That’s fair. It’s also fair as someone pointed out (very possibly you) that awarding assists is wonky in the W and likely has something to do with lack of athleticism catching and finishing, and giving the pass receiver a little more more movement and still creditng an assist. So it seems they err on the giving side of assists, which makes last game all the more puzzling.
Do they not give other players assists for the same play? That's the question. Everyone knows the way they record assists is weird.
What's your rationale that Clark doesn't deserve an assist on that play? Because Hull had to wait half a second for Citron to flash by before putting up the shot? Hull caught Clark's pass, set her feet, and shot without dribbling. That seems like a perfectly valid assist to me.
He ALWAYS weighs in against anything to do with her because of her "over exposure" I guess. I get that many people are sick of all the attention she gets, (its a bit much even for her fans), but that not really her fault. Media rides the hot hand, and that's her right now. Its not something that should be held against her.
The frustrating part about that play is that there was a stoppage just prior to it for Cunningham to shoot free throws. So the Fever had an opportunity to get exactly the personnel they wanted on the court for the final play of the quarter. They subbed in Raven for Ty Harris and then this nonsense happened.
How can this happen? Is Mitchell trying to defend Amoore from making a basket on either end? From here all Amoore had to do is make a casual spin and was virtually straight line to the bucket.
Edit to add: if, given the time on the clock, they were trying to set up a trap that then was piss-poor too as Timpson never went past the three-point line. Awful defense.
And yet if the player who receives the pass dribbles once or twice they still credit with an assist. I didn't really understand that one either, and yet thats how they score it. A pass that leads to a score (even if the player dribbles once or twice) still counts as an assist.
I kept stats for teams for years and never once did I determine intent for an assist. If player A makes a pass to player B and they score as a result of that pass, it’s an assist. What if the ball handler intends to pass to one player but the defense switches and at the last minute they pass to another person who scores? Are you saying that’s not an assist? I also never gave a turnover to the person passing the ball when the recipient of the pass drops the ball. There is such a thing as common sense when keeping stats.
You might want to double check your definition of an assist before you say someone else is bad at something. The definition says “a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a made basket.” Don’t see intent listed in there.
Looks like the Storm has too much size…the Fever don’t play well against teams with size.
There was no ball fake, mostly because she didn't need to. Citron was racing to catch up to her and Lexie simply held the ball near her waist and set her feet as Citron ran past her, then proceeded to shoot the ball.
"You are shaming yourself" he says without an ounce of self awareness..smh
Easy. Play well. Acknowledge. Don’t okay well and acknowledge. Or be a dimwitted homer. Simple.
