04 June 2011
It Wasn't Always Pretty, But They Got It Done
The Storm won their first game of the season. It was gritty and rough, and neither team shot very well, but the Storm got the win.
The scariest moment was definitely when Camille Little went down with a knee injury. Luckily it's "just" a sprained knee. Hopefully she'll be back soon!
Katie Smith got a huge round of (well deserved) applause when she first came into the game, and she played like the solid, tough veteran that she is.
Prior to the game, Katie Smith and Lauren Jackson were #3 and #4 on the all-time points leaderboard for the WNBA (5760 and 5757, respectively). Jayda Evans predicted yesterday that LJ would pass Katie Smith today. LJ had a slow start to the game, though, and Jayda Evans wrote on the liveblog:
"Uh, so that tweet I made about Jackson moving into third on the all-time scoring list? May have a little trouble with that. She's 0-for-1 from the field for three points from the field. Meanwhile Smith, who led Jackson by three (5,760) for third on the WNBA's all-time list, is 3-of-5 from the field for eight points, getting Seattle a 32-21 lead with 5:20 left in half."
But later: "Jackson moved into third place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list on a layin while being fouled. She made the ensuing FT and has 13 points to total 5,770 in her career. Smith has 5,768 with her eight points against Phoenix. And yes, I realize this will flop back-and-forth until one of the players retires."
Mildly off-topic: Swin Cash wrote a piece for the Huffington Post:
"I'll never forget during my freshmen year [at UConn] when Coach Auriemma informed us -- no, let's keep it real -- screamed at us about names on the back of our jerseys, or the lack thereof: 'The reason we don't have names on the back of our jerseys is because no one gives a damn about the name on the back of our jerseys, only the name on the front!' That was a powerful statement and always stuck with me."
The scariest moment was definitely when Camille Little went down with a knee injury. Luckily it's "just" a sprained knee. Hopefully she'll be back soon!
Katie Smith got a huge round of (well deserved) applause when she first came into the game, and she played like the solid, tough veteran that she is.
Prior to the game, Katie Smith and Lauren Jackson were #3 and #4 on the all-time points leaderboard for the WNBA (5760 and 5757, respectively). Jayda Evans predicted yesterday that LJ would pass Katie Smith today. LJ had a slow start to the game, though, and Jayda Evans wrote on the liveblog:
"Uh, so that tweet I made about Jackson moving into third on the all-time scoring list? May have a little trouble with that. She's 0-for-1 from the field for three points from the field. Meanwhile Smith, who led Jackson by three (5,760) for third on the WNBA's all-time list, is 3-of-5 from the field for eight points, getting Seattle a 32-21 lead with 5:20 left in half."
But later: "Jackson moved into third place on the WNBA's all-time scoring list on a layin while being fouled. She made the ensuing FT and has 13 points to total 5,770 in her career. Smith has 5,768 with her eight points against Phoenix. And yes, I realize this will flop back-and-forth until one of the players retires."
Mildly off-topic: Swin Cash wrote a piece for the Huffington Post:
"I'll never forget during my freshmen year [at UConn] when Coach Auriemma informed us -- no, let's keep it real -- screamed at us about names on the back of our jerseys, or the lack thereof: 'The reason we don't have names on the back of our jerseys is because no one gives a damn about the name on the back of our jerseys, only the name on the front!' That was a powerful statement and always stuck with me."
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