Liberty wing Leonie Fiebich had grown uninterested in listening to about how she wanted to shoot extra since her return from EuroBasket.
So in Tuesday’s win over the Aces, Fiebich made a degree to hunt for her shot, and it paid off in a giant manner.
Fiebich shot 6-for-11 from the sector and 2-for-6 from deep for a season-high 15 factors to assist the Liberty to an 87-78 victory.
Earlier than Tuesday, Fiebich hadn’t tried greater than six subject objectives in a recreation. She mixed for simply 9 subject aim makes an attempt in her first two video games again after EuroBasket.
Fiebich is a selfless participant, virtually to a fault.
She performs an vital half in transferring the ball and ground spacing throughout the offense. However she particularly thrives on protection, and places lots of her focus and power on that facet of the ball.
Coach Sandy Brondello doesn’t have to fret about Fiebich taking a nasty shot or going rogue in isolation. However Brondello had been encouraging Fiebich to not go up attractiveness.
Breanna Stewart observed a change in Fiebich’s method within the first quarter.
“She shot three shots within three minutes. I was like, ‘OK, Leo’s going to be aggressive today.’ But that’s what we need,” Stewart mentioned. “She’s more than just a 3-and-D player. She can get into the heart of defenses and find and finish.”
Scoring was only one space Fiebich stood out in opposition to the Aces. She additionally grabbed 9 rebounds for the second time this season and blocked three photographs. So far as a favourite private spotlight from Tuesday’s recreation, Fiebich mentioned she didn’t have one.
“I just really care about what we do as a team,” Fiebich mentioned.
Taking part in with out two starters Tuesday, what the staff wanted from Fiebich was for her to be extra assertive on offense, and he or she answered the decision.
Nike unveiled Sabrina Ionescu’s third signature shoe Tuesday. Nike Sabrina 3 options a number of nods to Ionescu’s roots and success.
The embroidery and distinctive textile weaving was impressed by Ionescu’s Romanian heritage, and the vertical, off-axis Swoosh symbolizes the “glass ceilings Ionescu continues to shatter,” based on Nike.
Ionescu mentioned it’s laborious to consider she’s developed her third signature shoe.
“Just being able to show up to games and look in the stands and see so many young boys and girls in my shoes, and being able to inspire them when they watch me play,” Ionescu mentioned. “I never really lose sight of the importance and significance of what I’m able to do while I’m playing basketball and inspiring. And obviously super excited to be able to debut the 3s here pretty soon and just keep that going.”
The Sabrina 1 and 2s have develop into a number of the hottest sneakers worn by NBA and WNBA gamers. She hopes this new rendition can be as in demand as her first two.
“That’s the goal,” she mentioned.
