I hear you. These days, though, it seems like coaches are too often pulling players from the game for a bit after they're called for fouls, and maybe they're overly conscious of that. Or maybe they are simply afraid of getting hurt or, worse, ending up with a season-ending injury. NOT that I recall that ever happening, but these ARE typically pretty solid women coming barreling through the lane at them. lol
Pansies, maybe?
I believe it was madtowne who called Rae a baby deer on roller skates at times. And she still has moments of that, but the energy she brings overcomes it. The first two questions Curt got in the presser yesterday were cleaned up versions of "how can you possibly still start Nurse over Rae". He pointed out correctly that when Rae plays extended mins, she often struggles with cramps and he'd rather save her for later in the game. That's true, she had to come out late yesterday due to cramps and I've seen that happen several times before. Someone feed Rae a banana.
It seems that Rae missing her first round pick rookie season really set her back in terms of her league standing. I feel that the Sparks are still treating her like a player they really don't to want invest in so they are trying everybody before her and she has to be lights out to get extended playing time.
According to what I was reading going into the season, even w a guaranteed contract this year Rae was def a player they saw as expendable. Injuries and the Sparks general disarray have given her a chance though and now I'm pretty sure she's on much firmer ground. I think eventually, when Cam is back and they get some decent guards, Rae will settle most likely as a key 6th player, backing up Rickea and whatever good 2 guard they get. Should start the rest of this year, or get starter mins over Nurse.
IMO the Liberty is just a better team this year. Plum's been off all year, was a big reason the lowly Sparks beat the Aces twice. We'll see what happens the second half but looks like the playoffs will be much more wide open this yr.
I’ve been saying they needed to trade her for a 1st round pick, she’s not worth a max contract, and James Wade screwed the Sky over by giving that to her. But trading her to the Sun doesn’t help the Sky since it won’t be a lottery pick, but they do get out of that bad contract. Now they have picks they can probably use to swap for in 2027 and get Juju.
Clark's assist totals on a legitimately bad team are really impressive.
This should be interesting. There aren't too players that UConn fans really hate. However, Marina Mabrey is near the top of the list, if not at the top. This is a prime example of letting go of past opinions of a player, when all of a sudden, they are on your team. As a Notre Dame grad, her whole family has been a thorn on the side of UConn, not to mention that she is one of the dirtiest players in the league. It will be interesting when she first takes the floor at Mohegan Sun arena. I am willing to overlook the past since the Suns weakness is 3 point shooting. As I said, it should be interesting.
