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Admiral_Needa
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 10482 Location: Tiburon, CA
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Posted: 03/04/05 4:17 am ::: |
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CamrnCrz1974 wrote: |
I should add that Burse helped me win WVGM in 2003! She and Anna DeForge were money for me in July and August.
Ask Admiral about Burse...I believe he picked her quite a bit in the second half of 2003. |
Yes, I remember talking lineups over email and we were debating picking among Burse, Tuvic and Margo (the only 3 real options). Burse's minutes would vary from 16 to 30, but she was always efficient. Tuvic averaged ~32mins and Margo ~28.
Burse ended up getting 24 VGMs in just 19 minutes on 8/20/03. In comparison, Slobodanka Tuvic and Margo Dydek got just 6 in 30 and 25 mins that night. Any guesses to which team Burse was playing against?
Because Janell Burse averaged a near 11, 6 and 1 in ~20 mins, she seemed like a great backup for Kamila.
Sheri Sam was chosen in the expansion draft, and she was chosen not because MIN really needed her, but because she was the biggest talent available. The other options left to them were Betty Lennox or DeMya Walker. At the time, Sheri had led Miami in scoring (14.5 ppg), rebounding (4.8 rpg), steals (2.16 spg) and minutes played (33.5 mpg).
There were not enough minutes to go around for Sam and she was doomed to look bad. MIN then found a way to use her as a point-forward. Seattle needed a SF and preferably one who could make a lot of assists in addition to the standard pts and rbs. So this seemed like a good idea for Seattle.
Championships don't grow on trees. Everything has to be right. In 2004, Seattle got lucky. Not only did they play great, Detroit was faltering, LA was going through injuries, Sacramento was having chemistry problems, and Katie Smith got injured. Anne Donovan was right: "If they didn't make the trade for Sheri Sam, we don't win the Championship."
So which would you rather have? A Championship in hand or two in the bush? That's what it comes down to...
_________________ 2002 WNBA Virtual GM Overall Winner
2006 WNBA Triple Threat Overall Winner
2007 NBA ESPN Fast Break Overall Winner
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KeiraNY
Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 12683 Location: New York, NY
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Posted: 03/04/05 8:58 am ::: |
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THANK YOU!!! AMEN FOR THAT!!
Bethany is Camille Cooper reincarnated!! Camille Cooper with PT. That girl's gotta go put on a tutu and leave the basketball arena for good!!!
f_blaze_coalition wrote: |
When Blaze and Bethany pry their lips from each other's a$$, Bethany can join the FBC. Until then, Bethany is just Camille Cooper with playing time and an annoying entourage in my eyes. I don't blame the ballerina, I blame the jacka$$ that signed her. |
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accommodatingly
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 2191 Location: Saint Paul, MN
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dtsnms
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CamrnCrz1974
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18371 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 03/04/05 11:57 am ::: |
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Sheri Sam was chosen in the expansion draft, and she was chosen not because MIN really needed her, but because she was the biggest talent available. The other options left to them were Betty Lennox or DeMya Walker. At the time, Sheri had led Miami in scoring (14.5 ppg), rebounding (4.8 rpg), steals (2.16 spg) and minutes played (33.5 mpg). |
Exactly, Admiral. She was the best player available. Minnesota had already had DeMya in 1999 or 2000...and cut her. And the team wasn't going to take Betty again.
And, as it turns out, Abrosimova had some nice games when she played the 4, though sometimes Svet and Sheri did not start together.
Minnesota made the Ohlde trade for the future. Many thought the team would be a little worse off in 2004, but would be set with Ohlde and Hayden for the long haul. As it turns out, Minny still made the playoffs...quite an accomplishment. And Seattle won the title. Looks like a good deal for both teams.
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p_d_swanson
Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 9713
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Posted: 03/04/05 1:05 pm ::: Re: alternate histories |
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Anne Donovan was right: "If they didn't make the trade for Sheri Sam, we don't win the Championship." |
Correlation does not imply causation...
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CamrnCrz1974
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18371 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 03/04/05 1:31 pm ::: |
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Correlation does not imply causation... |
Had Nykesha made the 3 in Game #2, no one would be singing Sheri's praises.
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