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hoopsnloops32 said:
Stewie hasn’t looked top 5 since August of 2023. I think she’s in the middle of a rapid decline and won’t even be a top 20 player this season.
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That prediction seems a tad drastic. Sure her performance late in the season wasn't great, but a rapid decline? Have a hard time seeing that.
 
cancontent said:
That prediction seems a tad drastic. Sure her performance late in the season wasn't great, but a rapid decline? Have a hard time seeing that.
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We’ll see but I think she’s just gonna continue to plummet performance wise as the season goes gone. Athleticism not there and she can only score if she gets hot from 3. Very one dimensional player from here on out. The Liberty will really have to depend on JJ and Sab and Laney if they want to finish top 4 this season imo.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
We’ll see but I think she’s just gonna continue to plummet performance wise as the season goes gone. Athleticism not there and she can only score if she gets hot from 3. Very one dimensional player from here on out. The Liberty will really have to depend on JJ and Sab and Laney if they want to finish top 4 this season imo.
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You must’ve missed the way JJ played last year. Her performance was 10x less than Stewie
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
We’ll see but I think she’s just gonna continue to plummet performance wise as the season goes gone. Athleticism not there and she can only score if she gets hot from 3. Very one dimensional player from here on out. The Liberty will really have to depend on JJ and Sab and Laney if they want to finish top 4 this season imo.
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She was voted the MVP of the league. How can she be one dimensional with the stat line she had last season? She was more dependable than Ionescu and Jones. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but this seems way too pessimistic.
 
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Sources: Toronto expansion team on track to join WNBA in 2026

The WNBA is in the final stages of negotiations to add a Toronto franchise that will start play in 2026, sources confirmed to ESPN, as the league hopes to add two franchises that season.
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Toronto in line for WNBA team.

The Toronto team will reportedly play at the 8,000-seat Coca-Cola Coliseum, which hosts the AHL's Marlies and PWHL's Toronto franchise.
 
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Dream v Fever last night. Both teams appear ready to challenge the Mercury for the basement.

Should be an interesting race to the bottom as the Mercury's debacle against The Storm show that the million dollar coach has yet to determine a meaningful offense and the Mercury remain uninterested in defense.

Tonight's game at Footprint arena against the Spark will almost certainly show the progress that Tibbetts has made in bringing the team together around the aged GOAT and the memoir writing, expecting BG
 
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cancontent said:
She was voted the MVP of the league. How can she be one dimensional with the stat line she had last season? She was more dependable than Ionescu and Jones. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but this seems way too pessimistic.
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Wow!
Well, a year later than was initially hoped, but hope the kinks have been ironed out for this 2026 bid.
If it goes through -- knock on maple -- congrats to WNBA fans overall but especially in Canada, including our colleague @cancontent!
 
cancontent said:
She was voted the MVP of the league. How can she be one dimensional with the stat line she had last season? She was more dependable than Ionescu and Jones. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but this seems way too pessimistic.
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She was great until August and the her performance fell off a cliff and has shown no signs of returning. I don’t think it will, this happens to some players. 4 points last night against the Sun isn’t promising either. She’ll struggle to average double figures this year it seems.
She wasn’t more dependable than Sabrina or JJ during the end of the season or the playoffs.
This is the reality of getting older, some may not like it but Stewie is washed. The Liberty are lucky they only have her signed for this season at her salary.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
She was great until August and the her performance fell off a cliff and has shown no signs of returning. I don’t think it will, this happens to some players. 4 points last night against the Sun isn’t promising either. She’ll struggle to average double figures this year it seems.
She wasn’t more dependable than Sabrina or JJ during the end of the season or the playoffs.
This is the reality of getting older, some may not like it but Stewie is washed. The Liberty are lucky they only have her signed for this season at her salary.
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hoopsnloops32 said:
She was great until August and the her performance fell off a cliff and has shown no signs of returning. I don’t think it will, this happens to some players. 4 points last night against the Sun isn’t promising either. She’ll struggle to average double figures this year it seems.
She wasn’t more dependable than Sabrina or JJ during the end of the season or the playoffs.
This is the reality of getting older, some may not like it but Stewie is washed. The Liberty are lucky they only have her signed for this season at her salary.
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You might be right, but I would wait for awhile before coming to that conclusion. Players often suddenly have an off year. give it a season and then we will see if it's permanent or just an off season.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
She was great until August and the her performance fell off a cliff and has shown no signs of returning. I don’t think it will, this happens to some players. 4 points last night against the Sun isn’t promising either. She’ll struggle to average double figures this year it seems.
She wasn’t more dependable than Sabrina or JJ during the end of the season or the playoffs.
This is the reality of getting older, some may not like it but Stewie is washed. The Liberty are lucky they only have her signed for this season at her salary.
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Legendary. I respect it. Disagree a ton but I guess we will see. She is turning 30 this summer which makes me feel old as I was wrapping up grad school around the time she was winning championships at UConn. I was a bit more concerned about JJ. But Sandy was saying she came back a different beast so we will see. Sloot is also getting older as well. In the nba there is like this changing of the guard going on so maybe we'll see it in the w as well. And Vegas does seem just a tad bit more youthful and ascending than NYL
 
