Mercury searches for harmony between stars, benches such as Roster reduction in finalize

Thursday, 15. May, can be one of the most difficult days for VNBA organizations, and especially for Phoenix Merkur. After the main coach of Nate Tibbetts, it was busy on the competitiveness of the training camp, Thursday was a hard day.

Despite celebrating Birthdays from Copper Kahlea, three players were not there to celebrate. Celeste Taylor, Megan McConnell, and the Temira Pointexter were not part of that celebration.

They received news that they would not be part of the main dew. It was all shocking when Mercury signed Taylor on two seven-day contracts Last season.

She capitalized the opportunity due to injuries and secured a key place in rotation. Her best game was against Los Angeles Sparks, where she had five steals and a stressed block at Ricke Jackson.

That defense is something that team will need.

However, Phoenix had to reduce Roster with 15 to 12. He demanded a fundamental review and an idea of ​​what Mercury would look like.

Although Phoenix went 0-2 in the preseason, it was an opportunity to analyze them. When asked why Tibbetts cut Taylora, he gave A legal explanation.

“I think that when you have a competitive camp, you will need to bring some difficult decisions,” Tibbetts said through desert wave media on X (earlier Twitter). “I really like a player as a player as a person. Because of some roster things that happen, we had to decide not to bring (Taylor).

“I really believe (Taylor) is (VNBA) player. I think it will find a home. She is super smart, competitive, so we want (Taylor) nothing but the best.”

How did Nate Tibbetts reduce Roster live?

The two preseason games were a small sample size, but what is needed. Not to mention, the team had the entire training camp to understand who will meat.

In essence, there were six players with almost guaranteed points. Alissa Thomas, Satou Saballi, Natasha Mack, Kalani Brown, Vihitcomb and Copper.

Others?

It was a pure insecurity full of anxiety and tons of self-expression. While players like Aleksis Prince, Alexa held, and Kathrin Westbeld made Roster, Taylor, poindexter and McConnell were other unusual women.

However, after Mercury is 84-79 pre-season loss For the golden state, VALKIRIRIES on Sunday presented four days between that game and cutting Roster.

Tibbetts explained his evaluation process after that loss and What was he looking for.

“I’d say, who will stand next to the best players, right?” Tibbetts said. “Cultural, what are we all about. Are they workers, or are they team players? All these things are important. And so we had real decisions. We have some difficult decisions. We have some difficult decisions. We have some difficult decisions.

“There’s still room for room and roster, so we’ll look at all those things. How do they play next to the best players? How are they coming to work? Are they professional?”

Will Nate Tibbetts and Live Sorry For Some Sections?

Not every cut clever. While the chief coach said, it was approximately approximately, and its three superstar is played uniquely. Thomas is a facilitator. She is basically a point keeper, without an official label.

Saballi is the connection of all trade. She can handle the ball, initiates a violation on the semi-court, be a shooter and dominating in a low post.

Then there is copper, who is most dynamic in the team. Her athleticist, self-confidence and square are rubbed into their teammates and her game as a whole.

Either way, finding the right balance is not for sending the heart. It takes accurate precision and execution, something that Tibbetts touched the next loss of Sunday more.

“Like coach, 9, 10, 11, 12. Player, you want to know, when you check someone you will get right?” Tibbetts said. “It gets a little scary when you guess and don’t know. So there are a lot of different things we look.”

There was no specificity, he told Taylor, McConnell or Pointector why they were cut. No matter what, however, remains secure in the list on the floor.

With the seasons a live season opener on Saturday against Storm Seattle, a list of 12 people was set. If the Tibbetts Roster decisions were well performed, it will be a $ 1 million question.