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Shades
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18073 Location: Queens
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Posted: 07/24/22 9:11 pm ::: |
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For no particular reason I am reminded that you should always read the Aces' game notes.
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ChicagoAnnie
Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 9199 Location: St. Paul, MN
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ChiSky54
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Rock Hard
Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 5436 Location: Chocolate Paradise
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Posted: 07/25/22 8:34 am ::: |
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This game should be on ABC to bring in a large audience. How many people watch sports on Amazon Prime?🤔
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Shades
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Posted: 07/25/22 9:07 am ::: |
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ChiSky54 wrote: |
Is my perception correct that the selection of games that qualified for the CC was random, or was there actually some method to the madness? |
Not random at all. It’s the first home game and the first road game against each of your old school conference opponents. Every team has 5 conference opponents, so that adds up to 10 games each team plays for the Commissioner’s Cup standings.
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ChasingRatDogmaSalade
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 596 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: 07/25/22 9:22 am ::: |
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ChiSky54 wrote: |
If travel was a challenge prior to the pandemic, it has to be a worse nightmare now. |
We will find out soon as the Aces embark on a 6-game, 13-day road trip.
OUR (COMMISSIONER’S) CUP RUNNETH OVER
The Aces and Chicago Sky both finished Commissioner’s Cup play with 9-1 records, and clinched the Western and Eastern Conference spots respectively in the Cup Championship Game on July 26. Chicago is hosting the game by virtue of winning the 2nd tiebreaker— best overall record as of the All-Star Break.
For the Aces, hitting the road for the Commissioner’s Cup adds to an already lengthy road trip scheduled to begin at the end of the month. Las Vegas plays six straight road games over 13 days from July 26 through August 7. That is one of the longest continuous road trips in WNBA history.
(apologies for my inability to make these into actual columns)
Gms Year Team Days Miles By Car
7 1999 Phoenix 13 7,484
7 2000 Phoenix 13 8,052
6 2000 Los Angeles 14 8,342
6 2000 Detroit 13 7,259
6 2022 Las Vegas 13 7,029
6 2021 Los Angeles 12 6,715
6 1999 Washington 11 7,248
6 2008 Atlanta 11 8,558
6 2008 Los Angeles 11 6,743
6 2000 Seattle 10 7,954
Lots of underwear and socks in my luggage.
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ChicagoAnnie
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Posted: 07/25/22 11:23 pm ::: |
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Rock Hard wrote: |
This game should be on ABC to bring in a large audience. How many people watch sports on Amazon Prime?🤔 |
To not have this game on at least ESPN is troubling. Is the game a big deal, or not? Sending it over to Prime will GUANRANTEED lesser viewership, and that is crazy. Do they want to grow the game or not?
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ChiSky54
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Posted: 07/26/22 12:18 am ::: |
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Indeed it makes no sense - if this is supposed to help expose the league to a wider audience with a special game, this is a major fail.
And if it played in Seattle, even fewer people would see it because that license restricts viewing to those living in Washington State, even after the game, and whether the game is in Seattle or elsewhere! They are available on LP, though.
Prime Video seems to have a number of sports available, but many require an add-on subscription (e.g., NBA TV, MLB.TV, Paramount+, CBS Sports) or are selective about what games are offered for free. NFL Thursday night games will be included in the monthly price ($8.99).
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myrtle
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Posted: 07/26/22 7:42 pm ::: |
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Plum says 'gimme that money right now'
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ChicagoAnnie
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 07/26/22 7:47 pm ::: |
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The team logos on the endzones look nice.
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Shades
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Posted: 07/26/22 7:53 pm ::: |
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Game over in the first quarter?
25-4 LVA
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myrtle
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Posted: 07/26/22 7:55 pm ::: |
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Can they get 50 in the first quarter? Of course they need to be up by at least 30 with 5 minutes to go or the bench unit will lose it.
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Shades
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:02 pm ::: |
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33-14 LVA end of first
Plum 12 pts, 2 ast, 1 stl
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ChicagoAnnie
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:07 pm ::: |
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Chicago needs to stop shooting damn 3's...
0-12 thus far... Drive to the basket, and make them foul to get to the line.
Slow LV's momentum.
Allie and CP both need to stop jacking them for sure. Mid-range shots are ok too.
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ChiSky54
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ChiSky54
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:13 pm ::: |
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Chicago trying to rally.
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ster II
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:13 pm ::: |
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so far kinda glad game isn't on abc.
the sky could make a come back, especially if they; start scoring and, get aces in foul trouble and have to go to their shakey bench.
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ChicagoAnnie
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:18 pm ::: |
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What did Dana do to get glued to the bench like this?
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ChicagoAnnie
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:25 pm ::: |
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Dumb 2nd foul Candace, you are 1 million feet away from the basket, no need to foul that far out.
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tfan
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:29 pm ::: |
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Chicago was looking at the last shot and cutting it to 10 or leaving it at 12. And then, Aces steal and get a basket with 0.25 seconds left in the half.
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tfan
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Posted: 07/26/22 8:31 pm ::: |
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ChicagoAnnie wrote: |
What did Dana do to get glued to the bench like this? |
Don't think it was anything she did. Allemande was brought in and used as the backup point guard. And I think rookie Gardner is the first backup at shooting guard.
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