Submitted
by | StormFanNo1
Whew!
This one was one tough tough tough game!!!. I can tell
both sides wanted to win this game very bad, and
they gave it all they got. I am glad Storm came out on top, though
I must admit it looked desperate for us at times.
We were behind 2-6 points most of the first half. In fact I don't remember being
ahead or in a tie, except at the very end where we managed to tie the score with
a run. LJ was doubled and tripled throughout the first half. We finally saw the
game plan when they double- team LJ. The other post player, Kamila or Simone,
slashes into the lane, gets the assist from LJ, and puts in an easy layup. Well,
everything worked well except the last easy layup part. Both Kamila and Simone
kept missing those easy buckets, and we couldn't ever get a lead. They need to
settle down and execute more smoothly. Had they made those easy buckets, LJ could
have had a triple double with 10+ assists. Katie was quiet most of the first
half, finishing with 7 points.
The second half started with a Lynx surge. We fell behind 6-7 points and stayed
there for a while. Every time we made a run up and closed the score to
within 1 or 2, they came right back up. Finally Sue and Rita made some key baskets
and started the Storm offense. Welcome back Sue! Couldn't have come back at a
better time! The two teams traded 1 point leads for a while , and then finally
the referees started calling fouls on Katie. She was pushing and showing, holding
down elbows, pulling back jerseys all throughout the game. Finally the referees
started seeing and calling her fouls!Meanwhile Burras came in and started nailing
those easy buckets under the basket. Good job Burras! Lynx stopped doubling LJ
in the final 5 minutes of the game, and that's when LJ did most of the damage,
pulling the Storm ahead for good. The game was very tight all the way to the
end, but we were up 1 to 4 points throughout the last few minutes.
WHEW!!!
Submitted
by | Storm2004
I had some dopes sitting
next to me. The woman was screaming, and I mean SCREAMING, "Block
it Lauren!" or other such cheers. Now I don't mind
cheering the team on but it was so shrill it reminded me
of camp day a couple of weeks back. Another time she said, "Go
Tully!" Which would have been fine, but Tully was
on the bench and Sandy had just made the play. The
dude next to me called Amanda "Amy."
It was a strangely reffed game. Saw a number of things not get called, and some
calls for no reason. On the over and back call to start the second half, if Sue
didn't argue, then it was probably the correct call. She knew it before the whistle
even blew.
A few times towards the end of the game I was too nervous to cheer. I tried to
remain stoic just in case the unthinkable happened. When Katie fouled out, I
was much relieved. I hadn't been watching her much but was she fouling a lot
in the first half and not getting called or did she just get much more aggressive
in the second half? She had all 6 of her fouls after half time.
I'm beginning to think as Amanda goes, so goes the team. Another fabulous game
by her. Couple of key blocks and tough D. Even though she's a starter I get the
feeling that she's an unsung hero. Rita too. I wasn't too sure why we picked
her up but she seems to be in the right place at the right time.
Best play of the game was at the end. I think it was Amanda who was scrambling
on the floor to grab the ball as time ran out. It was right in front of Karen
Bryant and I thought Karen was going to pig pile on Amanda as the horn sounded.
Awesome!
Submitted
by | Norwester
I
was worried and tense a lot of the game and was relieved
to finally pull out a win against this
team. I though "uh-oh" when I saw ref #18,
but even though I was often confused as to why they would
call one thing a jump ball and not another, and call other
jump balls fouls, etc., it wasn't the worst game I've been
to, as far as calls, by a long shot. In my opinion.
Or more likely I'm just numb and resigned to it all at
this
point.
The relatively huge crowds have been a lot of fun, though you notice the difference
after the game when you're trying to leave. Some non-fans had some nasty
comments on the sidewalk because of the traffic as I walked by, but I figured
if my players could ignore the refs, I could ignore another type of ignorant
folk. Should that be my new motto, what would the Storm do?
Anyway, it's a lot of fun being with a crowd that's willing to cheer so lustily. I
spoke with some out-of-towners from Mystics country last game, and they noticed
the enthusiasm of our crowd. When LJ had that offense rebound/put-back
near the end, I jumped up and cheered and nearly dented the bobble-head under
my seat. Whoops.
It was great to see Burras come in and really clog the middle and take it to
the Lynx. Kamila and Simone were killing me when they kept bobbling and
losing or missing off of LJ's passes. It was a great set-up, though, and
I was glad when Alisa started capitalizing with it at the end. I love to
see her come in and battle it out down low, because she is built, and it just
seems as if the smaller players are like gnats.
It was nice to see Sue's shots falling. I'm pleased to see our bench contributing
more. I was dying about their ability to rebound, but I guess we got it
when it counts. You go girls.
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