WNBA draft - Printable Version
+- The CardBoard (https://thecardboard.org/board)
+-- Forum: C-House! (https://thecardboard.org/board/forum-4.html)
+--- Forum: The CardBoard (https://thecardboard.org/board/forum-5.html)
+--- Thread: WNBA draft (/thread-21852.html)
+- The CardBoard (https://thecardboard.org/board)
+-- Forum: C-House! (https://thecardboard.org/board/forum-4.html)
+--- Forum: The CardBoard (https://thecardboard.org/board/forum-5.html)
+--- Thread: WNBA draft (/thread-21852.html)
WNBA draft - BostonCard - 04-15-2021
Good luck to Williams, projected by ESPN to go to Chicago with the eighth pick:
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/31253949/wnba-mock-draft-2021-version-50-three-point-guards-projected-top-eight-picks
Some others of note:
Aari McDonald 5
Dana Evans (Louisville) 6
Michaela Onyenwere 7 (staying in LA)
DiJonai Carrington 11 (good luck, DiJonai!)
Destiny Slocum 14
Aleah Goodman 25
Trinity Baptiste 35
BC
RE: WNBA draft - WBB fan - 04-15-2021
Good luck to Kiana, and all the rest. I'm going to be cheering for her, watching this afternoon, ESPN, 4-6 pm (PDT)
RE: WNBA draft - OutsiderFan - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 09:39 AM)BostonCard Wrote: Good luck to Williams, projected by ESPN to go to Chicago with the eighth pick:
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/31253949/wnba-mock-draft-2021-version-50-three-point-guards-projected-top-eight-picks
Some others of note:
Aari McDonald 5
Dana Evans (Louisville) 6
Michaela Onyenwere 7 (staying in LA)
DiJonai Carrington 11 (good luck, DiJonai!)
Destiny Slocum 14
Aleah Goodman 25
Trinity Baptiste 35
BC
Shouldn't the WNBA have more than 12 teams? And why on Earth do the Warriors not have one under their umbrella?
RE: WNBA draft - BobK - 04-15-2021
Given the Warrior owner was once a Stanford WBB season ticket holder great question
RE: WNBA draft - WBB fan - 04-15-2021
If we get a WNBA team in the Bay Area, I'll be one of the first signing up for Season Tix -- get on with it, Warriors!!!
RE: WNBA draft - BostonCard - 04-15-2021
[tweet]https://twitter.com/Pac12Network/status/1381716539561369600?s=20[/tweet]
BC
RE: WNBA draft - chrisk - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 11:21 AM)OutsiderFan Wrote:(04-15-2021, 09:39 AM)BostonCard Wrote: Good luck to Williams, projected by ESPN to go to Chicago with the eighth pick:
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/31253949/wnba-mock-draft-2021-version-50-three-point-guards-projected-top-eight-picks
Some others of note:
Aari McDonald 5
Dana Evans (Louisville) 6
Michaela Onyenwere 7 (staying in LA)
DiJonai Carrington 11 (good luck, DiJonai!)
Destiny Slocum 14
Aleah Goodman 25
Trinity Baptiste 35
BC
Shouldn't the WNBA have more than 12 teams? And why on Earth do the Warriors not have one under their umbrella?
Before the pandemic, Lacob was probably hoping to fill Chase with events that make money.
RE: WNBA draft - chimera - 04-15-2021
The WNBA is overdue to expand. Ratings for TV this past summer were way up amid all the down ratings for many other sports. There are so many good players adding new teams would not dilute the talent pool. Way too many really good players can't make a roster now. I would be thrilled if the WNBA came to the Bay Area, especially if it was in San Francisco with the Warriors. Good luck to Kiana today and all the other hopefuls. This draft seems very up in the air about who is expected to go where.
RE: WNBA draft - TheFarm07 - 04-15-2021
I second the motion to expand the WNBA.
I already have a plan in my head for 4 more teams, so they could have 2 divisions of 4 teams in both conferences and expand the schedule to 40 games (4 games each against the 3 division rivals, 3 games each against the 4 non-division intra-conference teams and 2 games each against the 8 inter-conference teams)
RE: WNBA draft - BostonCard - 04-15-2021
Didn't there used to be a team in San Jose (ABL)?
