We're all wondering what's going on with Jewell. Her shooting has been off this year, especially from 3. It was strange that she sat on the bench during the Olympics gold medal game. Something is up. Did you see the 2 tweets that her mom posted during the game criticizing the coaching decisions about Jewell's plays and playing time? They've since been deleted.
Wow. Her mom is out of control! Poor Jewell. That is not helpful. That being said, Jewell was never a number one option. Too much pressure on her. She is a great player but a number 2 or 3. She has always been streaky and takes bad shots, often when it matters most. Stewie and Sue made her better than she is. Big mistake to make her the franchise player. She may score a lot of points but terrible efficiency and terrible t/-
Thanks again for great analysis. I felt like Seattle lost both of those playoff games themselves. They just couldn’t get out of their own way. The Aces were beatable. Jewell is a huge problem. The “Big Three” was a big bust when it mattered most. The front office made these moves with the goal being to contend for a championship. Getting swept in the first round is a failure. I know Ezi had four fouls but I don’t understand why Quinn waited so long to sub her back in with elimination at stake. Also, Jewell was terrible and Quinn left her in way too long. Why not bring Sammy in and give it a try? Dan Hughes benched Jewell in the 4 th quarter of the 2018 semi finals against Phoenix. We would have lost if he hadn’t. Now we are left with an expensive, aging roster and an awful bench. Skylar and Nneka looked gassed. It’s no surprise the 4th quarters were so bad. As a long time fan, I’m really disappointed at the front office. Go Liberty! And I hope the Lynx win it all. They are a model franchise that was patient and built through the draft and great scouting.
I think this series (and the season as a whole) showed that it’s relatively easy in the WNBA for a front office to assemble a roster with a strong top end, but the real acumen (or lack there of) shows up in the depth. Most teams - like the Storm - end up with mostly flotsam and jetsam coming off the bench. It takes a sharp front office to assemble strong starters and a playable bench, given the ironclad cap. And once made, it’s hard to crawl out from under roster construction mistakes. Could be a real struggle for the Storm to get better next year.
We're all wondering what's going on with Jewell. Her shooting has been off this year, especially from 3. It was strange that she sat on the bench during the Olympics gold medal game. Something is up. Did you see the 2 tweets that her mom posted during the game criticizing the coaching decisions about Jewell's plays and playing time? They've since been deleted.
Wow. Her mom is out of control! Poor Jewell. That is not helpful. That being said, Jewell was never a number one option. Too much pressure on her. She is a great player but a number 2 or 3. She has always been streaky and takes bad shots, often when it matters most. Stewie and Sue made her better than she is. Big mistake to make her the franchise player. She may score a lot of points but terrible efficiency and terrible t/-
Thanks again for great analysis. I felt like Seattle lost both of those playoff games themselves. They just couldn’t get out of their own way. The Aces were beatable. Jewell is a huge problem. The “Big Three” was a big bust when it mattered most. The front office made these moves with the goal being to contend for a championship. Getting swept in the first round is a failure. I know Ezi had four fouls but I don’t understand why Quinn waited so long to sub her back in with elimination at stake. Also, Jewell was terrible and Quinn left her in way too long. Why not bring Sammy in and give it a try? Dan Hughes benched Jewell in the 4 th quarter of the 2018 semi finals against Phoenix. We would have lost if he hadn’t. Now we are left with an expensive, aging roster and an awful bench. Skylar and Nneka looked gassed. It’s no surprise the 4th quarters were so bad. As a long time fan, I’m really disappointed at the front office. Go Liberty! And I hope the Lynx win it all. They are a model franchise that was patient and built through the draft and great scouting.
I think this series (and the season as a whole) showed that it’s relatively easy in the WNBA for a front office to assemble a roster with a strong top end, but the real acumen (or lack there of) shows up in the depth. Most teams - like the Storm - end up with mostly flotsam and jetsam coming off the bench. It takes a sharp front office to assemble strong starters and a playable bench, given the ironclad cap. And once made, it’s hard to crawl out from under roster construction mistakes. Could be a real struggle for the Storm to get better next year.