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awhom111
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Sparks sign Alina Iagupova.
She plays overseas with Chelsea Gray. |
When will the Sparks sign Liudmyla Naumenko? |
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| Posted: 02/21/19 8:27 am ::: |
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| Iggy is a great pickup for the sparks. I remember recommending someone give her a shot last season while she played with Diamond Deshields for Cukurova. Not sure if she can beat out the talents in training camp but shes more than good enough!
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| Posted: 02/21/19 9:50 am ::: |
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| Iggy is a great pickup for the sparks. I remember recommending someone give her a shot last season while she played with Diamond Deshields for Cukurova. Not sure if she can beat out the talents in training camp but shes more than good enough! |
There’s no way she can beat out Samuelson?
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| Posted: 02/21/19 10:17 am ::: |
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| Any potential draftee who watched Zion Williamson go down last night -- luckily the injury doesn't appear serious -- should think carefully about staying in college another year. Even a guy like Williamson could lose millions of dollars because of an unfortunately timed injury.
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| Posted: 02/21/19 10:45 am ::: |
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| Any potential draftee who watched Zion Williamson go down last night -- luckily the injury doesn't appear serious -- should think carefully about staying in college another year. Even a guy like Williamson could lose millions of dollars because of an unfortunately timed injury. |
That is exactly the same thing I was thinking last night. Who knows what Williamson will do, but if I was him I would never set foot in a college game again.
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TotalCardinalMove
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| Posted: 02/21/19 3:12 pm ::: |
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| Any potential draftee who watched Zion Williamson go down last night -- luckily the injury doesn't appear serious -- should think carefully about staying in college another year. Even a guy like Williamson could lose millions of dollars because of an unfortunately timed injury. |
That is exactly the same thing I was thinking last night. Who knows what Williamson will do, but if I was him I would never set foot in a college game again. |
He could blow out his knee by simply walking to class, or anywhere really. Freak accidents just happen, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him sit out the rest of the season.
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TotalCardinalMove
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| Posted: 02/21/19 3:12 pm ::: |
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| Never quite seen a shoe disband like that, either.
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| Posted: 02/21/19 4:39 pm ::: |
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| Lynx sign Jillian Alleyne
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PUmatty
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| Posted: 02/21/19 5:33 pm ::: |
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| ClayK wrote: |
| Any potential draftee who watched Zion Williamson go down last night -- luckily the injury doesn't appear serious -- should think carefully about staying in college another year. Even a guy like Williamson could lose millions of dollars because of an unfortunately timed injury. |
That is exactly the same thing I was thinking last night. Who knows what Williamson will do, but if I was him I would never set foot in a college game again. |
He could blow out his knee by simply walking to class, or anywhere really. Freak accidents just happen, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him sit out the rest of the season. |
The likelihood of one is quite a bit higher than the other, don't you think?
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| Posted: 02/21/19 5:46 pm ::: |
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| Aces sign Alex Harden.
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| Posted: 02/21/19 6:08 pm ::: |
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| Aces sign Alex Harden. |
Looks like Aces training camp it going to be a pretty tough fight for spots on the team.
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| Posted: 02/21/19 6:22 pm ::: |
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| PUmatty wrote: |
| ClayK wrote: |
| Any potential draftee who watched Zion Williamson go down last night -- luckily the injury doesn't appear serious -- should think carefully about staying in college another year. Even a guy like Williamson could lose millions of dollars because of an unfortunately timed injury. |
That is exactly the same thing I was thinking last night. Who knows what Williamson will do, but if I was him I would never set foot in a college game again. |
He could blow out his knee by simply walking to class, or anywhere really. Freak accidents just happen, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him sit out the rest of the season. |
The likelihood of one is quite a bit higher than the other, don't you think? |
This just in. Nike taking harsh steps to correct the problem.
https://sports.theonion.com/nike-fires-8-year-old-shoemaker-responsible-for-zion-wi-1832801206
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TotalCardinalMove
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| Posted: 02/21/19 11:46 pm ::: |
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| Any potential draftee who watched Zion Williamson go down last night -- luckily the injury doesn't appear serious -- should think carefully about staying in college another year. Even a guy like Williamson could lose millions of dollars because of an unfortunately timed injury. |
That is exactly the same thing I was thinking last night. Who knows what Williamson will do, but if I was him I would never set foot in a college game again. |
He could blow out his knee by simply walking to class, or anywhere really. Freak accidents just happen, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him sit out the rest of the season. |
The likelihood of one is quite a bit higher than the other, don't you think? |
How likely was he to burst out of a shoe? Again, freak accidents happen regardless.
