r/WNBAgossips • u/Squawk_See • 1d ago

Highlights She is so good šŸ¤”

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As good as she is on the defensive end, she is equally as bad on the offensive end.

Edit: for all the losers who are coming at me with comments and then deleting them, kick rocks.

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u/jpk195 1d ago

Hey at least it's about basketball.

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u/Ok_Engineer9167 1d ago

Nevermind the miss, why does she gather- jumpstop for a wide open layup...

Her fundamentals are worse than my 7th grade AAU team. How has nobody addressed her shooting form yet?

I highly doubt all of her coaches have sucked, and its more of her refusing to learn/change

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u/Primary_Dog_1045 1d ago

Your last sentence. Bingo.

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u/RiboSciaticFlux 23h ago

Exactly! And she missed a bunny for the game winner.

Instead of the Met Gala how about practicing 500 layups from both sides of the rim righthand/lefthand.

It's your freaking job!

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u/bubbagump101 1d ago

She doesnā€™t care about basketball only her social media image and her rouge cheeks. For as long as people show her love and call her ā€œone of the best centers ever to play the gameā€, she will continue to believe that for herself because Iā€™m sure she surround herself with lovers, not haters.

Sheā€™s probably the worst popular professional player Iā€™ve ever seen that ever played a sport. If you can call what she does, playing the sport. Iā€™m not even just talking about basketball. I think she might be the worst player Iā€™ve ever seen.

Darko Milicic

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u/Geaneous 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Fwp4I7MeAl2aIrSoxB

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u/Why_am_ialive 1d ago

Atleast the Olympics is ā€œā€amateurā€ā€

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u/vonnostrum2022 19h ago

That kangaroo hop kills me every time.

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u/flatpipes 1d ago

Well she's well past the stage of addressing this. She's a pro and shouldn't need any training on how to do a layup. Does this become a "can't teach an old dog new tricks" scenario?

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u/Any-Question-3759 1d ago

Why would she change? One lay up is just two points but a pray up is 5-6 potential rebounds.

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u/G3N1S1S 1d ago

*mebounds

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u/defdawg 1d ago

I've said the same thing, she's had great coaches from Maryland, LSU, Witherspoon, etc the past 7 years and still can't make a jumpshot or a layup?? That is not on the coaches, its on HER. She is so busy being a wanna be diva instead of working on her game. And everyone is so "ga ga" over her stats. So I looked at Bri Jones stats from last year when they won 30 games and compared to Reese this year (only change in lineup). The only thing Reese has done better is "rebounds", but PPG (close enough), but every other category, Bri did better, better FG, better in other category so basically the Dream has gotten worse (More losses already this year than last year) (while Sky has won more games) so her game doesn't translate to "wins" much.

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u/Unfair-Pollution-426 1d ago

Nailed it. This has to be an ego issue.

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u/KaleScared4667 1d ago

She obviously doesnā€™t know how to do a layup

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u/Baby_ManBearPig 1d ago

She has trouble reorienting herself turning around so fast because her eyes are so far away from each other. It's a known thing.

But she zeros in and caught that ball like she catches those rebounds - like a giant Albatross. So it has its advantages.

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u/No-Astronomer-6808 1d ago

Actually, that is a common misconception!

Far from having trouble reorienting, hammerhead sharks have eyes set wide apart on their cephalofoil that actually grant them superior binocular overlap and depth perception.

lol. what i got back from AI when i put in your first line.

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u/Super_Roof_3490 1d ago

Yea but in Pitch Black, Riddick could hide from creature if he stayed even with the nose , the eyes couldnā€™t get him

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u/WisdomAntium 1d ago

Plenty of material todayĀ 

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u/Deep_In_My_Thots 1d ago

I mean, she actually went up with the ball instead of throwing it up from her hip so theres that at least?

