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[myrtle]

[Queenie]

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[Randy]

L. Allen failing to make an opening day roster, while Chong makes the grade on another WNBA team certainly says something interesting, which may not go down well in certain basements.

[Bob Lamm]

Unless Allen is genuinely injured or dubiously said by New York to be injured, I was dead wrong in believing and saying she'd make the team.

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So...this is interesting. Not what I expected to happen but it's also hardly controversial or a major surprise. Lindsay Allen is a nice player in some ways, but at this stage, she's also clearly a developmental player rather than a player who's going to provide immediate help.

I think it confirms one thing for sure. Once Piph gets acclimated in practice, she will be the primary PG. And I think Boyd is going to do impactful things off the bench. Her speed is a weapon when she is able to use it to get to the foul line. And we saw some things in the Columbia game that she hadn't done much of in prior years. Hesitation dribbles, changes of pace, that sort of thing. Little things that will help her create deception to get penetration opportunities. I foresee her impact similar to what it was in 2015, but on the level of a player who has become slightly more polished than the 2015 version. I do think that Boyd as a starter is a temporary thing that will change ASAP. Possibly as soon as the Minnesota game.

The Zellous/Stokes combo in the starting lineup is definitely intriguing on a few levels, and I think that's one that might last awhile. First off, as has been mentioned, they were on the same Turkish team. So it's probably a natural fit for them to play together. But I also think there's potentially another reason. They're each the fastest players at their respective positions on the team. If the Libs are looking to go with a speed game, it makes sense to attack teams with it from the very start of the game and then use your depth to wear them down. If that is in fact the plan, I think it makes good sense.

I'll be curious to see how Nayo and Burdick will be integrated in terms of matchups and we have a big test next game against a Lynx team that appears to be on a mission. That will be where we will really get a feel for how certain size/speed matchups positively or negatively affect the team when it really matters.

Edited to add, I also wonder what would have happened if we had drafted Alexis Peterson instead. I thought the fact that she could score and get assists was a combo that would make her more appealing than Allen in today's WNBA. And we are going to have to have something in place when Piph leaves for Euros. So either they would be bringing Allen back and they think nobody will claim her. Or they intend to claim someone else. Or...would they be allowed to activate Wright when Prince leaves? Is that allowable under league rules? Is she not suspended? I can't find that anywhere. Yet...she's not on the roster so what's the deal?

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[Lib Fan]

I dont think we will see Wright in a New York uniform again ...IMO

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[NYL_WNBA_FAN]

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The #14 pick in a weak draft was a crap shoot. I wasn't happy drafting Allen, but what were our other choices?? Peterson? Fitzgerald? Chong? L. Allen basically got beat out by Burdick & Raincock-Ekunwe. And I think Laimbeer preferred having those flexible 3/4 options with both Burdick & Nayo.

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[Randy]

[J-Spoon]

I like L. Allen I don't think she did anything wrong.

I think Burdick who has scraped, been on a team or two, learned what she had to do, came in and out played her.

I think Raincock-Ekunwe came in off a strong Olympics gave it her all and made herself too good to cut easily.

Both Nayo and Cierra can play 2 positions, come in off the bench and give energy, grit, fouls and just seemed to be the right fit for the Liberty.

I'm wondering with a platoon style of play if we might line up something like this

Boyd/Hartley
Rodgers/Prince
Zellous/R. Allen/Burdick
Charles/Zahui B/Raincock-Ekunwe
Stokes/Vaughn

with a minutes per night order looking something like

Charles
Rodgers
Stokes
Prince
Zellous
Boyd
Zahui B/Vaughn
R. Allen/Hartley
Burdick/Raincock-Ekunwe

[toad455]

I'd assume the starters will be Prince-Rodgers-Allen-Charles-Vaughn. The bench order will likely be:

1. Zellous
2. Stokes
3. Boyd
4. Zahui B.
5. Raincock-Ekunwe
6. Hartley
7. Burdick

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[root_thing]

McCall was available at #14. I think she has better long term potential than Burdick or Nayo. And regardless of when she was taken, I also like Alexis Prince better. But it is what it is. There are no guarantees. Allen was a reasonable pick at #14. I don't know if management thought she could help them with the running game or if she was just brought in as an extra PG option. Either way, they got to look at a player, and Bill got to test some ideas. If they learned something about their team, then it was probably worth it. Even failure is informative because it lets you know what you can't do.

Regarding Chong, people killed her on the WCBB board for 3½ years. She was this horrible defender who didn't produce much on offense either. Now, she is suddenly this wise rookie who knows how to do all the litttle things to win. Oh, what a hidden gem! Well, she was never as bad as described in her earlier college years, and I don't think she's as good as people are making her out to be now. She's somewhere in between. Chong is certainly no Kiah Stokes. She doesn't have the athletic ability, and Stokes was able to display superior defensive and rebounding skills even as a backup. With Chong, it's mostly about perceived judgment. That's a very subjective and tenuous quality... as her colossal mistake at the end of the Mississippi State game showed.

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[Richyyy]

[Ay Mate]

Any players from the Liberty not available to play in today's game??

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[Queenie]

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