Friday, May 19, 2006
WNBA Sat May 20th and Sun May 21st: indications
What I'm really doing now is waiting for the teams to finalize their rosters. Stop.
But since I've put my hand to the plow, I can't stick my head in the sand about the probable outcome of upcoming games, so:
Saturday, May 20th:
Phoenix will win at Sacramento if Diana Taurasi wills it. If she is like "where am I?", "what are we doing here?", as she can get at times, all is lost for Phoenix. Sacramento is a slow starter, and their having to adjust to the lost of Chelsea Newton (to Chicago in the expansion draft) indicates that the champ will not be all there, all ready tomorrow. But the game is on ABC at 4:00 Eastern.
Connecticut and their fans will need lots of coffee to stay awake against New York.
This next indication is scientifically untenable, based as it is on a single observation, that of the game Tuesday night when Detroit shot the lights out in Houston: Bill Laimbeer has wasted no time with recruiting, training camp, anything. It's: "Hey, we came to play!" I don't think Indiana will be able to match the Shock's preparedness.
The game of real significance this weekend, this month is Chicago at Charlotte. Again, Charlotte has Allison Feaster, Sheri Sam and Tangela Smith all on the same team (with Tammy Sutton-Brown leading them all in scoring). Man just does not understand how this team can dwell in the cell-er with that level of proven talent. Now they've added the great standout rookie Duke's Monique Currie and pulled out a fair stunner with Yelena Leuchanka who had 22 points here in Houston May 3rd and had a double double in San Antonio Friday (at the game I couldn't make). Forget preseason, this is Charlotte's game.
Sunday, May 21st:
San Antonio should surprise Houston.
Lisa Leslie has had impressive preseason stats (oh, the settled mind of the newly married), but LA is not up to game against the Juggernaut.
But since I've put my hand to the plow, I can't stick my head in the sand about the probable outcome of upcoming games, so:
Saturday, May 20th:
Phoenix will win at Sacramento if Diana Taurasi wills it. If she is like "where am I?", "what are we doing here?", as she can get at times, all is lost for Phoenix. Sacramento is a slow starter, and their having to adjust to the lost of Chelsea Newton (to Chicago in the expansion draft) indicates that the champ will not be all there, all ready tomorrow. But the game is on ABC at 4:00 Eastern.
Connecticut and their fans will need lots of coffee to stay awake against New York.
This next indication is scientifically untenable, based as it is on a single observation, that of the game Tuesday night when Detroit shot the lights out in Houston: Bill Laimbeer has wasted no time with recruiting, training camp, anything. It's: "Hey, we came to play!" I don't think Indiana will be able to match the Shock's preparedness.
The game of real significance this weekend, this month is Chicago at Charlotte. Again, Charlotte has Allison Feaster, Sheri Sam and Tangela Smith all on the same team (with Tammy Sutton-Brown leading them all in scoring). Man just does not understand how this team can dwell in the cell-er with that level of proven talent. Now they've added the great standout rookie Duke's Monique Currie and pulled out a fair stunner with Yelena Leuchanka who had 22 points here in Houston May 3rd and had a double double in San Antonio Friday (at the game I couldn't make). Forget preseason, this is Charlotte's game.
Sunday, May 21st:
San Antonio should surprise Houston.
Lisa Leslie has had impressive preseason stats (oh, the settled mind of the newly married), but LA is not up to game against the Juggernaut.
