Cheryl on Olivia Miles: "a top 3 player in the league"
Cheryl was on the most recent Good Game with Sarah Spain podcast and was effusive about Miles surpassing expectations
Cheryl was on the most recent Good Game with Sarah Spain podcast and was effusive about Miles surpassing expectations
Anyone have an extra ticket to the unrivaled coffee club today for any time slot? I am a huge unrivaled and wnba fan and missed the sign up :(
Happy AllStar weekend everyone!
This is a comparison of Olivia Miles' performances regarding Bun vs. Afro (Mods, search engines tell me it's okay to use those terms):
Team Record
Bun: 12-3, 80%; Lynx +10.4 scoring margin.
Afro: 9-2, 82%; Lynx +7.46 scoring margin.
DNP: 1-1 (both vs Conn, two seriously strange games, road team won both)
Individual
Bun (total): 102/204 FG (50%), 19/55 3pt (34.6), 64/73 FT (87.7), 5.4 RPG, 6.1 AST, 1.3 STL, .6 BLX, 2.4 TO, 3.1 PF, 9.73 +/- AVG (throw out her worst five and it's 15.9 +/- AVG)
Afro (total): 74/152 FG (48.7%), 15/40 3pt (37.5), 53/61 FT (86.9), 3.8 RPG, 5.8 AST, 1.4 STL, 1 BLX, 4 TO, 3.2 PF, 7.55 +/- AVG (throw out her worst four and it's 10.1 +/- AVG)
Splits
Bun Home (8-2, team scoring margin 13.1): 71/130 FG (54.6%), 18/39 3pt (46.2), 37/43 (86), 4.7 RPG, 6 AST, 1.3 STL, .9 BLX, 2.3 TO, 3 PF, 10.5 +/- AVG (in her best 6 games at home with her hair up, she's +16.4)
Bun Away (4-1, team scoring margin 5): 31/74 FG (47.5%), 1/16 3pt (.06), 27/30 FT (90), 6.8 RPG, 6.2 AST, 1.2 STL, 0 BLX, 2.6 TO, 3.2 PF, 8 +/- AVG
Afro Home (2-1, team scoring margin 1.02): 19/40 FG (47.5%), 8/15 3pt (53), 14/16 FT (87.5), 4.3 RPG, 6.7 AST, 1.3 STL, 1.7 BLX, 3.7 TO, 4.3 PF, 4.3 +/- AVG
Afro Away (7-1, team scoring margin 9.6): 55/112 FG (49.1%), 7/25 3pt (28), 39/45 FT (87), 3.6 RPG, 5.5 AST, 1.4 STL, .8 BLX, 4.1 TO, 2.8 PF, 8.8 +/- AVG (throw out her worst two and it's 11.8)
What did we learn?
Not much. 80% team win rate either way. Everyone reading this will remember the 2026 Lynx.
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My lucky Seattle based ass got to see Phee return to the court today. Absolutely ate em up! 👑👓
it’s crazy to think that she did all that with limited minutes. this league is gonna be in big trouble when she gets her confidence and health back 😭 and clearly it’s not gonna take very long. WELCOME BACK QUEEN.
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Hi all!
Of people who go to Lynx home games, does anyone know how much earlier I should go to try to get one of the giveaway hats next Tuesday against the tempo(they say they have 2500).
I'm yet again having to use an illegal stream to watch today's game, while also already subscribing to League Pass, Prime, Peacock, and ESPN. To clarify, I'm not located in Minnesota but just on the border of Wisconsin. League Pass is telling me a stream is not available until the game is complete and to use Prime. Prime tells me I need a subscription to League Pass (which I have) and tells me to go back to LP.
I JUST WANNA WATCH SOME BBALL!
Also, welcome back Queen Phee!!!!
Does anyone think we’ll see more Liv on ball pick and roll with Phee in the future? In my head, I was thinking Cheryl would spam that because you literally can’t guard either of them 1v1.
I think she was just figuring out what worked and what didn’t. There are a lot of options to go to with Phee back in the mix. I just don’t know how you would guard a Liv-Phee pick and roll or pick and pop with Kmac spotting up in the corner. 😂
-- did a great job managing phee's minutes in first game back. didn't want to focus on phee being back, we'll play our game and phee will find her spots, and she did once she got more comfortable. above anything i could've expected. number 24 scores 24 on her return. she had to make hard plays at hard times; bodes well for return after all star break
-- expectations for phee on return; a lot of it is that she's excited, nervous, anxious. process is an evolution and we're not done. getting her back today is a big step, working on conditioning and catching up with the rest of the league.
-- individually, didn't feel it once the game started, but yesterday celebrated her making the next step to playing. in-game, need to do the right thing by her and manage her minutes appropriately and not deviating from that just to chase a win. happy for her, but it's one game
-- first half defense wasn't great, not getting basic concepts in. held seattle to 31 in second half, so got closer to true lynx defensive identity. seattle had some open threes, but this time, they didn't make them as opposed to the previous game. happy to go into the break that the defensive effort still matters to the team, gutting out two road wins
don't mess with me cheryl
i need this like the desert needs the rain
phee --
-- like a kid in a candy store. did need the first sub to settle in, but my teammates always have my back (kmac's vigorous nod)
-- set defensive goals today; rebounds, deflections. it'll take time to come back and settle in. being very goal oriented helps me stay focused, but focusing on defense more helps with that. did have thoughts about her ankles during the game. there is a mental side to it and it's a long process, but that eventually goes out the window once the game gets going
-- mac's put the lynx on her back. watching her aggression, shot making, defense during this streak. huge reason i wanted to get back on the court is because she's watching kmac having so much fun. deserves to be an all-star
-- from the sideline, so proud of this new team and all the newcomers. the way everyone's bought in and what it takes to get to the top of the standings, especially with the #1 rookie and an mvp candidate.
kmac --
-- as long as i've been a lynx, i've been with phee. feel like i can take a deep breath. knowing everything she went through behind the scenes, so fun to see phee back on the court doing her thing at a high level. everything falls into place
Being a Lynx fan living in Louisiana, I don’t get to catch all their games (not even their game today is available smh). But how’s Dorka been doing? Haven’t heard much buzz through the grapevine since she’s been back, but I’m sure it’s positive news!
That August schedule is brutal
We all know Courtney is, well, Courtney
For those unfamiliar with the legend that is Coach BB, her participation in this will be appointment-viewing.
and here I was only psyched about the 3pt contest.