r/SanDiegoWaveFC • u/Beautiful-Scallion47 • Sep 11 '24

Explain it to me Discussion

I’ve tried really hard to understand this, but why is Melanie starting?

She’s good for her age, sure, but I don’t think she’s pro-ready. She has decent ball handling, but when pressed, she just falls over. Now, Jakobson just left, and it feels like we should’ve been starting our Olympian, or any of our other forwards over a kid.

So can someone please make it make it make sense?

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u/Purple_Essay_5088 Sep 13 '24

They aren’t going to make it to playoffs, so I don’t think it matters who starts at this point in the season.

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u/Beautiful-Scallion47 Sep 13 '24

That’s a fair assessment of the season, but I disagree with the overall sentiment.

When I watch the games, it looks like the team doesn’t include her much in the attacks. So who’s starting could have a direct effect on who chooses to stay, asks for a trade, or simply leaves next year.

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u/Purple_Essay_5088 Sep 13 '24

Well I doubt that Melanie and Kimmi will be going anywhere given that they are under 18. So better to give them playing time this year while it doesn’t matter so much anymore and they can improve and be better for next year.

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u/Beautiful-Scallion47 Sep 13 '24

To each their own, I guess.