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orhe
06-18-2006, 07:23 AM
hey support the women :)

they're 6-4 and third in the west

5-0 on the road!! they won their last home game :D

plus the polish hottie Agnieszka Bibrzycka is back

so many + to offset the negative that is women's basketball

fyatuk
06-18-2006, 09:54 AM
hey support the women :)

they're 6-4 and third in the west

5-0 on the road!! they won their last home game :D

plus the polish hottie Agnieszka Bibrzycka is back

so many + to offset the negative that is women's basketball

Biba has been playing pretty well. She was cooking in the parts of the game I saw last night. And they actually have a few attractive women on the team this year (stupid, superficial, somewhat sexist statement, I know).

Anyone else get the brochure for a tour of the Spurs locker room, hot dog, soda, chips, and a ticket to a Silver Stars game for $10?

exstatic
06-18-2006, 11:28 AM
I'll be painting a bookcase this afternoon, and would literally sit and watch it dry before watching any WNBA game. I think it's low quality, and I hate David Stern for subsidizing it just long enough to bankrupt the original women's league, and then letting it go low budget.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 12:57 PM
hey support the women :)

they're 6-4 and third in the west

5-0 on the road!! they won their last home game :D

plus the polish hottie Agnieszka Bibrzycka is back

so many + to offset the negative that is women's basketball

That requires an open mind and too many MEN are sexist and would rather not even let their household do so. I've seen a few of the baseline bums support the team as season ticket holders but this is the perfect example why women's sports don't thrive; their male counterparts don't support the team.

See http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_01976.shtml and http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_0910.shtml.

spurschick
06-18-2006, 01:07 PM
That requires an open mind and too many MEN are sexist and would rather not even let their household do so. I've seen a few of the baseline bums support the team as season ticket holders but this is the perfect example why women's sports don't thrive; their male counterparts don't support the team.

The WNBA season begins in the middle of the playoffs, so you can't fault the Spurs players for not taking that time out to watch the Stars. Also, most of the Spurs bail once their season is over, so they aren't in town to support them. However, since the Stars fall under the SS&E umbrella, you will see the top brass at the games quite often.

One thing I noticed about the Stars games is that the fans are truly there because they want to be. You don't see the posers, like you do at Spurs games, who are only there to be seen and spend most of the time talking on their cell phones. Stars fans are hyped up and cheering the entire time. Some are even dressed in full fan gear that Spurs fans only sport during the playoffs.

If you want to talk about supporting the team, why doesn't the local sports tv media cover the Stars. I watch local news just about every day and I never see any coverage on the Stars at all. They're doing better than they have in the 5 years they've been a part of the WNBA and have legitimate shot at the playoffs, but you rarely, if ever, see any mention of them anywhere but the Express-News.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 01:27 PM
Click on the first link Melissa for your answer to lack of coverage. Because the sports journalist scene is male dominated, women sports rarely get any press.

I've heard way too many chauvanistic comments from Ticket 760 hosts (and national hosts too) and when radio stations don't want to support it, then we get what we get.

It's ironic, the Kings' owners are dedicated to the Monarchs and give them their own pre/post game show and the same play by play for the Kings is also the play by play for the Monarchs.

AlamoSpursFan
06-18-2006, 01:32 PM
I took Little ASF to the Stars' game against Houston last year, mainly because it was Girl Scouts' Day. I don't mind saying I had a great time, but it may just have been the fact that I could drink beer at a Girl Scouts event...

:lol

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 01:39 PM
And seats are cheaper.....

You can be on the front row for the price of a BALCONY seat!! lol

AlamoSpursFan
06-18-2006, 01:45 PM
They did a special thing with the Girl Scouts where they went on the court before the game and met the players. We got to sit courtside for the pre-game festivities, then they made us move to the upper level, which was understandable at first, but the seats we were originally in went UNUSED for the game. It would have been kinda cool if they would have let us stay there.

AlamoSpursFan
06-18-2006, 01:46 PM
Oh, and that 7 foot Polish chick the Stars had last year (Margo something or other?) was WAY cool with the girls. She was super nice.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 02:01 PM
ASF, Margo wasn't with the team last year.

And she was a total stiff and killed the offense on the team. This year's centers of Katie Feenstra and Chantelle Anderson are much more mobile and give the Stars an inside presence.

baseline bum
06-18-2006, 02:41 PM
Id rather watch the World Cup.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 02:57 PM
And I'd rather support my San Antonio pro teams.

