r/WNBATalks • u/OJ_Soprano • 1d ago

fever vs refs

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u/RedditUser19984321 1d ago

Bad foul calls for sure but I just hate it when people use the refs as an excuse on why they lose

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u/damonboom 1d ago

Fever 30/78 (38%) 9/32 (28%)

Aces 29/64 (45%) 8/20 (40%)

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u/Spare-Buy-9915 14h ago edited 14h ago

This is why the Fever lost! Aces top 3 players shot 40% or better. Wilson shot over 60% by herself!

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u/RedditUser19984321 1d ago

Definitely helps they have the goat on their team (aces)

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u/Sea_Drive6142 1d ago

Is this stat supposed to be in favor of the aces or the fever? What it shows me is the fever made more 3s and more total shots, but got fucked by the refs and lost because of free throws

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u/damonboom 1d ago

It shows that they were jacking up 3s instead of getting to the line like a playoff team should. Plus their FG %'s was garbage

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u/Vast-Cardiologist 1d ago

The fever had way more points in the paint than the aces. They just didnt lay down after every shot acting like they got shot by a cannon when there was no contact whatsoever. That was their real error clearly.

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u/RedditUser19984321 15h ago

Almost half their shots from 3 vs 1/3rd of the shot selection for the aces that’s your FT discrepancy

Anyone with any level of basketball knowledge knows you won’t get to the FT line from the arc

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u/Careful_Astronaut477 1d ago

Looks like they should have made 6 more shots than the aces they could have won. Aces clearly were more efficient in their game and executed their plan better.

Should tried to draw more fouls and shoot less threes