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Thursday night Chicago Ski lost from New York Liberty91-86, that the season ends with a 10-34 record and without playoffs in the second year in a row. Scoreline is not approaching to tell the full story.
The game eventually marked the embarrassing night after a turbulent week that limited the catastrophic campaign of 2025. For a franchise.
Angel ReeseThe face of heaven and one of the brightest young stars in the league, spent a match on the bench in street clothes. She barely played after she gave an interview Chicago Tribune Earlier this month, examination of the competence of the front office of the ski and talent of its teammates and pressure on the organization to bring significant changes during the offsense.
Her quotes caused a fire, but she publicly apologized to their teammates after the publication of comments and it was clear most fans forgave her. Thursday Thursday, the fans filled the Wintrust Arena with the chances of “Free Angel” and “Fire Jeff”, invoking Ski General Manager Jeff Paglicca.
As the teams of other lotteries look forward to external native buildings, the sky is left to take up whether it is possible to save the relationship with their. Reese is not furious in a situation, but the organization of the sky apparently fell behind the rest of the league regarding investment and has a history of broke disputes with its most prominent players.
It is very possible that “Chi Barbie” played her last game with the sky. And the team owners have no one to blame except themselves.
Comments Reese’s
The injury report said Reese did not play in the last few games in the season Due to the injury to the back. It is possible that it was really physically incapable of entering the court. But even if the injury is real, it is also metaphorically. Two seasons in Chicago took their tolls, mentally and physically.
Reese is loudly supporting the sky during his term and refused to publicly criticize for things like a lack of training. But she finally opened tribune about her frustrations.
“I’m very vocal about what we need and what I want,” she said. “I’d like to be here for my career, but if things don’t mind, I’ll obviously go to the other direction. But while I’m here, I’ll try to stay open about what I have here and maximize it as much as I can.”
Reese said she wanted the team to be very active in the free agency to get help for their and colleague Big Kamilla Cardoso, whoever feels is the only second key piece on the current list.
“I don’t solve the same shit we did this year,” Reese said. “We need to get good players. We need to get great players. I’m ready to do the best here. And however I will take it the best of the best of the best of getting the best of the best of the best of the best of the best.
Her most attractive comments – and those who probably caused the most conflicts in the locker room – they were lack of faith in the 36-year-old guards and a franchise legend Courtney Vanderslootwho spread ACL earlier in the season.
“We can’t rely on Courtney to go back in the years. I know that there’s a great property for us, but we shouldn’t rely on it, someone who played the game and willing to compete for the championship and ready to play.
It is understandable that her teammates were upset with these comments, because it was rare for a player to give such a critical interview in the record, especially during the season. But as mentioned above, she immediately publicly apologized to their teammates. And yet, the sky decided that he had been publicly punished anyway, she suspended for one half of the game for “Behavior of Tim” while issued a bizarre security statement.
“Chicago sky appreciates security, respect and well-being of each player,” the team said in the statement. “We are committed to the responsibilities that our players can stay focused on playing basketball. This thing is handled and is solved internally, and we move forward as a team.”
Organization Maddra
Reese’s comments were surprising that they are honest and probably badly advised as a teammate. But they were also not wrong. In fact, during his exit interview on Friday afternoon, Pagliocca himself admitted that the sky was supposed to improve his list in offseson, and especially received Vanderloot help in the position of the guard point.
The reality is, the sky organization failed to exaggerate the last two years. And despite his title of 2021. year, the organization did not bother the players on the multitude of ways longer.
The team still practices in a public recreational facility in Chicago suburbs, although it is finally on the way. Candace Parker is known that she had no own closet when she played for heaven. It was one of the last organizations in the league to separate the attitude of the general manager from the coach position, he only hired his first independent GM, Paglicocca, 2023. years and Paglica did not become a strong impression of his first two years.
It was out of existence, she gave a trade that could turn out that one of the worst trade in VNBA history is sent by draft no. 3 in draft 2025. year, estimates of 2027. Second round and replace the right to heaven 2027. Years Washington Mistics for Ariel Atkins. That was number 3 Sonia CitronWho became all the stars in her Rookie Seasons and seems to have a future as a multi-year talent of all-VNBA. Atkins – who was in her defense, the two-story festive, Olympic and VNBA season – she had an injury season, which she saw her well under her peak, and now a free means, while the mystic had a citron for another three years.
Heaven was also not necessarily a good impression with Reese when shooting the Teresa Weatherpoon coach, with which Reese was very close, after only one season. Or when Paggliocca himself had earned the microphone earlier this season to public Chastise Reese play.
But this is a problem that goes well outside Paglic. 2015 years, Silvia Fowles They forced Chicago refusing to sign an extension and sitting part of the season, because she was frustrated as the franchise was building around her and she would make her goals, it was supposed to be somewhere else. It’s at the end of the trades Minnesota Link In July, where she continued to win the MVP and two championships. Two years later, Elena Delle Donne also forced her path from Chicago with similar problems; It was traded in Washington Mistics, where she continued to win their second MVP Award and VNA Championship 2019. Years.
If things really improve in Chicago, it will have to happen at the level of ownership. The sky was owned by Michael businessmen from her debut in 2006. years.
What’s next?
Reese is not a free tofansesone agent, so it doesn’t have so much control over your immediate future. There is another year on the contract with the sky, and then there is a team option for your fourth season. So, any changes should come in the form of trade.
It will only time say whether reese will publicly request trade, if the sky decides to respect that request, or if two parties find common country and repair the fences.
In his exit interview, Paglicca praised Reese to court growth this season.
“I think we’ve entered success this season, she saw her in the middle categories, and played her filming and they continued her shot and continued to be in the smell. Paglicca said in the solid spaces.
“It has been proven that it can be a very dangerous mismatch, and it can withdraw large perimettes, and she has a lot of weapons that she could show much more this season.”
When asked about Drama last week, and Reese mentioned that she may not have a future with the sky, Paglicca indicated that for now, for now, at least public, a plan to go together for now.
“Angel is a rose young talent in this league that was here in Chicago here. Obviously we went through what we did. She talked to their teammates, we talked publicly, she spoke publicly.
“She’s a special player, and I have good conversations with an angel daily, with my team every day, and I’m constant, it’s a direction, whether we’ll move, whether we will move, whether we will move.”