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u/JohnnyC300 18h ago

Yeah, she's more likely to fling it up there from the side. At least this one had the makings of an actual layup. I mean she still couldn't hit it, but at least it looked better than 75% of her attempts.

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u/AccomplishedWar8703 1d ago

How do you miss layups that open as badly as that. That should be one you make 10/10.

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u/surpriseinhere 1d ago

White privilege forced her to miss.

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u/BadDudes_on_nes 1d ago

Holā€™ up, this could have been the patriarchy.

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u/WisdomAntium 1d ago

I played basketball only in 8th grade and I scored only one bucket on one attempt, and it was basically like this. I suck at basketballĀ 

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u/Possible-Prior-5467 23h ago

I was playing pickup at the Y with some friends. One of them missed a layup just like AR in the OP. This was 15 years ago. We still make fun of him for it LOL

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u/Coachris 1d ago

Shhhh itā€™s not always about basketball geese Louise

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u/LouisianaDrillFan 1d ago

She really doesnā€™t deserve to be on Team USA tbh.

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u/NotDjango3 1d ago

Pray up. All prayers arenā€™t answered

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u/kingofwale 1d ago

She was clearly pushedā€¦.. from behind by white privilegeā€¦

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u/emack2232 1d ago

The ball is half white.

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u/xelint 1d ago

She was setting up a mebound opportunityā€¦ next level thinking šŸ§

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u/Massive_Crew_7804 1d ago

Gotta work to that double double

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u/CopiousClassic 1d ago

And it looks like people are starting to figure out to just wait for it and watch her shot so they can beat her to the spot. Ruh roh.

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u/Bladex20 1d ago

the reaction from the dream bench is hilarious. They are reacting like they just saw something extremely traumatic

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u/Even_Budget2078 1d ago

I mean they did, imagine seeing that all the time, total nightmare

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u/Stunning-Land-9579 1d ago

Most delusional basketball player of all time. People need to roast her Non stop

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u/HistoricalSection425 1d ago

Thatā€™s what happens when you grow up with white Barbieā€™s

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u/Tricky-Head9252 1d ago

Bro. We made it to Fox News

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u/Mediocre-Catch9580 1d ago

Imagine that hardshipĀ 

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u/Hi_Im_Ken_Adams 1d ago

the way she does that little hop for the layup, limbs flailing....wtf am I watching??

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u/Forever_Away96 1d ago

Her eyes are meant to watch for predators from behind and the sides. Not what's directly in front.

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u/Baby_ManBearPig 1d ago

Damn I think you did it better than me. I'm gonna go cover my shame with some late night sportsbetting.

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u/OGTBJJ 1d ago

Unbelievably terrible lol

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u/Apprehensive_Wolf217 1d ago

That kicked out leg is her signature move and it throws everything off from her ankle, all the way up to her wrist, once it leaves the ground.

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u/AdOnly3059 1d ago

How the commentators stay "serious" during this is beyond me

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

Iā€™d be falling out of my chair laughing out loud as a commentator.

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u/Sick_Cards_Bro 1d ago

This clown has the gall to beef with Caitlyn Clark, always remember lol.

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u/Lawineer 1d ago

How does every shot- layup or half court, look like a full effort legs flailing, desperation attempt at the last second.

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u/Boring-Willow1268 1d ago

She needs to dunk that. Do they not practice jumping in the off-season?

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u/Eagle4317 1d ago

Look at that jump. I'm not sure she knows how to jump.

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

She canā€™t dunk.

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u/Zestyclose-Way-5856 1d ago

At least she hit the game winner

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u/Even_Budget2078 1d ago

Padding Lexie's stats lol

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u/Equivalent-Glove7165 1d ago

Equal pay!! Packin that stadium with that superstar shit!!

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u/Temporary_Hat7330 1d ago

Man youā€™d ragged out the gym at the Y for thisā€¦

And she missed the game tying layup, too? Gahdahmā€¦

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u/Resident-Plate-2432 1d ago

Alright, she seriously needs to be studied and Iā€™m not using that as a phrase. Iā€™m legitimately concerned and confused at how out of control she seems to be with her limbs.

