2025 WNBA Regular Season Discussion Thread

BlacJacMac · Post #1641 » by **BlacJacMac** » Wed Sep 3, 2025 4:12 pm

Confirmed. Paige coming home to the Lynx...

Green Chile · Post #1642 » by **Green Chile** » Wed Sep 3, 2025 10:01 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:I've given up on any hopes of the Liberty repeating. We're too injured and its way too late in the season to try to figure this out

Congrats to Minnesota.

I know that's probably good for your mental health. Believing at this point would just be asking for torture.

But the Liberty came roaring back from the gates of hell last night. Against a really good team with a great home crowd with no Sab.

If they can get 2 moderately healthy games in before the Playoffs start to almost get on the same page, I still think they are a big threat to the Lynx.

For the last decade plus, having Stewie means you got a good shot at a ring.

There are so many great stories this year with the Dream, Mercury, and Valkyries. But I don't trust any of them as much as the Liberty or Aces catching a lick.

MrDollarBills · Post #1643 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Sep 4, 2025 3:18 pm

Green Chile wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:I've given up on any hopes of the Liberty repeating. We're too injured and its way too late in the season to try to figure this out

Congrats to Minnesota.

I know that's probably good for your mental health. Believing at this point would just be asking for torture.

But the Liberty came roaring back from the gates of hell last night. Against a really good team with a great home crowd with no Sab.

If they can get 2 moderately healthy games in before the Playoffs start to almost get on the same page, I still think they are a big threat to the Lynx.

For the last decade plus, having Stewie means you got a good shot at a ring.

There are so many great stories this year with the Dream, Mercury, and Valkyries. But I don't trust any of them as much as the Liberty or Aces catching a lick.

I will siphon some of your good will here and hope for the best lol

Mephariel · Post #1644 » by **Mephariel** » Fri Sep 5, 2025 3:53 am

A'ja Wilson is showing the world she is best.

Post #1645 » by **Parliament10** » Fri Sep 5, 2025 7:19 am

Read on Twitter

Green Chile · Post #1646 » by **Green Chile** » Fri Sep 5, 2025 8:06 pm

Right or wrong, I think that might have decided the MVP race.
A'ja launching a Phee shot into the upper deck also adds quite a highlight (though Phee sent A'ja through the roof on a pump fake a couple plays later).

If A'ja does it, she'd be the 1st 4-time MVP. (Leslie, Swoopes, and Lauren Jackson with 3)

If not for the one idiot that inexplicably voted her 4th in 2023, it would have had the chance to be 5 MVP's.

MrDollarBills · Post #1647 » by **MrDollarBills** » Fri Sep 5, 2025 10:19 pm

The Chicago Sky needs new ownership and management.

Post #1648 » by **Ice Man** » Sat Sep 6, 2025 5:55 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:The Chicago Sky needs new ownership and management.

The Sky are SO bad.

Green Chile · Post #1649 » by **Green Chile** » Sat Sep 6, 2025 8:48 pm

The Sun are so fun.

Saniya now up to 35% from 3. If she keeps developing that, her ceiling is just insane.

Post #1650 » by **Doctor MJ** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 8:14 pm

Green Chile wrote:Right or wrong, I think that might have decided the MVP race.
A'ja launching a Phee shot into the upper deck also adds quite a highlight (though Phee sent A'ja through the roof on a pump fake a couple plays later).

If A'ja does it, she'd be the 1st 4-time MVP. (Leslie, Swoopes, and Lauren Jackson with 3)

If not for the one idiot that inexplicably voted her 4th in 2023, it would have had the chance to be 5 MVP's.

We'll see what happens, but do keep in mind that for the season that the two teams played 4 times and A'ja only had one good game out of the 3 she played, and that one good game came after the Lynx had a huge standings lead.

BlacJacMac · Post #1651 » by **BlacJacMac** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 9:34 pm

Doctor MJ wrote:
Green Chile wrote:Right or wrong, I think that might have decided the MVP race.
A'ja launching a Phee shot into the upper deck also adds quite a highlight (though Phee sent A'ja through the roof on a pump fake a couple plays later).

If A'ja does it, she'd be the 1st 4-time MVP. (Leslie, Swoopes, and Lauren Jackson with 3)

If not for the one idiot that inexplicably voted her 4th in 2023, it would have had the chance to be 5 MVP's.

We'll see what happens, but do keep in mind that for the season that the two teams played 4 times and A'ja only had one good game out of the 3 she played, and that one good game came after the Lynx had a huge standings lead.

Including, playing in the 53 and 31 point losses.

