Becky Hammon rips into her own team after Aces ex-teammate Kate Martin hands them epic beatdown
It was supposed to be business as usual for the Las Vegas Aces. Instead, it turned into what head coach Becky Hammon called "a good old-fashioned ass-whooping." And she didn't stop there.
"This is one of the worst games I've ever seen the Aces play," Hammon fumed postgame, clearly fed up. "I'm not going to coach effort. That's the one thing I can't deal with. You're in charge of your effort. I guess I'm in charge of playing time."
What made the sting even worse? This wasn't just a random blowout-it came at the hands of former Aces benchwarmer turned Valkyrie spark plug Kate Martin, whose exit once left A'ja Wilson crumpled in her kitchen in tears.........
Martin torched her former squad with 7 electric points off the bench in just over 10 minutes during the first half-capped off with a dagger of a buzzer-beating three that sent the home crowd into orbit. Since joining Golden State, the rookie has tripled her scoring average from her time in Vegas and is now hitting threes at a blazing 42.1%.
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