NBA /
Jul 23, 2009 / 10:11 am
By Ben York
I’m calling out all of you who have written off the WNBA as an inferior league.
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking that some of you will change your tune. But, I believe with all my heart that the WNBA will actually continue to grow while slowly but surely converting fans of all ages, races, and genders; not because of increased marketing or promotion necessarily, but because of the quality of play.
You haters out there need to give it a shot. Here’s why:
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Tags: Cappie Pondexter, Diana Taurasi, feature, Sue Bird, WNBA
75 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
NBA /
Jul 17, 2009 / 1:31 pm
By Austin Burton
From the response generated by Diana Taurasi’s recent scrape with the law, you’d think we were being introduced to the WNBA’s first full-blooded goon.
Taurasi was arrested in Phoenix on July 2 for an “extreme DUI,” when she was pulled over for speeding and blew a 0.17 (twice the legal limit) on the blood-alcohol test.
Happens every day in the NBA, right? Well, imagine if one of the marquee players in the men’s league — Taurasi is leading the WNBA in scoring at 20.6 points a night and is undeniably one of the faces of the women’s game — got into a similar situation shortly before the All-Star Game, and compare the reaction to this column excerpt by ESPN.com’s Mechelle Voepel: Read More »
Tags: Diana Taurasi, WNBA, Zach Randolph
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Smack /
Jun 7, 2009 / 12:07 am
By Dime Magazine
Beyond the obvious — that would be making some jumpers and not getting dragged into the oubliette by Kobe — one thing that needs to happen for Orlando to have a chance in today’s Game 2 is for them to get some production out of the point guard spot. The Lakers have shown a weakness in letting opposing PG’s get savage buckets on Derek Fisher, from Deron Williams to Aaron Brooks to Chauncey Billups. In Game 1, Rafer Alston showed he can get past D-Fish off the dribble with no problem, but Skip needs to make something happen once he gets in the lane. Read More »
Tags: Aaron Brooks, Candace Parker, Chauncey Billups, Courtney Lee, Derek Fisher, Deron Williams, dwight howard, Gary Payton, Hedo Turkoglu, Jameer Nelson, Jeff Teague, Karl Malone, kobe bryant, lamar odom, Lisa Leslie, Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, pau gasol, Rafer Alston, Rashard Lewis, Shaquille O'Neal, Trevor Ariza, WNBA
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NBA /
Jun 20, 2008 / 11:59 am
By Dime Magazine
Tags: WNBA
21 Comments » | Posted in NBA |