WNBA Playoff Elimination Open Thread: Fever vs. Liberty, Storm vs. Mercury On ESPN2/3
by Nate Parham on Sep 19, 2011 7:12 PM EDT
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PrintWinner goes on, loser goes home (or rather, off to Europe).
Although these Game 3 situations can be nerve racking for fans of these individual teams, it is the type of exciting situation that any sports fan hopes for.
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Who: Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty When: 8 p.m. EDT - ESPN2/ESPN3.com Where: Phillips Arena - Atlanta, GA What: The Fever host the Liberty for Game 3 with a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Atlanta Dream on the line. Of note in this series - in keeping with their regular season series - the team that gets to the line more often wins the game. Preview: WNBA.com Links: New York Liberty vs. Indiana Fever: Watch those 'First Four'
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Who: Seattle Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury When: 10 p.m. EDT - ESPN2/ESPN3.com Where: KeyArena - Seattle, WA What: Whereas there has been some consistency in the Fever - Liberty series this season, you never really know what to expect from the Storm and Mercury. But the Mercury played an outstanding defensive game on Saturday and if they can repeat that they might be able to break the spell of KeyArena. Preview: WNBA.com Links: SBN Seattle Game 3 storystream Game 2 analysis: Never sleep on Penny Taylor SBN Arizona playoffs storystream
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Feel free to leave your insights, links, and thoughts on who you want to stay alive in the comments below. Also, while you're here and watching, answer James' poll: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the leadership of the WNBA are handling their jobs?
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zomg first post?!
about to disconnect and join the Usual Suspects for a viewing party. LET’S GO LIBERTY! /clap clap clapclapclap LET’S GO LIBERTY! /clap clap clapclapclap
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
L!-I!-B!-E!-R!-T!-Y!
I will be clapping along with you!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Ruh roh
I think I’m rooting against you! Maybe. Still not sure what I think about the East…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Libs turnovers...
might kill em..
Of course, if the Fever can’t capitalize, it’ll just look ugly, but not hurt near as much…
7-0 points off turnovers thus far
Indy 9, NYL 6…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
That’s kind of how I’m feeling…don’t have a real horse in this show. Pretty sure I want a Storm v. Lynx West Finals, so I guess I’ll be pulling for Seattle tonight. But I don’t think I’ll be heartbroken with any results this evening…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Erin Phillips
Making it look easy peasy…
Nicole Powell….
answering with style…
I think this is gonna be a goodie!
Oooohhh....double tech
Daryl Humphrey trying to keep it together. Called Catch and Powell for it… boos abound.
I think so
Looked like the ref is just trying to keep it from escalating. Not sure he can do that in a game three…this might get chippy…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Whiz:
“Catchings gets a lot of fouls called. Both not against her and for her. I wanted them (the refs) to know that.”
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a technically accurate way to say that he thinks the
refs give favorable treatment to Catchings.
But I'd say
We all got what he was meaning there… lol. If it’s true or not…hmmm…. don’t know if I watch enough Fever basketball to know…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
But quite honestly
I’d say nearly every star/vet gets lots of calls their way
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
the Basketcases' felicitous phrase
“She’s named for the patron saint of referees, St. Tamika.”
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
that was already established
but I appreciate the gratuitous picture anyway.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Catchings with 6
Indy scored 11 off turnovers…wow.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
After that latest (11th) turnover
He looks like he might go wacky tonight…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He's generally pretty even tempered
But he’s looking a little more…on edge tonight. Which is probably about right for a game 3.
True true.
I’d expect nothing less in a series deciding contest! :)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Phillips and Pierson have a history with respect to screens.
Phillips laid a brutal screen on Pierson when she was with Connecticut and Pierson on Detroit. At some point I think Pierson got her back in another game.
If I know Plenette at all
She definitely got her back. LOL
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Plenette for that
I’m horribly biased and generally believe the other party deserved it. ;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
She doesn't scare Diana.
She took on Plennete and Katie together during the 2007 finals. And came out ahead.
I ain't Diana.
They both scare me, actually. LOL!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Lauren Jackson is a big feisty girl and she
said she would never fight Diana. Said something about having seen her mess up too many people but I have no idea what that is in reference too.
