WNBA Open Thread: Phoenix Mercury Beat Seattle Storm 92-83
by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 9:56 PM EDT
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PrintWho: #3 Phoenix Mercury vs #2 Seattle Storm
When: 10 p.m. EDT on NBA TV/WNBA LiveAccess
Where: U.S. Airways Center - Phoenix, AZ
What: Game 2 of the first round series between these two after the Storm's defense stifled the Mercury in Game 1 on Thursday.
2011 WNBA Playoffs: Seattle Storm Can Advance With Win Over Phoenix Mercury
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Yay, game thread!
Did youse lot know that the NY Liberty slaughtered Indy today?
It was good.
Those of you that have been around the WNBA longer than I...
when was the last time that anyone said, “[Team X] cannot win without Nakia Sanford”?
Call me cocky, but I can’t seem to shake that…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
They could win a lot easier if they
had kept Braxton. Were Phil Jackson coaching the Mercury Braxton would still be there. Actually, from the coaches’ comments at the time, the decision to eject Braxton could have been all Anne Meyers-Drysdale.
Yeah...the Braxton trade is looming large now...
Might’ve been best for team chemistry regardless…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Any idea what it was about?
There must have been words exchanged, but were they with Tauarasi or the coach??
Let me find Seth's piece so I know what's on the record :)
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
We’ve now learned from sources close to the situation that the reason for the suspension was Braxton’s response to criticism from Coach Corey Gaines regarding her lackadaisical play in games both before and after the All-Star break.
Braxton was said to have “mouthed off” to Gaines and in the locker room which prompted the suspension.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
(The suspension preceded the trade)
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Swollen knee
it was a game time scratch last game…
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Almost on cue the announcers finally decided to tell me
Nevermind :)
by onetimer on Sep 17, 2011 10:20 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
What Agler must be saying during the timeout:
“Ok, let’s stop playing around – Lauren, go ahead and go into the paint.”
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It's time for her to have a big game!
Good prep for next year’s Olympics.
NO - I think they really are actually playing it....
“Great help defense by Candice Dupree”
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Shoulda put a smilie
I was kidding. They look much better tonight.
Dupree knows D
IDK about these other people. ;)
“Let it fly, baby. Let it fly. That’s what we’re here to do.” ~Diana Taurasi
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
If this is how this team comes out on the road
There’s no way they can beat Minnesota. No way at all.
Bonner totally deserved the sixth woman award.
She looks great.
Now if she’d just eat something. SO ABNORMALLY THIN.
by onetimer on Sep 17, 2011 10:26 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
She eats all the time!
She’s just got one of those metabolisms.
Oh, Fabulous Swizzle Stick!
Does DeWanna have any bones in that arm?
(I know. I keep wanting to drag her home and feed her pasta.)
Good sign for Seattle
Katie Smith coming off the bench and draining a quick three. She’s been streaky this year.
by onetimer on Sep 17, 2011 10:28 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
Watching college football today and it's bad news all around in the DC area
Maryland loses to Hick State U (send Edsall back to UConn… NOW! ALL TALK!!!)
Virginia loses to UNC again (fire the Richmond guy… NOW!! ALSO ALL TALK)
Virginia Tech ONLY wins by 19 over Arkansas State. BEAMER NEEDS TO RETIRE! NOW!!!
Navy loses to lousy South Carolina because the damn team doesn’t know what a shotgun formation is! FIRE THE HAWAIIAN! NOW!!!!!!
William and Mary, one of the FAVORITES for the Division I championship ONLY wins by 3 over New Haven! A DIVISION II SCHOOL!!!! PATHETIC!!!
Even Georgetown loses to freaking YALE!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only good news at least for the ACC is that Miami is beating Ohio State in a match of two programs about to get the Death Penalty, and Clemson destroyed Auburn, another school that cheats.
as for today, you probably would like to see this picture which is the theme of this entire game:
I will lurk periodically and root for the Hurricanes to beat Sweatervest’s school. I hate Miami, but Sweatervest looks like Dan Snyder when he’s 75.
by thewiz06 on Sep 17, 2011 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Could definitely be way worse for Seattle right now.
by onetimer on Sep 17, 2011 10:34 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
End 1: 23-18 Merc
Big difference:
Oboards:
Sea: 0
Phx: 3
I’d like to point out that Phoenix has had a strong first quarter in the last 2 meetings against the Storm…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
from glancing at this game, it looks like if Sue wasn't contributing
this would be a blowout against your favor
I have no stats
But I feel like Phx often come out very strong. Ie the first quarter is not a good predictor for them.
