Betnijah is doing exactly what is asked of her. All Stars are mostly about offense, and she's being asked to do a lot less offensively with everyone around her. I'm hoping she's getting serious looks for all defensive teams though.
Agree 100%. I just wanted to see her more included/activated in the offense from the beginning. A player who's a capable scorer at all three levels shouldn't just be sent to the corner as a last option, IMO.
Thankfully, the last several games she's being incorporated in more of the action. And her points have come up to where one would expect( a lot of 15-19 pts in the flow of the game, lately). I know it's going to take time for the Liberty to get to the comfort level that the Aces are enjoying right now with their team chemistry. I just want to see the Liberty try to play more like the Aces with the ball movement and sharing the offensive load, ....
consistently. Too many ocasions when they are forcing things to Stewie. Yes, she's whole-nother level, talent-wise, but the team is better off taking advantage of having a top 7, arguably, that can make plays offensively (similar to the Aces). Stewie is going to get hers much easier if the other team is concerned about all five players.
I think my frustrations stem from, again, the media. Betnijah didn't really have a chance from the very beginning after the big offseason acquisitions. She and Sabrina, IMO, were both the face of the franchise the last couple of seasons. Although Betnijah was and still is a central piece to the Liberty puzzle, media kinda cast her aside for Stewie, Sloot, Ionescu. My concerns and hopes were that the coaching staff wouldn't do the same. Early on,....not so much as of late....it seemed like the staff was going to disappoint me.
In conclusion, hopefully the Liberty can get that chemistry down to where we see all the weapons playing at a high level simultaneously like we just saw with the Aces. Hopefully Jonquel can get back to her top form, Sabally continues to get acclimated, and we will see the battle that everyone expected in regard to Liberty v Aces.