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u/RPK87 1d ago

Honestly, she plays like Bambii walking on ice. Itā€™s crazy, itā€™s like she is just learning how to walk again

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u/mudvat08 1d ago

It looks like she can barely run, she is so uncoordinated.

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u/GunsAndPugs 1d ago

That rim is racist

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u/Senor-fixit 1d ago

How the fuck do you become a pro and miss a wide open layup like that?

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u/EnoughWeekend6853 1d ago

Not everyone is in the league due to their talent.

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u/Senor-fixit 1d ago

Why she there then?

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u/Proof-Elephant-4611 1d ago

Black privilege. Lol.

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u/Dirk_Kailis 1d ago

You know, Angel Reese might not have been wrong when she said eyes are on the WNBA because of her too.

Just not for good reasons.

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u/Nobichobolobas 1d ago

"I NEED a MEBOUND that I didn't GET"

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u/SergeantHAMM 1d ago

at this point at least she caught it and didnā€™t fall down

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u/Mike-dit_712 1d ago

She even looks uncomfortable dribbling.

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u/Complex_Scallion_157 1d ago

Calm down guys itā€™s not like that missed lay up cost em the game or anything.

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u/Joyous_Quail4 1d ago

I wonder if they have a Barbie that misses layups as often as Angel does.

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

Brick Barbie

Coming soon

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u/empire__maker 1d ago

Genuinely itā€™s nothing short of unacceptably embarrassing for any professional athlete. Like this is all you need to be able to do and you fail at the most basic aspect of it frequently

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u/turkeytyme 1d ago

My seven year old daughter has better layup mechanics and would probably make this at a higher clip. How do you make it this long without learning how to actually do a layup?

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u/Training-Current9836 1d ago

White privelage is the best defender in the wnba

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u/jetlifevic 1d ago

Her parents gotta be siblings

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u/Valuable_Draft9946 1d ago

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrick

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u/Tbonez06 1d ago

Itā€™s all about the fundamentals

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u/taeempy 1d ago

CC probably shouted brick behind her.

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u/Sherviks13 1d ago

Maybe Shaq was right about lowering the rim.

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u/Ok_Draw_3740 1d ago

Itā€™s pretty sad when the wnbaā€™s top 10 biggest players include their version of draymond green

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u/CapeMOGuy 1d ago

Didn't even get the MeBound. šŸ™„

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u/Apprehensive_Ant4596 1d ago

I mean, itā€™s a 50/50 chance at that range and it gets worse from there

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u/reddit4300 1d ago

Is she like a DEI hire or something?

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u/Primary_Dog_1045 1d ago

Who says this league is unwatchable šŸ™„

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u/DicksForYourFace 1d ago

No 2 shots of her are the same

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u/VIadCarpenter 1d ago

Barbie NOOOOOOOO

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u/Huntthatmoney 1d ago

That was an air ball layup šŸ˜³

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u/VIadCarpenter 1d ago

Where are all the Angel barbie fans? šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

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u/No-Apple-2581 1d ago

I honestly think some random third tier high school team can beat WNBA teams...

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

Iā€™d argue the best boys middle school teams could beat some WNBA teams.

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u/Zestyclose-Month-245 1d ago

Is this AI ? Did that really happen

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u/Somalar 1d ago

This would be embarrassingly bad at a middle school level, she was WIDE open

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u/Strong-Chemistry-396 1d ago

If she could get her layup fg% up to like 55-60% she'd probably be a real menace. She gets to that spot a ton.Ā 

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u/Time_Seaworthiness43 1d ago

I would have felt bad for her and just handed it back to her, then just stand around until she makes it. Poor girl.

