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[MU82]

Or the refs told them they didn't have a TO.

1. The ref who was asked insisted he did.

2. More importantly ... it is not the job of the on-court officials to know which teams have how many time-outs or which players have how many fouls. That is why each team has people whose specific job it is to keep their coach informed on such details. This was a coaching failure.

[Its DJOver]

1. The ref who was asked insisted he did.

Quite a few folks on the Liberty disagree. 

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/50131115/liberty-referees-odds-postgame-reset-game-2-loss-dream

"This is not blaming the refs, but when I ask both refs if we have a reset timeout at the end, and they tell us no, and then we leave the game with the reset timeout, it's pretty frustrating," Stewart said.

When asked whether he was unaware if the team had its reset timeout, Liberty coach Chris DeMarco responded, "Yeah, same thing. They just said we didn't have it. Multiple staff members [were told]. It is what it is. We've got to demand more. But it is what it is."

I ain't got a dog in this fight, and I certainty wasn't there to hear who said what, but given how bad the refs are in the WNBA

The WNBA is an atrociously officiated league. I'm not sure how they fix that, but they need to.

I would probably err on the side of the Liberty in this case.

[MU82]

Quite a few folks on the Liberty disagree. 

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/50131115/liberty-referees-odds-postgame-reset-game-2-loss-dream

"This is not blaming the refs, but when I ask both refs if we have a reset timeout at the end, and they tell us no, and then we leave the game with the reset timeout, it's pretty frustrating," Stewart said.

When asked whether he was unaware if the team had its reset timeout, Liberty coach Chris DeMarco responded, "Yeah, same thing. They just said we didn't have it. Multiple staff members [were told]. It is what it is. We've got to demand more. But it is what it is."

I ain't got a dog in this fight, and I certainty wasn't there to hear who said what, but given how bad the refs are in the WNBA

I would probably err on the side of the Liberty in this case.

So every Liberty staff member who queried officials at the scorer's table were told that they did not have the time-out? That is very difficult to believe, but maybe.

Either way, the Liberty didn't play well enough to win, despite facing an Atlanta team that was playing without its top scorer, so not an ounce of sympathy for them. But that's still very difficult to believe.

[MU82]

Great work by the Dream and Valkyries to win in sweeps. Great performances by both teams against worthy opponents. I was especially impressed with Kiah Stokes' defense vs A'ja, and with Jordin Canada's energy and execution.

WNBA Finals don't start till next Saturday. Seems crazy that the league will go dark for 7 days at the pinnacle of its season, but it's probably a TV-forced situation.

[MuggsyB]

Great work by the Dream and Valkyries to win in sweeps. Great performances by both teams against worthy opponents. I was especially impressed with Kiah Stokes' defense vs A'ja, and with Jordin Canada's energy and execution.

WNBA Finals don't start till next Saturday. Seems crazy that the league will go dark for 7 days at the pinnacle of its season, but it's probably a TV-forced situation.

It is crazy. 

[Pakuni]

No way!


@RollingStone
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[Uncle Rico]

No way!


@RollingStone
EXCLUSIVE: New Report Says WNBA Trans Debate Is Being Pushed Online For Profit: 'The Point Is to Sow Division'
The trans athlete fight feels inescapable online. Data startup GUDEA says the data shows a different story.

Right.  MAGA and it's media don't actually care about women's sports and don't think women should be out of the house

[BM1090]

Great work by the Dream and Valkyries to win in sweeps. Great performances by both teams against worthy opponents. I was especially impressed with Kiah Stokes' defense vs A'ja, and with Jordin Canada's energy and execution.

WNBA Finals don't start till next Saturday. Seems crazy that the league will go dark for 7 days at the pinnacle of its season, but it's probably a TV-forced situation.

Brewers will be off 8 days if they win tonight. It's common.

[MU82]

Brewers will be off 8 days if they win tonight. It's common.

The WNBA isn't MLB.

And there won't be 8 days of zero MLB play between both LCS and the World Series.

[BM1090]

The WNBA isn't MLB.

And there won't be 8 days of zero MLB play between both LCS and the World Series.

There would be if both were sweeps, which is what happened here. Would also happen in the NBA Finals. It just doesn't happen often.

[MU82]

There would be if both were sweeps, which is what happened here. Would also happen in the NBA Finals. It just doesn't happen often.

I understand all that. My thesis is that the WNBA, given its status as a growing league that is still fighting for eyeballs, would benefit from not going dark for more than a week during the pinnacle of its season. You are free to disagree.

[BM1090]

I understand all that. My thesis is that the WNBA, given its status as a growing league that is still fighting for eyeballs, would benefit from not going dark for more than a week during the pinnacle of its season. You are free to disagree.

No I definitely agree with that. Just think it's an unfortunate reality across all leagues, and it probably harms the WNBA much more than it would other more established leagues.

[MU82]

Two consecutive very impressive performances by the Dream. Atlanta looks like the much better team in every way. Valks are fortunate to not be down 3-0.