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Birdy, You’re a Firework

21 Sunday Aug 2011

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Storm Basketball 2011

05 Sunday Jun 2011

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camille little, katie smith, lauren jackson, seattle storm, sue bird, swin cash

# Double-double to start the season. Attagirl, Birdy.

# LJ was too quiet in the first half tho.

# Swin and the Refs — it’s been a hate/hate relationship since last season.

# Camille Little almost gave me a heart attack. Good thing that was no ACL tear or something. A sprain is still painful but at least not ACL.

# Katie Smith. Man. She awesome, yes?

# It’s the first game but man, T.Wright, get your shit together, okay?

# WNBA Liveaccess looking all snappy and shit. I love it. Too bad I can’t find the 2010 Archives tho. Aren’t those available anymore? *Sobs*

# Storm over Phoenix — 78 – 71.

Is It June Yet?

15 Friday Apr 2011

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There’s this great write-up by Nate Parham over at Swish Appeal about WNBA Point Guards. Basically it has stats and other intangibles that made Seattle Storm Point Guard Sue Bird successful during the 2010 WNBA Season (and hopefully in 2011 still).

Photo by Kailas Images.

Birdy is 6th of 20

25 Friday Feb 2011

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Slam Online’s Ben York on Sue Bird (Rank #6):

She won’t dazzle you with a ton of behind-the-back passes or put on a dribbling exhibition, but she could teach a class on the best way to make an entry pass or lead a successful fast break. That’s what makes Sue’s game so remarkable – she plays basketball exactly how it was meant to be played.

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LJ Interview on TV

24 Thursday Feb 2011

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Hahaha! Lauren Jackson (C/F, Seattle Storm) was on Alan Hills Tonight. I’ll never be able to get over how awesome her accent is. And also the fact that she’s just so down to earth (compared to that diva who brought her previously won medals to one of the tournaments). And oh yeah, love the shout-out to Birdy — best point guard ever! OMG I can’t wait for the 2011 WNBA Season. Is it May already?

PS: The worst thing she ever did to a teammate was break her cheek (and reinjured a previously broken nose). All Stormies know who that poor unfortunate victim was.

PPS: Chicken Legs!

Aussies to Storm | Azkals over Mongolia

10 Thursday Feb 2011

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Azkals, Belinda Snell, Erin Phillips, opals, seattle storm

So Agler’s signed a couple of Aussies – Erin Phillips and Belinda Snell – to the team. Initially I didn’t know whether I’d be elated or what. But when I remembered that both Jana Vesela and Svetlana Abrosimova ain’t coming back, I guess the signings are alright.

Erin Phillips

I actually haven’t seen Erin Phillips play except those sparse minutes she had during the FIBA Worlds and because I don’t really much watch other teams play in the WNBA (except when they play the Storm of course), I can’t really say if she’ll fit into Agler’s system. I know she wasn’t Tully Bevilaqua or anything but she’s a gritty player and the team needs those. I can hypothesize that she’s probably a decent enough back-up to Sue Bird because as awesome as she is, Birdy really needs a few more extra minutes of rest.

Belinda SNELL  (Australia)
Belinda SNELL (Australia) by FIBA World, on Flickr

I also don’t know much about how Belinda Snell plays except that she can shoot the three. And is a veteran. And probably way better than Lacey (to be fair, Lacey didn’t get too many minutes but that may also have resulted from the fact that she didn’t do anything to deserve those minutes). So, yeah, definitely pulling for her to make it.

Sidenote: I’m not sure if Abby Bishop is signed or whatever but the Storm has a significant chunk of the Opals squad. Maybe instead of making LJ skip the 2011 season to prepare for London 2012, Carrie Graf can just hold practices in Seattle? Lolz. Also, I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that maybe Agler will pull another metaphorical rabbit out of the hat and will sign Jenna O’Hea (another Opal).

But anyway, I’m still glad that finally the Seattle Storm had joined the fray of player movements. A couple of weeks ago, Camille Little re-signed a multi-year deal with the team. Can’t wait to finally hear/read about Swin Cash though. I hope Agler works his player personnel whatever magic with her.

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The Philippine National Football Team — nicknamed, Azkals — won their first match against Mongolia in the first leg of the AFC Challenge Cup. Emilio Caligdong booted in a goal in the 42nd minute while striker Phil Younghusband added another three minutes into extra time.

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There will always be people jumping on the bandwagon. The Azkals should enjoy the attention they’re getting now that the limelight is still focused on them. Pretty soon it will all fade away, more so when the bandwagoners are made aware that this squad is not A Seleção or La Furia Roja or even Samurai Blue, but still just a newbie and one that is simply not to be expected to win all the time. What they can hope for, however, is that maybe some filthy rich person would pour money for the improvement of their training and for the promotion of the sport to every single inhabited island in the country. Oh, yeah, and also that some of those bandwagoners might actually stay with them through thick and thin. Just like I (and probably several others) did with the Storm since I started following them in 2004.

30-Day Sports Meme : Day 23

26 Tuesday Oct 2010

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Day 23  EOne Favorite Athlete for each of the major 4 Sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey)

Okay, since I actually don’t care about baseball, football, and/or hockey, I’ll change the sports to volleyball, basketball, soccer, and snowboarding.

{VOLLEYBALL}

Leila Barros | Brazil Volleyball Team, 1995~2000

{SOCCER}

Hope Solo, US WNT Keeper

{SNOWBOARDING}

Hannah Teter, Torino 2006 Gold Medalist in Half-Pipe

{BASKETBALL}

Sue Bird & Lauren Jackson as One Entity, Seattle Storm 2001~Present

30-Day Sports Meme : Day 21 & 22

22 Friday Oct 2010

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Day 21  ETeam You Want to See Win a Championship the Most

See answer to Day 5.

Day 22  ESports Item You Wish You Owned

Storm vs Silver Stars  E6

Sue Bird's Huarache circa 2004 | Photo by ntisocl

30-Day Sports Meme : Day 15

17 Sunday Oct 2010

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Day 15  EYour Favorite Olympian

Oh come on — do I even have to answer this?

BEIJING - AUGUST 23: Sue Bird #6 of the U.S. Women's Senior National Team poses for a portrait after winning the gold medal against Australia at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China. USA defeated Australia 92-65. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

30-Day Sports Meme : Day 13

17 Sunday Oct 2010

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Day 13  ESports Moment You Wish You Had Seen in Person

Storm win the 2010 WNBA Finals 3-0 at Atlanta

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