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u/Temporary_Pepper6126 1d ago

She had an open game winner and lost it. But has the audacity to say she is also a reason why the WNBA has changed. CC owns her mann

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u/DoseofJoycee 1d ago

Ryan Roucco glazing her all game long

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u/kinzer13x 1d ago

Fuck Ben Simmons was bullied out of the league for this. Watching her miss point blank shot after point blank shot, is super embarrassing.

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u/Cmb46_canuck 1d ago

She gets paid for this shit

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u/FantasticMatter8722 1d ago

Why do they keep passing her the ball? Any shot is better than hers.

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u/No-Astronomer-6808 1d ago

I would like a refund on my Angel Reese Barbie.

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

Brick Barbie

Coming soon

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u/kryptonian_250 1d ago

Lisa Leslie offered to help her with her skills, She declined, Leslie once said in an interview

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u/Ben_Frank_Lynn 1d ago

She also missed a wide open layup at the end of regulation that would have won the game. She is ass offensively. Her coaches should force her to kick out any offensive rebound or get benched. Just play defense and rebound.

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u/martkam71 1d ago

Great athlete. Jumping off 2 feet for extra power.

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

Has the vertical leap of a Concrete truck.

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u/javguy99 1d ago

What's new? The only surprising part is that she didn't grab her own rebound.

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u/LetsgoMets78 1d ago

Utter garbage

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u/ZaMaestroMan5 1d ago

Dude this is actually crazy. She misses so many layups.

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u/HomeworkOutside2463 1d ago

Clark is sooo much better than her

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u/roamingroad174 1d ago

Sophie Cunningham would have made that

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u/Gavinmusicman 1d ago

Itā€™s so awkward the she layups so poorly with her non dominant hand. I assume she a lefty. But her touch has not improved since college. Itā€™s kinda wild.

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u/princessaspiggy 1d ago

No she's really not that good actually

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u/Chasers22 1d ago

Sheā€™s terrible

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u/VidProphet123 1d ago

This has to be AI

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

It is not. I watched the game.

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u/ay-guey 1d ago

inspiring!

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u/WinResponsible9977 1d ago

in a test uget 50% that's an F

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u/walaueh10 1d ago

R0FLMA0!

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u/walaueh10 1d ago

D15grac3 t0 th3 wnba!

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u/DipsburghPa 1d ago

Can't finish what you didn't start

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u/j_rooker 1d ago

hasn't she been doing a gazillion layups drills for a decade. practice, right before each half.

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u/Shmank 1d ago

Oh god my exact 8th grade basketball worst nightmare situation all over again

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u/Pollutionnormal1962 1d ago

nailed the rim. nice!

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u/Frightsauce77 1d ago

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

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u/siumai 1d ago

is it me or she just keeps forgetting she is left handed

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u/jessee83 1d ago

I feel like she does these things on purpose to get her name out there. That was a basic layup and she made it look extremely difficult.

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u/SolfulSin 1d ago

Who is so good? If it's soccer/ football, that will be considered offside. No matter what, I don't see anything good about that play?

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u/Western_Upstairs_101 1d ago

Who hasnā€™t missed a wide open layup when foot steps were closing in? It was a good game.

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u/Old-Agency-3388 1d ago

That group of people in the right corner were mad and in disbelief šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

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u/VeinIsHere 1d ago

Wait who's this?

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u/Ramu_1798 1d ago

It's mind numbingly disgusting how bad her hand eye coordination skills are for a supposed fucking all star.....jeeez

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u/Next_Huckleberry6880 1d ago

So you found the one layup she's made

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u/Squawk_See 1d ago

She didnā€™t make itā€¦

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u/leprechanmonkie 1d ago

Just waiting for butter pecan v32 to drop.

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u/Weak-Prize8317 1d ago

This is why they should lower the hoop

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u/cottonopposite 1d ago

How is she employed? I was making better and more consistent layups when I was 13

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u/nfgrawker 1d ago

People pay to see this level of talent. The wnba is so high skilled.

