The Step Through S2 E3
Recorded June 3rd
If you'd care to Step Through to different parts of the episode:
You can find Sabreena’s work for Swish Appeal here:
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0:30 - Aisha Sheppard had herself a week.
1:50 - Some very gentle Liberty talk
2:50 - A potential answer to the Lynx and Liberty struggles
3:13 - Han Xu
4:48 - Evin has been staring at the Sun
5:05 - Sabreena are finding things that Sparks joy
6:47 - The aforementioned Sabreena article about the 2021 draft class
www.swishappeal.com/wnba/2022...
7:08 - Missing the Sykes/Wheeler backcourt defensively
7:27 - Katie Lou Samuelson stanning
8:36 - Shouts to Mark Schindler
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8:56 - ALL-STAR!
In case you can’t find the link:
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9:40 - Game(s) of the Week: Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces
Evin’s game was Tuesday, May 31st
Sabreena’s game was Thursday, June 2nd
12:22 - What are the odds we get FIVE Aces in the All-Star game?
12:57 - Talking the Aces defense - and their zones
13:30 - Shoutout to Em Adler
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You can follow their work here: t.co/mJ6uNV7kgT
13:50 - Box and One
14:26 - The Aces DICTATING TERMS
15:11 - The Las Vegas 2-3 zone
17:07 - A’ja Wilson - Rim Protector
17:40 - Dearica Hamby - All Star + 3-2 zone
18:30 - Please note that Evin has voted for Dearica twice in the two days since the recording
19:22 - The Aces defend OBs (out of bounds plays) with a 2-3 zone at time
19:33 - Slappin’ Glass is a world class resource
/ slappinglass
Here’s the Thibault episode with Mike and Eric:
SlappinGlass/stat...
20:55 - The Aces shifting their ball screen coverage in the second half of the first game
24:30 - Guard to Guard ghosts
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26:33 - An all-time Yvonne Anderson sequence
28:20 - The Connecticut Sun had the Aces’ number last season
29:23 - Kelsey Plum
30:20 - Remembering the Jaz Thomas & Briann January defensive duo fondly
32:10 - Kelsey Plum talks about meeting Tom Brady
All video credit to
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34:30 - In hindsight, Plum was staring at Tom Brady (as she stated in the video) and not the Sun bench
36:11 - The Connecticut Sun blitzed too
37:27 - Jackie Young!
39:44 - Jonquel Jones was still impactful defensively in the first game
40:33 - An emphasis on getting Jonquel touches early to start the second game
46:18 - A’ja Wilson went 4-6 from the field in that second quarter where the Aces stormed back
47:34 - A’ja blocking shots
50:00 - Going under on Courtney Williams
50:46 - The weekly Bri Jones appreciation segment
51:25 - More Aces wings development time please
52:11 - Connecticut is the 11th ranked defensive rebounding team in the league (second to last)
53:12 - The Gator pass (weaponizing Alyssa Thomas)
We talked Gator in Ep 1:
• The Step Through S2 E1
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56:30 - JACKIE YOUNG STEP THROUGH
57:16 - DEWANNA BONNER STEP THROUGH (off foot leaner)
57:40 - Las Vegas Aces set breakdowns
57:52 - Ram action
58:20 - Double Stagger + Hammer (right off tip!)
58:48 - The Winner Set!
Shoutout to Mo - follow Mo for some great W threads
/ molovesnba
For a little more on Brad Stevens’ Winner set:
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(Also big shoutout to Sabreena for her recall of the Mercury using this set in the 2018 playoffs)
1:00:19 - Horns Flex (sometimes Horns Ghost Flex)
1:01:17 - Horns Clear (to get A’ja downhill)
1:03:00 - Sabreena will hopefully watch the Mystics
Big shoutout to / bowser2bowser , who created & very meticulously continues to update the Basketball Action Dictionary frequently
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Big shoutout to my very good friend Samson Folk for helping me with the show's top and bottom banners. He also happens to be a great Twitter follow and top tier basketball mind
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