As Rui Machida continues to adjust her game to the WNBA, fans are catching glimpses of what could be in store for the league and the Washington Mystics in the near future.
The 163-cm point guard is a wizard with the ball in her hands, with speed that feels otherworldly at times and an ability to see the floor and drive the action forward. She has a playground flair to her game, and the way she can thread the needle and deliver pinpoint passes makes her a player you can't take your eyes off for fear of missing something.
Like during the Mystics' game against the Connecticut Sun on May 28, when Machida zipped a no-look, over-the-shoulder dime to Elizabeth Williams that elicited a chorus of "oohs" from fans in the visiting arena. The WNBA posted the play on its Twitter account that night, and Bally Sports later dubbed it the "Dime of the Week."
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