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Shades
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BamaEd
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Stormeo
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Posted: 06/09/21 2:42 pm ::: |
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A little surprised so many picked the Storm to win here. I think Loyd & Stewart are bound to start getting tired eventually from carrying the rest of the team on their back (aside from Bird of course). And Atlanta seems to be a tough out sometimes. Though certainly possible, I'd be shocked if we won these next two games vs. the Dream, even if Chennedy Carter's still out for both of them.
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 06/09/21 3:13 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
A little surprised so many picked the Storm to win here. I think Loyd & Stewart are bound to start getting tired eventually from carrying the rest of the team on their back (aside from Bird of course). And Atlanta seems to be a tough out sometimes. Though certainly possible, I'd be shocked if we won these next two games vs. the Dream, even if Chennedy Carter's still out for both of them. |
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 06/09/21 3:59 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
A little surprised so many picked the Storm to win here. |
I don't even like Seattle, and I picked Seattle. I refuse to believe a team that waxed the Aces is even capable of losing to the Dream, until I see it with my own eyes.
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BamaEd
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Posted: 06/09/21 5:42 pm ::: |
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For those of you saying it'd only be a matter of time before Parker took the starting spot from Hawkins, well, tonight's the night.
I'm hoping that coming off the bench will be better for Hawkins. Maybe she needs to be that spark in the 2nd or 3rd wave (not sure what the rotation with her and Billings will be).
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myrtle
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Posted: 06/09/21 6:45 pm ::: |
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I like Quinn's substitution pattern way better than we have been seeing. By leaving two starters on with three subs, it kept them from totally collapsing.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 06/09/21 7:17 pm ::: |
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Storm giving up several easy looks here. We’ve always sort of played a west-coast brand of basketball since Stewie came onto the scene, but we got our two most recent titles because we had blue-collar players that could do the dirty work on defense and more than fit in on offense (Howard & Clark namely). Without a key blue-collar player or two, west-coast-brand teams just don’t win titles in this day & age. Defense will never go out of style.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 06/09/21 7:23 pm ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
I like Quinn's substitution pattern way better than we have been seeing. By leaving two starters on with three subs, it kept them from totally collapsing. |
Agree. I’m also relieved that Quinn’s starting Samuelson. Hopefully ole Peanuts stays in the starting lineup; otherwise she’s completely useless as a bench player.
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myrtle
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myrtle
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Posted: 06/09/21 7:46 pm ::: |
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Seattle on fire from three.
Ezi is still a baby but I enjoy watching her. She definitely has up-side.
And Atlanta not able to get to the line like they usually do.
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RavenDog
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Posted: 06/09/21 7:47 pm ::: |
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Mike Peterson provides as much enthusiasm as a 65 Volkswagen running on a missing plug.
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Posted: 06/09/21 7:49 pm ::: |
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Atlanta has had a rollercoaster of a season already. Started terrible then looked like a contender and now back to terrible 1/3 of the season down
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 06/09/21 7:51 pm ::: |
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myrtle wrote: |
Seattle on fire from three.
Ezi is still a baby but I enjoy watching her. She definitely has up-side.
And Atlanta not able to get to the line like they usually do. |
This I still struggle to figure out how she was the last pick of the first round last year. Can’t wait til that draft gets re-evaluated after year 3!
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Posted: 06/09/21 7:56 pm ::: |
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93-69 and people think ATL will win one of these games.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 06/09/21 8:01 pm ::: |
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Storm really closing it out strongly, and I'm very much enjoying Steph Talbot's contributions this season.
She took a noticeable step up in responsibility in the recent WNBL season, and carrying that same approach into the WNBA has gone very well for her. (I was not confident that it would)
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pilight
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Posted: 06/09/21 8:12 pm ::: |
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Elizabeth Williams looked decent for a half and finally had a game where she outrebounded Courtney Williams
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Stormeo
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Posted: 06/09/21 9:33 pm ::: |
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Luuuc wrote: |
Storm really closing it out strongly, and I'm very much enjoying Steph Talbot's contributions this season. |
Same! I remember Coach Hughes saying she was even surprising the coaches in training camp with her play & her versatility. It’ll be interesting to see if she gets brought back next year, and if so, at what kind of price...
But as evidenced today, Talbot’s much more comfortable coming off the bench & making an impact in a game than Samuelson is. This should give us more balance as a unit moving forward.
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sithinfiltrator
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Posted: 06/09/21 10:09 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
Talbot’s much more comfortable coming off the bench & making an impact in a game than Samuelson is. This should give us more balance as a unit moving forward. |
I think that Talbot is going to be this team’s Sami. The last few years, Sami was that spark off the bench, with hustle and energy and some big three pointers. With Steph starting, there was no spark. The Aces have known that you need this for years with Hamby. She could easily start somewhere, but provides so much to them off the bench. I think that Steph could be that for the Storm.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 06/09/21 10:11 pm ::: |
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Also, it appears that being last off the bench is gonna be Stricklen’s role for the rest of the season. Is it too late for her to accept a buyout at some point this season & find her way back to Connecticut or something? Unless she genuinely doesn’t care about getting playing time, which, with the money she’s getting paid this year, maybe. In that case, she’s not setting herself up well for next year, but again, maybe she just doesn’t care. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Rock Hard
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Posted: 06/09/21 10:11 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
Luuuc wrote: |
Storm really closing it out strongly, and I'm very much enjoying Steph Talbot's contributions this season. |
Same! I remember Coach Hughes saying she was even surprising the coaches in training camp with her play & her versatility. It’ll be interesting to see if she gets brought back next year, and if so, at what kind of price...
But as evidenced today, Talbot’s much more comfortable coming off the bench & making an impact in a game than Samuelson is. This should give us more balance as a unit moving forward. |
Talbot is a free agent next season. Very interesting.👀
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myrtle
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Posted: 06/09/21 11:12 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
Also, it appears that being last off the bench is gonna be Stricklen’s role for the rest of the season. Is it too late for her to accept a buyout at some point this season & find her way back to Connecticut or something? Unless she genuinely doesn’t care about getting playing time, which, with the money she’s getting paid this year, maybe. In that case, she’s not setting herself up well for next year, but again, maybe she just doesn’t care. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
she looks extra 'chunky' and less in-shape than she has been. Don't know if it's been dealing with injury, or just covid stuff.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 06/10/21 1:03 am ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
Also, it appears that being last off the bench is gonna be Stricklen’s role for the rest of the season. Is it too late for her to accept a buyout at some point this season & find her way back to Connecticut or something? Unless she genuinely doesn’t care about getting playing time, which, with the money she’s getting paid this year, maybe. In that case, she’s not setting herself up well for next year, but again, maybe she just doesn’t care. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
she looks extra 'chunky' and less in-shape than she has been. Don't know if it's been dealing with injury, or just covid stuff. |
You're right. Maybe the Dream have already offered her a buyout, but she won't take it cuz she knows that once another team like Connecticut sees her up close, they won't bother picking up the phone & dialing her if she were to become a free agent. All of a sudden, those 2019 Finals happened a long time ago for her – 'twas a long time ago for everyone, really.
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pilight
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Posted: 06/10/21 7:14 am ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
Also, it appears that being last off the bench is gonna be Stricklen’s role for the rest of the season. Is it too late for her to accept a buyout at some point this season & find her way back to Connecticut or something? Unless she genuinely doesn’t care about getting playing time, which, with the money she’s getting paid this year, maybe. In that case, she’s not setting herself up well for next year, but again, maybe she just doesn’t care. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
Stricklen earned the end of the bench slot. I can't imagine there would be much interest in her now.
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