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 Posted: 04/13/23 8:04 pm ::: |
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| Sparks also add Joyner Holmes to the camp roster.
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| Posted: 05/02/23 2:11 pm ::: |
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Sparks part ways with team president Vanessa Shay
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Karen Bryant was hired in January as general manager and chief administrative officer overseeing basketball and business operations.
Sparks managing partner Eric Holman thanked Shay for guiding the team "through an important transition." |
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| Posted: 05/03/23 7:27 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
Sparks part ways with team president Vanessa Shay
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/37005513
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Karen Bryant was hired in January as general manager and chief administrative officer overseeing basketball and business operations.
Sparks managing partner Eric Holman thanked Shay for guiding the team "through an important transition." |
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| Posted: 05/13/23 2:45 pm ::: |
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| Are the Sparks back as contenders rather than pretenders?
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| Posted: 05/13/23 3:09 pm ::: |
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| Sparks waive Crystal Bradford and Reshanda Gray.
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| Posted: 05/13/23 3:10 pm ::: |
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| jap wrote: |
| Are the Sparks back as contenders rather than pretenders? |
Future is looking bright..
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| Posted: 05/13/23 4:43 pm ::: |
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| jap wrote: |
| Are the Sparks back as contenders rather than pretenders? |
I'm also patiently waiting for the nicknames you're gonna give our rocks. I'm sure you got some good ones.
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| Posted: 05/16/23 8:27 am ::: |
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Sparks waive Monika Czinano.
Bummed, I thought she could have contributed to the team this season.
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| Posted: 05/16/23 9:49 am ::: |
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Sparks waive Monika Czinano.
Bummed, I thought she could have contributed to the team this season. |
Iowa post players have a hard time sticking in the league. I guess the no dribble method is only so effective at the college level. I think Czinano will get another shot somewhere else especially if Gustafson can continue to get looks from every team in the league so far .
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| Posted: 05/16/23 9:53 am ::: |
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| Spark4Life wrote: |
Sparks waive Monika Czinano.
Bummed, I thought she could have contributed to the team this season. |
Iowa post players have a hard time sticking in the league. I guess the no dribble method is only so effective at the college level. I think Czinano will get another shot somewhere else especially if Gustafson can continue to get looks from every team in the league so far . |
Czinano is nowhere near as good as Gustafson
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| Posted: 05/16/23 1:08 pm ::: |
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Czinano's development from an incompetent backup as a freshman to legit NCAA star by her (super)senior year was nothing short of astonishing. Still, she's a fraction of the rebounder and defender Gustafson was in college, who herself isn't yet good enough on that end of the floor to crack the rotation of a competitive WNBA team.
The old school "no dribble" post play Jan Jensen is known for coaching at Iowa is obviously out of place in the modern WNBA. But-- I would argue that, without that foundation, Czinano and Gustafson would never have come as far as they have. Additionally, that skillset continues to be impactful in other professional leagues around the world. Most NCAA programs are not going to churn out Stewies and Parkers, nor should they try IMO.
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| Posted: 05/16/23 1:15 pm ::: |
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| Posted: 05/16/23 2:01 pm ::: |
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| Don't think it's so much the no dribble, I think it's the height. Hard to play effective back to the basket center in the W at 6'2" tops, unless one grows into a polar bear. with a bad attitude.
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So it appears that the last two cuts were Karlie Samuelson and Rae Burrell.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Los Angeles Sparks have waived Rae Burrell and Karlie Samuelson.</p>— Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) <a href="https://twitter.com/RachGall/status/1658584876961124352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
So final roster is a bunch of 5'9 players (Thomas, Brown, Clarendon, Cooke, Yang) plus 5'6" Canada and five posts (Nneka, Chiney, Hamby, Stevens, Holmes). It just seems strange to me and that we will always be playing big (with Hamby at the 3) or small (with a short player at the 3). I hope Miller knows what he is doing.
