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Whalen and the Olympics
Saw an interview with Lindsay Whalen at Ladies Court. As expected, diplomatic comments about the Olympics... Q: You are still in the running for the U.S. Olympic basketball team. How much thought do you put into that?A: I am just trying to play as hard as I can right now to help our team and kind...
How did Whalen not make the Olympic team?
I thought it was a no-brainer that Lindsay Whalen would make the U.S. women's basketball team. She's easily one of the best players in the WNBA: she's an MVP candidate and the leader of one of the best teams in the league.Aside from outstanding statistics, there's the intangibles: she's tough,...
U.S. Women’s Basketball Medal Outlook: What Can We Learn from the FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament?
If there is one thing that U.S. basketball fans should have learned by now, it’s that talent alone is not enough to win international competitions. So perhaps due to past losses as much as present circumstances, there has been plenty of attention paid to the U.S. women’s basketball team’s on-court...
Looking Past Olympic Prelims, Team USA Needs To Improve Rebounding
It can be difficult to critique U.S. women's basketball team given that they have blown out their opponents by an average of 47 points in three preliminary games. Yet despite their dominance, a number of players have pointed out that rebounding – particularly preventing their opponents from getting...
First Olympic Weekend; Time For a Writing Break
I'll be using the weekend for a writing break again and look forward to seeing how the 39 WNBA stars perform in Beijing. (To keep up with all the sights and sounds in Beijing, check out the little widget below.) And a brief moment of idealism -- The best part about the Olympics though is that it is...
Weekend Olympic Numbers: Team USA Dynamics
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"Raising the Bar": Basketball, Gender, and "Intellectual Journalism"
Even though the WNBA is on hiatus for the Olympic games, the growing league still has a lot riding on what happens in Beijing.It seems like a safe assumption that a strong performance by the U.S. women’s basketball team could translate into increased attendance and/or ratings after the...
More On the Olympics, the Media & When Keepin' It Real Goes Wrong
This isn't a basketball post, but I wrote a post last week about "intellectual journalism" and have been monitoring the Olympics coverage for good examples since. Coincidentally, what I've come across is a few articles that are holding the media accountable in similar ways. What I found interesting...
Candace Parker and the Marketability of Female Olympic Athletes
A week ago, SI.com writer Selena Roberts wrote an article about the declining marketability of female Olympic athletes, highlighted by the disheartening Marion Jones controversy. Although female Olympic athletes experienced a brief period of popularity after the 1996 Olympics, according to Roberts,...
Fowles Making Big Contribution to Team USA Off the Bench
It has to be hard for a bench player to get the media’s attention on the star-studded U.S. women’s basketball team, possibly the most talented U.S. team at the Olympics. This is probably Lisa Leslie’s last Olympics. Diana Taurasi had a big game against the Czech Republic. And Tina Thompson flirted...
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