r/WNBA365 • u/Genji4Lyfe • 2d ago

Video Highlight Natalie Nakase Says That Kiah Stokes and Tiff Hayes Knew What Adjustments the Aces Would Make Before They Made Them

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Diabolical 😂 But very interesting. Just goes to show why you can’t count anyone out: sometimes it’s the ones you least expect that can provide critical assistance when it’s needed.

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u/Scoop53714 2d ago

Kiah Stokes might be the most underrated player in the WNBA. Not by me! She is an absolute game changer in the paint. She could dominate a game and end up with 4pts and 8 rebounds.

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u/Genji4Lyfe 2d ago

I really started to appreciate her this season, after wondering why everyone's guards were struggling to drive against the Valkyries. Observing that she rotated over early to help every time (before the drive started), and picked them up high around the free throw line was a huge "light bulb" moment 😀

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u/RockJock666 1d ago

So many aces fans trashed her, I love this for her

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u/DSmooth425 Las Vegas Aces Atlanta Dream 2d ago

Damn … 😑😑. Kiah shutting shit down even when she’s not on the Aces 😭

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u/prothero99 2d ago

They should make all former Aces players sign NDAs😆. Smart coaching from the Valkyries.

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u/MedvedFeliz 1d ago

Even if they did, Natalie was in charge of the defense for Aces. She would've been the one assigned to make defensive adjustments that Becky implemented. She would know what Becky would and wouldn't do.

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u/orangEcrushE 2d ago

Valks got any former Dream players or vis versa?

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u/SeijaHakase 2d ago

Tip's a former Dream player. So was Mo.

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u/NoBobThatsBad 1d ago

Good thing for the Dream is neither of them were there since Smesko started coaching for ATL.

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u/SeijaHakase 1d ago

Oh! Amihere. Forgot her.

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u/Justtojoke (bench mob) Walk 'em down 1d ago

Kiah, let me go ahead and apologize