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TotalCardinalMove
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Posted: 08/25/14 3:32 pm ::: SA Stars 2015 |
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Haven't seen one of these for my team yet, sorry if there's been one already. So I'd like to know who stays and who goes. I think once again, we should try to lure in some posts through trade and free agency. Also, even though we have plenty guards, not all of them have been that great the past few seasons, or they ended up in Dan's doghouse. If it were up to me, 5 spots would be open. I would say Shenise Johnson, Kayla Alexander, Shameka Christon, and Davellyn Whyte should have to fight for their spots. Plus the one open slot via Becky's retirement. Thoughts?
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ucdt3
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Posted: 08/25/14 3:37 pm ::: Re: SA Stars 2015 |
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Haven't seen one of these for my team yet, sorry if there's been one already. So I'd like to know who stays and who goes. I think once again, we should try to lure in some posts through trade and free agency. Also, even though we have plenty guards, not all of them have been that great the past few seasons, or they ended up in Dan's doghouse. If it were up to me, 5 spots would be open. I would say Shenise Johnson, Kayla Alexander, Shameka Christon, and Davellyn Whyte should have to fight for their spots. Plus the one open slot via Becky's retirement. Thoughts? |
Christon needs to retire and take the same bus as Powell (Seattle) to her next life endeavor. Moore used her like a wet rag whenever Hughes rested McBride. |
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Richyyy
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Posted: 08/25/14 4:20 pm ::: |
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Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
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ClayK
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Posted: 08/25/14 6:34 pm ::: |
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Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
That, that, that, that .... would be tanking.
Only Phoenix would consider that, minions of the devil that they are.
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toad455
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Posted: 08/25/14 8:13 pm ::: |
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They now lack a back-up PG as Hammon ran PG duties when Robinson was out. I could see Leilani Mitchell ending up here. Perkins gets inserted into the starting line-up and D. Whyte returns as well. Hopefully Ndour returns in 2015.
PG: Robinson/Mitchell
SG: Perkins/Whyte/draft pick
SF: McBride/Johnson
PF: Adams/Young
C: Appel/Ndour/Alexander
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myrtle
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Posted: 08/25/14 8:48 pm ::: |
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still looks thin compared to the rest of the west... for 2016 may not need tanking.
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Shades
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Posted: 08/25/14 9:08 pm ::: |
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If Young Malcolm is considered a backup in SAN, maybe she should consider bolting to NYL or chasing a championship in Minny.
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Richyyy
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Posted: 08/25/14 9:20 pm ::: |
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They now lack a back-up PG as Hammon ran PG duties when Robinson was out. I could see Leilani Mitchell ending up here. Perkins gets inserted into the starting line-up and D. Whyte returns as well. Hopefully Ndour returns in 2015.
PG: Robinson/Mitchell
SG: Perkins/Whyte/draft pick
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Whyte played point guard her entire first season.
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Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
That, that, that, that .... would be tanking.
Only Phoenix would consider that, minions of the devil that they are. |
I said 'unfortunate' that they lost, not that they should've actively tried to lose that last game. |
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myrtle
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Posted: 08/25/14 9:29 pm ::: |
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The weird thing is that they have a lot of serviceable pieces, just not the pice de rsistance.
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J-Spoon
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Posted: 08/25/14 11:03 pm ::: |
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SA is in that nether world of being good enough to stay in the playoffs, but not good enough to win a championship. Maybe it is time to blow it up, trade some better pieces for youth and assets, hope that Tulsa or the last go round of LJ/Bird can drop them to the lottery and pray for stewart or Lloyd.
With that as the plan I would try and trade Young and #9 to Tulsa for the #2 pick or Young for Hooper and Tulsa's 2nd round pick.
Same idea Adams and #9 for NY's 2016 pick and Montgomery or Adams and S. Johnson for NY 2016 pick and Montgomery.
Perkins and #9 to Seattle for #1
I also like the idea of picking up Mitchell.
These moves will improve them long term but also keep them young enough to possibly not be a top 4 team in the west next season.
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ucdt3
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Posted: 08/25/14 11:29 pm ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
That, that, that, that .... would be tanking.
Only Phoenix would consider that, minions of the devil that they are. |
And Lin Dunn that little minx. |
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Rock Hard
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Posted: 08/26/14 12:02 am ::: |
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ClayK wrote: |
Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
That, that, that, that .... would be tanking.
Only Phoenix would consider that, minions of the devil that they are. |
Clayk, I am not laughing at you but laughing with you. It just boggles my mind how twisted so many people on this board are about the 2012 Mercury. I have been following pro sports for decades and what Phoenix did is nothing new under sun.
