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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

Archive for April 2008

April 21st, 2008

How the new owners keep Storm in Seattle

With the NBA voting to allow a move for the Seattle Sonics, the Seattle Times has a timely feature about the fight and success to keep the WNBA’s Seattle Storm in town.
“Force 10″ is the exact point when bad weather officially becomes a storm.
And the group has been in the midst of one since finalizing […]

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April 19th, 2008

Erin Buescher working her way back.

She might have put the Silver Stars over the top last season, but an ACL injury shortened her season.  Now, WNBA.com sits with Erin Buescher to find out how her rehab is coming.
“I’m getting there… I’m getting there. I don’t think you’re ever 100 percent until you’re back and used to playing […]

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April 17th, 2008

Some Becky Hammon reaction

It’s been a week since Becky Hammon announced her intention to play for the Russian National Team in the 2008 Olympics, and there’s been a bit of reaction, which certainly can’t hurt the sport since it’s garnering larger mainstream media attention — but not much.
Tags: 2008-Olympics, becky-hammon, beijing olympics, FIBA, russian national team, san-antonio-silver-stars, team […]

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April 17th, 2008

Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker could be what WNBA needs

Could the newly-paired combo of Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker in Los Angeles be a boon for the WNBA? Yes, at least that’s according to a column from BlackAthlete.net.

It’s no dream anymore. There they were during the photo shoot, looking at home as they stood side-by-side, Parker wearing No. 3, the same number little girls […]

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April 14th, 2008

Parker, Summitt take home more awards

Candace Parker, the 2008 WNBA Rookie of the Year (yeah, I said it) and Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt took home two more awards to cap off a pretty outstanding week.
Parker won her second consecutive John Wooden Award as the most outstanding player in women’s college basketball. Summitt received the Legends in Coaching award, […]

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April 9th, 2008

Liveblogging the WNBA Draft

Unless Candace Parker’s arm falls off between now and the next few minutes, she’ll be the No. 1 pick by the Los Angeles Sparks.
I don’t think you can hold any of LA’s stats last season against them as depleted as their roster was.
12:05 p.m. - I don’t think LA can really waste any time unless […]

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April 9th, 2008

Becky Hammon live chats

Just came upon it and not sure if it’s still going on, but Becky Hammon speaks more about her playing for Team Russia.
Craig, South Dakota: Becky, What did your folks say when you said you were considering playing for the Russians in the olympics?
 Becky Hammon: (12:13 PM ET ) My mom gave me a […]

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April 9th, 2008

Liveblogging the draft

For as long as I can today. While you’re waiting, take a look at this WNBA draft board.
Tags: NCAA, WNBA, wnba-basketball, wnba-draft, womens-basketballShare This

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April 9th, 2008

Becky’s really playing for Russia

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As I touched upon last month, Becky Hammon is going to play for Russia in the 2008 Olympics.
From what Becky told the Associated Press, she’d have played for USA if given the chance to compete, but you can’t really fault her for wanting to play for Team Russia […]

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April 9th, 2008

Tennessee wins the national title

In surprising fashion, the Tennessee Lady Vols won their eighth national title and second in a row Tuesday evening.
 
Congrats to them, and since you were likely watching while I was working on highway closures and election results, you know how it happened more than I do.
Tags: candace-parker, candice-wiggins, college-basketball, NCAA, ncaa womens tournament, pat summitt, […]

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