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[root_thing]

Not that Jankoska is a PG either. She's a SG who only scores in the second half after the game turns into a blowout.

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[zune69]

When does the signing/trade moratorium period end ?........The liberty signing Ting,Bone,or Wright is a possibility.Stokes and Zuhui b have been huge disappointments so far.However,the liberty have faced the two best centers in the world in 2 of the 3 games.So we need to give Stokes and Zahui b a little more time to see if the poor start is related to the quality of the opponent,or just them playing bad basketball.

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[J-Spoon]

I'm not worried about Stokes, at least not yet, I will give her another week or two to get it together. I'm confused by R. Allen she looks good than disappears. They are both on my fantasy team and haven't paid off at all yet, I might waive Allen but want to give her another week or two to get her minutes up.

Where was Burdick? I want to see more Burdick. She was so good in the first game and this felt like a game she could have had some impact in.

Hartley? Yeah she looked bad. Fluffy Little Bunny was killing her. People in the past have hated on Mitchell but she is exactly what the Liberty need, a decent back up PG you can count on. Even without her 3 ball falling she was keeping PX in the game.

So what to do? Would Conn take Hartley for their 2nd round pick in 18 just to up their UConn quotient so the Liberty can open up a spot for Hopkins or L. Allen. Would we consider waiving Hartley to open up a spot. Any chance we could cox T. Wright out of retirement? Hope that tonight's poor performance gets Hartley to double down and come back stronger?

[root_thing]

[J-Spoon]

I remember during the Olympics there was a PG from somewhere else (maybe Japan) who was getting some buzz. Kind of like how Raincock-Ekunwe was getting some buzz. Am I making this up, if not who was it? Maybe see if we can bring her in.

Also I remember really liking that PG Atlanta had last year who got cut or decided not to return Cortijo? She was a little older so maybe we should give her a call. She wasn't great but I remember thinking she looked like a legit back up PG.

Also on a different note Yvonne Turner looked great (was it just because NY looked so crappy), where did she come from?

Also we don't have anything to really trade for her and she is more of a combo guard than a PG but I like C. Williams in Conn. Now I'm just rambling.

Hey while I'm feeling strange can Kelly Faris play PG? I'm kind of joking but she is a big guard and plays hard, and Hartley was really bad tonight could Kelly be any worse? Just spit balling.

Still think Hartley can turn it around.

[myrtle]

Funny though it is, I actually thought of Faris as well. She's no point guard but I think she's actually better than Hartley at this point in time.

The obvious dropee is Ekunwe. Just waive her and pick up someone, preferably a real PG. The Libs probably just need someone who can play 10 minutes/game during the time Piph is gone without killing the team. Unfortunately at this point it looks like Hartley is not that player.

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If only we’re brave enough to be it.
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[root_thing]

Allen used to move without the ball all the time. For us oldtimers, it was reminiscent of Bill Bradley. Her strength is spot-up shooting, but it's not going to happen with her standing around like she does now. I don't know what this offense is supposed to do. As far as I can tell, they either try to force the ball into the paint or hope something opens up as the ballhandler comes around and drives toward the middle. However, no one ever looks out toward the wing or corner where Allen should be spotting up. She's completely wasted in this offense. Meanwhile, Zellous was being left open and she passed up a number of shots. Good for zero points tonight. Also, she gave up most of those points Talbot scored in the 4th Quarter. Imagine the howling if Allen had been on the floor.

Wright isn't retired -- she's resting. She can come back at any time but I assume she took the year off for a reason. Given this weird looking offense, I'm not sure who you could bring in from the outside. Lindsay Allen is the easy answer, but I'm not sure she was fitting in that well either. When Boyd and Prince have been successful, they've basically gone one-on-one to create off the dribble. Obviously, Boyd mostly blows by people while Prince uses a variety of moves and shots. Either way, it's not really great team offense. I don't know who you could bring in off the streets to do that. Not many people who can create off the dribble are sitting around unemployed, and the best foreign players probably have national team duty anyway. But this is why management gets paid the big bucks while we live in the basement.

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[myrtle]

yeah, the offense definitely looks incomplete. Among other things, there were quite a few times when whoever was driving never looked for the spot up shooters, and they did exist. And there were a lot of times when three players, or sometimes even four, looked stagnant watching the other one or two who were the only ones moving. It was an ugly win.

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If only we’re brave enough to be it.
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[zune69]

[Ay Mate]

[WNBA 09]

[toad455]

[Fighting Artichoke]

[WNBA 09]

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[myrtle]

Kalani Brown won't be around at #10 in whatever draft she is in.

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if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
- Amanda Gorman

[root_thing]

[WNBA 09]

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[Tally24]