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ChiSky54 · Posted: 07/01/23 4:33 pm :::

Yes.

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ChiSky54 · Posted: 07/01/23 4:34 pm :::

Yes.

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bryan_february_ · Posted: 07/01/23 5:06 pm :::

I am surprised by this move. It seemed like Wade was committed to the W, or at least enough to not leave mid-season.

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tfan · Posted: 07/01/23 5:18 pm :::

I don't see why he couldn't finish out the season. Did the Raptors decide he must leave immediately or did the Sky?

Silky Johnson · Posted: 07/01/23 5:28 pm :::

johnjohnW · Posted: 07/01/23 6:21 pm :::

I wonder if Wade will contour getting techs as an assistant coach in Toronto? I enjoyed having him in the league but also found him to be overdoing it with the antics. Always entertaining and a decent coach. Maybe not a great GM but I guess we won’t be able to see him carry out whatever vision he was crafting.

SPD · Posted: 07/01/23 7:10 pm :::

Article

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/37945689/james-wade-sky-gm-coach-joining-nba-raptors-staff

tfan · Posted: 07/01/23 7:26 pm :::

Ex-Ref · Posted: 07/01/23 8:28 pm :::

RavenDog · Posted: 07/02/23 11:35 am :::

tfan · Posted: 07/17/23 6:44 am :::

Dwayne Wade to become part owner of the Sky. He says "we've been talking about it for a while" and mentions owner Michael Alter and Operating Chairman Nadia Rawlinson (Rawlinson is said to be a future co-owner). He felt as a Chicago kid and a supporter of the league it was "time to turn it up a little bit" . He says a few NBA players have called him about this and he implies they have some interest in doing the same.

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tfan · Posted: 07/17/23 7:13 am :::

tfan · Posted: 07/17/23 7:14 am :::

tfan · Posted: 07/17/23 7:19 am :::

tfan · Posted: 07/30/23 3:28 am :::

Chicago Sun-Times article July 29th by Annie Costabile: "As trade deadline approaches, Sky don't appear to be active despite clear need for changes".

You do have to give up something to get something so a trade isn't a guarantee of improvement.

The author is critical of the Mabrey trade ( "The addition of Mabrey made little sense when Wade traded for her, and it makes even less sense now.") and says with regard to Wade defending it as a "no brainer" and with "I’m not [expletive] planning on losing":

ChiSky54 · Posted: 07/30/23 4:56 am :::

The year started out shaky with the loss of the major players in a week. Then we picked up a number of pieces that have been around the block a few times. I think his notion that Allemand would be Sloot's successor was questionable and set back Evans' development.

Still find it Laughing

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that Sloot indicated that on reason she left was that she "wanted to be coached." He's always been shaky in my book in that regard.

Our drafting has pretty much sucked historically and didn't really change during his tenure. When early on we kept losing players to injury, it was baffling that he kept saying he was happy with what we had and wasn't actively looking to bolster the team with replacement players...

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Rock Hard · Posted: 07/31/23 10:55 am :::

ChiSky54 · Posted: 08/06/23 8:25 am :::

So Kone has been playing for Mali in Afrobasket, and the team ended up in 3rd place. She contributed well.

Just looked more closely at the pack of playing cards we got a few games ago. The 12-pack includes all current players (including Taylor Soule) but not Izzy Harrison, who finally started showing up on the bench in street clothes. What's going to happen when one of our injured folks comes back? Thy Sky website lists 13 players.

In other news...

https://sky.wnba.com/news/fubo-named-official-streaming-service-partner-of-wnbas-chicago-sky/

STHs get "extended free trials" while others get a 14-day freebie.

We already have the Marquee Network, which I can't access. Can't watch Storm games live if played in SEA, even though I have Prime Video. Couldn't watch Friday's game live on Ion (maybe should have tried Shades' Tubi link instead of wasting time searching the app); didn't bother trying LP.

All these regional and "special" licenses are a pain! I've said it's not as important to me to see all games live (my attention span and energy level make time-shifting conducive for me), but dang! Sometimes recently, I couldn't monitor the live commentary during Sky home games because none of the TV options were available.

So the plan must be to alienate regular fans to accommodate others who may decide to chime in? And where is the money going from all these exclusive contracts?

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tfan · Posted: 08/09/23 4:40 pm :::

Kone's minutes dropped off under Wade after starting out with 23 minutes and rave reviews from the Chicago announcers. I think it would be between Kone and Soule as to who gets cut if Harrison returns. As a post is coming back and the Sky has 4 other posts (Williams, Hebert, Smith, Bertsch) I would cut Kone. But Soule seems to be even lower on the coaching totem pole. However, she might be helped by Gardener being out.

Hopefully the TV money is mostly going to the teams and not the league, as one needs it and one doesn't. Would like to hear how much ION, CBS Sports and Prime/Twitter pay and how that compares to ESPN/ABC.

Sky are only a game and a half ahead of the Sparks who now have multiple players back from injury. They need Gardner back.

ChiSky54 · Posted: 08/09/23 7:41 pm :::

My occasional ride to/from the games sits on the floor near the bench. Gardner told her last night she will be back "soon" - same as what Ruthy told her and it was still awhile away.

Kone was there last night. Wade was impressed with her aggression in her first game in which she was "straight ballin'" - she had just been cleared for contact a day or so before her first game. A lot of what Wade - as well as all other Sky coaches over the past ten years - have done have been headscratchers. I am not as aware of BBall calls, rules and such, but the things I see make no sense much of the time...

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NYSports56 · Posted: 08/09/23 11:42 pm :::

Rock Hard · Posted: 08/10/23 12:41 am :::

NYSports56 · Posted: 08/10/23 1:36 am :::

ChiSky54 · Posted: 09/10/23 2:28 pm :::

So happy that Kah signed an extension! So many thought she was out the door, but I was keeping hope alive!

Just wondering...with some of these records, should there be an asterisk because of the longer seasons? Doesn't seem fair, as an example, to say Mabry broke Allie's scoring record when it took more games to do it.

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