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myrtle
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 Posted: 09/13/22 10:53 pm ::: |
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| so is 'playing physical' just a code word for playing dirty? |
Rebuttal question, since when has it not? |
I think there's a border between the two, but tonight it was just a bit over that border. IMO it's possible to play physical without it being dirty, and it should be the job of the refs to keep it there.
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PRballer
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| Posted: 09/13/22 11:22 pm ::: |
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| Bonner looking like she is about done with her bball career. I don't remember seeing her just totally passing up open shots like this, some of them in the key with a smaller defender on her. |
My thinking is she gave her all to get Connecticut to this point but is running out of gas especially with the short turnaround after the semifinals. Her primary matchup was Copper and now she gets Jackie Young - two incredible athletes. This is why having guards spell her and impact the game is so important. Kaila Charles didn’t develop enough for Curt and staff last year to give her a look on this team but she ideally would have been her back up perhaps if she developed a shot? I digress but Carrington is supposed to be that player?
Bonner could bounce back in Game 3. She’s a pro and will leave it out there.
Still impressive that CT got this far esp without Jasmine Thomas and without Alyssa Thomas’ shoulders.
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PRballer
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| Posted: 09/13/22 11:22 pm ::: |
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| myrtle wrote: |
| Bonner looking like she is about done with her bball career. I don't remember seeing her just totally passing up open shots like this, some of them in the key with a smaller defender on her. |
My thinking is she gave her all to get Connecticut to this point but is running out of gas especially with the short turnaround after the semifinals. Her primary matchup was Copper and now she gets Jackie Young - two incredible athletes. This is why having guards spell her and impact the game is so important. Kaila Charles didn’t develop enough for Curt and staff last year to give her a look on this team but she ideally would have been her back up perhaps if she developed a shot? I digress but Carrington is supposed to be that player?
Bonner could bounce back in Game 3. She’s a pro and will leave it out there.
Still impressive that CT got this far esp without Jasmine Thomas and without Alyssa Thomas’ shoulders.
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readyAIMfire53
Joined: 20 Nov 2004
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| Posted: 09/13/22 11:42 pm ::: |
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| myrtle wrote: |
| Silky Johnson wrote: |
| myrtle wrote: |
| so is 'playing physical' just a code word for playing dirty? |
Rebuttal question, since when has it not? |
I think there's a border between the two, but tonight it was just a bit over that border. IMO it's possible to play physical without it being dirty, and it should be the job of the refs to keep it there. |
You just have to LOVE Chelsea snatching that ball out of Jonquel's hands after she got slapped in the face and called for the foul earlier. Not gonna scowl, throw a tantrum or get T'd up. Just gonna throw the dagger down. Fight the dirty play with a sword.
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Force10rulz
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| Posted: 09/14/22 4:20 am ::: |
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| Sun can’t get a championship even if it was handed to them. They are a great team during regular season and flop during the finals. They have the players wtf more do they need?”
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WfanFrJmp
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ChiSky54
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| Posted: 09/14/22 7:51 am ::: |
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| Force10rulz wrote: |
| Sun can’t get a championship even if it was handed to them. They are a great team during regular season and flop during the finals. They have the players wtf more do they need?” |
Karma is working against them. Some of their folks play dirty. Even though they seem to occasionally have the refs in their pockets, they don't have enough oomph to take it all the way. I watched them disintegrate against the Sky last year in the semifinals (but I also think adding AT to the mix after a long injury absence was a bad decision). They just seem to fall apart when it counts.
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