27 August 2012
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From his recap of yesterday's New York at Seattle game:
"The first quarter went pretty much exactly how Agler and every Storm fan dreamt it. There was an impressive combination of ball movement and dribble-penetration on offense, with speed and execution that’s been rather rare in Seattle this year. They weren’t shooting the lights out from outside, because they didn’t need to. They were creating good shots by moving the ball inside, with [Seattle's] Camille Little particularly effective despite being matched up against the physicality and nous of [New York's] Plenette Pierson. And whenever the opportunity was there they were pushing the ball, running the floor, and looking for quick scoring opportunities. [...] Shekinna Stricklen joined the fun, entering earlier than usual for Katie Smith and contributing extra energy and pace to the Storm offense. By the end of the first quarter, Seattle led 28-9, Liberty coach John Whisenant had already picked up a technical while trying to wake his team up, and the Storm were rolling. Seattle, comfortably the worst rebounding team in the entire WNBA this year (especially on the offensive end), were even ahead 11-6 on the glass, with 6 offensive boards already. That first quarter was a 10-minute ass-kicking."
Bonus!
"Stricklen has improved as the season’s worn on, and her willingness to run the floor and leak out at every opportunity creates break chances that few other Storm wings have looked for in recent times. And Sue Bird will find her if she’s open."
More Bonus!
"Hilariously, Tulsa center Liz Cambage missed her flight back from Australia, according to the Shock. So she might not make her season debut on August 30th after all, although the team say they are rebooking her."
"The first quarter went pretty much exactly how Agler and every Storm fan dreamt it. There was an impressive combination of ball movement and dribble-penetration on offense, with speed and execution that’s been rather rare in Seattle this year. They weren’t shooting the lights out from outside, because they didn’t need to. They were creating good shots by moving the ball inside, with [Seattle's] Camille Little particularly effective despite being matched up against the physicality and nous of [New York's] Plenette Pierson. And whenever the opportunity was there they were pushing the ball, running the floor, and looking for quick scoring opportunities. [...] Shekinna Stricklen joined the fun, entering earlier than usual for Katie Smith and contributing extra energy and pace to the Storm offense. By the end of the first quarter, Seattle led 28-9, Liberty coach John Whisenant had already picked up a technical while trying to wake his team up, and the Storm were rolling. Seattle, comfortably the worst rebounding team in the entire WNBA this year (especially on the offensive end), were even ahead 11-6 on the glass, with 6 offensive boards already. That first quarter was a 10-minute ass-kicking."
Bonus!
"Stricklen has improved as the season’s worn on, and her willingness to run the floor and leak out at every opportunity creates break chances that few other Storm wings have looked for in recent times. And Sue Bird will find her if she’s open."
More Bonus!
"Hilariously, Tulsa center Liz Cambage missed her flight back from Australia, according to the Shock. So she might not make her season debut on August 30th after all, although the team say they are rebooking her."
Labels: Seattle Storm, WNBA
# posted by mamurd @ 11:13 PM 
