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ChasingRatDogmaSalade
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 627 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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ChasingRatDogmaSalade
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ChasingRatDogmaSalade
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Nerd2
Joined: 06 Jun 2010 Posts: 7659
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Posted: 03/16/18 5:08 pm ::: |
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Since we have an ear into the LV front office: is there any way to get the number of years each signing is for? The league always claims it's a team policy but since all the other teams would have the info, the only ones you are hiding this from is the fans.
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Randy
Joined: 08 Oct 2011 Posts: 10911
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Posted: 03/16/18 7:14 pm ::: |
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Like your prospect reports. Thanks for posting them.
BTW - the first link above has a link to Ariel Atkins, but the Kelsey Mitchell report comes up in place of Atkins.
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5thmantheme
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Randy
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Posted: 03/17/18 4:57 pm ::: |
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Thanks. Looks like she is a good player.
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ChasingRatDogmaSalade
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 627 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: 03/27/18 4:57 pm ::: |
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One of the prouder moments of my professional media relations career.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/aces-wnba/pioneers-cardte-hicks-musiette-mckinney-embrace-las-vegas-aces/
Here is a long story that I think pays off in the end. Your mileage may vary.
Those of you who have been around forever may remember that I attended a reunion of the first professional women's basketball league, the WBL (1978-81), about 15 years ago when I worked in the league office.
While there I met a number of wonderful players, coaches and administrators, but the person who stood out most to me was a woman named Cardte Hicks. She was just 5-8, but is the first woman to dunk in a pro game. She also was just a ball of fire from a personality standpoint. The kind of person you feel like you've known forever the second you meet them.
We kept in touch a little bit, as she lived in Sacramento, and was a Monarchs fan, but I didn't speak to her for well over a decade, and lost her contact info.
Three weeks ago, as I was trying to think of Women's History Month pitches for our local media, it occurred to me that we might have former WBL players living in Las Vegas. I reached out to John Molina and a woman named Karra Porter (who organized that WBL reunion and wrote the book "Mad Seasons" - https://www.ebay.com/itm/MAD-SEASONS-STORY-OF-FIRST-WOMENS-PROFESSIONAL-BASKETBALL-By-Karra-Porter-/183020499267) to see if they knew of anybody living in market.
They said they would check and get back to me, but in the meantime, I thought I would check to see if Cardte was on facebook, and if she had any connections.
I tracked her down, and sent her a friend request. She accepted, and the first thing I noticed ... she now lives in Henderson, Nevada nine miles from where I live. What are the odds?
So we set up an interview with Cardte and one of our local TV stations, and they shoot a sit-down with her.
That evening, that same TV station is covering Moriah Jefferson at a CR event. During breaks in the action, they are talking about Cardte and the interview from earlier in the day. A woman at the table next to them says, "excuse me, but are you all talking about Cardte Hicks?"
Turns out this woman, Musiette "Moose" McKinney, who has worked at UNLV for quite some time, played on Cardte's San Francisco team in the WBL. She hadn't seen her in nearly three decades. Once again, what are the odds?
So yesterday, we invited Cardte out to meet with Moriah Jefferson and Sequoia Holmes in a round table with the TV station, and we surprised Cardte by having Moose walk up behind her during the interview.
Tears flowed, hugs were shared, and a beautiful trip down memory lane unfolded over the next hour.
Moose was the de facto team photographer back in the day, and she had everything from media guides to polaroids (look it up young 'uns) in her scrap books.
The Review Journal wrote the article linked above, and the local TV station is turning this into a two part interview to air over the next two weeks. When they post links online I will share with the group.
Thanks for reading!
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toad455
Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 22513 Location: NJ
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Posted: 04/11/18 5:28 pm ::: |
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Aces have signed Jacki Gemelos to a training camp contract.
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Shades
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Posted: 04/11/18 5:48 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
Aces have signed Jacki Gemelos to a training camp contract. |
What in the greek yogurt is going on here? The Aces have 4 draft picks to bring into camp. Maybe Laimbeer really is interested in taking international picks late. But Reeve is claiming international players are wanting to come over right away.
