Cedes and LJ are on the same roster. Can you start both? Or do you have to have one coming off the bench?
We don't really know where LJ's fitness is at, but imports have the expectation of starting, it's entirely the point of an import.
But it's not like LJ is a big stuck in the paint, she can shoot the three so you can still spread the floor.
I'd be worried about defence, but the Flyers don't play that much d anyways?
Thoughts?
LJ is refusing to retire until her nemesis retires 😂
Do you think LJ will be on the Olympic team? She said she's retired from the Opals, but she has been known to un-retire! DT and LJ both suiting up for the Paris Olympics would be absolutely insane.
Anyway! Back to the topic at hand lol. I'm not sure how it's going to work with Mercedes and LJ. But Mercedes NEEDS a vet like LJ. She needs someone to show her how to be tough and dominant and confident. Mercedes has size and potential. But I think she's unsure what type of player she wants to be. So having this opportunity to work with LJ is the perfect thing for her. Storm sisterhood 💚💛
I hope she's really better. Missed her last year (and she had to leave half way through the AU season as well, with very little explanation). "Headache syndrome" sounds awful, particularly if they are triggered by loud noises or flashing lights, or any of the other environmental factors that are part of playing pro ball.
finally realised am able to put into words what i feel about some members of team lh. blatant hypocrites. emulate their fave but if your activism stops because you don't like a person then sorry its so fucking incredibly performative. even worse when there are certain lines crossed that should not be fucking crossed.
'mental health matters' till its nico rosberg who made his choice to step away from the sport for it but then he's a weak coward who couldn't handle the smoke.
'leaving a toxic workplace is valid' till its valterri bottas who talked about how much pressure he was under in mercedes and how he had to change himself to fit the brand and wasn't happy and was experiencing all kinds of stresses. but oh yeah he should have come back to merc and continue being a "team player".
"child abuse is wrong" till its max verstappen and its oh so fucking funny that he got left at a gas station as a child and experienced god knows what as a child.
"an inappropriate boss-employee relationship is dangerous" till its george russell who does not have the healthiest boundaries with his boss but you know what that's his fault and he's a scheming mastermind.
but not toto who was a middle aged man when he met 15 year old george who showed up to this meeting with no adult support and who had full control of george's career for years. the jokes are funny till you see people who genuinely believe george is sleeping with his boss and then still think its oh so hilarious? tell me how is the principle of the matter different from the fucking dudebros shitting on the christian horner investigation.
"don't harass/protect employees!" till its harassing the social media admins for posting their other driver or the engineers for a strategy mishap or the mechanics for a slow pitstop.
if your morals are restricted to a para social relationship with a man who has worked so hard to be a real advocate in the sport then don't act like you are more righteous or better than any of the other losers defending these things. crossing these lines make you just as bad.
Mercedes recovered from months of chronic migraines. And Gabby recovered from her concussion. So it's time to put their nervous systems to the test with a little scream therapy!
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Spooky Evaluations:
Mercedes Russell: Big and strong. Calm and cool. Intimidated all the haunted house actors so they didn't even try scaring her. Exactly what you want in a center.
Gabby Williams: Jumpy speedy reflexes. Constant loud communicator. Used Mercedes to screen off haunted house actors. Exactly what you want in a guard.
The Formula 1 community — and sports fandom as a whole — needs to have a serious conversation about the dangerous commodification and objectification of athletes.
And I know, I write fanfiction — what right do I have talking about any of this? But there is a reason why the cardinal rule of fanfiction is to keep it far removed from those featured in it. Because those of us who create and consume it know about the importance of boundaries.
Boundaries … that are repeatedly being crossed by so-called fans who choose to forget that Formula 1 drivers and all athletes are human beings while sickeningly violating their privacy and encroaching on their safety in real life.
Things need to change.
This is an issue of morality, dignity, and security. It cannot continue.