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I want to hear Bird rap...  Someone should make her rap on video and put it on youtube. |
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| Posted: 07/30/08 1:02 am ::: about Powell |
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| Powell's only ever shot over 38% from the field for a season once in her 5-year WNBA career (and that was her rookie year at only 41%, when she only shot 4 times per game). Shooting under 40% is pretty much her standard level and has been for quite some time, and the Monarchs knew that when they signed her. |
Well not to belabor the Powell issue... But since I brought it up...
My issue was there is a large contingency of San Francisco Based fans (Me being one of them) that rarely get the chance to participate in things like a camp, or a read to achieve thing with WNBA players. Well take my kids to it anyway.
I get a call every other week from sales reps trying to get me to renew my STH AND trying to get my friends/neighbors to come to games. And yet here Powell and other WNBA players right here. I am not sure what the league/team policy is but I would think they would want to to let their Bay Area fans know.
Why all the secrecy. To me it is just very D-List. But that is JMO.
As for Nicole...My issue with her is that we are payin this girl max salary. And while I agree with you that we knew what we were getting when we signed her, the least we can get from her is consistency. We can't even get that from her.
She has elite potential yet that hasn't materialized and it doesn't even come in spots anymore.
This is someone that out of 27 games has scored 20+ points 3 times. Only scored more than 15 point 9 times. Grabbed more than 5 rebounds 5 times. And dished out more than 2 assist 4 times.
This is your max salary long term scoring option.
The excuse was that she hadn't adjust when she returned from Russia, and that transition took a long time. Reality is, up to this point, she has underachieved, and we probably overpaid for her. But considering the fact that she did get a big pay raise, I would think she would spend some of this time tightening her game. Then again she has a month, I guess I can't begrudge her a evening a boozing and snobbery.
I do believe is Nicole's potential, but I would pack her shit and put her on the first thing smokin for Alana
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| Posted: 07/30/08 1:21 am ::: |
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| Maybe the events are private and not open to the public....
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| Posted: 07/30/08 1:30 am ::: |
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| Maybe the events are private and not open to the public.... |
The Boosing or the Camps?
Cause I don't really care about the Boosing part. to each their own.
But the read to achieve and the Camps, well like I said Lost opportunity. It shows that somebody doesn't know its fan base. The league needs a Bay Area team, but again it couldn't have hurt the Monarchs to send an e-mail to its bay area fans, or bothered to include them for that matter. It just shows that the league really needs to think somethings out.
I will support the League, but no way do I renew STH for next year.
D-List Bullshit...
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I Don't know why they want to Test Me they Know I'm from Jersey... DeMya Walker July 18, 2004
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I'd rather be trapped in someone else's dutch oven than deal with the "breath of fresh air" Gavin Newsom would bring to Sacramento.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 1:32 am ::: |
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| BLOCK THAT: That portion of practice is over with the "white" team running for scoring the least points. But the scrimmage ended with a bang as Fowles blocked Leslie's shot attempt at the top of the key. Team USA will definitely need that in China. |
Poor Lisa Fowles owns her.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 10:53 am ::: interesting comments from katie... |
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thought these were interesting comments from katie smith:
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Smith, the only representative from her team, took it all in stride.
"L.A. was telling their side of the story and I tried to keep shut," Smith said. "I've got my opinions about it, but I'll keep those to myself. I was proud of my teammates, though, because we didn't come in swinging. We came in taking our people away. I was proud of our group for making sure nothing else happened and no one else got involved.
"No one wants to lose their money and no one wants to get suspended, so there was no need for me to go in there and start doing anything. I was just trying to keep people back for the most part."
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| Posted: 07/30/08 11:07 am ::: |
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Jayda has now posted some details of the "controversial" wine-tasting. Apparently Ashley Battle is the one with hidden wine talents, though she also gave Nicole Powell praise for her technique.
Also, Swin Cash will be joining Theresa Edwards on the commentary team, though this may be covered elsewhere.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 11:42 am ::: |
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T Storm get until the 9th off, they did so well they earned the extra long break, Not to mention Yo and Sheryl need a little more healing time.
Swin won't be practicing at all this break, this will help with her lower back pain, but not sure how her performance will be when she plays the first game back.
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| Storm forward Swin Cash will be part of the Olympics, although not as a player as she had hoped. She'll join five-time Olympian Teresa Edwards in the NBC studios in New York to broadcast the non-Team USA basketball games |
Also, gee Tina, the Gold or any medal is not USA's rightful place unless they EARN it.  Boy, no wonder people hate the USA more and more, we think we have the right to almost everything all over the world, the right to go to war, the right to say who should or should not have nuclear weapons, the right to say who leads which countries (although that one only applies to oil countries)........and the list goes on and on.
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| Now we're a whole group… it's 12 of us together for the first time. Now it's time to bring it all together and put the USA back in its rightful place." |
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| Posted: 07/30/08 12:07 pm ::: |
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| No different than any "strong" team in any sport that aims to win the gold. If you don't believe you belong on that podium, what are you doing playing for it? |
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| Posted: 07/30/08 1:51 pm ::: |
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I just got one question, does anyone in this league take the league serious? You're blowing off practice and being with your team to be in NY so you can sit in a studio? That shows dedication to your team mhm! No matter if she can't practice, sometimes just being there matters.
