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Shades
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 Posted: 08/18/18 5:36 pm ::: |
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| Styx need a win and a dream loss for #2. Could be huge decisions for reeve. They're locked into #7 pretty much. Do you rest your stars and give the bench all the minutes and hand washington the #2 seed.? Im sure vegas will play at full strength to.close the season at the house against Atlanta.
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| Posted: 08/18/18 6:32 pm ::: |
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| Only thing I can hope for is that it is Lynx Fan Appreciation day.
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| Posted: 08/18/18 7:06 pm ::: |
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| Only thing I can hope for is that it is Lynx Fan Appreciation day. |
She hasnât been appreciating this fan. You donât give up on games so easy. She went from wearing her players down even in meaningless games in 2014 to overthinking minutes in 2018. I wish she could find a happy medium, but I think I prefer 2014 Reeve. At least she was winning (during the regular season anyway).
But if Reeve gets the Lynx to semifinals playing possum and acting like she doesnât care about home court, my hatâs off to her. Maya might rise to the occasion in single game eliminations. Get the cape ready.
Fan Appreciation Day applies more to teams that arenât in the playoffs, like Vegas for instance. Those teams donât have to worry about managing minutes and resting players.
You would think sheâd be going heavy bench in this game, but Reeve can be surprising.
Doesnât Atlanta control itâs own destiny?
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| Posted: 08/18/18 7:18 pm ::: |
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| I guess it was too late for ESPN to get Sparks v. Sun moved to show that game. Maybe the Whalen tribute was more appealing.
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Randy
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| Posted: 08/18/18 7:29 pm ::: |
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| Shades wrote: |
| Randy wrote: |
| Only thing I can hope for is that it is Lynx Fan Appreciation day. |
She hasnât been appreciating this fan. You donât give up on games so easy. She went from wearing her players down even in meaningless games in 2014 to overthinking minutes in 2018. I wish she could find a happy medium, but I think I prefer 2014 Reeve. At least she was winning (during the regular season anyway).
But if Reeve gets the Lynx to semifinals playing possum and acting like she doesnât care about home court, my hatâs off to her. Maya might rise to the occasion in single game eliminations. Get the cape ready.
Fan Appreciation Day applies more to teams that arenât in the playoffs, like Vegas for instance. Those teams donât have to worry about managing minutes and resting players.
You would think sheâd be going heavy bench in this game, but Reeve can be surprising.
Doesnât Atlanta control itâs own destiny? |
Lynx Playing possum worries me. Still wouldn't want to play them in the playoffs.
Dream can determine their playoff position by beating the Aces on their Fan Appreciation Day.
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| Posted: 08/18/18 7:59 pm ::: |
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| Shades wrote: |
| Randy wrote: |
| Only thing I can hope for is that it is Lynx Fan Appreciation day. |
She hasnât been appreciating this fan. You donât give up on games so easy. She went from wearing her players down even in meaningless games in 2014 to overthinking minutes in 2018. I wish she could find a happy medium, but I think I prefer 2014 Reeve. At least she was winning (during the regular season anyway).
But if Reeve gets the Lynx to semifinals playing possum and acting like she doesnât care about home court, my hatâs off to her. Maya might rise to the occasion in single game eliminations. Get the cape ready.
Fan Appreciation Day applies more to teams that arenât in the playoffs, like Vegas for instance. Those teams donât have to worry about managing minutes and resting players.
You would think sheâd be going heavy bench in this game, but Reeve can be surprising.
Doesnât Atlanta control itâs own destiny? |
I have no idea what Reeve has been doing most of this season (and off-season), assuming my tanking and/or Reeve colluding with Seattle so the Storm win the title conspiracy theories are too far-fetched, so I'm not sure if tomorrow will be any different.
The Dream have to win, or Mystics lose to clinch the #2 seed. Atlanta's game at Las Vegas is an hour before the Lynx vs. Mystics game.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 9:11 am ::: |
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| I'm expecting a big crowd for what might be Whalen's last home game as a Lynx.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 11:14 am ::: |
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| Loved Whalen for the way she played basketball and hated her when she played against Elena. She is a tremendous agent for the WNBA and showed women can play the game.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 12:05 pm ::: |
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| SpaceJunkie wrote: |
| Shades wrote: |
| Randy wrote: |
| Only thing I can hope for is that it is Lynx Fan Appreciation day. |
She hasnât been appreciating this fan. You donât give up on games so easy. She went from wearing her players down even in meaningless games in 2014 to overthinking minutes in 2018. I wish she could find a happy medium, but I think I prefer 2014 Reeve. At least she was winning (during the regular season anyway).
But if Reeve gets the Lynx to semifinals playing possum and acting like she doesnât care about home court, my hatâs off to her. Maya might rise to the occasion in single game eliminations. Get the cape ready.
Fan Appreciation Day applies more to teams that arenât in the playoffs, like Vegas for instance. Those teams donât have to worry about managing minutes and resting players.
You would think sheâd be going heavy bench in this game, but Reeve can be surprising.
Doesnât Atlanta control itâs own destiny? |
I have no idea what Reeve has been doing most of this season (and off-season), assuming my tanking and/or Reeve colluding with Seattle so the Storm win the title conspiracy theories are too far-fetched, so I'm not sure if tomorrow will be any different.
