luckyland slots casino real money&casino games slots free http://www.ebooksnet.com/tag/interviews/ www.ebooksnet.com is your 1 stop shop for everything basketball! Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:19:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 How New York Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb built a powerhouse in Brooklyn. http://www.ebooksnet.com/new-york-liberty-gm-jonathan-kolb/ http://www.ebooksnet.com/new-york-liberty-gm-jonathan-kolb/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:24:57 +0000 http://www.ebooksnet.com/?p=272049 On Monday, August 28, the New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces in a sellout crowd. Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb talked about the evolution of the team's success, the growth of the organization, and the importance of consistency.

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]]> On Monday, August 28, the New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces in a sellout crowd. Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb talked about the evolution of the team's success, the growth of the organization, and the importance of consistency.

Written & edited by

Sara Jane Gamelli

(Photo by Mike Lawrence/NBAE via Getty Images)

In 2019, Jonathan Kolb was named New York Liberty GM, after working as the WNBA Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics. A few years into his tenure, Kolb declared his strategy for organizational growth and success. He later emphasized a two-year advancement plan, which included the future addition of several key pieces in the long run. Overall, Kolb has certainly fulfilled his promise to gather and develop a talented, championship team.

With vital moves to make, Jonathan Kolb became the 5th GM for the franchise. After finishing 7-27 in 2018, and 10-24 in 2019, the New York Liberty made history in the 2020 WNBA Draft. With the first No. 1 pick in franchise history, the Liberty selected Sabrina Ionescu. Along with Ionescu, New York compiled several picks, including the acquisition of Jocelyn Willoughby. Following Ionescu's inaugural season in New York, Kolb struck another luminous move. In December 2021, New York named Sandy Brondello their ninth head coach, following her departure from Phoenix.

And then came one of the biggest trades in the history of the organization.

The acquisition of Jonquel Jones

(Brandon Todd/New York Liberty)

Following Kolb's promise to bring a championship caliber team to Brooklyn, New York landed Jonquel Jones in a three-team deal. Once traded to New York for the 2021 No. 1 pick, Natasha Howard was exported to Dallas, along with Crystal Dangerfield, for the exchange for Jonquel Jones. The Dallas Wings sent 3-and-D forward Kayla Thorton to New York, and Connecticut received guard Tyasha Harris and Rebecca Allen.

The former MVP, Jonquel Jones, brings more than just scoring to Brooklyn. In her seventh season, Jones has an interior presence the Liberty desperately needed. Along with inside scoring, Jones remains a threat beyond the perimeter, and is a tenacious defender. The addition of Thornton and Jones added an immediate impact on the Liberty's frontcourt, especially with their defensive skill sets.

Following the introductory press conference of Jonquel Jones, Kolb expressed his gratitude for upper management [Joe Tsai, Clara Wu Tsai, Oliver Weisberg].

"Deals like this are hard. It takes time and it takes a lot of people, so it's not just one person," Kolb told reporters. "We are not here at this table with you guys today without their investment in our team, not only monetarily, but their care factor is through the roof." (Via Yes Network).

Following the presser, it's clear that the organization is full of synergy. With one goal in common, New York is striving for its first WNBA title in franchise history. Following the addition of Jones, Kolb had one more item on his wish list, the free agency acquisition of All-Star Breanna Stewart.

The New York Liberty sign All-Star Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot in free agency

(Brandon Todd/New York Liberty)

Considered one of the greatest signings in WNBA history, The New York Liberty signed Breanna Stewart back in February. Following the news, Kolb found the team's final missing player in veteran Courtney Vandersloot.

Though some players haven't liked the idea of a "super team," it's hard not to envision it. In one of the most striking off-season's, New York was able to fill the gaps with three special players within a single month. Already filled with talent, including Marine Johannes, Betnijah Laney, Stefanie Dolson, and Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty added the heavy anchors. With Stewart taking significantly less pay, she already had prior experience playing with both Jones and Vandersloot overseas.

Following the free agency signings, the Liberty GM touched upon this incredible time to inherit such impactful players [ Stewart, Jones, Vandersloot], and what impact it will have on the organization.

"It's been a whirlwind. But look, if you want to build something special, like we said in the start, special and sustainable, you need that incremental improvement— and we did that year over year," said Kolb (Yes Network). "We really wanted to enhance a robust player experience with the Liberty, and I think that the players that here, see our vision, they trust us, and now I'm excited for the fans as well."

