Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Monday, June 04, 2007

If you've been watching the Fever for a while, you know that even their best games can be painful to watch: both teams shoot atrociously, and Indiana wins at the line.

Last night was hardly their best: Indiana and Washington combined for 22 assists and 52 turnovers. Free throws accounted for almost half of Indy's points.

Worse yet, the homestanding Fever spent the first thirteen-plus minutes without a field goal--- a WNBA record. The Fever won anyway, remaining undefeated. Washington remain without a win.

Coach Winters was somewhere between amused and infuriated."It got to be like an epidemic," he said. "Everyone was turning the ball over." Veteran guard Tully Bevilacqua countered: "An ugly win is better than an ugly loss." Fair enough: but can they play a non-ugly game?