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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:Ai Stormfans!
Vamos votar nos melhores de 2009! A votação inclui jogo, jogada, jogadora, notícia, entre outras coisitas...
Pra eleger os piores não tem, porque nesse a minha amiga Tanisha Wrong já ganhou disparado!
Ai ai, falar nisso me da uma dor de cabeça!
http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/best_of_08.html
LARISSA
pare de votar na sua amiga, a Wrong, pra melhor jogadora
esse ano foi da Bird
e a Wrong ja tem 2%
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Friend vc me mata de rir!
Quem são esses doentes q tão votando na Wrong????? Pelamor de Deus!!!!!
Mas cá aqui entre nós, ela joga muitooooooooooo
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL (eco)
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LarissinhA escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:Ai Stormfans!
Vamos votar nos melhores de 2009! A votação inclui jogo, jogada, jogadora, notícia, entre outras coisitas...
Pra eleger os piores não tem, porque nesse a minha amiga Tanisha Wrong já ganhou disparado!
Ai ai, falar nisso me da uma dor de cabeça!
http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/best_of_08.html
LARISSA
pare de votar na sua amiga, a Wrong, pra melhor jogadora
esse ano foi da Bird
e a Wrong ja tem 2%
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Friend vc me mata de rir!
Quem são esses doentes q tão votando na Wrong????? Pelamor de Deus!!!!!
Mas cá aqui entre nós, ela joga muitooooooooooo
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL (eco)
suahsuashaushaushauhsas
tb não entendo, acho q a familia dela deve ser grande
pois só eles votaram nela
asuahsuashuashas
ela joga bem, principalmente se for pro Phx
asuahsuashuasasas
Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:Ai Stormfans!
Vamos votar nos melhores de 2009! A votação inclui jogo, jogada, jogadora, notícia, entre outras coisitas...
Pra eleger os piores não tem, porque nesse a minha amiga Tanisha Wrong já ganhou disparado!
Ai ai, falar nisso me da uma dor de cabeça!
http://www.wnba.com/storm/news/best_of_08.html
LARISSA
pare de votar na sua amiga, a Wrong, pra melhor jogadora
esse ano foi da Bird
e a Wrong ja tem 2%
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Friend vc me mata de rir!
Quem são esses doentes q tão votando na Wrong????? Pelamor de Deus!!!!!
Mas cá aqui entre nós, ela joga muitooooooooooo
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL (eco)
suahsuashaushaushauhsas
tb não entendo, acho q a familia dela deve ser grande
pois só eles votaram nela
asuahsuashuashas
ela joga bem, principalmente se for pro Phx
asuahsuashuasasas
Êtaaaaaa família grande a da Tanisha!
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Acho que ela joga tão bem, que tá na hora de a mandarmos pro LA Sporks!
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
vcs tao qrendo empurrar essas porcarias do storm pro phx de qquer maneira hein?
tsc tsc tsc
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tsc tsc tsc
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
MagicGracy escreveu:vcs tao qrendo empurrar essas porcarias do storm pro phx de qquer maneira hein?
tsc tsc tsc
U__________u'
oh noooooo
NO QUEREMOS EMPURRAR NADA PRO PHX
É APENAS O DESTINO
^^
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Seattle, Storm agree to 10-year lease at KeyArena
The Storm has agreed with the city of Seattle on a 10-year lease to keep the WNBA team at KeyArena.
"It's fitting that we have agreed on a 10-year lease to launch the 10th anniversary year of the Storm in Seattle," Mayor Greg Nickels said in a release.
The city began working with the Storm's owners last February to negotiate a longterm lease. In the new lease, the Storm will be charged a lower rental fee and will share in some of the revenues, as a long-term tenant.
"KeyArena is a terrific home court for all the fans who have been so loyal to the Storm over the years," said Anne Levinson, chair of Force 10 Hoops, who negotiated the lease on behalf of the team. "We appreciate the city partnering with us so that we can keep ticket prices affordable for a diversity of fans and families throughout the region."
