Looking Ahead to 2009…………
The big news is Candace Parker is pregnant with her first child and will miss some of the season but is expected back. So I think all eyes will be on her upon her return to see if she can pick up where she left off last season.
The Atlanta Dream will be coming into the 2009 season re-loaded! I thought that Atlanta lost a lot of close games last season, but this season I can see them actually being competitive!
Candice Wiggins, Sylvia Fowles, and Alexis Hornbuckle are the 3 sophmores that I will be keeping my eye on this season, they were good last season so this upcoming season they are going to be even better. And I think a lot of us are hoping to see Syl dunk this season.
The 11 man roster for the WNBA…. Im NOT liking this at all. I don’t think that an 11 man roster will allow the league to develop new players. As it is now, at least 30 players that were on rosters at the end of last season will not be on teams this season. And that does not include teams that add one of the free agents from Houston or overseas and it does not include teams that will sign rookies. So that number 30 will rise. Realistically how many teams are going to choose an unproven rookie over a vet? Not too many. I am feeling like there really isn’t a reason to even have a draft this year. Shit just let the girls walk on to teams to try out lol! If you arent selected in the top 10 you have little to no chance at making a team unless you are a bigtime sleeper.
And for the hell of it, a look back at 2008
2008 Was an amazing year for womens basketball, Parker dunking in the WNBA, Fowles gets the first goal tending call in WNBA history, unfortunately she came down wrong and injured her knee, but came back and played like a beast in the Olympics and now has followed it up with an amazing season with Spartak… not to mention she got the first dunk ever in women’s euroleague play!
The USA women dominated the Olympics again and brought home the gold and Becky Hammon brought home a bronze with Russia. I really thought this was Australia’s year, but they were battered and bruised and the USA just smoked them.
The San Antonio Silver Stars did the unthinkable and beat LA in the Western Conference Finals, but then got whisked into the Detroit Shock’s Dynasty and was swept in the Finals.
Unfortunately we seen the historic Houston Comets franchise fold. There was a lot of history with that team and I think everyone hated to see them go.
The womens NCAA season so far has been very competitive with lots of upsets going on and schools getting ranked for the first time in history. South Dakota State earned its first ranking in school history at No. 25. during the week of December 22nd. While the week before, the Lady Vols fell out of the top 10 for the first time since March 3, 1997. Meanwhile UConn is remained #1 all season so far.
Outside of Basketball…………..
Well there were big changes in 2008, the USA made a big change and big step and elected the first Black president. Obama represents change and we needed a change! It was an amazing feeling to sit back and watch election coverage and to see it all happen. Whether you are an Obama supporter or not, the US made a big step in that election.
I watched my St. Louis Rams football team self destruct again this season… surprise surprise….
I watched my St. Louis Cardinals bomb this year….
Music……….. I’m not too sure as to what to think about music this year. There was music I really liked and of course music that made me scratch my head and think wtf!
My favorite verse of 2008:
Kanye’s verse from “I Put On (Remix)” …. if you don’t know it, then you need to look into that lol!
