2024 WNBA Discussion Thread

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Is it possible? Is the last team going to beat the #1 team? It’s a miracle!

Unfortunately I can’t see any of the games, I canceled the WNBA subscription so it wouldn’t renew, but it’s supposed to be good till May 26, 2025. Even though they tried to fix it, I can’t see the games.

Anyway, Congrats to Rickea and the Sparks for never giving up, they deserve this win!
 
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VolBalls33 said:
Did Curt not make 1 sub in the 4th Q? I think all 5 played the last 13 or so min of the game. Happy for RJ and Rae!!
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I think so. Definitely left the tank in the garage tonight. If a team ever deserved a win, it's this one. Sure didn't think it would be over the Lib tho. No JJ plus a great job on Sabrina. She had 18 pts but was just 3-14 fm 3, 7-21 overall.

However the public at large feels about Curt, his players always play hard for him. Really impressed how little quitting there has been given all the disappointments.

Once again, I think Rickea only got up 3 or 4 shots the whole second half. Did hit a big 3 when the Libs were coming back and a free throw. Had 19 pts, 3 rebs (needs to reb better) 3 assists (a big improvement lately) and 2 steals. 3 t.os and 2 of them were bad ones at the end when she got trapped in corners. But man, that first half! Poetry in motion.

Rae and Hamby really took over the second half, Rae ended w 18 pts 5 rebs an assist and a steal. Rae had big play after big play down the stretch. Where Rickea is poetry, Rae is still that baby deer on roller skates, couldn't have more different playing styles. So fun to see. The LVFLs ended up 14-19 fm the field, 7-9 fm 3, combined 37 pts.

So wild that the Sparks have only won 7 games, but 3 of them are over the Aces and Lib.
 
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madtownvol said:
What stat lines for Rickea and Rae! Sadly, Jordy did not play tonight. It is like there is some cosmic limit to how much success LV players can have on a given night.
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Actually Diamond had her best stretch in a while tonight for the Sky. They were shorthanded due to illness so she got 15 mins and had 12 pts on 5-7 shooting. Announcers said it was the first time she's even scored in the last 3 games. Izzy played 9 mins, had 6 pts.

Truthfully, we're not far off from where the only LVs in the league are Rae, RIckea and Jordy, you know, Kellie Harper's girls. Not many, but that's alot of bang for the buck.

Also tonight, surprise!, Phoenix Mercury set a new single season record for technical fouls at 28, Good ole Sophie helped nail down the record by getting two techs and getting thrown out. Some things never change.
 
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Anyone else annoyed that Rickea was likely our best 3 point shooter and was clearly not green lighted to shoot the 3? Watching her play at all three levels, handle the ball and shoot the 3 has been so fun.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Anyone else annoyed that Rickea was likely our best 3 point shooter and was clearly not green lighted to shoot the 3? Watching her play at all three levels, handle the ball and shoot the 3 has been so fun.
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She was def greenlighted to shoot the 3 while here and did, She just wasn't very consistent with it, and truthfully, still isn't. Before this last handful of games where she's been unconscious, she was hovering around 30%. Never shot it better than low 30s her entire college career.

She's not going to stay shooting the insane 70% she's shot it these last games, but if she can consistently get it to mid 30s she will truly be an unstoppable scoring force.
 
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This is a question and answer so old it's grown whiskers. But this is so heartfelt and well spoken by Rae. She's worked incredibly hard to stay in the W, so happy to see that rewarded. To see it alongside Rickea is icing on the LVFL cake:

BTW someone recently said Hamby looks like Pete Davidson's twin sis and now I can't unsee it.
 
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glv98 said:
This is a question and answer so old it's grown whiskers. But this is so heartfelt and well spoken by Rae. She's worked incredibly hard to stay in the W, so happy to see that rewarded. To see it alongside Rickea is icing on the LVFL cake:

BTW someone recently said Hamby looks like Pete Davidson's twin sis and now I can't unsee it.
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Everyone calls Hamby Skeete. Old news lol. Poor thing looks just like him.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Anyone else annoyed that Rickea was likely our best 3 point shooter and was clearly not green lighted to shoot the 3? Watching her play at all three levels, handle the ball and shoot the 3 has been so fun.
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She worked hard in the off-season on mid-range and long-range shooting.
Most of her proficiency growth has happened popen After she left tennessee
 
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Coach Jumper said:
Most of her proficiency growth has happened popen After she left tennessee
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Rickea improved steadily while she was here, and continues to improve. Don't think it's a function of where she is. One thing you hear over and over about her is that nobody has seen or knows what her ceiling is. Curt almost drools everytime he says that.
 
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glv98 said:
Rickea improved steadily while she was here, and continues to improve. Don't think it's a function of where she is. One thing you hear over and over about her is that nobody has seen or knows what her ceiling is. Curt almost drools everytime he says that.
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Yes, but for her to reach that ceiling she has to have an influence stronger than she is to challenge her,,,right now, she is in control of him,,,not the reverse
 
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Coach Jumper said:
Yes, but for her to reach that ceiling she has to have an influence stronger than she is to challenge her,,,right now, she is in control of him,,,not the reverse
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You couldn't be more wrong about this. No coach has been this completely in control of her since Vic. She says she loves it, she wants to be controlled right now as she learns the W. Curt's problem isn't controlling her, it's controlling her without holding her bank. All the while trying to walk the tank tightrope. Apparently asst coach Nola Henry is doing alot of the film study and one on one coaching with Rickea.
 
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