Finally we have the best angle (aerial mode) of the Spurs Final Boss in his natural habitat, fighting the entire city of New York and hunting a harasser that kicked at him.
Another day, another time Angel Reese has more offensive rebounds by herself than the ENTIRE OPPOSING TEAM
Truly a generational rebounder paired with a generational motor
To go one on one against one of the best defenders in the W and be able to not just create but also convert a shot like this IN CLUTCH TIME really highlights how special of a player Olivia Miles is
The Lynx have themselves a superstar
Becky Hammon: Knicks don't have a dude... you got to have a 1A dude
Perkins: They DO have that dude
Becky: Who?
Perkins: Jalen Brunson
Becky: He too small… If your best player is small, you're not winning... Steph Curry is the only dude
Lauren Betts has improved her shot so much
It’s not just the touch, either (which has always been there in my opinion)
But her shot is much quicker and more compact now
Whew, Angela Dugalić has really cemented herself as tremendous value for the Mystics
Her ability to put the ball on the floor and score from the perimeter or within the paint is so, so valuable
And she is versatile enough to play in a bunch of lineups
Whew, you can see the Tempo collapse onto Lauren Betts after she gets the ball
But it doesn’t matter
She, once again, fights to get deep post positioning
Then finishes through contact and multiple defenders
I like that Shakira Austin & Lauren Betts are sharing the court
Shakira is quick enough on her feet to play alongside another big defensively and they are both excellent passers with great feel for the game
Love Lo continuing to work in the post, too
Lauren Bette has always been amazing at using her size to establish positive post positioning
And she does that her
To complement that, she’s chaining her post moves together well to create space and easier looks at the rim
Just a beast down there
Great work on the offensive boards by Lauren Betts
She crashes the glass after the miss and user her height to get the rebound over people in better position
The biggest criticism that surrounded Azzi Fudd pre-draft was her “lack of a self-creation game”
But I think that Azzi has shut down that criticism with her play, especially with how comfortably she has used her dribble to get open and to her spots
Azzi Fudd continues to punish teams for closing out too aggressively and not respecting her dribble drive ability
She’s so good at being efficient with her dribble and capitalizing as soon as she gets space