Frankly, I don't understand why Smith plays as much as she does, now that Temi is healthy. Yes, Temi blew two layups last night and is still getting back into game shape, but she is WAY better than Smith. I like Dantas in there better than Smith as well. I also do not know why Hull does not start. She has earned it. Our best lineup is Clark, Mitchell, Hull, Temi, and Boston.
Yes - start Hull, bench Katie Lou. More minute for Temi & Dantas. Tell Smith she can play when she remove her head from her butt.
I'm not dialed into technique like a lot of these guys are but it seems pretty solid. She's not afraid to put a body on someone, whether it's a post player or a guard driving into the lane.
Counterpoint is that you should play your best 5, and that we have a better chance of mounting a lead with Lexi in the game, thereby breaking the spirit of the opposition and lessening the need for her to take chances resulting in fouls. It would be like during the early part of the season when Caitlin struggled with foul trouble, bringing Caitlin off the bench to start the game so she can play in the 4th quarter.
As a team they set REALLY bad screens. They never hold the screen, set it squarely, and are almost always moving. This is poor coaching in my view.....
For those who don't understand the rules. every part of Clarks play was going for the BALL. In my mind that makes it a basketball play unlike some of the shit we've seen done to Clark early in the year. If you notice, a lot of that stuff has backed down, because CC took her lumps like a big girl, and said nothing. That and she has shown the league she's a PLAYA, and has earned her cred..
With Dantas getting the most bench minutes. Hull is an absolute pleasure to watch. She just makes things happen. Reminds me of Nicholas Bauer. And she is a pleasure on the eyes to boot. She should be starting. Smith and Samuelson should be on the bench. It's clear as day who the top 6 players are IMO.
Reminds of when the same thing happened to Caitlin a few games back resulting on a no call. Me personally, I would have called that a flagrant as would the one against Caitlin. I can't stand how they let people beat each other up. But, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Or in this case, what is good for the gander is good for the goose.
Probably can't argue that list. Fran your obsession w/Taurisi is getting a bit weird. I think everyone knows she shouldn't have been on the team ahead of CC. She's washed.
So 4 forwards and a shooting guard. Makes sense.
The black dude’s face is even funnier.
But Sides was yelling from the sideline and we don’t know what she was saying….we also don’t know what Sides told them in the huddle during the timeout. Clark called it, but was it her decision? That we don’t know.
understandable I guess, it does get you the ball on the other side of the court. It also allows the defense to set up. With 6 seconds to go and everyone scrambling and the ball ending up in CC’s hands you have to just play on there. Luckily they were able to inbound to Mitchell no problem and she iced the game. But damn ai was shocked at the time out at the moment.
Tell us more about the political decision to keep Caitlin off the 2024 Olympic team.
Not sure if it was Bluder or cc was just that good
You have a point but there are 5-stars and then there is the queen of 5-stars..
I think they have a good shot at 21. Tomorrow night would obviously be pivotal for that to transpire. But they seem to be winning at a 2/3 clip as of late. Puts them at 20 or 21.
