Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 4hEarlier this week my friend Dave and I launched the Rocker Step. In my latest article I interrogate the *nothing to see here* approach of the W/NBA after three straight years where a 1st-team all-WNBA player stopped mid-playoffs to address problematic Fever fans. (Link below) #wnbasky #skyhoops 22210
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Two players with eerily similar career arcs through 4 seasons: Nneka Ogwumike and Aliyah Boston. (via @stathead.com and @basketball-reference.com) 0199
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyone else peep Rajon Rondo's sly smile after watching a big Angel Reese defensive play? 0272
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026She's on pace for another 30/10 double-double. Angel Reese at the half: 16p, 5r, 6/8 FGs, 2a, 2stl, 2blk Dream lead Sky 51-47 at the break. 2638
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026DeWanna Bonner from wayyyyy outside to beat the shot clock. 0336
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What a sequence by Kaila Charles. Huge block and a great push for the easy lay-up. 0153
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026First game back from Berlin and a new career high for Jackie Young. It only took her 3 quarters to get 35. 1649
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026All 22 first-quarter points from Jackie Young, including an off-balance 3 that got called off. She has reached another level. 0176
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026When I tell you this woman almost has a double digit lead on the Storm by herself!!! Jackie Young outscored Seattle 22-13 in the opening quarter 😂🔥🤯😱 1242
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026TWENTY TWO 🤯 22 (!!!) That's how many 1st quarter points Jackie M'FKN Young had! 0779
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026They wiped out her last 3, but she already got another bucket to put her in double digits less than 6 minutes into the game. Jackie Young has that look tonight. 071
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Jackie Young is very good at the game of basketball. 1204
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026That gives her 30/10 and another dime to boot. Angel Reese has been phenomenal tonight. 2859
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The most 3s EVER in a single WNBA season. 129 and counting for Rhyne Howard! 1051373
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Angel Reese continues her hot streak from the 1st half. She's up to 26 points on 10/12 FGs after her 1st taken and made 3 of the night 🔥 0161
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Shakira Austin is such a bucket. 6'5" forward with handle and touch. Over the outstretched arm of Cardoso no less. 0212
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There is mounting evidence that Sydney Taylor is not real. Because how is a rookie already getting buckets like this all casual like. She's incredible. 2203
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Olivia Nelson-Ododa has been hooping tonight. Already up to 10 points early in the 2nd quarter. 071
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Already back on the scoreboard. Angel Reese with her first points post World Cup break. 021
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Breanna Stewart talks one more time about what makes Kara Lawson a great coach and already gives the stamp of approval for her to be the head coach moving forward. 0133
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Breanna Stewart spilled the beans on what coach Kara Lawson said at halftime. Coach was trying to keep it under wraps 😂😂😂 0151
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Coach Lawson talks about sticking with her veteran starting lineup throughout the tournament. She went on to highlight a number of young players who made key plays in the gold medal game. The word learning comes up repeatedly. This FIBA World Cup will pay dividends for team USA down the line. 1151
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Stewie talks about upholding consistent greatness in big and small moments. Then Stewie and coach Kara Lawson give each other their flowers. Nothing like a great coach and great player that want to see each other win. 080
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"I think that we were ready." "Our goal is always gold." Stewie standing on business like always. 0101
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Clearly upset, Gabby Williams is still telling her team to not hang their heads. She goes on to say that their standards are higher, but in time the accomplishment of this World Cup will sink in. Question by Lukas Petridis of The IX Sports. 0203
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Never lost in the NCAA tournament. Never lost in the Olympics. Never lost in the World Cup. That's Breanna Stewart. Postgame interview of Stewie by Allie LaForce. 0303
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026FIBA World Cup Champions. Team USA did everything they had to do to uphold the gold standard of USA women's basketball. 0161
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Thank God for Breanna Stewart - Tina Charles. Your 2026 FIBA World Cup MVP is Breanna Stewart. Because of course. 1282
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Renee Montgomery speaks for all with eyes to see. "I don't know why these guards keep trying to dribble around Angel Reese." 1457
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Tina Charles talks about what the difference was for team USA in the 2nd half. "Yeah, they just punched France in the face." 0305
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Don't get it twisted. France will ready and motivated for the LA 2028 Olympics. 1164
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Global basketball legends. Breanna Stewart and Chelsea Gray. Their 4th global gold together between the World Cup and Olympics. For Stewie this is her EIGHTH senior national team gold medal for team USA. 0253
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Job's finished. Team USA wins their FIFTH straight World Cup Gold Medal. 0295
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026France has run off a couple of buckets, but through 15 minutes of 2nd half play USA leads France 46-18. They came out of the halftime break on a different level of defensive intensity. 081
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Clark with the driving lay-up on one end. Reese with the block on the other end. This second half has been ALL team USA. 1479
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Breanna Stewart crashing the O boards AGAIN. Pushes the lead over 20. 1110
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Really good response from the tech. Clark with an early 4Q triple. 2103
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/20264th quarter opens with an offensive foul TO and technical foul on Caitlin Clark. 0120
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026THIRTY to twelve 😱😱😱 USA wins the 3rd quarter 30-12 and takes a 16 point lead into the final quarter of this gold medal game! 0171
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/20264 shots plus the ball is a WILD swing. Unsportsmanlike foul on Johannes for contact to the face after the whistle on Copper. USA has really seized this game in the 3rd quarter. 0140
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026RHYNE FREAKING HOWARD. Cookies and a bucket in transition! 0131
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Chelsea Gray has been on the top level of her game today. 0121
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Paigel dynamic happening in this clip is EVERYTHING 😂😂😂 213927
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Stewie's activity on the boards has been tremendous for this entire tournament. 0314
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026She had a really rough 1st half, but when she was called on to get a big bucket to close the 1st half Caitlin Clark came through. Team USA will need every single player's best to win gold. France leads 45-43 heading into the half. 1112
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Who does coach Lawson go to when she needs a key stop at the end of the half? OF COURSE it's Angel. 310027
Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Aliyah Boston has been stellar in the World Cup. A Dawn Staley championship pedigree big who has done whatever her team has needed her to do for this entire tournament. There's a reason why coach Lawson continues to trust her in high leverage minutes. 0141