Green Chile · Post #1652 » by **Green Chile** » Yesterday 7:25 pm

BlacJacMac wrote:
Doctor MJ wrote:
Green Chile wrote:Right or wrong, I think that might have decided the MVP race.
A'ja launching a Phee shot into the upper deck also adds quite a highlight (though Phee sent A'ja through the roof on a pump fake a couple plays later).

If A'ja does it, she'd be the 1st 4-time MVP. (Leslie, Swoopes, and Lauren Jackson with 3)

If not for the one idiot that inexplicably voted her 4th in 2023, it would have had the chance to be 5 MVP's.

We'll see what happens, but do keep in mind that for the season that the two teams played 4 times and A'ja only had one good game out of the 3 she played, and that one good game came after the Lynx had a huge standings lead.

Including, playing in the 53 and 31 point losses.

Don't disagree.

If it's not understood, I'd hate to see either player not get the MVP. An absolutely impossible choice.

But if I'm voting, I give it to A'ja.

Her team sucked early. It was brutal.
But they turned it all around in an insane way with A'ja, of course, leading the way.

Aces basically finishing the season the same way the Lynx started it. When it's this close, I'll lean on the finish.

Of note, I don't actually believe in the Aces, and the Lynx would curbstomp them in a series. But I can't overlook what the Aces are doing, even if I don't believe in it.

Green Chile · Post #1653 » by **Green Chile** » Yesterday 7:48 pm

For this Playoff race, it's all down to Storm and Sparks.
Unlikely the Sparks get it, but it would be a disaster for the Storm.

If the Storm beat the Valkyries, they are in.
But beating the Valkyries isn't a guarantee for anybody, especially the Storm.

So, if the Storm lose to the Valkyries, the Sparks are in if they can beat the Mercury and Aces (looking for 15-0).

Storm are almost surely going to back into the Playoffs. But it would be wild if the Sparks pulled this off.

Green Chile · Post #1654 » by **Green Chile** » Yesterday 7:51 pm

And I love the Storm, but I hope the Sparks make it.
Don't know what's wrong with the Storm, but I don't think they can fix it.

Sparks with Mama D, Plum, Rickea, Azura, Brink, Rae, and Allemond could make the Lynx at least sweat a little.

BlacJacMac · Post #1655 » by **BlacJacMac** » Yesterday 7:53 pm

Green Chile wrote:
Aces basically finishing the season the same way the Lynx started it. When it's this close, I'll lean on the finish.

If all things were equal, I'd totally agree.

But the only thing the Lynx are playing for is avoiding injuries and trying not to totally lose their edge heading into the Playoffs.

Aces have been in a fight the whole way.

Green Chile · Post #1656 » by **Green Chile** » Yesterday 8:06 pm

BlacJacMac wrote:
Green Chile wrote:
Aces basically finishing the season the same way the Lynx started it. When it's this close, I'll lean on the finish.

If all things were equal, I'd totally agree.

But the only thing the Lynx are playing for is avoiding injuries and trying not to totally lose their edge heading into the Playoffs.

Aces have been in a fight the whole way.

I agree.
As I said just splitting hairs on 2 players that both deserve it.

MrDollarBills · Post #1657 » by **MrDollarBills** » Yesterday 10:30 pm

Ice Man wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:The Chicago Sky needs new ownership and management.

The Sky are SO bad.

Angel was 100% right. The Sky's management's response to her calling them out says everything to me.

If she didn't care, she would have stayed silent and waited for the first chance to ask for a trade.

Angel isn't the first star these idiots have pissed off.

MrDollarBills · Post #1658 » by **MrDollarBills** » Today 12:22 am

Unrivaled just hit $340m valuation. There is absolutely a lock out coming.

Shout out to Serena Williams, Trae Young, and The Wagner Bros for their initial investments

Phee and Stewie right now

wojoaderge · Post #1659 » by **wojoaderge** » Today 12:46 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
Ice Man wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:The Chicago Sky needs new ownership and management.

The Sky are SO bad.

Angel was 100% right. The Sky's management's response to her calling them out says everything to me.

If she didn't care, she would have stayed silent and waited for the first chance to ask for a trade.

Angel isn't the first star these idiots have pissed off.

Sloot's gonna lead them back to the playoffs once she recovers from her ACL injury

Post #1660 » by **DOT** » Today 3:36 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
Ice Man wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:The Chicago Sky needs new ownership and management.

The Sky are SO bad.

Angel was 100% right. The Sky's management's response to her calling them out says everything to me.

If she didn't care, she would have stayed silent and waited for the first chance to ask for a trade.

Angel isn't the first star these idiots have pissed off.

I'm just saying

The Sun have 2 1st round picks this year and need a big...