Monday, August 15, 2005
What happened to the Sparks??
The Los Angeles Sparks are my WNBA team. loved them since I started watching the league and fell in love with Lisa Leslie. This season was supposed to be a great one with high expectations for my team with the signing of Chamique Holdsclaw. Yes Holdsclaw was coming off a troubled season cut short with her fight with depression, but all the same, much was expected of the team. With new coach Henry Bibby, it seemed like LA wouldn't lose their spark from previous years. but who would've imagined that as I write this, team is 13-15 and in 5th place. yes, we've had our share of key injuries-Dixon, Leslie, Mabika and Teasley; 4 of the starters from last year have battled injuries all season that has caused them many games, but nonetheless I didn't expect them to fall so far down the ladder.
I was watching a Houston game recently(can we please have more games on national t.v?) and spotted former asst. coach for sparks Karlen Thompson, on the Comets bench. It shocked me to see she was with the team. I mean last year she was a consideration for head coach of the sparks. I think she was great for the team having played with Leslie at USC, so why they let her go still beats me. Maybe she and coach Bibby didn't agree on some issues. Hopefully Joe Bryant would be a good replacement.
so as my team continues its struggles to make play-offs. I can only hope that next year would be better, not just for my team's sake, but for the league. You may hate the sparks, but we all know they are one of the more attractive teams to watch. Who wouldn't agree to enjoying the storied Comets-Sparks rivalry?
1 final comment: Ladies, women, please let's support the WNBA. Women are the reason NASCAR is the most watched sport out there, let's make it happen for the WNBA as well.
I was watching a Houston game recently(can we please have more games on national t.v?) and spotted former asst. coach for sparks Karlen Thompson, on the Comets bench. It shocked me to see she was with the team. I mean last year she was a consideration for head coach of the sparks. I think she was great for the team having played with Leslie at USC, so why they let her go still beats me. Maybe she and coach Bibby didn't agree on some issues. Hopefully Joe Bryant would be a good replacement.
so as my team continues its struggles to make play-offs. I can only hope that next year would be better, not just for my team's sake, but for the league. You may hate the sparks, but we all know they are one of the more attractive teams to watch. Who wouldn't agree to enjoying the storied Comets-Sparks rivalry?
1 final comment: Ladies, women, please let's support the WNBA. Women are the reason NASCAR is the most watched sport out there, let's make it happen for the WNBA as well.
