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readyAIMfire53
Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Posts: 7420 Location: Durham, NC
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:02 pm ::: |
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Iluvacc wrote: |
FTLOG Tina stop jacking up 3's |
Hello? Tina is no longer an inside banger. So she made more shots last year, she was still jacking up way too many shots and not going inside. Then she turns around and blames the coach and team for her own bad attitude. This Mystics fan says "you can have her - we'll be better."
By the way, the Mystics were missing EDD and Clark. Tina said they should have done more with who they had and STOP THINKING ABOUT WHO WAS NOT THERE. How's that working for you Tina?
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:02 pm ::: |
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Nygaard is heated!
Also, whose idea was it to give Vegas the Mercury three times in their first seven games?
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Iluvacc
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:03 pm ::: |
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Ok Becky you can take out Plum and insert Sheperd
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Iluvacc
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:03 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
Nygaard is heated!
Also, whose idea was it to give Vegas the Mercury three times in their first seven games? |
I'm still not sure why
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Fighting Artichoke
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:07 pm ::: |
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Iluvacc wrote: |
Ok Becky you can take out Plum and insert Sheperd |
Sheppard has 6 fouls.
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Iluvacc
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zune69
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:11 pm ::: |
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I understand Turner's role is to be a defensive stopper. but scoring 3 pts in 30+ minutes when the team is shorthanded is very frustrating.
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Iluvacc
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Fighting Artichoke
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:18 pm ::: |
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Iluvacc wrote: |
I'm still not sure why |
Ruocco's (or was it Lobo?) theory appears to be that Nygaard felt like Hammon should have opted to not go out of her way to pick Phoenix's worst free throw shooter, since the game was out of reach. That, at least, makes more sense than her not knowing what the rule is.
Speaking of out of reach... when Vegas had ninety points, with six and a half minutes to go in the game, it never crossed my mind that they'd need that whole six minutes to get to a hundred. Man, that bench needs work!
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:20 pm ::: |
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Iluvacc wrote: |
I think Jackie just told Becky the shot clock was running down so she had to take it :lol: :lol: |
There was a 4-second differential so it have been a turnover if Jackie tried to hold the ball. |
Yeah, but in most cases, coaches usually tell their team to take the turnover in that circumstance. And shot clock violations count as team turnovers, so it's not like it would have counted against Young's personal stats.
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Fighting Artichoke
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:23 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
Iluvacc wrote: |
I'm still not sure why |
Ruocco's (or was it Lobo?) theory appears to be that Nygaard felt like Hammon should have opted to not go out of her way to pick Phoenix's worst free throw shooter, since the game was out of reach. That, at least, makes more sense than her not knowing what the rule is.
Speaking of out of reach... when Vegas had ninety points, with six and a half minutes to go in the game, it never crossed my mind that they'd need that whole six minutes to get to a hundred. Man, that bench needs work! |
But why would you argue with the ref? If it's a rule, it's a rule.
Plus the two coaches seemed fine when they met right after time ran out.
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Iluvacc
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TotalCardinalMove
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:24 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
Iluvacc wrote: |
I'm still not sure why |
Ruocco's (or was it Lobo?) theory appears to be that Nygaard felt like Hammon should have opted to not go out of her way to pick Phoenix's worst free throw shooter, since the game was out of reach. That, at least, makes more sense than her not knowing what the rule is.
Speaking of out of reach... when Vegas had ninety points, with six and a half minutes to go in the game, it never crossed my mind that they'd need that whole six minutes to get to a hundred. Man, that bench needs work! |
Yeah, I think Nygaard felt choosing Anigwe was pretty unnecessary given the game was way out of reach. I believe Turner was at the line initially and then it ended up being Anigwe shooting them.
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Fighting Artichoke
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Silky Johnson
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:31 pm ::: |
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But why would you argue with the ref? If it's a rule, it's a rule. |
It's also possible that she believed that, once a shooter stepped to the line, it was too late for the other coach to select someone else?
