Mercury Beat Monarchs in a Thriller: Who Says WNBA Basketball Isn't Exciting?

. Saturday, July 11, 2009
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Whoa -- what an amazing game between the Mercury and Monarchs! One of the best played overall of a very well played week in the WNBA.

You have to feel for the Monarchs -- they really outplayed the Mercury for the majority of the game and completely neutralized the type of Mercury blitz that the Sparks and Sky had to endure...

But the Mercury really showed something special tonight -- winning a close game (107-105) on the road after really playing a lackluster first half. I'm not anointing them the champions...but they are just doing things that champions do lately.

Even more exciting was the play of DeWanna Bonner and more importantly Courtney Paris -- trading baskets with less than 10 seconds in a tie game before Temeka Johnson lifted the Mercury to victory on a buzzer beating jump shot off the dribble.

More on the rookies later -- their development just gets more and more exciting by the day.

But I will say this about this past week in WNBA basketball: we've seen at least three rookies really turn a quarter and have breakout games within the last week or so between Paris, Renee Montgomery, and Shavonte Zellous.

I know people are saying DeWanna Bonner has the ROY contest all wrapped up, but it's only a third of the way through the season. If these other rookies continue to improve, things could change rapidly...


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How much do you think Bonner's statistics are inflated based on the team she plays for?

Not that she isn't having an excellent season, but I think many rookies would benefit from playing in a system like PHO has.
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Have you been hacking into my computer?... you just stole the intro for my rookie rankings post... :)

I think the question of "how much" her statistics are inflated is hard to answer. Partially because it's not just that anybody "would benefit from playing in a system like PHO has", but also that it's really a mutual fit -- many running teams would benefit (greatly) from having a player like Bonner. Bonner enhances Pho, Pho enhances Bonner.

But what I think IS happening is that Bonner's weaknesses are being hidden because the fit in Phoenix is so perfect for her. So people's perception of how good Bonner is might be inflated...but she is still having an outstanding rookie campaign.
Well said ... and that was a poor choice of wording on my part.

Looking forward to your rookie rankings!
One thing has been for sure that majority was there to see the game of Mercury and Monarchs for sure. They are always there to entertain the viewers that are looking for some excitement.

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