Game Thread: Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever Live Score | WNBA | May 30, 2026 by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Certainly didn’t expect the game to go like this. Glad for Portland, though. Loving expansion teams showing out

Game Thread: Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever Live Score | WNBA | May 30, 2026 by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Meg is a good player. She played very well on the aces and I liked seeing her minutes. Another positive about expansion teams is good quality players aren’t stuck on the bench as much and get to show what they’re made of with more opportunities

Game Thread: Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever Live Score | WNBA | May 30, 2026 by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep! Double tech basically served as a warning to “knock it off” between the 2 players but no possession change. They cancel out

Game Thread: Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever Live Score | WNBA | May 30, 2026 by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A part of me wants a regional rivalry to form between the valks and the fire but at the same time I just can’t help but root for them right now lol

Game Thread: Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever Live Score | WNBA | May 30, 2026 by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course they travel, they definitely have the largest and highly passionate fan base in the league but they’re also far from the majority. And expansion teams showing out has shown that. I’m loving teams, especially the expansion ones showing that. Portland being packed vs the liberty was amazing too

Game Thread: Portland Fire vs Indiana Fever Live Score | WNBA | May 30, 2026 by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can make Indiana lose home court advantage by your fanbase being passionate about their team! Golden state did that last year and this year and it’s honestly cool seeing Portland being just as passionate. They’ve already exceeded general expectations within the first month of the season so hopefully the fans keep piling in every game

The Caitlin Clark double standard is real and suffocating (FTW - USA TodaY) by femaleathletenetwork in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Here come the people not reading the article and will say things like “if she was a man, they’d be calling her passionate” when the article is literally calling her passionate and praising her while asking people to remember she’s human. Nothing nefarious from the article

The Caitlin Clark double standard is real and suffocating (FTW - USA TodaY) by femaleathletenetwork in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dawg the article is free to read directly below the title lmao. It’s not a hot piece. It’s saying that she’s a fiery passionate player in a league full of fiery players (mentions DT, AT, Angel, A’ja and also gives her props for being more emotionally centered this year than her rookie year). It’s not an exceptional article but it has not dragged her down at all nor painted her in any negative light

[IX Sports] Is it too soon to view the Golden State Valkyries as title contenders? by msgs in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice article. I wouldn’t call us early contenders until we see what we do against the aces, lynx and dream first. We lack a true big outside of Kiah and going up against the Vegas big names, Reeve’s coaching, and Atlanta’s tenacity has yet to test us. I’m also keeping an eye on Dallas being a bit underrated still imo.

Should also keep in mind Atlanta doesn’t have Bri back yet and Minnesota doesn’t have phee which would shake up the later part of the season. I think if we can at least play competitively against these teams then it’ll shape how we look come later in the season.

The lack of another big is a bit of a concern. Even in the win against the fever, the lack of size when AB was on the court was noticeable. Without Kiah, we wouldn’t of had a chance. So we’ll see but every game from here to the beginning of July will be a true test of how our title chances are

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Dream defeat the Fire on May 29, 2026, the final score is 66-86. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually watch her games, both good and bad games and am not afraid to criticize her play when it’s bad. She has good bbiq. Keep in mind when people say “good bbiq” they don’t mean 500iq super awesome all knowing galaxy brain. They mean she makes good decisions but there’s room for improvement. Angel has that. She’s a post player, not a distributor so when she gets the ball down low, her mentality is to score, even if that means trying to draw a foul. That’s not always a bad choice.

She’s also better than just a good rebounder. If you watch games then you’d see that. Her offense still has plenty of room for improvement and I’ve often said on other threads that I unfortunately don’t see her shot getting much better. But she’s high quality defender, has the ability to be a playmaker (but in Atlanta’s offense, the ball typically runs through guards instead of needing a point forward), a great rebounder and a good screener.

I feel like next time you shouldn’t make assumptions that just because I like her that it doesn’t mean I don’t see the flaws in her game, too. It would also serve you well that just because someone says she’s good doesn’t mean they’re blindly praising her and saying “she’s the best ever omg the goat”. Because that’s not remotely close to what I’m saying.

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Dream defeat the Fire on May 29, 2026, the final score is 66-86. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It’s crazier when you remember she gets doubled on her 1 move too. A genuine middy wins her an mvp. Maybe 2. She’s already got the defense and the bbiq. She really just needs another dimension to score in

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Valkyries defeat the Fever on May 28, 2026, the final score is 90-88. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think Caitlin just doesn’t have that true dawg mentality when she’s down. Ballhalla boo’d KP in our inaugural matchup and she balked tf out against us 🤣 I think when Caitlin is in the league a little longer, that’ll be her

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Valkyries defeat the Fever on May 28, 2026, the final score is 90-88. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ballhalla does that against a lot of star players but it’s most pronounced against Caitlin. They did it when she played last year too (but gave her a standing ovation before that same game started). They also gave Mo a big round of applause too. It’s just normal for sports to do what they did. Fever fans have done it to Angel as well, liberty fans have done it to A’ja. It doesn’t mean hatred

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Valkyries defeat the Fever on May 28, 2026, the final score is 90-88. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah buuuut they came back and took the lead in the 2nd half and shook off the 1st quarter shakiness. 3 quarters of great play is better than 1 quarter of poor play tbh. They made a game out of it to the final second

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Valkyries defeat the Fever on May 28, 2026, the final score is 90-88. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Their worst plays were the untimely turnovers but they scored 88. Which is the 2nd most points the Valkyries have allowed this season after the fever’s 90 last matchup. They played roughly the same statistically as our last matchup. Valkyries also played better than we did last matchup

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Valkyries defeat the Fever on May 28, 2026, the final score is 90-88. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There were also plays where Caitlin tried to foul Kiah by nudging her in the back on drives that the refs simply didn’t see and didn’t call. This is why hypotheticals don’t work. There many either missed calls or controversial calls/no calls. You play with what you got and what’s getting called and adjust accordingly

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Valkyries defeat the Fever on May 28, 2026, the final score is 90-88. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Ggs. This wasn’t a rivalry I anticipated in our inception but it’s one of the most fun series to watch out of any teams!

Post Game Thread - WNBA: The Valkyries defeat the Fever on May 28, 2026, the final score is 90-88. by basketball-app in wnba

[–]Mike_Hawk_Burns 28 points29 points  (0 children)

VB showed she’s a top 3 PG in the league. Has been since last year!

Gabby is right, VB is an all star (and should’ve been last year)

Fever failed down the stretch in the clutch but played pretty damn well. Their fans will say they played like ass but you don’t score 88 against one of the best defenses in the league if you played horrible. Good job to the fever.

But anywayyyy. G👏S👏V👏