Westbeld was an enormous drag on efficiency

by KGB, Belly o. the Beast, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 07:24 (11 hours, 47 minutes ago) @ BillyGoat

once she returned in Jan/Feb (?) that season. Numerous games in which she was playing 20+ minutes and contributing nothing, not anything more than a board or two. Which was absolute death on the team at that point, bc the roster was stacked with players who were capable of doing a lot more with those minutes. And maybe her relationship with Miles played into what appeared to be favoritism -- I'm not going to point fingers without knowing -- but it ultimately falls on Ivey as HC to construct the lineup and make substitutions.

Miles' wild success is a surprise to me as well. I never thought she was a good enough perimeter shooter to have this much of an impact in the pros. She's currently at 37% from 3, which is about 4% higher than her college average, but not exactly sharpshooter level. What's funny is that her best performance from beyond the arc came in the star-crossed season when she and HH played together and she wasn't constantly on-ball. Shot over 40% from 3 that year.