21 September 2013
Quote of the Day: Swish Appeal
From here:
Early in the season, Seattle Times columnist Jerry Brewer wrote a great piece about the blue collar attitude of [the 2013 Seattle Storm] and, whether down 30 or ahead by 1, that attitude never seemed to waver. Storm games haven't been the prettiest thing to watch in 2013 - though much better than a recent Niners game - but it was almost impossible for me not to find myself pulling just a little bit harder for this team that was laying everything out there on the line under circumstances that could have pushed them the other way.
None of this is to say that the Storm aren't talented: Tanisha Wright is one of my favorite basketball players, period. Shekinna Stricklen has taken steps toward realizing her potential this season. Camille Little remains one of the most versatile blue collar players in the league. And Temeka Johnson's forays into the paint at 5'4" have bordered on inspiring. But it's also fair to say that this unit not only exceeded expectations but is almost certainly greater than the sum of its parts, buying into the system laid out for them by coach Brian Agler and literally gutting out wins in games that the numbers suggested shouldn't even have been competitive.
The irrational fan that produced that little personal narrative wants to believe that this team can somehow rain on the Minnesota Lynx's parade to a third consecutive WNBA Finals. The realist knows that all that heart that the Storm have shown this season won't be enough to stop the juggernaut.
Early in the season, Seattle Times columnist Jerry Brewer wrote a great piece about the blue collar attitude of [the 2013 Seattle Storm] and, whether down 30 or ahead by 1, that attitude never seemed to waver. Storm games haven't been the prettiest thing to watch in 2013 - though much better than a recent Niners game - but it was almost impossible for me not to find myself pulling just a little bit harder for this team that was laying everything out there on the line under circumstances that could have pushed them the other way.
None of this is to say that the Storm aren't talented: Tanisha Wright is one of my favorite basketball players, period. Shekinna Stricklen has taken steps toward realizing her potential this season. Camille Little remains one of the most versatile blue collar players in the league. And Temeka Johnson's forays into the paint at 5'4" have bordered on inspiring. But it's also fair to say that this unit not only exceeded expectations but is almost certainly greater than the sum of its parts, buying into the system laid out for them by coach Brian Agler and literally gutting out wins in games that the numbers suggested shouldn't even have been competitive.
The irrational fan that produced that little personal narrative wants to believe that this team can somehow rain on the Minnesota Lynx's parade to a third consecutive WNBA Finals. The realist knows that all that heart that the Storm have shown this season won't be enough to stop the juggernaut.
Labels: Seattle Storm
# posted by mamurd @ 9:23 PM 