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Carol Anne
Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 1739 Location: Seattle
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toad455
Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 22513 Location: NJ
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Posted: 04/12/18 9:08 pm ::: |
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PG: Jefferson/Plum
SG: McBride/Holmes/Lawrence
SF: Young/Nared
PF: Wilson/Harrison
C: Bone/Swords/Park
Wonder if trader Bill would consider trading Hamby & Coffey for something? Hamby sticks if Park doesn't show. Coffey could stick over either Holmes or Lawrence.
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Shades
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Posted: 04/12/18 10:14 pm ::: |
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Plum/Colson/Jefferson(until 100%)
McBride/Holmes/
Young/Nared
Wilson/Harrison/Hamby
Bone/Swords
Park (deferred)
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sigur3
Joined: 18 Jun 2013 Posts: 6191 Location: Chicago-ish
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Posted: 04/13/18 1:55 pm ::: |
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Morgan William signed for training camp
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myrtle
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CamrnCrz1974
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18371 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 04/13/18 4:06 pm ::: |
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Shades wrote: |
Plum/Colson/Jefferson(until 100%)
McBride/Holmes/
Young/Nared
Wilson/Harrison/Hamby
Bone/Swords
Park (deferred) |
Isabelle Harrison does not have the consistent range on her shot to play the four, nor can she defend athletic, mobile PFs.
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toad455
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Posted: 04/13/18 4:07 pm ::: |
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I can see William over Colson if BL wants three PGs.
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Michelle89
Joined: 17 Nov 2010 Posts: 16467 Location: Holland
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Posted: 04/13/18 4:35 pm ::: |
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CamrnCrz1974 wrote: |
Shades wrote: |
Plum/Colson/Jefferson(until 100%)
McBride/Holmes/
Young/Nared
Wilson/Harrison/Hamby
Bone/Swords
Park (deferred) |
Isabelle Harrison does not have the consistent range on her shot to play the four, nor can she defend athletic, mobile PFs. |
If she comes off the bench then she wont be defending the best athletic mobiles PF's the whole time
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67491 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 04/13/18 4:37 pm ::: |
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I'd like to think Lawrence is capable of beating out Sequoia Holmes
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myrtle
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Posted: 04/13/18 5:24 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
I can see William over Colson if BL wants three PGs. |
I can't.
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pilight
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Posted: 04/13/18 5:31 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
I can see William over Colson if BL wants three PGs. |
It's hard to see William over anybody. She'll have to step to the side.
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WNBA 09
Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 12793 Location: Dallas , Texas
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Posted: 04/13/18 5:39 pm ::: |
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CamrnCrz1974 wrote: |
Shades wrote: |
Plum/Colson/Jefferson(until 100%)
McBride/Holmes/
Young/Nared
Wilson/Harrison/Hamby
Bone/Swords
Park (deferred) |
Isabelle Harrison does not have the consistent range on her shot to play the four, nor can she defend athletic, mobile PFs. |
I had no problem with her mid range game last season. Shes improved dramatically , her physicality is what SFO will adore the most. I dont she gets traded at all .
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 04/13/18 5:39 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
I'd like to think Lawrence is capable of beating out Sequoia Holmes |
+1 they are kind of the same player , but Lawrence is a bit better at creating her own shot .
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basketballologist
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Posted: 04/13/18 6:37 pm ::: |
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Depth Chart:
PG:
1. Moriah Jefferson
2. Kelsey Plum
3. Sydney Colson
4. Morgan William
SG:
1. Kayla McBride
2. Jamie Nared
3. Raigyne Louis
4. Kahlia Lawrence
SF:
1. Tamera Young
2. Cierra Burdick
3. Sequoia Holmes
4. Jacki Gemelos
PF:
1. Isabelle Harrison
2. Dearica Hamby
3. Nia Coffey
4. Ivey Slaughter
C:
1. A'ja Wilson
2. Kelsey Bone
3. Carolyn Swords
4. Valeriane Ayayi
N/A: Ji-Su Park
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myrtle
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Posted: 04/13/18 9:00 pm ::: |
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The 4 posts that matter are Bone, Izzy, A'ja, and Swords. Ayayi is a skinny 6' er so definitely not a C - a tweener I think.
Hamby is next to worthless and if you have T. Young and Hamby on the floor at the same time, you're in deep trouble. If Coffey can't make the transition to SF, she's probably gone as well. I probably keep Coffey over Hamby if I must choose, but since there's plenty of room on this roster, making cuts shouldn't be nearly as difficult as on some others.
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