The impact of the offseason and the 2023 season

Since the offseason, Kolb and the Liberty have built quite the robust roster. With a playoff spot clinched, the New York Liberty are 28-7, and remain 1.5 games back for the top seed. After the matchup on Monday, Kolb once again expressed this team is not done yet.

"If we can achieve a No. 1 seed, that's a major goal, especially with the growing pains," said Kolb. "I think when you look at our record post All-Star, it's really impressive." Since July 15th, the Liberty hold a league best .824-win percentage over the Aces.

The Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces, 82-63, to win their first ever WNBA Commissioner's cup. Off to their best start in franchise history, this roster has far met and exceeded expectations. Filled with copious amounts of talent, this Liberty team has found chemistry and stride, in both their starting five and second unit. Knowing each player has to sacrifice their game when fighting for a Championship, each individual player has achieved several accolades this season.

Breanna Stewart

Breanna Stewart, an MVP candidate is having a career year in Brooklyn. Through 35 games, she broke the single-season franchise scoring record, along with the single-season franchise rebounding record. With 38 points against the Lynx, Stewart set a Liberty franchise record for single season 30-point games with 6. She scored a career-high 45 points back in May against the Indiana Fever, on 15-21 field goal shooting. Whether it's a mid-range or a long jumper, Stewart is an elite scorer. Stewart, 29, ranks just second behind Jewel Loyd in overall points scored per game. Along with Jones, she's brought much needed frontcourt strength on both sides of the ball.

Courtney Vandersloot

For Courtney Vandersloot, the point guard recently reached 4,000 career points. Vandersloot, 34, signed with New York after playing all twelve seasons with the Chicago Sky. Through 34 games, Vandersloot has proven herself a true floor general for this team, with tremendous IQ. Besides Alyssa Thomas, the floor general ranks second in assists, with 275 on the season. Her ability to successfully run the point has taken pressure off of Ionescu, who thrives in off ball situations.

Jonquel Jones

Although it took time for Jonquel Jones to adjust after an injury, she's found her stride in this lineup. Since the All-Star break, Jones has 11 total games with double-digit rebounds, including named Commissioner's Cup MVP. Her defensive and blocking mastery has been the difference maker for New York. In six games post All-Star break, the Liberty forward averaged 16.5 points and 12.7 rebounds per game, and ranks 13th in second chance points. On August 24, Jones finished with 21 points, and 14 rebounds in an exhilarating 95-90 overtime win against Connecticut.

Sabrina Ionescu

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu knows what it takes to win on a championship contending team. After signing a multiyear extension in May, she broke the all-time three-point contest record with 37. This season, the Liberty guard became the fastest player to reach 200 threes in WNBA history (July), and became the fastest guard to reach 500 career rebounds. She currently leads the WNBA in 119 three-pointers made this season. The sharpshooter has been able to step up in crucial moments, including making free-throws in the final seconds against Connecticut.

The importance of New Yorks role players

(Brandon Todd/New York Liberty)

Though the addition of Stewart, Vandersloot, and Jones was pure brilliance, Kolb created a dominant group of players on paper, whom are all exceptionally talented. Betnijah Laney former defensive player of the year, has been exceptional on both sides of the floor. In line with Kolb's strategy, the formation of Laney, Jones, and Thorton has been key for the Liberty on defense. Post All-Star break, New York ranks third in defensive efficiency, and is the top team when it comes to defensive rebounding.

Evolution of the organization and growth of the franchise

Now considered a rivalry, the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces matched up for the fifth and final time, including the Commissioners Cup. Excluding the cup, both teams are respectfully the best in the league, in which New York won the series, 3-1. Shortly, after the Libertys victory on Monday, GM Jonathan Kolb had some words about the evolution of the team.

"I think it says how far we've come," Kolb told the media. "I've gone back to 2019 to here—it's surreal, for me personally, just to look around this arena and see these fans that have been with us the whole way."

On Monday, the Liberty set an attendance record of 11,615 vs. the Aces at the Barclays Center.

"To call this home, and to come together for a game like this, this was huge," Kolb told reporters. " We want to be a Liberty town in the summer, and it's really turned into that. I think when you see outside— the players, likeness on the buildings, on the subways— walking around Brooklyn you see [Laney] jerseys, [Sabrina] jerseys, it's been really special."

The main goal: to bring a championship to New York

Kolb's vision has always been to create a championship caliber team. Now that he's done so, he admits that consistency is key, and that the vision is finally coming together. The evolution of the team has been remarkable, although Kolb admits there's still more work to be done. The Liberty haven't always maintained large leads, especially in the first half of the season.

