Too many people treat Argentina as this romantic love letter to football because of one player, Messi. They are a horrible, horrible team. Call it out. Don’t glorify what they are. A disgrace.
Karl Smesko on #Dream Angel Reese wanting to stay in the game but balancing protecting her from injury while appreciating her competitive desire to help the team:
Question: @JameelahJNBA
"It's hard because we're in the timeout. It seemed like a really long timeout, and there wasn't a lot being said because we were all just looking at Angel [Reese]. And when I was looking at her, it seemed like she was in a lot of pain, and she wanted to go out there and and keep playing because she's competitive and she wants to win the game. ... I just didn't feel comfortable with it because she looked like she was in a lot of pain.
"So, those are some of the tough decisions that you have to have to make. Angel, the person, is very important to us, and we support her in all situations. ... I just didn't feel good about putting someone out there that looked like she was in that much pain."
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#Dream HC Karl Smesko on the impact of the Madina Okot down the stretch of the game:
Question: @MTMVSports
"I thought she [Okot] was great down the stretch. We had a situation where we were kind of getting short in the post area because BrI [Jones] was kind of maxed out with minutes. She had like 30 seconds left, and we waited till the last 30 seconds to see if we need her, and that's how she got put in. And then, obviously, Angel [Reese] couldn't play the last few minutes, so we went to Madina, and she saved her best minutes for the end of the game. I thought she was crucial down the stretch, and a big reason why we were able to win today." #DreamvsSky #WNBA #AtlantaDream