Scary?
Awwww…she’s not scary! Look, small children gather around her like little fuzzy forest animals flock to Snow White!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You are just sad she didn't stay in Tulsa
;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No I'm not
She would have beat me up if she stayed in Tulsa. #Scaryville
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Kris!
Time to do a little scouting, eh?? Congrats on that sweep :)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha! You know I really like both of these teams
Selfishly I will be in Atlanta on Thursday anyway and would love to see the Dream open against the Liberty. With that said I think this is going to be a great game
@Kris_Willis
Carolyn Peck
Isn’t the only one who’s digging on Cappie tonight. OSU alum Tony Allen is tweeting about her being the best Chitown baller…
Fever 40, Liberty 36 - halftime
Catch with 10 points on 3-for-7 shooting after her not so good offensively Game 2…
NY needs to pay attention to the shot clock
No excuse when they are right in front of their own bench like that. Yell louder, bench players.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
Yea, that was pretty terrible two sets in a row at the end of the half. Can’t do that multiple times and expect to win many games.
That is my least favorite
Mistake teams make. Srsly hate shot clock violations!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
At Cafe 31
with about a dozen other folks, most of them wearing Lib gear.
STOP THROWING THE BALL TO ERIN PHILLIPS.
Nicole Powell, SHOOT THE BALL. OR PLAY DEFENSE. Either would be cool.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Powell
How nice of you to give her the offense OR defense option!! Hahaha!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I have learned to temper my expectations
Because otherwise I start swearing, and this is a family show.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Powell is the leading scorer for NY. She's shooting 57%
Are you watching the same game I am?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
my colleagues' bloodlust scares me
Besides, Erin Phillips would probably like that much contact.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Tammy Sutton-Brown, you are not in Canada
plz to be not boarding people, kplzthx.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
And the Fever fans on Twitter
are bitching the refereeing. F-bombs have flown thick and fast there.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Between TSB's hipchecks and Catchings being Catchings
Don’t think the Fever fans have much to complain about ;)
"Waaaaah, Tamika's getting hit!"
THEN STOP THROWING YOURSELF INTO PEOPLE, TAMIKA.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Momentum
Seems to be sticking with the home team right now…though not due to the teeny tiny (it appears) crowd…
Nicole, plz not to be trying out for the Matrix
or the New York Rangers.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
I'm surprised she and Catchings each only have 1 PF
They’re totally beating each other up.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw Powell play in college and defenders were
bouncing off of her. She can definitely get physical.
Was that one of the 3 Stanford games you saw live? ;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember Nicole in
college: a very determined young woman. Not mean, just—determined.
(With a nice clutch 3.)
I would like some crisper passing
Telegraphing this stuff like our last names are all Morse!
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
dot dot dash … dot dot dash … dot dot intercepted!!! dangity dang.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
So why is Ta'Shia Phillips not with the team?
“NWT-Coach’s decision” says the box score
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
because the nice thing to do
would have been to at least let her see her family. Since she’s from INDIANAPOLIS and all. Nice way to lose 25 or so fans for you in a hostile arena.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Ummmyeahhh...
that sucks. lots and lots and lots.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Kia, please never ever bring the ball up the floor again.
That possession was doomed from the start.
Kia Vaughn, point guard
Maybe not our first choice.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:29 PM EDT reply actions
JESUS KARIMA CHRISTMAS
what in the flying hell was that, Pondexter?
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
How long are the refs going to let Catchings throw temper tantrums
Before they give her a technical?
looking like it’ll be a while… maybe vs. Atlanta (if they hang on)? Nahhhh…. nevahhhhh!!!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
you THINK that might be painful?
rocket scientists, these people.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Oh, Carolyn, give her more credit than that
This is still not a great game from Catch.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Fever 58, Liberty 48 - end of the 3rd
Umm…that was really weird ending of the quarter…with the shot clock going off seconds before the game clock on that break…
ew.
The next Indiana fan who complains about the officiating
is going to get an elbow to the face, courtesy of my Jessica Davenport shirt.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Lin Dunn is complaining about the officiating to ESPN in her interview
Elbows to the face for everyone!
