Marine Fauthoux making case for standard Liberty contract with strong play off bench
LOS ANGELES — Sparks guard Erica Wheeler appeared to say something to Liberty developmental player Marine Fauthoux as she got set at the free-throw line late in Tuesday’s fourth quarter.Fauthoux flashed a smile and sank both free throws to give the Liberty a seven-point lead with 32.7 seconds left.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA.
Let that be a lesson for future opponents.“More you talk to me, the more I’m confident,” Fauthoux told The Post following the Liberty’s 113-109 win.“So I was so happy she talked to me because I was sure I will make it.”Indeed she did.Tuesday was yet another solid outing for Fauthoux, who has reached double-figure scoring in two of the past three games.Fauthoux scored 10 of her career-high 13 points in the fourth quarter.Fauthoux’s arrival comes as her fellow French guard Pauline Astier has seemed to hit the rookie wall.Astier, who had been a bright spot in the first half of the season, hasn’t scored 10 points since July 12.
She previously said she was looking forward to the All-Star break to get a much-needed breather as this is her first time playing year-round.With Astier in a bit of a funk, Fauthoux has quietly become an important part of the backcourt rotation.However, she’s played in seven of her allotted 12 games as a developmental player.If the Liberty want to keep her for the long haul and have her available in the playoffs, they’d have to convert her to a standard contract and part with at least one player to make room.Rebekah Gardner has been impressed with Fauthoux, who was rehabbing from a knee injury to start the season.
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