How can teams stop record-breaking rookie Olivia Miles?
Yahoo Sports' Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. highlight rookie star Olivia Miles' stellar performance against the Golden State Valkyries where she set the WNBA rookie record for most three pointers in a single game. Check out the full conversation on "The Dunker Spot" and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen.
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We had a game where Olivia Miles, who by the way, has been incredible all season long, electric- Mm-hmm getting downhill, take whatever space you need.
I can go ahead and finish this.
I can make whatever pass I'd like.
I'm, I'm, I'm putting my stamp on my rookie season.
Had only made two threes coming into last night.
Olivia Miles makes eight three-pointers against the Golden State Valkyries.
Yeah.
And let me tell you, you felt every one of them, especially in the first half.
Mm-hmm.
And that's, that's a new That's a WNBA rookie record - Yeah.
for most threes in a single game.
It's pretty big.
And for me, my mind was like, okay, what does that look like?
How do you-- What do you do if Olivia Miles has the jump shot and gets to it when she wants to get to it?
'Cause you gotta remember, my journey with Olivia Miles is, i- in the W has been like, okay, what's it gonna look like when teams try and throw different coverages at her in the same game, right?
If you go straight drop- Mm-hmm okay, I'm gonna, I'm gonna get my defender on my hip.
I'm gonna turn the corner, and we're gonna see what happens, see what shakes.
If you're trying to go under, I can get to a rescreen, whatever.
But if I can mix in timely shots or I can just say, "This is mine.
I, I'm taking these shots," that's a different level to me as far as having to deal with a problem.
And so how did you absorb Olivia Miles just kinda saying like, "You thought it was this.
It's also that"?