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Randy
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Posted: 08/26/14 7:26 am ::: |
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Had the Mercury gotten the No. 4 pick, I doubt there would be any complaints. The problem is it worked so perfectly for them. But this is sports - people will never forget an outrage until another one comes along.
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ucdt3
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Posted: 08/26/14 8:34 am ::: |
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Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while. |
I was simply refering to the 2nd half of Game 2 on Saturday. (I guess I just figured that was implied, but I'm not sure why I thought that in my head...LOL) |
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Shades
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Posted: 09/10/14 11:31 am ::: |
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WNBA's Kayla Alexander joins Canadian women's basketball team training camp
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Fresh off her second season in the WNBA with the San Antonio Stars, six-foot-four centre Kayla Alexander is in Edmonton, looking to make a late impression and earn a spot on the team that will compete at the FIBA World Championship For Women, beginning Sept. 27 in Turkey.
If its not for this year, its down the road, and she learns our system and is that much more familiar in the future, said coach Lisa Thomaidis, who will name Canadas 12-player roster before the conclusion of training at the SCSC on Friday. So whether its this year, whether its next year, the sooner we can incorporate her in to the fold, the better. |
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/09/09/wnbas-kayla-alexander-joins-canadian-womens-basketball-team-training-camp
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markinct
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Posted: 09/10/14 4:43 pm ::: |
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Rock Hard wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
That, that, that, that .... would be tanking.
Only Phoenix would consider that, minions of the devil that they are. |
Clayk, I am not laughing at you but laughing with you. It just boggles my mind how twisted so many people on this board are about the 2012 Mercury. I have been following pro sports for decades and what Phoenix did is nothing new under sun. |
The part that 'bugs" me about this is that this season, the SUN did not tank, they just played frenetically and oh lord did it show in the end but they had TWO lottery picks out of the mess and STILL get the #3 and #4 pick....just doesn't seem legit in my mind but it is what it is....Like, what are the odds that you have two of the four picks and you get #3 and# 4?
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Posted: 09/10/14 4:46 pm ::: |
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markinct wrote: |
Rock Hard wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
That, that, that, that .... would be tanking.
Only Phoenix would consider that, minions of the devil that they are. |
Clayk, I am not laughing at you but laughing with you. It just boggles my mind how twisted so many people on this board are about the 2012 Mercury. I have been following pro sports for decades and what Phoenix did is nothing new under sun. |
The part that 'bugs" me about this is that this season, the SUN did not tank, they just played frenetically and oh lord did it show in the end but they had TWO lottery picks out of the mess and STILL get the #3 and #4 pick....just doesn't seem legit in my mind but it is what it is....Like, what are the odds that you have two of the four picks and you get #3 and# 4? |
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Shades
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Posted: 09/10/14 5:33 pm ::: |
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markinct wrote: |
Rock Hard wrote: |
ClayK wrote: |
Richyyy wrote: |
Johnson was generally the backup 3 to McBride, rather than Christon, but I agree that Shameka's been done for a while.
It's actually one of the more interesting potential offseasons around the league, because Becky's retirement gives them the chance to re-make themselves a bit. McBride could slide to the 2, and they could actually put a decent sized perimeter on the floor for once, rather than constantly being undersized. Young-Malcolm could even try to slide over and play the 3 finally, if they can find another decent post to add to the rotation (Alexander doesn't count at this point, and may never, and Ndour's still raw and might not show up).
Having been knocked out of the playoffs as expected, it's unfortunate that they won their last regular season game. Even in a crappy draft, the #5 could've been a lot more useful (even just as a trade chip) than the #9. |
That, that, that, that .... would be tanking.
Only Phoenix would consider that, minions of the devil that they are. |
Clayk, I am not laughing at you but laughing with you. It just boggles my mind how twisted so many people on this board are about the 2012 Mercury. I have been following pro sports for decades and what Phoenix did is nothing new under sun. |
The part that 'bugs" me about this is that this season, the SUN did not tank, they just played frenetically and oh lord did it show in the end but they had TWO lottery picks out of the mess and STILL get the #3 and #4 pick....just doesn't seem legit in my mind but it is what it is....Like, what are the odds that you have two of the four picks and you get #3 and# 4? |
p_d produced the odds in the draft lottery thread, and CON got the picks they were supposed to. They didn't get luckier than they were supposed like PHX or LAS have done in the past.
