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giraffespots
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 Posted: 03/13/10 3:17 am ::: Anne Donovan at the Big 12 tourney |
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Ok so I am at the tourney here in KC. My Sooners weren't playing so I was out in the hall while the game was being played to get a coke. Not many folks in the hall.
I was getting my coke when Anne Donovan came up behind me to get something. One of the workers from somewhere had come to the stand to chat with some coworkers (they didn't really have much to do while everyone is in watching the game). Anyway she looks over and sees Anne and says to her "Say, how tall are you?" Anne just kinda looks at her and says 6-8. the lady goes WOW!!! that's tall. Did you used to play basketball or something?
I nearly dropped my coke. So I leaned over to her and I said quietly, That's Anne Donovan. Well, this lady just blinked at me; then smiled and said Oh. Who's that?
So I told her who Anne was and is and why she was there. the lady's eyes kept getting bigger and bigger. By this time, Anne had beat it out of there. So I got my coke and headed back toward the arena. This lady walked with me and said Are you serious??? She peeked into the arena to see if Anne was around. then she sheepishly grinned at me and said Maybe I just better go sit down.
It was just too much.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 8:25 am ::: Re: Anne Donovan at the Big 12 tourney |
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Ok so I am at the tourney here in KC. My Sooners weren't playing so I was out in the hall while the game was being played to get a coke. Not many folks in the hall.
I was getting my coke when Anne Donovan came up behind me to get something. One of the workers from somewhere had come to the stand to chat with some coworkers (they didn't really have much to do while everyone is in watching the game). Anyway she looks over and sees Anne and says to her "Say, how tall are you?" Anne just kinda looks at her and says 6-8. the lady goes WOW!!! that's tall. Did you used to play basketball or something?
I nearly dropped my coke. So I leaned over to her and I said quietly, That's Anne Donovan. Well, this lady just blinked at me; then smiled and said Oh. Who's that?
So I told her who Anne was and is and why she was there. the lady's eyes kept getting bigger and bigger. By this time, Anne had beat it out of there. So I got my coke and headed back toward the arena. This lady walked with me and said Are you serious??? She peeked into the arena to see if Anne was around. then she sheepishly grinned at me and said Maybe I just better go sit down.
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I love Ann D., and I cannot imagine how annoying it must be to have people saying that all the time. That same interaction must happen 20 times a day, not to mention the constant staring. Imagine how hard that must have been at 13, 14 years old, or even now at 40 something. I'm 6' tall, my kids father is 6'3'' - I find myself worrying a lot about how tall they could get - just for that reason alone. And at this point, they hate sports, especially basketball. But I think they are doing that to spite me....
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| Posted: 03/13/10 10:49 am ::: |
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| I once rode in an elevator with Ann D. It was at the ('88?) Pan Am games in Indy, when she was still a player. Aside from her height, I just remember her *blank* stare, sorta like a deer in headlights.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 1:38 pm ::: |
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Probably when you're that 'prominent' you learn to look as blank as possible to try to avoid the stupid questions.
So who would she be watching: Kelsey Griffin (gone before our pick), Andrea Riley (gone before our pick), Alison Lacey (not playing because of pneumonia) - so I guess Brittney Raven or Tanisha Smith - maybe Amanda Thompson (for her enthusiasts). Then there's Ashley Sweat who has publicly said she won't go to the W. Anybody else even remotely on the radar? Other seniors: Jessra Johnson, Amanda Hanneman, Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner, Ny Stephenson, Abi Olajuan, Ernie Williams, Arriaran, T. Cunningham, Murphree. All pretty good as college players but I don't see anyone there to excite much W interest.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 1:48 pm ::: |
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Probably when you're that 'prominent' you learn to look as blank as possible to try to avoid the stupid questions.
So who would she be watching: Kelsey Griffin (gone before our pick), Andrea Riley (gone before our pick), Alison Lacey (not playing because of pneumonia) - so I guess Brittney Raven or Tanisha Smith - maybe Amanda Thompson (for her enthusiasts). Then there's Ashley Sweat who has publicly said she won't go to the W. Anybody else even remotely on the radar? Other seniors: Jessra Johnson, Amanda Hanneman, Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner, Ny Stephenson, Abi Olajuan, Ernie Williams, Arriaran, T. Cunningham, Murphree. All pretty good as college players but I don't see anyone there to excite much W interest. |
I would guess Amanda Thompson would certainly be among the ones she is there to watch. You have to have actually watched Amanda play for the last four years to realize how good she is. This year she she is healthy and does it all. I think she makes the cut on a W team. Guess we will see soon.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 1:50 pm ::: |
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Probably when you're that 'prominent' you learn to look as blank as possible to try to avoid the stupid questions.