Levinson is one of four local businesswomen who purchased the team from Clay Bennett last year. KeyArena has been the home court of the Storm since its first season in 2000. The lease agreement is subject to City Council approval. The Parks and Seattle Center Committee will begin discussions today.
The Storm still needs renovations to KeyArena. When Bennett moved the Sonics to his native Oklahoma, he also stripped the facility of its plush courtside seats, high-tech televisions and other equipment.
Levinson said in the past that Force 10 Hoops, one of six independent owners in the WNBA, would rather share in the cost of new amenities for the arena. Levinson also visited the new Comcast Arena in Everett last fall.
The Storm's home opener will be June 7 against Sacramento. The date falls on the 10th anniversary of the city of Seattle being selected as one of four cities to receive a WNBA expansion team in 2000. Indiana is the only other sister-team still in existence. Portland and Miami folded.
The Storm has agreed with the city of Seattle on a 10-year lease to keep the WNBA team at KeyArena.
"It's fitting that we have agreed on a 10-year lease to launch the 10th anniversary year of the Storm in Seattle," Mayor Greg Nickels said in a release.
The city began working with the Storm's owners last February to negotiate a longterm lease. In the new lease, the Storm will be charged a lower rental fee and will share in some of the revenues, as a long-term tenant.
"KeyArena is a terrific home court for all the fans who have been so loyal to the Storm over the years," said Anne Levinson, chair of Force 10 Hoops, who negotiated the lease on behalf of the team. "We appreciate the city partnering with us so that we can keep ticket prices affordable for a diversity of fans and families throughout the region."
Levinson is one of four local businesswomen who purchased the team from Clay Bennett last year. KeyArena has been the home court of the Storm since its first season in 2000. The lease agreement is subject to City Council approval. The Parks and Seattle Center Committee will begin discussions today.
The Storm still needs renovations to KeyArena. When Bennett moved the Sonics to his native Oklahoma, he also stripped the facility of its plush courtside seats, high-tech televisions and other equipment.
Levinson said in the past that Force 10 Hoops, one of six independent owners in the WNBA, would rather share in the cost of new amenities for the arena. Levinson also visited the new Comcast Arena in Everett last fall.
The Storm's home opener will be June 7 against Sacramento. The date falls on the 10th anniversary of the city of Seattle being selected as one of four cities to receive a WNBA expansion team in 2000. Indiana is the only other sister-team still in existence. Portland and Miami folded.
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E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
OldGirl escreveu:E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
eu no tinha visto essa foto ainda
ashaushasuahsuahsuahsuahsuashaushaushaushuahsuahsahsas
Lora ainda no-Lora
ashaushaushausahsuahsuahs
Re: SEATTLE STORM!
OldGirl escreveu:E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
Nossa! Nunca tinha visto essa!
Tô pensando em fazer uma tópico de fotos e memórias pra comemorar os 10 anos,adoro sessão nostalgia!
LarissinhA- Número de Mensagens : 1486
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LarissinhA escreveu:OldGirl escreveu:E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
Nossa! Nunca tinha visto essa!
Tô pensando em fazer uma tópico de fotos e memórias pra comemorar os 10 anos,adoro sessão nostalgia!
boa ideia Lari
se começar, eu te ajudo
=D
Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:OldGirl escreveu:E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
Nossa! Nunca tinha visto essa!
Tô pensando em fazer uma tópico de fotos e memórias pra comemorar os 10 anos,adoro sessão nostalgia!
boa ideia Lari
se começar, eu te ajudo
=D
Então tá feito!
Vou começar a pesquisar, você tb e é claro, quem quiser ajudar tá dentro! Semana que vem no máximo eu começo!
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LarissinhA escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:OldGirl escreveu:E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
Nossa! Nunca tinha visto essa!
Tô pensando em fazer uma tópico de fotos e memórias pra comemorar os 10 anos,adoro sessão nostalgia!
boa ideia Lari
se começar, eu te ajudo
=D
Então tá feito!