The Dream have to win, or Mystics lose to clinch the #2 seed. Atlanta's game at Las Vegas is an hour before the Lynx vs. Mystics game. |
It's hard to be a fan of a team post dynasty. In the college game, you know there will be graduations but in the pro game you don't know how long superstar bodies will hold up. Now we know for the Lynx that last year was it. Time for fans to let go of what was and either jump off the bandwagon or show themselves as fans of this franchise after the dynasty inevitably ends.
Mystics have been hot, Lynx not. Styx could benefit going into the post season still hot. For the Lynx, it doesn't really matter - the toast is already buttered and eaten.
I started out as a fan of the home state Charlotte Sting. I switched to the Mystics (next closest geographically) when the Sting selected Kelly Miller over Catch. Stayed a fan of the team through the miserable Trudi/Sheila years and now the resurrection through Mike Thibault, who made DC into the destination EDD wanted to move to. If my team is lucky enough to win a 'ship...and then another one, I know I've already seen the worst days of this franchise and will celebrate with all my might.
One note: I am from Los Angeles but cannot stand LaLeslie. I began following them after LLL retired and Candace took the team on her shoulders. Now that my favoritest Duke player Chelsea Gray is playing her game in LA, they are my second favorite team.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 12:12 pm ::: |
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| I want everyone to be as close to 100% as possible when our playoffs start. Cloud's minutes should be kept as low as possible tonight, if she even sees the floor at all.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:33 pm ::: |
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| Aladyyn wrote: |
| I want everyone to be as close to 100% as possible when our playoffs start. Cloud's minutes should be kept as low as possible tonight, if she even sees the floor at all. |
Have you seen any injury report?
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:34 pm ::: |
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| UofDel_Alum wrote: |
| Aladyyn wrote: |
| I want everyone to be as close to 100% as possible when our playoffs start. Cloud's minutes should be kept as low as possible tonight, if she even sees the floor at all. |
Have you seen any injury report? |
BulletsForever lists both Atkins and Cloud as questionable, haven't seen anything official
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:35 pm ::: |
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| Aladyyn wrote: |
| UofDel_Alum wrote: |
| Aladyyn wrote: |
| I want everyone to be as close to 100% as possible when our playoffs start. Cloud's minutes should be kept as low as possible tonight, if she even sees the floor at all. |
Have you seen any injury report? |
BulletsForever lists both Atkins and Cloud as questionable, haven't seen anything official |
damn!
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:36 pm ::: |
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| UofDel_Alum wrote: |
| Aladyyn wrote: |
| I want everyone to be as close to 100% as possible when our playoffs start. Cloud's minutes should be kept as low as possible tonight, if she even sees the floor at all. |
Have you seen any injury report? |
Agreed but what about the #2 seed? Is that not important to DC? You get more rest if you win and ATL loses .
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:36 pm ::: |
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| I want everyone to be as close to 100% as possible when our playoffs start. Cloud's minutes should be kept as low as possible tonight, if she even sees the floor at all. |
I'm guessing the Mystics will go hard tonight. Getting the double bye would be the best thing for them, healthwise.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:39 pm ::: |
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| It's hard to be a fan of a team post dynasty. In the college game, you know there will be graduations but in the pro game you don't know how long superstar bodies will hold up. Now we know for the Lynx that last year was it. Time for fans to let go of what was and either jump off the bandwagon or show themselves as fans of this franchise after the dynasty inevitably ends. |
It's upsetting because all we (or least Shades, me, and a few other fans I know elsewhere) wanted was for Reeve to do the obvious and keep/utilize Howard (obvious piece for now and the future with Brunson getting older, closer to retirement) and see if she can help continue the Lynx's run, but Reeve got rid of her for basically nothing, and now Howard is one of the main reason the Storm are in 1st place. If Reeve actually made moves that all made sense, and the Lynx failed, I'd be fine with it, but almost every move she has made has backfired.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:40 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| Aladyyn wrote: |
| I want everyone to be as close to 100% as possible when our playoffs start. Cloud's minutes should be kept as low as possible tonight, if she even sees the floor at all. |
I'm guessing the Mystics will go hard tonight. Getting the double bye would be the best thing for them, healthwise. |
I agree, the Mystics want to win this game and will play hard.
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| Posted: 08/19/18 1:41 pm ::: |
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| SpaceJunkie wrote: |
| readyAIMfire53 wrote: |
| It's hard to be a fan of a team post dynasty. In the college game, you know there will be graduations but in the pro game you don't know how long superstar bodies will hold up. Now we know for the Lynx that last year was it. Time for fans to let go of what was and either jump off the bandwagon or show themselves as fans of this franchise after the dynasty inevitably ends. |
It's upsetting because all we (or least Shades, me, and a few other fans I know elsewhere) wanted was for Reeve to do the obvious and keep/utilize Howard (obvious piece for now and the future with Brunson getting older, closer to retirement) and see if she can help continue the Lynx's run, but Reeve got rid of her for basically nothing, and now Howard is one of the main reason the Storm are in 1st place. If Reeve actually made moves that all made sense, and the Lynx failed, I'd be fine with it, but almost every move she has made has backfired. |
Hey i know this guy named Fred , who just got the boot that states he wants to coach in the WNBA again if your looking for a replacement?  Ive been waiting to tell someone that for the past 3 years!!!
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