WNBA second half bomb

[choslamshe]

Mercury/Lynx under 84

Minnesota fucked themselves by bringing Sylvia back for tonight. She isn't in form and is costing her team big time. Dangerfield in her first playoff game choking on what was an impressive rookie campaign.

Now here's the thing- Minnesotas strength is defense. It always has been. Phoenix shot the lights out in the first half but will regress massively enough to keep the Lynx in this game. BUT, they have zero offensive continuity and thus second half is going to be ugly.

I have to say, the current form of the league is as bad as I've ever seen it. The lack of star power, plus now teams go 9 or 10 deep every game means those players who aren't complete dogshit really struggle to get into any rhythm. The quality of balm on offense is so ugly, rooting home unders has never been so fun.

 

[choslamshe]

corrected. Line is 83 not 84

 

[choslamshe]

Simple. 1 point game in the last 1:30 and not a single point scored. Not a single quality possession.

Remember when some of these ladies thought they should be paid equivalently?

 

[Sportsrmylife]

I think you were the only one watching this.

women sports can't understand that to be paid big NBA money you need the big TV contracts.

Weird that over 50% of the population is female yet they get such low pay.

 

[John Kelly]

Miserable WNBA season in the bubble.

So many ladies -- Elena Delle Donne, Kristi Toliver and Tina Charles, to name a few -- never made it to Bradenton.

And those who did show up like Brittney Griner, Diamond DeShields and Sabrina Ionescu made little or no impact.

It was a shame Ionescu tweaked her ankle three games into the season but it was even more annoying that Griner and DeShields quit on their teams midway through the season.

No explanation about the decisions of Griner and DeShields to leave the bubble except to cite personal reasons.

Several teams were left with only seven or eight players on their rosters at season's end.

Felt like an intramural basketball league.

And how about the migraine headache which kept Nneka Ogumike off the court in last night's do-or-die game against the Connecticut Sun?

Ridiculous.

 

[John Kelly]

I think you were the only one watching this.

women sports can't understand that to be paid big NBA money you need the big TV contracts.

Weird that over 50% of the population is female yet they get such low pay.

You only eat what you kill and the ladies of the WNBA don't kill much despite the support and promotion of their big brothers in the NBA.

The WNBA doesn't make any money.

In fact, it loses millions every season.

The WNBA averaged losses of $10 million a year over the past 24 years, according to NBA commish Adam Silver.

 

[John Kelly]

Mercury/Lynx under 84

Minnesota fucked themselves by bringing Sylvia back for tonight. She isn't in form and is costing her team big time. Dangerfield in her first playoff game choking on what was an impressive rookie campaign.

Now here's the thing- Minnesotas strength is defense. It always has been. Phoenix shot the lights out in the first half but will regress massively enough to keep the Lynx in this game. BUT, they have zero offensive continuity and thus second half is going to be ugly.

I have to say, the current form of the league is as bad as I've ever seen it. The lack of star power, plus now teams go 9 or 10 deep every game means those players who aren't complete dogshit really struggle to get into any rhythm. The quality of balm on offense is so ugly, rooting home unders has never been so fun.

Solid winner for CHO.

Teams combined for 76 points in the second half.