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Genero36
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Posted: 05/26/17 10:56 am ::: You Don't Know Diana Taurasi |
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Taurasi, now in her 13th season in the WNBA, is poised to become the league's career scoring leader this summer. She is 144 points shy of Tina Thompson's record of 7,488 and might pass that in June, the same month she turns 35. The 6-foot guard also has topped 1,500 assists and 1,500 rebounds in the WNBA. Taurasi could stop right now and be considered by many the best player in women's basketball history. |
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"And then for whatever reason, when Penny and I started dating, things just fell into place. It wasn't easy, though. We were playing in different countries for the first few years of our relationship."
Taurasi said she is forever grateful to coach Pokey Chatman, then at Spartak Moscow (and now with the Indiana Fever), for giving her the time to visit Taylor in Turkey during their respective overseas seasons.
"We would play and I would take a flight from Moscow to Istanbul, and Pokey would give me two days off," Taurasi recalled. "Then I'd fly back to Moscow. Practice for four days, play two games, Pokey would give me two more days off.
"It was commitments and sacrifices like that that made the relationship grow. Because it's like anything: If you don't put the effort in, it just kind of dies." |
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Griner, who also played with Taurasi in Russia, has benefited as much as any teammate from Taurasi's presence, saying, "If I wasn't here in Phoenix, I would have been doing anything in my power to get here.
"Without Dee, I don't think I'd be where am right now. She's always quizzing me, teaching me, making me see more than just my spot, but the whole court, reading how the defenders are guarding me. She's really packed in a lot of information." |
http://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/19404256/so-think-know-phoenix-mercury-star-diana-taurasi-think-again
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Jet Jaguar
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Posted: 05/26/17 11:53 am ::: |
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Griner is basically Taurasi's puppy dog. I'm glad DT and Penny have a family pet now.
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Michelle89
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 05/26/17 12:57 pm ::: |
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Jet Jaguar wrote: |
Griner is basically Taurasi's puppy dog. I'm glad DT and Penny have a family pet now. |
And Sammy P was basically AMD's lab rat for experimental reasons only i guess.
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Speebs56
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Posted: 05/26/17 1:08 pm ::: |
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Great read! For years Dee was my fave...but as Geno noted, much of the joy seems to have gone out of Dee's game. It's clearly there in the right circumstances -- she was wonderful to watch in Rio. But watching the Merc -- it's just not there most nights. And for that I'm sorry, as she was so fun to watch.
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Queenie
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Posted: 05/26/17 1:12 pm ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
Jet Jaguar wrote: |
Griner is basically Taurasi's puppy dog. I'm glad DT and Penny have a family pet now. |
And Sammy P was basically AMD's lab rat for experimental reasons only i guess. |
Was that really necessary?
Granted, Jet's post gave me some mental images I could have happily lived without...
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WNBA 09
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Howee
Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 15739 Location: OREGON (in my heart)
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Posted: 05/26/17 2:16 pm ::: |
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Speebs56 wrote: |
Great read! For years Dee was my fave...but as Geno noted, much of the joy seems to have gone out of Dee's game. It's clearly there in the right circumstances -- she was wonderful to watch in Rio. But watching the Merc -- it's just not there most nights. And for that I'm sorry, as she was so fun to watch. |
DT will most likely be in my Top Five Faves forever, but ya.....I see that, too. I'd be willing to bet that it's actually just a very Human reaction: she just married a marvelous person, and didn't even get a decent Honeymoon, LOL! After all the grind of hoops, I'd think they'd deserve a year or 2 away from that rat race. But. She's an adult. She's gotta create her own path in that regard.
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miller40
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Posted: 05/27/17 10:12 am ::: |
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Using "You don't know Diana Taurasi" for an article title regarding a player who is rarely seen/heard from off the court is a weird choice. Fans not knowing her is mostly of her own doing.
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MuneravenMN Champion Tipster
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Posted: 05/27/17 11:48 am ::: Good Article |
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Booing Taurasi is a requirement. Heckling her is fun because, if you are clever rather than mean, you can get a grin out of her if she hears you. I was furious when she got the DUI because that is my reaction if anyone does that. However, I think it has been a privilege to watch her play and I think she might be the best ever.
And I have no doubt that there is a lot going on under the swagger.
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PUmatty
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Posted: 05/27/17 11:53 am ::: Re: Good Article |
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It's unlikely that there will ever be a WNBA player I dislike more.
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caune
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mavcarter #NATC
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Posted: 05/28/17 12:05 pm ::: Re: Good Article |
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PUmatty wrote: |
It's unlikely that there will ever be a WNBA player I dislike more. |
Agreed. Hell of a talent though.._________________
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 06/05/17 7:03 pm ::: |
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This now seems so heroic #SavingPrivateTaylor 😍😍😘😂
https://youtu.be/mr0LHzZz2m8
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