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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

July 20th, 2008

Mystics fire Tree Rollins

It seems like it was only nine months ago we talked about Tree Rollins becoming the official coach of the Washington Mystics.
Well, that’s because it was — and since we’re talking about it, it’s because he was fired Saturday. From the Washington Post:
General Manager Linda Hargrove said the completely demoralizing nature of the back-to-back […]

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July 13th, 2008

Crystal Langhorne playing the mental game

Washington Mystics rookie Crystal Langhorne believes she thinks too much. It’d be closer to say she over-thinks, sometimes. The explainer from the Washington Post.
“I really have a problem with thinking too much, and it’s not just basketball. I think too much all the time,” Langhorne said. “But lately if I miss a shot, it’s been […]

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July 11th, 2008

The Baltimore Hamsterdams?

So I wake up to this story from the Baltimore Sun:
 Representatives of the WNBA have met with Mayor Sheila Dixon to discuss the possibility of moving a franchise to Baltimore once a new downtown arena is built, Dixon said today.
The mayor also said she’d like to see the new facility built on the same downtown […]

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June 24th, 2008

Washington Mystics sign Kendra Wecker

According to WNBA.com via SilverStarsNation, the Washington Mystics have signed forward Kendra Wecker.
Tags: “kendra wecker”, san-antonio-silver-stars, washington-mystics, WNBA, wnba-basketball, womens-basketball

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May 26th, 2008

Crystal Langhorne adjusting to WNBA grind

My favorite sister-of-a-Bobcat-basketballer, Crystal Langhorne, had a profile in the Washington Times today and she got some instant karma, scoring eight points on 4-of-4 shooting in the Washington Mystics 69-66 victory over the Houston Comets to get their first win of the season.
Coach Tree Rollins said the choice was between Langhorne and a few other […]

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May 18th, 2008

Hello, world. It’s me, Candace Parker.

Oh, she didn’t do a whole lot in her WNBA debut… she only scored more than any other league player’s debut ever.

Candace Parker scored 34 in her debut with the Los Angeles Sparks, a 99-94 victory over the defending champion Phoenix Mercury on their home floor. Cappie Pondexter did everything to keep the Mercury in […]

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April 24th, 2008

Los Angeles Sparks trade leading scorer

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Normally, you’d wonder whya team would do such a thing, but as you will read in posts below, the Sparks are kind of a big deal again and may not need the scoring punch from Taj McWilliams-Franklin as much (all of her 11 points per game, but still). […]

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March 27th, 2008

Some more WNBA transactions

One from today and one I missed from Monday from the WNBA Transactions page:

The Washington Mystics signed Danielle Hutcheson and Jillian Robbins to training camp contracts.
The Atlanta Dream signed Brittany Jackson to a training camp contract.

Tags: atlanta-dream, brittany jackson, danielle hutcheson, jillian robbins, washington-mystics, WNBA, wnba-basketball, womens-basketball

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March 25th, 2008

Some WNBA comings and goings

According to the WNBA.com Transactions Board, we have three from yesterday.
The Minnesota Lynx signed Megan Vogel and Monique Martin to training camp contracts.
The Washington Mystics waived Nikki Teasley.
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March 4th, 2008

Some more signings (Part Deux)

Sacramento inked forwards Rebekkah Brunson and Nicole Powell Monday.
Washington re-signed Laurie Koehn as well.
Minnesota re-signs Nicole Ohlde.

Tags: minnesota-lynx, sacramento-monarchs, washington-mystics, WNBA, wnba-basketball, womens-basketball

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