Vou começar a pesquisar, você tb e é claro, quem quiser ajudar tá dentro! Semana que vem no máximo eu começo!
eu tenho coisitchas de 2001 e 2002(q era vegonhoso, principalmente pra Lauren)
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:OldGirl escreveu:E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
Nossa! Nunca tinha visto essa!
Tô pensando em fazer uma tópico de fotos e memórias pra comemorar os 10 anos,adoro sessão nostalgia!
boa ideia Lari
se começar, eu te ajudo
=D
Então tá feito!
Vou começar a pesquisar, você tb e é claro, quem quiser ajudar tá dentro! Semana que vem no máximo eu começo!
eu tenho coisitchas de 2001 e 2002(q era vegonhoso, principalmente pra Lauren)
aushaushaushaushasuahsuas
Hahahahahahhhahhahahahahhaahahahah
Tava pensando justamente em colocar essas fotos trash, pra gente rir um pouco!
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LarissinhA escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:LarissinhA escreveu:OldGirl escreveu:E essa foto, alguém já viu? haha
Olha a LJ de cabelos escuros ainda...
Nossa! Nunca tinha visto essa!
Tô pensando em fazer uma tópico de fotos e memórias pra comemorar os 10 anos,adoro sessão nostalgia!
boa ideia Lari
se começar, eu te ajudo
=D
Então tá feito!
Vou começar a pesquisar, você tb e é claro, quem quiser ajudar tá dentro! Semana que vem no máximo eu começo!
eu tenho coisitchas de 2001 e 2002(q era vegonhoso, principalmente pra Lauren)
aushaushaushaushasuahsuas
Hahahahahahhhahhahahahahhaahahahah
Tava pensando justamente em colocar essas fotos trash, pra gente rir um pouco!
uahsuashaushaushaushasa
isso é mta maldade
se vc acha a Lora magra hj, naquela epoca era pior, ainda mais com cabelo escuro e curto, e usando xinelos tipo raider
q micoooooooooo
STORM 10 anos!
Entao gente, o site do Storm está lançando um documentario contando os 10 anos de historia do time.
Esse é o volume 1 do video, ficou bem legal, mostrou imagens de qdo trouxeram a Kamila e tals.
Além de que mostra um pouco do perodo em que o time tinha como treinadora a Lin Dunn(ovelhinha).
Ela fez tres coisas otimas pro Storm, e cada uma em um ano.
em 200 trouxe a Kamila, 2001 a Lauren e em 2002 a Bird. Base do titulo em 2004.
ta ai o video.
10 anossssss!
Esse é o volume 1 do video, ficou bem legal, mostrou imagens de qdo trouxeram a Kamila e tals.
Além de que mostra um pouco do perodo em que o time tinha como treinadora a Lin Dunn(ovelhinha).
Ela fez tres coisas otimas pro Storm, e cada uma em um ano.
em 200 trouxe a Kamila, 2001 a Lauren e em 2002 a Bird. Base do titulo em 2004.
ta ai o video.
10 anossssss!
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LooLkita escreveu:Entao gente, o site do Storm está lançando um documentario contando os 10 anos de historia do time.
Esse é o volume 1 do video, ficou bem legal, mostrou imagens de qdo trouxeram a Kamila e tals.
Além de que mostra um pouco do perodo em que o time tinha como treinadora a Lin Dunn(ovelhinha).
Ela fez tres coisas otimas pro Storm, e cada uma em um ano.
em 200 trouxe a Kamila, 2001 a Lauren e em 2002 a Bird. Base do titulo em 2004.
ta ai o video.
10 anossssss!
10 anos de puro tédoi
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
MagicGracy escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:Entao gente, o site do Storm está lançando um documentario contando os 10 anos de historia do time.
Esse é o volume 1 do video, ficou bem legal, mostrou imagens de qdo trouxeram a Kamila e tals.
Além de que mostra um pouco do perodo em que o time tinha como treinadora a Lin Dunn(ovelhinha).
