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| I wonder why the Lynx didn't try to get Shoni though. |
Because they already have a backup PG that cant defend to save her life..
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| Posted: 05/02/16 10:12 pm ::: |
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| I wouldn't say Shoni can't defend to save her life.
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| Posted: 05/03/16 7:17 am ::: |
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Perkins had to grow up fast
http://www.startribune.com/at-age-34-new-lynx-player-bringing-good-game-and-great-maturity/377895481/
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Afraid to broach the subject of her pregnancy with either her parents or her coach, Perkins was afraid if she stopped playing basketball she would lose her scholarship.
Id heard that if you make it to a certain point of the season you get to keep your full scholarship, she said. So I kept playing until the cutoff date I had set in my mind. |
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| Posted: 05/03/16 7:38 am ::: |
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I have to wonder if a man coach would of taking the chance that Coach Reeve and her coaching staff took.
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| Posted: 05/03/16 11:47 am ::: |
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I have to wonder if a man coach would of taking the chance that Coach Reeve and her coaching staff took. |
If you mean drafting her with the Sting, it was a third round pick - one of those low risk/high reward kind of chances. Sort of like NY just did with Schimmel.
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I have to wonder if a man coach would of taking the chance that Coach Reeve and her coaching staff took. |
Reeve was an assistant with the Sting at the time. Trudi Lacey was the head coach and GM who took the chance on Perkins.
As for whether a male coach would have done so, I'm hesitant to make generalizations about male coaches. I'm sure there are some who would, just as I'm sure there are female coaches who wouldn't.
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| Posted: 05/03/16 5:18 pm ::: |
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| Posted: 05/03/16 5:19 pm ::: |
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I have to wonder if a man coach would of taking the chance that Coach Reeve and her coaching staff took. |
Reeve was an assistant with the Sting at the time. Trudi Lacey was the head coach and GM who took the chance on Perkins.
As for whether a male coach would have done so, I'm hesitant to make generalizations about male coaches. I'm sure there are some who would, just as I'm sure there are female coaches who wouldn't. |
Which option would you rate Geno?
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| Posted: 05/03/16 5:46 pm ::: |
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| Lynx waive Kaili McLaren |
shocking...
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| Posted: 05/06/16 2:53 pm ::: |
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| The Lynx waive Nika Baric and Courtney Clements
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| Posted: 05/07/16 3:02 am ::: |
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Former Gopher Janel McCarville to rejoin Lynx
http://www.startribune.com/former-gopher-janel-mccarville-to-rejoin-lynx/378489886/
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| Center Janel McCarville will accompany the Lynx to Rochester, Minn., on Saturday and sign a contract there, officially rejoining the team she once played for. She and the Lynx will then take part in a joint practice with Washington and there is a chance she could see limited action in the teams preseason finale against the Mystics on Sunday in Rochester. |
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| Meanwhile, the Lynx trimmed their roster by waiving guards Nika Baric and Courtney Clements. |
I don't understand why the Lynx don't cut the rest of the excess forwards on the team (Roberts and Hampton), unless they're waiting to actually get McCarville's signature.
Whalen/Montgomery
Augustus/Perkins/(Wallace or Williams)
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Brunson/Howard/Graves
Fowles/McCarville
I'm guessing 11 is all they can afford with this veteran-ladened roster.
Landing McCarville makes the Howard trade look like genius instead of clumsiness.
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| Posted: 05/07/16 4:36 am ::: |
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| I hope the signing of Mccarville doesn't come at the expense of Graves becoming a rotation player.She has great upside and can be a key contributor off the bench.
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| Posted: 05/08/16 2:00 am ::: |
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Nine of 11 Lynx roster spots appear to be set
http://m.startribune.com/nine-of-11-lynx-roster-spots-appear-to-be-set/378529005
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With Janel McCarville having passed her physical and signed on for the season she practiced Saturday and could play Sunday and with Seimone Augustus and Rebekkah Brunson expected back in Minnesota in the coming days, it appears nine of the team's 11-player roster spots are set:
Starters: Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen, Sylvia Fowles, Brunson and Augustus.
Backups: center McCarville, guards Jia Perkins and Renee Montgomery and power forward Natasha Howard.
Center Porsha Roberts, small forward Keisha Hampton and power forward Bashaara Graves are apparently competing for the final two roster spots. All three will get extended playing time Sunday. Guard Sydney Wallace has had a very good camp and has shown some impressive athletic ability. But it would be difficult for her to crack the top 11. |
This author seems to be implying everything in this article is his opinion, but he seems to be heavily guided. I don't think he'd come up with a roster size of 11 on his own. I'm curious though why Wallace would be thought of as out of the running. It's not like Maya ever needs a proper backup, as proven by the scant minutes given to SW. The 11 could be 5 guards, 5 posts, and Maya. No mention of Williams. Was she secretly cut or did the author forget about her?
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Drafted in the second round with the 22nd overall pick, Graves has impressed the coaches with her defense.
"When you come in as a rookie and defend the pick and roll, that's big," Reeve said. "Her defense is very instinctive. There is trust there." |
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She has done well in practice, but was plagued by fouls in Thursday's preseason victory over the New York Liberty, picking up six in 10 minutes.
"Keisha didn't do well [Thursday]," Reeve said. "All she did was foul. Sunday is about her showing us she has some intelligence about her game." |
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it's likely due to cap space for the Lynx to only carry 11 players. Should be Graves & possibly Hampton.
PG: Whalen/Montgomery
SG: Augustus/Perkins
SF: Moore/Hampton
PF: Brunson/Howard/Graves
C: Fowles/McCarville
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Champion Lynx begin season with 1 more mountain to climb
http://www.theolympian.com/sports/article76418757.html
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For all the games they've won, for all the trophies that reside in Target Center thanks to them, for all the sponsorship dollars that have been generated on the heels of their success, the one thing the Lynx have yet to do is repeat as champions.
"I'm not going to shy away from the idea that this group deserves to have on their resume, their legacy, that we were repeat champions," Reeve said. "They deserve to have that. So I'm not going to shy away from that publicly and I'm not going to shy away from that internally. It's something that we're going to go after with everything we have."
No team has repeated in the WNBA since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002. |
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| Four of the Lynx players Moore, Augustus, Fowles and Whalen will be playing on the Olympic team in Rio in August, which increases Reeve's desire to limit their minutes as much as possible early in the season. The ability to keep them fresh for the stretch run could make all the difference in their quest to repeat. |
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| If the Lynx are able to finally check that box, to become the first team in 14 years to repeat, Reeve isn't ready to say that will be the crowning achievement. |
Of course, it won't be the "last mountain". If they win this season, then the next mountain will be the historic 5th championship, or a historic three-peat, however you want to look at it.
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