WNBA Playoffs On NBA TV Open Thread: Dream vs. Sun at 7 pm EDT, Lynx vs. Silver Stars at 9 pm EDT
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 6:57 PM EDT
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PrintTwo games tonight and since we figure you know how game threads work, we'll just keep it basic ("...I hate to come down to the level of a 'BT' - a Basic Thread...").
Connecticut Sun vs. Atlanta Dream (7 pm EDT on NBA TV)
Alternate thread for Atlanta Dream/Hawks fans: Peachtree Hoops game thread
Minnesota Lynx vs. San Antonio Silver Stars (9 pm EDT on NBA TV)
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I would like to see
USunn & the Dream beat each other up & go to at least triple overtime. Yes, I’m a NY Liberty fan but Indy are my 2nd fave east team.
I would love to see SASS give Minnesota a big fight. But I admit that SA are a future proposition.
Blaze the Conn Sun Mascot...
is dressed as a devil. Angel should be scared.
Slow News Day So Far
Oh and Jessica Breland isn’t dressed.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:05 PM EDT reply actions
Nooooooo.
Whats wrong with Jay? :(
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Not Sure...
Bill (Media Consultant) thinks nothing. He will check.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
oh jesus, the game's already started
Where’s James?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
"We drilled them by 30...WITH Lauren Jackson"
Oh Coach Reeve, I love you.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:12 PM EDT reply actions
Atlanta is so active defensively...
The Sun can’t complete a pass. No one can shoot. It’s like watching Rutgers vs. Seton Hall.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:14 PM EDT reply actions
hey holly
haven’t seen you in a while!
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Hiding...
Witness Protection Program.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
De Souza
Just got called for a foul. It was Kalana Greene who fouled Tina Charles.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:16 PM EDT reply actions
maybe the dance team calls themselves that
because they think it sounds cool
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
I don't know, but I feel like we could have a lot of fun with that...
Anyone see the Doctor Who episode “42” where the sun was live?
“BURN WITH ME!”
I picture the Sun Death Squad to be something like those guys.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
hey shannon
you excited about tonight?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Yes and no
In case people hadn’t noticed, I really have a soft spot for the Silver Stars as well. I can get behind the Lynx roflstomping just about every other team in the WNBA, but the thought of actively rooting against Jayne and DRob makes me a little sad.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I am completely decked out in Lynx gear today, though.
I’m not waffling that much. ;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
they have shooters
what are you talking about?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
I've never seen it...
Not THIS bad at shooting…
UCLA was pretty similar in the Pac-10 though, but the athleticism differential was so great there that they got away with it.
Actually, the two teams are quite similar in many ways…
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really?
Looks like typical Storm basketball to me
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
To RP's point though...
people seem to like to forget that early-season Storm were not that good…
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Why are you trying to stay on topic?
I thought the age of rationality was dead…I’m going post-modern on you!
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Yes, I am.
They seem to have calmed down a bit.
Until tonight's game, right?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
(and just to hype you up)
Last night’s game was at least in the Top 3 of the season…
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Last night's game was the Storm's best of the season. No question.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Blow outs are BORING
The NY – Indy game was exciting.
Lots of blame to go around for the East Coast today
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha...
is this going to be one of those posts, where people say any guy randomly watching ESPN on a Friday Night this will scar him from women’s basketball for life?
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Pfft
I get a bit bored when the Liberty blow out other teams. Not that it happens often . . .
I will accept the Libs blowing out the other team in every game through the rest of the Eastern Conference playoffs
Please and thank you.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a good, grateful kind of boredom!
Frankly, the Liberty are a bit TOO exciting.
Connecticut Sun 20 Atlanta Dream 18 -- End of the 1st
Neither team can shoot a lick. Both teams pretty physical. Angel whining to the refs.
Connecticut Sun Shooting: 33 % Atlanta Shooting: 34.6% <~ Much better than appears in person.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:26 PM EDT reply actions
because these shots are so ugly...
I’d want to know the breakdown by distance for this half… that would probably more closely reflect the ugliness…
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Currently...
Sun is shooting 80% from 3 (4/5), 11/30 overall for 36.7%
Dream is shooting 0% (0/3), 13/34 overall for 38.2%
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Hightower, Lawson, Moore, White, McCray...
Line Up Can’t Score but you can’t either. I used to hate this line up. It has grown on me.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:29 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, That Didn't last long....