"Now it's about when we build those leads, maintaining them, and then carrying that momentum into the postseason. I think it shows we know who we can be, and it's just about consistency. Now it's leaning into what the winning formula is every night."

Through the first half of the season, the Liberty committed 15.2 turnovers a game, which was 10th worse in the league. Since then, Sandy Brondello's squad has done a much better taking caring of the ball, only averaging 13.2 turnovers since the break.

"I think we've done a much better job taking care of the ball," Kolb told reporters. "That's something for us where we've struggled." "I think we have done a much better job of cleaning the turnovers and really maximizing our possessions."

With a tough five game stretch to end the regular season, the Liberty currently are the second seed. Since the inaugural season in 1997, Kolb, along with the staff, players, and coaches, are looking to bring the first ever championship to New York.

Head Coach Sandy Brondello, recently moved up to 9th on the all-time coaching list with 200 wins. Her ability to incorporate several stars and chemistry has been astounding.

"This is a great group people, but it's not necessarily an easy coaching job. She's done a great job of getting this team to buy in," praised Kolb.The Liberty matchup against the Connecticut Sun on Friday, at the Barclays Center.

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]]> On Sunday, August 6th, Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty dominated the Las Vegas Aces, 99-66. Their 38-point win was the second largest in team history.

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Photo credit: Brandon Todd/New York Liberty

The New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces 99-61, and handed Vegas their biggest loss of the season. Coming into this highly anticipated matchup, the Aces were 24-2, and fresh off eight straight wins. The 1998 Houston Comets hold the best record in WNBA History (27-3), and the Las Vegas still have the chance to beat that record. The game was broadcasted on ABC and had a sellout crowd of 11,418 fans at the Barclays Center. As of three weeks ago, the WNBA's viewership was up 46 percent compared to last season. The crowd was electric, as the top two teams played the first of four matchups in August. WNBA Commisioner, Cathy Englebert was present, and discussed the growth of the WNBA, which will be touched upon in the next article.

New York Liberty Head Coach Sandy Brondello on a sold-out crowd

Prior to the game, Liberty Head Coach Sandy Brondello talked about the importance of a sold-out crowd.

"I think it's great that people are coming out to watch women's basketball and the WNBA. These are the best players in the world," said Brondello. "We've had great crowds, but really excited about the crowd tonight, because you know it's two really good teams going against each other. "

On Sunday, the New York Liberty hosted their annual women's health game, presented by Empire BlueCross BlueShield. Outside the Barclays, the health fair included mammogram screenings, and additional resources. The Multiple Myeloma Reaearch Foundation teamed up with the New York Liberty, and donated $500 per every Courtney Vandersloot assist, in order to raise awareness.

Before the game, Courtney Vandersloot expressed her gratitude for the awareness, and that her mother suffers from multiple myeloma.

"It's so big not only for me, but for the community—when I was going through all of this [free agency], when I was meeting with New York, it was really big on them to promise and support me in any way they wanted," said Vandersloot. "For something that's so important to me, and specifically my mom, and the whole community, I'm excited."

The New York Liberty dominated on the Glass

In their first matchup of the season, the Aces crushed the Liberty 98-81, in which New York created seventeen total turnovers. Las Vegas outscored New York in the paint, and had ten steals as a team. This second game, New York made a statement.

Prior to the win, New York had 31 rebounds in June against Vegas. On Sunday, the Liberty grabbed 48 boards, including 14 by Jonquel Jones. The Liberty starting five each seized at least four rebounds, and had key defensive boards by Betnijah Laney, Kayla Thornton, Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot, and Sabrina Ionescu. The fight for the boxouts, as well as boards, created twenty second chance points for New York, compared to the Aces zero.

The New York Liberty controlled the boards, with 26 by halftime, and limited the Aces to 12 in each of the halves. We saw several put backs by Liberty's Jonquel Jones, and rebounds that led to three-point shots, made by Ionescu, Laney, Vandersloot, and Stewart. Overall, it was a physical game, and team effort by the Liberty, who rank second in the WNBA in rebounds per game (38.5), and third in opponent rebounds per game (33.4). New York held Vegas star, A'ja Wilson, who ranks third in rebounds, to 7, and the Aces, to 24 rebounds (ten less than their game average).

New York forward Jonquel Jones talked in depth about the difference between this game, and the prior with Vegas.

