Hope the UCONN snowflakes aren't bothered by this
I will be curious to see what kind of action Kelsey Mitchell gets. They say she was practicing offense and defense this week. If she could just be out there as a legit shooting threat as a pressure release valve, that would really help open things up.
My prediction for tonight:
Same reason two-time national POY Garza rides the pine for the Timberwolves. Not better than the competition.
Okay.
The overrated white girl from Iowa can't be the reason, can she? LOL
Let's see what the officiating is like. I hope the refs don't let Conn turn it into an MMA match like they did sometimes in the exhibition games. If the refs force teams to play basketball, then that line looks pretty good to me because CC is pretty damn good at basketball.
i don't mind a tight or loose whistle, so long as it is a consistent whistle. If it is a consistent whistle, she's going to cook
Undersized for her athleticism.. once she got that 3 ball down it carved a path back for her.
Megan was undersized for a WNBA center at 6-3 who only had a college post game. Since then, she has developed a 3-point shot and redefined herself.
Honest question for our regular WNBA watchers: how much more athletic are most WNBA defenders than the guards for South Carolina? Weren't all of them future WNBA players? Same for Flau'jae Johnson with LSU. Caitlin could score against them, and put Howard on skates in that clip above. Is there anyone who can truly just lock her down?*
25 points is overly optimistic IMO. Connecticut is one of the better defensive teams in the WNBA If CC does score 25 or more, she will need to get more minutes and knock down more 3s than pre-season I hope she does! Gun to head, though, I bet the under on the Vegas line (21.5)…. but again, I would need a gun to head to bet against her.
There's a big difference in a 4 year + WNBA vet & college players. What the officials allow in terms of contact on the perimeter is much different as well. Only 5 players averaged over 20 pts per game last year. Hopefully they get out in transition and she gets some open looks early.
That's something folks have to consider whether it is in this case, Luka, or any other player teams get: Does the player make your team Better? In time, Luka will rise to that level. Wolves see good value in Luka to keep him there.