Because they couldn’t score a lick. Starting 5 in Minus McCray for Hightower.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Hightower
I’ve been impressed with her ability to defend at the pro level…
…and not at all surprised that she’s less of an offensive threat than she was in college…
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Hightower & White
Are 2 of the best straight up defenders that I have seen in the league. Just ask Pondexter. ;-)
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Angel and Tina getting into it?
So sayeth the Twitters…
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:44 PM EDT reply actions
No. Angel stole the ball....
Tina defended her down the court and prevented her from getting a layup. After making sure she had no chance of hell of getting the shot off, she glared. Nothing dirtier than has been happening all night.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
WE GET ALAN HORTON'S CALL FOR THE LYNX GAME TONIGHT
I’m over here shining my homer badge. Soooooo shiny!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 7:45 PM EDT reply actions
**Sigh**
Make a lay up. It’s the first thing you learn.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:50 PM EDT reply actions
All right
I’ve gotten myself to a computer lab and I can use LiveAccess.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
How did Harding miss that
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Halftime: Connecticut Sun 41 Atlanta Dream 39
McCoughtry 1/7 – 4 points, De Souza has 10
Charles has 8 for the Sun.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 7:54 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, Nate...
I just actually read the thread info. “I hate to come down to the level…” That is so excellent.
Now I feel the need to mix up my songs and put on a Gianni Versace blue leather suit and get my nails done.
I will leave the fierce hair to the players in the games tonight.
Uh-ooooooooh…
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
lol
As many pictures as there are on this site, there needs to be more music sharing, theme songs for players & teams and such. I’m open to suggestions, but will always default to Wu Tang and Stevie Wonder for making songs in the key of life and the hood.
But 80’s rule.
I always say I was born too late to fully appreciate what occurred musically in that decade. My fondest memories are of GI Joe and the Transformers…and Family Ties… and the Cosby show…and the Warriors being good.
Also, don’t you never, ever, evah, evahevahevahevah watch Neverending Story as an adult. You will regret it.
That is all.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just don't watch it.
It will destroy what was a beautiful childhood experience.
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How feasible is it to burn it?
And you might need to have have someone come to your house and exorcise the spirit of it from your house.
The less it exists outside of our 80s memories, the better.
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KBLX was good to me on the way home
Mary J Blige “Just FIne”
Zapp & Roger “More Bounce to the Ounce”
Sheila E. “Glamorous Life” (Dear Fergie, there is only ONE “Glamorous Life” and it was not yours)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I am defintely more KBLX than 98.1 or whatever.
Great for driving – can’t go wrong with their Michael Jackson & Stevie Wonder selections while driving.
BUT… they need to stop playing anything from this century. I do NOT want to hear Lil Wayne with Kelly Rowland talking about Motivation on KBLX… unacceptable…
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But
I loooooooved the Neverending Story!!! Oh to have a big flying dog creature take you around to alternate world! ::dreams::
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
My sister and I did, too
But now I am scared to watch it again as an adult.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the key
Whatever you remember of it then is inherently better than what you will think now.
Remember, this was 80s-non-Lucas special effects…
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by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
It will remain on highlight reels for years to come
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Ah yes...
reliving last night’s fantastic memories
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Male?
All men look alike to me. ;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You all look alike, too
Just ask wnba.com. You, Yolanda Griffith, SchoRob, DRob, Lekeisha Frett…can’t tell you apart.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
damn cat
I was trying to say:
In fact, I don’t even know who’s in my avatar.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Without the 3....
Connecticut would be down 20. Asjha Jones and Tina Charles seemed petrified of Sancho Lyttle and Erika DeSouza.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm sure plenty of teams are afraid of Atlanta
they know how to play against teams without home court advantage
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Angel ran, but passed into a buzzsaw
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
she was 1-7 at the half
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
7 three pointers for the Sun
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Sun have the best home record in the East, huh?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
And worst road?
I think this is encouraging for the Dream.
If they can play close here, get a win in ATL, they can come back confident…I think all pressure is on Conn right now….
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Yawn...
his team has a glaring weakness and have all year… You beat the crap out of them, their post players turn into jump shooters. Sometimes they hit them, sometimes they don’t. Easier to hit at home.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Coast to coast for Angel
Back to 2
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
lazy pass
just like that, it’s tied
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Banker by McCoughtry!
That’s not a 3?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
turnover and a foul
Montgomery sits down
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
that was a quick lead pass
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Connecticut is in the penalty
Atlanta has 1 foul this quarter
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Would you believe Atlanta started the season 3-9?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
5th lead change of the quarter
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Carol Lawson a running 3
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Kara Lawson
You don’t watch east conf. games much, do you? :-)
Find a Bigger Uniform...