It's almost tempting to go back through their entire season and look at that...
It was same story in the Storm’s win against Merc in Phx this year…
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Woo hoo!!!
Suckeyes.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you see the Maddow Show where she went off about SUCKEYES?
It was hilarious. The overall theme was about people in congress being disrespectful, but she used Sukeyes as an analogy.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Totally missed it...
But need to see it :)
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Here it is and it's something I would never do:
Yesterday, in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, they held a hearing that was titled the "Consequences of Obamacare." That is not the shorthand nickname. That is not the shorthand nickname for the hearing. The committee actually put Obamacare in the title.
That‘s like if you were the University of Michigan, and you were hosting your big rival Ohio State. But instead of putting Buckeyes up on the scoreboard, you put "suckeyes" up on the scoreboard. Hilarious. Also petty.
House Republicans keep doing stuff like this. Let‘s have a hearing where we call it Obamacare.
I’d prefer that they come to the Big House and lose under their own name. ;)
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn I just went looking for it
Found the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4dKr1TbY0U
Don’t lie, though: you love it when she says “SUCKEYES!!”
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me ask you something, thewiz
If I went on a college football blog and started talking about the WNBA, what do you think would happen?
Unless you're on UConn's blog or Tennessee's blog
they will say WNBA stands for Will Never Be Accepted.
Fair point Wave...
…but if you look at the sum total of what occurs in those spaces, that is not a standard by which we should judge ourselves by.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Great day:
That institution of lower miseducation from Ohio loses.
MSU loses.
MICHIGAN WINS.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
if FSU beats Oklahoma
then I will have an average day. Right now it is below average after the Ohio State victory. So initially, I was awful
I really like Dupree
She is my favorite Merc by far.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
Mine's Bonner
(I mean of the non-Aussie Mercs.)
You and BearBloke,
who has finally succumbed to the Bonnette. He keeps hissing, “Wow!” and asking if I can guess how many rebounds she has so far.
Can you get her to eat something?
She worries me. :/
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes it's that but still...
Ensure shakes. Something. She looks like she’s going to snap, poor thing. DRob has arms that are thicker than Bonner’s legs…
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not suggesting she get fat
I’m saying put on some more damn muscle. But yes, women are healthier with a little more body fat than guys, anyway.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You can get an idea of how thin Bonner's bones are by
looking at her knees and comparing them to the knees of the other players.
A nice brisket of beef
and roast potatoes is my prescription.
LJ bankin em in...
Crazy….
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I will confess that I ALMOST bought a Smith jersey while in Seattle
But the numbers were the wrong color. Apparently she signed so late that the team had to get the blanks made locally and the local printer messed up the fore/background color on the numbers.
They messed up some of the Cash ones as well.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I love the current jerseys
I’d pick up a ton of they made the authentics available. As it is I’m waiting until the replicas available to us look better to pick up my next round of players.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
are you talking about the jerseys the players are wearing?
I like them too.
I don’t like the sleeveless t shirts that are the only ones for sale unfortunately.
Yes, its totally Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots...as a movie
So weird.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
Has Aussie star. Clearly will be excellent!
Mmmmmmm . . . robots!
Ooops, my bad for not starting the game thread…
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Feel free to add what you want
:)
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
It’s all good.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, can the Storm shoot 75% from three all night? If so it’s OVER. If not, it’s still probably over.
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Intensity level is at least at a very high level…
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Here's an early problem or challenge...
As physical as this game is, Bonner cannot play 40 minutes.
As close as this game is, unless Sanford plays by some surprise, Bonner has to be in the game….
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
she should play more
the problem is w/ the Merc the positions she plays best happen to be occupied by Taylor, Taurasi and Dupree. She’s ridiculously versatile but can’t play the five and neither can Dupree and Sanford is good for six hard fouls and not much else…it’s an issue
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by Seth Pollack on Sep 17, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
and Sanford is very good at cheering both from the bench or on the court…
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by Seth Pollack on Sep 17, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
But not as good as Sidney Spencer!
She’s the queen cheerleader of the WNBA!
You're correct ...
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno--
I bet Bonner could do 40 minutes.
(The poor girl would drop dead then, but they’d be GOOD minutes, including 32 rebounds.)
Na-a-a-h-h-h-!-!-!
The Bonner breathes. She takes an occasional sip of water, a crust of bread. That’s it.
I watched college football all day and that was the best touchdown I’ve seen so far…
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Have I mentioned that I like Dupree?
