They play their own games, but Natasha Cloud and Kahleah Copper offer a boost to the Mercury. 'When you go up against a Philly guard, you know it’s gonna be a hell of night,' Cloud says.
They play their own games, but Natasha Cloud and Kahleah Copper offer a boost to the Mercury."When you go up against a Philly guard, you know it’s gonna be a hell of night," Cloud says.
Curiously, though, Stewart caught the ball on the block with Cloud on her back and immediately passed the ball out to a guard several times.There could be several reasons a post player would play hot potato with the ball despite acquiring prime real estate with a smaller player behind. Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones paced the Liberty, while Stewart added 13, about five points below her season average.
After Phoenix fell behind, 19-6, in Wednesday’s first quarter — perhaps the result of battling Brooklyn traffic that delayed its buses 15 to 20 minutes beyond typical arrival time — the Mercury turned to Copper and Cloud. The Philly Mercury also were needed because Phoenix has been plagued by injury and illness during a stretch where it will play five games in eight nights.
“We just needed more pop,” Tibbetts said after praising general manager Nick U’Ren’s offseason acquisitions of Copper and Cloud. “We needed more of that other gear, and they’ve both brought that. They bring a little something different. They’re each their own . They’re super competitive. If you were to ask them, that’s just being from Philly and the love for the game and that competitive spirit.”
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