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 Posted: 10/16/21 7:12 am ::: |
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| The Sky must have a resolve to play smart basketball. They lost game two because of turnovers and bad fouls. I will say a prayer to Jehovah for DeShields. Whatever mental block that she has in her head that prevents her from being the best version of herself I will ask him to remove it. |
I predict 10pts, 3 reb, 2 steals. Tonight will be her redemption.  |
Well, Rocky's (and my) prayer led to redemption!
11 pts, 5 reb, 2 assists, 5 steals!
Maybe her father's presence, with his Girl Dad t-shirt, helped her focus.
I've been concerned about her - I wonder if all her times of hitting the deck has affected her negatively. Yesterday, "something cognitive" came to me. Has there been some undiagnosed damage? 
We didn't have the same balanced attack, but everyone scored, and everyone played! We definitely got to the line more often.
Candace needs to tighten it up! I'm often afraid of her shots the same way I am about Diamond's! I was not a fan of her coming, but I must begrudgingly admit that she has made an impact.
I'm gonna assume that PHX was dealing with jet lag, so they are gonna be more prepared on Sunday. Still, I think we neutralized a lot of their weapons - I am so proud of my team! 
Tally24, welcome to Chi-Town! Sorry (not sorry) for your loss! 
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| Posted: 10/16/21 7:36 am ::: |
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I was there in 2014 when we got swept - the one home game that had to be held at the UIC Pavilion because something else was already booked at Allstate Arena. It was my second year as an STH.
Interesting that there are only two players on each team that were in that series - Sloot and Allie, Griner and Taurasi.
I am so excited and hope we can finish them off on Friday night! It'll be tough - Phx will make adjustments and Cunningham will be back.
As long as we can stay focused, be less passive and grab more o-boards, convert more steals into points, make all of our FTs, stop Diamond from making layups, take care of the ball, keep up the disruptive defensive play and avoid stupid fouls, we should be good! Is that too much to ask?  |
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| Posted: 10/16/21 7:47 am ::: |
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| Posted: 10/16/21 7:50 am ::: |
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| Last night, I wore my This Is Our Moment t-shirt from the 2014 finals, and I'mma wear it again tomorrow! We're ready this time!
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| Posted: 10/16/21 9:26 am ::: |
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| GettyImages has pictures of the players arriving for the game and Diamond DeShields was wearing her Tennessee jacket. Since she chose to play in Europe instead of at Tennessee for her senior year I had assumed she was unhappy at Tennessee. But seems like she has fond memories of her time there.
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| Posted: 10/16/21 9:39 am ::: |
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| Gotta be one of the most thorough ass-kicks I've ever seen. |
That's a strong statement coming from a UConn fan
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| Posted: 10/16/21 10:29 am ::: |
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its shocking that the 2 bench post players for the mercury are this bad and they still got to the finals.
like kia vaughn and alanna smith as the only 2 backup post players - scary.
need some work there in the off season
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| Posted: 10/16/21 11:40 am ::: |
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| Will Merc fans consider that, had the league acted appropriately by suspending Taurasi, they'd have a decent excuse for the poor showing?
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| Posted: 10/16/21 11:48 am ::: |
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| Will Merc fans consider that, had the league acted appropriately by suspending Taurasi, they'd have a decent excuse for the poor showing? |
Why would we consider that? The league didn't suspend her and the team played horribly. There is no excuse for this showing. We said it through out this thread. This was the most horrible display of basketball Phoenix has shown in a while.
If the league had suspended her and this was the showing, I would still blame the team.
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| Posted: 10/16/21 11:52 am ::: |
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its shocking that the 2 bench post players for the mercury are this bad and they still got to the finals.
like kia vaughn and alanna smith as the only 2 backup post players - scary.
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If BG wasn't who she is, I think I'd be shocked. The post has been BG for years now in Phoenix. They never get a decent backup (Not sure if that's choice or the talent selection isn't that good) for her.
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| Posted: 10/16/21 12:02 pm ::: |
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| I want Skylar to own this moment. The pivotal game 3. |
It's Skylar wanting this so bad and doing nothing that makes me even more disgusted.
Also, Sandy making Skylar a facilitator and not a scorer has not worked for us. Go back to having Diana facilitate the offense and let Skylar score the ball. That's what worked well post Olympic break.
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| Posted: 10/16/21 12:10 pm ::: |
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its shocking that the 2 bench post players for the mercury are this bad and they still got to the finals.
like kia vaughn and alanna smith as the only 2 backup post players - scary.
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If BG wasn't who she is, I think I'd be shocked. The post has been BG for years now in Phoenix. They never get a decent backup (Not sure if that's choice or the talent selection isn't that good) for her. |
Limited resources since they pay big money to their stars and not-so-stars. The best thing for them would be to find a sucker to pay for Hartley’s expensive contract.
