21 October 2012
Thoughts on the Fever's Win
1) Lindsay Whalen was the leading scorer for Minnesota. I always say that when Sue Bird is the leading scorer for Seattle, that's a bad sign. I think it's a bad sign for the Lynx, too. I actually feel pretty bad for Whalen. Just like Bird has done so many times, she was trying to will her team to victory. But she needed help, and she didn't get it.
2) At the very end of the game, Indiana guard (and Spokane native) Briann January went to the foul line. There was 3.2 seconds left in the game, and the Fever already had an seven point lead. Coach Dunn quickly sent in a sub: Katie Douglas. Douglas is the #2 superstar on the Fever, and a native of Indiana. She was injured in the last game of the Eastern Conference Finals, and hadn't been available to play again until this game. She was still injured, but was in uniform "just in case". Coach Dunn put her in, so at least she could have a few moments on the court during game time. (Sniff.)
3) After the game was over, Minnesota star Seimone Augustus went to the Indiana huddle and found Indiana star Tamika Catchings, and gave her a big, congratulatory hug. (Sniff, sniff.)
4) This was the first WNBA title for Catchings, who went to Tennessee. Her college coach, recently-retired Pat Summitt, came to tonight's game. (Sniff, sniff, sniff.)
5) During the awards presentation, ESPN reporter Holly Rowe (who was emceeing), didn't even bother to explain why Catchings was Finals MVP. She just said, "Well, I guess you all know who it is, right?". Yes, we did. Other players stepped up (Erlana Larkins -- who'd been out of the league for two years, Briann January -- who tore her ACL last season, Erin Phillips -- who was left off the Australian Olympic team, and others) but Catchings was consistently amazing. In the final game she played 39 minutes, scored 25 points (including going 9-9 from the free throw line), 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks.
I watched every minute of all four games, and it was an amazing series. I am so happy for Indiana and Tamika Catchings. Both last year and this year my mantra was: If Seattle can't win, I want Indiana to win. This year it happened -- hooray!!!
2) At the very end of the game, Indiana guard (and Spokane native) Briann January went to the foul line. There was 3.2 seconds left in the game, and the Fever already had an seven point lead. Coach Dunn quickly sent in a sub: Katie Douglas. Douglas is the #2 superstar on the Fever, and a native of Indiana. She was injured in the last game of the Eastern Conference Finals, and hadn't been available to play again until this game. She was still injured, but was in uniform "just in case". Coach Dunn put her in, so at least she could have a few moments on the court during game time. (Sniff.)
3) After the game was over, Minnesota star Seimone Augustus went to the Indiana huddle and found Indiana star Tamika Catchings, and gave her a big, congratulatory hug. (Sniff, sniff.)
4) This was the first WNBA title for Catchings, who went to Tennessee. Her college coach, recently-retired Pat Summitt, came to tonight's game. (Sniff, sniff, sniff.)
5) During the awards presentation, ESPN reporter Holly Rowe (who was emceeing), didn't even bother to explain why Catchings was Finals MVP. She just said, "Well, I guess you all know who it is, right?". Yes, we did. Other players stepped up (Erlana Larkins -- who'd been out of the league for two years, Briann January -- who tore her ACL last season, Erin Phillips -- who was left off the Australian Olympic team, and others) but Catchings was consistently amazing. In the final game she played 39 minutes, scored 25 points (including going 9-9 from the free throw line), 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks.
I watched every minute of all four games, and it was an amazing series. I am so happy for Indiana and Tamika Catchings. Both last year and this year my mantra was: If Seattle can't win, I want Indiana to win. This year it happened -- hooray!!!
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# posted by mamurd @ 10:59 PM 
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I saw the last 8th of the game. My eyes moistened watching TC realize her dream.
Q. Why wasn't SA in during the last minutes?
Q. Why wasn't SA in during the last minutes?
Seimone Augustus shot 3-21 in Game 4. Most observers were surprised she wasn't benched earlier. As Richard "WNBAlien" Cohen tweeted, she picked a bad night to have her worst shooting game of the year.
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