Angel Reese Has A Lower FG% Than Jontay Porter, Caitlin Clark Is OUT For 2 Weeks With A Quad Strain, And A'ja Wilson Remains A BOSS! #WNBAUpdate
Welcome to your weekly WNBA update! Unbiased journalism at its finest and also a great way to keep up with the #1 ratings generator Angel Reese who has been putting on a SHOW. And I don't mean that with an ounce of irony. She really is doing things we've never seen on the basketball court. Although I do need to point out that graphic isn't accurate, she's actually shooting 30.3% from the field, not 35.7%. Clean it up Brickcenter, we got kids tuning in out here!
But if you care to dive deeper into her #stats you'll find some incredible nuggets from her illustrious single-double season so far. Angel is shooting 10-33 through 3 games (0-3) so far, and an incredible 9-27 on shots less than 5 ft from the basket. Those are generally referred to as “layups”. Now keep in mind that's 9 more buckets than I'd be able to make in the W so comment section, SETTLE DOWN please. This is just #sports reporting.
I will give her FULL credit for shooting 4-9 (44%) on putback layups, clearly all the noise about her offensive rebounds being completely hollow & hilarious to watch has been a little unfair. That's the internets words not mine btw. To me it’s a solid percentage no matter what league you’re in!
Hopefully she does improve her ball handling & decision making a bit though, because averaging 5 turnovers is definitely not helping the Chicago Sky (0-3) win ballgames. Nor is her 54% free throw mark. But nailing threes at a 33% clip (1-3) is pretty legit? Can’t wait to watch her beautiful game continue to evolve this season. Choose love!
We do have some bad news regarding the 2nd most watched player in the W, Caitlin Clark, who's now injured with a quadriceps strain and out for at least 2 weeks. This will be her 1st missed game in college or the pros so hopefully that means a speedy recovery and plenty more deep 3's when she gets back. With the Fever sitting at (2-2) it’s gonna be a big test for them weathering the storm.
And look the league is just better with rivalries at their maximum power, so it is weird seeing some people out there already celebrate Caitlin missing games. Disgusting behavior really. And most importantly we can't have Dave Portnoy potentially missing out on another big bet win. He handed out way too many newspapers back in the day to endure a pain like that. Most honest man I know!
I would like to give the biggest shout out to 3x MVP & 2x champ A’ja Wilson who is literally doing it ALL for the Aces. Not exactly breaking news but seeing her stats laid out like this is pretty stunning to see. Like a BAUSS doesn’t even begin to describe it.
Honestly if I was Angel Reese right now I’d be putting myself in a King Kai’s hyperbaric chamber with only A’ja highlights running 24/7. Just food for thought!
Doesn’t even matter the Aces are only (2-2), you just KNOW they’re still gonna have a shot to win it all in the playoffs with A’ja out there. Plus you can’t lose a superstar badass like Kelsey Plum and not expect a few speed bumps early on.
Once Jewell Loyd regains her shooting stroke it should be scary hours for any opponent coming into Las Vegas. Keep the cigars unwrapped just in case TB12!
And to wrap things up, can you believe the Top 2 undefeated teams in The W didn’t even make the headline? Me either! But for whatever reason no one really gives a fuck about my NY Liberty, despite them throttling every opponent into bolivian so far. We might be destined for a WNBA Finals rematch between them & the Minnesota Lynx if other dominoes don’t start falling (Caitlin staying healthy).
But I won’t complain about them winning in the shadows. Let the rest of the league eat cake while Sabrina & Stewy continue to fuck shit up like Dale & Brennan in onion scented tuxedos.
New York deserves a little B2B action, would be worth the price of admission just for Ellie’s celebration alone. LIGHT IT UP.
See you next week folks!