I have Thomas, Brown, Nneka, and Stevens locked in as four of our starters, but don't know who the fifth starter will be. I know Hamby has played the three in the past but I don't think it's necessarily a strength for the Sparks. We need someone who can spread the floor. We know that's not Canada. Not sure about Clarendon, Yang, or Cooke). |
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| Posted: 05/16/23 11:29 pm ::: |
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So it appears that the last two cuts were Karlie Samuelson and Rae Burrell.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Los Angeles Sparks have waived Rae Burrell and Karlie Samuelson.</p>— Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) <a href="https://twitter.com/RachGall/status/1658584876961124352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
So final roster is a bunch of 5'9 players (Thomas, Brown, Clarendon, Cooke, Yang) plus 5'6" Canada and five posts (Nneka, Chiney, Hamby, Stevens, Holmes). It just seems strange to me and that we will always be playing big (with Hamby at the 3) or small (with a short player at the 3). I hope Miller knows what he is doing.
I have Thomas, Brown, Nneka, and Stevens locked in as four of our starters, but don't know who the fifth starter will be. I know Hamby has played the three in the past but I don't think it's necessarily a strength for the Sparks. We need someone who can spread the floor. We know that's not Canada. Not sure about Clarendon, Yang, or Cooke). |
Idk why Curt is so infatuated with Clarendon, but we should've kept Rae instead of her. Clarendon doesn't give us anything that Thomas or Canada doesn't. We're going to miss Rae's length and ability to spread the floor. Hoping to see 2 expansion teams for the 2025 season.
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| Posted: 05/17/23 12:30 pm ::: |
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| Sparks waive Yang Liwei
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Not sure if there are any other moves left, but as of now we look like this. Pretty bleh and lucky if we make the playoffs IMO.
Thomas/Canada
Brown/Cooke/Clarendon
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N. Ogwumike/Holmes
Stevens/C. Ogwumike
Out/pregnant: Hamby, KLS
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| Posted: 05/17/23 1:12 pm ::: |
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| Hamby played 20 minutes in their unofficial preseason game against Seattle. She'll play on opening day. |
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| Posted: 05/17/23 2:58 pm ::: |
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| boom*NNEKA*nneka wrote: |
Not sure if there are any other moves left, but as of now we look like this. Pretty bleh and lucky if we make the playoffs IMO.
Thomas/Canada
Brown/Cooke/Clarendon
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N. Ogwumike/Holmes
Stevens/C. Ogwumike
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Tbh the likelihood even during preseason of playoffs were slim. The building blocks need to emerge as i don't see the Ogwumikes playing more than 3-5 more seasons.
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| Posted: 05/17/23 8:43 pm ::: |
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| Sparks waive Yang Liwei |
According to Twitter she has made playing for the Chinese National team her priority and is open to coming to playing in the WNBA after the Asia Cup.
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| Posted: 05/18/23 4:23 pm ::: |
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| Sparks claim Nia Clouden off waivers
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| Posted: 05/18/23 5:25 pm ::: |
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| When Layshia Clarendon makes an appearance for the Sparks she'll be the 18th player in WNBA history to play for six different franchises. The record is eight, held by Kristen Rasmussen.
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| Posted: 05/18/23 5:28 pm ::: |
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WTH? The ginormous hole in the roster is at the wing and you pick up another combo guard?
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| Posted: 05/18/23 5:54 pm ::: |
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WTH? The ginormous hole in the roster is at the wing and you pick up another combo guard? |
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https://twitter.com/LASparksPR/status/1659387845017219072
Los Angeles Sparks Sign Karlie Samuelson to a Hardship Contract
May 18, 2023
LOS ANGELES (May 18, 2023) – The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the signing of Karlie Samuelson to a hardship contract.
Samuelson’s most recent WNBA season was in 2022 with the Phoenix Mercury on a hardship contract. In 2021, she played with the Los Angeles Sparks where she started in three of 11 games played. She averaged 3.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and shot 47.8% from three-point range.
She has played in 42 total WNBA games for the Los Angeles Sparks, Seattle Storm, Dallas Wings, and Phoenix Mercury.
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