Was wondering what it looked like to neutral eyes
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it generally looks
about like it always does. I don’t think tonight is any worse at all. And I don’t see it all that lopsided either.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
(that is not to say it’s great, but hell…it never is…)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Nobody likes the officiating!
Fines all around!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
Cappie is adding to my grey tonight
Alternately brilliant and baffling, that one.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
PLEASE GUARD POHLEN!!
She will destroy you from 3.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Um, guard Davenport, too
Pohlen on Pondexter? OK Cappie, GO.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It is a measure of Kia's improvement that I was yelling at Whiz to put her back in
I love her but I would not have been calling for Kia at the end of the game last year.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
McCarville was injured this time last year
And Kia was getting a lot of PT by default. She actually did really really well. BUt the point is that I would not have expected it or particularly wanted her in the game when it’s this stressful.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think I would have called for Kia, ever, last year
But I agree – I want her in the game for the important stretches this year.
59-54, 4:03 to play
Can the Libs overcome? Can Catch move on? Soon we’ll know! Either way, this is getting good! :)
all over but the crying
Golly. Gee. Whiz. So damn happy we have Cappie f’n Pondexter. &^%(&^&(^%$^&&%%$#&^(&^%%$^&(&^% that &&%^O&&^%^$^&(^%$
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Dear Cappie
4-14 shooting in a playoff game is not going to keep getting you special “24 Hours with Cappie Pondexter” features in the future. Just sayin’. You still have a minute and a half to do something amazing.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
yeah, I've been done with her
Rings or GTFO, Cappie. And STFU either way.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Wow.
So that was an awful quick turn of events…
Libs now down 13 and acting like they’ve already lost…hope they fight back…not sure they look willing to do that.
Since I'm rooting for the Fever,
I am also rooting for DeSouza to sucessfully make it to Brazil for her games there…
Powell with 19 again
Little bit of scoring help would have been nice.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
I'm screaming the "f" word every couple of seconds
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
I DO NOT CARE HOW WE WIN
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
EARS SHOULD HURT AFTER THIS
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
OUTTA BOUNDS
EAT IT TAURASI
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
EVERYONE'S NERVOUS
NO ONE’S GONNA HAVE A SUPERB GAME
EVERYONE’S GOTTA STEP UP AND HELP
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
SUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRD
ANOTHER ERRANT PASS AND A TIMEOUT
PREPARE TO DIE, 2011 MERCURY SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
they're still a better crowd than the pacers got against the Bulls
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
GREAT TIPPED PASS, SUE!
THAT’S HOW WE PLAY DEFENSE!
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
WE WILL MAKE THE MECURY TASTE HELL TONIGHT
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Hello people.
Finally here tonight.
Caught the end of that Liberty game – good win for the Fever…?
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
Hey Nate
Indiana gutted it out, strong run coming out of halftime
@Kris_Willis
by Kris Willis on Sep 19, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd say you have to be fine with that outcome?
Now you and James need to do some hardcore reporting and get to the bottom of this de Souza thing. ;)
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 19, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I was actually hoping for New York because Atlanta would have had homecourt
and I am already going to be in Atlanta on Thursday.
I am not buying the De Souza thing just yet.
@Kris_Willis
by Kris Willis on Sep 19, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hi'ya Nate!
Yeah…final score is indicative of NYL giving it up the last few minutes & Catch willing the Fever to win. Was very close, competitive, physical until the end…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
CANDACE AIN'T IN KANSAS ANYMORE
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
TWO FOULS ON DUPREE
EAT IT
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
WAY TO GIVE IT YOUR ALL, LAUREN
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
BASKET LOOKS A LITTLE SMALLER HERE, EH BONNER?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Which we all know
are freaking bird like!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
WAY TO GO TANISHA
FINISH IN STYLE
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Seattle 20, Phx 9 - end of the 1st quarter
Is that a season low in a quarter for the Merc? Has to be right?? Wowza.
AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED
RIGHT SEATTLE?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
WE WORKED ALL SEASON LONG TO BE ABLE TO PLAY HERE FOR GAME 3
AND WE’RE GONNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
And nine 1st quarter tunovers?
