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Shades
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Joe Foss
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 Posted: 09/12/14 11:25 am ::: |
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| I'm surprised Kayla Alexander didn't make the cut for Canada. 6'4" centers with WNBA experience aren't easy to find.
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| Posted: 09/12/14 2:31 pm ::: |
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didn't Achonwa play for Team Canada? i know she's probably still rehabbing but did she at least get a call?
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| Posted: 09/12/14 2:44 pm ::: |
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| PhoenixxLily wrote: |
didn't Achonwa play for Team Canada? i know she's probably still rehabbing but did she at least get a call?
or am i thinking of someone else? |
Yes and she has actually been at some practices helping out, but she's not close to playing yet so she is not on the team.
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| Posted: 09/12/14 2:48 pm ::: |
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UConn spreads into Canada... lol
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| University of Connecticut freshman guard Kia Nurse has earned a spot on Canadian Women’s National Team that is set to compete in the 2014 FIBA World Championships from Sept. 27-Oct. 5 in Turkey, as announced on Friday afternoon. |
http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/091214aaa.html |
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| Posted: 09/12/14 4:42 pm ::: |
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| Team Canada does have two players with WNBA experience, so that's something.
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| Posted: 09/12/14 5:08 pm ::: |
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Had she played for UConn, it wouldn't have mattered. She would have made the team either way.
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| Posted: 09/12/14 6:39 pm ::: |
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| i had to google Kayla Alexander because i couldn't remember what her face looked like. after seeing the picture i still don't know who she is. |
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| Posted: 09/12/14 11:41 pm ::: |
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| Do players get a per diem while they are in camp?
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| Posted: 09/13/14 12:19 am ::: |
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| i had to google Kayla Alexander because i couldn't remember what her face looked like. after seeing the picture i still don't know who she is. |
You must not watch women's college basketball at all. She played for Syracuse. The school that was in the Big East Conference before it broke up. She played against UCONN during her career at Syracuse.
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| Posted: 09/13/14 12:27 am ::: |
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| Rock Hard wrote: |
| PhoenixxLily wrote: |
| i had to google Kayla Alexander because i couldn't remember what her face looked like. after seeing the picture i still don't know who she is. |
You must not watch women's college basketball at all. She played for Syracuse. The school that was in the Big East Conference before it broke up. She played against UCONN during her career at Syracuse. |
And she was very good.
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| Posted: 09/13/14 12:39 am ::: |
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| ArtBest23 wrote: |
| Rock Hard wrote: |
| PhoenixxLily wrote: |
| i had to google Kayla Alexander because i couldn't remember what her face looked like. after seeing the picture i still don't know who she is. |
You must not watch women's college basketball at all. She played for Syracuse. The school that was in the Big East Conference before it broke up. She played against UCONN during her career at Syracuse. |
And she was very good. |
i do watch college basketball. i tend to watch all UConn games at the minimum and i make rounds to other teams as well. none of that changes the fact that i have no memory of this person whatsoever |
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| Posted: 09/13/14 12:51 am ::: |
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| ArtBest23 wrote: |
| Rock Hard wrote: |
| PhoenixxLily wrote: |
| i had to google Kayla Alexander because i couldn't remember what her face looked like. after seeing the picture i still don't know who she is. |
You must not watch women's college basketball at all. She played for Syracuse. The school that was in the Big East Conference before it broke up. She played against UCONN during her career at Syracuse. |
And she was very good. |
i do watch college basketball. i tend to watch all UConn games at the minimum and i make rounds to other teams as well. none of that changes the fact that i have no memory of this person whatsoever |
I am not a fan of one specific college team. I try to follow all teams that have WNBA quality talent. I do this to stay informed on who are the best players available for each draft.
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| Posted: 09/13/14 12:53 am ::: |
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i hear ya. and i've seen Syracuse play. and i've heard that name.... but i could have sworn it belonged to someone else. was looking at those pictures for a while and i just don't remember her at all. can even remember if she played in the W.
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| Posted: 09/13/14 2:11 am ::: |
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| stever wrote: |
| http://www.basketball.ca/canada-basketball-announces-12-women-roster-for-world-championship--p156882 |
Thanks for the link, I happy to see Nirra Fields was named to the World Championship team. And I think it's cool that Katherine and Michelle Plouffe get to play with each other again and represent Canada at the World Championships after playing apart for 4 years while in college.
Congrats to all named to the team.
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| Posted: 09/13/14 2:14 am ::: |
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I got the impression from the article that she was there more to get familiar with the system and players for the future and not as much to tryout for the World Championship team.
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| Posted: 09/13/14 8:22 am ::: |
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Kind of odd. Canada had 14 players in camp -- 3 of them centers -- and they cut two centers. One player was Alexander from the WNBA, the other was promising Oregon State sophomore Ruth Hamblin, who is 6-6 and gave Notre Dame fits this year when she blocked 9 shots.
They kept Krysten Boogaard, who was a decent player at Kansas -- probably underutilized -- but the other two are more talented. Oh well, at least it's some good news for Krysten who has had to live through the nightmare of her brother's death and the initial arrest of her other brother related to that event. It was back in the news in New York because two other men were just arrested this week (3 years after the fact), and Derek last played for the NY Rangers.
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| Posted: 09/13/14 9:27 am ::: |
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| That is cold zune69
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| Posted: 09/13/14 11:35 am ::: |
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| Only kidding you zune69, it was funny
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