So who would she be watching: Kelsey Griffin (gone before our pick), Andrea Riley (gone before our pick), Alison Lacey (not playing because of pneumonia) - so I guess Brittney Raven or Tanisha Smith - maybe Amanda Thompson (for her enthusiasts). Then there's Ashley Sweat who has publicly said she won't go to the W. Anybody else even remotely on the radar? Other seniors: Jessra Johnson, Amanda Hanneman, Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner, Ny Stephenson, Abi Olajuan, Ernie Williams, Arriaran, T. Cunningham, Murphree. All pretty good as college players but I don't see anyone there to excite much W interest. |
There's always the possibility of a trade, or looking ahead to next year's draft. There's also the never to be overlooked possibility of someone falling further than expected.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 1:56 pm ::: |
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I would guess Amanda Thompson would certainly be among the ones she is there to watch. You have to have actually watched Amanda play for the last four years to realize how good she is. This year she she is healthy and does it all. I think she makes the cut on a W team. Guess we will see in soon. |
I'm teasing a bit. She really has upped her game a lot this year. I think she will get drafted by some team but do have doubts about her making the cut. She has to get a little lucky about where she goes and then has to show very very well. It's not impossible.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 2:19 pm ::: |
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Probably when you're that 'prominent' you learn to look as blank as possible to try to avoid the stupid questions.
So who would she be watching: Kelsey Griffin (gone before our pick), Andrea Riley (gone before our pick), Alison Lacey (not playing because of pneumonia) - so I guess Brittney Raven or Tanisha Smith - maybe Amanda Thompson (for her enthusiasts). Then there's Ashley Sweat who has publicly said she won't go to the W. Anybody else even remotely on the radar? Other seniors: Jessra Johnson, Amanda Hanneman, Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner, Ny Stephenson, Abi Olajuan, Ernie Williams, Arriaran, T. Cunningham, Murphree. All pretty good as college players but I don't see anyone there to excite much W interest. |
Guess I'll get on the Tanisha Smith band wagon..luv to see her put some fire in that Liberty back court
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| Posted: 03/13/10 2:22 pm ::: |
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| Other seniors: Jessra Johnson, Amanda Hanneman, Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner, Ny Stephenson, Abi Olajuan, Ernie Williams, Arriaran, T. Cunningham, Murphree. All pretty good as college players but I don't see anyone there to excite much W interest. |
Cunningham is the most likely candidate of that bunch to get drafted.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 2:46 pm ::: |
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| Chip, Tanisha does have game. Her problem is finishing. I'm not sure we could take another player like that. We already have Essence. Of course at #13 it's possible she will be best on board.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 3:51 pm ::: |
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Has she been in town for the whole tournament, or just today? There's plenty of prospects to check out but obviously if she waited until now she's a little more selective into what she's looking for..
Do head coaches usually do that much scouting, especially all the way out in the Big 12?
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| Posted: 03/13/10 11:31 pm ::: |
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Anne has been there all week. Other WNBA people that I have seen is Brian Agler, Steven Key, Nolan Richardson and I sat 3 seats down from Jen Gillom. I only actually saw Jen today, all the others I saw earlier in the week. So I would say there are quite a few. Previous years Patty Coyle and Dan Hughes were always there.
Nolan Richardson came and stood by me when Steve Key came over to talk to him. They talked a good 15 minutes about trades, players, what they need. I just stood there nonchalantly listening. Quite interesting.
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| Posted: 03/13/10 11:47 pm ::: |
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| So is Nolan the complete idiot we all think he is women basketball wise?
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| Posted: 03/13/10 11:49 pm ::: |
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| So is Nolan the complete idiot we all think he is women basketball wise? |
Standing next to Key might make him seem competent.
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| Posted: 03/14/10 12:07 am ::: |
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he did say to Steve that he was at a major disadvantage because he doesn't really know the players and the ones coming up. He said he was trying to look at everyone to get a feel for things.
He didn't really name names or anything but he did try to get Steve to tell him what he was looking for. Apparently Toliver is the only one they are trying to "shop" but Key did say that any trade would have to be equitable for both sides.
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| Posted: 03/14/10 12:38 am ::: |
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| DTP wrote: |
| So is Nolan the complete idiot we all think he is women basketball wise? |
Standing next to Key might make him seem competent. |
Haha, that actually went across my mind after I posted that.
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| Posted: 03/14/10 8:19 am ::: |
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| Chip, Tanisha does have game. Her problem is finishing. I'm not sure we could take another player like that. We already have Essence. Of course at #13 it's possible she will be best on board. |
My point exactly
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| Posted: 03/14/10 8:22 am ::: |
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Anne has been there all week. Other WNBA people that I have seen is Brian Agler, Steven Key, Nolan Richardson and I sat 3 seats down from Jen Gillom. I only actually saw Jen today, all the others I saw earlier in the week. So I would say there are quite a few. Previous years Patty Coyle and Dan Hughes were always there.
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According to her blog post this week, Mystics Head Coach Julie Plank was there as well.
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Trust me, I know how talented Big 12 players are and have to be to win night-in and night-out. The post was coming from someone who really doesn't know that much about scouting, especially on the WNBA level. Didn't know if they had scouters or if coaches handled most, if not all of it.