When Angel Reese dropped 11 assists against the Connecticut Sun-on top of her usual rebounding dominance-she didn’t just fill a stat sheet. She flipped a narrative.
The Sky forward has been in the middle of a media whirlwind since entering the WNBA. Accused of “stat-padding” and grabbing “mebounds” (her own missed shots), Reese was being boxed in by commentary that didn’t match what her coach, Tyler Marsh, was seeing every day.
So Marsh pushed back-quietly, but deliberately. He didn’t ask Reese to reinvent herself. He just asked her to remember who she’s always been: a player with wing skills, big instincts, and the potential to be more than just a post presence.
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When Marsh first joined the Sky, he brought old AAU film to their first sessions. The message? She wasn’t here to just rebound-she was here to run. Grab boards and go. Dish from the elbow. Take mid-range jumpers. Stretch out. Make reads. Be a problem.
And now, she’s doing exactly that.
Reese’s numbers in the past two games-28 points, 23 rebounds, 16 assists-aren’t just strong, they’re all-around elite. And the playmaking? That was intentional. “Tyler emphasized it early,” Reese said postgame. “I didn’t understand it at first… but it came up big.”
Even sports commentator Lucy Rohden took notice. “She completely changes the dynamic of the Sky when she spreads the floor like that,” she said on The Good Follow Podcast.
Still, not every critique was baseless. Reese has struggled to finish close shots this season-just 38.2% inside five feet, far below the league average. But Marsh and development coach David Simon are on it. Post-practice, Reese drills finishing high and clean, avoiding her habit of dipping the ball low.
As for the “mebounds” controversy? She flipped that too-literally filing for a trademark. “Y’all ate that up,” she laughed in a TikTok. “That’s six figures right there.”
So yeah, Reese hears it all. But with Marsh backing her, she’s making sure everyone hears her louder-on her terms, and on the court.
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