I'm starting to see why some people don't take this league serious, this past week has almost made me not take the league serious anymore.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 2:06 pm ::: |
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Resting a sore back and gaining experience commentating might be of more long term value for Swin than just "being there" with the Storm. I don't see it as abandoning her team and if Agler did then I imagine he would have expressed that.
I think we are clear that you dislike her, that's your choice, but maybe this is a bit of a stretch for criticism.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 2:20 pm ::: |
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Resting a sore back and gaining experience commentating might be of more long term value for Swin than just "being there" with the Storm. I don't see it as abandoning her team and if Agler did then I imagine he would have expressed that.
I think we are clear that you dislike her, that's your choice, but maybe this is a bit of a stretch for criticism. |
This has nothing to do with how I dislike her personally, if it was anyone else I'd feel the same way. Her back isn't that bad she can't shoot around at practice, participate in walk throughs, and just be there for your team.
In my opinion, that's like Cheryl Ford going home to be with her family or doing whatever instead of sticking around and being here for her team. Yeah she can't play for a year but she's still there. Yeah Swin can't practice for a month but should still be there. But whatever, I guess if Seattle fans are okay with it then its fine.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 3:18 pm ::: |
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Resting a sore back and gaining experience commentating might be of more long term value for Swin than just "being there" with the Storm. I don't see it as abandoning her team and if Agler did then I imagine he would have expressed that.
I think we are clear that you dislike her, that's your choice, but maybe this is a bit of a stretch for criticism. |
This has nothing to do with how I dislike her personally, if it was anyone else I'd feel the same way. Her back isn't that bad she can't shoot around at practice, participate in walk throughs, and just be there for your team.
In my opinion, that's like Cheryl Ford going home to be with her family or doing whatever instead of sticking around and being here for her team. Yeah she can't play for a year but she's still there. Yeah Swin can't practice for a month but should still be there. But whatever, I guess if Seattle fans are okay with it then its fine. |
And you know this how?
As for Ford, players with ACL injuries usually can't travel for awhile anyway.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 3:27 pm ::: |
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| R U DUN wrote: |
Resting a sore back and gaining experience commentating might be of more long term value for Swin than just "being there" with the Storm. I don't see it as abandoning her team and if Agler did then I imagine he would have expressed that.
I think we are clear that you dislike her, that's your choice, but maybe this is a bit of a stretch for criticism. |
This has nothing to do with how I dislike her personally, if it was anyone else I'd feel the same way. Her back isn't that bad she can't shoot around at practice, participate in walk throughs, and just be there for your team.
In my opinion, that's like Cheryl Ford going home to be with her family or doing whatever instead of sticking around and being here for her team. Yeah she can't play for a year but she's still there. Yeah Swin can't practice for a month but should still be there. But whatever, I guess if Seattle fans are okay with it then its fine. |
And you know this how?
As for Ford, players with ACL injuries usually can't travel for awhile anyway. |
Because I've seen her play. If her back is that bad though she shouldn't be flying to NY, should be in Seattle resting. 
And psh, Ford is probably somewhere in the Bahamas on the beach in a bikini and a huge knee brace sippin'....umm....Gatorade.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 3:36 pm ::: |
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I just got one question, does anyone in this league take the league serious? You're blowing off practice and being with your team to be in NY so you can sit in a studio? That shows dedication to your team mhm! No matter if she can't practice, sometimes just being there matters.
I'm starting to see why some people don't take this league serious, this past week has almost made me not take the league serious anymore. |
No.
When players come back from their overseas stints out of shape and/or overweight and can tell you more about Prada heels than a full-court press...
When GMs pick players based on personal friendships with former colleagues or based on how "blonde" said players are...
When coaches can't even remember the names of star players for opposing teams...
That's enough for me to believe the WNBA is a complete joke in the eyes of the employees. If these women (and men) working for the league don't take it seriously, how can they expect fans and observers to hold the league in high regard?
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| Posted: 07/30/08 4:56 pm ::: |
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Regarding Cash: in the last Storm game I saw, the commentators actually said that her back was bad enough that she couldn't participate in every practice. So, yes, I think the month off will do more good than running through practice without the two key components of her team would.
Regarding Powell: last I checked, San Francisco wasn't that far away from Sacramento, and I'm fairly certain there are gyms there. It's not like she's going to the Bahamas or something.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 5:04 pm ::: |
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| Regarding Cash: in the last Storm game I saw, the commentators actually said that her back was bad enough that she couldn't participate in every practice. So, yes, I think the month off will do more good than running through practice without the two key components of her team would. |
They also said she was having regular Cortisone shots.
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| Posted: 07/30/08 8:32 pm ::: |
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Or at least the thing right now is a little post-game victory dance that the team makes her do in the huddle if we win. You can catch some of it at the end of the Sacramento game. It cracks the team up every time, and in fact they're all waiting around for Sue to do it while FSN interviews her at the end of the Monarchs game, and finally Sheryl leaves the huddle to drag her out of the interview in order to complete their post-game ritual.