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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:29 pm ::: |
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So, to recap, Seattle had this game in a stranglehold, and then Kloppenburg decided, "You know what'll really set this off? Let's let run the offense through Alysha Clark!"
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Michelle89
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:32 pm ::: |
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Storm need to get back to Stewie and Loyd. They got us the lead in the first place
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craigmont
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:33 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
So, to recap, Seattle had this game in a stranglehold, and then Kloppenburg decided, "You know what'll really set this off? Let's let run the offense through Alysha Clark!" |
Which would have been fine if she made half those wide-open shots.
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Michelle89
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Michelle89
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:46 pm ::: |
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Stewie is the best and most complete player in the world right now..
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miller40
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:48 pm ::: |
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Michelle89 wrote: |
Stewie is the best and most complete player in the world right now.. |
She is SO fun to watch right now.
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pilight
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:49 pm ::: |
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Vegas has got to find some option other than Jackie Young defending Breanna Stewart
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craigmont
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:53 pm ::: |
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Come on, Klop, put Stewie back in to break the record!
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mavcarter #NATC
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 10/02/20 7:54 pm ::: |
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craigmont wrote: |
Silky Johnson wrote: |
So, to recap, Seattle had this game in a stranglehold, and then Kloppenburg decided, "You know what'll really set this off? Let's let run the offense through Alysha Clark!" |
Which would have been fine if she made half those wide-open shots. |
Alysha Clark's career scoring high is 23. Her career high in field goal attempts is 14. I feel like that was a predictable result of running the offense through her, whether she was open, or not.
Or, to put it another way, Breanna Stewart was on the court for that entire sequence: every shot that Clark took was a shot that Stewart didn't, and that's rarely ever a good idea.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Michelle89
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Posted: 10/02/20 8:05 pm ::: |
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With Clarks efficiency from the field and from 3 in mind it will be a fun game 2 for her. Ill believe in the % so no worries
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Silky Johnson
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Luuuc #NATC
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 10/02/20 8:11 pm ::: |
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Unless you're laughing to keep from crying.
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craigmont
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Posted: 10/02/20 8:15 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
craigmont wrote: |
Silky Johnson wrote: |
So, to recap, Seattle had this game in a stranglehold, and then Kloppenburg decided, "You know what'll really set this off? Let's let run the offense through Alysha Clark!" |
Which would have been fine if she made half those wide-open shots. |
Alysha Clark's career scoring high is 23. Her career high in field goal attempts is 14. I feel like that was a predictable result of running the offense through her, whether she was open, or not.
Or, to put it another way, Breanna Stewart was on the court for that entire sequence: every shot that Clark took was a shot that Stewart didn't, and that's rarely ever a good idea. |
I know you don't really think it was a Coach's Decision to run plays for Clark. In the Storm offense, if you're a shooter and you have a wide-open shot you take it, and Clark is a good enough shooter that no one expects her to pass those up.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 10/02/20 8:18 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
Unless you're laughing to keep from crying. |
Yeah, tonight would have been an accumulation of pain for some.
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 10/02/20 8:40 pm ::: |
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I know you don't really think it was a Coach's Decision to run plays for Clark. |
I don't not think it.
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pilight
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Posted: 10/02/20 8:58 pm ::: |
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There have been seven previous occasions where a team won Game 1 of the finals by 13 or more points. Six of those times, that team went on to win the series. I'm sure Bill Laimbeer remembers the exception, when the Monarchs blew out his Shock by 24 in 2006.
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myrtle
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Posted: 10/02/20 9:27 pm ::: |
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Felt bad for Clark. Couldn't hit the broad side of the barn, as we country folks say. Not like her.
A'ja was pretty terrible too, missing lots and lots of open shots she normally makes. And she didn't have enough support to make up for it.
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ClayK
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Posted: 10/03/20 9:16 am ::: |
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All season long LV has focused more on transition defense than offensive rebounding, but with Swords getting Hamby's minutes, the focus shifted early in the game. LV got offensive rebound after offensive rebound but Seattle quickly adjusted by longing for quick, long outlets, the best counter to a team focused on offensive rebounds.
And the Aces also took full advantage of Jordin Canada, who was a -18 in 11 minutes.
Bottom line: Seattle won with Alysha Clark playing badly and Stewart going off. Presumably Clark plays better and Stewart cools off, but that would still put Seattle in a good spot.
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craigmont
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