Submitted by | Sass

My favorite shot belonged to Lennox - the one where she threw it up and it hit as she hit the floor, and all you could see were her feet in the air. She is a fun player to watch, and in her own words, she has a big heart. The biggest!
 
It is quite something, for someone who has been there since day one, to see a game like this. The Storm have gone from being pummeled by the Sparks to winning a game or two a season, to last night, where it almost seemed like just another win in the course of business. It's not so unusual or strange to spank this team anymore. Doesn't it feel great! Welcome to our House of Horrors, Los Angeles. (see news, May 23)
 
Since the game had been covered, I will stick to extracurricular observations:
 
- The Storm management fixed the scoreboard problem from last game. Now I would like to make another request: would you please initiate a punch ticket system for giveaway nights. (it worked two years ago with the lunchbox giveaway). I was there at 6:10 and the T-shirts were all gone. I heard from several people that fans were taking stacks of them. Many of those folks were the E-bay people, who are going to do nothing but turn around and sell them for profit. Why are people allowed to grab stacks of shirts? They should be given out. Many, many people did not get a shirt last night. That sucks.
 
- I would like to compliment Storm management on making the music better this year. It was a change that was sorely needed, and I do appreciate it. Having DJ Supa Sam from KUBE 93 there last night was awesome. Keep bringing him back, please, to do the music.
 
- It was wonderful seeing Si-cko try the trampoline.   It was excellent seeing Storm Fan in Comets Land win for having the sign of the game. Storm peeps gettin fame and props! Ya gotta love that.
 
- Norwester, it wasn't the Brrringys that were holding up the baby spinach signs - it was wnbatalker and Si-cko. Wnbatalker took her sign back to NY to use for when the Sparks come there. They will be haunted by those babies, muhahaha.
 
- I guess when you're on the IR, you have to dress alike this year. Last game, Frierson and Thompson wore matching white shirts and black pants. Last night, their shirts didn't match, but the color did. Blue tops and black pants. It's kinda cute. I almost expect them to start bobbing their heads like those guys on Saturday Night Live.
 
- The two-guard from the fabulous 3A state runner up Rainier Beach Vikings has the great job of being a Storm team towel girl this year. It was cool to see her doing her thing. She digs the job, she said.
 
- Ann Donovan's family waited for her to come out of the locker room after the game. They are also 6-foot-14. I bet they all had to apply for federal assistance just to be able to buy clothes. Wow.
 
- Nice to see the Key packed for the game!!!!  
 
- Grethe Cammermeyer can't hit many free throws, but hey, at least she tried.
 
- The Sparks were subdued. I'm not used to seeing them like that, but I like it. Only one real thuggy thing, and that was from Mabika. T-spork looks like that guy from Cameo. I miss the braids. D-Nasty has incredible range for having the type of injury she does. They can all still go to hell, subdued or not.

Submitted by | Gym.Rat.07

Midway through the second half, as I was waiting for that Sporks spurt that would bring the game close (I guess it got left behind in LA), I thought, “The Seattle Storm, kicking LA’s @$$ every single game. LA wanted to beat us. Tried to beat us. Couldn’t beat us. The Storm might not always be in first place in the west, but we are right now so put that in your pipe and smoke it, Sporks!
 
Gym.Rat’s Droppings:

1) eBay whores are really ticking me off. How many autographs do you need? And stop pushing the kids out of the way! ARGH!

2) I got to the game 10 minutes early, bypassed a bunch of people in line (don’t need to stand in the long line if you don’t need to get your bag checked) and bypassed another huge line to get a shirt (don’t need to be polite standing in line waiting for a shirt when you can just walk by the table and they’ll throw one at you). I came in the fountain side of the Key and they had piles of shirts.

3) Gym.Rat lost yet another silent auction. Sigh.

4) I thought the Sparks were supposed to be good?

5) People that name drop annoy me and should be shot at with rubber bands ala the girl sitting next to me.

6) Sam Perkins in the house

7) Refs need to learn some consistency and shouldn’t be afraid to dish out the flagrant fouls.

8 ) Simone was the only player not to score!

9) Watching the Storm kill the Sparks was like watching a varsity team cream a freshman squad. I had to remind myself that it was in fact the TWO time champion Sparks that was there. The *healthy* 2 time champions. The team with former MVP Leslie. That LA team that wants to beat every opponent and they couldn’t come close to the Storm. HA! See you in the playoffs beyotch!
 
