The GOAT

[UConnCat]

Who else but Jackie Young. One of those Norte Dame players that was coached by no class MM.

No one out-trash-talks Diana.

 

[UConnCat]

About sums it up

 

[MSGRET]

No one out-trash-talks Diana.

Yes but Di can backup her trash talking, Young doesn't even come close. But like I stated she learned from the worst.

 

[eebmg]

Why did the Mercury win?

Ask Mercury coach Sandy Brondelo

"In the fourth quarter, we have Diana Taurasi and they don't," she said, borrowing a decades-old yarn by Taurasi's college coach at Connecticut. "I'm stealing that off Geno [Auriemma], but that's what it comes down to"

Aces coach Bill Laimbeer credited the mental toughness of Taurasi and Griner for getting the Mercury over the top.

 

[Littlemin]

Trash talking, posturing, “look at me” has just become an everyday, every play part of sport. Jackie Young didn’t learn it from McGraw anymore than Diana Taurasi learned it from Auriemma. Just my opinion, but trash talking had nothing to do with Taurasi stepping up, it is what the GREATEST of the GREAT do. UConnCat posted the video, I thought her block on the mismatch at the end of the game was the biggest play of the game. Her following that sequence up with the 3 was just poetic justice for one of the most phenomenal players to ever step on a court.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

More footage highlighting B Griner's contribution.

 

[ThisJustIn]

can we get a replay posted in Husky Games?

 

[Fairfield Fan]

How long ago was it that when asked after a victory how UConn had won, he would invariably say, "We have Diana and they don't." Same as last night.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

DT is DT... what else do we expect? She is the best, ever, when it needs to be done

And at how many years old? This is on a par with Tom Brady leading his team to the Super Bowl championship at the age of (?) 43. Simply amazing!

 

[eebmg]

More footage highlighting B Griner's contribution.

Geno must be saying. Glad she is living up to her talents

A quote when BG was first getting coached by Geno.

"It was a great experience playing for Coach Auriemma because he is really passionate and he is a great coach," Griner said. "He was working on my game, just getting big and just playing to my full ability."

 

[Fairfield Fan]

But other UConn players had a tough time. Kiah Stokes had a disastrous ten minutes, scoring no points, pulling down two rebounds, and seeing her team outscored by 17 points. Kia Nurse was out of the game with an injury. Any updates on her status?

Stephanie Dolson has lost her starting center job to UConn's Azure Stephens. That will be a great matchup in the championship series.

 

[Zanzman]

But other UConn players had a tough time. Kiah Stokes had a disastrous ten minutes, scoring no points, pulling down two rebounds, and seeing her team outscored by 17 points. Kia Nurse was out of the game with an injury. Any updates on her status?

Stephanie Dolson has lost her starting center job to UConn's Azure Stephens. That will be a great matchup in the championship series.

Whole post about m kia’s injury torn acl

 

[CocoHusky]

But other UConn players had a tough time. Kiah Stokes had a disastrous ten minutes, scoring no points, pulling down two rebounds, and seeing her team outscored by 17 points. Kia Nurse was out of the game with an injury. Any updates on her status?

Stephanie Dolson has lost her starting center job to UConn's Azure Stephens. That will be a great matchup in the championship series.

Way to be a wet blanket in a thread about The GOAT!
Nurse has a torn ACL.

 

[chrissaran]

Hope Chicago wins. Want to see Stef get her first WNBA ring.

 

[ThisJustIn]

Game highlights:

 

[Reypl21]

Hope Chicago wins. Want to see Stef get her first WNBA ring.

Oh, so you want to see Candace get her second ring over DT

 

[Plebe]

 

[Plebe]

 

[Skeets]

How long ago was it that when asked after a victory how UConn had won, he would invariably say, "We have Diana and they don't." Same as last night.

If I'm not mistaken that comment was at half time in a very tight game (UCONN losing?). The reporter asked Geno his thoughts to which he replied: "I like my chances because I have Diana and they don't"

 

[UConnCat]

 

[Dillon77]

This Sunday game will be one heck of a turnround for the multi-injured GOAT, Ms. DT, who also just become a parent of a 2nd child.

It will be a challenge, but to paraphrase Coaches Geno and Sandy, DT might say: "Yeah, but I've got BG."

Griner has given a level of consistency, particularly from the Olympics and second half of the season through the playoffs, that helps all around her, including DT and SD-S. She and her wingman, Bri Turner, will now pose issues for Chicago. Ms. Parker needs to get ready to run with Breezy, who has an everyready battery at all times.

Who knows how DT, BG and SD-S are still powering along. Maybe, as DT pondered, they like each other, which gives purpose to the task. Great to watch.

 

[Geew1992]

This Sunday game will be one heck of a turnround for the multi-injured GOAT, Ms. DT, who also just become a parent of a 2nd child.

It will be a challenge, but to paraphrase Coaches Geno and Sandy, DT might say: "Yeah, but I've got BG."

Griner has given a level of consistency, particularly from the Olympics and second half of the season through the playoffs, that helps all around her, including DT and SD-S. She and her wingman, Bri Turner, will now pose issues for Chicago. Ms. Parker needs to get ready to run with Breezy, who has an everyready battery at all times.

Who knows how DT, BG and SD-S are still powering along. Maybe, as DT pondered, they like each other, which gives purpose to the task. Great to watch.

I think it will be a great series. Don’t know how the Sky will stop BG

 

[azfan]

Really looking forward to this series. I'm delighted ABC will be televising. We are fortunate to be able to see Parker and Taurasi face off at this point in their careers. I'm really looking forward to the Turner and Parker match up. Also the guard matchups will be fascinating

 

[chrissaran]

Oh, so you want to see Candace get her second ring over DT

I want to see Stef get her first ring. Stef played at UConn. Maybe you don't remember.

 

[hoophuskee]

I want to see Stef get her first ring. Stef played at UConn. Maybe you don't remember.

Not that it's a big deal who wins - it's a win-win.

But I also remember Parker at bit at war with Geno.

And I'm not especially fond of a former player going to a rival and dunking at Hartford while leading her team to beat mine.

And I'm not especially fond of that self-promotion commercial/ad she has.