So, yeah, you know the way I’ve been saying a little bit that like, “Oh, yeah, you know, with Damiris Dantas, maybe just maybe the Indiana Fever can get Brazil Dantas back.” Yeah, Damiris Dantas looked like someone who won a competition to be a WNBA player.
Damiris Dantas has just had what I personally believe is one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen in a Fever uniform.
It wasn’t. She went over eight from three. Shot 99% of the time when she touched the ball. Played the worst defense I’ve ever seen. On multiple occasions, she was running back on defense and decided instead of running to the paint to get back in transition, instead of getting back into the paint, she ran to the free throw line. And then, there’d be somebody under the basket and you’d be thinking she’s running to go get them. And she’d get to the free throw line and then turn around. And then, the ball gets thrown over her head to somebody for an open layup. Three different occasions I saw her do that.
She gave up five offensive rebounds because she decided that she wanted to test out her telekinesis powers trying to rebound via telekinesis because she didn’t even lift her hand to grab the rebounds. She kind of just watched as somebody caught an offensive rebound.
I get it. Sharpness isn’t there, but I’ve never seen anything like this before. I would call it one of the worst performances I’ve seen in pro basketball in my life. In my life.
And this is coming off a season where she was statistically one of the worst players in the league. She was one of the worst players on a good team in the entire league last year. That realistically is not ideal.
There’s a reason why everybody, when Damiris Dantas was the first person to be announced to be signed for the Fever, everyone’s like, “What the hell are they doing? What are they doing? There’s no way.”
And even on a minimum. There’s no way Kalani Brown is worse than Damiris Dantas. There’s just not. Kalani Brown’s huge. Damiris Dantas isn’t even tall.
And this is what matters because Damiris Dantas is legitimately, when she puts on a Brazil jersey, ridiculous. She averaged 22 points, seven boards in the World Cup qualifying tournament in China.
This is someone who shot like 18% from three last year. Did it on 50-40-73. She just can’t hit a shot for Indiana. She just can’t.
And she just kept chucking. And I’m actually impressed that she kept chucking. I am genuinely impressed that she kept chucking. Because at this stage, you’re just going and it’s like, fair enough, at least your confidence isn’t going to be knocked.
But I’m genuinely just in shock looking at it. I’m in shock looking at a player that is supposed to be something for the Fever.
There are backup bigs. Mercedes Russell’s not in the league right now. And she’s big. Kalani Brown’s not in the league right now.
I genuinely don’t even know. I’m just going to look up 2023 leaders in rebounds. NaLyssa Smith was fourth in the league in rebounds in 2023. Wow.
Are there any bigs just out there? Cheyenne Parker-Tyus is playing for the minimum for the Aces. The Aces signed Brianna Turner. Man, I’d take Brianna Turner back. At this stage, I’d even take Kiah Stokes.
Kalani Brown maybe. Dulcy Fankamendj averaged five rebounds a game. Heck, Mercedes Russell. Heck, bring Queen Egbo back for all I care. Bring Queen Egbo back. It can’t be worse. It can’t be worse. Just bring Queen Egbo back. She at least plays hard.
I don’t know what the Fever can do because Damiris Dantas has shown the only positive thing she does on the WNBA floor is shoot. And as soon as she sets foot on American soil, she can’t shoot.
The Fever should petition to the league to allow their team to play in Brazil jerseys. Because if the Fever play in Brazil jerseys and that wearing that jersey doesn’t affect anyone else, it will turn Damiris Dantas into the best player in the world.
Getting best player in the world Damiris Dantas will suddenly be a Boston and we might win the damn title. Might win the freaking title.
She should, you know the way Michael Jordan wears the UNC shorts under every game. She should wear the Brazil jersey under her Fever jersey every game. And if it makes her uncomfortable, she can’t hit shots for the Fever. Just do something. Do anything to try convince and get Damiris Dantas to play like Brazilian Damiris Dantas.
Because I’m not joking. I would rather play Raven Johnson at center. Raven Johnson is more likely to guard a big properly and catch a rebound than Damiris Dantas on the inside.
Raven Johnson’s probably a better center right now than Dantas. And I understand Dantas isn’t an end of bench player. I understand that. I cannot stress it enough. I understand that. But surely there’s a better end of bench player.
It’s been a year of Dantas being hurt and then coming back not in shape. Apparently, she hit shots that year. Then last year, she was just terrible.
Oh my god, this is one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen.
And the reason why I’m making this video is that every single time I make a video complaining about Dantas, Dantas goes and gives 20. Dantas goes and scores 20. Every time I complain about Dantas, she cooks. She cooks. Every time I complain about Dantas, she does something good.
So, maybe Dantas will start the season on fire. It is a weird thing. My predictions are so bad.
But anyway, yeah. See you guys.
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