WNBA Opening Night Games.

[baggerbob]

Lavender leading the way w/ 12 points on 6-7 shooting.

Game changed with the so called foul on Stewie. She looked at the referee like Ok.
Then she hit 2 three's rebounded blocked shots, made assists.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Storm have picked up Kaela Davis as well. I'm sure she and Williams will both be cut once the regulars return from safety protocols. This year might set a record for number of players signed to short term contracts.

 

[nwhoopfan]

LA whoopin' Minnesota. Looks like Canada is out, but there has been a rare Chiney sighting. That's gonna eat into ONO's minutes.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Is it ever going to come together for Ionescu? All kinds of ankle issues slowed her down for parts of 2 seasons. She has flashes of brilliance, but she seems to struggle quite a bit as often as not. Early on seemed like she was headed to super stardom, but that looks kinda doubtful now.

edit--not saying she'll wash out of the league or anything, her career stats are decent but not eye popping

 

[eebmg]

LA whoopin' Minnesota. Looks like Canada is out, but there has been a rare Chiney sighting. That's gonna eat into ONO's minutes.

Liv's 3 fouls in 4 minutes is not helping either.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Minny nearly came back and won it. LA by 2.

 

[Audi1954]

Evina had a nice game, both started and finished the game. Looks like they are using her for some good defense as well as ball handling. She drove to the hoop a couple times and made her shots, even one over Cambage. They could have won this one, but Minnesota blew the last play. Actually there was no play, or didn’t appear to be. Close though. Evina would help this team with more minutes if she gets in with those players willing to pass the ball a bit more.

 

[cancontent]

Is it ever going to come together for Ionescu? All kinds of ankle issues slowed her down for parts of 2 seasons. She has flashes of brilliance, but she seems to struggle quite a bit as often as not. Early on seemed like she was headed to super stardom, but that looks kinda doubtful now.

edit--not saying she'll wash out of the league or anything, her career stats are decent but not eye popping

Good question.

Read an opinion on Twitter that she may be better as a SG versus a point guard. Not sure if that's a valid assessment. I didn't think her role is to be a PG but I haven't watched many of their games this season.

 

[FormerCTrez]

Sooo…. Rae Burrell under went knee surgery… ummm why didn’t she do it during her college career?? Is this the same reason why E didn’t??

Sorry to hear that, but I’m sending her best wishes for a safe healing.

 

[eebmg]

Minny nearly came back and won it. LA by 2.

Moriah tweaked a quad muscle in the second quarter and was out down the stretch.

Huge rally on special night falls short as Lynx are defeated by Sparks

The Lynx honored former star Seimone Augustus by retiring her jersey, then battled back from a 17-point first-half deficit to tie the score late — only to lose on Nneka Ogwumike's put-back of her own miss with 7.3 seconds left.

www.startribune.com

 

[eebmg]

Wow, Storm brought back Kiana Williams. Didn't expect that.

Interesting read on the crazy world of a hardship replacement

'He told me to pack a bag': One WNBA hardship player's dash from San Antonio to Seattle

WNBA hardship contracts are the new norm, but they can leave players scrambling. Kiana Williams shares her hour-by-hour trek to suit up for Seattle.

www.espn.com

 

[JellyBean]

Liv's 3 fouls in 4 minutes is not helping either.

Watching the game now. I think Liv was just getting the rookie treatment on two of those fouls. Because if you look at the game, the way some of the players, especially Fowles and Cambage, were pushing, holding, and bumping into each other and the refs were barely calling those fouls. I just think Liv was getting the rookie treatment.

 

[JellyBean]

The New York Liberty just can't get things figured out. Lost seven in a row.

 

[socal613ws]

can someone explain to me what the mercury head coach does? Shame to those who bashed Sandy

 

[nwhoopfan]

can someone explain to me what the mercury head coach does? Shame to those who bashed Sandy

Have you noticed how bad Sandy's new team is so far this year?

 

[Geew1992]

can someone explain to me what the mercury head coach does? Shame to those who bashed Sandy

The Mercury coach doesn’t have Griner.

 

[eebmg]

The Mercury coach doesn’t have Griner.

Mercury again being embarrassed. 20-10 Chicago after 1Q. 4-20 shooting.

 

[GoChips20]

Can we retitle the thread?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Taurasi w/ a double tech and got ejected. She earned it. As Ron White said, she had the right to remain silent, but not the ability.

 

[eebmg]

Taurasi w/ a double tech and got ejected. She earned it. As Ron White said, she had the right to remain silent, but not the ability.

And Mercury outscored Sky 21-8 since DT thrown out

 

[JellyBean]

Just as I was about to say the Mercury are making smart choices on their shooting, someone jacked up a shot from deep and missed. Mercury was up six points now down one; 66-67

 

[JellyBean]

Wow. Phoenix just gave the game away.

 

[eebmg]

Wow. Phoenix just gave the game away.

Not yet. Missed FT by Sky.

But Deshields had a pretty clean 3 from the corner to tie but pumped herself into a poor look. Bleech

 

[Bigboote]

Forgive me if others have pointed this out, but Jasmine Lister seems to be among the Phoenix coaching staff. At least she or her doppleganger is on their bench.

On their website they have an assistant coach listed as TBA.

 

[nwhoopfan]

And Mercury outscored Sky 21-8 since DT thrown out

She should've gotten tossed earlier.

Merc dominated Q3, but Sky returned the favor in Q4 to pull out a close win.