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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#881 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:33 pm

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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).


I know that in the NBA, that play no longer draws a defensive foul because it's not considered a natural basketball motion. But I never saw anyone get called for an offensive
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Post#882 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:34 pm

This is a good game yall.
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#883 » by Ice Man » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:38 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:I know that in the NBA, that play no longer draws a defensive foul because it's not considered a natural basketball motion. But I never saw anyone get called for an offensive


Exactly. If you think the motion was unnatural, then let the shot miss and play on. Although in truth, that's a foul in the NBA. If it's not, Trae Young and Jimmy Butler would never be at the FT line.
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#884 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:45 pm

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MrDollarBills wrote:I know that in the NBA, that play no longer draws a defensive foul because it's not considered a natural basketball motion. But I never saw anyone get called for an offensive


Exactly. If you think the motion was unnatural, then let the shot miss and play on. Although in truth, that's a foul in the NBA. If it's not, Trae Young and Jimmy Butler would never be at the FT line.


They stopped calling that in the NBA. If you pump fake someone up you've gotta make an actual shot attempt and not jump into someone.

But I've never seen someone get called for an offensive foul for doing so. That's a play on.

It was a dumb call.
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Post#885 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:47 pm

Yeah this game is awesome they're getting chippy. Indiana needs to retaliate after BG shoved AB to the floor
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Post#886 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:51 pm

Mwahahaha Tasha Cloud got that goon in her. Don't mess with her
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Post#887 » by Ice Man » Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:54 pm

Fagbenle is really important for the Fever. She's the athlete they need to match up against athletic #4s like Reese. She's also the team's best floor runner. The fast break is on when she plays.
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Post#888 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Jun 30, 2024 8:05 pm

That was not a flagrant on Smith. Horrible call by the officials
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Post#889 » by Clocian » Sun Jun 30, 2024 9:49 pm

Absolute rough game against that Minny defense but Angel continues the double-double streak and is currently leading the entire WNBA in rebounds
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#891 » by hermes » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:08 pm

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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#892 » by ellobo » Mon Jul 1, 2024 1:43 am

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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

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And better spot up shooting, and therefore better spacing. Sloot is shooting 26% from three and Thornton is shooting 42%. Sloot does give them another playmaker off the dribble, but I feel like they have enough of that with Sabrina, Stewie, and Betnijah. The spacing helps the offense more than the playmaking, and Sloot is a reluctant shooter inside the arc as well, which further hurts their spacing.

And the defense is definitely better, with more length and size and fewer weak links. I would like the rotation much better with as few Sabrina/Sloot minutes as possible, which means bringing Sloot off the bench.
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#893 » by MrDollarBills » Mon Jul 1, 2024 11:16 am

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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

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And better spot up shooting, and therefore better spacing. Sloot is shooting 26% from three and Thornton is shooting 42%. Sloot does give them another playmaker off the dribble, but I feel like they have enough of that with Sabrina, Stewie, and Betnijah. The spacing helps the offense more than the playmaking, and Sloot is a reluctant shooter inside the arc as well, which further hurts their spacing.

And the defense is definitely better, with more length and size and fewer weak links. I would like the rotation much better with as few Sabrina/Sloot minutes as possible, which means bringing Sloot off the bench.


Yeah I agree.

Jones/Stewart/Thornton/Lainey-Hamilton/Ionescu is honestly a perfect starting 5 for this team. I know it sucks to ask Sloot to come off the bench but if we wanna win a championship we need to maximize our roster. That line up is basically elite two ways and if someone else needs to handle the ball in a pinch, give it to Stewie.
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#894 » by TinmanZBoy » Mon Jul 1, 2024 3:28 pm

For all the Reese and Clark rivalry talk, the ironic part is these two should team up together, almost a perfect fit
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#895 » by Ice Man » Mon Jul 1, 2024 4:45 pm

TinmanZBoy wrote:For all the Reese and Clark rivalry talk, the ironic part is these two should team up together, almost a perfect fit


True that. Drop Angel Reese onto the Fever, or Clark onto the Sky, and man those teams would be cooking.
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#896 » by MrDollarBills » Mon Jul 1, 2024 11:50 pm

TinmanZBoy wrote:For all the Reese and Clark rivalry talk, the ironic part is these two should team up together, almost a perfect fit


They'll be teaming up in the All Star game
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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#897 » by MrDollarBills » Mon Jul 1, 2024 11:51 pm

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Re: 2024 WNBA Season Discussion Thread 

Post#898 » by rmontro » Tue Jul 2, 2024 3:20 am

MrDollarBills wrote:Put these games on prime time national television cowards

If they're cowards, what are they afraid of?

That's liable to be a blowout though. But if not, it would be interesting.
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Post#899 » by MrDollarBills » Tue Jul 2, 2024 7:23 pm

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Post#900 » by MrDollarBills » Tue Jul 2, 2024 7:49 pm

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