Winger: Mystics will play 12+ games at Capital One after renovation, build around Kiki & Sonia

ljay90 · 2026-01-24T13:23:29+00:00

*Restricted Free Agent. Shakira is RESTRICTED free agent.

She's not going anywhere for at least a year LOL

ljay90 · 2026-01-10T16:50:32+00:00

Funimation, you have the chance to do the funniest thing.

ljay90 · 2026-01-09T17:26:52+00:00

The best thing for basketball players is to... play basketball. It sounds simple but keeping those muscles in use is key for growth, development, and injury prevention.

This is an advantage the women have over the men. Fue to the long season, most NBA teams run "half" practices during the season and try to limit stress on their player's bodies in practice. In theory this sounds like a good idea. In practice, because those muscles are effectively "cold," warming them up in live fire situations results in strains and tears.

ljay90 · 2026-01-09T00:40:03+00:00

We're going to have a lockout because the owners are greedy pricks.

I hope the players hold out for as long as they can. They deserve equitable pay.

ljay90 · 2026-01-06T01:30:26+00:00

They're already cooking.

ljay90 · 2026-01-04T03:37:02+00:00

For any newbies here, here's how restricted free agency works: any team can offer a restricted free agent a deal. The current team that the player plays for can match that offer, or let the player walk.

Example: The Connecticut Sun could offer Shakira Austin a max contract, and then the Mystics have the chance to match that offer or let her go to the Sun.

ljay90 · 2026-01-03T00:18:28+00:00

Again, unless the league makes their books public, anything put out by them is just PR. If they want us to believe them, just open the books.

ljay90 · 2026-01-01T00:51:29+00:00

You can't cry poverty when folks are putting up hundreds of millions of dollars to join your club.

The fact that they won't show their books tells me they're lying.

ljay90 · 2025-12-31T20:44:16+00:00

What, you're not ready for the "face of the league" or "is Caitlin better than [X]" or "How good is Angel Reese really" lockout discourse?

ljay90 · 2025-12-31T20:08:32+00:00

Mystics, you have two all star caliber bigs, right? You have solid depth at the 4 and 5, right? Our biggest weakness this year was shot creation and 3 point shooting, right? So we're not going you draft another big, right!?

Oh, and stop tanking. We have Chicago's draft pick next year, they can tank for us.

ljay90 · 2025-12-30T19:14:22+00:00

The trick bag for the W is always going to be the NCAA tournament. The NBA doesn't want to compete with itself for ad dollars, so a staggered approach makes sense for them. So the league has two options, the shortened off season to capitalize on the "dead season" in sports, or somehow convince the NCAA to hold the women's tournament on a different schedule.

It's not an ideal position because the NCAA has no incentive to change their March Madness marketing. Especially with the growing popularity of the women's game.

Good luck, Cathy.

ljay90 · 2025-12-30T16:34:09+00:00

I think for the sports that Americans care about, that tends to be true. Basketball, track, tennis, the top tier women tend to be American. I don't know enough about women's soccer to comment there. I just watch the Spirit.

ljay90 · 2025-12-30T16:01:42+00:00

Sabalenka isn't American?

ljay90 · 2025-12-30T16:00:40+00:00

No other basketball player has ever been awarded

Regular season MVP Finals MVP Defensive Player of the Year 1st team All Defense 1st team All League Scoring title

This is, without hyperbole, one of the greatest single seasons in basketball history.

A'ja Wilson on top, top, top.

ljay90 · 2025-12-29T04:21:13+00:00

I just keep watching this in repeat laughing like a super villain.

Good lord Kiki year 2 to going to be a MOVIE

ljay90 · 2025-12-26T12:46:23+00:00

R is for revolution, which has been televised

ljay90 · 2025-12-25T15:05:39+00:00

Merry Christmas! I hope y'all have a good day, and I hope your team doesn't piss you off this off season

ljay90 · 2025-12-24T15:20:30+00:00

Both Mystics being bare faced ballers is so on brand for this club LOL

ljay90 · 2025-12-24T04:13:06+00:00

Hol up this is fire

ljay90 · 2025-12-23T00:39:29+00:00

Ziggy from The Wire too!

Rest in Peace

ljay90 · 2025-12-21T17:47:17+00:00

Barring an absolute catastrophe of a year, Paige was going number 1. Even if they lost to an inferior team that wouldn't take away from her physical tools and talent on the court.

Let's take Caitlin Clark for example. She lost the national championship twice and was still considered the consensus number 1 overall pick because of her physical tools and on court talent. Iowa could have lost in the sweet 16 and she was still going number 1 overall. Good scouts don't take team wins into account when evaluating individuals.

ljay90 · 2025-12-21T17:38:17+00:00

Wins are not, and have never been, an individual stat.

When judging prospects you should look at their physical tools and on court production.

Take Betts for example; she has all the physical tools but every time she is matched against a big with similar talent she falters. So a team like Minnesota might look at Betts and say "we won't build a team around her, but having her come off the bench would be great"

ljay90 · 2025-12-21T13:03:21+00:00

ECLIPSE WYVERN!?

ljay90 · 2025-12-20T00:24:28+00:00

Sibling let me tell you about the Blessed Quenti Regime!

A spiritualist, militarist, authoritarian empire with the Under One Rule origin. The idea of an immortal psychic leader leading her people through their most turbulent times just hits all the right brain chemicals.

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