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johnjohnW
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Posted: 11/06/22 3:14 pm ::: |
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https://twitter.com/NickKingSports/status/1589027762379325440
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40-year-old Diana Taurasi (who is a free agent) says she's coming back for Year 19 in Phoenix.
"You know, I started working out, so, the minute I start working out, that means I'm all in. ... I'm ready to bring another championship here." |
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Glad to hear. I have no idea what PHX will put together this year but if this is her last year, I hope it's respectable.
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Richyyy
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Posted: 11/06/22 4:15 pm ::: |
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Side-question is whether she's willing to copy her old friend Sue and play for the minimum, because Phoenix really need the space to go shopping for some help. If she wants the max again, and with Diggins-Smith potentially missing time and/or more difficult to trade (and with them maybe wanting to retain space for Griner, just in case?) it could be hard to get any better than last year. |
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shontay33
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Posted: 11/08/22 9:16 pm ::: |
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Richyyy wrote: |
Side-question is whether she's willing to copy her old friend Sue and play for the minimum, because Phoenix really need the space to go shopping for some help. If she wants the max again, and with Diggins-Smith potentially missing time and/or more difficult to trade (and with them maybe wanting to retain space for Griner, just in case?) it could be hard to get any better than last year. |
Mercury should be trying to retain space for BG. After being incarcerated for all this time, she will definitely need time to recover. I don’t think she will be playing when she is released. If they want to win now, they will probably have to practically bring in a whole new team and add more depth at her position because she hasn’t played an entire season in years. There will definitely need to be some trades made and probably some additions and subtractions to the coaching staff in order for the Mercury to even have a shot next season.
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pilight
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ChicagoAnnie
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PUmatty
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Posted: 12/22/22 11:15 am ::: |
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Congrats to SDS on winning an Emmy.
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I'll never not read SDS as Stacey Dales-Schuman.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 12/22/22 6:25 pm ::: |
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ChicagoAnnie wrote: |
Congrats to SDS on winning an Emmy.
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I'll never not read SDS as Stacey Dales-Schuman. |
Ditto. Still gets me every time.
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ChasingRatDogmaSalade
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Posted: 12/23/22 10:03 am ::: |
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Luuuc wrote: |
PUmatty wrote: |
ChicagoAnnie wrote: |
Congrats to SDS on winning an Emmy.
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I'll never not read SDS as Stacey Dales-Schuman. |
Ditto. Still gets me every time. |
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18055 Location: Queens
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Posted: 12/23/22 5:44 pm ::: |
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ChasingRatDogmaSalade wrote: |
Luuuc wrote: |
PUmatty wrote: |
ChicagoAnnie wrote: |
Congrats to SDS on winning an Emmy.
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I'll never not read SDS as Stacey Dales-Schuman. |
Ditto. Still gets me every time. |
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StevenHW
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Stormeo
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johnjohnW
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Stormeo
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Posted: 12/28/22 7:38 pm ::: |
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johnjohnW wrote: |
She seems passionate about it. She corrected a sideline reporters once for not saying -Smith. |
And I would guess that she feels that way because the added name represents her identity as a wife/grown woman aka a perceived advancement from her previous identity. If she doesn't care about what I was saying about branding, then that's absolutely her right. I suppose I just personally don't think I could relate to being particularly passionate about adding on the most common last name in the country to my pre-existing name. I mean, I'd love to be able to stop cringing every time I hear or see it. Someday, hopefully. 🙃
On one hand, I wish more men took their wives' last name, especially if it was cooler/better. Gender roles, shmender roles – if ya wanna do it, then do it! (Her husband was an athlete too though, so for multiple reasons related to brand & masculinity, it was probably never considered. [Although "Daniel Diggins" without question is infinitely superior to "Daniel Smith"!])
On the other hand, it's easy for me to wish that since I doubt I'll ever find myself up at the altar marrying a woman. 😅 (Never say never, but ehh)
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myrtle
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Posted: 12/29/22 1:50 pm ::: |
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Daniel Smith-Diggins is my vote
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pilight
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Posted: 12/29/22 1:56 pm ::: |
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I don't care for hyphens. Change your name or don't, but don't try to split the difference by using both names.
