WNBA's Alyssa Thomas 21pt/20reb/12ast Triple Double

ellobo · Post #1 » by **ellobo** » Wed Aug 2, 2023 1:23 am

The Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas just put up a stat line of 21points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, and only 1 turnover, playing all 40 minutes in a 10 point victory [Edit: Final box score gives her 1 block and 0 turnovers]. She's by far the WNBA's career triple double leader, and before this game she was leading the league in rebounding and second in assists.

If you've never seen her play, she has power forward size (for the W), is a defensive player of the year candidate, plays a point guard role on offense, and due to torn labrums in both shoulders, her jump shot and foul shot are completely jacked up so she rarely shoots outside the paint. Imagine Ben Simmons with heart, competitive fire, and mental toughness.

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JimmyPlopper · Post #2 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Wed Aug 2, 2023 1:25 am

Very impressive

Liam_Gallagher · Post #3 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Wed Aug 2, 2023 1:56 am

Her fiance plays on the same team. Imagine that in the NBA haha, would be different.

JimmyPlopper · Post #4 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Wed Aug 2, 2023 2:25 am

Liam_Gallagher wrote:Her fiance plays on the same team. Imagine that in the NBA haha, would be different.

I'm not a fan of mixing business and family (has a tendency to damage family relationships while also hindering business efficiency) but to each their own.

I guess we do have plenty of brothers as teammates with no apparent issues

Post #5 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sat Aug 5, 2023 10:30 pm

MVP.
DPOY.

Imagine playing in the league at the same time as Stewie and A'ja and being a legit candidate to win both these awards in the same season. AT is special.