19 June 2013
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From his post about yesterday's Washington @ Seattle game:
While [Tina] Thompson was the star turn – becoming the oldest player in WNBA history to score 30 or more in a game – it’s the team ethic and cohesion that’s been so impressive in the last couple of Seattle wins. They don’t have their superstars this year, so they need balance from around their roster, and they’re getting contributions from [Tanisha] Wright, [Temeka] Johnson, [Camille] Little and Thompson, plus cameos from [Shekinna] Stricklen and even Alysha Clark off the bench. They’re working their butts off defensively, as ever, and the motion within the offense is creating some good looks. There’s some interesting action – using Stricklen in the post is an intriguing idea if she can develop that side of her game, because she’s almost always going to have a size advantage on her defender, and they run a lot through the low post for a team that’s technically undersized in the paint – but a lot of it’s pretty simple. Keep moving and working for each other, take care of the ball, and someone will probably be open at some point. When you knock down your shots as well as they have in the last two games, you’ve got a good shot at winning. [Coach] Agler was never going to let his team throw in the towel this season.
While [Tina] Thompson was the star turn – becoming the oldest player in WNBA history to score 30 or more in a game – it’s the team ethic and cohesion that’s been so impressive in the last couple of Seattle wins. They don’t have their superstars this year, so they need balance from around their roster, and they’re getting contributions from [Tanisha] Wright, [Temeka] Johnson, [Camille] Little and Thompson, plus cameos from [Shekinna] Stricklen and even Alysha Clark off the bench. They’re working their butts off defensively, as ever, and the motion within the offense is creating some good looks. There’s some interesting action – using Stricklen in the post is an intriguing idea if she can develop that side of her game, because she’s almost always going to have a size advantage on her defender, and they run a lot through the low post for a team that’s technically undersized in the paint – but a lot of it’s pretty simple. Keep moving and working for each other, take care of the ball, and someone will probably be open at some point. When you knock down your shots as well as they have in the last two games, you’ve got a good shot at winning. [Coach] Agler was never going to let his team throw in the towel this season.
Labels: Seattle Storm
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