Ela fez tres coisas otimas pro Storm, e cada uma em um ano.
em 200 trouxe a Kamila, 2001 a Lauren e em 2002 a Bird. Base do titulo em 2004.
ta ai o video.
10 anossssss!
10 anos de puro tédoi
tédoi?
q isso?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LooLkita escreveu:MagicGracy escreveu:LooLkita escreveu:Entao gente, o site do Storm está lançando um documentario contando os 10 anos de historia do time.
Esse é o volume 1 do video, ficou bem legal, mostrou imagens de qdo trouxeram a Kamila e tals.
Além de que mostra um pouco do perodo em que o time tinha como treinadora a Lin Dunn(ovelhinha).
Ela fez tres coisas otimas pro Storm, e cada uma em um ano.
em 200 trouxe a Kamila, 2001 a Lauren e em 2002 a Bird. Base do titulo em 2004.
ta ai o video.
10 anossssss!
10 anos de puro tédoi
tédoi?
q isso?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
INVEJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Meet Your Team
No dia 18 de junho(data mega especial), teve o Meet Your Team Event! \o/
Pelo o relato da galera do Storm Fans deve ter sido muito animado e divertido.
(invejinha...queria ter ido... >..<)
Vou colar aqui algumas fotos e um pedacinho do relato do pessoal do Storm Fans:
LJismyHero:
threefrom60:
Old UConn team mates and room mates Sue and Swin cracking up over Sue missing the answer to a question about Swin.
Lauren e seu big hair!
É visível que a Sue perdeu um pouco o lugar em relação a Lora com a volta da Suzy.
Pelo o relato da galera do Storm Fans deve ter sido muito animado e divertido.
(invejinha...queria ter ido... >..<)
Vou colar aqui algumas fotos e um pedacinho do relato do pessoal do Storm Fans:
LJismyHero:
At our group Sue mentioned that she's going back to Russia in Dec. She said she's hoping they play till Oct so that would give her a month or so off. She didn't know what she'd do with her time off. LJ didn't mention Russia. Can't imagine she wont go back. It's clearly evident how happy LJ is having Suzy back. She constantly has her arms around her.
threefrom60:
There was definitely alot of cheating going on during the Family Feud game. Sue actually answered 'Tanisha' for who listens to gospel music before games, and when she realized she was wrong and it was Swin she yelled out "Damn, I knew that one too!!" Just shows how ultra competitive she is because in a setting like that, around kids, she is always so aware of what she says and would never be the one to be caught cursing. It was really funny.
Old UConn team mates and room mates Sue and Swin cracking up over Sue missing the answer to a question about Swin.
Lauren e seu big hair!
É visível que a Sue perdeu um pouco o lugar em relação a Lora com a volta da Suzy.
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Noooooossa! Deve ter sido incrível! e muito engraçado também!
Ótima idéia deles de fazerem esse joguinho com as jogadoras, bom pra discontrair o ambiente e ainda fez a Sue perder a compostura!
Realmente, parece que trazer a Batkovic foi um lance de gênio do Agler! Li no Seattle Times uma reportagem que leva a crer que a vinda dela influenciou e muito a decisão da Lauren! A Agler tem cara de bobo, mas é mais esperto do que eu pensava!
No youtube tem um videozinho desse evento, bem pobrinho, mas dá pra friend ver a Loira!
Ótima idéia deles de fazerem esse joguinho com as jogadoras, bom pra discontrair o ambiente e ainda fez a Sue perder a compostura!
Realmente, parece que trazer a Batkovic foi um lance de gênio do Agler! Li no Seattle Times uma reportagem que leva a crer que a vinda dela influenciou e muito a decisão da Lauren! A Agler tem cara de bobo, mas é mais esperto do que eu pensava!
No youtube tem um videozinho desse evento, bem pobrinho, mas dá pra friend ver a Loira!
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Re: SEATTLE STORM!
LarissinhA escreveu:Noooooossa! Deve ter sido incrível! e muito engraçado também!
