Evans is one who can make that equation go south when she thinks "me."

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm sure she has improved since then, but Evans was an absolute disaster during her rookie season. Especially in the playoffs (the year they won the Title). They would build up a decent lead. Sloot would go to the bench for a bit of a rest and Evans would come in to spell her. The lead would disappear almost instantly. Every time. I haven't watched that much of her since, but consider me also definitely not a member of her fan club.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I got slightly ahead of myself, but now the Lynx really are .500. No DT for Phoenix. 5 Lynx in double figures, but none more than 12 points (Collier). Onyenwere had a game high 24 but very little help for her. I think Minny will be pretty happy any time they get a combined 21 from Carleton and Milic off the bench.

 

[lenbo]

I got slightly ahead of myself, but now the Lynx really are .500. No DT for Phoenix. 5 Lynx in double figures, but none more than 12 points (Collier). Onyenwere had a game high 24 but very little help for her. I think Minny will be pretty happy any time they get a combined 21 from Carleton and Milic off the bench.

Dorka led the team in minutes tonight.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Well, the unbeatable Aces lost. Wilson fouled Howard w/ almost no time remaining for the game winning FTs.

LV seems to struggle against the middle of the road teams, while smashing the other top teams. Weird.

 

[bballnut90]

Wings pull the upset. Just caught the end of it but a huge win for the franchise. They won the glass battle down the stretch and got lucky when Parker/Plum both collided going for a rebound which resulted in the ball out of bounds for the Wings which led to last second free throws.

 

[bballnut90]

Well, the unbeatable Aces lost. Wilson fouled Howard w/ almost no time remaining for the game winning FTs.

LV seems to struggle against the middle of the road teams, while smashing the other top teams. Weird.

Their road schedule has been on the lighter side thus far. They split with Connecticut but still have a tough road schedule ahead:
-2 games at Minny
-2 games at NY
-1 game at Washington

 

[Notyetready]

I got slightly ahead of myself, but now the Lynx really are .500. No DT for Phoenix. 5 Lynx in double figures, but none more than 12 points (Collier). Onyenwere had a game high 24 but very little help for her. I think Minny will be pretty happy any time they get a combined 21 from Carleton and Milic off the bench.

Dorka is rapidly growing into a defensive presence on the court. Coach Reeve lauded her defense against Briney Griner as vital to the win. Love watching the two rookies.

 

[Dillon77]

Wings pull the upset. Just caught the end of it but a huge win for the franchise. They won the glass battle down the stretch and got lucky when Parker/Plum both collided going for a rebound which resulted in the ball out of bounds for the Wings which led to last second free throws.

When Big T, Natasha Howard and Sabally are all hitting the glass, that's a lot of height coming at you. Howard's always been a savvy ball-finder and she was in that instance, too.

 

[darrell]

 

[Bigboote]

Dorka is rapidly growing into a defensive presence on the court. Coach Reeve lauded her defense against Briney Griner as vital to the win. Love watching the two rookies.

Dorka's line was so-so: 5 points on 1-6 shooting; 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 turnovers.

That shows how deceiving a stat line can be. I thought she had her best game of the season. She made Griner's life miserable. The 2 steals was deceptive, as it seemed she was tipping everything. She also seemed to be in the right position denying Griner all night. Brittney wound up with 12 points on 6-12 shooting and seven rebounds. This is after Griner had 23 last game against the Lynx.

Dorka is a sponge learning her position in the WNBA. She's not Aaliyah Boston, but I'll bet Coach Reeve is happy about getting the steal of the draft.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Dorka's line was so-so: 5 points on 1-6 shooting; 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 turnovers.

That shows how deceiving a stat line can be. I thought she had her best game of the season. She made Griner's life miserable. The 2 steals was deceptive, as it seemed she was tipping everything. She also seemed to be in the right position denying Griner all night. Brittney wound up with 12 points on 6-12 shooting and seven rebounds. This is after Griner had 23 last game against the Lynx.

Dorka is a sponge learning her position in the WNBA. She's not Aaliyah Boston, but I'll bet Coach Reeve is happy about getting the steal of the draft.

And Dorka comes with the added benefit of a fanbase that doesn’t alienate you from your team by attacking two do your teammates families.

