11 June 2011
Let's Find Some Positives About the Storm Loss
There's got to be some, right?
This article says:
"Throughout the Seattle Storm's historic championship run last season, they were lauded for their resilience.
Time after time, they were faced with a deficit and each successive comeback seemed to reinforce the notion that we were witnessing something great happening.
In defeating the Storm 81-74 tonight, the very talented Minnesota Lynx ended one of the greatest home winning streaks in the history of Seattle sports, which was full of comebacks and thrilling finishes. But even in loss tonight, the broader pattern of resilience still holds.
Down 26 points at halftime, the Storm could very easily have played out the final minutes of a dominant home streak waiting for the buzzer to sound and put the sour taste of a home loss behind them. Instead, whether due to confidence in their ability or the security of past experience, the Storm approached the second half as though it didn't occur to them that a loss was inevitable."
and
"But what made the game most impressive is not only that the Storm never gave up, but that they sent a message that even if their home winning streak is no longer in tact, containing them even for a full 40 minutes is a daunting task, much less trying to do so more than once in a playoff situation.
And that's why they are no less likely to repeat than they were prior to the game - as dominant as the Lynx looked tonight, they're under no pretense that the Storm are any less the resilient team on display last season."
Jayda Evans points out that:
"In 2010, Seattle was equally as bad in early-season road losses at Chicago and Indiana. In its loss to the Fever, the Storm tallied just seven points in the second quarter.
Later, the team would say that game sparked its season, giving an example of what it was going to take to win in the competitive WNBA.
That season ended with a championship.
Minnesota could be this summer's alarm."
In general Storm news (i.e. not related to the Minnesota game), Lauren Jackson did a chat at ESPN.com, including this answer that seems to be directed at the Australian Nation Team:
Question: How much has the WNBA helped the Australian women prepare for the Olympics?
LJ: My opinion is that it differs from some of the others. The girls should be over here playing. This league makes you better. If I didn't come over here when I did, I would never be as good a player as I am now. Never. The younger players that have the talent should give it a go. Even being in the WNBA will give you opportunities in Europe. I think it's very important that the younger players try to get gigs over here and try to make it work.
This article says:
"Throughout the Seattle Storm's historic championship run last season, they were lauded for their resilience.
Time after time, they were faced with a deficit and each successive comeback seemed to reinforce the notion that we were witnessing something great happening.
In defeating the Storm 81-74 tonight, the very talented Minnesota Lynx ended one of the greatest home winning streaks in the history of Seattle sports, which was full of comebacks and thrilling finishes. But even in loss tonight, the broader pattern of resilience still holds.
Down 26 points at halftime, the Storm could very easily have played out the final minutes of a dominant home streak waiting for the buzzer to sound and put the sour taste of a home loss behind them. Instead, whether due to confidence in their ability or the security of past experience, the Storm approached the second half as though it didn't occur to them that a loss was inevitable."
and
"But what made the game most impressive is not only that the Storm never gave up, but that they sent a message that even if their home winning streak is no longer in tact, containing them even for a full 40 minutes is a daunting task, much less trying to do so more than once in a playoff situation.
And that's why they are no less likely to repeat than they were prior to the game - as dominant as the Lynx looked tonight, they're under no pretense that the Storm are any less the resilient team on display last season."
Jayda Evans points out that:
"In 2010, Seattle was equally as bad in early-season road losses at Chicago and Indiana. In its loss to the Fever, the Storm tallied just seven points in the second quarter.
Later, the team would say that game sparked its season, giving an example of what it was going to take to win in the competitive WNBA.
That season ended with a championship.
Minnesota could be this summer's alarm."
In general Storm news (i.e. not related to the Minnesota game), Lauren Jackson did a chat at ESPN.com, including this answer that seems to be directed at the Australian Nation Team:
Question: How much has the WNBA helped the Australian women prepare for the Olympics?
LJ: My opinion is that it differs from some of the others. The girls should be over here playing. This league makes you better. If I didn't come over here when I did, I would never be as good a player as I am now. Never. The younger players that have the talent should give it a go. Even being in the WNBA will give you opportunities in Europe. I think it's very important that the younger players try to get gigs over here and try to make it work.
Labels: Seattle Storm
# posted by mamurd @ 11:15 PM 
