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Shades
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Posted: 10/11/16 5:38 pm ::: |
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Not really a surprise considering her home is on the outskirts of Dallas and she asked to be traded to the Wings.
Hopefully she's physically ok to play next season. She has dealt with quite a number of injuries in recent years and a mini-season of Australian Rules Football early next year will stress her body in different ways to basketball. It's a very physical sport. |
don't be surprised if Erin wins the inaugural mvp for this football league |
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pilight
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Posted: 10/14/16 11:30 am ::: |
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Skylar Diggins is filling in for Jemele Hill on His & Hers today
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ChicagoAnnie
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Richyyy
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Posted: 10/27/16 10:51 pm ::: |
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In my experience, informing ESPN that there are errors in their women's basketball articles doesn't lead to them bothering to correct the mistakes. |
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Luuuc #NATC
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pilight
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Posted: 11/18/16 1:08 pm ::: |
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Aerial Powers Out 4-6 Months After Hip Surgery
http://www.slamonline.com/wnba/aerial-powers-4-6-months-hip-surgery/
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The 6-foot forward sat out the final two games of the 2016 WNBA season and did not join KEB Hana, her offseason club in South Korea, for the 2016–17 offseason. |
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Shades
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Posted: 11/18/16 1:24 pm ::: |
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Hip surgery after one season? That's rough. I wonder if it's similar to Fowles' injury a couple years ago. Cartilage?
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Shades
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Posted: 11/18/16 8:52 pm ::: |
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Dallas Wings guard Aerial Powers underwent successful surgery yesterday, November 17, to repair a tear in her hip labrum. The surgery was deemed a success.
Powers, a 2016 WNBA All-Rookie Selection, will spend the next few months rehabbing in Dallas.
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http://wings.wnba.com/news/official-statement-forward-aerial-powers-surgery/
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Shades
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ClayK
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Posted: 11/19/16 11:41 pm ::: |
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Still wondering if anyone on here went to a Wing's home game ...
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hyperetic
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Posted: 11/20/16 2:50 am ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
Still wondering if anyone on here went to a Wing's home game ... |
I did, at the beginning of the season. |
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ClayK
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Posted: 11/20/16 10:17 am ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
Still wondering if anyone on here went to a Wing's home game ... |
I did, at the beginning of the season. |
So what was it like in the small arena? Why didn't you go back?
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 11/20/16 12:11 pm ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
Still wondering if anyone on here went to a Wing's home game ... |
I did, at the beginning of the season. |
I went to every single home game
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Shades
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Posted: 11/20/16 12:19 pm ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
hyperetic wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
Still wondering if anyone on here went to a Wing's home game ... |
I did, at the beginning of the season. |
So what was it like in the small arena? Why didn't you go back? |
He appears to live in Arkansas
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hyperetic
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Posted: 11/20/16 7:49 pm ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
hyperetic wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
Still wondering if anyone on here went to a Wing's home game ... |
I did, at the beginning of the season. |
So what was it like in the small arena? Why didn't you go back? |
It was pretty electric. It was an excited crowd. Demographics were majority African American (about 3/5). A lot of females but a healthy dose of males. The ages ranged from pre-school to nursing home. A pretty vocal crowd. The half time entertainment was enjoyable. The sound system was very adequate. Concessions could have been better. More variety in team merchandise would have helped. Seating is averge.
I didn't go back because I was just down on vacation. Cant afford to make that trip that often. |
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 11/24/16 2:14 am ::: |
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hyperetic wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
hyperetic wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
Still wondering if anyone on here went to a Wing's home game ... |
I did, at the beginning of the season. |
So what was it like in the small arena? Why didn't you go back? |
It was pretty electric. It was an excited crowd. Demographics were majority African American (about 3/5). A lot of females but a healthy dose of males. The ages ranged from pre-school to nursing home. A pretty vocal crowd. The half time entertainment was enjoyable. The sound system was very adequate. Concessions could have been better. More variety in team merchandise would have helped. Seating is averge.