Dillon77 said:
Wow!
Well, a year later than was initially hoped, but hope the kinks have been ironed out for this 2026 bid.
If it goes through -- knock on maple -- congrats to WNBA fans overall but especially in Canada, including our colleague @cancontent!
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Thanks my friend. Considering who is behind this, there's a lot more faith that this will happen. Mr. Tannenbaum has been heavily invested in bringing pro basketball to Canada for decades.

His split from the MLSE group and Ed Rogers on this is a key factor in why this happening. Rogers made it very clear he didn't care about basketball with all the shenanigans that went on in the background last summer. It was documented in a deep dive article after it was announced MLSE was no longer interested. Sadly, I think the Raptors will be on a downward spiral because of his meddling, but I hope I'm wrong.

Another fringe benefit of this deal is that there are rumours Canada Basketball will gain some benefits from have access to the facilities the team will have. This is huge in helping to continue supporting the development of players for national teams. Unlike USA Basketball, Canada Basketball doesn't have a true hub for development like the Colorado Springs facility. If things pan out, this would make life for Canada Basketball a lot easier over the long term.
 
jdote33 said:
Legendary. I respect it. Disagree a ton but I guess we will see. She is turning 30 this summer which makes me feel old as I was wrapping up grad school around the time she was winning championships at UConn. I was a bit more concerned about JJ. But Sandy was saying she came back a different beast so we will see. Sloot is also getting older as well. In the nba there is like this changing of the guard going on so maybe we'll see it in the w as well. And Vegas does seem just a tad bit more youthful and ascending than NYL
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Vegas may seem more youthful, but when you look at some of their key players, is that really the case?

Alysha Clark has been in the league since 2012. Gray entered the league in 2014/2015. Plum and Young came into the league ahead of Ionescu. Stokes is a year older than Stewart. There's a 2 year age difference between Wilson and Stewart.

It seems like a draw if you ask me.
 
azfan said:
Dream v Fever last night. Both teams appear ready to challenge the Mercury for the basement.

Should be an interesting race to the bottom as the Mercury's debacle against The Storm show that the million dollar coach has yet to determine a meaningful offense and the Mercury remain uninterested in defense.

Tonight's game at Footprint arena against the Spark will almost certainly show the progress that Tibbetts has made in bringing the team together around the aged GOAT and the memoir writing, expecting BG
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I'm pretty sure Atlanta will remain a top 6 team. The starting 5 was pretty good overall but the bench needs work. In about 15 minutes of play 4/5 starters reached double figures. Tina Charles and Aerial Powers additions could be enough to keep them in them top 4 conversation as they figure it out.

As for the Fever playing 4/5 starters for about 30 minutes in a preseason game to squeak by is concerning. I think they can be as competitive as last year but their defensive effort will determine if they become a playoff team or not.
 
GCKSFN4L said:
I'm pretty sure Atlanta will remain a top 6 team. The starting 5 was pretty good overall but the bench needs work. In about 15 minutes of play 4/5 starters reached double figures. Tina Charles and Aerial Powers additions could be enough to keep them in them top 4 conversation as they figure it out.

As for the Fever playing 4/5 starters for about 30 minutes in a preseason game to squeak by is concerning. I think they can be as competitive as last year but their defensive effort will determine if they become a playoff team or not.
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Atlanta is also waiting on Jordin Canada to return from an injury. That will also help with guard play this season.
 
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GCKSFN4L said:
I'm pretty sure Atlanta will remain a top 6 team. The starting 5 was pretty good overall but the bench needs work. In about 15 minutes of play 4/5 starters reached double figures. Tina Charles and Aerial Powers additions could be enough to keep them in them top 4 conversation as they figure it out.

