11 July 2011
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From his post for 7/10/11, about Saturday's L.A. @ Seattle game:
"Nonetheless, LA got off to a strong start. Lavender was providing some bulk inside and grabbing some rebounds, two things that have been lacking from LA since Candace Parker went down. Seattle’s offense looked dubious as it has on several occasions this season, and LA’s newly formed starting lineup managed to build a 17-11 lead with a couple of minutes left in the first. That was around when I made that tweet I already mentioned (you can follow me here, if you feel like it). You see, LA’s perimeter defense is awful. It has been for years. Their transition defense it also terrible. And with Parker gone, their interior defense leaves a fair bit to be desired too. You can see where I’m going here."
Bonus quote from the same post:
"When Katie Smith hit a three of her own early in the fourth, the roof practically came off Key Arena and the Storm were away. Smith’s shooting has been horribly cold all year, she knows it and so did every fan in that place, so there was immense pleasure and relief when that shot dropped. By the time she hit another from outside only a couple of minutes later, Seattle were up 82-66 and the game was done and dusted."
"Nonetheless, LA got off to a strong start. Lavender was providing some bulk inside and grabbing some rebounds, two things that have been lacking from LA since Candace Parker went down. Seattle’s offense looked dubious as it has on several occasions this season, and LA’s newly formed starting lineup managed to build a 17-11 lead with a couple of minutes left in the first. That was around when I made that tweet I already mentioned (you can follow me here, if you feel like it). You see, LA’s perimeter defense is awful. It has been for years. Their transition defense it also terrible. And with Parker gone, their interior defense leaves a fair bit to be desired too. You can see where I’m going here."
Bonus quote from the same post:
"When Katie Smith hit a three of her own early in the fourth, the roof practically came off Key Arena and the Storm were away. Smith’s shooting has been horribly cold all year, she knows it and so did every fan in that place, so there was immense pleasure and relief when that shot dropped. By the time she hit another from outside only a couple of minutes later, Seattle were up 82-66 and the game was done and dusted."
Labels: Seattle Storm
# posted by mamurd @ 9:11 PM 