"I think everybody was just locked in. I think that was the biggest thing—I felt like everyone was on the same page—when you play defense like that, it's really hard, said Jones."

Coach Brondello on second chance points and rebounding

Coach Sandy Brondello weighed in on the importance of rebounds, and how her team has improved post all-star break. "You want to be a great defense rebounding team, and I think since the all-star break, that's where we really got going—JJ's been a monster lately. Just really establishing herself down low and being relentless. Those extra possessions certainly did help us. It's just everyone doing their jobs and finishing, " said Brondello.

Liberty forward, Betnijah Laney, was a huge presence on the glass for New York. In 32 minutes, Laney grabbed 9 boards. She also played on key role on defense, as well as the offense.

Sabrina Ionescu dominates

Photo credit: Brandon Todd/New York Liberty

New York Liberty star, Sabrina Ionescu was locked in, from the time of warmups, until the end of the games. Whether in the corner or at the hash, Ionescu wasn't missing any buckets pre-game, and that translated throughout the entire matchup.

The Aces have the highest net rating in the league, and the overall best defense. Sabrina Ionescu, a lethal weapon beyond the arc, was deemed unguardable. Shooting 44 percent from the three-point this season, the Liberty guard finished with 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. It marked her fifth 30-point game this season, which tied her 2022 record. Ionescu had 23 points by the first half, in which she finished the game on 6-10 three-point shooting, and 12-19 from the field.

The third-year guard also leads the league with 94 three-pointers made. New York's Betnijah Laney had a beautiful defensive save, which turned into Ionescu hitting a three-pointer from nearly the logo. The all-star impressed the home crowd, took advantage of open looks, the pick and roll, full court presses, along with off ball screens. Ionescu pounded the lay ins, made crisp, sharp passes, only comitting one turnover.

The New York Liberty had a monster second half

The second half of the game was entertaining, yet simply magnificent. The Liberty went on a 35-9 run with 8 minutes to go, and outscored the Aces 30-9 in the third quarter. On Sunday afternoon, New York shot 50 percent from the field, 44 percent from the three, and made all of their shots at the line. Their 38-point win over the Aces was the second largest in team history, and arguably New York's best game of the year.

Defensive Showdown

Defensively, New York held Las Vegas, the leading offensive team in the league, to just 17 points in the second half. By the end of the first quarter, Aces player, Jackie Young had 8 points, and couldn't be stopped inside. In the second quarter, New York collapsed inside the paint, allowing Aces guard, Kelsey Plum, to knock down threes. The Liberty mainly opted to play man defense, creating the stops in the interior, and switching on screens.

New York made adjustments, and Betnijah Laney played strong defense. Liberty star, Breanna Stewart had a tough matchup with Aces A'ja Wilson, who had 11 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter. Stewart, who had three blocks and steals, held Wilson to 9 points on 2-14 shooting. Overall, it was a solid team effort on both sides of the ball, with terrific ball movement. On offense, they looked for the mismatches, and capitalized on them.

In addition, Courtney Vandersloot finished with ten points, and six assists, which puts her second on the all-time assist list. Her six dimes raised $3000 for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart on the victory

Sabrina Ionescu, left, Coach Sandy Brondello middle, and Breanna Stewart, right.
Photo credit: Sara Jane Gamelli/Ballislife

If you were watching the game on ABC, the Liberty were having fun as a team. Poised to win a championship with Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu, and Breanna Stewart, the starting five had 25 assists, and won four straight games. With the amount of talent and options on this team, Sabrina Ionescu gave her thoughts post-game.

"A lot of fun, just being able to share the ball and understand that we have so many weapons and ways we can attack—the more we're able to figure out one another and continue to build chemistry, we're just a tough team to beat, and I think we were able to show that tonight," said Ionescu.

Breanna Stewart was asked about the victory over the best team in the league, and what message that win sent to the league.

"The statement that we made is, we're taking the plays hard, and especially, when we really lock in and are all on the same page, defensively, and offensively. It's hard to stop. We had a 50,40,100 game, which is kind of crazy."

2023 WNBA Commissioner Cup

The WNBA Commissioner Cup is an in-season tournament, where teams compete for funds with the addition charitable donations. The New York Liberty will play the Las Vegas Aces for this year's cup, on Tuesday, August 15th, at Michelob ULTRA Arena. Both Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart gave their thoughts on the upcoming cup matchup.

"It was a goal of ours, obviously, to play for a Commissioners Cup championship. Understanding that, we've set the level of how we need to play every single game, in order to be at our best," said Ionescu.

