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Shades
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Posted: 08/11/19 12:02 pm ::: |
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Griner doesn’t like getting jerked by the arm. Barncastle flung Griner by the arm when she was at Baylor, and she ended up punching Barncastle in the face. This looked similar.
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PUmatty
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Posted: 08/11/19 12:04 pm ::: |
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Shades wrote: |
Griner doesn’t like getting jerked by the arm. Barncastle flung Griner by the arm when she was at Baylor, and she ended up punching Barncastle in the face. This looked similar. |
You'd think Griner would have grown up a little bit since then.
And of course Taurasi had to get involved in the nonsense. She never can help herself. Ridiculous.
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toad455
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Posted: 08/11/19 12:46 pm ::: |
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LOL at the rookie thinking she can battle/fight Griner.
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bballgrl
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Posted: 08/11/19 2:25 pm ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
I enjoyed seeing Fluffy trying to stop Griner from going after Anigwe. |
Yea Bless her heart. She is small but strong and I thought she was great to jump in there.
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sportsfan48
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Posted: 08/11/19 9:36 pm ::: |
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bballgrl wrote: |
myrtle wrote: |
I enjoyed seeing Fluffy trying to stop Griner from going after Anigwe. |
Yea Bless her heart. She is small but strong and I thought she was great to jump in there. |
She had the ball and never let go. I loved that too.
Thornton and Arika both came up to BG when she was being held back by the official. Thornton got the worst of it from BG. She hit Agler and had to be manhandled back to her bench. Thornton had a chip on her shoulder the whole game.
A very unfortunate situation overall.
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NYL_WNBA_FAN
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Posted: 08/11/19 9:47 pm ::: |
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I know Griner and Anigwe are both responsible and I in no way condone BG's response. However, Anigwe pulled her arm back in a way that could have caused significant injury. It was different from the normal give and take in the post. I totally understand why BG got angry there.
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mavcarter #NATC
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Posted: 08/11/19 10:14 pm ::: |
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NYL_WNBA_FAN wrote: |
I know Griner and Anigwe are both responsible and I in no way condone BG's response. However, Anigwe pulled her arm back in a way that could have caused significant injury. It was different from the normal give and take in the post. I totally understand why BG got angry there. |
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myrtle
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Posted: 08/11/19 11:32 pm ::: |
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PUmatty wrote: |
Shades wrote: |
Griner doesn’t like getting jerked by the arm. Barncastle flung Griner by the arm when she was at Baylor, and she ended up punching Barncastle in the face. This looked similar. |
You'd think Griner would have grown up a little bit since then.
And of course Taurasi had to get involved in the nonsense. She never can help herself. Ridiculous. |
Barncastle was also known to make racist remarks...and I think even questioned Griner's sex. There was a lot more provocation than a jerk on the arm.
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Skyfan22
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Posted: 08/12/19 12:38 am ::: |
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Watching the replay of that possession, BG gave a good pop to Anigwe when she first posted, then again higher in the back, and then eventually it appeared she was using her forearm at the head and neck of Anigwe. That’s really the only possession I watched of the game as of yet. That contact seems absolutely like a foul and even like contact well outside the the normal course of play. Why did the refs not have this under control?
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Posted: 08/12/19 4:59 am ::: |
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So this is the game I opted not to watch, because I assumed it wouldn't be an interesting match-up?
I love Leilani Mitchell. First 23 points in the game, then running with urgency and the ball to contain Griner, and then she was the only one who had any success at that. Who wouldn't want to have her on their team? I've been meaning to watch the Mercury more just because of her, after she single-handedly brought it into single-digits with Mystics in the final quarter two week ago.
Securing your only road win by taunting Brittney Griner in the critical minutes of the game? What?
I'm not sure how Dallas feel about the Anigwe-Plaisance trade now.
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DFWub2018
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Posted: 08/12/19 10:45 am ::: |
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PicknLOL wrote: |
So this is the game I opted not to watch, because I assumed it wouldn't be an interesting match-up?
I love Leilani Mitchell. First 23 points in the game, then running with urgency and the ball to contain Griner, and then she was the only one who had any success at that. Who wouldn't want to have her on their team? I've been meaning to watch the Mercury more just because of her, after she single-handedly brought it into single-digits with Mystics in the final quarter two week ago.
Securing your only road win by taunting Brittney Griner in the critical minutes of the game? What?
I'm not sure how Dallas feel about the Anigwe-Plaisance trade now. |
Truth be told, if this is what it takes to create a spark for my team to get excited and start playing like that have an ounce of pride, I'm ok with it because I feel it will not be the norm going forward!
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CamrnCrz1974
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Posted: 08/12/19 12:55 pm ::: |
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Shades wrote: |
Griner was getting abused. This clip even shows the blatant push by Kaela Davis that happened before the Anigwe incident. Just because Griner is big is no excuse to give her extra abuse.
Anigwe clearly jerks Griner by the arm with force. There was no accidental tangle-up as AMD characterized it.
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Thank you for sharing the video, Shades. It really does provide perspective on Griner's reaction (as well as the physical play Griner endures), as opposed to some WBB fans dismissing Griner based on the Jordan Barncastle incident from years ago.
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Posted: 08/12/19 2:22 pm ::: |
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Skyfan22 wrote: |
Watching the replay of that possession, BG gave a good pop to Anigwe when she first posted, then again higher in the back, and then eventually it appeared she was using her forearm at the head and neck of Anigwe. That’s really the only possession I watched of the game as of yet. That contact seems absolutely like a foul and even like contact well outside the the normal course of play. Why did the refs not have this under control? |
This is what lead up to the resulting actions. This is exactly what I saw as well. BG elbowed anigwe in the ribs at least 3 separate times on that play. Although that does not warrant neither actions afterward.
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Posted: 08/12/19 3:51 pm ::: |
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NYL_WNBA_FAN wrote: |
I know Griner and Anigwe are both responsible and I in no way condone BG's response. However, Anigwe pulled her arm back in a way that could have caused significant injury. It was different from the normal give and take in the post. I totally understand why BG got angry there. |
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Yeah i dont like that type of play either. Its dangerous. For example: Kevin Love got his shoulder injury in a similar way.
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pilight
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Posted: 08/12/19 5:56 pm ::: |
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Brittney Griner: WNBA response to brawl could impact her future in league
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/wnba/mercury/2019/08/12/brittney-griner-wnba-response-brawl-could-impact-her-future-league/1990765001/
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"How they handle this will determine a lot about the future," said Griner, in the final year of her Mercury contract. "Because how can I fight for some league that doesn't even to protect their players?
"They better hope our coaches and GM (Jim Pitman) don't go anywhere and DB (DeWanna Bonner) plays here forever. Because I'll be done in a heartbeat if I was anywhere else." |
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