The Connecticut Suns currently have a record of 10-5, ranking third in the WNBA standings. Recently, they won without their superstar Jonquel Jones, who has been playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina. FIBA Women’s European Basketball competition. Fortunately for Connecticut, the team has another strong rebounder and low post threat to fill the gap.
Brionna Jones played for the Suns in the absence of Jonquel Jones last season, and he will perform even better in 2021. Although the two might be considered awkward frontcourt partners, the Suns’ commitment to a slow-paced offense and emphasis on offensive rebounds have benefited the most from the combination. With J. Jones temporarily absent, B. Jones feasted his eyes. In the past five games, she averaged 18 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 61% from the field.
Although Junker Jones will return to Connecticut soon, the recent performance of her frontcourt partner must give Sun confidence for the rest of the season. Brionna Jones is just one of the few low players that we will praise in this week’s “Three Over Three Under” section.
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Jessica Breland (Indiana Fever)
Breiland has always been a reliable source of rebounding and defensive data, averaging 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 0.6 steals per game this season. She is also the favorite of Fever coach Marianne Stanley. She started Breland in 11 of 16 games. Considering the chaos of Indiana’s rotation, this is almost a reliable endorsement that a fever player can get.
Appearance: There are red flags surrounding Breland’s fantasy prospects-her age and Fever’s terrible team record-so don’t be surprised if her 21.6 minutes per game so far starts to decrease. Fever recently rearranged the frontcourt, Give up Lauren Cox with Sign Chelsea Perry, So we will see if this will affect Breland’s playing time before Indiana officially admits defeat.
Briona Jones (Connecticut Suns)
Jones has been absolutely unstoppable recently, scoring at least 20 points in each of the past three games and shooting 64.4% from the field. She attempted 16 shots in a game for the second and third time this season, and recorded at least two steals in a game for the sixth and seventh time.
Appearance: J. Jones is clearly a leader in Connecticut, so her return will hinder the production of B. Jones to a certain extent. Even so, even when sharing the field with J. Jones, B. Jones is still rock solid, and Suns head coach Curt Miller does not like to use any of his substitutes for a long time, so look for a staggered Connecticut lineup to keep Brionna Jones stable. Of fantasy assets move forward.
Satou Sabally (Dallas Wings)
Sabali scored in double figures in three consecutive games, averaging 14.3 points per game during that time and making 6 three-pointers at the same time. In her last game against Mysterious Man, Sabali also contributed 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks in the 30-minute game.
Appearance: Sabally hasn’t played a lot of playing time in a game-she has only been broken for 30 minutes once-but she seems to be one of the few Wings players who are not subject to seemingly random rotations by coach Vickie Johnson. She is an important part of Wings’ future. Unlike some other young players, she is obviously ready to play in the WNBA from day one, so please sit down and enjoy the process of her continuing to fill up the score.
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Shey Peddy (Phoenix Mercury)
In the most recent game between the Mercury and the Sparks, Pedy’s playing time plummeted. He only saw five minutes of action and got three rebounds in those minutes. This is not surprising, because Diana Taurasi has recovered from a sternum injury and believes that Peddy spends most of his time in the guard position, while Kia Nurse has slipped back to the small forward position.
Appearance: Peddy has always been a low-cap fantasy choice. With Taurasi’s return, Mercury doesn’t have much reason to play in her important playing time. Peddy is a “game manager” type point guard; even if she does play, most of Phoenix’s offense will come from a combination of Taurasi, Britney Greener and Skylar Diggins-Smith .
Crystal Dangerfield (Minnesota Bobcats)
The ups and downs of Dangerfield’s season continues. In Lynx’s narrow victory over Las Vegas, she played only 8 minutes and contributed only 1 assist. In the past five games, she averaged only 6 points per game. Her assist/turnover rate of 3.7/1.7 is still impressive, but Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve showed greater confidence in Layshia Clarendon because they initially won them with a difficult exception.
Appearance: Reeve obviously does not believe that Dangerfield, who is 5 feet 5 inches tall, will defend (especially against larger teams such as Aces), and will play every game with Dangerfield during the 2020 Rookie of the Year award. 30 minutes are different. There is a veteran guard on Clarendon’s roster, and she will eat up her playing time. Dangerfield is still an effective player, but her role is much smaller than last season, so she may not appear in the sight of many fantasy players.
Aari McDonald (Dream of Atlanta)
McDonald’s playing time has fluctuated greatly recently. In her past five games, she has played as much as 19 minutes and at least 6 minutes. Although she got shooting opportunities in the game, her shooting percentage was only 33.8%, and with Chennity Carter’s return from injury, McDonald’s playing time may be more unstable.
Appearance: Point guard is a difficult position for rookies to learn, and McDonald has a lot of competition for the positions of Carter and Odyssey Sims. McDonald is not an ideal offensive player compared to most other guards on the Dream Team, so don’t hit her until she has more playing time.