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| So how many cases will it take for the league to be cancelled- anyone want to start a poll?
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| Posted: 06/26/20 10:53 pm ::: |
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| So how many cases will it take for the league to be cancelled- anyone want to start a poll? |
I hope there is no limit as it would be more interesting for me to have a new set of players to watch in fanless games all being played on the same court.
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| Posted: 06/27/20 12:46 am ::: |
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| bballjunkie wrote: |
| So how many cases will it take for the league to be cancelled- anyone want to start a poll? |
I hope there is no limit as it would be more interesting for me to have a new set of players to watch in fanless games all being played on the same court. |
TRUE. Everyone on this board has been making this statement for years that they wished the league had more teams. There are a lot of players that don't make a roster because the league has only 12 teams with a 12 player limit. With each player that decides not to play that opens the door for another player to join the league that might not make a roster.
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| Posted: 06/27/20 1:58 am ::: |
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Especially with the COVID resurgence over the last couple of days, I see a domino effect situation playing out here.
Unfortunately, I think we will be back in Phase 1 by the end of the week. I'm not hopeful.
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| Posted: 06/28/20 7:20 pm ::: |
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| I don't know if it has been discussed here or in another thread but I hope that the league has planned for the possibility of rosters being reduced because of the testing that they will be doing. IMO, they need to have some contingency players available in the bubble in case a team needs add to their roster to compete. It is likely that a few players will test positive at the onset and some might test positive during the "season". Playing every other day does not give teams a long time to find a player let alone get them to Florida and tested between games. It would be a pool of players ready to play at a moments notice. Doesn't have to be a lot but it would be smart, IMO, to have some players there just in case.
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| Posted: 06/28/20 9:11 pm ::: |
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| They could just keep playing with the heathy players they have. They keep it up until the last team with five healthy players is declared the winner.
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| Posted: 06/29/20 7:55 pm ::: |
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yep, why cooked up in a quarantine at some gym in florida for two months. his own home is much better.
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| Posted: 06/29/20 9:07 pm ::: |
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| Considering he was diagnosed with cancer last year and probably has a compromised immune system, he's got a better reason than any. Not that ANYONE needs a reason to protect their health.
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Here's what I've got for Rotations: A lot of the replacement players have a chance to beat out a returner for a spot next season.
ATLANTA DREAM
Chennedy Carter / Alexis Jones / Blake Dietrick
Courtney Williams / Jaylyn Agnew
Shekinna Stricklen / Betnijah Laney
Glory Johnson / Monique Billings
Elizabeth Williams / Kalani Brown / Brittany Brewer
CHICAGO SKY
Courtney Vandersloot / Gabby Williams
Allie Quigley / Stella Johnson
Diamond DeShields / Kahleah Copper
Jantel Lavender / Cheyenne Parker / Ruthy Hebard
Stefanie Dolson / Azura Stevens
CONNECTICUT SUN
Briann January / Natisha Heideman
Jasmine Thomas / Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis / Jacki Gemelos
Bria Holmes / Kaila Charles
DeWanna Bonner / Brionna Jones
Alyssa Thomas / Beatrice Mompremier / Theresa Plaisance
DALLAS WINGS
Moriah Jefferson / Tya’sha Harris
Arike Ogunbowale / Allisha Gray / Marina Mabrey
Kayla Thornton / Katie Lou Samuelson
Satou Sabally / Bella Alarie
Astou Ndour / Isabelle Harrison / Megan Gustafson
INDIANA FEVER
Erica Wheeler / Julie Allemand / Kathleen Doyle
Kelsey Mitchell / Tiffany Mitchell
Victoria Vivians / Kennedy Burke
Candice Dupree / Lauren Cox / Stephanie Mavunga
Teaira McCowan / Natalie Achonwa
LAS VEGAS ACES
Danielle Robinson / Lindsay Allen
Kayla McBride / Sugar Rodgers / Alex Bentley
Angel McCoughtry / Jackie Young
A’ja Wilson / Dearica Hamby
Liz Cambage / Carolyn Swords
INJ - Kelsey Plum
LOS ANGELES SPARKS
Chelsea Gray / Sydney Wiese
Brittney Sykes / Riquna Williams
Seimone Augustus / Tierra Ruffin-Pratt
Nneka Ogwumike / Reshanda Gray
Candace Parker / Marie Gulich / Kristine Anigwe
MINNESOTA LYNX
Lexie Brown / Crystal Dangerfield
Karima Christmas-Kelly / Rachel Banham / Shenice Johnson
Napheesa Collier / Bridget Carleton
Damiris Dantas / Mikiah Herbert Harrigan / Megan Huff
Sylvia Fowles / Kayla Alexander
NEW YORK LIBERTY
Sabrina Ionescu / Layshia Clarendon
Asia Durr / Jocelyn Willoughby
Kia Nurse / Megan Walker / Jasmine Jones
Kiah Stokes / Leaonna Odom / Joyner Holmes
Amanda Zahui-B / Kylee Shook
PHOENIX MERCURY
Bria Hartley / Shatori Walker Kimbrough
Skylar Diggins / Sophie Cunningham
Diana Taurasi / Nia Coffey
Jessica Breland / Alanna Smith
Brittney Griner / Brianna Turner / Kia Vaughn
SEATTLE STORM
Sue Bird / Jordin Canada
Jewell Loyd / Sami Whitcomb / Epiphanny Prince
Alysha Clark / Morgan Tuck
Breanna Stewart / Crystal Langhorne / Ezi Magbegor
Natasha Howard / Mercedes Russell
WASHINGTON MYSTICS
Leilani MItchell / Shey Peddy
Ariel Atkins / Essence Carson / Kiara Leslie
Elena Delle Donne / Aerial Powers
Emma Meesseman / Myisha Hines-Allen
Tina Charles / Tianna Hawkins / Alaina Coates
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| Posted: 06/29/20 11:51 pm ::: |
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MINNESOTA LYNX
Lexie Brown / Crystal Dangerfield
Karima Christmas-Kelly / Rachel Banham / Shenice Johnson
Napheesa Collier / Bridget Carleton
Damiris Dantas / Mikiah Herbert Harrigan / Megan Huff
Sylvia Fowles / Kayla Alexander |
I think this is closer:
MINNESOTA LYNX
Brown / Dangerfield
Johnson / Banham
Collier / Christmas-Kelly / Carleton
Dantas / Herbert Harrigan / Huff
Fowles / Alexander
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| Posted: 06/30/20 7:58 am ::: |
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| I'm still expecting a few more players to opt-out before they fly down to Florida next week. The Aces are questionable right now as there's been no word of Cambage flying in yet.
