What's happening to the Las Vegas Aces?? | Jessica Benson Show

[@bowling4clarity817]

The Dallas Wings healthy are a playoff team. They were decimated by injuries most of this year . Saturday being back drastically restored them .

[@kevinw1822]

Arika and Satu showed up not just to play but make a statement that they too are great!

[@tammyboon6259]

Exactly!!!

[@jefferylord3068]

Great win for the wings!!!

[@tammyboon6259]

Exactly!!! Gotta say, Aces are possibly most disliked team right now, along with their coach!!!

[@latanyagreen4547]

They don't have a bench, nobody can give them nothing from the bench

[@malebenjamin58]

They over depend on Aja. Which is very dangerous.

[@varj7]

Aces are wasting Kate Martin on the bench!

[@FURPRONOUNS]

They drafted her for her iowa fan base. Martin deserves more & the team played better with her having more minutes.

[@jigglypuff6761]

Kate Martin is the spark aces need,but sad to see her not in the rotation. Least they can do is play Kmart cause she can play D.

[@ronelz999]

.600 team losing to a .267 team is crazy, the Aces should take a good hard look at themselves and what went wrong after that game. That is just embarrassing.

[@chakastone3518]

Chelsea Gray is just lucky, she's a big sloppy and slow guard.

[@Benzy-d3u]

A'ja is probably salty because she's having a monster season, and her teammates aren't getting it done. The Aces are still the defending champs, so I wouldn't count them out come playoff time.

[@Mirror_of_the_Soul00]

A'ja is the LEBRON JAMES of the W.... at least THIS YEAR. She is playing selfish basketball and it is costing her team. In the game against Chicago, Aja Wislon was on the bench and the ANNOUNCERS were saying the Aces were playing TEAM ball. When AW is on the court there is no ball movement because she doesn't pass the ball

[@tammyboon6259]

​@@Mirror_of_the_Soul00That's what other Sports Podcasters on KZbin have also been saying!!! That's she's primarily focused on her own points & nothing else to be the MVP, instead of winning the game!!!

[@Mirror_of_the_Soul00]

@@tammyboon6259 Aja averaged 22 points and 9 boards last year... her highest ppg season in her 7 year career. Here career average is 20.9 and 9.1 But she lost hte mvp race last year. Not only that but Lobo voted her fourth in mvp voting. And all of a sudden her average JUMPS to 27 and 12??? She is taking more shots and more 3s. Every stat of her has increased. Her shooting stats have JUMPED. The only stat that didn't jump was her ASSIST numbers. Yesterday she had 42 points and 2 assists..... and they have doubled their losses from last year with many more games to go.

[@meekbclearmumin1357]

@@Mirror_of_the_Soul00she definitely should not have taken the final shot last game. I don’t know why Jackie didn’t just shoot it

[@CapLives]

A'ja is willing this team to a 5th seed. She's still my MVP, but if they move to lower than 5th, it should go to Phee. Kelsey only gave Vegas 8 points last night. That's never going to be enough. Jackie had a strong first half, then only scored 4 points in the 2nd half. Chelsea Gray probably played her best offensive game of the season.

[@tammyboon6259]

Wow 8 points?!?!

[@robertmaloney567]

Aces are one trick pony. Wilson seems to be on her own out there. Plum on the Olympic team? She was awful last night. Swoops pumped their tires so hard and then they lost. Swoops should not be calling games.

[@cooperschannel5447]

Arike and Satu happened to them.

[@davidmathewson1088]

Reese wins the "Worst Shooter" and "Worst Shooting %" in the league. A'ja has blown the MVP. Her team has doubled their losses from last year already and has dropped from #1 last year to #5 in the standings this year. This disqualifies A'ja from the MVP race as the MVP needs to go to a player on a Top 3 team.

[@tabithadavid606]

Dallas has been playing without 3 to 4 rotational players all year. The team they are with those pieces back is a different team then the one who got that record. Dallas is bigger in every position and they simply have no answer.

[@wilace88]

The Aces have 4 Olympians, so they have help. To me, Aja doesn't know how to make everyone around her better. She gets the ball, she shoots. I mean, how does she make everyone else around her better ya know?

[@deanjohnson57]

Lol lazy hater analysis

[@omega4055]

YOU NOT MAKING ANY SENSE, YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BASKETBALL

[@amythompson6431]

She's definitely not like CC!

[@amythompson6431]

@@deanjohnson57 No, he's right; she should be more like CC.