Ew ew ew. I know that’s an achille’s heel, but dang.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
End 1: Seattle 20-9
The Storm already have more o-boards than they had in the first three qtrs in game 2 (that would be 0).
Big difference in this game though is shooting: 0-5 from 3 for Phx is no good… will they fall or will KeyArena thwart them again?
Someone tell me not to get cocky…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
I'LL BE COCKY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Karma
is a super huge bitch. Be careful with the crowing. ;)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
ALL THE CROWING IN THE WORLD
COULDN’T SAVE PHOENIX MUCKYERY NOW
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
MOAR TURNOVERS
MOAR FOULS
CRY SOME MOAR
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
WAY TO SHOW HOW IT'S DONE, ASHLEY
KICK ALL THEIR ASSES
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Um, wow
I went to go rock back & forth and cry start laundry and finally get some dinner and I come back and this game is already looking over.
Mercs getting kicked in the teeth. Since when have the Mercury only scored 9 points in a quarter?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
I have no idea.
But it was nutty to see.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
HEY DIANA
WE CAN GET OUT AND RUN TOO
TIMEOUT PHOENIX
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
TANISHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIGHT
THERE’S MAGNETS IN THAT BASKET
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
It took Phx
Until 7:30 on the clock in the second quarter to make it to double-digits! #BizarroWorld
Wow, Bonner and Taylor both scoreless.
In big games like this Penny needs to do her head down drive to the hole , make it or get fouled , thing. I saw her do it once so far but she missed and didn’t get fouled.
I NEVER WANT TO SEE THEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
FIRST FIELD GOAL OF THE NIGHT
WHATSSSSSSSSS UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Phoenix can put up points in a hurry, so this lead is not safe
But it still does feel over already.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
Agree...
And after they already came back from down 18 once this season… and after the Storm came back from down 18 to them in KeyArena last year…. I watch these games until the buzzer sounds.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 19, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Wright with the three ball.
Like buttah. If you didn’t already figure it out, it’s looking like this is Seattle’s night.
This is one of the few times I am rooting for Taurasi.
Was with her the whole series in 2007 against Detroit.
Taurasi is still my favorite player to "hate"
She’s also the player I’d chose to play 1v1 with death to save my life.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
ANOTHER FOUL FOR DIANA
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
With a camera
Close-up on her mouth. Have they not learned that’s not wise yet??? Hahaha
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Have I ever mentioned here how much i love Penny Taylor?
I don’t care what uniform she’s in. #BallerStatus
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
Ha, that's funny
the guy owns 165 Wendy’s and they show him handing a bag out the drive through window when it’s dark.
KILL EVERYTHING, LAUREN JACKSON
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
DIANA TAURASI
HOW DARE YOU
GET THE **** OUT OF OUR HOUSE BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO YOU
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Bad things are already happening to her
MWAH HA HA HA
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
YOU KNOW WHAT I REALLY MEAN
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
that's not what i meant...
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
But you said he knew what you really meant
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Insert requisite "I love Dupree" comment here
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
You should photoshop
A “You, Me and Dupree” photo for funnies!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Lobo enjoys games with some fisticuffs
You can hear the absolute glee in her voice.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Bonner's measurables
Sound physiologically impossible – SEE!! I’m not alone in my thoughts!!! She needs to eat!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
6'4" 137?!?!?!?!
OMG, I don’t need the rest of my dinner. Please eat it. You have 9 inches and only 9 pounds on me?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
OK seriously
Y’all were picking on DRob being 5’9" and 125? Yeah, see the diff now?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
NO KIDDING!
It’s crazy! I don’t know how those numbers can sustain life for a pro athlete!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I just stood on the scale
Shoes on clothes on and full stomach. 136.5 right now. Still only 5’7" though. And I’m a damn size 2.
Sorry, I’m hypersensitive to people who are severely underweight. I’ve known too many women with eating disorders to not be.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
how much did they play the jumbo lineup?