Gym.Rat’s Dropping Award goes to Doppler again. During his lil skit of tossing out t-shirts with the sling shot he fell over the ball boy “cleaning the floor” with a bucket o’ water. Doppler got mad and ran after the kid with the bucket, took aim, and let it fly… all over a police officer. Um… I mean, a “police officer”.  
 
ETA: TSporks new do is a don't. Her new 'tude is pretty craptastic. I dunno if it's the lights but Whitmore skin color looks funky. B-Money is kicking some b-butt!  
 
Minnesota game was physical-aggressive. LA's game was physical-dirty. They get away with too much! 'Course LJ and Kamila did some power pushes themselves... even going to No Man's Land by grabbing LL's butt while boxing out.  
 
ETA x 2: Those "great Italy players" that the Sporks just added... pfff. The one girl played a total of 1 minute or so and had three fouls. Oooooo - I am so impressed.

Submitted by | JRod

To borrow a line from Jackie Gleason (you younger kids might have to ask someone who the old geezer is), HOW SWEET IT IS!  That was definitely a sweet game. Day-um, we're GOOD!
 
LA lost their composure about 5 minutes into the game and never regained it. HEY LisaMort, you're not even one of the 5 best players on the planet, anymore. I've said it before and I'll say it again, She Who Must Not Be Named's game has slipped, alot!  And, what's up with those shorts?  Get over yourself, your legs aren't that good looking.  Nor, is your game.  
 
This wasn't just a win, this was a good, old-fashioned b**ch slapping. Yo, Ann Meyers - LA in first and Seattle in last - guess again!  LA looked exactly like what they are: old, tired and done. Stick a fork in them. They'll contend, but their domination of the West is, I believe, at an end.  
 
Isn't it great to see the rest of our team pick it up, on those occasions when LJ doesn't score 30? Look out all you Storm kids, we got us a real contender, here.  
 
Greco, great minutes and few rookie mistakes. Way to go Crescenta girl.
 
Lennox, OMG you are great. I loved her game, last night. Yes, she was still outta control, at times. But, day-um she was great.  
 
Sheri, keep on keeping on. Great game and welcome to Seattle. Glad to have you here.
 
Burse, oh baby! Love that game face. Love that game. Burse was tentative for the first couple of minutes. But, she DID NOT back down from the diva, not once.
 
Kamila, don't press - it'll come. Just relax and the shots will fall.
 
Tully, ya know I love ya. She is just so damn tenacious, that it's a joy to watch. Great game and we're so glad you came back.
 
Adia, we are so glad you made the team. She is definitely looking better, with each passing game. I will admit it, I was worried about her after the pre-season game, not any more. She looks stronger and faster with each game. And, that great defense is still there.  
 
Now for a few words about the Sporks:
 
TSpoon, what the hell did you do to your hair. A definitel fashion DON'T.  
 
Milton-Jones, can we say slow, tentative, and not very good. Maybe you shoulda had the surgery.
 
Mabika, technical coming in 3, 2, 1. You've gotten to be as bad as the rest of your Sporky teammates. Get over it.
 
Dixon, you still remind me of Gary Coleman's illegitimate son.
 
Christi Thomas, didn't take you long to adopt the Spork attitude, did it? Hit Tully in the face like that again and you'll be answering to a lot of stormfans.
 
On a personal note, I know that I'm not a founding fan, but I sure feel like one. This team has my heart and I do believe that this is our year.  
At one point, I was worried about how team chemistry would do, with all the new faces. Not anymore. This team has gelled, folks. Their gellin' like Magellan. Let's face it, last night was just plain fun. I do believe that the 2 greatest margins of defeat, for the Sporks, are now owned by the Storm I just love that.  
 
Shout out to our own jezzie and pwe, thanks for a great time.  wnbatalker, sic-ko (great finally meeting you), Socks, Mr. Socks (great to finally meet you also), and SFiCL, great to see all of you. Come back and see us again, real soon. To borrow from sic-ko, Shed, and SF#: You're all BRILLIANT!  *raises a glass to you all*
 
Like I said kids, we got us a real, live contender here.  Let's make sure that we continue holding up our end of the bargain. BE LOUD AND PROUD. It was great to see such a big crowd, last night. Let's keep it going Seattle.

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