SA210
06-18-2006, 03:24 PM
The Silver Stars also have a waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy better announcer than that weak sorry excuse for an announcer, Stan Kelly.


Now that's just sad.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 03:35 PM
Kevin is Stan's back up and also does the PA announcing at the UTSA Roadrunner basketball games.

Johnny_Blaze_47
06-18-2006, 03:39 PM
Kevin is Stan's back up and also does the PA announcing at the UTSA Roadrunner basketball games.

Is it Kevin Brock, GMo?

I remember how fun it was doing the KENS-AM radio show with you two back in the day.

davi78239
06-18-2006, 03:52 PM
I've never even been to a Silver Stars game, but I wanna check one out sooner or later. What's the atmosphere like compared to a Spurs game? Is the music better too like the announcer is? I never liked Stan Kelly much. Spurs need someone else finally.

Obstructed_View
06-18-2006, 03:54 PM
The quality of Silver Stars basketball has improved greatly with the addition of one Sophia Young.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 03:55 PM
Is it Kevin Brock, GMo?

I remember how fun it was doing the KENS-AM radio show with you two back in the day.

Johnny you are correct. Kevin and I are best friends and he got the job because he was a hell of an announcer during the UTSA games and when the Final Four came here. He's done the Alamobowl games too.

Kevin Trudeau
06-18-2006, 03:56 PM
Kevin is Stan's back up and also does the PA announcing at the UTSA Roadrunner basketball games.

I've never been a backup to a Stan Kelly. That guy blows.

You see, this is just more lies being fed to you by the F.D.A. and I'm blowing the whistle.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 03:57 PM
The quality of Silver Stars basketball has improved greatly with the addition of one Sophia Young.

Actually it improved once Clarissa Davis Wrightsill was removed as the GM. Clarissa was good for getting the team here but she was a lousy talent evaluator. When she traded Natalie Williams away before the first season started, that told me right then that things were going to be bad.

Dan Hughes has had some good success as the head coach and now in his second year he is putting his mark on how the team plays.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 04:02 PM
I've never been a backup to a Stan Kelly. That guy blows.

You see, this is just more lies being fed to you by the F.D.A. and I'm blowing the whistle.

??? I'm sorry who are u?

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 04:04 PM
I've never even been to a Silver Stars game, but I wanna check one out sooner or later. What's the atmosphere like compared to a Spurs game? Is the music better too like the announcer is? I never liked Stan Kelly much. Spurs need someone else finally.

The atmosphere is different than the Spurs. It's more 'fan' friendly in regards to having section leaders and the players really interact with their fans. The music is about the same. If Kevin wasn't so busy with his real job, he'd probably go for it. Last time we talked about that, he was saying in just due time. He'd do it like he got the UTSA gig from Kelly a few years back....just do it.

spurschick
06-18-2006, 04:04 PM
I've never even been to a Silver Stars game, but I wanna check one out sooner or later. What's the atmosphere like compared to a Spurs game? Is the music better too like the announcer is?

They use a lot of the same music and the fans chant "Let's Go Stars" instead of "Go Spurs Go". There are lot more kids there and they scream the entire game. As I mentioned before, there are fans that dress up for Stars games like Spurs fans do for the playoffs, which makes it even more special considering it's regular season. There are some real diehard fans that hold signs, use noisemakers and are on their feet yelling for most of the game. There are some baseline bums who support the team full boar and they actually sit baseline.

If you haven't been to a game, now would be a great time to go. They're practically giving the tickets away and you can sit lower level for $10. Also, this is an interesting time in this team's history. After 5 years, they finally have the right combo of talent and chemistry and could make the playoffs for the first time.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 04:10 PM
They use a lot of the same music and the fans chant "Let's Go Stars" instead of "Go Spurs Go". There are lot more kids there and they scream the entire game. As I mentioned before, there are fans that dress up for Stars games like Spurs fans do for the playoffs, which makes it even more special considering it's regular season. There are some real diehard fans that hold signs, use noisemakers and are on their feet yelling for most of the game. There are some baseline bums who support the team full boar and they actually sit baseline.

If you haven't been to a game, now would be a great time to go. They're practically giving the tickets away and you can sit lower level for $10. Also, this is an interesting time in this team's history. After 5 years, they finally have the right combo of talent and chemistry and could make the playoffs for the first time.

