Shoutout Streamyard.
I forgot how powerful that program is & how much you can do.
Deeply irritated because I could have been doing *this* the whole W season. π
But tap in w/ Me & these 30 or so mins. & as always, shoutout to my broadcast graphics partner RTSoftware . β¨π«ΆπΎ
Throughout the 2nd half, Vegas *did* sprinkle some Man to Man in there, continuing to keep Phoenix off their kilter.
This is just one of those possessions.
The Vegas Zone Instructions (as I believe them to be).
- Pass 1 and 2? Zone.
- 3rd pass? Shift into a man.
- Dribbling and dribble penetration? Man principles.
ACESβ GAME 1 ZONE.
A LUNCHTIME SNACK
βΌοΈNEW WORDS IN VIDEOβΌοΈ
Ahead of Gm 3 tonight, & considering that PHX I mean just REALLY did that much less in Gm 2, I wanted to revisit the 1st matchup.
The Mo & AT ball screen action & the shifting Vegas zone that shut it down.
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HORNs actions).
Outstanding Stuff. β¨
begins to fade; the mind cannot)β took over the backside of game 1 from a def. standpoint.
They (+Dana) wiped out the Monique & AT upscreening actions that effectively punctured the hollowed out Vegas def. shell of the 1st half. WHILE executing, & putting up points. offensively (a lot of fruitful
The Vegas Coaching Staff and that group of A'ja, Chelsea, Jackie, Jewell and Dana (honorable mention Meg and Lyss & the big Kiah Stokes shut down at the end]) ...
but those 5 and that staff deserve immense credit for the way that they absolutely βand w/ execution, and precision and FOCUS (the body
AS the Vegas defense was getting into its Man coverage for the poss.
It's like PHX never picked up on what the trigger, --from Zone to Man-- was (or at least was to me), INSIDE of the poss.
the last 1:20 or so for Vegas?
Straight "Guard Your Yard" Time.
Throughout, the backside of the 2nd half, they made sure to throw off the cadence and rhythm of the Phoenix offense even more by throwing in possessions of their pure Man to Man defense.
PHX reacted by trying to create more motion, but oftentimes ended up taking the shot on the 3rd pass, RIGHT..
Later, as PHX continued to struggle but tried to counter by mixing in some motion, Vegas treated cutters too with man principles.*
But That Zone Defense.
both the 2-3 version of if from the latter 3rd quarter, into the 4th, and also the 3-2 version down the stretch, was executed to near perfection.
And a zone at that, that morphed inside of itself.
The Trigger (I believe):
*For the first 3 passes of PHXβs offense, The Vegas Def operated out of their Zone Principles.
On the 3rd pass A N D off the bounce, the near defender would move into Man to Man principles.*
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long thread//: WNBA Xs & Os
just finished my/an really enjoyable Game 1 rewatch.
The Phoenix offense could get just about anything it wanted throughout most of the game.
From about 2:40 in the 3rd thru the end Vegas cut off PHXβs water in a beautifully executed toggling between zone & man.
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Interesting to see if Indiana lets the first side action do its thing in order to capitalize on the second side advantage to get the Vegas defense into some more scrambling and recovering.
Sound On π & walk with Me for a moment.
the defensive possession I was describing with @bryanfonseca.bsky.social that stuck out early in Vegas Indiana game 2.
Guard to Guard.
Jewell off of herβs better suited to handle Kelseyβs speed.
Aβja, Chelsea & Dana, active participants.
like why waste lines like this.
Geno girl?
DAWNISHA?!?? lol
Make the call and take the call for sure but Sheβs already stated her desires lol.
π LIVE at 10 p.m. ET π
@siobhanbeslow.bsky.social is back with me to check in on the WNBA semifinals π
Should be a fun one, as alwaysβοΈ
www.youtube.com/live/ll3u3az...
welcomed a bit of the low man help thatβs shaded to the side while splitting the whole backside right down the middle.
Kamilla is a live and heavy but well comported body with great hands.
that second helper comes & in comes the beauty that is Michaela at the 3.
i like it a lot.
Have enjoyed the way that Chicago has flipped their screens so far.
Weβve seen a lot of empty side-roller, ball handler-middle from the Sky offense this season.
Tonight, weβve seen a lot of Kamilla middle rolls, dishes from the guard at the side.
Ravyn**
Iβll murder auto correct.
took pictures with both Doechii & Rayvn Lenae at todayβs Sky game but donβt like how i look in either so youβll probably never see them lmao.
But just knowβ¦ they happened. π
(Ravynβs music means so much to me.)
Couple nights ago I had the pleasure of joining the @pullupthr33.bsky.social _ crew & β13 WNBA 5th pick Kelsey Bone-Smith for an awesome chat.
the +/-s of overseas,
the shifts in the W from KB3βs time to now,
player dev.,
W stan culture +.
save & set some time to get into a rly rich convo. β¨π«ΆπΎ
been trying to post some Sky tape & things keep over on the bad place & they keep not posting lol.
so, decided to reopen the room a bit & play. How lucky am so to have friends like @stephenpg3.bsky.social
to play w/ too!
nothing huge.
stop by & kick it.
Wed. 8ct
www.playback.tv/siobhansroom...
been trying to post some Sky tape & things keep over on the bad place & they keep not posting lol.
so, decided to reopen the room a bit & play. How lucky am so to have friends like @stephenpg3.bsky.social
to play w/ too!
nothing huge.
stop by & kick it.
Wed. 8ct
www.playback.tv/siobhansroom...
Therefore, having put away all falsehood, let each one of you declare this truth about Candace Parker!
-Ephesians 4:24
#WNBA
CP3 is the embodiment of basketball at her pos. on both the womenβs & the menβs side.
Sheβs the ultimate mismatch.
Sheβs the ultimate cheat code.
& Sheβis the woman I that I most fell in love with in the game.
Candace Parker is an Archetype of modern North American basketball.
The Chicago Sky Assist Network through the first 14 games.
Total Network | The Kamilla Connections | The Ariel Connections | The Angel Connections
w/o revealing the actual numbers yet:
what do you see?
what is obvious?
what do you think is quiet?
what conclusions do you draw?
it is Black Music Month.
It is National DJ Month.
It is Pride Month.
Inter generational House | Disco | Dance.
this is MY House+ playlist.
House is Spirit.
House is the current.
House is Life.
House is Love.
open.spotify.com/playlist/56n...
Indiana being able to really pick up, the full 94 *might* tilt a chunk of matches in their favor.
the halfcourt connectivity still has some tightening and timing to work through.
but having the individual bodies now, capable of applying some pressure in open water matters.
