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Kamilla Cardoso and the Chicago Sky have started the season on a tough note as the team has lost lopsidedly against the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty in its first two games.
Chicago Sky Central host Haize spoke on the difficulties that the Chicago Sky are having to start the season on the latest episode of the podcast on Friday. The podcast aims to cover all things Sky and the latest news in the WNBA.
Haize was joined by two other guests, and as the trio discussed the need to get Cardoso the ball down low and force feed her the ball, Haize and another podcaster opposed the idea, blaming her lack of effort in the post.
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"Not when she's playing soft bro. You have to earn those oppourtunities," Haize said.
"I don't think they want to give her the ball," another podcaster said. "They don't trust her."
The Chicago Sky finished the 2024 season 13-27, and while they showed some things to be excited about with Cardoso and Angel Reese, Year 2 has not been a seamless transition to all of the potential.
Cardoso finished her rookie season averaging 9.8 points and 7.9 rebounds after playing 32 games, while Reese averaged 13.1 points and 13.6 rebounds.
This season, Cardoso is averaging just 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. Reese averages 7.0 points and 14.5 rebounds, but finished Thursday's game with just two points.
The Sky's two second-year players will have to turn things around quickly this season, but it's still early in the year. Chicago returns to the court Sunday against the Los Angeles Sparks.
Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese can benefit from additional experience
Despite the poor start to the season, it's important to remember that both Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso are young players who don't have a ton of experience playing in the WNBA.
Neither player played a full season last year, with players being sidelined due to injury to end their first year. Reese stayed local this past offseason and played in Unrivaled, while Cardoso went to China to develop.
Cardoso told reporters at the start of the season that she is planning to bring all that she learned from playing overseas into her second year in Chicago.
"We practiced a lot so the practice has helped me and just getting a lot of minutes," Cardoso said. "Playing a lot I realized things that I can do. Things that I did in China that I can do in the league."
The Chicago Sky will need both Cardoso and Reese to continue to develop during the regular season and use what they learned overseas or in Unrivaled to help push the franchise forward.
