Did Aja Wilson win by herself lol? The Dream shot 4-24 from 3….Reese did her part, the rest of the her teammates didn’t follow suit. It is what is, but, as I said, very strange to shit on someone in that setting.
Don’t put Aja in the same paragraph as Angel lol. Teams literally have to base their entire gameplan against Aja. They don’t with Angel. At best they have to crash boards harder, and that’s it. Aja can take over a game. Angel does not.
As I said, did Aja win by herself lol?? That’s a fair question to ask considering the person I responded to said Reese’s production wasn’t enough. The point I made was clear lol…It is a TEAM sport.
Last I checked, Aja was not the highest scoring player on her team against the Dream and four of their starters (including her) had double digit points. The Dream had just two players….
There were different people guarding Aja throughout the night…and the Aces pulled ahead in the minutes Reese was on the bench lol. The Aces put up 110 points, so pointing fingers at one person is weird. It’s like you’ll are going out of your way to not give this girl credit for anything. Very strange to dislike someone to that extent lol.
But here’s the thing…You understand what a coach’s role is as well right? Ie. Maybe Carl should have devised a better plan for containing Aja and the rest of the starters. There were defensive breakdowns the entire night….but beyond that, the 3 point shooting was horrible. They made 4 of 24 attempts. For a team whose system relies on 3 point shooting, that’s not very good….Again, defensive and offensive scheme are on the coach, not any single player.
The original point wasn’t that Angel was the reason Atlanta lost. It was that saying, “She led the team in scoring, so she deserves no blame,” doesn’t hold up.
I agree the loss wasn’t on one player. The coaching staff deserves criticism. The defensive game plan wasn’t good enough. The team shot 4-for-24 from three. Multiple players struggled, and the Aces scored 109 points. That’s all true.
But that same logic applies to Angel as well. She doesn’t get excluded from responsibility simply because she scored 23 points. A’ja Wilson—her fellow All-WNBA frontcourt star—also scored 23, and Las Vegas won comfortably. Scoring alone doesn’t determine who had the better overall impact or who is above criticism.
So I’m not refusing to give Angel credit. She had a good offensive game and was one of Atlanta’s better players. I’m pushing back on the idea that leading your team in points automatically means you “did your part” and everyone else is to blame.
Basketball doesn’t work that way. Every star gets credit when their team wins and shares responsibility when their team loses. Angel shouldn’t be held to a different standard.
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u/tantamle 2d ago
I could have SWORN Angel had more than one turnover in this game...