Game Thead: Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever, 7pm EST
by Sam James on Jun 19, 2010 6:17 PM EDT
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Two great teams meet up tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse, 7 PM EST
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Big Game
The fever have been winning big games, but just cannot move up the Eastern conference…
Thats how tought the East hs been.
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I honestly have not watched the Dream (much) since they left Seattle...
How have they looked since?
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Fever really felt they let that first ame agaist the Dream slip away.
They think they have every right and ability to win this one at home.
But they really haven’t acknowledged just as the Fever have improved durin the season, the Dream probably also has.
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I think it's more fun to defy convention
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I like the Fever thing here
Everyone in a circle for the high fives, including the coaches
good spirit
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Fever's offense has been so much better last game and here
smoother,inside games
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I love the Dream player names
All of them sound so great.
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Fever really good a using body position to deny balls
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Catchings is like a great white shark coming out of the water to grab the ball like a helpless seal
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That is much more vivid than what I was thinking...
“Good job playing the passing lanes”
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Horrible foul by Lehning...
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Maya Moore is coming....
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Team has been using TSB inside more offensively last few games
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They like that matchup, rare to see Indy iso anyone
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Wait - they like TSB on who?
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That was on Lyttle, I think.
My only thought there tho is that if TSB misses, Lyttle has a 100% chance on that defensive rebound. That really hurts the value of the play.
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Yes... I wouldn't see that as a matchup to exploit..
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I take petrel's absence here as complicit admission that the Dream have no chance here.
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That's possible.
I like to think that he’s so intensely focused that he locks himself in a basement and shuts out the outside world.
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Katie directly the defense, but she didn't do her job on the switch.
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Whoa Hoffman showing off..
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I know - my shot chart for Hoffman is this:
Catch and Shoot: 50%
1 dribble: 15%
more dribbles: 0%
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I feel like whoever I talk to in pregamegets a boost in the game.
today, I talked to Shay.
I told her a schedule change meant that they were playing Chicago today.
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Love the Fever going inside like this.
They seem to be clicking, keeping Atl on their heels
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But free throws!!!
Gotta make them!
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Yea, that's been a recent focus this week.
I think it really helps the offense.
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They are playing kinda the most efficient basketball possible near the end of the quarter...
Driving, getting high percentage shots, getting to the free throw line, and getting offensive rebounds… can’t beat that..
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Price kind of slung that shot in the air.
looked crazy-great but I guess it had no chance to go in
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To their credit, Atl isn't playing poorly...
Ind is just playing really well…
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yea, I was disgusted Indy put up 29 in the 1Q
but at least they only gave up 21…
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You need to reconnect with your west coast roots
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I know!
It’s funny, almost no one talks about offense here.
But they use the same D’Antoni mysticism when talking about it. Fever is an “Energy” cult on the defensive end.
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This second team is really playing with confidence
Much better with Briann running the show.
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Stars do that every game
good players do that some games.
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Beautiful hesitation move...
Not that I question the decision, but what would she need to improve to start?
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She's a starter already in my book, just works better on the second team
She started before her injury. She startd last year.
Lin will close out games with a backcourt of Tully and Briann,both apply huge defensive pressure. That’s our defensive lockdown backcourt.
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Well...
She only started 4 last year.. I know it was 2 at the beginning and then a few because Tully was injured?
But yes, I agree with you – it just seems the first unit works better with her… she’s just better at moving the ball…
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*First unit works better with TULLY...
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First unit can live with Tully's standing catch and shoot offense, second unit can't
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3.5 minutes in the quarter
Dream already in the penalty.
Scored 2 points.
Gave up 100,000 turnovers and 9 points.
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Zellous' energy is so valuable...
Sometimes it’s not even that she makes the shot.. it’s that she forces the defense to keep up with her speed…she’s not the most efficient player this year, but I think there’s an intangible change of pace impact that’s important to take note of…
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might be a true statement.
Her offense,as bad as it is kind of opens up the floor for everyone else.
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I'm telling you,Davs is a star coming out of the 4th year cocoon
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Davs offensive game has been much much better this year
she’s still working on her defense
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The early foul situaton has hurt atlanta
Fever living on the line.
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Davs passing from the low post...
Jessica Moore cutting??
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I bet the Fever will be pissed at the half
having given up 41+points instead of less than 35.
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Fever 55-41 at the half
that has to be the largest half time offensive score the Fever has had.
110 point pace!
All from the inside game
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ohmigod
Someone on press row heard Dream coach yell Angel McCoughtry on the bench
Apparently, Angel did or has given up on the game. The coach was yelling at her:
“Get this through your head, we are never out of a game! We never quit!”
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This isn't new
These two butt heads all the time. Luckily for Dream fans, Angel is too young to contemplate sitting out the season or demanding a trade—we think. :/
by just checkin on Jun 19, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL! It's okay :)
Just wanted to point out the dicey relationship between McCoughtry and Meadors.
by just checkin on Jun 19, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a gross lack of defense
Coach is gonna be made about this one.
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Dream will impode in the 4Q
This is their big run.
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BTW
The Dream have been scouting the Fever for three straight home games before this matchup.
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Huge quarter for Dream
Fever let the Sun down by 20 back into a 60-all tie with 7 minutes to go a few games ago.
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Wow... I gave up on this one...
What happened?
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and of course the Dream are going to make a run
look for catch to step it up
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Shay to Davs!
Davs back to shay, but heartbreaker, shay missed two layups
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Fun with stats
Dream shooting 0.575
Down by 5
They’ve taken 40 shots, Fever 60 shots.
Rebounds even
Dream 18 TOs to 8.
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A lot more inside-outside passing, rather than around-the-perimeter passing for Fever
its better
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Posting up Catch,
but I don’t like the turnaround jumper, drive, drive drive
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Wow... this game is crazy...
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been a lot of comebacks against the Fever this homestand
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I'm telling you...
This year they just might…
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If she gets recognized, it will be because of her game, stats be damned
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Well..
It could be worse… you could be some kind of crazy quantitative positivist….
Patience… :)
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I used to be, but that's because I didn't watch the games =D
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Wow @ Zellous
I know she’s not a good defender, but wow. Not even the worst defenders make those kinds of mental errors.
Atlanta will take it, though. :)
Mental lapses...
I suppose you could attribute hers to youth… but lord… those kind of plays will hold her back…
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she's not a bad defender, really, but yea bad play
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Yeah..
She’s energetic and sometimes loses focus, but not technically a poor defender…
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Didn't say that she was bad
Just that she’s not good.
by just checkin on Jun 19, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
The Dream just ran out of time.
happens on the road like that
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