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Stormeo
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signing someone who should’ve been outta the league years ago is not how i wanted us to be bad
PG: Whitcomb/YTurner
SG: Loyd/Guirantes
SF: Nurse/KCharles
PF: Magbegor
C: Russell/Plaisance
not nearly enough youth yet, which makes me uneasy |
Is Gabby still unsigned? |
yep – no one expects her to play in the W at least this season – she herself has hinted as much in previous end-of-season comments back in the fall – but we may never see her play in the W ever again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Agree 100%. If we're rebuilding, which we kinda have to at this point, I'd much rather watch a team made up of young, raw, developing talent then something like this.
Like, sure, let's be bad and go for picks, but let's see if we can't find/polish some diamonds in the rough while we're at it. |
Exactly. Guirantes could be a diamond in the rough, and maybe KCharles too if she just hasn’t been in the right system yet. Otherwise though, yeah, I’m nervous. It’s not like there aren’t all these young former draftees from the past couple years who are proving by their overseas numbers that they deserve another shot at the W.
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| Posted: 02/09/23 5:27 pm ::: |
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| So speaks someone too young to remember what an expansion roster looks like... |
if you're talking shit about the Miami Sol, I *will* have to throw hands
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| Posted: 02/09/23 6:23 pm ::: |
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It is looking like Chicago is still trying to be relevant maybe something like
Loyd to Chicago for Hebard, Evans and #5 could work for both teams
Chicago becomes more competitive
Seattle adds 5 9 Hebard and Evans to the young players who might become something list while insuring more ping pong balls in 24 at the same time
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| Posted: 02/09/23 6:51 pm ::: |
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It is looking like Chicago is still trying to be relevant maybe something like
Loyd to Chicago for Hebard, Evans and #5 could work for both teams
Chicago becomes more competitive
Seattle adds 5 9 Hebard and Evans to the young players who might become something list while insuring more ping pong balls in 24 at the same time |
Chicago should be patient and wait one year. Loyd will be a free agent next year.
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| Posted: 02/09/23 10:16 pm ::: |
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| I'm wondering if Seattle doesn't want to dissolve their whole team yet in case Stewart wants to come back next year. This thing in NY is one huge experiment.
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Stormeo
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| Posted: 02/10/23 2:16 am ::: |
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| I'm wondering if Seattle doesn't want to dissolve their whole team yet in case Stewart wants to come back next ye— |
nah, she gone
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| Posted: 02/10/23 10:57 am ::: |
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| I'm wondering if Seattle doesn't want to dissolve their whole team yet in case Stewart wants to come back next year. This thing in NY is one huge experiment. |
From her press conference, it sounds like she is 110% committed to NY and THE cornerstone of the franchise. I don't think she is going anywhere. I said before that I thought Puma would want her in NY and I'm willing to be her contract with them has clauses depending on what market she plays. Well, now she's in market #1, her entire family is a 40 minute plane ride from JFK, Laguardia or Newark, and she's on a loaded team.
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| Posted: 02/10/23 1:25 pm ::: |
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| From her press conference, it sounds like she is 110% committed to NY and THE cornerstone of the franchise. I don't think she is going anywhere. I said before that I thought Puma would want her in NY and I'm willing to be her contract with them has clauses depending on what market she plays. Well, now she's in market #1, her entire family is a 40 minute plane ride from JFK, Laguardia or Newark, and she's on a loaded team. |
SeaFoam Puma sneakers are surely forthcoming.
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| Posted: 02/10/23 5:22 pm ::: |
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| she's so 110% committed that she signed a one-year deal
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| Posted: 02/10/23 5:35 pm ::: |
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| If I was signing for below-market value to help them out, I'd sign for one year too and make them pay me properly starting next year. |
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Stormeo
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| Posted: 02/12/23 10:06 pm ::: |
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https://twitter.com/rowanschaberg/status/1622665487124672512
"Mercedes is fully cleared and we are expecting her to be a full participant at the start of camp." |
well this is GREAT news!!
i see it’s from several days ago now – with all the W media, how is this only the first i’m hearing of it? you or anyone else didn’t think to boost it upon seeing it?
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craigmont
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| Posted: 02/17/23 2:20 pm ::: |
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Interesting discussion about Gabby Williams over in the 4-way trade thread. Is Gabby overrated? Were the Storm better with Steph Talbot on the floor?
Is Kia Nurse a good fit for that role? I think she might be. I also think we're really going to miss Talbot.
