Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Wednesday, July 28, 2004

The San Antonio Silver Stars are now 6-18 and in last place in the WNBA.  I picked the team last in the Western Conference, mainly because: (1) Margo Dydek's halfcourt style does not mesh with the up-tempo game of the other starters; and (2) Johnson, Adrienne Goodson, and LaToya Thomas rarely pass the ball...but are all shooters. 

Even if SASS has the first pick in the 2005 draft, will Seimone Augustus help.  Yes, she and Marie Ferdinand would be great together...and Augustus could take over for the past-her-prime Goodson.  But the same problems are still there.  Johnson at the point can work, but it will take the right combination of post players, who aren't always looking for their shots and who are willing to rebound and play defense.  It will also take more discipline on Johnson's part than she has shown in the W...when will World Championships Shannon Johnson show up?

As for Dee Brown...for some reason, he was shopping Ferdinand around.  Dee, why?  She is the cornerstone of your franchise...not Pee Wee, not Dydek, and not Thomas.  For every Bill Laimbeer, there is a T.R. Dunn.