The Dallas Wings have faced criticism for their roster moves this WNBA season. Despite online backlash, team management remains confident in its decisions. The front office has made several changes since the season began.
On Friday, Wings general manager Curt Miller talked to the media about the flak they've gotten over the moves. Miller said that the attention the Dallas franchise has gotten, despite being negative, is the result of the WNBA's growth.
The executive also said that the franchise has its eyes on the future. However, the injuries they've suffered haven't made things easy.
Miller claimed that there are fans who don't get what the team is trying to do and added that the organization understands its goals.
“So, the noise is noise," Miller said. “Where less involved owners, less involved decision makers in organizations, they can let noise affect change. I was affected by that. The noise won’t affect decisions within this strong organization.”
After Miller addressed the criticism, fans responded with their reactions to the recent roster changes.
"He spends his whole day blocking people," a fan said.
"the only noise i hear is coming from his mouth 🙄🙄," another fan commented.
"He’s the only noise. I call BS. Inept," one fan commented.
Other fans were strongly against what Miller said about the Dallas Wings.
"And this is why the organization is in turmoil now. The noise (for once) is loud and valid," someone commented.
"Glad to know that playing winning basketball in the second qtr is the gameplan… the way yal fall apart in the 4th qtr every game.. it makes sense @DallasWings," another fan sarcastically acknowledged what Miller said.
"Youre not playing competitive basketball u bum" a fan commented.
The Dallas Wings fall to the Sky despite Li Yueru's double-double
On Wednesday, the Dallas Wings lost 87-76 against the Chicago Sky. The Wings center, Li Yueru, had an amazing game. She finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and a block on 63.6 percent shooting from the field. However, that wasn't enough for the team to win.
WNBA champion Myisha Hines-Allen pointed out the Wings' lack of defensive follow-through as the reason for their loss.
“We just weren’t able to convert,” Hines-Allen said. “But at the end of the day, we’ve got to defend. I don’t think we were able to do that the past two games at a level to win.”
The next game for the Wings will be on Sunday against the Indiana Fever. They'll need to bounce back from the loss to get their first win of their three-game road trip.