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I very much hope we get a Vegas/Seattle finals, part 2. I would take 5 games of what we got tonight. So many shot makers on both teams.

Also, really crazy how many #1 picks on both rosters:

Seattle:
Stewart, Loyd, Bird

Vegas:
Wilson, Young, Plum (and Cambage #2)

And then, you have the Indiana Fever...
 
bbsamjj said:
I very much hope we get a Vegas/Seattle finals, part 2. I would take 5 games of what we got tonight. So many shot makers on both teams.

Also, really crazy how many #1 picks on both rosters:

Seattle:
Stewart, Loyd, Bird

Vegas:
Wilson, Young, Plum (and Cambage #2)

And then, you have the Indiana Fever...
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Las Vegas, and Connecticut 2 good coaches with the 2 best teams. Coaches mean a lot when you get to the playoffs, and Bill and Miller are 2 of the best in the game now. If Hughes hadn't retired, Seattle might have been in the conversation.
 
baggerbob said:
Las Vegas, and Connecticut 2 good coaches with the 2 best teams. Coaches mean a lot when you get to the playoffs, and Bill and Miller are 2 of the best in the game now. If Hughes hadn't retired, Seattle might have been in the conversation.
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You're not betting on a rookie head coach w/ barely even any experience as an assistant coach? :rolleyes:
 
nwhoopfan said:
You're not betting on a rookie head coach w/ barely even any experience as an assistant coach? :rolleyes:
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She still has a lot to prove. Seattle could easily have 3 or 4 more losses. When you lose 3 players who contributed for the last 3 years, you need to develop you young players. You might lose a game, but a player like Ezi needs to be on the court. The front office paid for a player who was on her last legs in Indiana. Dupree has nothing left, and shouldn't be playing.
 
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baggerbob said:
She still has a lot to prove. Seattle could easily have 3 or 4 more losses. When you lose 3 players who contributed for the last 3 years, you need to develop you young players. You might lose a game, but a player like Ezi needs to be on the court. The front office paid for a player who was on her last legs in Indiana. Dupree has nothing left, and shouldn't be playing.
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Seattle kept their starting five on the bench too long in second half and the game slipped away.
 
Dokey said:
Seattle kept their starting five on the bench too long in second half and the game slipped away.
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She's done that before. She's not doing a very good job so far IMO. She's won some games...but she has Stewie, Bird and Loyd in her starting lineup...
 
nwhoopfan said:
She's done that before. She's not doing a very good job so far IMO. She's won some games...but she has Stewie, Bird and Loyd in her starting lineup...
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She also is playing Stewie, Loyd, and Sue too many minutes. Seattle has 6 players going to the Olympics. That makes an extra long season, you shouldn't play your stars more minutes, but less so they have something left at seasons end.
 
baggerbob said:
She also is playing Stewie, Loyd, and Sue too many minutes. Seattle has 6 players going to the Olympics. That makes an extra long season, you shouldn't play your stars more minutes, but less so they have something left at seasons end.
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Good call, Baggerbob.
That's what I'm concerned about for the Storm: having your mainstays play too many minutes during the regular season. If you're going to bring in vets, at least give them minutes to save legs. And all three of those players are headed to the Olympics.

Whitcomb.....:(

BTW, Vicki Johnson figures she has a roster of high-round draft choices at Dallas and would rather have them play hard in 5-7 minute increments. She's playing 10 folks every game. Who's hot sticks in the 4th.
(Arike and Sabally might get the benefit of the doubt....;) ) And the "am I up, am I down"by-product of this approach might unsettle players who are used to knowing roles (Mabrey and Thornton minutes are like roller coasters).
 
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ochoopsfan said:
WNBA transactions today

Los Angeles Sparks released Kristine Anigwe»Hardship release
Los Angeles Sparks waived Bria Holmes
Las Vegas Aces waived Joyner Holmes
Minnesota Lynx waived Rachel Banham
Seattle Storm waived Kiana Williams
Indiana Fever signed Chelsey Perry
Washington Mystics waived Megan Gustafson
Washington Mystics waived Kiara Leslie
Washington Mystics waived Stella Johnson
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Why is this happening? Some inhuman deadline?

Really sad for Rachel. Thought she found some footing.
 
eebmg said:
Why is this happening? Some inhuman deadline?

