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mercfan
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Posted: 10/13/21 10:44 pm ::: |
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The top moment of the night for me was Griner taunting Copper on that and one.
Copper took some heat tonight. I’m interested to see how she is able to bounce back in the finals as a young, but extremely important, player. I
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pilight
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Posted: 10/13/21 10:46 pm ::: |
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mercfan3 wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
WNBA 09 wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
PickledGinger wrote: |
Stevens' and-1 (without the free throw) were the only points by a Sky post player after Dolson's 3 with 7 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. That's 2 combined points by Parker, Stevens and Dolson in the last 12 minutes. That's the game right there. |
They didn't get Copper a shot in OT. That's the brilliant Sloot decision making they were praising. |
Or did she get the ball and get ready to attempt a shot and got fouled with no call my guru?? |
Oh yeah, she got one which was an easy Griner block. Most teams try to get their leading scorer more involved down the stretch. |
Phoenix is playing Sloot for the pass. But when Dolson is on the floor to set moving screens, they can’t defend either.
Also,Phoenix’s strength is post defense. It should be hard to score on us in the paint. |
Copper shot 50% on the night and led the Sky in scoring in Game 1. She's gotta be a big part of the offense for Chicago to win.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 10/13/21 10:46 pm ::: |
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The Sky still took the game they absolutely had to have (Game 1). They closed out the series vs. the Sun at home – no reason they can’t do the same with the Mercury too.
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jmpenn90
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pilight
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mercfan
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mercfan
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Posted: 10/13/21 10:49 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
The Sky still took the game they absolutely had to have (Game 1). They closed out the series vs. the Sun at home – no reason they can’t do the same with the Mercury too. |
Both teams have won the must wins. Game 3 could go either way.
If you’re Phoenix, you just need one of two. I don’t see Taurasi losing a game 5 at home. Not with a hungry SDS and BG holding down the paint. They will go a full 40.
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pilight
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mercfan
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mercfan
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Posted: 10/13/21 11:14 pm ::: |
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Skylar was pushing a triple double and I had no idea.
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pilight
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Posted: 10/13/21 11:18 pm ::: |
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mercfan wrote: |
Skylar was pushing a triple double and I had no idea. |
She's the first player to have 10 points, 12 assists, and 5 rebounds in a finals game
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Tally24
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Posted: 10/13/21 11:38 pm ::: |
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Omg, you guys are right: constant bitching about the officiating IS exhausting. 🥱 |
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Libra_Girl
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Posted: 10/14/21 12:17 am ::: |
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I need at that ref to explain how DT got away with pushing her twice during that incident with Sophie & Kahleah? Cathy also needs to address it too.
BG putting numbers & Skylar doing whatever it took to get a win only for them not to even get a post game interview smh.
Sloot living up to the Sue Bird comparison.
CP gotta pass the ball & stop with the dribble. She could have avoided a couple turnovers by doing so.
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mercfan
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Posted: 10/14/21 12:37 am ::: |
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Libra_Girl wrote: |
I need at that ref to explain how DT got away with pushing her twice during that incident with Sophie & Kahleah? Cathy also needs to address it too.
BG putting numbers & Skylar doing whatever it took to get a win only for them not to even get a post game interview smh.
Sloot living up to the Sue Bird comparison.
CP gotta pass the ball & stop with the dribble. She could have avoided a couple turnovers by doing so. |
People are doing everything to not acknowledge the horse collar. It was dirty. Taurasi probably pushed the ref to jump in and protect her teammate.
As a disclaimer. I like Copper. I don’t think she is a dirty player by any means but she was the only guilty party in that sequence. It was out of character and probably looked worse than it intended to be.
On the other hand, I explicitly remember Dupree getting suspended a game for pushing a ref with one hand to get their attention. I have a feeling the league won’t touch this but we shall see.
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Libra_Girl
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Posted: 10/14/21 12:54 am ::: |
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See that reason doesn’t work because the ref was between Sophie & Kah. So DT pushed a ref for protecting Sophie already come on. Copper was going after the ball for a tie ball, her arms around SC’s neck was a accident. Kah isn’t a dirty player.
mercfan wrote: |
Libra_Girl wrote: |
I need at that ref to explain how DT got away with pushing her twice during that incident with Sophie & Kahleah? Cathy also needs to address it too.
BG putting numbers & Skylar doing whatever it took to get a win only for them not to even get a post game interview smh.
Sloot living up to the Sue Bird comparison.
CP gotta pass the ball & stop with the dribble. She could have avoided a couple turnovers by doing so. |
People are doing everything to not acknowledge the horse collar. It was dirty. Taurasi probably pushed the ref to jump in and protect her teammate.
As a disclaimer. I like Copper. I don’t think she is a dirty player by any means but she was the only guilty party in that sequence. It was out of character and probably looked worse than it intended to be. |
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mercfan
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Posted: 10/14/21 12:56 am ::: |
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Libra_Girl wrote: |
See that reason doesn’t work because the ref was between Sophie & Kah. So DT pushed a ref for protecting Sophie already come on. Copper was going after the ball for a tie ball, her arms around SC’s neck was a accident. Kah isn’t a dirty player.
mercfan wrote: |
Libra_Girl wrote: |
I need at that ref to explain how DT got away with pushing her twice during that incident with Sophie & Kahleah? Cathy also needs to address it too.
BG putting numbers & Skylar doing whatever it took to get a win only for them not to even get a post game interview smh.
Sloot living up to the Sue Bird comparison.
CP gotta pass the ball & stop with the dribble. She could have avoided a couple turnovers by doing so. |
People are doing everything to not acknowledge the horse collar. It was dirty. Taurasi probably pushed the ref to jump in and protect her teammate.
As a disclaimer. I like Copper. I don’t think she is a dirty player by any means but she was the only guilty party in that sequence. It was out of character and probably looked worse than it intended to be. |
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Nobody said she was a dirty player and that ref wasn’t going to do shit if that escalated.
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Libra_Girl
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Posted: 10/14/21 1:39 am ::: |
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^The point was there was no need for DT to make contact with the ref regardless of the reason.
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mercfan
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Posted: 10/14/21 2:10 am ::: |
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Libra_Girl wrote: |
^The point was there was no need for DT to make contact with the ref regardless of the reason. |
There was no need for the entire sequence to occur but you know “accident”
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Libra_Girl
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Posted: 10/14/21 6:09 am ::: |
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Someone on Twitter posted evidence that Diamond 3 shot should have counted wow. Sky got a raw deal with the refs in gm 2.
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huskiemaniac
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Posted: 10/14/21 6:55 am ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
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ESPN scoreboard is already showing the final. |
The televised game is on a 10 second delay so they bleep Taurasi |
Go to an online betting site (DraftKings, for ex.) and watch the live, in-game odds change during play. The scoreboard there is usually 2 possessions or so ahead of TV.
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mercfan3
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