A look back at the top performances and footwear from the Seattle Storm forward in 2018. (via Nike)
This post is something I intended to do throughout the season, but I sell sneakers for a living and do analysis of the footwear and apparel industry. Which means I don’t get to have a lot of fun so I failed miserably at attempting to create a daily update or even weekly update on the league. Someone should pick up on this idea and call it DimeR’s. (If you have a better name get to it.)
Nike dropped a blog post on Stewie’s MVP.
Source: The Games (and Shoes) That Made Breanna Stewart’s MVP Season
I should be happy but the hater in me is like:
Where’s the video?
Where’s the 300 pair drop of this shoe Stewart wore during the season?
I don’t care that it’s a KD PE… and that she doesn’t have her own signature. Replace the KD logo on this pair with the number 30 on the right shoe and BRE on the left shoe. Add a detail on the insole with MVP 2018 and boom #winning.
WNBA Playoffs 2018
The Playoffs are on and popping: http://www.wnba.com/playoffs2018/
The format consists of the first two rounds are single elimination. This is something I’d definitely like to see carried over to the NBA with the addition of four bubble teams. I don’t have the time to work out the logistics, but I like it. The semifinal and final rounds are the best of 5. The best part of the format? After each round the teams are re-seeded. #wnbahasthebestplayoffformat in pro sports. Well the NFL is the best, but I only watch the Super Bowl (Kanye Shoulder Shrug).
The early playoff seeding looked like this in case you’ve missed it so far:
Playoff Schedule
FIRST ROUND – Elimination games; hosted by Seeds 5 and 6
Tuesday, August 21: Phoenix 101, Dallas 83
Tuesday, August 21: Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 68
SECOND ROUND – Elimination games; hosted by Seeds 3 and 4
Thursday, August 23: Washington 96, Los Angeles 64
Thursday, August 23: Phoenix 96, Connecticut 86
SEMIFINALS – Hosted by Seeds 1 and 2 (2-2-1)
Game 1: Sunday, August 26: Washington 87, Atlanta 84
Game 1: Sunday, August 26: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87
Game 2: Tuesday, August 28 (8 PM ET, ESPN2) — Washington @ Atlanta
Game 2: Tuesday, August 28 (10 PM ET, ESPN2) — Phoenix @ Seattle
Game 3: Friday, August 31 (8 PM, ESPNews/NBA TV) — Atlanta @ Washington
Game 3: Friday, August 31 (10 PM, ESPNews/NBA TV) — Seattle @ Phoenix
Game 4*: Sunday, September 2 (TBD, ESPN2) — Atlanta @ Washington
Game 4*: Sunday, September 2 (TBD, ESPN2) — Seattle @ Phoenix
Game 5*: Tuesday, September 4 (TBD, ESPN2) — Washington @ Atlanta
Game 5*: Tuesday, September 4 (TBD, ESPN2) — Phoenix @ Seattle
FINALS – Last possible game date September 16
Here is one of the best highlights from the playoffs so far, oh share the post or find a post on the W to share that makes you feel kinda good: