Amateur keyboard online basketball scout here. I think the Liberty lacked toughness tonight. Maybe it was because they didn't have Dolson. Or maybe they just had an off night due to the long road trip. They just never were in the game. It felt like Vegas was the aggressors and that was a bit disappointing. Also they don't have as many players who could create their own quality shots one on one. So the offense kinda got a bit predictable.
Marine Johannes- probably in my top five most fun players to watch and your favorite player's favorite player. But I've always wondered what would make her a consistent 17 point a game scorer. Even overseas, she consistently plays well, but shes not a super high volume scorer. I know it's easy to point out but her biggest issue is her lack of physicality. Defensively, it was crazy apparent in tonight's game. Kelsey Plum was driving downhill on her and getting into the lane. Alyssa Clark was posting her up. But offensively as well, she takes some tough shots from the perimeter, I think to avoid contact. Everyone has different strengths, but u see how KP is able to score at all 3 levels. Really all of Vegas guards can. I think MJ would have to gain some strength so she can do more stuff in the lane. Or she kinda is who she is, which is a very good player. Just a thought.
Also, Sabrina has been a bit up and down this season. 11 games played, 6 of them she's been held below double figures. 7 below 40 percent shooting. And she was pretty bad defensively in this game. She's a stud though, I have no doubt she'll play better as she gets back into the swing of things.
All that being said, sometimes these clashes in the regular season don't pan out as we hope. I remember in the NBA, the Warriors and the Cavs played some awful regular season games but would both do their things to reach the finals.
