i think they should seriously consider resting Sloot for all of Game 2 and see if they can wrap up the series at home without her. i know they need to focus on surviving & advancing above all else, but you also don’t want her leg to get even more tweaked in a playoff game environment.
Yeah, i think she'll sit. If they lose, she'll play in Game 3. Lots of playing time for Johannes then and Laney at SG.
Not a pretty game. Cloud showed up, but Delle Donne was kept quiet tonight with just 11pts. Stewart going 9-25 isn't ideal and the Liberty's second half was terrible, but we pulled it off in overtime. Interesting that Johannes didn't play in the second half at all. She was non-existent in the first half, so Sandy had Laney at SG a lot in the second half.
congrats to the Liberty & Lib fans for moving on to the semis! ❤️ chaotic game, sloppy throughout the end, but someone had to win lmao glad it was New York 😮💨
Johannes is a fun player, but she seems pretty brainless to me. She just does whatever feels right to her at the moment, regardless of the situation.
I saw her take a dumb shot in the first half, and Brondello immediately turned toward the bench and sent someone in for her. I know I'd be scared to put her in a crucial game just because you have no idea what she might do. Of course, she might make three unbelievable positive plays in a row but if you think you have the better team, why risk it? (And if the Liberty don't go 3 for 23 from three, they win easily, and even shooting 13% from distance, they still managed to pull it out.)
Johannès should’ve only been out there had Sloot’s leg tweak been worse, as i think she would’ve been ineffective against the best defensive backcourt in the league – especially since Cloud was already having her way on offense, Johannès being out there could’ve made things worse (like letting Atkins go off too, for example).
the Liberty won’t face that level of intensity again in these playoffs imo, so i’m guessing we’ll see more of Johannès in the semis. we may see even more of her should the Liberty make the Finals, whether it be against Vegas or Dallas.
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