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basketballologist
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Posted: 04/13/18 6:50 pm ::: |
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Depth Chart:
PG:
1. Lindsay Whalen
2. Danielle Robinson
3. Alexis Jones
SG:
1. Seimone Augustus
2. Tanisha Wright
3. Carlie Wagner
SF:
1. Maya Moore
2. Cecilia Zandalasini
3. Breanna Richardson
PF:
1. Rebekkah Brunson
2. Jill Barta
3. Endy Miyem
C:
1. Sylvia Fowles
2. Lynetta Kizer
3. Temi Fagbenle
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toad455
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Posted: 04/14/18 1:52 pm ::: |
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Lynx have signed Vionese Pierre-Louis to a training camp contract.
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Shades
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Posted: 04/14/18 4:19 pm ::: |
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Jill Barta radio interview
Later round coverage of the draft was so clustered and confusing that she found out she was traded before she knew she was drafted.
http://700espn.com/2018/04/13/we-spoke-with-the-wnba-draftee/
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willtalk
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Posted: 04/15/18 10:59 pm ::: |
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MNfan22 wrote: |
Top 20 … for me would be based on not just talent but also contribution & significant to the franchise.
Honorable Mention: Kristen Folkl – more as a figure head as 1st player allocated to the Lynx |
Kristen Folkl brings back fond memories. She was the player who got me interested in WCBB. I used to follow womens volleyball and she was the best player in the country. Totally dominated the sport. When she began to play basketball my interest in her followed her to Stanford Basketball. I remember that even at 6'2" she, with her quick jumping ability via volleyball skills was unstoppable in the paint. She could dunk in high school, but it wasn't just how high she could jump but how quickly she elevated.
I also remember that she didn't play for the Stanford team her senior year until injuries dictated her return. She also, due to some horrible calls, fouled out at the end of the simi final game and with her out Stanford lost. As I stated she was unstoppable in the paint. She just elevated so quickly. I credit her for my present interest in womens Basketball.
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Posted: 04/16/18 12:09 pm ::: Tanisha Wright: Back to the lab |
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http://ninertimes.com/2018/04/back-to-the-lab/
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“Joining a group that already has championship pedigree, being able to bring that and because it is a veteran group who’s been together for years, they already have a cohesiveness about them… really, it’s about adding on and being a support system to the rest of the people that are there,” Wright said. “Obviously, I wanna perform up to my abilities, but it’s really being a servant leader at this point.” |
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Shades
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Posted: 04/16/18 2:12 pm ::: |
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Anosike made the list at #19.
I wonder who decides these?
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MNfan22
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toad455
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Posted: 04/17/18 1:16 pm ::: |
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Could see Zimmerman over Jones. I still like Barta over Miyem.
PG: Whalen/Robinson
SG: Augustus/Zimmerman
SF: Moore/Wright/Zandalasini
PF: Brunson/Kizer/Barta
C: Fowles/Fagnenle
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adamj95
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Posted: 04/17/18 1:17 pm ::: |
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If Lynx give up on Jones, I will not be happy.
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SpaceJunkie
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Shades
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Posted: 04/17/18 1:43 pm ::: |
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adamj95 wrote: |
If Lynx give up on Jones, I will not be happy. |
Would a part of you feel better if Whalen were to just retire before the season?
They have a lot options now with DRob, AJones, and TWright. Are the Lynx really going to collapse without her? Is Team USA going to collapse without Whalen?
I suppose the Lynx will make a big production of the retirement season.
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justintyme
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Posted: 04/17/18 1:49 pm ::: |
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There is no way Zimmerman would replace Jones. There are a ton of reasons why, but the biggest is simply that Jones is a significantly better player with a significantly higher ceiling. Jones isn't bottom of the rotation chum, she is actually a good player with eventual all-star potential.
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pilight
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Posted: 04/17/18 1:53 pm ::: |
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If Lynx give up on Jones, I will not be happy. |
Some fans of another team will be.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks Wright is a lock. She hasn't played in over a year and wasn't exactly stellar the last time she did play.
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blaase22
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toad455
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Posted: 04/17/18 2:02 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
adamj95 wrote: |
If Lynx give up on Jones, I will not be happy. |
Some fans of another team will be.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks Wright is a lock. She hasn't played in over a year and wasn't exactly stellar the last time she did play. |
Reeve does prefer her vets, so even if Wright isn't 100%, she'll probably make the team over Jones and Zimmerman. Even just to ride the end of the bench.
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pilight
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Posted: 04/17/18 2:04 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
adamj95 wrote: |
If Lynx give up on Jones, I will not be happy. |
Some fans of another team will be.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks Wright is a lock. She hasn't played in over a year and wasn't exactly stellar the last time she did play. |
Reeve does prefer her vets, so even if Wright isn't 100%, she'll probably make the team over Jones and Zimmerman. Even just to ride the end of the bench. |
Dumping Alexis Jones so you can get the last little scrap of Tanisha Wright would be foolish.
There's very little chance of Zimmerman beating out Jones.
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blaase22
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Shades
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Posted: 04/17/18 2:20 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
adamj95 wrote: |
If Lynx give up on Jones, I will not be happy. |
Some fans of another team will be.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks Wright is a lock. She hasn't played in over a year and wasn't exactly stellar the last time she did play. |
Reeve does prefer her vets, so even if Wright isn't 100%, she'll probably make the team over Jones and Zimmerman. Even just to ride the end of the bench. |
Zimmerman is not a factor in anything (although I did talk about her in the mock draft thread). If Zimmerman were to make the roster ahead of Wagner, the local Costco would sell out of tiki torch fuel.
Stop getting excited about every camp invite. Pilight probably has the data about how infrequently undrafted camp invites make the final roster. The recent data is more relevant since WNBA clubs are more stacked now.
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justintyme
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Posted: 04/17/18 2:20 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
toad455 wrote: |
pilight wrote: |
adamj95 wrote: |
If Lynx give up on Jones, I will not be happy. |
Some fans of another team will be.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks Wright is a lock. She hasn't played in over a year and wasn't exactly stellar the last time she did play. |
Reeve does prefer her vets, so even if Wright isn't 100%, she'll probably make the team over Jones and Zimmerman. Even just to ride the end of the bench. |
Dumping Alexis Jones so you can get the last little scrap of Tanisha Wright would be foolish.
There's very little chance of Zimmerman beating out Jones. |
Where does this thought even come from? Team signs some random training camp fodder to a training camp deal since four players will not be ready for camp and a bunch of others are in the twilight of their careers, and people even entertain the possibility that they will cut their most promising young player on the team?
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Richyyy
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Posted: 04/17/18 2:31 pm ::: |
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Zimmerman over Jones is obviously nuts. Miyem is likely to surprise some people who just think she's some random foreigner, too. Adapting to a new league/country and slightly different kind of basketball can always cause issues, but she may well be the third-best post on this roster. |
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