I didn't watch the game, but I did read the colorful commentary on Rebkell (which was probably more entertaining than the game itself, haha).
But my impression is that the 5 technicals had one common denominator: Matee Ajavon.
I THINK, Ajavon was ruffling Tanisha Wright's feathers with some contact, so Wright and Ajavon got into it a bit. Then Ajavon's teammate McCoughtry joined in and had words for Wright, and Wright took the bait and earned another technical (thus an ejection). Then I'm guessing Boyd somehow got involved and got into it a little bit.
Again, there's a common denominator here. I don't follow the gossip too closely, but apparently Ajavon is a notorious trash talker and I'm sure many long-time UConn fans have salty memories of it from back to her Rutgers days.
Being a Cal fan, I'll say Boyd is definitely a tough cookie who plays with swag and is a fierce competitor with an array of facial expressions (lol), but Cal coach Gottlieb is a class-act and at the end of the day Boyd is definitely a reflection of that: offering a hand to opposing players after a foul, checking to see if an opponent is ok after taking a spill, a congratulatory Tweet to an opponent even after a disappointing loss, etc.
We Cal fans are so happy that Boyd is off to a solid early start in the WNBA. She isn't and probably will never be a terrific shooter, but one recently development is that her amazing ability to get into the paint and attack the rim is resulting in frequent trips to the free-throw line (where so far she's converting at a nice FT %), which wasn't necessarily the case for her in the college game. And a great ball handler, can really be a tenacious thief on defense, and makes some spectacular no-look laser passes. It's almost bizarre, but Boyd is more likely to drain an acrobatic off-balance circus shot than an open look from beyond the arc. She's worked hard on her shooting and made baby steps of improvement over the years, but at the end of the day, not everyone is Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis! Still, we are proud of Britt Boyd and thrilled that the Liberty seems to be a great fit for her game, and hope she has success as a pro!
I would have loved to see that.
