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Eric Apricot's avatar

New thread up!

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Refugium's avatar

Looks like starters scored 33 points, bench with 40, team high 20 points from Amihere.

Most rebounds from Linskens and Billings, 8 each.

Most 3 pt made, Amihere with 2.

However, the Valkyries have a major problem. That is their hair. There is so much hair hanging down the backs of many players. It is impossible to see their names or numbers. This must be remedied if they are to advance in the W.

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Very entertaining game. GSV hung right with LAS. Going to be some hard roster choices ahead.

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Refugium's avatar

Yes, this team is very entertaining already. This could be important down the line when they face some extremely talented teams. But it will be fun to follow the development of each of these players and the team.

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Steph's Kicked Chair's avatar

Looking forward to watching my recording! Was watching the Dubs, so only caught a little bit of GSV. Really appreciate you keeping tabs of the game through this comment section, EA! Time to read💪

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Andy Lee's avatar

Thanks for doing double-duty here and on the Dubs site. Looking forward to tuning in to GSV when I'm not being distracted by simultaneous Warriors playoff games.

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Eric Apricot's avatar

This looked over, but a three shot foul with 7.4 sec to go, down 4... and Toure misses one, hits one, needs to miss one... and makes it. And the dagger FTs. And the meaningless 3 to lose some gamblers some money.

Roaring ovation for GSV.

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Amihere may be playing her self onto the roster. Explosive moves inside.

Then again Amihere with the Big Crunch time bucket three point play to cut it to 3 with 1:00 to go.

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Bibby also in. Hits a three. Very tight ending, but as happens in preseason, it's mostly players not likely to make the roster.

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Refugium's avatar

So that’s Bibby, Cunane, Chen, Toure less likely to make the roster?

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Hard to predict a final roster Still? for Talbot, Salaun, Justė, and Zandalasini.

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Not sure about Cunane, but I think the other three will be underdogs to make the roster. It is possible there will be contract maneuvers around keeping some players overseas so they won’t take up a spot.

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Skittish play from Katie Chen. She is good at pushing the pace, and had a nice pass there. But that was after missing two layups and a bad pass over Vanloo's head for a pick-2

Toure is in.

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Vanloo with GOOD CHAOS, hustles for a steal, then a dazzling pass for a layup, then backs into a Spark for... maybe a foul? Challenged.

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Refugium's avatar

VanLoo brings a lot of energy. Always going for it, like Podz.

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Nice ovation for the 83-65 GSW-MIN score. The poor bastards don't know about Steph.

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So... as I was saying.

Thornton, Billings, Fagbenle, Burton, Hayes are the first unit. Martin, Leite, Vanloo, Amihere (who has impressed with scoring) and Linskens are the second unit.

Chen and Cunane last off the bench except for Toure who is available. I imagine Toure is in soon. Talbot out with right quad soreness. Zandalasini out, right foot. Salaun hasn't come to camp yet I don't think.

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Chen and Cunane in. Cunane just ball-faked her defender into the next county.

Then GOOD CHAOS Vanloo to Amihere.

Katie Chen may be edging out Kate Martin in fan favoritism. She got a huge roar just for dribbling the ball up in transition.

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So far, Thornton, Billings, Fagbenle, Burton, Hayes are the first unit. Martin, Leite, Vanloo, Amihere (who has impressed with scoring) and Linskens are the second unit.

Keep in mind that Talbot was supposed to start, but was scratched due to right quad.

Okay, CHEN HAS ENTERED THE GAME. Huge roar.

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Both GSV and LAS have gone 10 deep so this has been pretty high quality play.

Vanloo with another entertaining layup miss.

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The Get Loud meter is called the "Battle Cry Meter". Checks out.

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Vanloo PNR to Linskens on roll to Amihere corner 3 to tie the game. GOOD CHAOS. Crowd is going nuts.

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uh oh, Kate Martin 3... crowd getting picked up on quake monitors... and now 3 free throws for Kate... I may need ear plugs

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