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WNBA Semifinals - who you got?

Semifinal winners:

  • Minnesota over Phoenix

    Votes: 24 85.7%

  • Phoenix over Minnesota

    Votes: 4 14.3%

  • Las Vegas over Indiana

    Votes: 26 92.9%

  • Indiana over Las Vegas

    Votes: 2 7.1%
  • Total voters
    28
  • Poll closed .
Hats off to Phoenix. They beat my beloved Minnesota Lynx. We just don't have an answer for Phoenix. We will see what develops on Sunday. Coach Reeve is Coach Reeve.
 
JellyBean said:
..They beat my beloved Minnesota Lynx. We just don't have an answer for Phoenix…
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Styles make fights matchup. Seeing a little bit of it on the other side, where the Fever have shown the secret to defending A’ja Wilson is having an Aliyah Boston. Not enough help this year, but have to think with healthy teammates next year, it will be a problem.

Think Las Vegas definitely matches up much better with the Mercury than with Minnesota or even Indiana.
 
JellyBean said:
Coach Reeve is Coach Reeve.
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I just saw the clip of her getting ejected at the end. I don't think I've ever seen her fired up like that before. Pretty much the entire coaching staff plus a player or two had to get involved to restrain her and get her off the court.
 
Reeve says Collier “has a fracture” while blasting the league’s officiating and calling for wholesale changes. She’s right in general - it is terribly officiated, and fans of all teams have said as much throughout the year. But she’s wrong about the specific play, where Collier suffered a bad luck injury on incidental contact after a steal.

And she still needs to be suspended for her out of control actions on the court.
 
JstVisiting said:
Reeve says Collier “has a fracture” while blasting the league’s officiating and calling for wholesale changes. She’s right in general - it is terribly officiated, and fans of all teams have said as much throughout the year. But she’s wrong about the specific play, where Collier suffered a bad luck injury on incidental contact after a steal.

And she still needs to be suspended for her out of control actions on the court.
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Thomas is a physical player but that was a clean steal.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I just saw the clip of her getting ejected at the end. I don't think I've ever seen her fired up like that before. Pretty much the entire coaching staff plus a player or two had to get involved to restrain her and get her off the court.
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Yeah, Coach was heated. She has had crash outs before, but this one was her most epic
 
Hopefully the injury to Collier is minimal. Feels like this seasoned was destined to be hers, but it has started slipping through her fingers.

I saw a UCONN fan post this last year, but I’m not sure anyone has had as much heartbreak in her career as Phee:
2017-undefeated season lost on Morgan William buzzer beater

2018-undefeated season lost on Arike buzzer beater

2019-lost in Final Four after having 9pt lead in 4th quarter

2024-lost in game 5 of finals on a controversial call

2025-was prohibitive MVP front runner, obtained an injury while up 43 points in the 2nd half which likely cost her the award. Team was heavy title favorites and might bow out in the semis.
 
JstVisiting said:
Reeve says Collier “has a fracture” while blasting the league’s officiating and calling for wholesale changes. She’s right in general - it is terribly officiated, and fans of all teams have said as much throughout the year. But she’s wrong about the specific play, where Collier suffered a bad luck injury on incidental contact after a steal.

And she still needs to be suspended for her out of control actions on the court.
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I did not know or hear about a fracture. I will have to watch the post-game interview.
 
The playoffs are kind of the first time you are starting to see the Big 3 for Phoenix all click together. Last night was their best collective showing--scored 65 of the team's 84 points while shooting 23/43 from the field (and 16/18 from the FT line). Vets like Bonner and Whitcomb are going to make them a very tough out with all that experience.
 
bballnut90 said:
Thomas is a physical player but that was a clean steal.
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I agree that, on the play in question, Thomas' steal was clean.
I would also say that the Mercury have been the better and more clutch team in this series.
But.....I would also say that Reeve's meltdown was understandable as a cumulative reaction to the mugging that her team withstood for 40 minutes (& was forced to try replicate in their own play) without significant policing by the refs.
The officiating is beyond horrible, and, IMO, results in a product more akin to rugby than basketball.
The Mercury deserved to win (to begin with, they made more clutch baskets), but benign neglect by the refs is really a gift to them as it rewards their style of play.
To me, Reeve's temporary insanity was understandable in the heat of that particular moment, even though Thomas made a clean play.
 
Last night, the Mercury ourscored the Lynx 21-9 in the 4th quarter. Collier got just one FG attempt. In game 2, between Q4 and OT, the Mercury outscored the Lynx 35-21. Collier was just 2-6 in the 4th Q and OT combined.

Hopefully Napheesa is good to go for game 4; and if so, the Lynx need to keep her involved late in games.
 
Basingstoke said:
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The officiating is beyond horrible, and, IMO, results in a product more akin to rugby than basketball. . .. .
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W officiating is intentionally terrible. The league delights in its roller derby or rugby style. As Paige has noted, she has had to learn how to play defense while fouling.
 
Looking at how well Boston has defended A’ja, you think the Fever FO is having second thoughts about shutting down CC? LV has been extremely beatable, they just don’t have the firepower to finish it.

You can’t backtrack now, and I suggested this the day after Cunningham was out for the year, but somebody in their organization has to be thinking “what if…” Even more-so with Minnesota on the ropes.

Addendum: there’s going to be roster chaos everywhere, the Fever will be the public’s preseason betting favorites solely on Boston + Clark, and everyone else in the league will seethe
 
Have to watch both games as I was out last night, but Reeve's beef with physicality in general is valid. The Indiana-Vegas series has the same challenges based on the amount of fouls being called. Coach Hammon and Coach White have also been vocal about it.

It's been a problem all season, contrary to the promised emphasis of "freedom of movement" by the league. The WNBA needs to own up to the fact they screwed up in this area.
 
cancontent said:
Have to watch both games as I was out last night, but Reeve's beef with physicality in general is valid. The Indiana-Vegas series has the same challenges based on the amount of fouls being called. Coach Hammon and Coach White have also been vocal about it.

It's been a problem all season, contrary to the promised emphasis of "freedom of movement" by the league. The WNBA needs to own up to the fact they screwed up in this area.
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Agreed. I'm not even sure whether I think it favored one side or the other in the Fever-Aces game, because Boston was getting away with a ton of stuff, but so was Young - honestly, kind of the first time I recall seeing Jackie playing what I think was a kind of "dirty" style, with a LOT of contact away from the basketball.

And I do understand why Reeve was upset because Phoenix is extremely physical and in that matchup the more physical the game, the more it works to Phoenix's benefit, since they run a lot more ISO plays and the Lynx need that freedom of movement to get open or into the lanes. I feel really bad for Phee because the last month and a half has been something of a nightmare and I have a hard time seeing how the Lynx can come back from this (a) at all and (b) with Phee on the bench. Fingers crossed it was just a rolled ankle and her tears more emotional than physical.
 
bballnut90 said:
Hopefully the injury to Collier is minimal. Feels like this seasoned was destined to be hers, but it has started slipping through her fingers.

I saw a UCONN fan post this last year, but I’m not sure anyone has had as much heartbreak in her career as Phee:
2017-undefeated season lost on Morgan William buzzer beater

2018-undefeated season lost on Arike buzzer beater

2019-lost in Final Four after having 9pt lead in 4th quarter

2024-lost in game 5 of finals on a controversial call

2025-was prohibitive MVP front runner, obtained an injury while up 43 points in the 2nd half which likely cost her the award. Team was heavy title favorites and might bow out in the semis.
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Add in the upset in Unrivaled!
 
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