Ótima idéia deles de fazerem esse joguinho com as jogadoras, bom pra discontrair o ambiente e ainda fez a Sue perder a compostura!
Realmente, parece que trazer a Batkovic foi um lance de gênio do Agler! Li no Seattle Times uma reportagem que leva a crer que a vinda dela influenciou e muito a decisão da Lauren! A Agler tem cara de bobo, mas é mais esperto do que eu pensava!
No youtube tem um videozinho desse evento, bem pobrinho, mas dá pra friend ver a Loira!
ownnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
video meio bobinho, mas o importante é ver o quao feliz a Lora tá...
é visivel que a Lora está mais sorridente esse ano, é, esse Agler foi mto esperto mesmo
\o/
um viva para a Suzy que conseguiu trazer os belos sorrisos da Lora de volta
\o/
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Storm’s Superstars Playing at High Level
Kevin Pelton, stormbasketball.com | June 24, 2009 When Lauren Jackson won the WNBA's Western Conference Player of the Week award on Monday, her toughest competition might have come from her own team. While Jackson was phenomenal in the Storm's wins over the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury, averaging 25.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 3.0 blocks, Sue Bird was outstanding in her own right. Her assists - 19 of them in the two games - set up many of Jackson's buckets, and she added 21 points in the win at Phoenix. Bird did it all without committing a single turnover.
Now that they play together around the year both with the Storm and for Spartak Moscow Region in Russia, Bird and Jackson know each other's games inside and out. Yet even they are impressed with how the other has played.
"She's playing awesome," Jackson said of her point guard. "All through the Russian season, she was playing awesome basketball too. I guess Sue's that good - you just expect her to go out and do that sort of stuff all the time. She still tends to amaze people now and then. At the moment she's amazing me, for sure."
"She's just playing," said Bird, returning the compliment. "She's just out there having a good time and really playing her game. I know from three she's shooting really well, higher than her career averages, which is great. But more than anything, she's just doing her thing. She's playing loose and knocking down shots."
The way Jackson is playing stands somewhat in contrast to her play for Spartak. Coming back from ankle surgery last August, Jackson's numbers were somewhat down in comparison with the impossibly high standard she has set in the past.
"Right now, she's just playing, she's loose, she's confident," explained Bird. "I don't think she ever got into that overseas. Coming back from injury can be hard. I think she never really got into her own little groove. Toward the end of the year, she got much, much better."
So far, Jackson is the WNBA's leading scorer at 23.4 points per game, and she's done it with remarkable efficiency. Jackson is making 57.3 percent of her shots from the field and a sizzling 58.1 percent beyond the arc. She's also been metronomic in her consistency, scoring at least 20 points in all seven Storm games. According to WNBA.com (via the Elias Sports Bureau), she's just the third player in league history to start the season with a streak of 20-point efforts that long, joining former Houston Comets Cynthia Cooper (1999, nine games) and Sheryl Swoopes (2000, eight games).
The way Jackson has played suggests Storm Head Coach Brian Agler might have been on to something when he argued before the season that Jackson still had more room to grow even after twice being named the WNBA's MVP.
"I still think the best is ahead," said Agler. "But I also know she's human too. I see things that I know that she can improve on and how she can get other opportunities and things like that, but she's playing marvelous basketball. We don't have any complaints, but it's our job - my job in particular - to try to help her be the best she can become. That also is helping us become better."
Bird was frustrated by turning the ball over a combined 12 times in the first two games of the Storm's three-game road trip earlier this month, and made taking care of the basketball a heightened priority starting with the road finale on June 14 at Chicago. The results have been remarkable, with Bird playing turnover-free her last three games over 96 minutes while leading a Storm offense that has been extremely efficient.
"I thought Sue Bird had an unbelievable weekend," said Agler.
During the fourth quarter against Phoenix, the Storm was able to take advantage of its two superstars by putting them in the pick-and-roll with each other. That left the Mercury with undesirable options - either let Bird get a lane to the basket or leave Jackson free on the perimeter.