I didn't go back because I was just down on vacation. Cant afford to make that trip that often. |
I 2nd this . most fans were women then african American women followed by african american men. Im a an african american man in my mid 20's and i took my mom to every homegame just about and one thing i must give the dallas crowd credit for is there knowledge of the gane. Talking to random people game in and game out. They Knew who the key players were for each team and they understood the circumstances of each game. I miss the wings already 😢
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Posted: 11/24/16 3:59 pm ::: |
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So I think one of the concerns of the WNBA from its inception has been that playing in big arenas makes the league seem big time. Did playing in the smaller arena make it seem like it was a minor league?
I've always felt the league would be better off in smaller arenas, but supposedly one of the attractions for players, sponsors, etc., was that the league would be playing in NBA-level arenas. It didn't seem like it was an issue in Dallas, but then again I never got a sense of how many people attended every game.
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 11/24/16 8:50 pm ::: |
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So I think one of the concerns of the WNBA from its inception has been that playing in big arenas makes the league seem big time. Did playing in the smaller arena make it seem like it was a minor league?
I've always felt the league would be better off in smaller arenas, but supposedly one of the attractions for players, sponsors, etc., was that the league would be playing in NBA-level arenas. It didn't seem like it was an issue in Dallas, but then again I never got a sense of how many people attended every game. |
Not at all , the arena was a perfect venue. The talent level on the floor lets you obviously recognize this is no amateur sport.
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hyperetic
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Posted: 11/25/16 2:53 am ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
So I think one of the concerns of the WNBA from its inception has been that playing in big arenas makes the league seem big time. Did playing in the smaller arena make it seem like it was a minor league?
I've always felt the league would be better off in smaller arenas, but supposedly one of the attractions for players, sponsors, etc., was that the league would be playing in NBA-level arenas. It didn't seem like it was an issue in Dallas, but then again I never got a sense of how many people attended every game. |
I think if a huge arena looks empty lends more to the perception of bush league rather than a full smaller venue. As WNBA 09 said, the product on the floor is the real test of professionalism and level. |
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 11/25/16 8:53 am ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
So I think one of the concerns of the WNBA from its inception has been that playing in big arenas makes the league seem big time. Did playing in the smaller arena make it seem like it was a minor league?
I've always felt the league would be better off in smaller arenas, but supposedly one of the attractions for players, sponsors, etc., was that the league would be playing in NBA-level arenas. It didn't seem like it was an issue in Dallas, but then again I never got a sense of how many people attended every game. |
I think if a huge arena looks empty lends more to the perception of bush league rather than a full smaller venue. As WNBA 09 said, the product on the floor is the real test of professionalism and level. |
I've always thought so too.
I totally get why the players loved being treated in comparable ways to their NBA counterparts when the league started, but where we are today, if the attendance numbers don't justify the biggest arenas then my personal opinion is that the teams are better off scaling down. It's a case-by-case thing of course. But surely no one is "impressed" at how "big time" a team is when they only fill 2000 out of 20000 seats. To me it detracts from the atmosphere if you feel like you're part of a small scattering of people in a big cavernous place. (My personal experience - the one time I went to a Mystics home game I just felt pity for the franchise and the fans. That ain't right!)
Much better to be in a smaller venue that you can potentially sell out with paying customers. First of all, 5000 people in a 5000 seat arena is a way better atmosphere than 5000 in a 20000 seat arena. But secondly, if you start selling out games and your tickets are a bit difficult to get, then that demand builds on itself and gets people talking. Then you can look at charging more per ticket. It's a more profitable scenario than paying more to hire the giant arena and having to give away tickets just so it doesn't feel empty. Having half the stadium off limits and half the concession stands closed isn't fooling anyone about being "big time".
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 12/10/16 7:38 pm ::: |
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Trade Paris & Sims To SAN for #1 Pick. Draft Coates & Alexis Jones
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ChicagoAnnie
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Posted: 12/10/16 7:42 pm ::: |
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Trade Paris & Sims To SAN for #1 Pick. Draft Coates & Alexis Jones |
I don't have a great Trade-this-player mind, but Dallas needs to break up the 2 "alphas" in their backcourt. Sims or Diggins must go.
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zune69
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Posted: 12/10/16 8:02 pm ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
Trade Paris & Sims To SAN for #1 Pick. Draft Coates & Alexis Jones |
Jones is a younger version of Sims.And i'm not all that impressed with Coates(8p/5r in 37 minutes versus Duke) I've never seen her dominate a basketball game versus a quality opponent.When USC plays uconn Coates will come up small once again.
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