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by Seth Pollack on Sep 19, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
hi
I’m covering Dbacks game so not watching this one on TV
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by Seth Pollack on Sep 19, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
recording it at home though
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by Seth Pollack on Sep 19, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Fast-forward
To the second quarter…yikes on that first 10 minutes for y’all!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
This is war
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so8MwsF50OQ
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
I do expect someone to bust out the whining DT/Bird pic in this game
Its the last time this year you can use it, so use it well.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:07 PM EDT reply actions
20 more minutes
I don’t know if I can handle it
The Storm are actually a very piss-poor Game 3 team. Their record in game 3s is a joke.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
turnover
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
i'm already too exhausted to type in caps anymore
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
4th personal foul on taurasi
walk like a hunchback, diana
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
laurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn jackson
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
sue bird is out
in the name of the father, the sun, and the holy spirit
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
everything is falling apart.........................
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Phoenix...
is beating us at our own game….
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
'bout time you started going inside to LJ, dumbasses....
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Wave - let's chill on the language a bit
We’re a family site.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 19, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
But the big question is
Who is the better team? ;)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 19, 2011 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Because she's Sue Bird.
Duh.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 19, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
We need the Sue Bird picture
Sue will beat you…all by herself!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
End 3: 57-54
Someone needs to go calculate Sue Bird’s percentage with a buzzer going off… unreal buzzer-beating season.
As for the other almost-10 minutes, Phx got back into this one at the line:
3rd qtr FT Rate:
Phx: 71.4%
Sea: 11.8%
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
Gooooood niiiiiiiight Taurasi!
Yeah, I think yelling “F—- you!” repeatedly was not your best move DT.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
I thought it was
F—- that s—-, but I’m not the world’s greatest lipreader.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
She let fly with a few F yous at the fans.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 19, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I was witness to one of them
even Caron Butler got slapped with a hefty fine with the Mavs back in the 09-10 season.
Jessica:
Please stop Thunder trolling during a Storm game. Thank you. ;)
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 20, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know how ‘official’ it is…but it is pretty much the slogan everyone uses. The organization used it a bit the first year, then wanted to transition away from it (if I recall), but no one else wanted to transition away from it… even the players use it in tweets/hashtags/etc. – KD’s handle before the current @kdtrey5 was @kdthunderup
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I am once again calling for the Sue will beat you all by herself picture
I need to bookmark these things
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 20, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
How did no one get whistled??
Four bodies on the floor… They just don’t want to foul out another person?? LOL
Tanisha Wright
Srsly missed the free throw??? Sheesh.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
That D Board
Might have made up for Tanisha’s miss…we’ll see…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
No doubt!
Something I never thought I’d say after that crazy first quarter!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
the fight back has been
one of the best I have seen
I need a drink
and I’m a teetotaler
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
by Queenie on Sep 20, 2011 12:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh no.
She’s dead serious.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 20, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't find the Sue Bird will beat you picture
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 20, 2011 12:15 AM EDT reply actions
Seattle HORRIBLE last posession
Why rush that?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 20, 2011 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
Well I mean, they're trying to get the Mercs out of position defensively
But Seattle wasn’t ready either.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 20, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Man, I want WNBA playoff series to be a best of 5
and the finals best of 7. these series are too short
She can have some in the next round!
Many, even!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 20, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of that...
So now she has 2 in the playoffs. 2 more and she’ll get suspended for a game. The #DTTechWatch is on!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
they will just
rescind one :)
Raising Arizona Sports at SB Nation Arizona twitter: @sethpo
by Seth Pollack on Sep 20, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
she needs to check it
as they need her on the court not the bench
by Almost there on Sep 20, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Just got back from watching the game
at our neighborhood sports bar, having successfully commandeered one of the screens, despite Monday Bloody Night Football. That was GREAT. Phoenix actually gritted it out at Key Arena, and Ice-D got emotional in public!
(Does she remind anyone else of Archie Panjabi on “The Good Wife”? The latter always seems kind of Dupresian to me, only shorter.)
so i guess
it doesnt matter if you beat em all season – massive win just loved the toughness
"There will be no dynasty!"
Courtesy of Penny Taylor and Candice Dupree. Seattle will come back strong next season, even with LJ missing the first half of the season.
i want to see that version
of Penny Taylor playing for Aus at the next Olympics!
Hasn't she agreed to take time off to train with oz next year
Along with LJ, Erin, Lizzie etc?
I think we’re gunna be good.
Me either.
It would be AWESOME if we could finally beat the Yanks.