"I think Phoenix didn't really know what to do toward the end," observed Bird. "Tangela Smith, Nicole Ohlde, their post players - they're guarding Lauren Jackson. As basketball players, you're taught to stop the ball. Yet you're guarding Lauren Jackson. I think you saw a lot of hesitancy. That's how I was able to get a lot of my shots, because they didn't want to leave her. The times they did, she made them pay."
It was Bird's aggressiveness - knocking down pullup jumpers on the first two possessions of the final period and following them up with a three-pointer, all of them created by the pick-and-roll - that made defense so difficult for the Mercury.
"The pick-and-roll's a huge threat, especially when Sue's scoring like that," said Jackson. "She was scoring at will. In the fourth quarter, she was just unstoppable. I think that was a bit of a backbreaker for them. She's the best point guard in the league and we're just lucky we have her on our team."
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Now that they play together around the year both with the Storm and for Spartak Moscow Region in Russia, Bird and Jackson know each other's games inside and out. Yet even they are impressed with how the other has played.
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"She's just playing," said Bird, returning the compliment. "She's just out there having a good time and really playing her game. I know from three she's shooting really well, higher than her career averages, which is great. But more than anything, she's just doing her thing. She's playing loose and knocking down shots."
The way Jackson is playing stands somewhat in contrast to her play for Spartak. Coming back from ankle surgery last August, Jackson's numbers were somewhat down in comparison with the impossibly high standard she has set in the past.
"Right now, she's just playing, she's loose, she's confident," explained Bird. "I don't think she ever got into that overseas. Coming back from injury can be hard. I think she never really got into her own little groove. Toward the end of the year, she got much, much better."
So far, Jackson is the WNBA's leading scorer at 23.4 points per game, and she's done it with remarkable efficiency. Jackson is making 57.3 percent of her shots from the field and a sizzling 58.1 percent beyond the arc. She's also been metronomic in her consistency, scoring at least 20 points in all seven Storm games. According to WNBA.com (via the Elias Sports Bureau), she's just the third player in league history to start the season with a streak of 20-point efforts that long, joining former Houston Comets Cynthia Cooper (1999, nine games) and Sheryl Swoopes (2000, eight games).
The way Jackson has played suggests Storm Head Coach Brian Agler might have been on to something when he argued before the season that Jackson still had more room to grow even after twice being named the WNBA's MVP.
"I still think the best is ahead," said Agler. "But I also know she's human too. I see things that I know that she can improve on and how she can get other opportunities and things like that, but she's playing marvelous basketball. We don't have any complaints, but it's our job - my job in particular - to try to help her be the best she can become. That also is helping us become better."
Bird was frustrated by turning the ball over a combined 12 times in the first two games of the Storm's three-game road trip earlier this month, and made taking care of the basketball a heightened priority starting with the road finale on June 14 at Chicago. The results have been remarkable, with Bird playing turnover-free her last three games over 96 minutes while leading a Storm offense that has been extremely efficient.
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During the fourth quarter against Phoenix, the Storm was able to take advantage of its two superstars by putting them in the pick-and-roll with each other. That left the Mercury with undesirable options - either let Bird get a lane to the basket or leave Jackson free on the perimeter.
"I think Phoenix didn't really know what to do toward the end," observed Bird. "Tangela Smith, Nicole Ohlde, their post players - they're guarding Lauren Jackson. As basketball players, you're taught to stop the ball. Yet you're guarding Lauren Jackson. I think you saw a lot of hesitancy. That's how I was able to get a lot of my shots, because they didn't want to leave her. The times they did, she made them pay."
It was Bird's aggressiveness - knocking down pullup jumpers on the first two possessions of the final period and following them up with a three-pointer, all of them created by the pick-and-roll - that made defense so difficult for the Mercury.
"The pick-and-roll's a huge threat, especially when Sue's scoring like that," said Jackson. "She was scoring at will. In the fourth quarter, she was just unstoppable. I think that was a bit of a backbreaker for them. She's the best point guard in the league and we're just lucky we have her on our team."
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