That is all…
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:32 PM EDT reply actions
that's the 13th turnover for Atlanta
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Connecticut Sun 66 Atlanta Dream 6 --- End of 3rd
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:33 PM EDT reply actions
Umm. No.
I have watched this team all season. They will give up a lead to a middle school team.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Not true...
Outside of blowing out Minnesota, they have given up a lead to everyone at home. They have always pulled it out for the most part.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry. That's what I meant. You win at home.
Especially against NY. Alas.
Question:
HOW do you thing they always pull it out?
I watch this team and do not understand who they’re 2nd…
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They capatilize on mistakes and hit big shots when they have to.
They are young and don’t let their mistakes bother them. It’s their biggest strength and weakness at the same time.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Conn 66 Atlanta 61
Haha.. Not 6
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:33 PM EDT reply actions
Nothing has come easy for McCoughtry tonight
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Angel....
Picks up her 5th foul. 9:10 left in the 4th.
Bad dreams ahead.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
Angel has a pained look on her face
She’s down to her last foul
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
San Antonio-Minnesota is now live
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Please let us know as soon as there's any life at all
I’ll switch to Live access and skip the rest of this game just to watch the Lynx logo.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
So, did I out-"speed" you last night?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
You may have broken the all-caps record
But we will see what happens in the next round.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Connecticut controlling the game
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Offensive rebound by Price
Castro Marquez finally hits the first 3 for the Dream
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Tonight's game is textbook for why I don't think Angel
Is a credible MVP candidate. Horrible shot selection. Ridiculous number of turnovers. And look what happens when refs actually call fouls on her.
that's certainly the case tonight
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Balance...
Atlanat has a 2 point lead dispite Angel…
Harding 14
De Souza 14
Little 10
Price 10
McCoughtry 15
It’s not often you will get 5-6 players in double figures and lose. Atlanta will win this most likely because Tina Charles and Asjha Jones are lost.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:47 PM EDT reply actions
and no one else has helped them.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Well... hard to say "nobody"
As you said, they wouldn’t be near the Dream were it not for threes…
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You are correct...
I meant from an inside perspective. Like guards, rebounding. The Sun are being outrebounded by 15 right now.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Why does Charles Barkley have his own website
And why are they using the NBA on ESPN theme as they mention upcoming WNBA playoff games
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
It's time for Connecticut to step up
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Sancho misses the first
Angel has yet to reenter the game
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Threw it away, Price with the layup
the lead is 5
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
another awful pass batted down
tough shot by Jones
she has scored Connecticut’s last 6 points
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Is there a Lynx logo yet?
Maybe I should go check.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
Oh well.
I will sit here and stare at the “Game has not yet started” logo for a while, then.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
you are missing a wild finish!!!!!
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
I just finally got LiveAccess working a few minutes ago
Has Tina been as timid all night as she’s looked the last few possessions?
She and Jones have been frazzled
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
She doesn't play well against De Souza.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Way too easy for DeSouza
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Jones single-handedly keeping her team above water
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
and the Sun are killing themselves with ill-conceived passes
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
30 seconds...
’Lynx basketball begins in 30 seconds"
YES GIVE IT TO ME!!!!!!!
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by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I SEE WHALEN!
AND THE AUDIO DOES NOT MATCH!!! I DON’T EVEN CARE!
Missing the other game is so worth it.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
foul on Jones
The Dream can build the lead to 5 with 1:07 remaining in the game!
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
1:07 left Dream 85, CT Sun 80
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
Okay, the Sun are in danger now
Time to start listening to “Ride into the Danger Zone”
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
SASS-MIN will tip off in 10 minutes
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
I am watching the refs stretch
and listening to Alan Horton.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Jones easily gets to the basket
3 point game, Sun have to make a stand
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Holy Missed Layups...
And thats the ball game…
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
Connecticut is suffering the same fate as the Mystics did last year
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
She will show you the Whay
Whalenites, rejoice! This is our time.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Did that woman come into the world
looking like the heroine of a pioneer movie? (I can just see LW in a bonnet, baby under one arm, rifle under the other.)
by BearBint on Sep 16, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh, Lindsay!
“Shall I compare thee to a prairie blizzard?”
Jones...who has done everything for this team
misses the gimmie layup. Sort of inevitable.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
19.8 seconds left CT Sun 82, Dream 86
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
You said it so I don't have to.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
4 point game
Connecticut will have to pull a rabbit, or maybe a polar bear, out of their hats.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
The Dream aren't even doing this with Angel McCoughtry's help
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Laurel Ritchie out on the floor
WAIT!! SHE GAVE SOMETHING TO WHALEN!!!!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
WHAT DID SHE GIVE TO WHALEN!!!!!!!!!!???!??!?!?!?!
Whalen just accepted an award of some kind.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah OK, it was Whalen's Peak Performer award for assists
I was totally flipped out there.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
you’ve hit the Red Bull already, haven’t you
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
by WaveOcean on Sep 16, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Angel is back on the floor
Connecticut has to foul and they do
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
No
There’s no game going on where you’re watching right now
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
No, but we're watching starting lineups and awards
Lynx and SASS not playing are still more awesome than most other teams playing. Not that I’m biased or anything…
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
DRob leading the SASS huddle
You go badass rookie!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:09 PM EDT reply actions
Back to Lynx Logo
And many stats from Alan Horton. I love Alan Horton. His homework is very good.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:11 PM EDT reply actions
Montgomery misses a 3
The Dream will be 3-1 in East playoff road games. It’s incredible.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
FInal: Atlanta Dream 89 Connecticut Sun 84
Should be an interesting post game.
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by Holly C. Tanneyhill on Sep 16, 2011 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
That's the final buzzer
Same story, different year. The Dream once again steal the first game on the road. After going 15-2 at home, it could all come crashing to an end in two days.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
We're about to tip off
Main TV switch yet or are they still showing the NBA TV guys in the studio?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
Taj vs Ruth for tip
DRob controls.
Perkins hits the first 2,
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
Whalen drives and gets fouled
No shot, but she’ll get 2 at the line.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
All right, here we go
Nice basket by Perkins. I hope the rest of the game goes like that.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
damn
that target center crowd is packed
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Sold out lower bowl
Only a few upper bowl tix left last I heard.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
nice fastbreak for robinson
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Perkins with a 3 pointer
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Becky will have her hands absolutely full with Maya
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
How did Maya get away with that on Becky?
Offensive foul on Becky? Kinda weird.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
Seimone with the assist to Whalen
as opposed to Whalen with the assist to Seimone. Either will work for the Lynx.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
Pretty easy 3 pointer for Ruth Riley
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
On that last possession, Danielle tried too hard
She had two teammates on the perimeter open
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
In her eighth season, Jia Perkins is making her first playoff appearance
Of course she’s taking advantage of it.
Growing list
Former Sky players who immediately reached the playoffs with the teams they were traded to: Ashley Robinson, Chelsea Newton, Armintie Price, Candice Dupree, Kristi Toliver, and Jia Perkins.
Monique Currie rounds out the seven players traded from Chicago to date, and she of course reached the playoffs in 2009 and 2010 with the Mystics.
I will say this
Even though I want Minnesota to lose, it would be nice to see people in Minnesota have something to cheer about after watching their team work hard all season long. Especially when other professional teams are not good.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
nice deflections by the silver stars
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Jia Perkins has announced her arrival!
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Crowd getting restless
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
OMG Maya just...
…DROVE INTO THE PAINT…
Not that anyone was actually there to offer any resistance….
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
She does that all the time
As Nate says it doesnt count if theres no one in her way!
by JustineL on Sep 16, 2011 9:30 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Smart timeout
The crowd was enervated until that layup…Stars can’t let their good performance go to waste this early
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
traveling violation?
weird. Already the 4th turnover by the Lynx
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
WAIT!! SHE JUST DROVE AGAIN!
AND TOOK CONTACT. OMG OMG OMG OMG.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:30 PM EDT reply actions
Becky is shooting her team out of the game with awful 3s
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Amber, what are you doing?
Please eat whatever it is Adair is eating. Please. And follow her everywhere and copy her every move.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
Hammon is the worst player on her team right now!!
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
WIGGINS!!!!!!!!!!
That’s how you drive! And Adair with the block.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:32 PM EDT reply actions
Lynx will gradually gain more confidence as the game goes on
San Antonio needs Becky to do something more productive than just heave 3s from another zip code.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
She does like to drive
But Coach Reeve has wanted her to be a consistent 3 point threat, so that’s been Ice’s focus.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
talk about bailing out a possession
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
LOL I just texted you the same
Tully!
She gave herself +1 in my book for noticing me in the stands at Seattle, seeing the Stanford shirt, and knowing that meant I was cheering for her. I got a wink and a nod. It made me feel warm and fuzzy.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
All sorts of 'ites'
There should be a Good Book put together written by these ppl with disciples. lol
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Whalen looks a little shaky after that charge
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Lynx -3 on the glass
Think the SASS took the rebounding message seriously?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
Becky Hammonovna
Finally scores!
by JustineL on Sep 16, 2011 9:41 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions 1 recs
this crowd is going crazy
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
'bout time you did something right, becky
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Hey BearBint
what do you think of tonight’s action?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
She so is!
She should be the league’s poster girl.
by JustineL on Sep 16, 2011 9:44 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Those shots of her and Wiggins
in Butch & Femme modes are great.
Should we become Seimonites?
by JustineL on Sep 16, 2011 9:45 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Oh, I like that!
Sounds so dignified—almost religious, in fact.
(We secular-humanistic-free-thinking-godless types occasionally need these touches of ritual.)
That reminds me of your Bay Area-ness
Any interest in meeting up to watch playoff games some weekend with Shannon…me…and…can we drag C&R out? Stanford and Cal alcohol-infused brawl?
(Shannon – I have not forgotten you)
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
We need to find a place that will show the games!
You find a locale that guarantees the games (with sound) and I will travel.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Monions!
Kinda like ‘minions’. Ha.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
At their core, Whalenites and Seimonites have much in common
But I don’t think conversion is necessary – we should have healthy respect of one another’s principles as generally complementary.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Screen
Did y’all see DA screen 2 players off Becky on that last 3? Go Big Girl!
she was a steal for San Antonio
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Seimone for 3!!!!
And Adams gets it right back.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:46 PM EDT reply actions
All right, they're closing the lab
I have to get going. In fact, I need to go shopping. By the time I get back, it should be the 4th quarter. See you guys later.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
BRUNSON!!
GET OUT OF HER WAY SHE IS TRYING TO GET THE REBOUND!!!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
DRob and Mone
Blocking and stealing from each other tonight. Heeeeeeee! So fun!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:53 PM EDT reply actions
Brunson with 11 boards already.
That’s serious.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
Poor execution that last 30 seconds or so
I’m not sure they can afford those kind of mistakes…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
Was that...
…a rocke’em sock’em robots commercial? For real? Um… Okay?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
How do you men feel about that commercial?
The whole “keeping your man groomed” like he’s a dog…it’s off-putting.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
My problem with the commercial
is that they show this dinky little device being used to shave arms and stomach. Instead of.. a shaver.
Interesting comment at half about the Lynx shooting to many Js
In theory I agree and was thinking the same.
In practice: Maya, Seimone, Lindsay drive and kicks to Taj; no team can punish an opponent by spacing the floor better than this team, even when they’re taking a ton of long jumpers…
One of the things that makes Whalen impressive: she finds all of those shooters extremely well…it’s subtle, but really quite amazing to watch compared to other point guards. She just has a way of hitting gaps that most can’t/don’t do and it opens up so much for everyone else..
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
LaChina has
really made the jump from the local broadcasts to the national stage. I like her. She seems nice.
Take time to be a dad!
This commercial is awesome. That kid’s dad > you
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
Whalen leads all scorers
and has a lil captain in her.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
You really need to put that pic on a Captain Morgan's bottle...
It’s too perfect..
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
If we end up at my house for the games Sunday
We will have one.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
With Brunson Burners...
Also necessary….
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
We never did get that recipe...
We’ll have to fake it.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Pictures question
So…Shannon – do you have these pictures cued up in reserve waiting for the perfect time to post? you are so very fast with it! Impressive!!
I am usually just quick with the Google.
I do have a few queued tonight, though, so I can fling them out in the run of play and not have to search and miss the game.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, she's so OLD,
you know!
(Any mention yet of the Withered Crone’s age tonight?)
Love & Basketball just tied the game
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
But when
is she getting married to Q? (you would be so surprised at how many monica wright-mccall searches land on swish – it’s hilarious)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
When Kevin Durant was tweeting "where is my Monica Wright" while watching Love & Basketball...
…I think EVERY Lynx player pointed him in her direction. LOL
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Too excited?
After a GTFOH swat on a Top 15 of All-Time player out of bounds in your first ever playoff game?
She showed remarkable composure.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Was just about to say that
You beat me to it.
Who am I to disagree with the greatest?
But I’m a lot more forgiving on a dead ball situation after a strong defensive effort.
A little non-disruptive jubilation is fine in that situation….
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
You shall not speak ill of him on a basketball site. ;)
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YOU JUST GOT THE LOOK FROM SEIMONE
She’s got her intense face on now. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
I am so in love!
With Augustus. Just to be clear.
I'm heartbroken
But I understand. ;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I love
That both teams are stepping up.
Hmmm. I have a lot of love tonight.
Love
Makes the world go round. So thx for keeping it turning and doing your part!
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, Seimone!!!
What an exemplary minute. Cool, calm people are so great when they get all emotional.
by BearBint on Sep 16, 2011 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So, now that Seimone is fired up, you still think you can win SASS?
You so funny.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
::jessica rolls around on her floor laughing at this image!::
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
After a GTFOH swat on a Top 15 of All-Time player out of bounds in your first ever playoff game?
Somebody please tell me how that was out on SA.
That part I don't know.
I just know she sent it out of bounds.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
This
Is the best game of the playoffs thus far.
by JustineL on Sep 16, 2011 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Whalen showing you why you should always get the oboard
And Love & Basketball just stole and scored again.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
The most underrated part of all their moves?
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
“The Lynx sent Montgomery and the No. 1 overall draft pick to the Sun on Tuesday for Whalen and the No. 2 overall selection in a deal that should help both teams at the box office as much as on the court. The Sun are expected to take Huskies center Tina Charles with the top pick.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=4819009
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
When you consider the mix of personnel they had at that time...
It was a very, very good trade…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Best trade of all time, for both teams
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Worst trade of all time
For the NY Liberty.
I wasn't going to discuss that part...
But… yes…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And we've had some awful trades
Tina Charles shoulda been ours!
I didn't realize that she was
a #2 pick. It’s a waste to have her 13.5 on the Lynx. I want her 32.3 on the Shock.
#tradedemand
On draft day if you recall...
They drafted Kelsey Griffin and traded that for the pick that became Amber Harris…
At the time, Monica Wright sorta became an afterthought when people talked about the trade…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Among so many fine examples of lousy judgment,
how is one to choose?
Seimone
Elevating her game at the right time.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
She's a crafty little
minx, our Seimone. I got to see her play a couple of times at Sacramento. Even the crazed Sacto fans were impressed by her moves.
Offensive Boards
SA has to stop giving up oboards if they want to win this game.
Amber, please hold onto the ball.
Please. Or sit down and let Charde play. KThanksBye
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
Story of her season tho, huh? She’s a head shaker.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Slightly off subject, but I'm afraid I'll have to be
in Britain during the conference finals and championship finals. Not happy about this—I’ll have to take my daughter’s laptop to bed with me and wake up at odd hours. Such a stupid time of the year for her to choose to get married.
OK, Cats—four consecutive 3-pointers now!
"She's a hockey player in a basketball player's body".
No. She’s a basketball player in a rugby players body.
by ttdomi on Sep 16, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
One understands why that guy at
the Women’s Hoops blogspot wrote her a sonnet.
Wait! How have I not seen that?!
Do you have a link?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll look for it.
(This was several years ago, when I was just getting interested in watching W games. A man who writes poetry to point guards, I thought—how cool is that. My guess is that he mentioned it in order to work up interest in his new book, but I could be wrong.)
TWENTY FOR WHALEN!
It’s playoff time. Intense.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
San Antonio doesn't have official cheese curds
No, no they don’t. Fail.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I've never had cheese curds
What are they exactly? Do I even want to know?
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
But it’s not real cheese? And it’s tasteless? I don’t get the allure. Must be a Minnesotan thing.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I would not classify it as cheese
Others beg to differ.
I had them at the Tillamook factory and was not impressed.
They get them from some point during the cheese making – before the cheese is finished. Kinda like eating bread before it’s finished cooking. Chewier, moister.
If you get good ones they are tasty
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Was fed them multiple times throughout the midwest
All lacked flavour. But I’m more of a Stilton kind of girl.
They're cheese that's not aged
So they’re squeaky. But they are indeed real cheese… They’re just not finished cheese.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
New game with 2 1/2 to go
I hardly dare to breathe.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
God damn, San Antonio
Are you or are you not a tease!?
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
SEIMONE'S DAMN HOUSE
SEIMONE’S DAMN BASKETBALL
SEIMONE’S DAMN GAME
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
O^*#*O&TC#BRHMNLKX N K%^$C%D^UBFNKMOIKINEKUHFNV
IYTFBUU I^*&!!&!!!!!!!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
She's struggling tonight
It makes me sad.
But not that sad.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh no she missed the layup
OK I really do feel horrible for her now.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoever wins this game wins the series
No way San Antonio will be able to stand toe to toe with Minnesota in the Target Center a second time.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
what choice do they have
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
My heart is a little broken for her
She is going to put a lot of blame for this loss on herself. It’s OK, DRob!
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I know!
Is it sacrilegious to send the opponent a “keep your head up, kid” tweet during the playoffs?
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Maya...............
you have failed………………..
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
And then Brunson...
Whoa…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
(You spelled woah in Australian. It’s ok)
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
GET OUT OF HER WAY!! REBEKKAH BRUNSON IS TRYING TO GET THE REBOUND!!!
But don’t talk to her about freethrows. :/
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
OK... upside of missed FTs....
D-Rob could still be freed of the burden of rookie missteps…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
okay, san antonio.
it’s there if you want it.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
but you're not that smart now, are you
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Saved by Whalen
Way to tip that inbound.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
Sorry, Lindsay
People have been disrespecting Catchings longer than you.
You’ll have to wait in line.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough
But if it’s not Catchings, and it’s not Whalen…I might be very unhappy.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
If it’s not one of those…it might be mayhem inducing in some areas of the country…
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Either Tamika or Sue wins it this year, and it's their last chance realistically.
the MVP in the WNBA may start being a merry go round like the NBA.
that's hard to believe
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
sigh...
what a waste. No way any team will catch minnesota on that good a night again.
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
Silver Stars always play Lynx close
Oh, lookie, they’re showing a graphic just as I am typing that. Thanks Psychic NBA Network.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, its like the third time this year
(I missed the graphic.)
Even if SASS win at home. I give this to Los Lynx. ( Um, why isn’t it Las Lynx? They’re a women’s basketball team.)
Oh, that was--
great, exciting, heart-palpitating. Frustrating. Lindsay is a goddess and so is Seimone. Danielle A. is a demi-goddess.
I cannot stand that commercial
when she knocks her teeth out with the beer bottle. Makes me cringe every time they show it.
Me either!
And they it more than any other ad. Ugh.
no human being does that
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
"Makes me cringe every time they show it."
Because it’s a painful thought or because people like that exist?
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Painful thought.
Actually the sound is what bothers me. I have actually brought a beer bottle up to my mouth before and had it hit a tooth. I wasn’t wasted either. And it scares you when you hear a clink.
Will I get into trouble
That Maya did not have a very good game?
She did hustle a lot
And she was the Lynx’s 3rd highest scorer,
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Better than Hammon, who has been to WNBA playoffs before and is top 15 WNBA all-time.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
If only Moore had been her true on-court competition
More like Seimone and Whay…ooooh not looking so awesome now is she. ;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I think as ROY we should hope that wasn't a very good game...
If that was her standard for very good, the award should have been given to someone else.
It was mediocre game and she’s not the first rook to be mediocre in her first game.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, ok.
Simmer down, OklaHomer ;)
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry
Rush of blood to head. #breathes deeply#
Maya will be fine
She is a very nice kid, and a tough competitor, and she won’t be satisfied with her play. The overkill and hype are not her fault. There’s not an arrogant bone in that kid’s body.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
Truly I do. She’s got a tonne of talent, but she’s raw. Which is to be expected, you know, rookie. I think she’s going to be amazing but she’s not there yet. And, yes, it’s not her fault that everyone talks like she’s already there.
by JustineL on Sep 16, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think if you'd seen her play in college you'd have a better appreciation of what she's doing now
She is changing a lot of things about her game, fast. Her role is so different on the Lynx than it was at UConn. It’s been really interesting to see what she can do when the pressure to score isn’t her sole load to bear.
Trust me. I’ve been telling people to shut up about Maya for 4 years (I am NOT a UConn fan.)…but I just absolutely love her with the Lynx.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I can only judge from what I've seen
And I was promised the second coming.
....By Uconn fans...
…never trust UConn fans. ;)
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I think your assessment is spot on.
Talent and potential is there, she has room for growth.
You’re probably seeing it through a less biased lens than most because we all have to work through a genuinely outstanding college career.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Speculative, but...
I’m not entirely sure Adams is an Auriemma type.
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong on that…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Hard to say if she's the Auriemma type or not
They have had bigger bodies there before. She’s just a shorter bigger body.
But if in alternate universe she did play for UConn, nodoubt she would have gone higher.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He probably doesn't covet players that are
100 pounds overweight, but I am just saying, when you play on a team of high school all-americans that wins all the time, and you are the best player (although maybe it was Charles) you get magnified.
I guess the only reason I'm hesitant to place too much emphasis on that magnification is that he has produced WNBA All-Stars...
I need not list them all, but it’s not like, say, Duke players in the NBA.
Charles, Moore, Taurasi, Bird deserved, etc deserved every bit of praise they got…
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
My point in comparison to Duke men's basketball...
is that it’s not a mirage: the players coming out of there have been outstanding for the most part.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Many top programs have high school stars
Not all of that translates to pro success.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like the WNBA draft
Big difference between the lottery picks and the later first round, second round, third round, undrafted.
Auriemma gets to pick from the lottery candidates. Not the same as getting late first rounders or worse.
I see your point...
…but then my point is that these players coming out of that program are actually good. A lot of that attention is warranted.
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Is there a top women's ball school
That has failed to produce good wnba players?
I would say OU
has a shot in that convo. Unless you count Abi Olajuwon, Courtney Paris, Ashley Paris, Amanda Thompson, etc etc as good wnba players.
Cuz I would definitely say OU counts as a top women’s bball school – especially in the Sherri Coale era.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
That's a pretty good one...
and you even missed a major one: Stacey Dales (albeit derailed by injury).
Twitter: @NateP_SBN.
by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
DRob
Was obvy left off the above list intentionally. Because I think she’ll be a splendid pro. But other than that…hmm…not a ton of Sooner Magic in the W.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 17, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
OH OH
And then look at the Pac-10!!! Great conference!! Best in the nation!!
And strangely so few WNBA’ers in recent years. Go figure.
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
If you go down the draft history of the WNBA,
there are a number of WAY overhyped players…
I won’t call a single school out, but I think college rep – not necessarily skill – does dictate some of that.
I think the single biggest factor – and can hear it from the way announcers talk about college accomplishments for veteran players – is tournament performance. People put way too much emphasis on performance in 2-3 games…and we’ve seen that in particular not pan out repeatedly… in fact, the 2010 draft is full of examples of that…
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Do you think that's why DA was slighted in the draft?
I thought it was because of stupidity about her build.
College pedigree does count for a lot
Players from UConn and Tennessee will almost always get a look from WNBA teams, even if they weren’t the top player for their schools.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And in any event...
Moore deserved to go #1…no gripe there…
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by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Lizzie!!!!!!!
What? Just imagine Australia is my college team.
lol
We’ve discussed this too, I guess: had Cambage been a college senior in this draft with the skillset she presents now (excuse the counterfactuals), would she have gone #1 due to exposure?
I’d still say the argument for Moore would be strong
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by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I was joking about her love of Lizzie
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by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Now you go tossing my nickname to Justine?
You ppl don’t leave the OSU gals’ nicknames where they belong, eh? Sheesh.
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
(I can’t believe I just stuck up for a nickname I don’t even love! Ha)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I thought you’d like company… ;)
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by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice!
I hope I get to change my nickname soon then! LOL
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll stop calling you that IF
…you can get Kevin Durant to come west with you…
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by Nate Parham on Sep 16, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
And we know it wasn't a good game for her
She’d tell you that herself.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
DRob
3 of 13 and they go to her for the game winner?
Then she tries to force the inbound pass over a taller player’s raised arms.
She’s still a really good player who’s improved steadily all season. And a rookie.
If SA can play at the same level with a big home crowd on Sunday, SA can win. The crowd won this game.
what other choice did they have
everyone shot terribly except for Adams
It was Phoenix then, and it's Phoenix now. Storm, you know what you gotta do!
DRob is usually money on those layups
I don’t think it was a bad call.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Jumper/Lay-up.
My comment was actually about the jumper. You’re right about her usually making those layups. Except the potential game winner against undefeated Baylor and the one tonight.
by lkg on Sep 16, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OU v Bay
Ouch. That’s a sore spot for the Sooner faithful for sure! (good thing I bleed ORANGE or I would be getting a lil sad right now. lol)
by Jessica Lantz on Sep 16, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
LaChina says
with regard to Katie Douglas “You have got to get a hand in her face. Let her talk to the hand.”
Reeve talks about basketball smart & clear
Impressive.
She has a clear interest in teaching
It’s not all “coach speak”. She wants people to understand and be able to follow along. It makes me happy.
by Shannon Cotterell on Sep 16, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like a learned stuff from her
About the game. She must be awesome to play for.
Not saying a lot.
You’ve been known to fist pump when the Lynx trainer hands out gatorade during timeouts.
So if Katie Smith doesn't demand a trade to Seattle
Indiana doesn’t have Erin Phillips and probably wouldn’t have home court in the playoffs.
Welll... umm...
*head explodes *
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by Nate Parham on Sep 17, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
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