Official WNBA Random Thoughts - Playoffs begin 9/22!

[BlackMajik]

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I wonder when the WNBA is gonna have a female version of Kyrie. Like some legendary handles and shot making abilities

they already have one. Ogunbowale

 

[Trojan 24]

You tripping she can handle the ball and kinda shoot the midrange , along with alot other shyt

Kwame brown was a bum.

No she can't, her game is be bigger then the other team. She literally shooting about 30% for the season

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

As far as Paige and Clark being teammates, I dont see that happening.

Unless I am missing someone who can be the #1 pick over Paige, she going to the expansion San Fran team.
(Im forgetting the Kiki girl who was at Stanford. I dont know if she can go to the league or not next year)

I'm just waiting for that 2027 draft. That shyt is gonna be crazy.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Indiana needs to let Smith set the screens for Clark up top. She can handle the short roll WAY better than Boston once Clark gets blitzed. I'd have Boston in the dunker spot.

setting screens is what's causing a lot of her turnovers. They are hedging the screens and trapping her and she has trouble passing out of the doubleteam against more athletic, taller, stronger players. It's something college coaches refused to do as they allowed her to come off of screens and shoot open 3s for 4 years. They need to play her off ball for most of the game. She can handle the rock a bit, but coming off screens is something she hasn't mastered yet at the WNBA level. She had another turnover late in the game when they trapped her off the screen.

 

[dizzy4111]

I'm a total WNBA casual but is chemistry more of an issue for teams than the NBA? That probably sounds sexist as hell but it seems like half of these women hate each other for real lol.

 

[LexDiamonds]

setting screens is what's causing a lot of her turnovers. They are hedging the screens and trapping her and she has trouble passing out of the doubleteam against more athletic, taller, stronger players. It's something college coaches refused to do as they allowed her to come off of screens and shoot open 3s for 4 years. They need to play her off ball for most of the game. She can handle the rock a bit, but coming off screens is something she hasn't mastered yet at the WNBA level. She had another turnover late in the game when they trapped her off the screen.

Keep baptizing her into the fire until she gets used to it. When the passes do get through, Smith has better athleticism and shooting ability to make teams pay.

 

[CarltonJunior]

I'm a total WNBA casual but is chemistry more of an issue for teams than the NBA? That probably sounds sexist as hell but it seems like half of these women hate each other for real lol.

Seems like they are with each other a lot less than NBA teams are. Shorter season and offseason.

Plus since the age of the league skews older, rookies are playing against these players for the first time, it's not like the NBA where you probably were in camps, AAU, etc together and grew around each other.

Those locker rooms are probably crazy toxic.

 

[cartierhoe]

Seems like they are with each other a lot less than NBA teams are. Shorter season and offseason.

Plus since the age of the league skews older, rookies are playing against these players for the first time, it's not like the NBA where you probably were in camps, AAU, etc together and grew around each other.

Those locker rooms are probably crazy toxic.

Also these women ain't making crazy money like that, you gotta earn your keep fast or you're at risk of getting cut.

 

[theflyest]

“Fukk him up, Fukk him up!” - Birdie

 

[BlackMajik]

Seems like they are with each other a lot less than NBA teams are. Shorter season and offseason.

Plus since the age of the league skews older, rookies are playing against these players for the first time, it's not like the NBA where you probably were in camps, AAU, etc together and grew around each other.

Those locker rooms are probably crazy toxic.

The WNBA has had horrible bullying issues

Wiggins: Bullied during career in 'toxic' WNBA

Candice Wiggins said constant bullying during her time in the WNBA led to her spirit being broken and her abrupt retirement from the league last year at age 29.

www.espn.com

 

[Flight]

Hmm ok I see her

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Never seen a woman handle the basketball like this man

 

[The_Sheff]

As many have said here lately, Indiana aint gonna win shyt cause they dont play as a team. They dont have each others' back. This goes for Cailtin (she dont seem to vibe with any of her teammates) or any of the bigs (its your job to enforce and back up your teammates if people are going at them).

Your top teams in all sports play at a unit.

My man, Indiana ain't gonna win shyt because they were one of the worst teams in the league, hence the reason they had the 1st pick in the draft. They are deficent of talent, one player, who was playing college ball a month ago doesn't change that.

They will need to acquire more talent in order to compete.

 

[BlackMajik]

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Never seen a woman handle the basketball like this man

Dayum

 

[klientel]

Refs should be sending Clark to the FT line like 15-20 times a game with how much they fouling her