Friday's game was the first time that Aces head coach Becky Hammon had to game plan against Bueckers. And she had a lot of praise for the 23-year-old when speaking with the media after the game.

Coach Becky Hammon didn’t hold back on her criticism of her players after the sorry defeat to the Fever. She, however, also shared a pragmatic and nuanced observation of the Aces.

Becky Hammon’s side, who has the 9th-best offensive rating and the 9th-best defensive rating in the game, allowed the Fever to shoot 49.2% from the field. But that’s not all!

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Aces head coach Becky Hammon (who Nakase coached under) expressed a similar sentiment, which was quoted in a June 21 article from Callie Fin of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Aces coach Becky Hammon has reached her limit frankly. In the post-game presser on Sunday, Hammon voiced her frustration with the officiating inconsistencies, and she didn’t hold back.