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| Posted: 06/30/20 9:11 am ::: |
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MINNESOTA LYNX
Lexie Brown / Crystal Dangerfield
Karima Christmas-Kelly / Rachel Banham / Shenice Johnson
Napheesa Collier / Bridget Carleton
Damiris Dantas / Mikiah Herbert Harrigan / Megan Huff
Sylvia Fowles / Kayla Alexander |
I think this is closer:
MINNESOTA LYNX
Brown / Dangerfield
Johnson / Banham
Collier / Christmas-Kelly
Dantas / Herbert Harrigan / Huff
Fowles / Alexander |
I think this is even closer:
Banham/Dangerfield
SJohnson/Brown/Carleton
Collier/Christmas-Kelly
Dantas/Herbert Harrigan/Huff
Fowles/Alexander
You forgot about Carleton, who has made it to Minneapolis.
Banham has a couple years experience on Brown and people forget about the Banham-Whalen-Reeve love triangle.
The players Lynx social media hasn’t been showing (and it’s making me nervous) are:
Dantas (hopefully in isolation)
Christmas
SJohnson
Alexander (no biggie)
They aren’t showing Sims either so she must not gonna be a Day 1 player. Very disappointing considering Day 1 is at the end of July.
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| Posted: 06/30/20 10:09 am ::: |
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| You forgot about Carleton, who has made it to Minneapolis. |
I notoriously forget to proofread my posts. I am so embarassed I'm going to have to re-read my posts 5 times from now on.
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The players Lynx social media hasn’t been showing (and it’s making me nervous) are:
Dantas (hopefully in isolation)
Christmas
SJohnson
Alexander (no biggie)
They aren’t showing Sims either so she must not gonna be a Day 1 player. Very disappointing considering Day 1 is at the end of July. |
I wish players would tell us if they're coming over or not (since can't trust anybody else to tell us) so I don't have to be nervous. Hurry up Dantas and drop some hints or something.
I don't remember anybody ever saying Sims was going to be a Day 1 player (techincally she wouldn't be, since she should have a 2 game suspension pending if anybody didn't forget about it)
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| Posted: 06/30/20 4:55 pm ::: |
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If you're expecting any player to go from averaging 4 points and 1 assist in 11 minutes per game in her first four seasons is going to magically start producing at a starting point guard level, I think you're fooling yourself. Brown showed more potential last season in her 2nd year than Banham has showed in her first four seasons combined, IMO. The 447% increase in scoring production was quite impressive. However, she also did that after a move from Connecticut to Minnesota, so I guess you never know how Banham might adjust.
That being said, the fact that the Lynx don't have an obvious starter at either guard position does not bode well for them. If Sims doesn't play a majority of the season, they don't make the playoffs.
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| Posted: 07/04/20 4:44 pm ::: |
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Color me shocked.
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| Posted: 07/04/20 4:50 pm ::: |
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Color me shocked. |
She probably waited to get that last paycheck, then opted-out.
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It’d be a great opportunity to sign Gorecki who could play anything from the PG to PF (in the Liberty’s new system). Team her up with Odom for some instant chemistry. Have 8 rookies on the team.
Gorecki got signed by a Spanish club, so I don’t know if that’ll conflict.
After paying off Tayler Hill very quickly, I wonder how stupid they’re feeling about that move right about now.
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| Posted: 07/07/20 11:34 am ::: |
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It’d be a great opportunity to sign Gorecki who could play anything from the PG to PF (in the Liberty’s new system). Team her up with Odom for some instant chemistry. Have 8 rookies on the team.
Gorecki got signed by a Spanish club, so I don’t know if that’ll conflict.
After paying off Tayler Hill very quickly, I wonder how stupid they’re feeling about that move right about now. |
Probably not that stupid , Im sure Horrible hill would have opted out as well as soon as _______ Did.
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