26 August 2012
Eleven Players
For tonight's game against New York, the Storm did something they hadn't done all season: They played eleven players. As they were warming up on court, I genuinely thought it seemed like a lot of people, but that's just because it's the first time the entire roster has been available! Finally, Lauren Jackson is back, and everyone is healthy. Finally!!!
The first quarter was AMAZING. I'm going to re-watch it for sure. The Storm had a 28-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, and played the Liberty pretty evenly the rest of the way, winning 84-66.
It was so good to see LJ looking like herself. Ann Wauters played some decent minutes, too. And seeing them out there on the floor together? Crazy.
My only complaint is the same as Richard Cohen's: "Hate to criticise anything in Storm performance, but I'd love to see LJ's answer to missing endless 3s be going inside, not 'jack another 3'." Although apparently Sue Bird was encouraging her to shoot.
But he had something nice to say in this tweet: "[Seattle's Camille] Little vs. [New York's Plenette] Pierson at the 4 is a fun matchup. Two of the most underappreciated post players in the women's game."
Also enjoyed Jayda Evans' tweet about Katie Smith's technical foul. A fan asked her why Smith got the tech, and Evans' response was, "No. But bet was some Aussie lingo [LJ] taught."
The first quarter was AMAZING. I'm going to re-watch it for sure. The Storm had a 28-9 lead at the end of the first quarter, and played the Liberty pretty evenly the rest of the way, winning 84-66.
It was so good to see LJ looking like herself. Ann Wauters played some decent minutes, too. And seeing them out there on the floor together? Crazy.
My only complaint is the same as Richard Cohen's: "Hate to criticise anything in Storm performance, but I'd love to see LJ's answer to missing endless 3s be going inside, not 'jack another 3'." Although apparently Sue Bird was encouraging her to shoot.
But he had something nice to say in this tweet: "[Seattle's Camille] Little vs. [New York's Plenette] Pierson at the 4 is a fun matchup. Two of the most underappreciated post players in the women's game."
Also enjoyed Jayda Evans' tweet about Katie Smith's technical foul. A fan asked her why Smith got the tech, and Evans' response was, "No. But bet was some Aussie lingo [LJ] taught."
Labels: Seattle Storm
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