An interesting night for the #Valkyries as they hold on to beat the Storm (barely).
Between the ugly fourth quarter, more rotation questions and Tiffany Hayes' milestone game, there were a lot of takeaways.
Read them here:
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#Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said she's seen a lot of growth in the Seattle Storm's young players like Flau'jae Johnson:
"Flau'jae is scoring off steback 3s and her confidence is at an ultimate high now."
Nakase on Justė Jocytė's role as a ball handler:
"I don't you can evolve a point guard overnight. ... I have to continue to press her buttons and challenge her, but I also have to see it come to fruition in stay ready games. I think it's good to take some time."
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Not a great start for the #Valkyries.
Seattle's defense forcing a lot of late clock shots and have been hot from 3 on the other end.
*think
What a win for the #Valkyries.
On one hand, they were absolutely horrendous in the fourth quarter. On the other, they found a way to make enough plays down the stretch to not blow the game.
When asked about the biggest problem in the fourth quarter #Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said:
“No problem. I thought we closed really well. We ended with our defense again. When it doesn’t fall, it doesn’t fall. I would love to shoot 100% and we’re still working on that.”
Gabby Williams on what she liked in the first half:
“Nothing. We need to do better.”
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#Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase on the team’s effort level + what she liked out of the players that came off the bench:
“I thought today, we came in with intentionally on executing the game plan.”
On the latest episode of Valkyries Wednesday,
@thompsonscribe.bsky.social
and I are joined by Veronica Burton to talk about how she's handling being a franchise cornerstone.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1tec...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
Despite making just one field goal in the fourth quarter, Valkyries pull out close win
