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Str8_Butta
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 Posted: 03/31/05 12:25 am ::: Chill to Finals (Becky 24 & 11) |
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| Becky had 24pts, 11 assists and 1 turnover in yesterdays game vs the Chicago Blaze, the Chill will face Anna Deforge and the Dallas Fury in the finals. Dallas beat Sheryl Swoopes and the Lubbock Hawks to advance, Swoopes was held to 8pts on 3 of 9 shooting.
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Str8_Butta
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| Posted: 03/31/05 12:30 am ::: Re: Chill to Finals (Becky 24 & 11) |
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LOVELAND, Colo. - After a slow start to the game and just a five-point lead after the first half, the Colorado Chill responded with a strong second half effort to pull-away with an 83-67 win in their semifinal win over the Chicago Blaze.
Both teams shot poorly in the opening 20 minutes with each team making just nine field goals. Colorado was 9-of-30 from the field; good for 30%, while Chicago was 9-of-33 good enough for 27%.
The second half was a much different story for the top-seed Chill, as they shot .679 (19-2 from the field. Chicago continued to struggle from the field in the second 20 minutes. The Blaze connected on just .387 (12-31) of their attempts in the half enabling Colorado to open a big lead.
After playing just 4:49 in the second half, Colorado was able to open up a 17-point lead. Chicago couldn't get any closer than 15 points the rest of the way and they even saw their deficit balloon to as many as 24 points.
Becky Hammon led the way again for the Chill with 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field. Hammon took just three shots in the second half, but she took over as point guard for the Chill. Hammon recorded 11 assists in the game to just one turnover, her lowest turnover total of the season.
Scoring wise, the second half belonged to Carrie Bacon and Ruth Riley as the two each scored in double-figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively. For the game the two players combined to score 30 points, 15 points each, on 10-of-19 from the field.
Erin Scholz also scored in double-figures for the Chill as she finished with 10 points and three rebounds off of the bench.
A trio of players that scored in double-figures led Chicago on the night. LaTonya Johnson 18pts, Ebony Hoffman (12) and Keisha Anderson 10pts were the only three players to reach double-figures for the Blaze. The three combined to shoot just 13-of-42 from the field for the game.
With tonight´s win over Chicago, the Chill will take on the Dallas Fury in a rematch of last year´s championship game that was won by the Fury 73-69 in Dallas. The Fury defeated the Lubbock Hawks 72-68 in the league´s other semifinal game to advance to the final.
Felicia Ragland, who missed the possible game-winner against the Chill on March 18, led the Fury with 28 points on the night. Dallas´ lethal shooter from outside, Anna DeForge, finished the night with 22 points, but she was just 2-of-10 from deep.
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Keegan
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| Posted: 03/31/05 12:34 am ::: |
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3 turnovers in 7 minutes for Vealy? Ouch. At least she hit a trey  |
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MT_Swoopes
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| Posted: 03/31/05 1:29 am ::: Re: Chill to Finals (Becky 24 & 11) |
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| Str8_Butta33 wrote: |
| Dallas beat Sheryl Swoopes and the Lubbock Hawks to advance, Swoopes was held to 8pts on 3 of 9 shooting. |
A huge sign that retirement should be on the way.
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Str8_Butta
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| Posted: 03/31/05 1:37 am ::: Re: Chill to Finals (Becky 24 & 11) |
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| MT_Swoopes wrote: |
| Str8_Butta33 wrote: |
| Dallas beat Sheryl Swoopes and the Lubbock Hawks to advance, Swoopes was held to 8pts on 3 of 9 shooting. |
A huge sign that retirement should be on the way. |
I'm not worried about Sheryl, she was probably triple teamed everytime she touched the ball. This was one of her only bad games this season, she seems ready to go for the Comet's.
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MT_Swoopes
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| Posted: 03/31/05 1:58 am ::: Re: Chill to Finals (Becky 24 & 11) |
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| Str8_Butta33 wrote: |
| MT_Swoopes wrote: |
| Str8_Butta33 wrote: |
| Dallas beat Sheryl Swoopes and the Lubbock Hawks to advance, Swoopes was held to 8pts on 3 of 9 shooting. |
A huge sign that retirement should be on the way. |
I'm not worried about Sheryl, she was probably triple teamed everytime she touched the ball. This was one of her only bad games this season, she seems ready to go for the Comet's. |
I hope so.
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MT_Swoopes
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| Posted: 03/31/05 1:59 am ::: Re: Chill to Finals (Becky 24 & 11) |
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| Str8_Butta33 wrote: |
| MT_Swoopes wrote: |
| Str8_Butta33 wrote: |
| Dallas beat Sheryl Swoopes and the Lubbock Hawks to advance, Swoopes was held to 8pts on 3 of 9 shooting. |
A huge sign that retirement should be on the way. |
I'm not worried about Sheryl, she was probably triple teamed everytime she touched the ball. This was one of her only bad games this season, she seems ready to go for the Comet's. |
I hope so.
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badger
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| Posted: 03/31/05 12:36 pm ::: |
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| Retire? Maybe not so fast. Swoopes had 31 in their previous game.
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MT_Swoopes
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| Posted: 03/31/05 2:26 pm ::: |
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| badger wrote: |
| Retire? Maybe not so fast. Swoopes had 31 in their previous game. |
31 pts. on whom? Is she scoring on players that play and will continue to play in the WNBA?
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badger
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| Posted: 03/31/05 2:47 pm ::: |
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| Swoopes scored 31 (inc. 17 of 18 free throws) in Lubbock's 92-77 loss to Dallas on March 25. Over the ten games she played since returning from playing abroad, she averaged 19.7 ppg, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Last year it seemed that each of the six NWBL teams featured 4-5 WNBA players but this year it seems that each has only about 2-3. I don't think the "quality" is as good this year in the NWBL. Dallas, for example, has Anna DeForge and Felicia Ragland while last year they also featured Swoopes, Cheryl Ford, and Sheila Lambert. Colorado, however, does feature Becky Hammon (most likely this year's MVP) and Ruth Riley as well as some others with some WNBA experience. Hope this answers your question.
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MT_Swoopes
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| Posted: 03/31/05 4:12 pm ::: |
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| badger wrote: |
| Swoopes scored 31 (inc. 17 of 18 free throws) in Lubbock's 92-77 loss to Dallas on March 25. Over the ten games she played since returning from playing abroad, she averaged 19.7 ppg, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Last year it seemed that each of the six NWBL teams featured 4-5 WNBA players but this year it seems that each has only about 2-3. I don't think the "quality" is as good this year in the NWBL. Dallas, for example, has Anna DeForge and Felicia Ragland while last year they also featured Swoopes, Cheryl Ford, and Sheila Lambert. Colorado, however, does feature Becky Hammon (most likely this year's MVP) and Ruth Riley as well as some others with some WNBA experience. Hope this answers your question. |
It's enough information to answer my question. SS is my favorite basketball player of all-time (behind "Magic" Johnson). I don't want to see her game disintegrate so much that we forget what makes her the best SF in basketball history. Last year, she was injured throughout the season. Hopefully, she will display flashes of vintage Swoopes. Especially, with the help she will have in the frontcourt this year.
I just don't feel comfortable using the NWBL as a barometer of any kind, as to what Sheryl will do in the WNBA. The WNBA is the best pro league in the world. NWBL is triple A baseball to the WNBA.
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