WNBA Thread - Post Olympics

[nwhoopfan]

Lead down to 10. Phoenix can't possibly play any better than they have thus far. Although turnovers are starting to add up a bit.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Aces had a shot that could've cut it to 8 rim out. Then Phoenix went back up by 17. 7-10 from 3. Still 74% overall. This is just ludicrous.

 

[nwhoopfan]

68-52 at the half. Griner 18, Taurasi 17, SDS 13. If law of averages works Phoenix should shoot about 10% from the floor in the 2nd half.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Aces have 6 rebounds. But Phoenix hasn't missed any shots, so there have been no defensive rebounds to be grabbed.

Everything about this game is such an anomaly.

edit--also LV has only 1 TO

 

[nwhoopfan]

1 question--how did Phoenix almost lose to New York and a Seattle team missing their best player and their 2nd best player had maybe the worst game of her life?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Phoenix in the bonus 2:15 into Q3. Come on now refs.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Riquna missed a pair of 3s that could've cut it to 9. Taurasi hit a 3 on the other end, then just got fouled on a 3. Merc have cooled way off, but too much of an uphill battle. Plus they are getting a bunch of FTs.

 

[nwhoopfan]

The game has turned into a rather dull FT shooting contest. Good job refs.

Vegas not only hasn't chipped away at the lead, they're trailing by even more now.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think Vegas has 12 FTA this quarter and Phoenix has 14.

edit--commentator just said 18 combined fouls on the 2 teams THIS QUARTER. Refs doing ref things.

 

[Plebe]

I think Vegas has 12 FTA this quarter and Phoenix has 14.

edit--commentator just said 18 combined fouls on the 2 teams THIS QUARTER. Refs doing ref things.

Truly amazing how the team you root for gets massively screwed over by the refs in every single game. It's a bona fide conspiracy.

 

[nwhoopfan]

98-78...thru Q3. I thought the Merc kinda slowed down, but they had another 30 point quarter. All 3 so far. I guess that's what 13-14 FTs in a quarter can do for you.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Truly amazing how the team you root for gets massively screwed over by the refs in every single game. It's a bona fide conspiracy.

Reading comprehension. Not suggesting it's one sided. The refs have taken over the game, both teams have had a parade of trips to the charity stripe. Try harder next time.

 

[nwhoopfan]

3 point shooting--Phoenix 12-19 LV 3-10. That's the ball game.

edit make it 13-20 vs. 3-12.

 

[Blueballer]

98-78...thru Q3. I thought the Merc kinda slowed down, but they had another 30 point quarter. All 3 so far. I guess that's what 13-14 FTs in a quarter can do for you.

Well they're shooting 64% not counting FT's so that's not bad. BTW Phoenix had 2 more fouls than Vegas at the start of the 4th.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Taurasi w/ a career playoff high 34. 9-12 shooting 7-10 3's. Kinda hard to believe she saved her best for this late in her career.

Make that 8-11 and 37

 

[nwhoopfan]

Well they're shooting 64% not counting FT's so that's not bad. BTW Phoenix had 2 more fouls than Vegas at the start of the 4th.

Again, I was talking about the shear volume of whistles, not which team was getting called for them. 18 fouls in a quarter is a very large number. Surely no one can disagree with that.

edit--that's nearly 2 fouls called per minute, think about that just a bit

 

[nwhoopfan]

Park and Slocum in, is Bill waiving the white flag?

 

[Blueballer]

It's certainly looking like time for Diana to hang em up. She seems to get injured 4x per game, and it's not even the same injury. She is my all time favorite player, but she really is a shell of what she used to be. Nothing to add defensively, and shoots a high volume of threes at a relatively low percentage. The more I watch and think about her injury history the last few years, I think the jersey exchange was more to honor their last matchup before Diana retires.

You might have to re-evaluate this. 37 Points and 8-11 from 3. Not bad for an old lady playing on one good leg.

 

[nwhoopfan]

There's been an Alanna Smith sighting! She hasn't played in forever.

 

[eebmg]

Never thought I would see Diana have a game like this. Just Nirvana.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Hartley has been out there for a while. Walker the last player to enter the game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

117-91 final. That's a lot of points.

Taurasi 37, Griner 25, SDS 17.

Plum 25, Williams 17.


Hamby has lost her mojo it seems. Not having a good series. 6 combined pts in 2 games.

 

[nwhoopfan]

3's ended up 14-26 vs. 4-16. Huge difference. Big difference in FT shooting accuracy as well--Phoenix 23-24 LV 15-22.

 

[eebmg]

Hartley has been out there for a while. Walker the last player to enter the game.

Hartley looked pretty good movement wise. Pretty assist to Smith at the end.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Hartley looked pretty good movement wise. Pretty assist to Smith at the end.

Nice to see Smith get a couple buckets.