u/Few-Library994

PAZZICALANAWAK, aka Monsters, Inc.

With Arike shooting 16% from the field the last 4 games, Alanna still not being herself, and Awak being out with an injured wrist, how about we take a peek into coming, happier days?

Give me your ideas of what PAZZICALANAWAK could be like?

Paige and Azzi, Awak at the 3, Jess and Alanna mixing it up at the 4 and 5.

Awak likes playing the 3 and is really good at it. Playing together with Alanna and not having to shoulder all the defensive responsibilities could free her up for more offense.

Feels like this lineup could be pretty monstrous both offensively and defensively.

Discuss.

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u/Few-Library994 — 8 days ago

Awak has the highest net rating in the league by a mile...

...and Azzi has the fifth highest!

24.5 for Awak and 18.1 for Azzi.

Azzi has the highest offensive rating in the league with 122.6 and Awak the second highest with 119.9!

Awak also has the second highest true shooting % in the league with 80.2!

I've felt like Awak and Azzi are anchoring the Wings defensively so it's interesting to see that it's actually the offensive rating that is the most dominant. I'm not usually a stat guy but this was interesting.

AWAZZI out here playing winning basketball like it's nobody's bidness!

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u/Few-Library994 — 11 days ago

You know how I said pre game that it was going to be Awak vs New York?

This is what Mavs moneyball wrote about the game, under the headline "Defense wins championships"

"The Wings played sensational defense in the second half of this one, holding the potent Liberty offense to just 32 points. At the center of that was Awak Kuier, who was essentially a one-woman wrecking crew in the paint. Kuier battled against Stewart on the block, was everywhere in help, and altered so many shots at the basket. It was a remarkable performance. Kuier’s length and athleticism just pop off the screen."

She also shot 100% from everywhere until she finally missed a three. We need to take shots from Arike and give them to Awak.

Also a bunch of rebounds and 2 blocks. Her and Azzi are block bros. #34 and #35 are going to have block parties all season long.

Also, how cute are both of them? When I watched the post game presser I honestly felt like I needed to pinch Azzi's cheek. Both of them are so sweet, which makes it even more remarkable that it's those two that are the hustle queens and lock down defenders.

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u/Few-Library994 — 17 days ago

So, how was Awak?

Games are in the middle of the night for me so are a no watch for now at least. Would be nice to hear how she looked?

Someone wrote that her impact was bigger than the stats showed which is saying a lot, since she was the most efficient, had the best plus minus, 0 turnovers, 0 fouls, 4 rebounds, an assist and a block in 15 minutes.

Watching her stand up at the end of the post game press conference made me think of a majestic Finnish moose that is going to stomp all over players and dominate the floor.

She said she wanted to be more aggressive but someone said she pretty much shut down Angel when she was on the floor, without committing any fouls?

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u/Few-Library994 — 28 days ago