 

[cancontent]

And Dorka comes with the added benefit of a fanbase that doesn’t alienate you from your team by attacking two do your teammates families.

Why go there? No fanbase is perfect including UConn's.

 

[bballnut90]

Stewart with another monster game as NY wins. Aces look like the clear cut favorite to earn the #1 seed going into the playoffs but Stewart IMO is the runaway MVP. There is no one in the league that does everything as well as she does, and her numbers are outrageous.

 

[Dillon77]

Dorka's line was so-so: 5 points on 1-6 shooting; 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 turnovers.

That shows how deceiving a stat line can be. I thought she had her best game of the season. She made Griner's life miserable. The 2 steals was deceptive, as it seemed she was tipping everything. She also seemed to be in the right position denying Griner all night. Brittney wound up with 12 points on 6-12 shooting and seven rebounds. This is after Griner had 23 last game against the Lynx.

Dorka is a sponge learning her position in the WNBA. She's not Aaliyah Boston, but I'll bet Coach Reeve is happy about getting the steal of the draft.

Agree with everything you wrote save for the red part. At the halfway point of the season, I'd add a "one of the steals of the draft" to your comment.

I just finished watching Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, the 21st pick of the draft, play for Seattle and she is coming on stronger and stronger every time I see her. And the Storm might've gotten one of the steals of the "non-draft" by signing Ivana Dojkic from Croatia.

Dorka's doing (more than) fine...I just want to see the whole season play out before declaring the one and only.

 

[bballnut90]

Agree with everything you wrote save for the red part. At the halfway point of the season, I'd add a "one of the steals of the draft" to your comment.

I just finished watching Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, the 21st pick of the draft, play for Seattle and she is coming on stronger and stronger every time I see her. And the Storm might've gotten one of the steals of the "non-draft" by signing Ivana Dojkic from Croatia.

Dorka's doing (more than) fine...I just want to see the whole season play out before declaring the one and only.

Dulcy is a stud. She has a pro body and is a solid finisher inside and rebounds well. I think she was overlooked because she went to USF but she has the tools and tenacity to be an excellent pro. Glad to see she's getting her shot.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Why go there? No fanbase is perfect including UConn's.

Because this is a second time this week you have players families harrassed by the same fan base and are now asking for trades publicly? I’m not sure a WNBA coach has ever complained about a UConn players fanbase but please correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[Geew1992]

Because this is a second time this week you have players families harrassed by the same fan base and are now asking for trades publicly? I’m not sure a WNBA coach has ever complained about a UConn players fanbase but please correct me if I’m wrong.

What wnba coach has complained about any fan base?

 

[hoopsnloops32]

What wnba coach has complained about any fan base?

Tanisha Wright complained about all the fans yelling at her on Twitter for not playing Amihere early in the season. I don’t think it was the die hard Dream fans clamoring for it…

 

[Geew1992]

Tanisha Wright complained about all the fans yelling at her on Twitter for not playing Amihere early in the season. I don’t think it was the die hard Dream fans clamoring for it…

Maybe not dream fans but it wasn’t just SC fans. And if a coach is bothered by that then maybe they shouldn’t be on social media

 

[bballnut90]

Because this is a second time this week you have players families harrassed by the same fan base and are now asking for trades publicly? I’m not sure a WNBA coach has ever complained about a UConn players fanbase but please correct me if I’m wrong.

How is it relevant to this thread or Dorka? Maybe let your frustrations out on Twitter where the action is taking place rather than making digs on here where the SC posters are respectful and insightful.

 

[GCKSFN4L]

Agree with everything you wrote save for the red part. At the halfway point of the season, I'd add a "one of the steals of the draft" to your comment.

I just finished watching Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, the 21st pick of the draft, play for Seattle and she is coming on stronger and stronger every time I see her. And the Storm might've gotten one of the steals of the "non-draft" by signing Ivana Dojkic from Croatia.

Dorka's doing (more than) fine...I just want to see the whole season play out before declaring the one and only.

That Seattle team is better than I expected. Those rookies are steadily improving throughout the season. Dulcy, Horston and Dojkic have all proven their worth, I wouldn't be surprised if two players for the All Rookie team are from Seattle.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

How is it relevant to this thread or Dorka? Maybe let your frustrations out on Twitter where the action is taking place rather than making digs on here where the SC posters are respectful and insightful.

