2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread (Part 2)

[hermes]

doing well so far

[hermes]

wait, there are staggered start times today?!?!

will wonders never cease

[MrDollarBills]

wait, there are staggered start times today?!?!

will wonders never cease

Right? It's almost as if someone was sent a memo

[MrDollarBills]

Stef Dolson is the kind of stretch big any team would want. I think she's shooting damn near 50% from downtown on decent volume

[Movics]

Courtney MF Williams. Love this woman

[MrDollarBills]

Well, looks like this one is a wrap. Good game Liberty

[hermes]

come on lynx

[hermes]

this announcer has had multiple slow-mo views at this replay and thought alanna smith committed the foul when it was bridget carlton

[hermes]

this is stressful

[hermes]

bridget!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hermes]

whew

lynx win!

rough fourth quarter as the sun come back, and one heck of a last couple minutes

[RSCD3_]

After tonights results

WAS 13-26
CHI 13-26
ATL 14-25

WAS W, CHI W, ATL W -> Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS W, CHI W, ATL L -> ATL, CHI & ATL tied, H2H tiebreaker tied -> 5-3 WAS, 3-5 CHI, 4-4 ATL = WAS
WAS W, CHI L, ATL W -> Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS W, CHI L, ATL L -> ATL & WAS tied, H2H tiebreaker tied -> vs 0.500+ WAS (3-20) Vs ATL (5-18) = ATL
WAS L, CHI W, ATL W -> Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS L, CHI W, ATL L -> ATL & CHI tied, H2H tiebreaker tied -> -> vs 0.500+ ATL (4-18) Vs CHI (5-18) = CHI
WAS L, CHI L, ATL W ->Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS L, CHI L, ATL L -> Atlanta better record = ATL

What each team needs to make playoffs without a doubt

Atlanta Dream - A Win or a Mystic Loss and Sky Loss
Washington Mystics - A Win and A Dream Loss
Chicago Sky - A Win and A Mystics Loss and A Dream Loss

[Worm Guts]

whew

lynx win!

rough fourth quarter as the sun come back, and one heck of a last couple minutes

That was a pretty entertaining last minute. Like 4 lead changes in the last 22 seconds I think?

[hermes]

couldn't believe no one wanted to hold for the last shot, i suppose because it was never tied?

[MrDollarBills]

Watch on YouTube

I try to tell people that the WNBA is way more fun to watch than the NBA.

[Green Chile]

After tonights results

WAS 13-26
CHI 13-26
ATL 14-25

WAS W, CHI W, ATL W -> Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS W, CHI W, ATL L -> ATL, CHI & ATL tied, H2H tiebreaker tied -> 5-3 WAS, 3-5 CHI, 4-4 ATL = WAS
WAS W, CHI L, ATL W -> Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS W, CHI L, ATL L -> ATL & WAS tied, H2H tiebreaker tied -> vs 0.500+ WAS (3-20) Vs ATL (5-18) = ATL
WAS L, CHI W, ATL W -> Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS L, CHI W, ATL L -> ATL & CHI tied, H2H tiebreaker tied -> -> vs 0.500+ ATL (4-18) Vs CHI (5-18) = CHI
WAS L, CHI L, ATL W ->Atlanta better record = ATL
WAS L, CHI L, ATL L -> Atlanta better record = ATL

What each team needs to make playoffs without a doubt

Atlanta Dream - A Win or a Mystic Loss and Sky Loss
Washington Mystics - A Win and A Dream Loss
Chicago Sky - A Win and A Mystics Loss and A Dream Loss

Since it won't really matter for MDB's Liberty, my hope is that Atlanta just beats the Liberty tonight.

For one, it would just be nice feel like a team actually reached out and grabbed that 8 seed.

And also, Atlanta is probably the team best suited to at least make for a couple interesting games with the Liberty. They've got plenty of talent and it looks great when it's working. Just never consistent.

Atlanta and Phoenix both, it feels like there's a world where they could have been the 5-seed. Outside of injuries, I can't figure out how they haven't been better.

[Green Chile]

Watch on YouTube

I try to tell people that the WNBA is way more fun to watch than the NBA.

And this is the 2nd to last game of the season in a game that doesn't matter for either team.

[MrDollarBills]

Watch on YouTube

I try to tell people that the WNBA is way more fun to watch than the NBA.

And this is the 2nd to last game of the season in a game that doesn't matter for either team.

Right

I also like that the rookie stood up for herself.

[Green Chile]

Watch on YouTube

I try to tell people that the WNBA is way more fun to watch than the NBA.

And this is the 2nd to last game of the season in a game that doesn't matter for either team.

Right

I also like that the rookie stood up for herself.

For the sake of everyone involved, I'm glad Griner didn't deliver that right hand she had loaded.

[Ice Man]

Here's another reason to love the league. Games missed this season by players from the top 6 teams.

Stewie - 2
Sabrina - 2
Jonquel - 1
Phee - 5
McBride - 0
Thomas - 0
Brionna Jones - 0
Carrington - 1
A'ja - 1
Plum - 0
Gray - 12
Nneka - 3
Ezi - 2
Skylar - 0
Jewell - 2
Clark - 0
Boston - 0
Mitchell - 2

In contrast (this is taken from the Top 10 list of Win Shares per 48 minutes), in the NBA last year -

Jokic - 3
SGA - 7
Giannis - 9
Porzingis - 25
Luka - 12
Gobert - 6
Butler - 22
Jarrett Allen - 5
AD - 6
Sabonis - 0

(No, I don't think that Jarrett Allen was the 8th best player in the league. Win Shares per 36 is far from gospel. But I had to find some list.)

At least this season -- I can't speak for past seasons -- the WNBA stars showed up and played.