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Richyyy
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Posted: 09/10/14 6:24 pm ::: |
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markinct wrote: |
The part that 'bugs" me about this is that this season, the SUN did not tank, they just played frenetically and oh lord did it show in the end but they had TWO lottery picks out of the mess and STILL get the #3 and #4 pick....just doesn't seem legit in my mind but it is what it is....Like, what are the odds that you have two of the four picks and you get #3 and# 4? |
With the picks Connecticut had, about 44.45%. |
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Posted: 10/20/14 11:44 am ::: |
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Dan Hughes Q&A: Coach Hughes reflects on the 2014 season
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Q: Now that you have had time to reflect, what are your thoughts on the 2014 season as a whole?
Dan Hughes: The season for us, evolved in a lot of positive ways. It was a year of great equality in the WNBA. Aside from Phoenix and Minnesota, I thought it was one of the most equitable types of situations that weve ever encountered. I was really happy to see us evolve to play our best basketball at the end of the year. |
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Q: Was there a specific Stars player whose development in 2014 was most impressive to you?
DH: Well obviously Kayla McBrides impact has been amazing. From a national perspective, I think its been overlooked. This is a rookie that led a playoff team in scoring. Thats a very very difficult thing to do. Its one thing to come in with the type of talent she has and have an impact, but when youre scoring leads a playoff team, it gives you an idea of how impactful she really was. |
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Q: What was your most memorable moment of the season?
DH: To me, it was a year of a lot of moving parts. We are a very young team on one hand, but you have Becky Hammon and Sophia Young-Malcolm coming off season ending surgeries and rejoining the team on the other hand. I think all of us enjoyed Becky playing the full season, going out in the playoffs, and a very memorable night the community spent with her on August 15. But I also think back to the Indiana game when Kayla McBride made the game-winning three. Those are the two moments that jump out to me. |
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Q: How has the offseason been going for you so far?
DH: My year transcended into USA basketball and then to speaking and traveling a bit and being able to speak some ideas to mens and womens college programs. I havent really stopped yet to be honest with you. |
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Q: What are your thoughts on Danielle Robinson and Kayla McBrides performances during their time in camp with USA Basketball?
DH: They both did great. If you really study Danielle Robinsons four years with us, and the fact she was All-WNBA Second Team; I dont think people realize how difficult it is to be All-WNBA First or Second team. Youre talking about five to 10 players. For D-Rob to evolve from a rookie to an All-Defensive player, to an All-Star and now to All-WNBA, it just shows you how memorable of an experience shes had with the Stars. Both she and Kayla represented the Stars wonderfully with USA basketball. They are young players and their time is probably in the future in some ways. |
http://www.wnba.com/stars/news/141017_coach_q_a_2014_season.html
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How much say did Geno Auriemma have in the selection of the final roster for Team USA? |
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DH: Next question. |
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Angus24
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Posted: 10/20/14 4:25 pm ::: |
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Wondering what some of the SAS players are going to be doing this off-season. Unless Christon has a big impact somewhere I think she needs to go. Seems to me SAS needs a post player who can put up some big numbers both scoring and rebounding. Appel is a terrific rebounder but not much scoring.Whether that could change seems unlikely unless Dan gives her a green light as she must have had over in China and at Stanford. I guess Ndour is the great unknown on the roster at this point. Assuming Whyte has recovered from her injury maybe she could have a big impact on the team. It didn't seem to me that Young was what she used to be last season. Maybe due to a lingering effect from her injury or maybe the flap over her position on homosexuality. Johnson has been somewhat of a disappointment with her inconsistent play it would seem. Many many questions to be answered for SAS before next season beginsd.
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The Stars will play 2015 home games at Freeman Coliseum while AT&T Center gets renovated.
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The San Antonio Stars announced today that they will play their home games for the 2015 season at the recently renovated Freeman Coliseum. Located adjacent to the AT&T Center, the historic Freeman Coliseum recently completed a $15.5 million renovation, which included all-new seating, as well as enhancements to the air conditioning, main entryway, plaza, concourses, concessions and infrastructure.
The Freeman Coliseum is a community owned sports and entertainment venue. Built in 1949, the Freeman Coliseum has hosted a wide variety of events, including the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling. The arena has a capacity of 9,000 for basketball.
The Stars will play the 2015 season at Freeman Coliseum due to major renovations at the AT&T Center that will take place during the summer of 2015.
More information on ticket packages and game night seating for the 2015 Stars season will be available at a later date. |
http://www.wnba.com//stars/san_annio_stars__play_2015_2014_12_10.html
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Posted: 12/10/14 11:52 pm ::: |
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The San Antonio Stars announced today that they will play their home games for the 2015 season at the recently renovated Freeman Coliseum. Located adjacent to the AT&T Center, the historic Freeman Coliseum recently completed a $15.5 million renovation, which included all-new seating, as well as enhancements to the air conditioning, main entryway, plaza, concourses, concessions and infrastructure.
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Heh...
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