Sue Bird & Lauren Jackson post game interview after losing Game 3 to Phoenix

[keshealm]

this is depressing!!! Storm should still be playing!!!!!

[wenyie0330]

thx for sharing... both of them reli felt sad :(

[meegsz]

Gosh this is just sad to watch... devastating.. :(

[CardinalJiles]

a new coach? they are the defending (not defending anymore) champions of the previous season. problem with fans, always want somebody fired or bring someone new in. this team is good, no a great team. but so are the mercury. LJ was gassed which is attributed to her lack of playing time dealing with her injury and she still hasnt fully recovered.

[Sukuun]

@CardinalJiles He also got outcoached by Corey Gaines. How do the Mercury make the simple adjustment of just switching to a big lineup and use that to make up 19 points just like that. The former coach of the year couldn't come up with a response to that adjustment? Really?

[CardinalJiles]

@Sukuun again the mercury are a great team with a great coach. gaines has a ring too. they were whoppin the merc's ass in the first half. lauren was hurt, and because the refs were calling it tight, everyone was in foul trouble. in a game 3, the storm cant just go to the bench, grab size AND size that can play. they dont have depth like that. also keep in mind that the game was close for the 4th. no reason to fire agler. c'mon, u have some basketball knowledge, ur better than that.

[Sukuun]

@CardinalJiles "everyone was in foul trouble". There's my point. He didn't play enough of a rotation. Would it have KILLED Agler to play Ewelina Kobryn or Allie Quigley for maybe 4 minutes in that third quarter when everyone was racking up fouls, instead of playing Tanisha and Camille to death? We'll never know.

[CardinalJiles]

@Sukuun yes it would have killed them, especially with diana and dupree still in the game at the point. everyone was in foul trouble because that game was overtly physical. it was as intense as it gets. but u just got to ride it out. and it was a close game throughout the 4th. its very hard to take i guess caz the storm were at home, whooped em' coming out, had diana out, but these teams are so close. i know i keep saying it, but they are the class of the league. cant fire agler over it.

[keshealm]

@Sukuun I agree Agler got out coached but i would give him maybe one more yr bc really he leads them to a good regular season but they can never get out of the first round. If there's failure next yr then maybe look for a new coach

[Sukuun]

My gut is telling me it's time for the Storm to consider a new coach. No matter how crappy your subs are, at least play them in the regular season so you won't KILL your starters by the time the playoffs arrive. Lauren and the others had absolutely nothing left. No matter how physically desperate for bodies Brian Agler was, he would never, ever, ever play bench players while LJ was out. He would only play a 7 woman rotation at all times.

[CardinalJiles]

@Sukuun ur absolutely crazy. a new coach? they are the defending (not defending anymore) champions of the previous season. problem with fans, always want somebody fired or bring someone new in. this team is good, no great team. but so are the mercury. LJ was gassed which is attributed to her lack of playing time dealing with her injury and she still hasnt fully recovered.

[keshealm]

@Sukuun I agree that he needs to play the bench more but i don't think he should be fired. He's a great coach he just needs to change some of his methods. Also honestly him playing the bench wouldn't have mattered much because Seattle bench was horrible he def dropped the ball when he put the bench together.

[Sukuun]

My gut is telling me it's time for the Storm to consider a new coach. No matter how crappy your subs are, at least play them in the regular season so you won't KILL your starters by the time the playoffs arrive. No matter how physically desperate for bodies Brian Agler was, he would never, ever, ever play bench players while Sue was out. He would only play a 7 woman rotation at all times, forcing the starters to each play over 30 minutes a game.

[keshealm]

ugh!!! People keep talking next yr but LJ won't be back in a Seattle Storm jersey until sept sometime because of Olympics. Next yr could be very interesting

[noonevincecarterfan]

Very very tough to swallow as a Storm fan, but if they keep this core together and work hard towards next years playoffs, they should have a good shot at it again. Unfortunately that time is very far away rigth now and you feel like this game should have ended differently.

[keshealm]

@noonevincecarterfan ugh i agree with you but remember we won't have LJ back until after the Olympics which is more then half way through the season. She will miss more then 20 games next yr prob more like 25.

[noonevincecarterfan]

@keshealm Yeah, that's right. But hopefully she will come back and be at her best which she probably wasn't in this years playoffs.

[keshealm]

@noonevincecarterfan true