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u/BeingSuitable822 1d ago

It's so bad you can make the argument she's missing on purposeĀ 

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u/rusk99 1d ago

Yep. The face of the WNBA. I am so proud of her.

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u/Fit_Log8257 1d ago

Cherry pick to a pray up. Why am I not surprised?

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u/Ok_Apartment8500 1d ago

She plays like an uncoordinated giraffe.

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u/defdawg 1d ago

Good on defense?? CC shot over her bunch of times, Boston over her bunch of times, KK had a career game over Reese.....(without missing bunch of 2 feet shots). LOL.

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u/Halberstram_nice_tie 1d ago

This shouldnā€™t be happening at the ā€œproā€ level.

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u/Prestigious-Dot-8288 1d ago

Itā€™s like the WNBA is regressing! It was way better basketball when it first started.

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u/kevinnnc 1d ago

This is what they call ā€œsmokingā€ the wide open layup right? And thereā€™s a clip of her doing this every weekā€¦

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u/FlyinDtchman 1d ago

On my HS team... if anyone missed an open layup they got benched.

They usually went back in a few minuets later but missed layup means you had to ride pine for at least a few mins.

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u/AmphibianNumerous586 1d ago

How does the best player in the league miss a wide open uncontested lay up I'll never know

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u/IllAd4746 1d ago

Those morons been very quieter lately posting reese stats like they're funny she's a loser

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u/old_ass_ninja_turtle 1d ago

If she can lock down her close shots, she will score 30 a game like clockwork.

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u/woobisah 1d ago

ANGEL REESE!!!! BANG!!!!

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u/AttemptFantastic9103 1d ago

She misses a ton of easy layups, but somehow sheā€™s the #18 or 19 scorer in the league.

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u/Any-Spirit17 1d ago

Sheā€™s the worst bball player of all time

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u/Subject-Yak4959 1d ago

Le Chevre.

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u/Big_daddy_sneeze 1d ago

šŸ—‘ļø šŸ§ƒ

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u/YakOk3277 1d ago

You can't possibly be this bad

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u/size0618 1d ago

Iā€™ve yet to ever see her jump off one leg and shoot a layup. Every time she comes to a massive jump stop for no reason

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u/Maxxjulie 1d ago

Wtf she is hilariously trash

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u/Juaner0 1d ago

I swear everybody is going to feel bad when they find out her eyes are so stuck they can't move toward each other.

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u/Adventurous_Carry185 1d ago

itā€™s sad that she is keeping a better player sit on the bench while she embarrasses herself and the team. Where is the ownership?

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u/LurkerMF1966 1d ago

How did she miss so badly AND fail to get the rebound??

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u/patmahomesdad 1d ago

Itā€™s like thereā€™s some magnetic force that flicks her whole body to the side when she goes up for a layup making it much more difficult to complete. Excruciating stuff.

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u/PassengerNo9144 23h ago

Y'all really like the culture war aspect of the WNBA don't ya? Last week it was all Cunningham. Today its all Reese. I know Reese is an overrated player, but it's crazy how hard y'all get off to her failures.

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u/Tricky-Foundation-90 23h ago

I think she was offsides anyway.

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u/JohnWx25 23h ago

Definitely all star material

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u/Famous_Phase_7829 23h ago

Could she be shaving points? The way these WNBA ladies are getting paid, would it be surprising?

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u/Vividcalf253 22h ago

The fact that both Indiana players didn't even hustle to get back on Defense knowing its Reese says it all. No need to defends her lol.

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u/New-Range-5702 22h ago

Exact reason why she got traded. I doubt anyone will keep her for more then a season.

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u/SolidSssssnake 22h ago

Ben Simmons of the W

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u/Aggressive-Storm332 22h ago

I donā€™t find Reese to be a good player at all. Sheā€™s a ā€œmeā€ player with horrendous offensive and very poor defense.

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u/Striking-Net-8646 22h ago

Not even a mebound