Adam Vachon

Angel Reese is just the third player in WNBA history with 30+ points and 15+ rebounds in a Finals game (Breanna Stewart with Seattle in 2020; Jonquel Jones with Connecticut in 2019). Absolute monster performance!

Before the Finals start tomorrow, here is all my preview content or contributions this week. For @herhoopstats.com, looking at Tiffany Hayes' big postseason: herhoopstats.substack.com/p/how-tiffan... At @theixsports.bsky.social looking at the matchups: l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...

How about 100%? Can you at least be 100%, Drake? As a Patriots fan, I'm begging you.

Straight up: As a woman in football, this sucks to listen to. This week in particular.

There have been a host of problems during Cathy Engelbert's time leading the WNBA. Badly negotiated media deals, badly negotiated labor deals, badly negotiated capital campaigns... As I wrote, the NBA owners put her in a bad position. Again and again. wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-princi...

Anything's possible!! www.82-0.com/share?id=tOR...

Thanks to all of you for following along all season with us. As you know, women’s basketball never stops, this month we’ll be reflecting on the WNBA season and looking ahead to the NCAA.

I'm still trying to figure out why credit for this assist was taken away from Alyssa Thomas last night, which would have resulted in yet another triple-double for AT. #wnba youtu.be/Vi9Wqpc-BFU?...

Have to feel for the Lynx. This is where the US sports system always ends up feeling unfair. Might build to a crescendo and a dramatic finish, but Minnesota were the best team this year. Won't win a championship. Won't even get to play for one. Hard to take. #WNBA

Another coach out — the Liberty will not renew Sandy Brondello one season after a title. @anniecostabile.bsky.social on how short the leashes are on W coaches—after Cheryl Reeve, the longest-tenured coach in the league is Becky Hammon, hired in 2021. Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

I spoke to Stewart about this very conflict in September of 2024, but this convo didn't make it into my story. But @emilyadler.bsky.social's reporting shows that Stewie wants to take some action and might have found a solution. When I spoke to her, she was still trying to figure out one. ⬇️

Show this to certain folks (you know who) and ask them if they can identify & articulate WHY they're so committed to spreading a lie... Angel Reese leads the WNBA in rebounds with JUST DEFENSIVE BOARDS. Her 176 D rebounds > second place Azura Stevens' 172 total rebounds.

Including playoff games, there were nine triple-doubles over the WNBA's first 24 seasons (1997-2020). There have now been nine triple-doubles since the start of the 2024 season. Wild.

I don't pretend to be an expert on the Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud, but just saw that Drake is going off at +3500 for making a guest appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show. Seems like the payoff for an event that would cause the internet to explode should be a tad bigger?

Since the 09-10 season, just three times has a player finished with 25+ points, 10+ boards, and 5+ assists against UConn. Hannah Hidalgo is responsible for two of those three games. #ncaaw herhoopstats.com/stats/ncaa/r...

New from me today @herhoopstats.com: My projected protected lists and Golden State Valkyries picks in upcoming expansion draft. With lots of explanation (but you can scan to the lists if you want). More on potential moves around the draft soon. #WNBA herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2024-wnba-...

It's WNBA draft lottery day! LA, Dallas, or Washington - who will get the #1 pick? Tune into ESPN at 5 p.m. ET today to find out. In the meantime, here are the chances of each lottery team ending up with a given top-4 pick (which include the impact of Dallas being able to swap picks with Chicago).