Lucas Kaplan
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after Betnijah, second biggest NYL deadline surprise is not acquiring a third big -- Han's had a great season, don't think her defense is playable in the 'offs:
not sure if Jonquel missed intentionally but missing the 2nd FT up 1 can be a real +EV play. Slows Chicago down here. Liberty with a ballistic victory
As I wrote, it feels like trying to convert PnR into post position can be a losing battle rn, in part because of how post players are officiated vs. drivers. Jonquel's 3rd foul. (Prob wouldn't be overturned, but very soft considering she's also getting grabbed on the waist.)
Mikel hitting this gear with ease vs traps/hedges is not something Nets fans are very familiar with. The whole sports car simile is overdone, but he really does feel like a Sweet Sixteen present..
indeed, here's Sabrina making that read -- expect to see more of it as she gets more comfortable:
DAL did well to keep moving in 4-on-3 situations yesterday. Stewie might be the GOAT 2-on-1 defender but Awak’s cut here makes her job much harder:
Sab's drives have been strong today -- LVA forced to respect it, and an open 3PA for JJ. Good stuff:
believe it or not, I thought NYL had a lot of positive play vs. the Valkyries left a bit on the table, though:
Mikel Brown Jr. high and low cases from the *phenomenal* Swish Theory draft guide: theswishtheory.com/2026-nba-dra...
great news -- the Libs are also calling it "WTF" cc: @thinkmooinc.bsky.social
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this is NYL's most common PnR look (slot, toward the corner) with ATL selling out to prevent 3-point looks, I think NYL/Pauline will keep spamming this. Too good at getting downhill:
NYL not guarding Naz, ATL's gonna have to cut off their actions a bit more if they want shots at the rim:
NYL tenth in rim frequency% this season -- I think Sabrina's absence shows up here. she excels making these PnR manipulation reads for layups, reads that I do think have been available for NYL's guards:
something fun I forgot to post -- the Liberty run GSW's (and Red Holzman) classic "WTF" SLOB under Chris DeMarco. I have it as their most common SLOB this szn, actually:
not as obvious of end-of-game PnR, but NYL attacked Caitlin all night long can't tell if this was Leo's instincts or a call from the bench...good stuff either way:
rookie point guard closing the game out with bucket, dime, bucket. *again* rejecting the screen and finding the corner on Caitlin. Pauline is kind of a dawg, huh
see this is where she's gonna get to go to work. Running the floor early, finding a mismatch, quick seal before IND is set:
Satou has had a few of these plays since returning to the lineup -- I assume NYL wants her finish the cut and get corner. Her post-up prevents Pauline from finishing *her* cut and crowds the lane so Marine can't hit Han on the roll:
Pauline is flying downhill, rejecting screens early, and finishing *especially off one foot* ... ... while also getting to two feet to play behind. 2:1 ast:TO so far. Of course there's room for improvement but the balance Pauline is striking is impressive as hell:
