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Grumps
Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 1054
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Posted: 01/12/06 11:26 pm ::: |
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mikey87 wrote: |
sebibb wrote: |
CKent wrote: |
Candace Parker. Wow. The thing is, that was a very "quiet" 20-plus points...not a lot of highlight reel stuff. What's going to happen when she starts asserting herself and taking over games? Such poise and grace. Elgin Baylor powerful and George Gervin smooth. She's going to be scary good (great minds thinking alike, sebibb). One of the best ever in orange, possibly. |
well, for the record, i wasn't the first one to say "scary good," but i'm sure it'll be repeated ad nauseum over this young woman's career. as for quiet, she always plays like that, doesn't she? deceptively so. i don't know if we're gonna see an "assertion mode." this may be it. |
BUT HOW ABOUT HUMPHREY AND PARKER TO ME THEY ARE 2 OF THE TOP 10 PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE AND IN WCBB PERIOD, AND BAKER HAS REALLY STEPPED IT UP THIS YEAR WE CAN STILL DO SOME THINGS |
Tasha is the best player that TN has played against this year...I may have to put my Tasha avatar back up...Nah, I will save it for the offseason...
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gopher5
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 3338
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Posted: 01/13/06 7:39 am ::: |
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Keegan wrote: |
Baker is an interesting player - lightning quick, good passer, iffy outside shot, decent handle from what I can recall. The iffy outside shot prevents her from being Kedra mark II but I had the thought she should try to make it as a 1 in the WNBA.
Kendrick is another interesting one - she's got the tools but has never really taken it to the next level. |
I have been wondering about Baker lately. I have not seen her play much, but have been really impressed with what I have seen and read. I don't know if she can be considered a sleeper pick for the first round but she is emerging as one for me.
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dtsnms
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 18815
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Posted: 01/13/06 9:32 am ::: |
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I think there's a possibility, a good possibility that down the road, we'll be asking the same question/joke they did with MJ:
Who's the only person to hold Michael Jordan under 20 ppg? Dean Smith.
Well, it may be Pat Summitt.
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stever
Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 6916 Location: https://womensbasketballdaily.net
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Posted: 01/13/06 10:39 am ::: |
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Elgin Baylor powerful |
...whoa, that's reaching back a ways ...one of my high school heroes.
...something I never knew about Elgin:
Elgin Baylor (right) refused to play in a professional basketball game in Charleston in 1959 because he and two other black teammates weren't allowed to stay in a Charleston hotel. So the coach for the Minneapolis Lakers moved his entire team to another hotel. The Lakers' star rookie, however, watched the game against the Cincinnati Royals from the bench in street clothes. Beside him is Rod Hundley, Charleston native and West Virginia University All-American, who scored 17 points in the 95-91 loss to the Royals. The following day, Baylor said he wouldn't have played in the game even if it had cost him his entire year's salary. The president of the Lakers said he supported Baylor's action and regretted his embarrassment.
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CKent
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 140 Location: Smallville, Kansas
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dtsnms
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stever
Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 6916 Location: https://womensbasketballdaily.net
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Posted: 01/13/06 11:29 am ::: |
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...yeah, and that was at Boston Garden! |
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