What’s weird is Boston led the league in FG% last year (57.8%) while taking 10.1 shots per game. She’s actually averaging slightly more at 10.5 shots/game so far this year, while shooting 40.5%.
oh I definitely do not have composure. but nobody is running around giving me a "T". except the wife. she is tough. no pics.
Given that quality guards are more plentiful than those wings, they my benefit from a 3 guard offense and keep Boston and Smith on the blocks to focus on rebounding. Kind of like when the warriors featured Steph, Klay, and whoever else. If they could add another shooter on the cheap, say by trading for Kate Martin, it could work and allow them to play faster with more ball movement and spacing.
I don't know about that. They should, but I see two problems.
Wheeler knows where to set Clark up for logo 3s. Marshall was the master of that at Iowa.
As I watched the play, I wondered if she was actually calling out the ref for not calling a foul on her. It looked like to me she might have been intentionally grabbing to stop the easy layup.
There is not a lack of talent.
There is tremendous talent. My point is not there is not talent, it is the lack of passing-specific talent. And of course, other players can make great passes. I have seen some in my limited sampling of the W. It is just those passes are few and far in between. Or maybe it is just the Fever players who appear to be so unskilled? In any event, my second point stands. I hope they prove me wrong, but I think there are too many entrenched egos to make rule changes.
I will say I was very impressed with Tèmítọ́pẹ́ Títílọlá Olúwatóbilọ́ba Fagbenle. She is is exactly the kind of player who CC needs to get out and rim run and finish on passes. I will also say that if Mitchell can just be 20% less selfish, she is an extremely talented slasher and scorer. Smith looked better. I am just not sure what to make of Boston. Overall though, this team is night and day from the team that got crushed by the Sun on opening night.
Agreed there. +
Yeah it's real ruff but CC is changing and so is the team. Last night was the first time I have ever seen her push someone in the back (no foul) and drive for a layup leading with her elbow out and knock the defender away, again no foul.
A lot of complaints about that tech but if the center would have made that lay up the game would have most likely went into overtime!?
That's the thing that drives me nuts - people see what they want to see. This isn't directed at you, and hell, I bagged on Boston for the blown layup. But the reality is Clark had the tech, Boston blew the layup, Mitchell had at least one air ball and had her shit thrown at the rim, and there were 50 other reasons why the Fever lost. The criticism of Clark bothers me a lot though, because yes she made mistakes, but without her they are dog crap.
this looks like a foul to me
From what I can tell based on my small sample size of watching WNBA games, this is considered great defense by the refs.
No wonder why she was so pissed off. The defender grabs her arm when she was trying to dribble between her legs, causing her to lose the ball.
It was indeed a fvcking foul.
