23 January 2011
Quote of the Day: Swish Appeal
A two-fer from their list of "Biggest Moments in Women's Hoops for 2010":
9. Three times a Champion: Sue Bird Wins Not One, Not Two, But THREE Championships
If championships are the measure of a person's success, Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm had one REAAAALLY successful year! It began in Russia, where her Spartak team won the Euro League title. She came home to the USA, and led the Seattle Storm to the WNBA championship. On one day's rest, she then flew overseas to the Czech Republic, where she led the United States to a gold medal in the World Championships. For any player, this triple would be great, but for a point guard, running three different offenses, distributing to three different sets of teammates, and logging enormous minutes on all three it was truly an amazing achievement.
and...
6. And She's a Straight A Student Too! Maya Moore's Most Excellent Adventure
So, what was your junior and senior year in college like? You mean you didn't toss around the idea of being a Rhodes scholar candidate while winning your second national championship, second National Player of the Year award, become the only college kid on the World Champion USA Senior national team, become the all-time leading scorer at your school, and just for kicks continue a streak that currently sits at 90 consecutive wins? Slacker!
Of course all of the above was accomplished during 2010 by the University of Connecticut's superstar Maya Moore. Not bad at all....I can hardly wait to see what 2011 brings for Miss Maya.
9. Three times a Champion: Sue Bird Wins Not One, Not Two, But THREE Championships
If championships are the measure of a person's success, Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm had one REAAAALLY successful year! It began in Russia, where her Spartak team won the Euro League title. She came home to the USA, and led the Seattle Storm to the WNBA championship. On one day's rest, she then flew overseas to the Czech Republic, where she led the United States to a gold medal in the World Championships. For any player, this triple would be great, but for a point guard, running three different offenses, distributing to three different sets of teammates, and logging enormous minutes on all three it was truly an amazing achievement.
and...
6. And She's a Straight A Student Too! Maya Moore's Most Excellent Adventure
So, what was your junior and senior year in college like? You mean you didn't toss around the idea of being a Rhodes scholar candidate while winning your second national championship, second National Player of the Year award, become the only college kid on the World Champion USA Senior national team, become the all-time leading scorer at your school, and just for kicks continue a streak that currently sits at 90 consecutive wins? Slacker!
Of course all of the above was accomplished during 2010 by the University of Connecticut's superstar Maya Moore. Not bad at all....I can hardly wait to see what 2011 brings for Miss Maya.
Labels: Seattle Storm, UConn basketball
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