They said Dorka’s not Aliyah’s Boston but she is a sponge. So I added one more bonus beyond just being a sponge. I’d still take Boston over Aliyah but that was why it’s relevant.

I’m not digging at the South a Carolina fans HERE, I agree they are intelligent and respectful. But it seems silly to ignore a real topic of conversation that is relevant to the whole WNBA as Fever players are impacted, CT sun media and a player has been involved, the Chicago Sky have commented and a head coach have all been involved with it at this point, because it doesn’t happen here in this board.

 

[Geew1992]

They said Dorka’s not Aliyah’s Boston but she is a sponge. So I added one more bonus beyond just being a sponge. I’d still take Boston over Aliyah but that was why it’s relevant.

I’m not digging at the South a Carolina fans HERE, I agree they are intelligent and respectful. But it seems silly to ignore a real topic of conversation that is relevant to the whole WNBA as Fever players are impacted, CT sun media and a player has been involved, the Chicago Sky have commented and a head coach have all been involved with it at this point, because it doesn’t happen here in this board.

This all confused me

 

[nwhoopfan]

Recorded the game today, just watched it. Almost feels like a loss for NY. I was not impressed at all. Consider Loyd had a miserable game, then sat out most of the 4th quarter with an injury. Seattle has been living and dying by the 3, and couldn't hit them at all today. For all that, the Storm had 2 chances to tie or take the lead in the final minute. There's no way this game should've been remotely close. Seattle was scrappy and grabbed a bunch of O boards, I'll give them credit for that. But NY, just not a good game at all.

Whitcomb got off to a slow start this season, but she's really been coming on strong recently. She almost won the game for them just about by herself in the 4th quarter.

 

[ochoopsfan]

 

[cancontent]

Because this is a second time this week you have players families harrassed by the same fan base and are now asking for trades publicly? I’m not sure a WNBA coach has ever complained about a UConn players fanbase but please correct me if I’m wrong.

Players and teams unfortunately get harassed by fanbases, regardless of level of ball (HS, AAU, NCAA & WNBA). Social media is also a vacuum that only shows you a small subset of what is happening in the real world. Assuming an entire fanbase is all the same based on the manners of a group of keyboard warriors, is unfair.

It's a jab implying something that no one really knows if it had any impact on what is happening. It comes across petty just to make Dorka look better and in all reality, she's doing just fine without anyone making such observations.

 

[baggerbob]

Recorded the game today, just watched it. Almost feels like a loss for NY. I was not impressed at all. Consider Loyd had a miserable game, then sat out most of the 4th quarter with an injury. Seattle has been living and dying by the 3, and couldn't hit them at all today. For all that, the Storm had 2 chances to tie or take the lead in the final minute. There's no way this game should've been remotely close. Seattle was scrappy and grabbed a bunch of O boards, I'll give them credit for that. But NY, just not a good game at all.

Whitcomb got off to a slow start this season, but she's really been coming on strong recently. She almost won the game for them just about by herself in the 4th quarter.

Outside of Stewie the other 2 frontcourt players, Jones and Laney are not doing well.
Laney gets 3 rebounds a game, that isn't a good number.
Jones plays a good game and 2 bad games. They need her to be consistent
Without Dolson they get nothing from the bench, Sabally is a project, but not ready for big minutes.
Xu Han needs to get healthy and provide some minutes.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

Players and teams unfortunately get harassed by fanbases, regardless of level of ball (HS, AAU, NCAA & WNBA). Social media is also a vacuum that only shows you a small subset of what is happening in the real world. Assuming an entire fanbase is all the same based on the manners of a group of keyboard warriors, is unfair.

It's a jab implying something that no one really knows if it had any impact on what is happening. It comes across petty just to make Dorka look better and in all reality, she's doing just fine without anyone making such observations.

I clearly said not everyone in the fan base is like that. But, currently, Aliyah’s is the only player with this specific problem in the league.

And the comment doesn’t make Dorka look better but a joke with the people harrasing people everyday as the punchline. Alas, y’all can’t take a joke.
So fine, no no nothing to see here, just players getting traded and families asking for their kids to be traded and significant others asking fans to stop harrasing. Totally normal and just a coincidence they haven’t won a game since it started.