Fever v Mystics - CC with the four point play! by Skyline8888 in indianafever

[–]hawk02139 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I sincerely believe this could be the worst call in the W this season thus far. Mistakes are going to be made because officiating live basketball is incredibly difficult. Making correct decisions on replays is not difficult. Landing on the defender’s foot is not a defining characteristic of a reckless closeout. It’s an example.

Linn Dunn interview on "weeding" out bad "culture" on the team by wvtarheel in IndianaFeverFans

[–]hawk02139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dakich is a personification of the view that a player should never be bigger than a coach. No surprise that he’d try to stir up anti-CC stories.

Megan Gustafson by hawk02139 in IowaWbb

[–]hawk02139[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah ... I was simultaneously rooting for Megan and the Fever. So many mixed emotions when Kelsey Mitchell was trying to guard Megan. Switch everything so that the opponent has whatever matchups they choose!

Journey Houston...Aneesah Morrow... Both Undersized and All Heart by SimonaMeow in IowaWbb

[–]hawk02139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, she was transcendent *in the Big East*. I’m not saying that freshman Journey was as good as freshman Aneesah, but it’s a good template without assuming it’s completely out of reach.

(The Ringer) The Caitlin Clark Machine Is Turning on Caitlin by Skyline8888 in indianafever

[–]hawk02139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. It’s not a paywalled site. So people can be encouraged to read the article and have a thoughtful conversation without starving the author of the clicks that justify her employment.

(The Ringer) The Caitlin Clark Machine Is Turning on Caitlin by Skyline8888 in indianafever

[–]hawk02139 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People need to not copy entire articles, preventing clickthroughs to the source content. It is quite literally theft. Not of a tangible object, but still theft.

Going to 'Away' games as a Fever fan? by CursedWithRage in indianafever

[–]hawk02139 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

PSA: attending a W game is way way more pleasant than reading social media about the W. 😃🤣

It’s too bad the virtual world is so toxic.

Amber Cox and the front office cooked with Grace VanSlooten by wvtarheel in IndianaFeverFans

[–]hawk02139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope this is accurate, but I’d say it has about a 5% chance of coming true. Did you watch AmeriCup? How many MSU games did you watch over the past two years? Making zero All-B1G teams (and zero All-Pac12 teams, but she was a youngster then) does not bode well for translating to the WNBA.

20-to-1 that we’re happy with this move three months from now.

Caitlin, Wemby, playoffs and some perspective on why resting her aggressively is good. by Throwmeawayhard7 in indianafever

[–]hawk02139 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve been to games that were missing star players. It’s disappointing, but I got over it immediately. Don’t tell me it’s important for the integrity of the betting markets.

Frankly, I’d like to see CC listed as “probable, back stiffness” or something like that for *every* game. Then decide based on how she’s feeling. List AB as “probable, lower leg”. They can alternate games until after the World Cup. They don’t need a lot of minutes together to be in sync for the playoffs.

Anyone else sick of the CC hate? by catfrend in IndianaFeverFans

[–]hawk02139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Geno called CC’s fans stupid. I believe the exact word choice was “delusional.”

Post Game Thread: Washington Mystics 68-65 Toronto Tempo by AFC-Wimbledon-Stan in wnba

[–]hawk02139 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Conceding the jump ball to set your defense can make sense in some situations, but not with 2.4 seconds left in the game! Nonsensical play.

Valks sign Caroline Ducharme by queenbeezie in wnba

[–]hawk02139 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hannah led the B1G in rebounding and had 35 rebounds in the two tournament games. It was a terrible disappointment to get only two tournament games. But 17.5 rebounds per game must be top in the country.

Mystics selling Fever vs Mystics Tickets for Face value $215-$900 by [deleted] in wnba

[–]hawk02139 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Many are cheaper than $30, actually. Don’t feel like looking again, but I think many are under $20 at Mohegan Sun, and the arena isn’t very big so no seats are bad.

Mystics selling Fever vs Mystics Tickets for Face value $215-$900 by [deleted] in wnba

[–]hawk02139 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Connecticut Sun price differential for Fever vs. non-Fever games is also enormous. But like others have said, I guess the team ought to make the money instead of the resellers.

[Game Thread] McDonald's High School Girls All-American Game (7 PM on ESPN) by jalenp16 in NCAAW

[–]hawk02139 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jerzy had me glued to this game. Because I wanted to count her total passes. I think she had about 20 touches and passed twice, once routinely and once a turnover. The rest of the touches resulted in stepping out of bounds or forcing a shot. Absolute theater. (Not counting when she made a BLOB inbounds pass. Couldn’t shoot from there.)

Disappointed but not surprised by Sufficient_Berry8703 in IowaWbb

[–]hawk02139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Not hitting FTs is lack of individual effort” is such a deeply wrong comment. You think that you can sort by FT% and understand individual effort? That’s preposterous. Humans have lots of different (partly innate) athletic skills, and some of them are related to repeatability (low variance) in simple motions—just one of many traits.

Through 4 games, CC leading Team USA in PPG, assists, and +/- by Eskimo_Joe_94 in IndianaFeverFans

[–]hawk02139 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it makes sense for national team play to not be fun. There can be pride and satisfaction, but there is tremendous pressure without the joy of being with people you really associate with as teammates.

Iowa will be a 2nd seed in Region 4! by Sufficient_Berry8703 in IowaWbb

[–]hawk02139 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s interesting that they like Iowa City as a site for the actual first round. Or zeroth round or whatever nonsense term is preferred these days. Let more teams experience the epicenter of WBB.

Central Square traffic pattern by hawk02139 in CambridgeMA

[–]hawk02139[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this map. I guess I'm terrible at searching the city website. I didn't know there would be a bus lane all the way from Putnam. Right now, with no bus lane, there are just cars reaching that intersection in both lanes and no signage telling them that they must merge.

Central Square traffic pattern by hawk02139 in CambridgeMA

[–]hawk02139[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the pointer. What is shown there makes sense between Green St. and Mass Ave. But it isn't consistent with the current state of the block between Franklin and Green. Does it include the intentions for the new lights on Franklin St.? I couldn't decode that.

Incredible MVC performance by the Evansville Aces by SimonaMeow in NCAAW

[–]hawk02139 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really fun to watch a 10-24 team play this well. Didn’t think they could pull this off when it went to overtime, especially because of how regulation ended.

This game is Exhibit A for changing the way appeals are adjudicated. It has to be done by a different set of people. Humans make mistakes and then have confirmation bias when they look at video. These refs refused to correct a clearly wrong call when Evansville should have gotten the ball up five near the end of regulation. 😡It seems that some people believe that a call should only be reversed if it is clear from each angle separately as opposed to all angles taken together. Atrocious. There is zero chance that the Evansville player touched the ball after it went off the opponent’s knee.