06 September 2010
More on the Game (Of Course!)
I love that this article contrasts Diana Taurasi's amazing three-pointer with Swin Cash's "old fashioned" three-point play that followed it. And here (at the 11:12 update) they talk about how important Cash was, even though she gets overshadowed by Bird, Taurasi, and Jackson.
And amazing as Bird's game-winning show was (and it was amazing -- I literally screamed when the shot went in), upon re-watching (and re-re-re-re-watching) the last five minutes of the game, the play that sticks in my head is the one that came before it, the one that tied up the game. Here's what happened (in my non-expert speak):
1) Lauren Jackson has an "old fashioned" three-point play, and that makes it 86-88.
2) Phoenix takes the ball back down to their basket and Diana Taurasai attempts a jump shot, but it swirls out of the basket.
3) Swin Cash gets the rebound and gives it to Sue Bird.
4) As everyone's heading down court, Sue Bird tosses the ball to Tanisha Wright, and then does some directing-of-traffic.
5) Wright has a "wide open look" (according to the ESPN dude) at the three-point line, but doesn't take the shot. She passes to Swin Cash.
6) Swin Cash passes to Lauren Jackson, who is directly under the basket. In catching the pass, Jackson almost goes out of bounds, but does one of her patented save-the-ball-from-going-out-of-bounds moves*, and throws it back out to Wright.
7) Wright immediately passes it to Sue Bird.
8) Sue Bird immediately attempts a three-point shot.
9) The ball bounces high off of the rim, and Lauren Jackson gets the rebound (on the other side of the basket).
10) Jackson is sandwiched between defenders. Bird runs all the way around the three-point line, and comes up to Jackson. Jackson passes the ball to Bird.
11) Bird runs behind Jackson (and her defenders), runs right along the line, and bounce-passes the ball -- around a defender -- to Swin Cash, who's right under the basket.
12) Swin Cash makes the basket. (Despite being sandwiched between her own pair of defenders.)
13) The Storm bench goes crazy.
The only player that didn't touch the ball was Camille Little. (She was helping, I'm sure, she just didn't touch the ball.) Tanisha Wright and Sue Bird both made great assists/passes. Lauren Jackson saved them from turning the ball over and had the important offensive rebound. Swin Cash was right next to Lauren Jackson when she got the rebound, and could have gotten it herself if necessary, and she make the basket. That's a team. That's why I love the Storm so much. That's, I think, why this particular Storm team is doing so well.
*Lauren Jackson may want to consider suing Svetlana Abrosimova for copyright infringement.
And amazing as Bird's game-winning show was (and it was amazing -- I literally screamed when the shot went in), upon re-watching (and re-re-re-re-watching) the last five minutes of the game, the play that sticks in my head is the one that came before it, the one that tied up the game. Here's what happened (in my non-expert speak):
1) Lauren Jackson has an "old fashioned" three-point play, and that makes it 86-88.
2) Phoenix takes the ball back down to their basket and Diana Taurasai attempts a jump shot, but it swirls out of the basket.
3) Swin Cash gets the rebound and gives it to Sue Bird.
4) As everyone's heading down court, Sue Bird tosses the ball to Tanisha Wright, and then does some directing-of-traffic.
5) Wright has a "wide open look" (according to the ESPN dude) at the three-point line, but doesn't take the shot. She passes to Swin Cash.
6) Swin Cash passes to Lauren Jackson, who is directly under the basket. In catching the pass, Jackson almost goes out of bounds, but does one of her patented save-the-ball-from-going-out-of-bounds moves*, and throws it back out to Wright.
7) Wright immediately passes it to Sue Bird.
8) Sue Bird immediately attempts a three-point shot.
9) The ball bounces high off of the rim, and Lauren Jackson gets the rebound (on the other side of the basket).
10) Jackson is sandwiched between defenders. Bird runs all the way around the three-point line, and comes up to Jackson. Jackson passes the ball to Bird.
11) Bird runs behind Jackson (and her defenders), runs right along the line, and bounce-passes the ball -- around a defender -- to Swin Cash, who's right under the basket.
12) Swin Cash makes the basket. (Despite being sandwiched between her own pair of defenders.)
13) The Storm bench goes crazy.
The only player that didn't touch the ball was Camille Little. (She was helping, I'm sure, she just didn't touch the ball.) Tanisha Wright and Sue Bird both made great assists/passes. Lauren Jackson saved them from turning the ball over and had the important offensive rebound. Swin Cash was right next to Lauren Jackson when she got the rebound, and could have gotten it herself if necessary, and she make the basket. That's a team. That's why I love the Storm so much. That's, I think, why this particular Storm team is doing so well.
*Lauren Jackson may want to consider suing Svetlana Abrosimova for copyright infringement.
Labels: Seattle Storm
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