Would be the second time in 'franchise' history. When they were in Utah they made the playoffs. But you're right Melissa, this current team could do something that previous teams in seasons past couldn't do. Friday's 30 point win showed a lot of promise.

cherylsteele
06-18-2006, 04:23 PM
San Antonio has a WNBA team??:D :lol

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 04:33 PM
Melissa...I'll be the first to admit I had reservations about the product but after seeing this team for four seasons and the growth, I'm glad I went ahead and took the leap.

The women's game is different because it's under the rim but that's what makes it so much more fun...they are more fundamentally sound. Shooting is better, defense is more honest and you see a lot of passing.

And since they went to the 24 second clock and brought in some NBA rules, it's really been an improved product.

shelshor
06-18-2006, 05:11 PM
And, Spurs fans, please note: the WNBA game is much more team oriented than the NBA game
This years team is playing much better

baseline bum
06-18-2006, 05:15 PM
Better fundamentals? Better shooting? :lmao

The fucking women's ball is so easy to shoot with. If the NBA shot with it the league would average 130 ppg. I'm sure Cuban will push to use the WNBA ball as the completion of the pussy-ball movement in the NBA.

dknights411
06-18-2006, 05:15 PM
Didn't they only win 7 games all of last year?

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 05:31 PM
Better fundamentals? Better shooting? :lmao

The fucking women's ball is so easy to shoot with. If the NBA shot with it the league would average 130 ppg. I'm sure Cuban will push to use the WNBA ball as the completion of the pussy-ball movement in the NBA.

That's such a fucking weak as statement. And if your as was 6'6 you'd be a professional basketball player. Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit.

If you don't like women's basketball then be a man and say so. Don't come in here trying to compare and apple with an orange. Hell I'd pay good money to watch any one of those women take your ass one on one and beat you handidly WITH A MAN'S BALL.

Newsflash dumb butt, most women use a man's ball to practice with and play with overseas.

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 05:33 PM
Didn't they only win 7 games all of last year?

yep. They are 6-4 now and won their first 'back to back' situation this season.

rasho8
06-18-2006, 06:19 PM
Whats the difference in the basketball?
I know it looks different but whats the physical differences?

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 06:28 PM
Here's the rule on ball size from the WNBA: The ball shall be an officially approved WNBA ball with a weight not less than 18 ounces nor more than 20 ounces. The circumference of the ball shall be within a maximum of 29 inches and a minimum of 28.5 inches.

T Park
06-18-2006, 07:37 PM
Hey GMo, when are the SS on TV, Id like to check em out.

Keep in mind Im in Cali.

Any games on NBA TV, ESPN, ABC, coming up?

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 09:28 PM
TPark I don't think anything is going 'national'. I heard the NBA radio broadcast of their Chicago game last night. Check www.wnba.com and see if they have a schedule.

spurschick
06-18-2006, 10:11 PM
Any games on NBA TV, ESPN, ABC, coming up?

The games for the next two Fridays, 23 & 30, are on NBATV

nbascribe
06-18-2006, 10:31 PM
See and they say the girls don't get no love...lol

FUCKMARKCUBAN
06-19-2006, 10:12 AM
if i wanted to watch girls play with balls id go buy a porn....other then that i aint watching that pussy(no pun intended) league. i just cant get into it at all.....its too weak for me to watch.

Louie Vega
06-19-2006, 04:35 PM
San Antonio has a WNBA team??:D :lol

Yeah. I know 1 of their losses last year came to the Judson girls team. :lol

tlongII
06-19-2006, 07:59 PM
Don't you have to be a lesbian to go to these games?

spurschick
06-19-2006, 10:30 PM
Don't you have to be a lesbian to go to these games?

I've been to the games and I'm not a lesbian.

tlongII
06-19-2006, 11:03 PM
I've been to the games and I'm not a lesbian.

Bi?

spurschick
06-20-2006, 08:32 AM
Bi?

No, but I'd do Angelina Jolie.

orhe
06-20-2006, 10:57 AM
:D

go Biba!

AlamoSpursFan
06-20-2006, 03:31 PM
ASF, Margo wasn't with the team last year.

And she was a total stiff and killed the offense on the team. This year's centers of Katie Feenstra and Chantelle Anderson are much more mobile and give the Stars an inside presence.

You sure? Must have been the year before then. And you're right, she wasn't much of a baller, but she was super nice.

nbascribe
06-20-2006, 05:23 PM
No, but I'd do Angelina Jolie.

I'd say something really witty on that but I'm still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.......