The New York Liberty are set to face the Aces three more times in August, including for the Cup.

Sabrina humbly talked about her team, what the win meant tonight, and future matchups with Vegas. "Throughout the next month, we're gonna se them a lot, so we have to continue to just make adjustments and play within ourselves and continue to get better." "We are not sitting here jumping for joy that we beat them. I think for us, it's just a wakeup call of how good we can actually be."

Stewart quickly added, "I'm excited for the charter."

The New York Liberty will next face off against the Chicago Sky, at home on August 11th. The Las Vegas Aces will face the Dallas Wings on the road, Tuesday.

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]]> The Liberty roll past the Indiana Fever, 101-83, and New York covers the 13-point spread.

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Betnijah Laney had herself a career day, and helped the New York Liberty made NBA History Sunday at the Barclays Center. Laney finished with a career-high 22 points and shot 3-5 from the three-point. In 30 minutes on the court, Laney had some impressive looks beyond the arc, in addition to some easy lay ins at the basket.

Laney had some luck from her niece, JJ, who sat courtside for the game.

Image taken by Sara J. Gamelli. Left, Betnijah Laney; Middle, Head Coach Sandy Brondello, Right, Jonquel Jones.

Betnijah Laney gave fans some insight to why she performed so well against the Fever.

"Well, I did have a conversation with one of my coaches and some of my teammates just about today, and then I had JJ sitting court side, so that helped a lot."

(Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images)

When asked about her consistency, Laney simple stated:

"Just being confident in my shot, taking it when it's there."

Betnijah Laney shot 69 percent from the field, 60 percent from the 3-point, had 1 steal and 1 block.

The Liberty made history Sunday, scoring 44 points in the first quarter, which is a new WNBA record. By the first quarter, the Liberty had six made three-pointers, and fourteen interior points. Their previous first quarter high was 36 points scored against the Indiana Fever back in May. During the post-game conference, former WNBA Coach of the Year, Sandy Brondello had some comments after her team made WNBA history.

"Look, we've been talking about just getting more ball movement and not forcing the early ones if it's not a great shot, and I think this team is just buying in to how we want to play and we have success when you go out there and have success doing it the right way. I think that's nice. 44, I mean, I was just a spectator after a while. I'm like, "Okay, this looks pretty good."

4-time All Star, Jonquel Jones, is coming off her second straight double-double, with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 57 percent three-point shooting. In New Yorks previous win against Washington, Jones had 27 points, and 11 rebounds. All-Star rookie, Aliyah Boston fought in the paint all afternoon against Jones, and ultimately ran into foul trouble. Boston acquired three fouls in the first quarter, which resulted in a flagrant foul against Breanna Stewart.

Overall, the Liberty had 20 second chance points, including 8 offensive rebounds for Jones. Second chance opportunities opened up three-point shots for Courtney Vandersloot, who has the most 10-assist games in WNBA single season. Sabrina Ionescu made 2 three pointers, including a 25 foot three-pointer jumper in the third quarter, assisted from Vandersloot.

Jones opened up about the game and their success as a team.

"I think we sometimes slow down a little bit too much and try to play a little bit too methodical--- Our passing and our strength work, we're a transition teams that moves the ball quickly, and makes teams kind of get back, whether they score or miss the shot ----- "Playing the way that we played to get the lead, and not just kind of slowing down----- " It's pretty hard to play a perfect game, but I think we handle it very well, and definitely had the right type of mindset and voice."

The Liberty rank first in the WNBA in three-point percentage (38.9), and three-pointers made (10.9). New York additionally made 17 threes as a team and shot over 50 percent from the floor. We often saw mismatches for Breanna Stewart, wide open threes, along with strong interior offense for the Liberty.

Sunday's game was an overall collaborative effort from the Liberty. Laney, Stewart, Jones, Ionescu, Thorton, and Johannes all had points in double figures. Johannes had several open looks, and turnovers, which led to made threes. It was her best 3-point shooting day of the month, in which Marine shot 57 percent. After the game, Johannes gave her post game thoughts:

"I'm just trying to stop overthinking. like I said earlier, just I know everyone trusts me, I have to find a way [to like] have fun again."

On the betting side, the Liberty won the money line [-900 on Draft Kings] covered the -13.5-point spread, and the over hit at 184 total points. It was New York's fourth 100-point game of the season, and their Over/Under ratio is 13-7-0 this season. Both Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu hit the under for their prop bets. We saw Brenna Stewart make mostly low and high post shots.

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