Halftime score: Sparks 36 Liberty 34.
L.A. shot 32.6% (14-for-43) from the field.
L.A. shot 32.6% (14-for-43) from the field.
WNBA 2019
- Thread starter choslamshe
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Katie Smith is 7-29 in one-plus season as the head coach of the New York Liberty.
Current score: 71-69, Sparks, with two minutes remaining in the game.
L.A. on a 10-3 run over the past three minutes.
Poorly-played game but competitive.
L.A. on a 10-3 run over the past three minutes.
Poorly-played game but competitive.
Final score: Los Angeles 78 New York 73.
Chelsea Gray saved the day for the Sparks with a game-high 29 points.
The Liberty are the only winless team (0-3) in the WNBA.
New York hosts Washington this Friday night.
I'd make Washington a 7-point road choice.
Chelsea Gray saved the day for the Sparks with a game-high 29 points.
The Liberty are the only winless team (0-3) in the WNBA.
New York hosts Washington this Friday night.
I'd make Washington a 7-point road choice.
With a two-point basket late in the game, Tina Charles became the all-time leading scorer in New York Liberty history, surpassing current Las Vegas Aces assistant coach Vickie Johnson.
Katie Smith is now 7-30 in one-plus season as the head coach of the New York Liberty.
choslamshe
EOG Master
Liberty so bad, in all facets. Tina Charles needs a new home and quick...
She's only 30 but feels much older.
Charles missed a critical three-point shot late in the game today against the Sparks and then hit a meaningless two to break Vickie Johnson's record as the all-time leading scorer in New York Liberty history a few possessions later when the game was already decided.
Don Eagleston
EOG Addicted
Liberty vs. Atlanta going to be a helleva game. Under in tonight's Seattle/Minny game looks inviting.
choslamshe
EOG Master
Min/Sea 2nd half under 76
Sea +3 (2nd half)
Sea +3 (2nd half)
Good luck, Cho.
choslamshe
EOG Master
Both toast
choslamshe
EOG Master
Or...
Minny did not foul when down seven points and less than 24 seconds remaining in the game.
choslamshe
EOG Master
I wont complain. No I wont...
Second-year Storm players Jordin Canada and Mercedes Russell played together in Europe during the WNBA offseason.
Seattle's next home game is not until June 21.
Seattle's acting head coach Gary Kloppenburg is the son of legendary basketball coach Bob Kloppenburg, who served as an assistant (defensive coordinator) under George Karl for Seattle in the NBA.
Bob Kloppenburg was widely regarded as a defensive wiz and Gary is trying to follow in his father's footsteps.
Bob wrote a book titled "SOS Pressure Defense: Sequential Ongoing Strategies."
Bob Kloppenburg was widely regarded as a defensive wiz and Gary is trying to follow in his father's footsteps.
Bob wrote a book titled "SOS Pressure Defense: Sequential Ongoing Strategies."
I smell a blowout tomorrow night in the Sky-Mystics game.
Chicago wants to play fast and that's playing into Washington's hands.
The Mystics should win by double digits.
Chicago wants to play fast and that's playing into Washington's hands.
The Mystics should win by double digits.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
But that might not get the money. Opened -10.5 and is now 12 so a 2B Digit win is no guarantee they get to the window
The market has a high opinion of the Mystics, and rightly so.
I thought the number would open in the three-possession neighborhood (7-9 points).
Pass on the side.
Researching the total now.
A total of 170 is high but these teams get up and down.
I thought the number would open in the three-possession neighborhood (7-9 points).
Pass on the side.
Researching the total now.
A total of 170 is high but these teams get up and down.
Though early-season shooting in the WNBA is off from 2018 numbers.
Last season, teams shot .345 from beyond the arc compared to .318 in 2018.
From inside the arc, teams are only shooting .454 this season compared to last year's number of .485.
The main reason for the league's struggles: No Maya Moore, no Diana Taurasi, no Breanna Stewart, no Sue Bird, no Angel McCoughtry, etc.
Last season, teams shot .345 from beyond the arc compared to .318 in 2018.
From inside the arc, teams are only shooting .454 this season compared to last year's number of .485.
The main reason for the league's struggles: No Maya Moore, no Diana Taurasi, no Breanna Stewart, no Sue Bird, no Angel McCoughtry, etc.
choslamshe
EOG Master
Mystics line too large for this time of year. Two big plays for me tonight:
Chicago +12
Chicago over 78.5 TT
I have a "game" crush on Diamond Deshields. Think she has a big one tonight
Chicago +12
Chicago over 78.5 TT
I have a "game" crush on Diamond Deshields. Think she has a big one tonight
Thanks for your input, Cho.
Chicago backcourt players Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley have a crush on one another.
The two were married last December.
Wonder if NBA players will ever marry one another?
Good luck to you, the Sky and Diamond Deshields whose brother and father both played Major League Baseball.
Chicago backcourt players Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley have a crush on one another.
The two were married last December.
Wonder if NBA players will ever marry one another?
Good luck to you, the Sky and Diamond Deshields whose brother and father both played Major League Baseball.
I'm both a selection-based handicapper AND a valued-based handicapper.
