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Admiral_Needa
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 Posted: 06/26/05 6:09 pm ::: Taurasi's Tactics In Question |
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Diana Taurasi's elbows are as sharp as her wit. Washington's DeLisha Milton-Jones found this out Tuesday, and a brawl nearly ensued at the MCI Center.
Having endured Taurasi's physical antics, then hitting the deck after the two tangled between plays, Milton-Jones charged Taurasi with a cocked fist. Milton-Jones' teammate, Chasity Melvin, held her back to prevent an ugly scene, but the benches still cleared and accusations flew. Milton-Jones said Taurasi and the Mercury too often resort to cheap elbows and intentional collisions.
Milton-Jones likely over-reacted, but Taurasi's contention of innocence is hardly credible. Viewed as an angel in these parts for her work toward three national titles at UConn, Taurasi doesn't play like one. She doesn't have to, and there isn't anything wrong with what she does necessarily.
Taurasi and Milton-Jones are elite players, elite interviews. Milton-Jones is one of the most soft-spoken, engaging and thoughtful players in the league. Taurasi is a joker, a wise guy.
Many assume the frustration of losing has led Taurasi to employ dirty tactics on the court as a way to vent. 
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And this is from a Connecticut newspaper!  
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| Posted: 06/26/05 7:04 pm ::: |
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I think everybody needs to go back and review the difference between "sentence" and "paragraph." :rolleyes
Anyhow, I read the paragraph in question differently. I thought that writer was saying that many people are assuming that DT's recently highly publicized rough play is something new, the result of the frustration from losing BUT the truth is that she's played that way for years.
Then I think he goes on to say that many of the best players in the league also play rough, and that it's part and parcel of what makes them great players.
However, the writer's overall assessment apparently is that DT's play is -- and always has been -- "rough", not "dirty".
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| Posted: 06/26/05 7:04 pm ::: Re: Taurasi's Tactics In Question |
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The author already established that Diana employs dirty tactics.
Some people assume her dirty tactics are being employed because of her grand-scale losing.
However, the author says that Diana has always been a rough player, and believes her dirty tactics is a part of being good.
Bottom line, Diana uses dirty tactics.
Nice try though, better luck next time lol...  Mike Anthony: "Taurasi's contention of innocence is hardly credible." |
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"Milton-Jones likely over-reacted, but Taurasi's contention of innocence is hardly credible. Viewed as an angel in these parts for her work toward three national titles at UConn, Taurasi doesn't play like one. She doesn't have to, and there isn't anything wrong with what she does necessarily. She's not dirty, but she's not soft. She's willing to mix it up, as she does with colorful comments."
Nice try, honestly..its really stupid to take quotes out of context, and then supply a link to the reader..who is eventually going to find out what you did...
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| Posted: 06/26/05 7:04 pm ::: |
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So, Admiral, you're saying that "tough" is the same as "dirty" ??
To me they're two totally different things.
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| Posted: 06/26/05 7:21 pm ::: |
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| VandyWhit wrote: |
I think everybody needs to go back and review the difference between "sentence" and "paragraph." :rolleyes
Anyhow, I read the paragraph in question differently. I thought that writer was saying that many people are assuming that DT's recently highly publicized rough play is something new, the result of the frustration from losing BUT the truth is that she's played that way for years.
Then I think he goes on to say that many of the best players in the league also play rough, and that it's part and parcel of what makes them great players.
However, the writer's overall assessment apparently is that DT's play is -- and always has been -- "rough", not "dirty". |
Once again, well said Vandy...
Diana definitely plays rough, although certain 'unbiased' people would have you believe otherwise, even though a Connecticut writer even says that "Taurasi's contention of innocence is hardly credible."
But the question is, is rough dirty? The author says that both players are elite, along with Tina Thompson, who is known to play rough. Well, if people are calling Milton-Jones "dirty", then by the author's reasoning, Taurasi is also "dirty".
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| Posted: 06/26/05 7:27 pm ::: |
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| VandyWhit wrote: |
I think everybody needs to go back and review the difference between "sentence" and "paragraph." :rolleyes
Anyhow, I read the paragraph in question differently. I thought that writer was saying that many people are assuming that DT's recently highly publicized rough play is something new, the result of the frustration from losing BUT the truth is that she's played that way for years.
Then I think he goes on to say that many of the best players in the league also play rough, and that it's part and parcel of what makes them great players.
However, the writer's overall assessment apparently is that DT's play is -- and always has been -- "rough", not "dirty". |
Once again, well said Vandy...
Diana definitely plays rough, although certain 'unbiased' people would have you believe otherwise, even though a Connecticut writer even says that "Taurasi's contention of innocence is hardly credible."
But the question is, is rough dirty? The author says that both players are elite, along with Tina Thompson, who is known to play rough. Well, if people are calling Milton-Jones "dirty", then by the author's reasoning, Taurasi is also "dirty". |
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| Posted: 06/26/05 7:40 pm ::: |
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| Admiral_Needa wrote: |
| VandyWhit wrote: |
I think everybody needs to go back and review the difference between "sentence" and "paragraph." :rolleyes
Anyhow, I read the paragraph in question differently. I thought that writer was saying that many people are assuming that DT's recently highly publicized rough play is something new, the result of the frustration from losing BUT the truth is that she's played that way for years.
Then I think he goes on to say that many of the best players in the league also play rough, and that it's part and parcel of what makes them great players.
However, the writer's overall assessment apparently is that DT's play is -- and always has been -- "rough", not "dirty". |
Once again, well said Vandy...
Diana definitely plays rough, although certain 'unbiased' people would have you believe otherwise, even though a Connecticut writer even says that "Taurasi's contention of innocence is hardly credible."
But the question is, is rough dirty? The author says that both players are elite, along with Tina Thompson, who is known to play rough. Well, if people are calling Milton-Jones "dirty", then by the author's reasoning, Taurasi is also "dirty". |
Taurasi hasn't tried to throw a punch at anyone....At least in a game 
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| Posted: 06/26/05 8:24 pm ::: |
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Taurasi is a very physical player, and I personally think she's a big ass whiner, but that doesn't mean that she is dirty. She plays a rough game, but so do a lot of players.
Lauren Jackson is a VERY physical player. In 2002 she was the main reason that Penicheiro spent most of the season on the sideline with that severely damaged shoulder. But LJ didn't do it on purpose. It was just the result of two very physical plays. No ill intent to injure. A friend of mine that's just a casual observer of the league started calling LJ "Dumptruck" because everytime she saw her in action, she just seemed to plow right into people and send them flying. My friend could tell that she wasn't trying to injure people, she was just big and strong.
Yolanda Griffith is pretty fierce and physical too, but not dirty. DeMya Walker, another example, while she has been the cause of a few injuries, she's not out to hurt people. (Unless it says Leslie on the back, then she will fuck her up!) But even then, she didn't go after Lisa.
The debate can go on and on, there are many players in the league that are physical, but they aren't thugs. There are THUGS in the game, people that just look like they are out to injure others, but I don't think that any of the players I mentioned are part of that company. They are just focused on more than others because they are high profile.
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| Posted: 06/26/05 8:35 pm ::: |
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| That is a great avatar mamabristow, it certainly defines physical play, LOL
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