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Leighway
I
have to start my report off with a big SHOUT out to my girl
Amanda Lassiter! She was off the hook today!
I
told people to give her a chance and she would shine. Would
have been nice to hear her interview at the end of the game
but the kids screaming for the Starbucks blimp made that near
to impossible... like they needed a coupon for free coffee.
I
was very nervous about this game mainly because I didn't know
if Sue would play or if they could finally beat a team they
have never beaten before. But from the very beginning it was
their game and they controlled just about everything.
Of
course being a NY fan for a couple of years I have to say
I love VJ... that woman can sink a basket from anywhere on
the court. And, even though she was saying LJ fouled she gave
the refs an ear full. Those of us close enough to hear could
not help but clap for her. Hey, someone has to go off on the
refs and they obviously are not listening to us.
I
was very impressed with T-Spoon helping Rita up... for a second
there I thought she was going to push her back down but she
didn't. Okay, I am starting to think that Tari is the East
Coast version of LL. I believe it was SF7 that said she liked
LL better than Tari... hush your mouth girl. I don't care
what context you say that... never, never, never, never say
those words... just think it to yourself.
One
of my favorite moments was when NY was called for another
foul and a time out was called... half their players were
complaining and griping and Sue was walking to the bench and
the look on her face was priceless... it basically said: "Do
you believe these guys?" You can aim that at the refs
or the players I'm sure both would have been right.
Kamila
had a great game, a double - double... LJ had an awesome game,
again... MVP people... she just needs to step up the rebounding.
Sue had 5 rebounds, 7 points and 8 assists and I swear that
most of the game she was limping and wincing every now and
then. She looked good but not even close to 100%; more like
50%. I'm not sure what is up with Brondello... she is just
plain flat. I hope that she can come through and get the mini-slump
over with by the time they go to Sac because they will need
her down there.
It
was nice to meet the NY Stormfans and hang out with Kate after
the game. Speaking of which Kate had a NY shirt on; over that
an LJ jersey and over that a Phillips jersey... I begged her
to take the Tari jersey off and was happy to see her at the
end of the game with the LJ jersey showing.
Which
reminds me a group of us went to Jillians to shot some pool
and hang out and as I was walking up to the place when I looked
across the street and saw a woman in a red shirt and jeans...
I said to my friend that looks like Sue Bird... naww... then
as I went in I found out that Sue Bird, Amanda Lassiter and
Burras were standing outside the establishment while Bird
talked on her cell phone... unfortunately they decided to
leave and as we all watched from the second floor of Jillians
Bird showed off her expert NY driving skills. I think she
must have been a NY cab driver in her last life.
Well, that's all for me... I have to say I don't really like
the noon games all that much other than the fact that I get
out of work early. Next time I'm bringing ear plugs because
those kids have a pitch that probably had dogs all over Puget
Sound barking.
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Sass
The
pre-game music at the Key is getting better, but it still
needs to last longer and be louder. Still too quiet in there.
But thank god we finally got some more modern songs.
Mascot mania. (Doppler's alleged birthday, after all) OK,
we need a mascot like the Detroit thingamajiggie. He kept
whooping at the crowd and then having the crowd whoop back.
Then he got them to clapping. Now that's what a mascot is
supposed to do - create excitement. Not run around and drop
his drawers.
However, it could be worse. I thought the Sacramento mascot
was bad (see the caption this photo) but damn, Haley the Comets
mascot is freakin scary. The coolest thing the mascots did
was to carry John Curley off the court. Now THAT was a great
idea....
Anthem: most def. A young boy did it - I'd guess he was about
9. Reminded me of a young Michael Jackson - smoooooth, soulful,
and gestured with his hands like a grownup. Holy moly, I was
moved to yell, "tell it, baby!" at one point. You
could see Weatherspoon's teeth in the dark, she was smiling
so big. The kid got big big applause, and rightly so.
Satanicism of the refs: about a 7.5. When I walked in and
saw #35 I knew we were going to have it rough. A second ref
also sucked, but a third was decent. It didn't hurt us overall
though. Despite Donovan almost getting a technical while trying
to talk some sense into the aforementioned #35. (she should
know better than that by now)
I gotta give props to the Liberty. With the exception of the
floppin Tari Phillips, they are a classy team. Especially
T-Spoon, who acts as the team mother. Tends to them when they
go down, exhibits sportsmanship during the game. Gives head
hugs to Bird and Simone. Her love for the game is a joy to
see. No wonder she's had such a long and successful career.
Our beloved wnbatalker wore two jerseys at the same time,
and wore the appropriate one depending on which side she sat
on (she had two seats). She had mucho mucho fun, which I am
sure she'll tell you about later. I'm sure all of you who
got a chance to meet her adored her as much as jezzie and
I did.
Dudes, I've said it before and I'll say it again. And when
I do, picture me at the game holding up my hands in a big
old "T." I loves me some Tully Bevilaqua. Damn but
that little spazz is a heart-warmer. She had a stanza where
she was on Spoon like a cheap pimp suit, arms a-wavin and
feet a-dancin, as usual. Threw Spoon off, and they didn't
get the shot off. It was all Tully. Then she comes over to
the bench for the timeout and her expressions.....ah, Tully's
expressions are the best on the team, hands down. For those
who haven't seen it up close, I can only describe it as impish.
Kind of a cute lil devilish grin that melts your heart. She
marched over to the bench and was emoting and gesturing, then
planted her foot on the chair and started emphatically talking
to Alisa Burras, nodding and bobbing her head. Jezzie and
I were peeing our pants laughing. Tully, Tully, Tully......you
wanna come over for dinner?
We did see Bird, Lassiter and Burras try to go to the restaurant
next to Jillian's. Then they conferred on the sidewalk outside
while Birdjack and I watched. They crossed the street and
got into a hot jaguar and Bird made the previously-described
traffic maneuver. No biggie though - I woulda done the same
thing myself.
Oh, did I mention that Lauren Jackson is one awesome beast?
Nuff said.
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