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/29/22 7:42 pm ::: |
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I’d rather see a player hyphenate than completely change her name; it’s hard to keep track sometimes if there are a lot of last names around for a player. (On the other hand, some people are born hyphenated, so I suppose there’s merit in not being confused with them.)
One caveat: if you marry someone whose surname is a slur, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON’T INSIST ON USING IT.
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Stormeo
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Queenie
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 12/30/22 1:24 pm ::: |
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I'm just gonna say there are some absolutely absurd takes in this thread. I'll leave it at that.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 12/30/22 6:00 pm ::: |
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johnjohnW wrote: |
I'm just gonna say there are some absolutely absurd takes in this thread. I'll leave it at that. |
do you think mine about Skylar is absurd? just out of curiosity. not gonna take it personal if you do.
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johnjohnW
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Posted: 12/30/22 7:47 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
johnjohnW wrote: |
I'm just gonna say there are some absolutely absurd takes in this thread. I'll leave it at that. |
do you think mine about Skylar is absurd? just out of curiosity. not gonna take it personal if you do. |
I don't think your general branding opinion is incorrect. It's smart marketing. But I think your speculation about what the hyphenated name means to her borders on condescending. Her marriage is clearly important to her and if she wants to tack on her husband's name as part of her identity, then who are we to judge? I would feel the same about people who judge AD's name change.
Pilight's personal taste on hyphenated names is also a bit unnecessary. If you don't want a hyphenated name, don't get one but hyphenated names are very common in a lot of cultures in the US, including a swath of black women who take on hyphenated names as a way of preserving their individual identity rather than taking solely their husbands name. Not to mention most of Latin America using hyphenated names to pay homage to both of your parents lineage.
Queenie referring to Cooper's hyphenate as a slur is probably the most absurd thing here. It's a common last name.
All that being said, it's absurd that this conversation is taking place surrounding a players name. It was cute when people were discussing confusion with Stacey Dales Schuman but it took a turn for the bizarre the further the conversation developed.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 12/30/22 9:02 pm ::: |
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johnjohnW wrote: |
I don't think your general branding opinion is incorrect. It's smart marketing. But I think your speculation about what the hyphenated name means to her borders on condescending. Her marriage is clearly important to her and if she wants to tack on her husband's name as part of her identity, then who are we to judge? |
Thanks for answering honestly. To me, I don’t find it condescending to speculate about that A) since personal lives are inextricably tied to players, and this is a message board for the sake of creating conversation & sharing ideas, and B) as long as the standard “ultimately, everyone has the right to do/want what they do/want without any required explanation” type of sentiment is expressed. And that is what I believe. I don’t have to like what she does/wants, nor do I have to understand why – at the end of the day, the truth of the matter is none of my business.
But I do think it’s fair game for anyone to wonder aloud why without going for low-blows, which I genuinely don’t think I did. To each their own though! And I’m more than prepared to drop the subject entirely now that I’ve said my two cents.
And fwiw, the conversation turned back towards Diggins-Smith entirely by my hand, so I take full responsibility for that. I personally wouldn’t call what I said that bizarre – if anything, I see it more as pure pettiness from me cuz again, I’ve clearly stayed pressed about it even after all these years and wanted to fit a square peg in a round hole a bit by bringing it up like that. Fwiw! (which is probably not much) My bad!
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 12/30/22 9:51 pm ::: |
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johnjohn is way past the point of having any issue with double-barrelled surnames and has already embraced doing the same with Christian names. He's operating on a different level to the rest of us.
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johnjohnW
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pilight
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Posted: 12/30/22 10:06 pm ::: |
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johnjohnW wrote: |
Pilight's personal taste on hyphenated names is also a bit unnecessary. If you don't want a hyphenated name, don't get one but hyphenated names are very common in a lot of cultures in the US, including a swath of black women who take on hyphenated names as a way of preserving their individual identity rather than taking solely their husbands name. Not to mention most of Latin America using hyphenated names to pay homage to both of your parents lineage. |
I recognize that my opinion on this matter is unpopular
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