Noah Coffman

Forgot how awesome it feels to watch the ‘Cats win a game like this. Man was that fun

Northwestern, Indiana, and UCLA running the conference. Unsurprising imo

*only gets one point from their last two matches, sorry

A Nashville loss to Miami and a Fire win over NE would book them a top seven seed (also if the fire win and Orlando only get two points from their last two matches)

Veronica Burton ties for ninth in MVP voting, with - among others - Breanna Stewart

Some are saying you've never been more right

the league messed up letting veronica burton wear purple again. she's too powerful.

Was thinking the exact same thing. May have let her emotion get the best of her there

What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.

New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:

ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.

Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.

Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:

Rank/Player/Offense/Defense/Total (Value) 1. A'ja Wilson: 5.0/2.3/3.6 (9.0) 2. Napheesa Collier: 5.0/1.9/3.4 (7.4) 3. Allisha Gray: 3.7/-0.3/1.7 (6.9) 4. Jackie Young: 3.7/0.2/1.9 (6.6) 5. Nneka Ogwumike: 2.7/0.6/1.6 (6.3) 6. Alyssa Thomas: 2.2/1.3/1.8 (5.9) 7. Veronica Burton: 2.2/0.8/1.5 (5.6) 8. Aliyah Boston: 2.4/0.4/1.4 (5.6) 9. Kelsey Mitchell: 3.7/-1.2/1.3 (5.6) 10. Dearica Hamby: 2.8/-0.2/1.3 (5.6) 11. Rhyne Howard: 3.2/0.2/1.7 (5.4) 12. Sabrina Ionescu: 2.9/0.3/1.6 (5.4) 13. Skylar Diggins: 2.0/0.4/1.2 (5.3) 14. Brionna Jones: 2.4/0.5/1.4 (5.1) 15. Gabby Williams: 0.1/1.7/0.9 (4.8) 16. Courtney Williams: 1.3/0.9/1.1 (4.8) 17. Paige Bueckers: 3.0/-0.5/1.3 (4.8) 18. Breanna Stewart: 2.0/1.8/1.9 (4.7) 19. Kayla McBride: 2.2/0.1/1.2 (4.6) 20. Alanna Smith: 1.2/1.3/1.2 (4.4)

The great @zachlowenba.bsky.social often refers to using "VORPs and SCHNORPs" in award evaluation. I put together a similar set of data for WNBA awards and wanted to share the top offense/defense ratings and overall wins above replacement from averaging four advanced metrics.

Mistake by Harbaugh on that last timeout. If he waited until about 15 seconds left the bills are in no man’s land

Reminded me of that clip people are always posting where he’s talking about Mahomes after a made field goal in the game the Chiefs aren’t even in

Veronica Burton bringing Golden State one step closer to history..

x - Golden State Valkyries The Valkyries, Risen, clinched a historic playoff berth with a win Thursday night. They don't plan to stop there.

The Valkyries, Risen.
riseofthevalkyries.substack.com/p/x-golden-s...

Angel Reese was right. The Sky are the WNBA’s most mismanaged team Angel Reese told no lies about the sorry state of Chicago Sky.

New from me: Angel Reese told no lies about the sorry state of the Chicago Sky

Jeff Pagliocca committed organizational malpractice with his roster decisions. He needs to be fired. Reese just said what anyone paying attention already knew.

www.sbnation.com/wnba/1078301...

I've moved past MIP I think we need to have a conversation about Veronica Burton getting All-W considerations

VB says postgame that she will be using her time off between games to get her hair braided, the Valks play next on Saturday vs Washington

Incredible numbers from VB

If you saw this post earlier with a mistake in it, my bad! VB’s MIP campaign, unlike my posting career, continues unabated. All stats via @acrossthetimeline.com, as always

More history for Veronica Burton, who just became the first player in WNBA history to record 10+ AST and 0 TOV in three separate games within the same season!

She is also the first player to ever put up a single game line of 24 pts, 14 ast, 0 tov. Incredible performance tonight despite the loss

Veronica Burton with perhaps the best individual half by any WNBA player this season.

18 points, 7 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 0 turnovers, 36 total points created. To lead a team down four rotation players to a 12 point lead at the break over one of the best teams in the league

Valkyries go into weekend with playoff odds rising Veronica Burton set team records against the Washington Mystics, and the Valkyries can boost their playoff odds with another win over the Chicago Sky.

Had to briefly celebrate Veronica Burton's performance—defensive, of course—against the Washington Mystics, and also looked at some Golden State Valkyries offensive development. Plus, one key point for tonight's rematch against the Chicago Sky.

riseofthevalkyries.substack.com/p/valkyries-...

So many great pieces of Across the Timeline’s database! More fun with their numbers:

VB is now on pace to become the first player in WNBA history to improve by 7 PPG, 3 APG, and 2 RPG from season to season (min. 5 games played in each year)

Has to be the MIP front runner at this point

Veronica Burton tonight is the 3rd player in WNBA history to finish a game with:

30+ PTS
7+ REB
7+ AST
75% or better FG%

She joins Sabrina Ionescu and Napheesa Collier.

u.acrossthetimeline.com/stat-eWMMR

Please watch Veronica Burton this entire possession. Provides help on the Cam Brunk drive then stays absolutely GLUED to Kelsey Plum without fouling. #WNBASky

Nia Coffey has seen her role decrease this season with the Dream, but the former Northwestern star stepped up in a huge way today with 15 points in 17 minutes off the bench! A good sign as Atlanta starts the stretch run

Veronica Burton is currently first in WNBA history in career assist to turnover ratio (min. 30 games) at 3.13

(stats via @acrossthetimeline.com)

Finally some reparations from Rachel Banham for her crimes against Northwestern basketball

Angel Reese fights through the box out/draws a foul. Creates an extra pivotal possession late agains the Lynx. Rachel Banham hits a big floating shot on the very next play.

This won't show up in the box score. But this is what winning level grit looks like. And against the best team in the WNBA.