02 August 2012
Catch Up
From the Tacoma News Tribune, Nothing big about Bird except game: "At London’s Olympic Park, Sue Bird doesn’t look much like a world-class athlete. Bird – standing at a generous 5-foot-9, 150 pounds – could easily be taken for a spectator as she strolls past Olympic gargantuans such as New Zealand shot put athlete Valerie Adams; 350-pound Holley Mangold, the U.S weightlifter; or even U.S. tennis player Serena Williams and her powerful thighs."
From SportsPageMagazine.com, Team USA ready for business in quest for Olympic gold: "[All] 12 players [on Team USA] have at least one teammate on the roster from either their college years or the WNBA, and that does not include overseas professional play. This Olympic team is not only talented, but used to playing together, which makes for a dangerous combination that will make them tough for their opponents to stop."
[For the life of me, I can't figure out who Angel McCoughtry and Candace Parker have played with. The others are easy, but those two?? Overseas, yes, but college and/or WNBA??]
From the Storm website, London Day Five: Jackson Passes Leslie in Win: "Storm star Lauren Jackson was the story. During the third quarter, Jackson tied Lisa Leslie's career mark for Olympic scoring with 488 points. A free throw in the final minute of the period pushed Jackson past Leslie. At the time, the NBC Basketball Network reported that Jackson became the all-time Olympic leader, but Brazil's Janeth Arcain holds the record with 535 points over four Olympic Games. Jackson finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, giving her 497 for her career - 38 shy of Arcain with two more group games and the medal rounds to play."
From Jayda Evans, Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson nearing all-time Olympic scoring record, LJ is quoted as saying, "I didn't know about that until a few minutes ago. I haven't even thought about it. I guess it means I'm old. It's a great honor, but we're really just trying to win games."
From the Times Union, US women basketball players used to Olympic rules: "The U.S. women's Olympic team has an edge over its male counterparts when it comes to international basketball: The style of play is second nature to them."
Finally, from SI.com, U.S. women's basketball quietly on the brink of history in London: "The U.S. women's basketball team is on the cusp of what may be the most impressive collective accomplishment of the London Olympics that you've never heard of. If coach Geno Auriemma's crew can win the gold medal -- and they're as overwhelming a favorite to do so as any entrant in any Olympic event -- they'll become the first to win five straight in a traditional team sport, which is to say any game in which a ball is kicked, thrown or whacked."
From SportsPageMagazine.com, Team USA ready for business in quest for Olympic gold: "[All] 12 players [on Team USA] have at least one teammate on the roster from either their college years or the WNBA, and that does not include overseas professional play. This Olympic team is not only talented, but used to playing together, which makes for a dangerous combination that will make them tough for their opponents to stop."
[For the life of me, I can't figure out who Angel McCoughtry and Candace Parker have played with. The others are easy, but those two?? Overseas, yes, but college and/or WNBA??]
From the Storm website, London Day Five: Jackson Passes Leslie in Win: "Storm star Lauren Jackson was the story. During the third quarter, Jackson tied Lisa Leslie's career mark for Olympic scoring with 488 points. A free throw in the final minute of the period pushed Jackson past Leslie. At the time, the NBC Basketball Network reported that Jackson became the all-time Olympic leader, but Brazil's Janeth Arcain holds the record with 535 points over four Olympic Games. Jackson finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, giving her 497 for her career - 38 shy of Arcain with two more group games and the medal rounds to play."
From Jayda Evans, Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson nearing all-time Olympic scoring record, LJ is quoted as saying, "I didn't know about that until a few minutes ago. I haven't even thought about it. I guess it means I'm old. It's a great honor, but we're really just trying to win games."
From the Times Union, US women basketball players used to Olympic rules: "The U.S. women's Olympic team has an edge over its male counterparts when it comes to international basketball: The style of play is second nature to them."
Finally, from SI.com, U.S. women's basketball quietly on the brink of history in London: "The U.S. women's basketball team is on the cusp of what may be the most impressive collective accomplishment of the London Olympics that you've never heard of. If coach Geno Auriemma's crew can win the gold medal -- and they're as overwhelming a favorite to do so as any entrant in any Olympic event -- they'll become the first to win five straight in a traditional team sport, which is to say any game in which a ball is kicked, thrown or whacked."
Labels: Olympics, Seattle Storm
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