As for the Fever playing 4/5 starters for about 30 minutes in a preseason game to squeak by is concerning. I think they can be as competitive as last year but their defensive effort will determine if they become a playoff team or not.
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Voepel has the Dream 7th and the Fever 8th behind the Mercury.

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WNBA preseason Power Rankings 2024: Las Vegas back on top

The two-time defending champion Aces are back on top, and the Storm and Mercury make huge jumps.
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I think the consensus is Washington will edge out Mercury for the last spot in the basement. From there the top four, I think, are a consensus in the early ranking and that leaves the middle mediocrity relatively interchangeable.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
Stewie hasn’t looked top 5 since August of 2023. I think she’s in the middle of a rapid decline and won’t even be a top 20 player this season.
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GCKSFN4L said:
I'm pretty sure Atlanta will remain a top 6 team. The starting 5 was pretty good overall but the bench needs work. In about 15 minutes of play 4/5 starters reached double figures. Tina Charles and Aerial Powers additions could be enough to keep them in them top 4 conversation as they figure it out.

As for the Fever playing 4/5 starters for about 30 minutes in a preseason game to squeak by is concerning. I think they can be as competitive as last year but their defensive effort will determine if they become a playoff team or not.
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There is something off about Sides in game coaching that makes me question the Fever’s ceiling. The roster construction of The Fever is also a little wonky. Back up posts play seems to be questionable at best and they lack athleticism on the wing. I’m interested in how the backcourt of Mitchell/Clark/Wheeler will play together since we haven’t seen all three in a game healthy yet but those are three very ball dominant guards and while they won’t all start I’d imagine they’ll get some time together. Lucky Smith and Boston are so versatile offensively they can work with whoever and look great. Before seeing them I thought they had a ceiling of 3 and a floor of 6 but now I think the ceiling and the floor are a little lower but we’ll see. Maybe the pieces will fit together and make sense once they start to play together but some things have me scratching my head off-season so far.
 
hoopsnloops32 said:
JJ was hurt but was their best player from August through the playoffs once she got healthy.
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This is true. JJ won the Commissioner's Cup MVP and was the most consistent player (IMO) for the Liberty from August to October.

I don't reject the notion that Stewie could be in a decline, but I will say that I think Sandy Brondello burned her out last year in part because of Jonquel's injury. If JJ is healthy this year, then I think Brondello needs to lean on her more from the jump.
 
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WBBTakeover said:
This is true. JJ won the Commissioner's Cup MVP and was the most consistent player (IMO) for the Liberty from August to October.

I don't reject the notion that Stewie could be in a decline, but I will say that I think Sandy Brondello burned her out last year in part because of Jonquel's injury. If JJ is healthy this year, then I think Brondello needs to lean on her more from the jump.
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I mean Stewie’s averaged 4 points per game during the preseason . She looked bad playing with team USA. I’m not sure she’s even a starter on a real contending team at this point in her career, but I don’t think the Liberty are contenders this year.
 
From WNBA Transactions Page of Friday, May 10.

Chicago Sky

- Waived Taya Reimer

Connecticut Sun

- Waived both Taiyanna Jackson and Helena Pueyo

Indiana Fever

- Exercised options on both Lexie Hull, Kristy Wallace

- Waived both Maya Caldwell, Leilan Correa
 
There are so many great players that don't make a team. I think that's what has me so excited about the expansion.

I was daydreaming yesterday about a 20 team league with 5 team north/south/east/west divisions. With 12 player rosters that would increase the number of salaried players to 240! It would be a 38 game schedule where every team plays each other twice -- a home and away game. The playoffs would have 12 teams with the division winners getting a bye week.

That feels like a good long-term goal for the league.
 
GamecockFam said:
There are so many great players that don't make a team. I think that's what has me so excited about the expansion.

I was daydreaming yesterday about a 20 team league with 5 team north/south/east/west divisions. With 12 player rosters that would increase the number of salaried players to 240! It would be a 38 game schedule where every team plays each other twice -- a home and away game. The playoffs would have 12 teams with the division winners getting a bye week.

That feels like a good long-term goal for the league.
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I agree. That would be a significant increase that gives more players a chance to play in North America.
 
willtalk said:
You might be right, but I would wait for awhile before coming to that conclusion. Players often suddenly have an off year. give it a season and then we will see if it's permanent or just an off season.
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Last year wasn't an Off Season, she was very good in the regular season but had problems during the playoffs.
Now preseason games mean nothing, excet getting the roster
I expect Breanna to be in the MVP discussion by the end of the season
 
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