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Stormeo
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| Posted: 02/17/23 3:17 pm ::: |
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it’s a shame it took several years for the pro coaches G-Dub was around to make her realize she was a 3 at this level, as it maybe hindered her early development
but we all [should] know now that she is a true defense-oriented 3 who can make things happen when she’s on that end of the floor, and even on offense as a cutter, passer, and o-rebounder
but imo she does need to continue taking 3s on offense to help spread the floor, even as she’ll never be more than sub-par at making them
she and Talbot were good complements to each other in that way
we will miss both dearly, because i am very skeptical that Nurse isn’t gonna be a liability on the floor – she’s not a true SF, coming off a big injury, and didn’t even do that well in a 4th-option starter role for Phoenix
before that, she struggled mightily from the field playing in a bigger role in the wubble season of 2020 for New York, hence her subsequent departure
her best days are well behind her imo
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| Posted: 03/27/23 9:22 pm ::: |
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Storm break ground on new team practice faculty in Seattle: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-leaders-break-ground-on-first-of-its-kind-wnba-training-facility/
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Bulldozers and towering cranes comprised a backdrop beneath a bright midday sun as Storm co-owners, front-office staff and a few players joined Seattle politicians and business leaders who donned green hard hats and drove gold shovels into a mound of dirt Monday to ceremonially start construction of the team’s new practice facility.
“This is for the team,” co-owner Lisa Brummel said while addressing a small crowd that included coach Noelle Quinn, WNBA All-Star Jewell Loyd, center Mercedes Russell and recently retired Storm star Sue Bird. “This is for you. You showed us what it meant to be winners. You showed us what it meant to be competitors and you just kept going. And that tenacity inspires us. |
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Stormeo
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all right, who would i draft with the #9, assuming we won't trade it, assuming we care enough to use it wisely this year, assuming a meteor won't finally come down & destroy us all between now & April 10
Super Yes: Siegrist, Horston, Jones (they could fall but surely won't fall that far)
Yes: Berger, Brown, Mikesell, M. Williams, Robertson, Pellington
I'd like her a lot better as a later pick: Swain, Contell, DeCosta, Winterburn, Meyers, Morris, Amihere, Balogun, Fankam Mendjiadeu, Cooks, Juhasz, Czinano, Washington
No: Lopez Senechal, Soares, Joens, Cooke, Beal, Hirsch
and maybe one of the later-round picks will excite me for half a second, who knows
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| Posted: 04/11/23 1:41 am ::: |
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Seattle's 2023 Picks:
9. Jordan Horston, 6' 2" G/F, Tennessee
18. Madi Williams, 5' 11" F/G, Oklahoma
21. Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, 6' 4" C, South Florida/Cameroon
33. Jade Loville, 5' 11" SG, Arizona
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craigmont
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| Posted: 04/11/23 2:07 pm ::: |
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all right, who would i draft with the #9, assuming we won't trade it, assuming we care enough to use it wisely this year, assuming a meteor won't finally come down & destroy us all between now & April 10
Super Yes: Siegrist, Horston, Jones (they could fall but surely won't fall that far)
Yes: Berger, Brown, Mikesell, M. Williams, Robertson, Pellington
I'd like her a lot better as a later pick: Swain, Contell, DeCosta, Winterburn, Meyers, Morris, Amihere, Balogun, Fankam Mendjiadeu, Cooks, Juhasz, Czinano, Washington
No: Lopez Senechal, Soares, Joens, Cooke, Beal, Hirsch
and maybe one of the later-round picks will excite me for half a second, who knows |
Looks like you pretty much nailed it!
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| Posted: 04/11/23 2:24 pm ::: |
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| I could see someone bringing Pellington into training camp for a look see.
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| Posted: 04/18/23 3:59 pm ::: |
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| So has Tina officially retired or whaT ?
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| Posted: 04/28/23 11:12 am ::: |
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https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/roster-turnover-means-storm-enter-2023-training-camp-with-a-blank-canvas/#comments
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And Gabby Williams, who had a breakout season with the Storm last year, remains in France. Seattle tendered the restricted free agent an offer and hopes she arrives before the season opener, which would make her eligible for the season.
“That is also another fluid situation,” Quinn said. “I’m constantly in communication with Gabby and she’s keeping me posted about her latest moves. There is still a chance that she will be available to play. She very much wants to and I think her camp wants her to play as well.” |
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| Posted: 05/12/23 4:38 pm ::: |
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| Storm waive Madi Williams
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