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| Posted: 10/16/21 12:14 pm ::: |
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its shocking that the 2 bench post players for the mercury are this bad and they still got to the finals.
like kia vaughn and alanna smith as the only 2 backup post players - scary.
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If BG wasn't who she is, I think I'd be shocked. The post has been BG for years now in Phoenix. They never get a decent backup (Not sure if that's choice or the talent selection isn't that good) for her. |
Limited resources since they pay big money to their stars and not-so-stars. The best thing for them would be to find a sucker to pay for Hartley’s expensive contract. |
Cutting Bria is the only option? Vaughan makes around the same much as Bria (who is coming back from 3 injuries and 2 surgeries) and she wasn't thought of to get chopped first. Find a post player that can play defense and score the ball in the 20 minutes that you give them.
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| Posted: 10/16/21 12:40 pm ::: |
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| Also, Sandy making Skylar a facilitator and not a scorer has not worked for us. Go back to having Diana facilitate the offense and let Skylar score the ball. That's what worked well post Olympic break. |
That's a curious conclusion. In the playoffs, the Merc are 6-0 when Diggins has 5+ assists and 0-4 when she doesn't. Skylar is much better at running the offense than Taurasi is.
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| Posted: 10/17/21 12:40 pm ::: |
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| I want Skylar to own this moment. The pivotal game 3. |
It's Skylar wanting this so bad and doing nothing that makes me even more disgusted.
Also, Sandy making Skylar a facilitator and not a scorer has not worked for us. Go back to having Diana facilitate the offense and let Skylar score the ball. That's what worked well post Olympic break. |
I was just about to say.... Take SDS off the ball, and let her work, especially if they are saving DT for late game offense (if that's what they are doing).... Skylar has to defer at PG, and when she does call her own number it's ill-timed.
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| Posted: 10/17/21 12:45 pm ::: |
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| Also, Sandy making Skylar a facilitator and not a scorer has not worked for us. Go back to having Diana facilitate the offense and let Skylar score the ball. That's what worked well post Olympic break. |
That's a curious conclusion. In the playoffs, the Merc are 6-0 when Diggins has 5+ assists and 0-4 when she doesn't. Skylar is much better at running the offense than Taurasi is. |
Which is a conundrum. How can Sandy get the most out of a scoring guard, who just happens to be your best PG.
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| Posted: 10/17/21 1:03 pm ::: |
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| Also, Sandy making Skylar a facilitator and not a scorer has not worked for us. Go back to having Diana facilitate the offense and let Skylar score the ball. That's what worked well post Olympic break. |
That's a curious conclusion. In the playoffs, the Merc are 6-0 when Diggins has 5+ assists and 0-4 when she doesn't. Skylar is much better at running the offense than Taurasi is. |
This may be true but I always felt Skylar did better when she was able to score the ball and then draw the defense to make passes. Due to her scoring the ball, the defense has to play honestly and she's able to make better reads.
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| Posted: 10/17/21 1:05 pm ::: |
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| In the playoffs, the Merc are 6-0 when Diggins has 5+ assists and 0-4 when she doesn't. Skylar is much better at running the offense than Taurasi is. |
I still remember when people were convinced that Diggins(-Smith) was an off-guard rather than a point guard…
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| Posted: 10/17/21 1:08 pm ::: |
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| Also, Sandy making Skylar a facilitator and not a scorer has not worked for us. Go back to having Diana facilitate the offense and let Skylar score the ball. That's what worked well post Olympic break. |
That's a curious conclusion. In the playoffs, the Merc are 6-0 when Diggins has 5+ assists and 0-4 when she doesn't. Skylar is much better at running the offense than Taurasi is. |
Which is a conundrum. How can Sandy get the most out of a scoring guard, who just happens to be your best PG. |
You have to give her different looks. At this point, let Diana run the offense for some stretches and shift Skylar off ball to be a scorer. The issue is that both of them need to put points on the board and they are struggling horribly. Bria is a liability on defense at times but if she can score a few baskets or get the ball to BG, play her in stretches to take the ball out of both of their hands.
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| Posted: 10/17/21 1:28 pm ::: |
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| Also, Sandy making Skylar a facilitator and not a scorer has not worked for us. Go back to having Diana facilitate the offense and let Skylar score the ball. That's what worked well post Olympic break. |
That's a curious conclusion. In the playoffs, the Merc are 6-0 when Diggins has 5+ assists and 0-4 when she doesn't. Skylar is much better at running the offense than Taurasi is. |
This may be true but I always felt Skylar did better when she was able to score the ball and then draw the defense to make passes. Due to her scoring the ball, the defense has to play honestly and she's able to make better reads. |
Yes, the Merc are better when Diggins is scoring a lot. She still needs to be the one running the show. That's never been Taurasi's strength. When the Merc won titles in '07 and '09 Diana was playing the three. The 2014 team just threw five HOFers on the floor and called it a day.
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