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| Posted: 02/22/19 10:43 am ::: |
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Freak accidents that impact future basketball earnings are much, much more likely to occur in an athletic situation than out walking your dog.
Any player who is concerned about future earnings, and who has the option to receive a salary more commensurate with her skills than is paid in college, should seriously consider going "pro" as soon as she is eligible.
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TotalCardinalMove
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| Posted: 02/22/19 2:46 pm ::: |
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Freak accidents that impact future basketball earnings are much, much more likely to occur in an athletic situation than out walking your dog.
Any player who is concerned about future earnings, and who has the option to receive a salary more commensurate with her skills than is paid in college, should seriously consider going "pro" as soon as she is eligible. |
Then maybe players should quit going to college altogether, and play overseas.
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| Posted: 02/22/19 3:00 pm ::: |
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| ClayK wrote: |
Freak accidents that impact future basketball earnings are much, much more likely to occur in an athletic situation than out walking your dog.
Any player who is concerned about future earnings, and who has the option to receive a salary more commensurate with her skills than is paid in college, should seriously consider going "pro" as soon as she is eligible. |
Then maybe players should quit going to college altogether, and play overseas. |
Or lower the draft age to 18, as the NBA has now proposed
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| Posted: 02/22/19 3:59 pm ::: |
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NBA officially proposes lowering draft age from 19 to 18
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| At the July NBA owners’ meeting, Silver told reporters: “My personal view is that we’re ready to make that change. … When I’ve weighed the pros and cons, given that Condoleezza Rice and her Commission (On College Basketball) has recommended to the NBA that those one-and-done players now come directly into the league, and in essence, the college community is saying we do not want those players anymore. That sort of tips the scale in my mind that we should be taking a serious look at lowering our age to 18.” |
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| Posted: 02/22/19 4:45 pm ::: |
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| Maybe the WNBA age should be lowered, too. 21?
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| Posted: 02/22/19 5:25 pm ::: |
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| Maybe the WNBA age should be lowered, too. 21? |
No!
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| Posted: 02/22/19 5:35 pm ::: |
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| Maybe the WNBA age should be lowered, too. 21? |
I don’t know why this became a free agent topic. Oh, Clay.
There’s not enough roster spots to make room to develop younger players.
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| Posted: 02/22/19 8:11 pm ::: |
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| Maybe the WNBA age should be lowered, too. 21? |
I don’t know why this became a free agent topic. Oh, Clay.
There’s not enough roster spots to make room to develop younger players. |
What if they moved to a hockey like system in the WNBA? For players that still need time to develop they can be drafted at a certain age, and then try to make the team. If they sign, then their rookie contract begins, if they don't they can then return to their NCAA/Junior/Euro team. After 3 years if they aren't signed the team loses their rights and they become an UFA.
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| Posted: 02/22/19 8:24 pm ::: |
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| Maybe the WNBA age should be lowered, too. 21? |
I don’t know why this became a free agent topic. Oh, Clay.
There’s not enough roster spots to make room to develop younger players. |
What if they moved to a hockey like system in the WNBA? For players that still need time to develop they can be drafted at a certain age, and then try to make the team. If they sign, then their rookie contract begins, if they don't they can then return to their NCAA/Junior/Euro team. After 3 years if they aren't signed the team loses their rights and they become an UFA. |
This would be really interesting. I like this idea.
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| Posted: 02/22/19 8:30 pm ::: |
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Age of eligibility doesn't feel like something that there's much impetus towards changing on either side of the CBA negotiations. The coaches probably like that they have 4 years of college evidence to work with when drafting (and more fully-formed players at 22 than 19), and a significant portion of the Players' Association would be helping to open up the league to their own replacements. Plus it's generally thrown out as a positive for the women's game that most of the players actually get a degree (or get somewhere close to it) before turning pro.
I don't think we'll see much change there until a meaningful number of players - or one or two superstars - turn pro early and are playing in Europe for years while ineligible to play professionally in the US. One or two like Prince and DeShields playing a year overseas before their draft isn't nearly enough. If someone like Griner or Parker had skipped college and dominated in Europe for three years (or more) before being allowed to play for money in her own country, maybe it would've become an issue. But right now it really isn't. |
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