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Shades
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vallee
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Posted: 07/10/19 7:29 am ::: |
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Does anyone have access to the starting line-ups? I'm curious if EDD is there, and if Meeseman is back.
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Aladyyn
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Posted: 07/10/19 7:32 am ::: |
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vallee wrote: |
Does anyone have access to the starting line-ups? I'm curious if EDD is there, and if Meeseman is back. |
Meesseman is arriving today so she's not playing.
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toad455
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Posted: 07/10/19 8:13 am ::: |
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Mystics are back at Capital One Arena for this game.
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vallee
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Posted: 07/10/19 9:24 am ::: |
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Thanks. It would have been useful to have Emma on the bench with EDD's injury.
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Aladyyn
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Posted: 07/10/19 9:49 am ::: |
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Delle Donne is not playing
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Iluvacc
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Posted: 07/10/19 11:21 am ::: |
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Powers should've passed the ball in that situation.
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mercfan
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Posted: 07/10/19 12:18 pm ::: |
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Griner has emerged! She’s looking dominant over the last few games.
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Shades
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Posted: 07/10/19 12:24 pm ::: |
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zune69
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Posted: 07/10/19 12:29 pm ::: |
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I was down on Griner when the season started, but she's really redeemed herself. I guess the light bulb went off in Brondello's head that Griner should be the #1 option. Griner is without a doubt a top 2 MVP candidate (EDD)
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Aladyyn
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Posted: 07/10/19 12:32 pm ::: |
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As strange as it sounds, not having EDD really screws with our defense. Inserting a different player into the starting lineup and then having new lineups all game is really tough for such a communication-reliant defensive scheme.
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mavcarter #NATC
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zune69
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 07/10/19 3:02 pm ::: |
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Aladyyn wrote: |
As strange as it sounds, not having EDD really screws with our defense. |
Is this sarcasm?
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 07/10/19 3:04 pm ::: |
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zune69 wrote: |
I guess the light bulb went off in Brondello's head that Griner should be the #1 option. |
Took long enough. :lol: |
I mean, let's not pretend that Griner hasn't been utterly willing to be completely passive on offense. Brondello deserves some blame but, at some point, the best player on the team has to demand the ball.
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mavcarter #NATC
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pilight
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Posted: 07/10/19 4:47 pm ::: |
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Aladyyn wrote: |
As strange as it sounds, not having EDD really screws with our defense. Inserting a different player into the starting lineup and then having new lineups all game is really tough for such a communication-reliant defensive scheme. |
Losing your tallest starter is often bad for your defense
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 07/10/19 5:29 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
Aladyyn wrote: |
As strange as it sounds, not having EDD really screws with our defense. Inserting a different player into the starting lineup and then having new lineups all game is really tough for such a communication-reliant defensive scheme. |
Losing your tallest starter is often bad for your defense |
That's why I asked if it was sarcasm: Delle Donne is 6-foot-5, a shot blocker of some consequence, and has the highest DWS on the team... I couldn't figure out what about the defense being worse without her sounded strange, at all?
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 07/10/19 5:33 pm ::: |
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mavcarter wrote: |
Silky Johnson wrote: |
mavcarter wrote: |
zune69 wrote: |
I guess the light bulb went off in Brondello's head that Griner should be the #1 option. |
Took long enough. :lol: |
I mean, let's not pretend that Griner hasn't been utterly willing to be completely passive on offense. Brondello deserves some blame but, at some point, the best player on the team has to demand the ball. |
Definitely agree.
At the same time, I’ve seen games where Bonner and whoever else literally look at Griner for two seconds and just hoist up a perimeter shot. Griner, teammates, and coach need to be held accountable, IMO. |
I hate to call for comparisons to the men's game, but Shaq has told the story of how, if his team went more than two straight offensive possessions without him touching the ball, he'd park his big ass in the paint, and get called for three-seconds on purpose, until they started involving him in the offense again. Maybe Griner should try that, once in a while?
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boom*NNEKA*nneka
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Posted: 07/10/19 6:07 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
Aladyyn wrote: |
As strange as it sounds, not having EDD really screws with our defense. Inserting a different player into the starting lineup and then having new lineups all game is really tough for such a communication-reliant defensive scheme. |
Losing your tallest starter is often bad for your defense |
That's why I asked if it was sarcasm: Delle Donne is 6-foot-5, a shot blocker of some consequence, and has the highest DWS on the team... I couldn't figure out what about the defense being worse without her sounded strange, at all? |
Probably because she is not known to be a great defender. It makes sense to me as, despite the fact that Candace Parker is 6'4, she is not known to be a great defender. |
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sportsfan48
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Posted: 07/10/19 11:23 pm ::: |
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It also helped that the officials weren't controlling tempo with a call every time down the floor. They let a lot of obvious stuff go (for both teams) and that is the way I like it. I think the Mercury and all teams play better when the game is not stopped often.
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