Posts Tagged ‘ coach ’

Sky’s the Limit For KT, Or Is It Coach Key?

Oct 17th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Women's Basketball

I wasn’t planning on posting another blog about how I felt Chicago Sky Head Coach Steve Key utilized (or failed to utilize) rookie Kristi Toliver during the2009 WNBA season. But two things happened:



2009 WNBA – The Superlative Awards

Sep 16th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Women's Basketball

It’s that time of year again, when the wheat is separated from the chaff and arbitrary picks need to be made from those golden grains. That’s right, time for the WNBA individual award picks.



2009 WNBA – Chicken Littles

Jun 16th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Women's Basketball

With the announcement by Bill Laimbeer of his resignation as the head coach of the Detroit Shock, the WNBA naysayers have been having a field day about how this is the death of the league. Seriously? You’re going there?



Nameless Jerseys Revisited

Feb 7th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Women's Basketball

A little over three years ago I bemoaned the fact that Tennessee had elected to not have their player’s names on their jerseys. Since then, the policy has spread like an epidemic from school to school. I still think that this dubious practice is bad for women’s basketball and quite possibly for team sports in general.



We Commend Thee, Kay Yow (1942-2009)

Jan 24th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Women's Basketball

NC State leader, Maryland nemesis, basketball icon, a cancer inspiration. There are so many ways to describe Kay Yow, who died early on January 24, 2009. Much will be written about her accomplishments, which I’ll not repeat. I do, however, have a few comments.



My 2008 WNBA Superlative Award Picks

Sep 16th, 2008 | By CJ | Category: Diversions

Now that the regular season is over, the time has come to start thinking about who will get some of the various awards/honors for the 2008 WNBA season.
As I started thinking about the various awards, one thing really struck me about this season: the players are all getting better, and it’s getting tougher each year [...]