I forecasted Washington to easily handle Chicago tonight before any pointspreads were published.
However, I thought Washington would be a 7 or 8 or 9-point favorite (my prediction on the pointspread, not my predicted final margin of victory).
The current number reads Washington -12 (-11.5 at CGT).
Despite the market's love for the Mystics and the apparent "value" on Chicago, I do not want to bet the Sky tonight.
Washington looked great in its last game at home while Chicago played miserably in its only road game of the season.
Final score: Washington 90 Chicago 78.
I forecasted Washington to easily handle Chicago tonight before any pointspreads were published.
However, I thought Washington would be a 7 or 8 or 9-point favorite (my prediction on the pointspread, not my predicted final margin of victory).
The current number reads Washington -12 (-11.5 at CGT).
Despite the market's love for the Mystics and the apparent "value" on Chicago, I do not want to bet the Sky tonight.
Washington looked great in its last game at home while Chicago played miserably in its only road game of the season.
Final score: Washington 90 Chicago 78.
choslamshe
EOG Master
Split - Chicago out of it from tipoff.
Deshields with a game.
Deshields with a game.
Never atempt this maneuver at home unless you live in Huntington Beach, California.
Diamond's brother, Delino Jr, also enjoyed a big game tonight.
He went 4-for-6 with the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning of his team's 2-1 victory over Baltimore in Arlington.
I'll be watching the Sky-Mystics replay later tonight.
Notes to follow.
Washington's next game is Friday night in Westchester against New York while Chicago doesn't play until Sunday night at home against Seattle in a quick rematch of a game played at the same site on June 1.
Chicago defeated Seattle, 83-79, last Saturday.
Notes to follow.
Washington's next game is Friday night in Westchester against New York while Chicago doesn't play until Sunday night at home against Seattle in a quick rematch of a game played at the same site on June 1.
Chicago defeated Seattle, 83-79, last Saturday.
Final score: Washington 103 Chicago 85.
Elena Delle Donne improved to 7-0 against her former team.
Like EDD, Kristi Toliver also played for the Sky but only for one season.
She was the third overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky before getting traded in 2010 to the Los Angeles Sparks for a second-round draft pick in 2011.
Emma Meesseman is heading to Spain to represent Belgium for an international tournament this week.
Meesseman will be gone from the Mystics for the entire month of June.
Elena Delle Donne improved to 7-0 against her former team.
Like EDD, Kristi Toliver also played for the Sky but only for one season.
She was the third overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky before getting traded in 2010 to the Los Angeles Sparks for a second-round draft pick in 2011.
Emma Meesseman is heading to Spain to represent Belgium for an international tournament this week.
Meesseman will be gone from the Mystics for the entire month of June.
Washington is a finesse team but they are really good.
Gun to my head, they will win the 2019 WNBA title after losing to the Storm in the WNBA Finals last season.
Gun to my head, they will win the 2019 WNBA title after losing to the Storm in the WNBA Finals last season.
Score after one quarter: Washington 27 Chicago 25.
Neither team interested in playing defense.
Great offensive spacing by the Mystics.
Neither team interested in playing defense.
Great offensive spacing by the Mystics.
The Mystics no longer are playing their home games at Capital One Arena.
After playing there since their inaugural season in 1998, starting this season, the team will play at the much smaller Entertainment Sports Arena in Southeast that opened last year.
Capacity is 4,200,
Tonight's attendance was 2,347.
And the ladies want more money?
Ridiculous.
After playing there since their inaugural season in 1998, starting this season, the team will play at the much smaller Entertainment Sports Arena in Southeast that opened last year.
Capacity is 4,200,
Tonight's attendance was 2,347.
And the ladies want more money?
Ridiculous.
Chicago's starting backcourt of Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley were a combined 2-for-14 on the night for only five points in 52 combined minutes.
Yuk.
Yuk.
I've circled Tuesday, June 11 as a great betting opportunity.
Washington to defeat Connecticut at Mohegan Sun Arena after losing to the Sun on the opening weekend of the season.
EDD did not play for the Mystics that night.
Kristi Toliver suffered a bruised knee in the first half and sat out most of the second half with ice applied to her knee.
Connecticut closed a 5.5-point fave and won going away, 84-69.
Washington finished 3-for-21 from behind the arc.
Quick rematch and the return of EDD and Toliver favors the Mystics.
Washington to defeat Connecticut at Mohegan Sun Arena after losing to the Sun on the opening weekend of the season.
EDD did not play for the Mystics that night.
Kristi Toliver suffered a bruised knee in the first half and sat out most of the second half with ice applied to her knee.
Connecticut closed a 5.5-point fave and won going away, 84-69.
Washington finished 3-for-21 from behind the arc.
Quick rematch and the return of EDD and Toliver favors the Mystics.
Halftime score: Washington 57 Chicago 42.
The hiring of James Wade, the new head coach of the Chicago Sky, was a mistake.
The hiring of James Wade, the new head coach of the Chicago Sky, was a mistake.
Kristi Toliver is a coach on the floor.
Literally.
She works for the Wizards as an assistant coach in the WNBA offseason.
Literally.
She works for the Wizards as an assistant coach in the WNBA offseason.