Really sad for Rachel. Thought she found some footing.
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From what I have read, on Twitter, If you are on the roster on July 1st your contract is guaranteed for the remainder of the season. You must give 2 days to clear waivers, before official release. Thus all of the transactions I listed happened today, the 28th, and thus gives them 2 days, until the 30th to clear waivers. These players can be resigned for short term periods, for injuries, and or hardships.
 
nwhoopfan said:
She's done that before. She's not doing a very good job so far IMO. She's won some games...but she has Stewie, Bird and Loyd in her starting lineup...
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The Seattle coach made an error yesterday, IMO. When there was 4.7 seconds left, in the 4th quarter, she had Bird inbound the ball, thus taking away a Bird as a shooter option. I would have had Lou inbound the ball, thus giving Seattle the option of Bird, Stewie or Loyd getting the ball, with Russell as the last option. If there was no play for Lou, the guarding player can slack off her, which I believe Hamby did. Lou inbounds most plays when she is on the court.

The other error, again IMO, was the game the Wings won on the last second 3 by Arike, @Seattle, about 2-3 weeks ago. She took Bird out of the game and had Canada guard Arike. The Storm were up by 2 at that point. You can give up a two and still play OT, you cant give up a 3. I would have put Lou on Arike making it a difficult shot to shoot over her. You want to make it as tough as possible to be beaten on the last second shot. If Arike goes by Lou, then she is going for a game tying shot, not a game winner.
 
But we all know Lou is a defensive liability she would have got beaten arise hits a 2 pointer and Lou fouls her for the loss either way
 
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ochoopsfan said:
WNBA transactions today

Los Angeles Sparks released Kristine Anigwe»Hardship release
Los Angeles Sparks waived Bria Holmes
Las Vegas Aces waived Joyner Holmes
Minnesota Lynx waived Rachel Banham
Seattle Storm waived Kiana Williams
Indiana Fever signed Chelsey Perry
Washington Mystics waived Megan Gustafson
Washington Mystics waived Kiara Leslie
Washington Mystics waived Stella Johnson
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I'm a little taken aback about Banham. She's had some really good games and has been steady for most of the season. Plus Minnesota has had a lot of injuries (I think at least one hardship contract).
 
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I keep hoping the right coach picks up Gustafson. It's impossible to imagine anyone who worked as hard as she did in school to not have a place in the league.
 
undersized said:
Many foreign players who have already gone pro in their home countries have no desire to attend American college and be subject to the NCAA's crappy (at times) rules. And many are drafted at relatively young ages because teams think it can be advantageous to invest in their development over time.
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In other words, international players not playing in the NCAA are automatically eligible to be drafted in the calendar year that they turn 20. The players have no say in the matter. If a team wants their rights, they draft them.
 
Just saw a note that Jonquel Jones is expected to play today for the Sun against the Mystics. Will Charles continue her recent rampage, or will JJ slow her down a bit?
 
TerpWomenFan said:
www.yahoo.com

Mystics waive three players to allow roster flexibility for remainder of season

On the day that WNBA player contracts became fully guaranteed for the rest of the season, Washington moved on from three players.
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
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The author of the article wrote: "As is the norm every season, on the day where player contracts became fully guaranteed in the WNBA there is a gluttony of roster moves made for teams to save on cap space."

I've never heard the word used that way, and I haven't found any online dictionary in which it doesn't mean basically the deadly sin. That usage is reminiscent of a book (self-published) in which the main character "jettisoned" to the West coast. There were several instances in the three books in which she used a word that sounded right but didn't mean what the similar-sounding word meant. The plot of the trilogy was great, and the books moved really well, but the butchering of the English language was quite distracting.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

It's great that JJ is back. She's one of the best, and it's great to see another mid-major player excelling.
 
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Geez, the Mystics are playing with six players available after waiving three. If they were in the NCAA, they'd forfeit.

Mystics are not embarrassing themselves against the Sun. Except that they can't get a rebound.

Love that the Sun have two mid-major players (J Jones and Hiedeman) playing significant roles.
 
Jonquel Jones is just so good. I believe she only missed 5 games for the Sun, which I think is a small enough # that she should still be in MVP contention.
 
DeeHusky said:
I saw a tweet that the liberty waived Stokes
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Huh? Not that she was contributing much, but unless they signed someone else doesn't that leave them with only Shook as a post until Howard returns? What the heck are they thinking?
 
Kaizen said:
Oh no....

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I would LOVE to see her come back to Connecticut but I'll bet she ends up in DC. The Sun are probably capped out of doing anything for her.
 
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