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jc23 wrote:man, when Clark hits a 3 there is just nothing like it outside of Curry. They feel like they count for more then 3 points.
AI_Efficiency wrote:Good learning experience for Clark. Respectfully, if I’m the coach I’m saying you absolutely cannot go foul hunting on the last shot like this. Felt like the difference between a player exaggerating contact and trying to score vs just trying to get a foul call. She needed to use Haliburton’s shot for inspiration. Win or lose, game needed to end with her getting a shot that at least gets rim.
rmontro wrote:AI_Efficiency wrote:Good learning experience for Clark. Respectfully, if I’m the coach I’m saying you absolutely cannot go foul hunting on the last shot like this. Felt like the difference between a player exaggerating contact and trying to score vs just trying to get a foul call. She needed to use Haliburton’s shot for inspiration. Win or lose, game needed to end with her getting a shot that at least gets rim.
My impression was the Liberty player (not sure who was guarding her) stole the ball from her, so she didn't really get a chance to take a shot. At that point, there wasn't much choice but hope for the foul.
Ice Man wrote:That felt like Game 1 of a new rivalry. Credit and blame on the final quarter. Credit to the Liberty for stepping it up like champs. Blame to the Fever, including Boston who had previously been great, for missing bunny after bunny. Painful that.
I have no idea how Bonner has ever scored even 1,000 points in this league, never mind being the 3rd leading scorer ever. In 4 games this season, she looks utterly devoid of offensive ability.
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Ice Man wrote:Obviously, she once was a different player than she is today, because she's the 3rd leading scoring in league history.
Ice Man wrote:I am still getting used to the difficulty that WNBA players often have scoring at the rim, when under pressure. In the last 7 minutes of yesterday's game, Indy had the following missed shots, according to the official play-by-play. Only the last of those attempts was blocked.
Howard - 1 ft
Boston - 1 ft
Boston - 3 ft
Boston - 1 ft
Boston - 1 ft
Bonner - 1 ft
Bonner - 1 ft
Ummm, yep, that's how to lose a game down the stretch. I mean, yes credit is due to the LIberty's interior defenders, but come on now ... no team can win missing bunnies like that.
AI_Efficiency wrote:Also, Kelsey Mitchell missed a warm up layup line layup (dominant hand side too) early in the 4th that I worried at the time would come back to bite them. It looked like she was trying to get fancy and just used one hand going up. Every possession matters, can’t blow that.
Ice Man wrote:Yep. All of Indy's Big Three bottled it in the 4th. Mitchell went 1-5 in the quarter, Clark 1-4 plus the final turnover, and Boston had all those missed bunnies. Meanwhile, Jonquel kicked ass and took no prisoners. When the going got tough, the champs showed their pedigree.
jc23 wrote:
dang
Ice Man wrote:Quad strains are likely hamstring pulls. You can come back in a couple of weeks if the strain is Grade 1, but if not it can take a lot longer. The Fever have not specified her Grade.
Me wonders if this is related to her publicized extra muscle. More muscle = more possibility of strains/pulls. Take it from me, a former track guy. We cross-country types NEVER pulled thigh muscles, but sprinters did ... a lot.
Ice Man wrote:Well, I googled and my hypothesis appears to be wrong, as apparently more muscle mass is not related to pulls/strains. However, muscle imbalances are, meaning when one set of muscles (say quads) are stronger or weaker than another related set (say, hamstrings).