Yeah but we'll have trained together for six months
And you’ll have had, what? Ten minutes :-)
it can be done and we have done it
more than ever recently
by Almost there on Sep 20, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Also we have six all-stars by my count
So nyer!
There are other leagues than the WNBA!
I was counting every league ever. (Oz league doesn't have an all-star game)
I’m still very cranky with your saying we only have one all-star. Did you not just watch Penny Taylor & LJ going at it. Two of the best in the WNBA right now. Hmph!
Katie Smith did not get her third championship
after her trade demand to the team that dominated the league last year.
by ttdomi on Sep 20, 2011 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm not a fan of trade demands
I don’t think karma is either.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I think there was a lot going on with that trade demand
And most of it was not championship-oriented.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 20, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't like any trade demands
Championship-oriented or not. Leaves a way sour taste in my mouth…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
AND I DON'T LIKE IT!
lol – just not a fan of demanding things in life/work/sports/etc etc…just not my cuppa :)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Who is now tweeting about not getting to go to fashion week or Round 2. Hmm.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't normally wish misfortune on someone
but if she suddenly ended up suffering agraphia, I think I’d be okay with that.
I am the victim of a basketball jones.
Taj and Katie Douglas both had a little
something going on in Connecticut with the team. The Sun didn’t seem to say they were trade demands, more like “trade requests”.
The box score hasn't been updated past 5 minutes left in the 4th
but at that time she was 0 for 7 from the field.
They updated it.
Katie Smith was 0 for 9, 0 for 6 from 3. But she did have 4 assists, 1 steal and 6 rebounds.
Almost There said she was ordinary. Um. Wow. That is WAY LESS THAN ORDINARY. :/
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 20, 2011 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea what happened…can’t wait to get home and watch the replay
Raising Arizona Sports at SB Nation Arizona twitter: @sethpo
Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson out in the first round
for the 8th time in 10 years. But as has happened in the past, Jackson is not 100% (sometimes not even there).
That was in the duo's 2nd season so I can't hold it against them
from 2004-2011, the Storm has either won in the championship or lost in the 1st round. I call them the Mavericks (plus one) of the WNBA.
Plus Minus for Seattle
makes Tanisha Wright look like their MVP (17 29:02) and Nakia Sanford for Phoenix (10 24:50).
This might sound simplistic, but I think this game came down to health.
The Storm needed Sue and Katie to carry big loads while Lauren was out and of course LJ wasn’t fully back.
The Mercury were very deliberate this season resting DT and Penny as much as possible. If you check, both played far fewer minutes than other stars. Swin Cash and Sue Bird and 5th and 6th in total minutes while Diana was 19th Penny 37th.
Storm were 11-20 from the line and Katie Smith couldn’t hit anything while Merc were 22-23 from the line and while Bonner went 1-13, Dupree continued her high efficiency scoring (10-15).
Also 17 rebounds from Penny? Are you kidding me? Is she for real?
Raising Arizona Sports at SB Nation Arizona twitter: @sethpo
"This might sound simplistic, but I think this game came down to health."
That’s fair to say.
The Mercury just outworked the Storm in the paint over those last two games.
I understand why Storm fans are disappointed – and I’m still stunned – but the Mercury just plain outplayed the Storm. There’s nothing more to it. Health might be part of it, luck might have been part of it, and maybe some strategy. But the Mercury won.
Congrats.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
Even then, Seattle gave up an 18 point lead
I get that basketball is a game of runs, and yes, Phoenix was going to cut the deficit when the Mercury made an inevitable run, but absolutely no excuse for the Storm to give it up plus interest the way they did. Technical free throws are shots that MUST be made as well, not to mention that those were crucial T’s when the Storm was giving the game away, and both times those shots were missed.
As a neutral watcher though I like Sue Bird the most on the Storm a little more than I like Diana Taurasi for the Mercury, I don’t really have any sympathy for Seattle losing again in the first round considering how the game was given away and the benefit of home court advantage that the team has which is the best in the league. I will stand by my proposal for a best of five rather than a best of three in the first and second rounds. These rounds are too short for us to get a nice long battle, and I wished that we could have seen this series go to that point if the rules allowed it to be that way
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