29 August 2010
Quote of the Day: Richard Cohen
From his "End-of-Season Awards Spectacular":
[He gives out some made-up awards, including Least Valuable Player. He suggests several players, and then...]
It's the League's best team we have to visit to find the true WNBA LVP.
Over in Seattle, Ashley Robinson has been much-maligned over the years for her lack of production, her inability to score and her tendency to do nothing but foul on the rare occasions that she sees the floor. But Robinson is big. That gives her a redeeming quality. Glancing further down the Storm bench this season (way, way down), you'd come across rookie point guard Alison Lacey, a player drafted in the first round as Sue Bird's supposed regular backup. It was a tough year for Lacey, and in fairness it wasn't all her fault. Coach Agler doesn't like to use his bench much, and Tanisha Wright has become more than capable of sliding over from the two-guard spot when Bird needs a rest. That left Lacey without many minutes to acclimatise to the WNBA and as a result, when she did play, it was brutal. She shot 11% for the season (4-35), including a stretch from mid-June to mid-August without a basket. If she sees the floor at any stage in the playoffs, the night will have either gone very, very well for Seattle, or very, very badly.
On the bright side, she's got a nice start on shooting for the Most Improved Player award next year. Maybe 'shooting' wasn't the best choice of words. Sorry, Alison.
[He gives out some made-up awards, including Least Valuable Player. He suggests several players, and then...]
It's the League's best team we have to visit to find the true WNBA LVP.
Over in Seattle, Ashley Robinson has been much-maligned over the years for her lack of production, her inability to score and her tendency to do nothing but foul on the rare occasions that she sees the floor. But Robinson is big. That gives her a redeeming quality. Glancing further down the Storm bench this season (way, way down), you'd come across rookie point guard Alison Lacey, a player drafted in the first round as Sue Bird's supposed regular backup. It was a tough year for Lacey, and in fairness it wasn't all her fault. Coach Agler doesn't like to use his bench much, and Tanisha Wright has become more than capable of sliding over from the two-guard spot when Bird needs a rest. That left Lacey without many minutes to acclimatise to the WNBA and as a result, when she did play, it was brutal. She shot 11% for the season (4-35), including a stretch from mid-June to mid-August without a basket. If she sees the floor at any stage in the playoffs, the night will have either gone very, very well for Seattle, or very, very badly.
On the bright side, she's got a nice start on shooting for the Most Improved Player award next year. Maybe 'shooting' wasn't the best choice of words. Sorry, Alison.
Labels: Seattle Storm
# posted by mamurd @ 8:49 PM 