Because I really do.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
18 points already
She’s the difference in this game.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
As Nate pointed out above
Her D is looking good too.
crystal clear for me
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by Seth Pollack on Sep 17, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Ditto
Great combination of levity and substantive basketball insight.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He's one of the worst gentleman announcers ever!
At least insofar as he makes those “one of the best lady player” statements.
Aluma wallet got panned on some complaint site.
Apparently they have a mechanical hinge part that breaks.
Dupree still on fire
Damnit, why am I pulling for the Mercs?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
Because you're evil.
And want to be against me. ;)
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I have really just been emotionally captured by Dupree
You know how sometimes you watch a game you don’t care about and then all of a sudden you find you are pulling for one of the teams simply because of the performance of one player? This is that night. Generally speaking, I like the Storm better, and could easily see myself becoming rather Storm crazy if I lived there. But…Dupree…
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
When did you become the rational one? :)
Dupree is as smooth as they come. I ain’t mad atcha.
I think someone said Augustus is the coolest player in the league – I’ve always given it to Dupree.
She takes Whalen’s nonchalance to a new level…
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
She can also chew gum and play basketball at the same time
In the post, even.
Mad skillz, yo.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That Sky team was too talented to be not making the playoffs.
Dupree – Fowles – Perkins is an amazing core.
That they couldn’t build around that is a shame……
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I don't even know what to tell them
It should have been glorious. :(
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Phoenix's "luck"
was that the Sky, Lynx, and Mystics passed on a perennial 6th woman…
Just bad decision-making.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
dang, this board software is a little too smart
that was supposed to be
No. 1 pick Taurasi
No. 2 pick Pondexter
No. 1 pick (became Tangela Smith)
They had a No. 3 that they wasted on Sandora Irvin.
I feel you
But the Sky effectively blew a few picks they had in taking players that I’m not entirely sure fit together…
Fowles was as lucky as any of the above. Given they’ve only been around a short time, they’ve had ample opportunity.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Dupree
I checked at halftime: with 3 blocks, she is one off her career-high of four.
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Dupree to Johnson
No? OK Dupree tip and pass to Diana. That worked.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
That's what the Storm will be suffering from later if they don't win this one.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
They’ll know they’re going back to KeyArena to give their fans another game.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I need to find a closeup of that somewhere
It looks cool but…what is it?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Dupree with the spin move
Doin’ it all.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
End 3: 71-62 Merc
This is remarkable: Storm still have not one offensive rebound according to the WNBA.com box.
Storm: 0
Merc: 8
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Temeka--
just distribute the effing ball, please.
BearBloke now claims he’s been a Bonner fan for months. Harumph.
THROW IT DOWN! THROW IT DOWN!!
She’s done everything else this game, so why not?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 17, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Gone
CanDo just fouled out. No more awesome plays tonight.
The pace of the game right now favors Seattle...
But they’re completely out of sorts…
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Bonner is not only long
she’s athletic and fast. I bet that she would be a top candidate for 100 yard dash champion of the league even though she would get behind at the start.
With Marion Jones now gone
My money would be on DRob.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 18, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Trend?
Are we seeing a trend developing here? Teams on the verge of elimination won’t go away? (hope, hope) :)
Offense wins award
defense wins games
but rebounding wins championships.
Says Charlie Turner-Thorne.
There you go
Phoenix has absolutely two of the best lady players in the world in Taurasi and Penny Taylor.
That dude needs to shut up.
…and eat his crow.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 18, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, please.
Either one could demolish the speaker with one ladylike hand behind her ladylike back.
by BearBint on Sep 18, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I could see where one would think that.
Like I said above:
A. It was unlikely that Bonner and Dupree alone could withstand the physical play of Little, Jackson*, and Willingham all game. Sanford gave them that boost that allowed them to hang on to the lead.
B. They were not going to win without Sanford’s 19 minutes of interior play, at home or KeyArena.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 18, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Agler talking now. How do you folks feel about him going to Minnesota
and harrassing Reeve during a game?
"Phoenix has not won in Seattle since
September of 2009. That’s a LONG TIME AGO".
It’s only two years in my book, but admittedly I’m not go go go.
Taurasi drives me crazy on the court
But, damn, she gives good press conference.
What struck me was her arms.
I consider Dupree long-armed but Taurasi’s looked longer sitting next to her.
One of her coaches from some non-academic team before high school said that
when they first met with the team the first thing Taurasi said was something like “We’re gonna have the two fattest coaches in the league!”.
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