2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread

Post #861 » by **Ice Man** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 4:39 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:The league needs to do better scheduling on Sundays.

Okay we've got Dream vs Liberty at 1pm EST

Why in God's name would you schedule Fever vs Mercury and Sky vs Lynx at the same time?

Well, these schedules were made in advance. Reese was a #7 pick. If people had thought that she would be duking it out with Clark for ROY honors, Reese would have been a #2 pick. But nobody knew. All the mock drafts had Reese going about where she went. Nobody said to take her over Brink, Cardoso, or Jackson.

MrDollarBills · Post #862 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 5:24 pm

Ice Man wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:The league needs to do better scheduling on Sundays.

Okay we've got Dream vs Liberty at 1pm EST

Why in God's name would you schedule Fever vs Mercury and Sky vs Lynx at the same time?

Well, these schedules were made in advance. Reese was a #7 pick. If people had thought that she would be duking it out with Clark for ROY honors, Reese would have been a #2 pick. But nobody knew. All the mock drafts had Reese going about where she went. Nobody said to take her over Brink, Cardoso, or Jackson.

Yeah but unless there is some logistical issue that prevented the league from pushing one of these games to the 6pm window, I don't see how that plays a part. Games get flexed all the time.

MrDollarBills · Post #863 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 5:25 pm

The Liberty played like absolute CRAP in that first. Come on yall this is unacceptable you've damn near had a week off!!

MrDollarBills · Post #864 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 5:49 pm

Liberty are down 5 to the Dream while Sabrina and Jonquel have a total of 2 points.

MrDollarBills · Post #865 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 6:08 pm

Jordin Canada is shutting Sabrina down.

Post #866 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 6:21 pm

How do New York fans feels about Sloot?

MrDollarBills · Post #867 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 6:51 pm

cupcakesnake wrote:How do New York fans feels about Sloot?

I have a ton of respect and love for Slooty but I liked it better when we had Thornton at SF and Lainey-Hamilton at SG. Our D was nicer

Speak of the devil, my avi pic just hit a trey

Post #868 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 6:57 pm

Atlanta is the definition of mid. One of my least favorite teams to watch.

This team has some nice defenders in general, but on offense it feels like they have no options they like. The guards try to make something from nothing and then look to Tina Charles to bail them out. I know Rhyne Howard is out, and Canada just came back, so Atlanta is better than this, but still feels so mid.

MrDollarBills · Post #869 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 6:57 pm

Whew.

16-3

Post #870 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:00 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
cupcakesnake wrote:How do New York fans feels about Sloot?

I have a ton of respect and love for Slooty but I liked it better when we had Thornton at SF and Lainey-Hamilton at SG. Our D was nicer

Speak of the devil, my avi pic just hit a trey

I always love a passer, and Sloot is brilliant. She had stretches this day where the whole offense was her creating looks.

The drawbacks feel severe sometimes though. She gets afraid of her own shot sometimes, and the defense is always a problem at age 35.

She puts a lot on the table but takes almost as much off? Am I being too harsh?

MrDollarBills · Post #871 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:15 pm

cupcakesnake wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
cupcakesnake wrote:How do New York fans feels about Sloot?

I have a ton of respect and love for Slooty but I liked it better when we had Thornton at SF and Lainey-Hamilton at SG. Our D was nicer

Speak of the devil, my avi pic just hit a trey

I always love a passer, and Sloot is brilliant. She had stretches this day where the whole offense was her creating looks.

The drawbacks feel severe sometimes though. She gets afraid of her own shot sometimes, and the defense is always a problem at age 35.

She puts a lot on the table but takes almost as much off? Am I being too harsh?

No, your assessment of Sloot is the same as mine. I respect the hell out of her, she is an excellent passer and facilitator, so I'm hesitant to be overly critical, but I do not like her starting together with Sabrina. This is why I wanted to go after Natasha Cloud in the offseason. Her defense at this age sucks and sometimes she gets in her own head and stops being aggressive.

That's what happened in the Finals and it didn't help that Sabrina was getting a wake up call from the Aces guards at the same time...

MrDollarBills · Post #872 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:17 pm

That's my dog Rebecca Allen!! I miss her on the Liberty

Phoenix has a lot of players who I like and respect. DT, BG, Tasha Cloud, Kaleah...man

MrDollarBills · Post #873 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:19 pm

cupcakesnake wrote:Atlanta is the definition of mid. One of my least favorite teams to watch.

This team has some nice defenders in general, but on offense it feels like they have no options they like. The guards try to make something from nothing and then look to Tina Charles to bail them out. I know Rhyne Howard is out, and Canada just came back, so Atlanta is better than this, but still feels so mid.

They had me over here pissed off :lol:

I'll be interested to see how the gel post break

Post #874 » by **Ice Man** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:20 pm

LOl. Clark goes up for a 3, gets hacked, it is mysteriously HER fault, another Clark TO. What a strange call that was.

Post #875 » by **cupcakesnake** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:20 pm

I didn't realize Diamond Miller was back. I didn't even notice until that turnover in the middle of the floor and I was like: hmmm that looks familiar. Lol.

MrDollarBills · Post #876 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:23 pm

God have mercy did anyone just see CC break Becca Allen's ankles? My god that was bad

MrDollarBills · Post #877 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:24 pm

Ice Man wrote:LOl. Clark goes up for a 3, gets hacked, it is mysteriously HER fault, another Clark TO. What a strange call that was.

That was a strange call, if anything that's a no whistle since she lunged forward.

Clark and Boston are rocking right now

MrDollarBills · Post #878 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:26 pm

Read on Twitter

Jesus....too bad she airballed the 3

MrDollarBills · Post #879 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:28 pm

Natasha Cloud. Told yall.

CC needs to STOP the complaining to the refs. Get back to the huddle and get focused. This game is close

Post #880 » by **Ice Man** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:30 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:That was a strange call, if anything that's a no whistle since she lunged forward.

I'm pretty sure that I never seen a 3 point shooter whistled for an offensive foul, except when kicking the legs out. I guess I would in the case of a push off, but players don't push off when shooting 3s (and obviously Clark did not, either).