BC
Team sends Williams good vibes:
[tweet]https://twitter.com/StanfordWBB/status/1382797125092708353?s=20[/tweet]
BC
TheWildJacko - TheWildJacko - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 01:41 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Didn't there used to be a team in San Jose (ABL)?
BC
Yep, the Lasers! Azzi played; we used to go to games.
RE: WNBA draft - BostonCard - 04-15-2021
Also, is that a Star of David necklace on Haley Jones?
BC
RE: TheWildJacko - bbm233 - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 02:01 PM)TheWildJacko Wrote:(04-15-2021, 01:41 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Didn't there used to be a team in San Jose (ABL)?
BC
Yep, the Lasers! Azzi played; we used to go to games.
Up here in Seattle we had the Reign, which was full of Stanford alums: Kate Starbird, Kate Paye, Christy Hedgpeth, and Naomi Mulitauaopele. I had season tickets from day 1 until they shut it down. It was a lot of fun! I don't recall any Stanford players on the WNBA Storm roster, but we love Sue Bird!
RE: WNBA draft - pefloresjr - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 02:04 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Also, is that a Star of David necklace on Haley Jones?Pretty sure that's Jenna Brown.
BC
Cheers,
Pete F.
RE: WNBA draft - BobK - 04-15-2021
WABA with the Lasers. But then another local league. The National Women’s Basketball League with the SJ Spiders
RE: WNBA draft - chimera - 04-15-2021
Oh my, the Spiders! Remember going to that little gym and getting those free Spiders t-shirts? I don't think I still have mine. That did not last long. One season? Two?
RE: WNBA draft - Softball Fan - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 01:26 PM)TheFarm07 Wrote: I second the motion to expand the WNBA.
I already have a plan in my head for 4 more teams, so they could have 2 divisions of 4 teams in both conferences and expand the schedule to 40 games (4 games each against the 3 division rivals, 3 games each against the 4 non-division intra-conference teams and 2 games each against the 8 inter-conference teams)
I very much enjoyed watching Stanford WBB this season. For me the sport was played at a very high level. But sometimes honesty is better than being politically correct. Many basketball fans do not have an interest in the WNBA.
Some years back the LA Sparks were planning to declare bankruptcy. From the reports I read the WNBA loses on average $10million/year. The main reason a failing organization is remaining in business is because it is subsidized by the NBA. What would be the motivation for investors who care about profit/loss to expand the league?
RE: WNBA draft - crackpot - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 03:20 PM)paloalto Wrote:(04-15-2021, 01:26 PM)TheFarm07 Wrote: I second the motion to expand the WNBA.
I already have a plan in my head for 4 more teams, so they could have 2 divisions of 4 teams in both conferences and expand the schedule to 40 games (4 games each against the 3 division rivals, 3 games each against the 4 non-division intra-conference teams and 2 games each against the 8 inter-conference teams)
I very much enjoyed watching Stanford WBB this season. For me the sport was played at a very high level. But sometimes honesty is better than being politically correct. Many basketball fans do not have an interest in the WNBA.
Some years back the LA Sparks were planning to declare bankruptcy. From the reports I read the WNBA loses on average $10million/year. The main reason a failing organization is remaining in business is because it is subsidized by the NBA. What would be the motivation for investors who care about profit/loss to expand the league?
$10 million/year is not that much for a league that was under-promoted. Last year's season showed us what is possible if you start to do things the right way. The WNBA is ripe for growth right now. If I could afford it, I'd absolutely invest.
RE: WNBA draft - BostonCard - 04-15-2021
(04-15-2021, 02:38 PM)pefloresjr Wrote:(04-15-2021, 02:04 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Also, is that a Star of David necklace on Haley Jones?Pretty sure that's Jenna Brown.
BC
Cheers,
Pete F.
That makes more sense, though I swear she looks like Jones in the video. Jenna's grandfather Herb Brown is Jewish.
https://www.kerryeggers.com/stories/a-fond-farewell-to-herb-brown-the-octogenarian-oregonian-who-has-coached-the-world
And, I didn't realize that her great-uncle (Herb's brother) is none other than Larry Brown.
BC
RE: WNBA draft - bl82 - 04-15-2021
Regarding Jenna, am I the only one who thought she was mysteriously front and center in the majority of the post-celebrations, team photos, etc. after the win against Arizona? My wife chimed in, "Who the hell is that in the middle of the photo, holding the trophy?"