During the 2009 WNBA All-Star game, the 2010 class of inductees into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame was announced. Among the list of six honorees was a woman it was my pleasure to get to know in the ’80s: Former University of Maryland Head Coach Chris Weller.
As we complete the last week or so of the regular season for most of Division I, I’ve started considering what the upcoming WNBA draft is going to look like. I like to make my selections now instead of tournament time because the one-or-done format can rob some prospects of equal consideration.
The behind-the-scenes show, Under the Shell, which follows the University of Maryland Women’s Basketball team both on-and-off the court, has found itself a new home at www.undertheshell.tv. This new site features all the episodes of Under the Shell from the previous four seasons as well as the current season to-date.
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.
Once you’ve lived long enough, and have a lot of memories in the ol’ grouch bag, it’s hard not to pause every now and then to consider that unique collection that adds up to your life. Like you, I have a variety of event-mementos good, bad, and hard to define. Mostly, though, I prefer to pull out those things that still make me smile.
Episode 25 F0403 -"Rolling D30" posted on March 8, 2010.
Coming soon: Episode 26, "F0404 - The Grasp of Charybdis" ETA March week 4, 2010.
Est. time between episodes 12-14 days.
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