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Fighting Artichoke
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:37 pm ::: |
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Fighting Artichoke wrote: |
But why would you argue with the ref? If it's a rule, it's a rule. |
It's also possible that she believed that, once a shooter stepped to the line, it was too late for the other coach to select someone else? |
Hmm. It still seems odd to be so enraged about something so insignificant because the game was over at that point. She pulled the starters (Diana, Diamond and Tina) after that. Shey left injured but Brianna had to stay because Phoenix had no one else.
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ChiSky54
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:39 pm ::: |
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Silky Johnson wrote: |
Also, whose idea was it to give Vegas the Mercury three times in their first seven games? |
I think the overall philosophy this year has been to avoid as much cross-country travel without a long-ish break in between as possible. So teams that are closer geographically are getting a number of their matchups out of the way early.
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Fighting Artichoke
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Posted: 05/21/22 4:47 pm ::: |
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ChiSky54 wrote: |
Silky Johnson wrote: |
Also, whose idea was it to give Vegas the Mercury three times in their first seven games? |
I think the overall philosophy this year has been to avoid as much cross-country travel without a long-ish break in between as possible. So teams that are closer geographically are getting a number of their matchups out of the way early. |
Doesn't it also have something to do with the Commissioner's Cup? They need 10 games (2 against each conference team, both home and away). So between the Cup and the travel/time savings of 2 games in 3 days at the same location, you get bizarre schedules like we see now with Phoenix.
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Posted: 05/21/22 8:41 pm ::: |
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zune69 wrote: |
Expecting a 20 pt Vegas victory today |
Nailed it
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ChicagoAnnie
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Queenie
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Posted: 05/22/22 8:22 am ::: |
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Fighting Artichoke wrote: |
Silky Johnson wrote: |
Fighting Artichoke wrote: |
But why would you argue with the ref? If it's a rule, it's a rule. |
It's also possible that she believed that, once a shooter stepped to the line, it was too late for the other coach to select someone else? |
Hmm. It still seems odd to be so enraged about something so insignificant because the game was over at that point. She pulled the starters (Diana, Diamond and Tina) after that. Shey left injured but Brianna had to stay because Phoenix had no one else. |
Apparently she was pissed because they changed the shooter on her: https://twitter.com/TheSameerMalla/status/1528132420544843777
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"I had 'Breezy', Briana Turner, out of the game, and they picked her so I had to sub her in, and I had to sub someone else out of the game."
"..And then Shay came back after the assistant says that to her, and decided that she wanted Kristine Anigwe to shoot the shot. Now that is incorrect, as Anigwe was already in the game."
"She could pick up a player from my bench, and she picked Brianna Turner, and the ref allowed Kristine Anigwe to shoot. And I don't really understand what happened." |
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FrozenLVFan
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Posted: 05/22/22 9:57 am ::: |
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Iluvacc wrote: |
Silky Johnson wrote: |
Iluvacc wrote: |
I'm still not sure why |
Ruocco's (or was it Lobo?) theory appears to be that Nygaard felt like Hammon should have opted to not go out of her way to pick Phoenix's worst free throw shooter, since the game was out of reach. That, at least, makes more sense than her not knowing what the rule is.
Speaking of out of reach... when Vegas had ninety points, with six and a half minutes to go in the game, it never crossed my mind that they'd need that whole six minutes to get to a hundred. Man, that bench needs work! |
Plaisance is the only "worthy" sub right now until Riquana comes back, but yeah their bench is
I also expected Bell to look better than what she has shown so far. |
The bench is terrible, particularly when you compare it to Plum and Hamby coming off the bench last year. Bell has contributed nothing so far...is her knee still bothering her? And Colson is nearly worthless...no idea why they kept a 33 year old player with a career 3 ppg and 2 apg, and waived Khayla Pointer, not to mention the other PG's available on waivers. The utility of their draft picks this year make the Fever's front office look like geniuses.
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