the right dallas wings coaching staff would be able to utilize azzi the way minnesota utilizes kmac. sure it’s easier with an all star roster like the lynx, but it’s still very possible
Paige Bueckers on visiting a park she frequented as a kid and being surrounded by those she grew up with being back in Minny:
“Yeah, I mean, that’s where I always went when life was lifing. This stretch has been tough. Losing is tough. People got stuff going on in their personal lives. And at the end of the day, life is bigger than basketball. So to go and kinda heal my inner child, go back to where I fell in love with the game, go visit that park, walk the same walks I walked as a kid. And I don’t really talk about myself often, but just to kind of reflect on the journey it’s been to get here, it was really refreshing. Just to be settled and balanced in life with all the exterior pressures and all the things that life can throw at you. So I’m very grateful to be back home and to get that experience and I was happy to do that.”
Paige on visiting the park where she grew up playing.
“That’s where I always went when life was life-ing. This stretch has been tough. Losing is tough. People got personal stuff going on and at the end of the day life is bigger than basketball. So to go kind of heal my inner child go back home where I fell in love with the game…I don’t talk about myself often but just to reflect on the journey that’s been to get here it was really refreshing.”
Always rooting for you, pb❤️🩹
I would really like to see more opportunities for Aziaha James and Maddy Siegrist in this stretch… especially as the team is short-handed and struggling.
The bench was quality today, but you could see the impact of tired legs - especially in the 3Q as the Lynx pulled away.
Asked Paige Bueckers about missing the spacing the team has grown accustomed to that Azzi Fudd provides — most notably without the ball and Jess Shepard’s exit:
“Like you talked about, she just provides spacing. She’s a threat anywhere offensively on the floor, so teams really guard and really try to prohibit her catches. She can also create off the dribble and create her own shot. So, it’s just another weapon to have on offense.”
“Jess is just our Swiss Army knife. Having her out, we’re missing a lot. We have a deep team, and I believe in everybody that comes off the bench, so everyone just has to step up and not replace those guys, but just do a little bit more to make up for that.”
azzi is elite off the ball, but this team rarely find a cutting/relocating azzi fudd - hell, they move away from her every time she’s hot and ice her out
Paige was visibly limping last game, had to get on the bike mid game, isn’t even being used properly post all star but we’re wrong to be concerned about her minutes especially considering she’s going to Berlin next month. Oh ok