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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

July 5th, 2008

The wild, wild west from Scout.com

Bob Corwin of Scout.com revisited his Western Conference predictions this week, and with a tip of the hat to the Women’s Hoops Blog, I present a bit of those recaps to you.
Update: (Candace) Parker continues to live up to the hype, drawing larger than average crowds for away games. However, […]

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June 30th, 2008

The cult of Candice Wiggins is growing

For new fans of Minnesota Lynx guard Candice Wiggins, they’re learning what type of woman she is just now, but fans of her from her Stanford days have been waiting for you, according to Ann Killion of the San Jose Mercury News. (Give the assist to Rebkell via the Women’s Hoops Blog for the story.)
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June 22nd, 2008

WNBA rookies wrecking shop

Some might forget (well, not my readers) that the WNBA has a number of rookie stars not named Candace Parker are doing well this season. John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant and their impressive WNBA coverage touched briefly on the rooks making an impact.
Parker, the consensus national player of the year for the national champion […]

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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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January 11th, 2008

Why the NCAA is dominated by powerhouses

I came across an interesting article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram today and I thought I’d pass it along. The writer has two reasons why there’s a lot less parity in the women’s game versus the men’s, and they’re good reasons, albeit known ones if you invest a little time thinking about it.
Women stay in […]

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January 5th, 2008

So much for Stanford…

Any other top teams have people they’d like me not to do a blog post about? So far, I’ve had Candace Parker and Candice Wiggins and their teams lose shortly thereafter.
The UCLA women knocked off No. 2 Stanford pretty handily 69-56 Friday night.
The Bruins have played well against some top teams only to fall off […]

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January 4th, 2008

A college profile not of Candace Parker

Although most have been good ones, it’s nice to see some other ladies get their run.
Candice Wiggins, Stanford’s stellar shooting guard, had a great profile in the Los Angeles Times.
Ask about her most memorable moment from the Tennessee game and Wiggins doesn’t bring up the game-tying free throws she converted with 1:32 remaining in regulation, […]

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