22 August 2012
Quote(s) of the Day: Richard Cohen
I couldn't pick just one from his recap of the Minnesota @ Seattle game:
"This was a shockingly entertaining game. Not that it’s usually painful to watch Seattle in front of their enthusiastic Key Arena crowd, but they’re typically a methodical, grind-it-out kind of ballclub under Brian Agler. From the start of this one they were playing with a higher tempo, looking for quick offense when it was available, and playing with unusual fluidity offensively. Hopefully they can bottle that approach for games against weaker opponents. Because unfortunately, they ran into a juggernaut. The Lynx were ridiculous offensively for much of this game, and Seattle – consistently one of the best defensive teams in the WNBA over recent years – couldn’t do a damn thing about it. Within the rules, virtually nobody can when the Lynx are in this kind of mood."
"Alysha Clark, who continues to give everything she’s got and show significant improvement as an emergency post for Seattle, drained a three that looked like it might give the Storm some momentum heading into the halftime break. Only for Maya Moore to drill her own three at the other end. Minnesota weren’t going to let the Storm have anything in this one."
"With the gap down to 7 heading into the fourth quarter, and a Wright jumper narrowing it to 5 only seconds later, the Key Arena crowd was going nuts. Then you blinked, and it was over again. Moore rained in a pair of threes, the second after Rebekkah Brunson charged all over the floor grabbing a series of offensive boards. Then Augustus dropped in a pair of long jumpers with consummate ease. Suddenly, the gap was up to 16, and it was goodnight Vienna."
"The Storm can actually be very pleased with this performance, despite losing by double-digits on their own floor. Sometimes, the other team just plays out of their mind offensively and there’s not a lot you can do. If Seattle can actually play with this pace and rhythm offensively more often, it’ll stand them in good stead going forward. Along with the fact that when Jackson, Thompson and Wauters come back, the interior options vastly improve."
By the way, LJ should play 10-15 minutes tomorrow.
"This was a shockingly entertaining game. Not that it’s usually painful to watch Seattle in front of their enthusiastic Key Arena crowd, but they’re typically a methodical, grind-it-out kind of ballclub under Brian Agler. From the start of this one they were playing with a higher tempo, looking for quick offense when it was available, and playing with unusual fluidity offensively. Hopefully they can bottle that approach for games against weaker opponents. Because unfortunately, they ran into a juggernaut. The Lynx were ridiculous offensively for much of this game, and Seattle – consistently one of the best defensive teams in the WNBA over recent years – couldn’t do a damn thing about it. Within the rules, virtually nobody can when the Lynx are in this kind of mood."
"Alysha Clark, who continues to give everything she’s got and show significant improvement as an emergency post for Seattle, drained a three that looked like it might give the Storm some momentum heading into the halftime break. Only for Maya Moore to drill her own three at the other end. Minnesota weren’t going to let the Storm have anything in this one."
"With the gap down to 7 heading into the fourth quarter, and a Wright jumper narrowing it to 5 only seconds later, the Key Arena crowd was going nuts. Then you blinked, and it was over again. Moore rained in a pair of threes, the second after Rebekkah Brunson charged all over the floor grabbing a series of offensive boards. Then Augustus dropped in a pair of long jumpers with consummate ease. Suddenly, the gap was up to 16, and it was goodnight Vienna."
"The Storm can actually be very pleased with this performance, despite losing by double-digits on their own floor. Sometimes, the other team just plays out of their mind offensively and there’s not a lot you can do. If Seattle can actually play with this pace and rhythm offensively more often, it’ll stand them in good stead going forward. Along with the fact that when Jackson, Thompson and Wauters come back, the interior options vastly improve."
By the way, LJ should play 10-15 minutes tomorrow.
Labels: Seattle Storm
# posted by mamurd @ 10:41 PM 