[@wilace88]

Oh I forgot, you can't criticize Aja, because she's the so-called best player in the world. Sorry, but not sorry. I'm sharing my opinion. You don't like it, don't read it. Yeah baby, lol

[@tammyboon6259]

Arike O. on the Dallas Wings is a BEAST of a player!!!! Its MORE shocking that the Dallas Wings are at the bottom of the league!!!! Arike has one of the highest points in the season as well!!!

[@djamellallouti2035]

I saw the game anybody that even breathed on A'ja they called a foul she probably got 30 of those 42 pts from the charity stripe GIVE ME A BREAK!

[@ndjibukabengele973]

Stop the none sense, that is how it goes, she scored 42pts. If I follow your logic then I can say the same thing like she could have gotten 52 if the refs had not missed this call or that call. It will never end so let’s leave it where it is at ok.

[@omega4055]

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[@mitchelltoles3719]

I think the Aces have a position problem. They have too many guards. Since Chelsea Gray returned it's caused conflict in terms of roles. Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum have become just great talents on a team with other all stars. As opposed to having major star roles on another teams, in terms of initiating the offense and being primary scorers. Instead, the Aces offense defers to Wilson for good reasons but we are seeing the results of this. I think the Aces just have too much talent at the point guard position and none of them are truly 2 guards although they can stretch the floor. They also lack in size. Kiah Stokes ( 6'3) and Megan Gustafson ( 6'4) is all they got outside of Wilson's( 6'4) frame. Both Stokes and Gustafson are centers. The Aces are still a formidable team they just need to tweak their roster in the off season. They have valuable pieces in terms of trades. I would look to move Gray and Plum. Young would be the primary with Kate Martin coming off the bench. Leaving a void at the 2 guard position and the needing an effective post player.

[@barbdavey3164]

These are professionals. If you can't shoot, pass. Fundamentals. It's like the whole team (except A'ja) has forgotten how to play. And A'ja looks exhausted - there's no gas left in that tank. Then you have Becky saying they only do shoot-arounds, not full practices - is that having an effect?

[@kenyatta-qs3zk]

A’ja game has been so off these last few games because you right that girl is tired she be on the court so exhausted like physically you can see how tired she is the Dallas game she did better offensively but not defensively… I still got faith in the Aces everyone just needs to step up big time

[@eldowns379]

Chelsea Gray is not throwing the ball like she needs to be and isn’t being as big of a defensive distraction. Plum and Young are inconsistent. Their defense has to step it up

[@tammyboon6259]

Is Chelsea Gray even healthy with her injury!!!!

[@DouglasMosier-y5v]

Caitlin Clark is the mvp in 2024. Sorry A'ja, you be 2nd best this year!!!😂😂😂

[@DouglasMosier-y5v]

Aces are Old and definitely out of shape!! Need young blood like The Glue, Kate Martin!!😂😂

[@JS-nk4tn]

They exposed their weaknesses after the Olympics. Could it be their internal affairs problems? Does this affect her run for MVP?

[@Fdashpodcast]

The problem is they are trying sooo hard to get her MVP That it's backfiring Just go play

[@tammyboon6259]

​@@FdashpodcastExactly!!!! I don't being snippy to the Reporter abt the Refs & a player who was doing nothing wrong helps?!?!

[@mizmary5601]

Are they playing to make A'ja look good and sacrificing good basketball?

[@wolfy6258]

ABSOLUTELY 💯

[@tammyboon6259]

Mick Hoops & maybe Robin Lindberg have said, she's SO focused on her own points, & NOT helping them win games in other ways!!!! Mind u, 41 pts is A LOT of points. But Arike is a beast so they obviously players hard!

[@omega4055]

THAT POINT IS POINTLESS. DID YOU WATCH THE GAME? DON'T THINK SO.

[@keciawarren5772]

The other teams really step up their game. They saying enough is enough!!

[@niquenso2926]

It has nothing to do with a curse. My gosh where do you people come from? It's simple why they loss to Dallas. 1. Aces's are Undersized (Clarke and Megan) 2. Aces's do not box out consistently for rebounds (Megan was better in the first half) 3. Aces's need more production from Kiah and Megan. 4. That last free throw miss by A'ja, followed up by a HORRIBLE foul call on Jackie Young (Refs are trash in the W). You're welcome for during your job of analyzing and reporting.

[@ΚωνσταντιναΠαπαθεοχαρη]

What's wrong? You guys blind? They only have Aja Wilson and no one else as a big. Candace parker really screwed them up by quitting and they did nothing to replace her! Aces are severely undersized. You can't have Stokes on first 5 squad. And where's Megan's contribution? We only have Aja battling every big on every game. She needs some damn help!

[@eldowns379]

Their guard play has also been trash this year, that’s a large part of it

[@bing12347]

Its the lawsuit that was slap to Aces and the coach that affected the team.

