A Lynx opener of fine vintage

Lynx 77
Sun 69

Well that woke up the  echoes.

Nobody really thinks the Lynx are a title contender. They're in a rebuilding'n'retooling phase again. Playoffs? Sure, maybe.

And for most of 3 quarters they looked like a team that's still figuring it out. Their offense looked very sloppy, with lots of turnovers. They didn't shoot well. They couldn't hit a 3 to save their lives. They kind of looked disorganized. Their defense kept them in the game, but it seemed like it was a 9 or 10 point deficit the whole time. 

But then the 4th quarter came. The quarter that the classic Lynx teams just owned. If a game was close, they took it over. If they led already, well then you might as well just go home.

They went in down 7, but then just caught fire. Reigning ROY Napheesa Collier, who didn't even score I think til well into the 2nd half, started hitting everything. Fowles started to assert authoritah. And instant rookie steal Crystal Dangerfield was just great in her debut, with 10 points and a +/- of a whopping 17.

Whatever this team can do in their own weird shortened season will come down to what the offense does. A Cheryl Reeve team will always have at least a capable defense.

Comments

  1. MichelleJuly 26, 2020 at 3:37 PM

    But have many games have you left early? My guess is once you stated going by yourself, like not a family outing, it’s probably less than 10.

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