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SportsFan48
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:19 am Post subject: Mercury vs Sacramento - June 10 |
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Under the pressure of a recent win, I will succumb and start this thread.
Consider it another really big HUG!!
The Mercury are going to find a different team in Sacramento than they faced in LA. That said, Sacramento is going to find a completely different team than they faced in Phoenix on opening day. The Monarchs are due for a loss and I can't think of a better team than the Mercury to do it.
Keys to the game:
Rebounding - something the Mercury have been doing a much better job of lately :)
Interior defense - contain Yo.
Plenette needs to stay focused and get limited offensive touches. In fact, her offensive focus needs to be setting picks to open AD, PT, DT, and Snelly.
At least two of the big three hitting well.
Go Mercury!!! |
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kjg
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
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Location: NE Wisconsin
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| The Mercury will have to bring their "A" game tonight as Sacramento has been on a roll. In order to win, the Mercury will have to do better than shoot 30% as they did when they lost the season opener, 77-72, to the Monarchs. They also will have to do a much better job with their interior defense than they did early in the season. In that first game vs. SAC, the Merc scored only 12 points in the paint while giving up 32. Phoenix only managed to keep it close because their depleted lineup did a good job on the boards, they committed only 10 turnovers, and made 29 of 36 freethrows. The Merc have had 46 (?) turnovers in the past two games so they must do a better job of protecting the ball. More help off the the bench tonight would help considering DT and AD played all 40 minutes Wednesday in LA. A big boost for the Mercury will come in the presence tonight of Penny and Kamila who were absent from the first game and Plenette also did not play. |
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6TH_man
Joined: 05 Apr 2005
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Location: Phoenix
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd throw some different defensive looks at the Monarchs to throw them off their rhythm. Gotta watch out for DeMya Walker's dribble penetration because if we commit to doubling her, sneaky Nicole Powell will pop out for an open look from the perimeter. |
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1carol
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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Location: Phoenix AZ
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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No TV or live webcast tonight. We'll have to rely on Phx radio KMVP 860
For you out of towners:
wnba.com home page. Click on Listen Live for Audio Season Pass
or
cllick on FLASH for up to the minute stats and live audio access
The HTML gives stats with a 2 minute delay, which I find frustrating when I'm listening live |
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Dunkin' Dan
Joined: 12 Jun 2002
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Location: Perth, Western Australia
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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Nice start thanks to P & P.
Now it's time for everyone else to join in & consolidate this thing. |
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1carol
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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We need to stop turning the ball over. 16 for the night at 16:43
Although we are much closer than I thought before game tipoff.
From now on it's positive thoughts only.
Diana... make nice to the refs :wink: No more fouls
The refs are horrid. DT with 4 fouls
Ashley with 4 ?? Ashley stop breathing !!
F*** it I just can't stay positive with those refs |
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Dunkin' Dan
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah these turnovers are killin' us! :evil:
Penny's kicking ass though. 20 now :D |
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ThatGAgirl
Joined: 08 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Dee w/ 4 fouls and a technical
ARob with 4 fouls
22 turnovers already...with 11 minutes left in the game!!
3/8 from the line
ugh...
Despite all that we're still in this thing! PennyT single handedly keeping us afloat...nice to see her getting that long ball down. |
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Dunkin' Dan
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Allergic to the ball?
If we're not throwing it away, we're letting them rebound it.
PP with 1 rebound so far, Kamila 1, A-Rob 3, Gwen 0.
As the super nanny would say: that is unasseptable |
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DTFAN
Joined: 03 Jun 2004
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Location: Newington CT
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| This is just too painful to listen to anymore :( |
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mb
Joined: 12 Jun 2002
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Location: Mesa,AZ (work) Scottsdale,AZ(home)
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Cut the lead to five...
59-54 with 4:56 left.
Yahoo's link is faster than wnba's.
Radio even better. |
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DTFAN
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Okay..................I couldn't stay away...................5 points...........with 5 left to play.........WE CAN DO THIS !!!
Go Merc!!!
BTW....... How do I get to the yahoo link??? |
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Dunkin' Dan
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Ugh... if it's not the turnovers & the (lack of) rebounding, it's the free throw woes... :roll: |
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1carol
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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73 - 61 Sacramento with the W
:cry: |
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CamrnCrz1974
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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Location: Central Phoenix
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Why does it seem that Rebekkah Brunson always manages to have her good games against us? That just stings... |
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taurasi2156
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| i thought for sure theyd come off with the a great win tonight after the las game :( |
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Keegan
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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CamrnCrz1974 wrote: Why does it seem that Rebekkah Brunson always manages to have her good games against us? That just stings...
... because our posts still suck? Penny Taylor outrebounded all of our posts who played combined!
Memo to coach Graf - play the bench. They're there for a reason (and not just as practice players). |
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doubleDfan
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, Kamilla is a solid post player...Penny just out did everyone at everything..last game..The Merc aren't mended yet..there is still too much turnovers..(note chemistry)..Kamilla isn't completely back yet...
And I swear, some post players think they are a bit better than what they are..Like, I don't know why the Merc will go five times in a row on the offensive side without Diana or Anna touching the ball (besides bringing it up, and passing it.) That's just dumb...but yet some of the post players will have shot the ball all five times..
Something else I've noticed...on the positive...I didn't get to see this last game (heard it thoguh..) but during the sparks game I noticed this..Certain players tend to have a lot of chemistry together, or they play really well together, and they just feed off of each other..Diana and Penny are awesome together.. |
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CamrnCrz1974
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:22 am Post subject: |
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No, Keegs...Brunson has something extra when she plays against us. Might be some draft karma...
In the meantime, we have yet to put together two great halves, both offensively and defensively, in the same game. Hopefully a few days off to gel will help the team play more as a cohesive unit. |
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Keegan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe we should forbid our posts from shooting unless they play post D and rebound :roll: Actually they weren't shooting that much against the Monarchs... but they certainly forgot how to rebound.
I'm still not sure why Anna played gazillion minutes against Sac. No (more) minutes for Snelly or Shereka? |
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mranderso
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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Shereka was still pretty stiff and sore in Sacramento
from the pick she ran into in LA. |
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Keegan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Fair enough. Doesn't explain Snelly though :evil:
Also, I think we have ball handling problems. 12 turnovers between DT and Anna? Eeeeek. I think we need that backup ballhandler. |
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MercuryBoFan
Joined: 29 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject: Sacramento Loss |
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Even tho the Mercury lost to Sacramento and are now an astonishing 2-6 I am proud that they earned a split between LA and SAC. Because honestly I thought they were going to lose the LA game which would make us 2-7.
Anyways, to get a split between those two teams on the road is nice !!!
Go Mercury and Turn It Around Quickly !!!! |
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doubleDfan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| wouldn't that have made us 1-7?? |
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MercuryBoFan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:20 am Post subject: Regardless |
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| My point was ... at least they split the two and not lost both :roll: |
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doubleDfan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Yup, I know that, but my point was that if they lost to LA and Sac wouldn't they be 1-7? :D
Not that it matters because they didn't.. |
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MercuryBoFan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: :-) |
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| Exactly :D Let's Go Mercury ... Give Us A Victory Tomorrow Afternoon :P |
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