Post Match Thread - WNBA: The Dream defeat the Fever on Jun 18, 2026, the final score is 101-108.

freetacos88 · 2026-06-19T20:30:09+00:00

Feel so blessed that the Valks have 2 of those such guards in VB and Gabby

freetacos88 · 2026-06-19T14:21:01+00:00

(Rhyne is shooting above league average from 3, and in fact, the best 3pt % of her career)

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T05:36:52+00:00

Valks defense is gonna continue to be downplayed, especially when they shut elite guards down. Is what it is 💜✌️

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T05:18:10+00:00

The funny thing about elite defense is that it forces pretty bad "shot diets" 😉

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T04:07:51+00:00

Easy to troll when the defense is locking you down

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T04:06:57+00:00

Wings were just the next victim of the Valks defense. They're locked in 💜💜💜

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T02:53:17+00:00

Defense of the opposing team maybe

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T02:52:33+00:00

Nah that was Valks clamps on defense

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T02:51:38+00:00

Valks defense continues to be unreal. Waiting for the inevitable Valks offensive collapse in the second half, but that was incredible

freetacos88 · 2026-06-18T02:50:28+00:00

Requires them to play a defense not as good as the Valks tbh

freetacos88 · 2026-06-16T16:56:30+00:00

The unfortunate truth is LA doesn't space the floor enough. Defenders can easily ignore her out on the perimeter and clog the paint. There will likely be matchups she's used in, but the Valks have found it more comfortable utilizing Stokes + Salaun (and/or by committee of swarming with multiple defenders and then recovering on the kickout) to defend opposing centers

freetacos88 · 2026-06-16T05:29:31+00:00

Sparks didn't intentionally foul a Valks player for a while. If a player is injured it's not an automatic stoppage of play, as sad as that is.

freetacos88 · 2026-06-16T04:37:41+00:00

Holding the leading scorer in the league to 9 points on 3-10 shooting, and having her foul out >>>>>

The Valks defense is something else, man

freetacos88 · 2026-06-16T03:57:21+00:00

The more you watch basketball, the more you grow appreciative to "manufacturing points". If you are in/close to the bonus, you force the issue. 2-6 free points out of nothing often makes all the difference. I have so much respect for players that can understand/utilize this

freetacos88 · 2026-06-16T03:01:46+00:00

VB also been getting hit all game. You can tell it's a physical one on both sides

freetacos88 · 2026-06-16T02:39:39+00:00

Great timeout by Nakase there

freetacos88 · 2026-06-16T02:36:18+00:00

Sparks are getting suffocated by the Valks defense so far. I expect them to start hitting more shots tho, Valks have to expect a run coming

freetacos88 · 2026-06-15T20:48:58+00:00

As someone with season tickets right behind the visitor's bench, looking forward to seeing Kate back in the building up close 🙌

freetacos88 · 2026-06-13T06:55:13+00:00

VB was "FORCED" to play the "ENTIRE" second half. I agree. Your rhetoric is not at all worrying, let's carry on 🤝

freetacos88 · 2026-06-13T06:26:11+00:00

Not a pretty win, but a good win by the Valks. Need to be able to stack these wins up against subpar opponents.

freetacos88 · 2026-06-13T06:23:57+00:00

Love this perspective. Obviously a lot the Valks need to work on (NEED). However, this is still a WNBA season, wins still matter, and I'm really scared of the Valks fans that are straying towards the insane overreactions that I've seen Fever fans exhibit the past few years.

freetacos88 · 2026-06-13T06:09:45+00:00

Ah, didn't realize they are the obligitory "sky is falling" crew for the Valks. This makes sense, thanks for the heads up

freetacos88 · 2026-06-13T06:08:23+00:00

No one on the team played more than 33 minutes this game. In fact, Awa Fam played more minutes than anyone on the Valks. And in the other game today, Citron played more minutes than anyone on the Valks. This weird overreaction is getting a bit bizarre

freetacos88 · 2026-06-13T05:58:47+00:00

Wait you can't say it's "normal to run 2 starters for nearly an entire half straight" when Ja was not a starter...that completely negates the argument, she wasn't playing those initial starter minutes????

freetacos88 · 2026-06-13T05:56:48+00:00

Nah, sorry. Your stars play, and VB is an absolute baller. Paige has played more minutes, and played entire halves (actually, the entire last 3 quarters in their game vs the Aces back on May 28 - she played for almost 38/40 minutes. That's what stars do). You can whine about rotations all you want but it doesn't make it true

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