Joe Dirt Fireworks Quote 2024-06-26 Joe Dirt Fireworks Quote - Last update images today Joe Dirt Fireworks Quote Guardians Outlast Orioles 10-8 For 7th Consecutive Victory, 5th Straight Loss For Baltimore ELMONT, N.Y. -- The Minnesota Lynx are ready for a dialogue change in the WNBA. "You got to talk about us now, you've got no choice," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said after her team beat the New York Liberty 94-89 to win the Commissioner's Cup Trophy. "We don't really care what you think, except for right now, when we get to say to you, 'You've got to talk about us.' "We just beat a superteam. You know how hard that is to do? Because you guys love your superteams. That's all you want to talk about. But we just beat a superteam. Let's talk about it." Last season, the WNBA narrative was dominated by discussion of so-called superteams Las Vegas and New York. They met for the 2023 Commissioner's Cup, won by the Liberty, and then in the WNBA Finals, won by the Aces. The Lynx -- whose dynasty years ran from 2011 to 2017, when they won four titles and went to two other Finals -- are ready to be back in the conversation about WNBA championships. The way they played Tuesday proved that, as has their 13-3 start this season. The Commissioner's Cup, an in-season competition started in 2021, has grown in prestige among the players, who compete for a $500,000 prize pool. The Cup format was changed this year with each team playing five regular-season games, rather than the previous 10, to determine their place in the Cup standings. Another change was having all the Cup games in a two-week span and then the final, all in June. "I like the format this year. I like that it's so condensed," said Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, who was the game's MVP with 21 points and 6 rebounds. "It's easier to follow for the fans, and for us [players]. "And it means a lot. We're competitors, and you want to win every game you're in. The money makes it really fun as well. It's a great team we just beat, it's a game we won and we won some money. So it's like a trifecta." That was an appropriate term, considering the game was at UBS Arena next to horse racing's Belmont Park. The Liberty's better finish in Cup play gave them hosting rights, but their home, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, was unavailable Tuesday as it was being prepared for Wednesday's NBA draft. Still, the Liberty crowd showed up loud and especially cheered on Courtney Vandersloot, who returned after missing eight games because of her mother's death from cancer, and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, back after missing three games with a knee injury. They helped the Liberty get a 50-47 halftime lead. But Minnesota took over in the third quarter, outscoring New York 19-10, and then held off the Liberty in the final quarter. Collier is the Lynx's star, but they also got big games from Bridget Carleton (23 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists) and Cecilia Zandalasini (15 points off the bench). The two combined to shoot 13-of-16 from the field. Breanna Stewart (24 points, 11 rebounds) and Sabrina Ionescu (23 points, 10 rebounds) led New York. Like Collier, they are on the U.S. 5-on-5 Olympic team coached by Reeve. The Liberty's issue Tuesday, more than anything, was their 21 turnovers. That and the resilience of the Lynx. Reeve isn't shy about saying her team, which rose to No. 1 Monday in the ESPN Power Rankings, has been underestimated. And even though Tuesday's game doesn't count in the regular-season standings, the message the Lynx sent was clear. "We have a lot of offensive threats, but on defense, we're so solid," Collier said. "That's why it's so hard to play against us. Our aggressiveness, our willingness to sell out on anything [because] we have each other's backs. "This is the most talented, most fun team I've been on since I've been here. We want to build on this, we don't want to peak here. We want to achieve bigger things than this at the end of the season." Poster,504x498,f8f8f8 Pad,600x600,f8f8f8 Il 570xN.3959352894 Bpnj 748deee72d43a8782be274429ae62890 Raf,750x1000,075,t,000000 44f0b734a5 Fpp,small,lustre,wall Texture,product,750x1000 03e1ede7f345f21d293600d151e07d09 Flat,750x,075,f Pad,750x1000,f8f8f8 Aeb2b158fb9cec79b6be4b698ce02496 22810283 0 Tenor ?itemid=12107697 12fc6c83ae65659488bc94efcdcfdbd5 A9f4fd8cd5b75ce6863c2da26c62808e 22810283 0 Bg,f8f8f8 Flat,750x,075,f Pad,750x1000,f8f8f8 Il 340x270.3156413029 476v Joe Dirt Fireworks Joe Dirt FI ?resize=300 192cddd620f51501d73d5fa340df551d Il 1588xN.3054102536 Lovq 02c5bc849a5dd0630088958e10a7a924 D77804a7502e914765e4e0d6854fbc20 Il Fullxfull.3117791828 Hhg1 B5b945fc68fb519cdd48a72e31ffb838 9def2e362b6adddd338b3d857bf470b8 Joe Dirt SVG American Flag Joe Dirt Quote Svg 580x@2x ?v=1629342359 2beb035e2a751babde362b9edaf8e459 Df1f7aa339204ed70e4f9146106f8591 Cfa916d1c3a5e61b4e93f9e1e2ec8e99 Df10b62fde095260e456de98d9973220 Il 1588xN.3172390032 3l1d 22810284 0 3549473 0 Image Il 1080xN.3942215887 1q95