[@Pharaohx115]

Aces are toasted 😊

[@HankDuggins]

Lol you two announcers act like they have nobody on her team. Isn't there 3 Olympians and 4 Allstars. OMG

[@Loyaltee55]

Aces??? What’s going on???

[@shaneflannigan7919]

Aja is a cry baby for everything. Dallas has talented players. They are playing better. Next year will be better for them.

[@tammyboon6259]

I 100% agree!!! Arike is up there in points in the whole league!!!!

[@earllong6661]

When team is stacked with superstars it's chaotic everyone wants to be the hero so the result is a big L

[@Magnus055]

Play kate Martin, woops they cant she selling more merchandise than their star.

[@HankDuggins]

AJ is no MVP. So she scored 42, Angel Reese dominated her, 21 rebounds. AJ needs to learn how to play defense, and lock down their top scorer.

[@tammyboon6259]

And have a better attitude!!!! It was RIDICULOUS that she was mad at Cordoso for essentially NOT being afraid of A'ja during their game against the Chicago Sky!!!! She got mad cuz Cordoso was staring at her, & she thot that deserved a foul & told the reporter! She's a dang great basketball player, but her attitude makes her one of the most unlikeable WNBA players!!!!! Dallas Wings are NO joke!!! Its shocking they r so low in the standings. Some1 said they had a lot of injuries in the beginning of the season.

[@davidbarberena9799]

AW, 6 rebounds no defense dude

[@hu3rcgtx]

Plum was absent?

[@michaelsmith8684]

MVP has won 2 of the 7 games? How are we definitely MVP by points are help the team. Collier is so much better and she's making her team so much better.and she is so humble not blaming everyone else I the world

[@tammyboon6259]

Exactly!!!! 💯% agree!!! She's an awful leader & what A'ja Wilson said to the reporter during their last game was uncalled for!!! Cardoso wasn't doing anything but playing great defense on her! She got mad, cause Cardoso was "staring at her'?!?!

[@omega4055]

COLLIER IS NOT BETTER, SHE HAS A TEAM THAT SHOOTS AND SCORES. LAST 2 SEASONS A'JA DID THE SAME, THE TEAM WAS SCORING. THIS SEASON A'JA IS PLAYING SO HARD TO KEEP THE TEAM AFLOAT. WHY? THE TEAM IS NOT SCORING. SO YOU ARE JUT BIAS OR A HATER, NOT A LOGICAL THINKER.

[@FURPRONOUNS]

Aces are 2-4 since the break.

[@MsNerdsRevenge]

The began as Utah Starzz. Utah has a new state flag. Dallas Wings were once Detroit Shook. She wears #22 it doesn't matter to the youth. You want Clark. I'll wait on Anthony Edwards to make the NBA shake.

[@StewsReplay]

Ajas fault. She never passes She gets 11 FT / game stop complaining. Wonder why she's not marketable Tired from Olympics? They old It's 5 games. ROFL

[@flyball1953]

The aces are not super human

[@audrasforest]

Ogunbawale 2 - A'ja Wilson 0,,,,, This was a repeat of the WNBA All-stars versus Team USA.... and again A'ja lost again. Will Wilson again bad-mouth her team in the Post Game interview, which I will not be watching. Arike did not cry / winge but made a statement.. Do the WNBA media watchers really want such a player as their MVP? I don't.... Anyone else with me ?

[@jimmaynard8573]

Its the W any team can cook at anytime . The wings are not a bad team . Aces are not the best in the league its a team sport . Time for them all to step up not just A'ja.

[@Fdashpodcast]

They won't allow anyone to step up We know Jackie Young can avg 30 bcus half of last year she did They are soooo hell bent on trying to get AJA MVP that they are jeopardizing their own personal goals and winning Like they do badly tryna make her MVP Why is aja Wilson shooting that shot

[@davidmathewson1088]

MVP race is now wide open. The winner should go to a Top 3 team and her team is now #5 in the standings.

[@Benzy-d3u]

That's nonsense. A'ja is so much better than anybody else in the WNBA, it's a joke. Robbing her MVP would be a crime.

[@tammyboon6259]

​@@Benzy-d3uHave u watched the Lynx play?!?!

[@Benzy-d3u]

@tammyboon6259 The Aces are still the defending champs and A'ja's numbers are better than anybody else's by far

[@djamellallouti2035]

Chelsey Plum is the best player on that team. period!

[@arlethalewis3318]

😂

[@tammyboon6259]

Lol!!! 😂😆 It took me a few seconds to c what u did!!! Lol! So right! 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@braize6279]

Kate Martin went down, and it was all downhill from there