WNBA Thread - Post Olympics
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McCowan has reverted this year with respect to FT''s Brutal 4-10 today
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Yeah, this comment didn't age well. They did hang w/ them for the previous 6 quarters though.
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If I told you Charles and EDD were out, and Atkins was scoreless midway thru Q4, would you think there was any possible chance of the Mystics winning? Up 7 currently.
Who wants the last 2 playoff spots? Seems like nobody does.
Who wants the last 2 playoff spots? Seems like nobody does.
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Worst nightmare. Candace Parker shooting lights out.
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Seattle is broken. The Commissioner's Cup was their Championship this year, they've stunk ever since.
Getting absolutely torched today. Have given up 63 at the half, trailing by 22. Getting destroyed by Parker and Sloot.
Getting absolutely torched today. Have given up 63 at the half, trailing by 22. Getting destroyed by Parker and Sloot.
Becoming more evident that Quinn should not have been given an extension, until after the season. They did the same thing the last time promoted, an assistant who was a women to the head coaching job.
Then after 2 years had to let her go.
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Yeah, I thought it was the wrong moving naming her HC in the first place, and they compounded it by extending her so quickly. She basically had no experience. When did HC become an entry level position?
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Karlie made her Storm debut, and immediately got a bucket and an assist.
W/ KLS and Talbot struggling so much the last 2 games, I think Burke made a case for getting some PT.
Most of the starters for both teams are gonna sit out the 4th quarter, this is a foregone conclusion.
Sky sweep the season series. They could meet again in the playoffs.
W/ KLS and Talbot struggling so much the last 2 games, I think Burke made a case for getting some PT.
Most of the starters for both teams are gonna sit out the 4th quarter, this is a foregone conclusion.
Sky sweep the season series. They could meet again in the playoffs.
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Talbot and KLS combined for 2 points in 27 minutes. Burke had 7 points in 13 minutes. Both of those 2 have looked good at times this year, but both totally inconsistent, and it's just not working currently.
The guy who led them last year should have been promoted, instead he is the assistant.
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I can't help but think that was all about optics, and 0% a good basketball decision. Sometimes basing your decisions on PR doesn't work out very well.
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I haven't really expressed any thoughts on Quinn as the Storm head coach because I didn't really know what to think. The Storm are clearly not as good a team this year as in past years so I didn't want to hold that against her. This year's team relies more than ever on the big 3 playing at the top of their game and when they haven't we've seen what happens. I thought after Dan Hughes retired that the best move would have been to name Gary K as head coach for a couple of years while allowing Noelle to learn as an assistant. The Storm's ownership chose a different direction and here we are.
Today has made me question Quinn as a head coach. Since the Olympic break and before today's game the Storm's record was 3-4, with two of the losses without Stewart and Bird. The losses have been by 2, 4, 6 and 4 points. The losses were the result of Stewart and Bird not playing or the big 3 not shooting the ball well. The losses seemed to be more about poor offense (shooting) than poor defense. Still, the losses were close games and the belief was that the extended post-Olympic road trip contributed to those losses.
So how does Noelle Quinn respond? She changes the starting lineup. Why? Who knows, though the belief from the broadcast team was that it was about defense. So what happens? The Sky score 63 points in the first half and the team loses by 32 points. Jordin Canada scores 17 points (yippee!) but also commits 2 backbreaking turnovers in the first half that lead to Sky layups. Did I mention that the Storm lost by 32 points today?
The bottom line for this team is that the big 3 need to play better. Today's stunt by Quinn would lose a lot of locker rooms but she's fortunate that the Storm have experienced players who've won championships and can hopefully bounce back from this slide and a coaching misstep.
Today has made me question Quinn as a head coach. Since the Olympic break and before today's game the Storm's record was 3-4, with two of the losses without Stewart and Bird. The losses have been by 2, 4, 6 and 4 points. The losses were the result of Stewart and Bird not playing or the big 3 not shooting the ball well. The losses seemed to be more about poor offense (shooting) than poor defense. Still, the losses were close games and the belief was that the extended post-Olympic road trip contributed to those losses.
So how does Noelle Quinn respond? She changes the starting lineup. Why? Who knows, though the belief from the broadcast team was that it was about defense. So what happens? The Sky score 63 points in the first half and the team loses by 32 points. Jordin Canada scores 17 points (yippee!) but also commits 2 backbreaking turnovers in the first half that lead to Sky layups. Did I mention that the Storm lost by 32 points today?
The bottom line for this team is that the big 3 need to play better. Today's stunt by Quinn would lose a lot of locker rooms but she's fortunate that the Storm have experienced players who've won championships and can hopefully bounce back from this slide and a coaching misstep.
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Do not even try to blame this on Canada. Yeah she had 2 bad TOs, but the whole team was taking turns throwing the ball to nobody in the first half. Copper torched the Storm last game, and Canada slowed her down. KLS has done absolutely zippo the last 2 games, so playing Canada more than her certainly didn't hurt them any. This has been a team wide utter collapse.
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If you're going to reply to my post then reply to my post.
I did not blame this loss on Canada and no intelligent reading of my post would suggest that I did. I don't think much of Canada as a player and I doubt that will change. I simply pointed out that her insertion in to the starting lineup accomplished "zippo" to use your phrase. The team lost by 32 points after losing by 2, 4, 6 and 4 points. Bravo on that move.
Ultimately the Storm will win or lose based on the play of the big 3 but changing the starting lineup and losing by 32 points raises questions about the decision-making of the head coach. Now what does she do? Go back to the rotation that produced a 18-9 record? Whatever impact Quinn's move today will have on the production of Talbot and Samuelson going forward is to be determined. Clearly, today's move backfired and time will tell whether her team still has confidence in her.
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Starting 3 guards was a bad decision, but they have lost a number of games this year, at the end of games when they lcouldn't score.
Her end game coaching has been terrible. Management is to blame for all of the problems, allowing PR to make your head coaching decision is their fault.