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CourtsideTix

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Posted: 10/04/17 7:11 pm ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
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Why is Sheila Johnson considered the owner of the Mystics here, but in this and other articles you read that Monumental Sports
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My understanding is that Monumental owns the whole shebang. Johnson has a piece of Monumental and is the public face of ownership when it comes to the Mystics. According to their website, she's the "managing partner". |
That's correct, though Johnson has been less and less of a public face as the novelty has worn off and as her trashing of the franchise after the 2010 season made her less than beloved among many fans.
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CourtsideTix

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toad455

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tfan

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Posted: 12/04/17 11:41 am ::: |
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First I've heard of Go-Go music.
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stever

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Posted: 12/04/17 12:41 pm ::: |
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First I've heard of Go-Go music. |
Same here...except for Smokey:
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jmvcity
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Posted: 12/04/17 1:58 pm ::: |
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Will their mascot be a stripper?
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Luuuc

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Posted: 12/04/17 8:10 pm ::: |
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Their mascot should be Alex the Seal
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Richyyy

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Posted: 12/04/17 9:50 pm ::: |
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Awful, awful name. But the mascot should be Belinda Carlisle.  |
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Posted: 12/05/17 2:40 am ::: |
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my first thought was of a child, hand clasped between legs and saying loudly, 'mama I've got to go-go'
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Posted: 12/05/17 7:57 am ::: |
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My first thought was how difficult it would be to play basketball in boots like that
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suemar
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Posted: 01/12/18 2:35 pm ::: |
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These boots are made for walking, er, that's old school for traveling.
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Posted: 01/31/18 5:16 pm ::: |
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No Meesseman this season...she's taking time to rest and prepare to play for Belgium.
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toad455

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Posted: 01/31/18 5:20 pm ::: |
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No Meesseman this season... |
Is Belgium headed to the World Championships? Maybe she wasn't happy with her playing time last season?
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sigur3
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Posted: 01/31/18 5:26 pm ::: |
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I doubt playing time has much to do with it. She played just a smidgen less in 2017 than she did in 2016.
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Randy

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Posted: 01/31/18 5:40 pm ::: |
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She probably just has a Belgium First policy.
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Richyyy

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Posted: 01/31/18 5:46 pm ::: |
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Is Belgium headed to the World Championships? |
Yes. Hence why there's any point in staying home. |
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Aladyyn

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Posted: 01/31/18 5:59 pm ::: |
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Well, my day has been ruined.
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zune69
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Posted: 01/31/18 6:05 pm ::: |
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As I said earlier in this thread,"move Emma to the bench".It makes no sense to have the starting lineup in constant flux.Especially when the Mystics already have a legit PF(EDD)
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Randy

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Posted: 01/31/18 6:08 pm ::: |
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Well, my day has been ruined. |
She was probably so pissed you suggested she be traded for Angel, that she's taking the season off.
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Posted: 01/31/18 6:24 pm ::: |
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Should washingtons focus now be getting another post in the draft now?
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Shades

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Posted: 01/31/18 6:33 pm ::: |
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Should washingtons focus now be getting another post in the draft now? |
Vadeeva?
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ClayK

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Posted: 02/01/18 10:22 am ::: |
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You can't really blame Meesseman for taking the time off ... she's been going year-round for a while now. And barring a disastrous injury, she will be welcome in the WNBA for many years to come whether she takes an occasional summer off or not.
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Posted: 02/01/18 11:38 am ::: |
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You can't really blame Meesseman for taking the time off ... she's been going year-round for a while now. And barring a disastrous injury, she will be welcome in the WNBA for many years to come whether she takes an occasional summer off or not. |
Can a team with title aspirations really have a liability like that? I believe Vadeeva would pose the same issues with national commitments ect .
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Richyyy

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Posted: 02/01/18 11:45 am ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
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You can't really blame Meesseman for taking the time off ... she's been going year-round for a while now. And barring a disastrous injury, she will be welcome in the WNBA for many years to come whether she takes an occasional summer off or not. |
Can a team with title aspirations really have a liability like that? I believe Vadeeva would pose the same issues with national commitments ect . |
In fairness it's the first extended break Meesseman's taken from the WNBA in six years. That makes her less of a liability than a whole host of American star players... |
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Posted: 02/01/18 12:08 pm ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
You can't really blame Meesseman for taking the time off ... she's been going year-round for a while now. And barring a disastrous injury, she will be welcome in the WNBA for many years to come whether she takes an occasional summer off or not. |
Can a team with title aspirations really have a liability like that? I believe Vadeeva would pose the same issues with national commitments ect . |
Meesseman and Delle Donne weren’t a good mix anyway. Kinda the same player. Either are too lanky and slow to play SF and not strong enough to play center. So depth will take a hit for sure. But like Miller last year, a starter being unexpectedly absent might force him into a starting lineup that’s actually better than they had last year.
They still have Krystal Thomas, right? The return of Tayler Hill. Currie rumor. I think they could be better if depth in post doesn’t become a problem. Camille Little to Mystics? Isn’t she from NC?
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Posted: 02/01/18 12:56 pm ::: |
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Richyyy wrote: |
WNBA 09 wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
You can't really blame Meesseman for taking the time off ... she's been going year-round for a while now. And barring a disastrous injury, she will be welcome in the WNBA for many years to come whether she takes an occasional summer off or not. |
Can a team with title aspirations really have a liability like that? I believe Vadeeva would pose the same issues with national commitments ect . |
In fairness it's the first extended break Meesseman's taken from the WNBA in six years. That makes her less of a liability than a whole host of American star players... |
Also its the first time that Belgium is at a big tournament in a while and this is probably their only good shot because it will be Wauters last tournament if she can stay healthy.
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Posted: 02/05/18 6:27 pm ::: |
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Dev Peters and Asia Taylor sign
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Richyyy

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Posted: 02/05/18 6:46 pm ::: |
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Dev Peters and Asia Taylor sign |
Makes sense. They've basically replaced Meesseman with Currie and Peters, so they've got options at both 3 and 4 depending on where they want to shift EDD at a given time. Also, if she's healthy, I guess Peters is the backup to Krystal Thomas at the 5 at the moment. It's her, Delle Donne or Hawkins. |
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Posted: 02/05/18 6:48 pm ::: |
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Good pick ups for Washington. Mystics are looking deep for 2018, though I doubt Taylor & Hightower make the final roster.
PG: Toliver/Cloud
SG: Hill/Walker-Kimbrough/Hightower
SF: Ruffin-Pratt/Currie/Taylor
PF: Delle Donne/Sanders/Peters
C: KThomas/Hawkins
+ their #8 draft pick
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Richyyy

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Posted: 02/05/18 6:53 pm ::: |
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Oh yeah, there's Sanders as well to help out inside. Knew I was forgetting someone. |
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Aladyyn

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Posted: 02/05/18 9:25 pm ::: |
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"Thin" is about the last word I'd use when describing the Mystics.
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Posted: 02/05/18 10:01 pm ::: |
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I like the signing of Currie & Peters for the Mystics.
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Posted: 02/27/18 5:09 am ::: |
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And record-wise, they actually played better without Meesseman than with her. (Sounds eerily similar to a current Wizards situation). But at the same time, I’m not exactly sure why Meesseman seemed to be untouchable before the 2017 season, even if the Mystics anticipated this all along. |
Hindsight. This guy himself wanted Meesseman to be untouchable.
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