Liberty's Tactical Defense Stifles Angel Reese's Performance
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00:00Shoutout to the Liberty. I'm going to be that guy. Shoutout to the Liberty. Because after that fiasco that took place with Atlanta and Tina Charles, if the Liberty would have done the same thing, Kevin, people would have stopped talking about the streak and it would more have been about how she kept the streak alive.
00:29So when they threw the ball to the post and the Liberty played a box and won. You know, Kevin, the new box and won. Four on Angel Reese and one on everybody else. They didn't know what to do.
00:43And then you saw Angel Reese look upset. The best part about it was honestly people thought Brianna Stewart is busy yelling at them to don't let her shoot.
00:53This is not about hate. This is about this. Angel Reese at times struggles to finish around the basket because she's not overly strong and she doesn't finish strong and she's more worried about creating contact and flailing her arms than making shots.
01:15Folks, simply put, she shot 3 of 13 from the floor. That's bad, folks. You want worse? It gets worse. She shot 3 of 11 inside the paint. You want worse? I got one more. She shot 3 of 10 inside the charge circle.
01:34Angel Reese better not be mad at the Liberty for what they did at the end of the game. She better not be mad at her teammates for not trying to get her the ball more. She should be mad at herself for her inability to finish. She put too much pressure on herself, Kato.
01:49And now the best thing, you're right, it's happened. The streak is over. Let her just start the streak over again. She's having a great year. But her ability to finish around the rim has been a problem.
02:03There's been, I'm counting, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 games, 7 games this year, Kevin. She has shot, right, 8 games under 35% from the floor. For someone who's shooting exclusively in the lane, that's not good. She's got to finish better.